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1944 Homestead Grays

25-17 • .595 Win% • 1st in NN2

The 1944 Homestead Grays went 25-17 (.595) finishing 1st in the NN2. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 354 runs, allowed 263, and played home games at Griffith Stadium. Team leaders included Josh Gibson (10 HR, 50 RBI) and Ray Brown (10-1, 3.25 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

25 Wins
17 Losses
.595 Win %
1st Rank
354 R 263 RA
Diff +91

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⚡ Quick Stats

354 Runs Scored
263 Runs Allowed
+91 Run Diff
28 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1944 NN2 Average

Batting Avg .289 4% above the 1944 league average (.278)
OBP .362 6% above the 1944 league average (.342)
SLG .415 9% above the 1944 league average (.379)
Team ERA 4.23 6% better than the 1944 league average (4.48)
Runs Scored 354 62% above the 1944 league average (218 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium
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Home Games (est.) 21 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1944

Batting Avg

1 Buck Leonard 0.342 2 Josh Gibson 0.333 3 Dave Hoskins 0.333 4 Walter Cannady 0.326 5 Jerry Benjamin 0.325

Home Runs

1 Josh Gibson 10 2 Buck Leonard 7 3 Dave Hoskins 4 4 Jerry Benjamin 2 5 Ray Brown 2

RBI

1 Josh Gibson 50 2 Dave Hoskins 43 3 Buck Leonard 40 4 Jerry Benjamin 31 5 Sam Bankhead 28
1944 Homestead Grays — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jerry Benjamin 53 228 43 74 10 2 2 31 19 0 4 0.325
Sam Bankhead 56 217 46 55 9 5 1 28 29 1 8 0.253
Cool Papa Bell 52 213 43 66 9 3 1 27 30 0 4 0.310
Dave Hoskins 52 189 32 63 10 4 4 43 5 2 2 0.333
Buck Leonard 50 184 49 63 16 7 7 40 31 0 1 0.342
Josh Gibson 50 180 40 60 8 6 10 50 23 0 3 0.333
Walter Cannady 35 135 20 44 8 1 0 26 11 0 3 0.326
Jelly Jackson 38 94 19 16 2 1 0 8 11 0 0 0.170
Ray Battle 36 81 10 22 0 1 0 6 7 1 0 0.272
Ray Brown 31 81 13 26 3 2 2 17 10 1 0 0.321
Jud Wilson 26 62 5 14 2 1 1 11 11 0 0 0.226
Robert Gaston 20 59 8 13 4 1 0 10 6 0 0 0.220
Vic Harris 20 30 6 12 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0.400
Joe Spencer 12 30 6 6 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 0.200
Edsall Walker 16 29 4 10 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 0.345
Spoon Carter 12 28 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.143
David Whatley 8 24 3 6 1 0 0 4 3 0 1 0.250
Johnny Johnson 13 22 0 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.136
Roy Welmaker 5 19 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.211
Willie Hubert 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Eddie White 6 10 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.200
Johnny Wright 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Piper Davis 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.000
Roland Anderson 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Garnett Blair 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dolly King 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lefty Boone 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Matt Carlisle 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hill 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1944

ERA

1 Roy Welmaker 3.20 2 Ray Brown 3.25 3 Dave Hoskins 3.75 4 Spoon Carter 4.73 5 Johnny Johnson 4.83

Wins

1 Ray Brown 10 2 Spoon Carter 6 3 Dave Hoskins 5 4 Edsall Walker 5 5 Roy Welmaker 5

Strikeouts

1 Ray Brown 50 2 Edsall Walker 32 3 Johnny Johnson 29 4 Roy Welmaker 28 5 Spoon Carter 25
1944 Homestead Grays — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ray Brown 10 1 3.25 17 14 1 127.1 130 46 23 50
Spoon Carter 6 3 4.73 12 10 0 78.0 103 41 24 25
Edsall Walker 5 4 5.46 11 4 0 64.1 76 39 19 32
Johnny Johnson 1 6 4.83 13 6 2 63.1 57 34 28 29
Dave Hoskins 5 2 3.75 8 6 0 50.1 57 21 12 15
Roy Welmaker 5 0 3.20 5 5 0 39.1 36 14 19 28
Willie Hubert 2 0 1.88 5 2 0 24.0 19 5 5 7
Johnny Wright 2 0 6.91 3 2 0 14.1 15 11 5 9
Eddie White 0 0 6.57 4 2 0 12.1 20 9 7 4
Sam Bankhead 0 0 6.30 2 1 0 10.0 15 7 4 4
Garnett Blair 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 7.0 4 0 2 5
Lefty Boone 1 0 2.25 1 1 0 4.0 2 1 3 3
Roland Anderson 0 0 10.80 1 1 0 3.1 5 4 4 1
Hill 0 0 27.00 1 1 0 0.2 5 2 1 0

🏆 Postseason Results

NWS
HG def. BBB 4-1

👥 Roster (29)

Roland Anderson Sam Bankhead Ray Battle Cool Papa Bell Jerry Benjamin Garnett Blair Lefty Boone Ray Brown Walter Cannady Matt Carlisle Spoon Carter Piper Davis +17 more

29 players

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The 1944 Homestead Grays in brief

The 1944 Homestead Grays finished 25-17, a .595 winning percentage, placing 1st in the NN2. This was a year in which the Homestead Grays won the World Series. The Homestead Grays scored 354 runs and allowed 263, a run differential of +91. At the plate the Homestead Grays hit .289, 4% better than the league's .278. The staff ERA of 4.23 was 6% better than the league average of 4.48.

The 354 runs scored compare with a league average of 218 per club, 62% more. The club's home park in 1944 was Griffith Stadium. Josh Gibson led the club in home runs with 10. On the mound, Ray Brown won 10 games to lead the staff. In the NWS, the Homestead Grays beat BBB 4-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1944 Homestead Grays

What was the 1944 Homestead Grays record?
The 1944 Homestead Grays finished 25-17 (.595 win pct).
How did the 1944 Homestead Grays finish?
The 1944 Homestead Grays finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1944 Homestead Grays in home runs?
Josh Gibson led the 1944 Homestead Grays with 10 home runs.
What was the 1944 Homestead Grays team ERA?
The 1944 Homestead Grays posted a team ERA of 4.23.
Did the 1944 Homestead Grays win the World Series?
Yes. The 1944 Homestead Grays won the World Series.
Where did the 1944 Homestead Grays play?
The 1944 Homestead Grays played home games at Griffith Stadium.
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