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1945 Homestead Grays

32-13 • .711 Win% • 1st in NN2

The 1945 Homestead Grays went 32-13 (.711) finishing 1st in the NN2. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 276 runs, allowed 192, and played home games at Griffith Stadium. Team leaders included Josh Gibson (8 HR, 40 RBI) and Roy Welmaker (12-2, 2.59 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

32 Wins
13 Losses
.711 Win %
1st Rank
276 R 192 RA
Diff +84

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⚡ Quick Stats

276 Runs Scored
192 Runs Allowed
+84 Run Diff
15 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1945 NN2 Average

Batting Avg .272 2% above the 1945 league average (.267)
OBP .353 5% above the 1945 league average (.335)
SLG .363 equal to the 1945 league average (.363)
Team ERA 3.07 26% better than the 1945 league average (4.16)
Runs Scored 276 35% above the 1945 league average (205 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium
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Home Games (est.) 23 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1945

Batting Avg

1 Josh Gibson 0.348 2 Buck Leonard 0.342 3 Sam Bankhead 0.341 4 Jerry Benjamin 0.329 5 Jud Wilson 0.306

Home Runs

1 Josh Gibson 8 2 Buck Leonard 5 3 Cool Papa Bell 1 4 Jud Wilson 1

RBI

1 Josh Gibson 40 2 Buck Leonard 34 3 Dave Hoskins 26 4 Sam Bankhead 22 5 Cool Papa Bell 20
1945 Homestead Grays — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jerry Benjamin 50 207 42 68 8 2 0 16 16 2 4 0.329
Dave Hoskins 46 184 32 52 8 4 0 26 15 2 0 0.283
Cool Papa Bell 48 179 38 50 6 1 1 20 35 1 10 0.279
Josh Gibson 47 161 37 56 6 5 8 40 33 4 0 0.348
Buck Leonard 40 155 31 53 6 3 5 34 22 3 0 0.342
Jelly Jackson 48 146 18 31 3 2 0 9 12 4 2 0.212
Sam Bankhead 36 132 16 45 8 1 0 22 12 1 3 0.341
Ray Battle 46 129 15 20 1 1 0 16 13 1 1 0.155
Ray Brown 27 76 5 16 5 2 0 13 16 1 0 0.211
Jud Wilson 26 62 7 19 4 0 1 11 6 2 0 0.306
Roy Welmaker 16 53 7 14 2 0 0 5 4 1 0 0.264
Charley House 11 44 5 11 0 0 0 7 4 0 0 0.250
Vic Harris 17 31 1 7 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0.226
R. T. Walker 13 31 4 5 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0.161
Robert Gaston 10 26 7 6 3 0 0 7 8 0 0 0.231
Jim Davis 7 22 2 4 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.182
Johnny Wright 6 21 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.190
Edsall Walker 13 19 2 4 1 1 0 3 3 2 0 0.211
Garnett Blair 6 18 0 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0.167
Spoon Carter 7 13 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.231
Page 4 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.111
Fred Blaylock 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.167
Bozo Jackson 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Butler 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Tom Walker 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Booker Robinson 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Ernest Thomas 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
John Lewis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1945

ERA

1 Garnett Blair 0.96 2 Johnny Wright 1.44 3 Roy Welmaker 2.59 4 Spoon Carter 3.09 5 Dave Hoskins 3.41

Wins

1 Roy Welmaker 12 2 Garnett Blair 5 3 R. T. Walker 4 4 Johnny Wright 4 5 Ray Brown 3

Strikeouts

1 Roy Welmaker 80 2 Dave Hoskins 34 3 R. T. Walker 27 4 Garnett Blair 23 5 Spoon Carter 23
1945 Homestead Grays — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Roy Welmaker 12 2 2.59 15 15 0 135.2 124 39 38 80
R. T. Walker 4 3 3.86 12 9 1 72.1 78 31 29 27
Garnett Blair 5 1 0.96 6 5 0 47.0 34 5 11 23
Johnny Wright 4 0 1.44 6 5 0 43.2 37 7 10 22
Ray Brown 3 3 4.35 6 5 0 41.1 42 20 8 20
Spoon Carter 2 1 3.09 7 3 1 35.0 40 12 9 23
Dave Hoskins 2 2 3.41 6 3 0 34.1 40 13 11 34
Edsall Walker 0 4 6.17 8 3 1 23.1 34 16 10 12
Fred Blaylock 1 1 5.40 3 3 0 13.1 17 8 12 8
Tom Walker 0 0 6.00 1 0 0 3.0 5 2 1 5
John Lewis 0 0 3.38 1 0 1 2.2 2 1 3 3

🏆 Postseason Results

NWS
Lost to CBE 4-0

👥 Roster (28)

Sam Bankhead Ray Battle Cool Papa Bell Jerry Benjamin Garnett Blair Fred Blaylock Ray Brown Ed Butler Spoon Carter Jim Davis Robert Gaston Josh Gibson +16 more

28 players

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The 1945 Homestead Grays in brief

In 1945 the Homestead Grays posted a 32-13 mark (.711) and finished 1st in the NN2. That season the Homestead Grays won the pennant. The Homestead Grays scored 276 runs and allowed 192, a run differential of +84. At the plate the Homestead Grays hit .272, 2% better than the league's .267. The staff ERA of 3.07 was 26% better than the league average of 4.16. League clubs averaged 205 runs that year, so the Homestead Grays scored 35% more.

Griffith Stadium served as the home ballpark. Josh Gibson led the club in home runs with 8. The hits leader was Jerry Benjamin with 68. Roy Welmaker led the pitchers with 12 wins. The NWS ended in a loss against CBE 4-0. In all, the roster shows 28 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1945 Homestead Grays

What was the 1945 Homestead Grays record?
The 1945 Homestead Grays finished 32-13 (.711 win pct).
How did the 1945 Homestead Grays finish?
The 1945 Homestead Grays finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1945 Homestead Grays in home runs?
Josh Gibson led the 1945 Homestead Grays with 8 home runs.
What was the 1945 Homestead Grays team ERA?
The 1945 Homestead Grays posted a team ERA of 3.07.
Did the 1945 Homestead Grays win the World Series?
No. The 1945 Homestead Grays did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1945 Homestead Grays play?
The 1945 Homestead Grays played home games at Griffith Stadium.
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