1929 Homestead Grays

34-29 • .540 Win% • 4th in ANL

The 1929 Homestead Grays went 34-29 (.540) finishing 4th in the ANL. The club scored 389 runs, allowed 398, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included John Beckwith (13 HR, 52 RBI) and Sam Streeter (10-8, 5.11 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

34 Wins
29 Losses
.540 Win %
4th Rank
389 R 398 RA
Diff -9

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⚡ Quick Stats

389 Runs Scored
398 Runs Allowed
-9 Run Diff
26 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1929 ANL Average

Batting Avg .292 2% below the 1929 league average (.298)
OBP .350 5% below the 1929 league average (.369)
SLG .406 4% below the 1929 league average (.424)
Team ERA 5.03 8% better than the 1929 league average (5.49)
Runs Scored 389 11% below the 1929 league average (436 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games (est.) 33 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1929

Batting Avg

1 Oscar Owens 0.380 2 John Beckwith 0.364 3 Sam Streeter 0.350 4 Walter Cannady 0.342 5 Jasper Washington 0.338

Home Runs

1 John Beckwith 13 2 Vic Harris 4 3 Buck Ewing 2 4 Walter Cannady 1 5 Dennis Graham 1

RBI

1 John Beckwith 52 2 Vic Harris 43 3 Jasper Washington 36 4 Buck Ewing 33 5 Walter Cannady 31
1929 Homestead Grays — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Vic Harris 68 276 54 83 12 6 4 43 24 0 8 0.301
Buck Ewing 65 223 38 68 11 5 2 33 22 0 3 0.305
Dennis Graham 51 198 34 63 5 2 1 25 12 1 3 0.318
Walter Cannady 51 196 47 67 18 4 1 31 9 0 8 0.342
John Beckwith 47 176 45 64 13 2 13 52 18 2 2 0.364
Jasper Washington 44 157 19 53 9 2 1 36 8 1 0 0.338
Cool Turner 47 155 20 42 5 4 1 19 19 0 2 0.271
Mo Harris 45 147 17 32 8 1 1 19 10 0 3 0.218
Sanford Jackson 42 141 26 37 4 4 1 15 17 0 0 0.262
Charlie Mason 35 122 19 27 2 5 1 14 12 0 1 0.221
Sam Streeter 30 80 6 28 5 1 0 8 0 0 0 0.350
Oscar Owens 28 79 20 30 2 0 0 11 9 0 1 0.380
Buck Miller 23 70 9 17 1 3 0 8 7 0 0 0.243
Joe Williams 20 57 6 8 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0.140
George Scales 14 45 9 17 3 1 0 11 7 0 0 0.378
Lefty Williams 19 40 6 7 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 0.175
George Britt 19 36 4 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.167
Obie Lackey 8 25 4 7 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 0.280
Judy Johnson 4 16 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Oscar Charleston 4 13 2 6 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.462
William Ross 4 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.077
Jake Stephens 4 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Clint Thomas 4 11 2 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0.182
Webster McDonald 2 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.600
Willis Moody 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.250
Ormsby Roy 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Dean 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Rattler Harrison 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Elbert Williams 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Strong 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1929

ERA

1 Joe Williams 3.31 2 Sam Streeter 5.11 3 George Britt 5.31 4 Lefty Williams 5.60

Wins

1 Sam Streeter 10 2 Joe Williams 6 3 George Britt 5 4 Lefty Williams 5 5 Webster McDonald 2

Strikeouts

1 Joe Williams 88 2 Sam Streeter 77 3 Lefty Williams 40 4 George Britt 32 5 William Ross 13
1929 Homestead Grays — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Sam Streeter 10 8 5.11 24 21 0 165.2 192 94 53 77
Joe Williams 6 7 3.31 19 15 1 138.2 144 51 28 88
Lefty Williams 5 6 5.60 16 11 0 99.2 106 62 36 40
George Britt 5 4 5.31 11 10 0 62.2 85 37 22 32
William Ross 1 2 4.34 4 3 0 29.0 32 14 9 13
Walter Cannady 1 1 5.18 3 2 0 24.1 26 14 10 7
Oscar Owens 1 0 8.35 5 1 0 18.1 23 17 10 6
Buck Miller 2 1 5.06 4 1 0 16.0 16 9 8 10
Webster McDonald 2 0 0.77 2 1 0 11.2 7 1 1 6
Elbert Williams 0 1 12.00 2 1 0 6.0 6 8 9 5
Rattler Harrison 0 1 8.44 2 1 0 5.1 8 5 2 1
Charlie Mason 0 1 22.09 2 1 0 3.2 8 9 7 2
Joe Strong 0 1 108.00 1 1 0 0.1 4 4 2 0

👥 Roster (30)

John Beckwith George Britt Walter Cannady Oscar Charleston Bobby Dean Buck Ewing Dennis Graham Mo Harris Vic Harris Rattler Harrison Sanford Jackson Judy Johnson +18 more

30 players

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The 1929 Homestead Grays in brief

A 34-29 record (.540) put the 1929 Homestead Grays 4th in the ANL. Runs came in at 389 scored against 398 allowed (-9). The team batting average of .292 was 2% below the 1929 league mark of .298. The Homestead Grays staff finished with a 5.03 ERA; the league as a whole was at 5.49. Measured against the 436-run league average, the offense was 11% behind.

Forbes Field served as the home ballpark. The home run leader was John Beckwith, who hit 13. Vic Harris collected the most hits, 83. Sam Streeter was the top winner, with 10 victories. Joe Williams struck out 88, the most on the club. The roster section lists 30 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1929 Homestead Grays

What was the 1929 Homestead Grays record?
The 1929 Homestead Grays finished 34-29 (.540 win pct).
Who led the 1929 Homestead Grays in home runs?
John Beckwith led the 1929 Homestead Grays with 13 home runs.
What was the 1929 Homestead Grays team ERA?
The 1929 Homestead Grays posted a team ERA of 5.03.
Did the 1929 Homestead Grays win the World Series?
No. The 1929 Homestead Grays did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1929 Homestead Grays play?
The 1929 Homestead Grays played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1929 Homestead Grays in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were John Beckwith (13 HR, 52 RBI) and Sam Streeter (10-8, 5.11 ERA).
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