1946 Homestead Grays

26-30 • .464 Win% • 5th in NN2

The 1946 Homestead Grays went 26-30 (.464) finishing 5th in the NN2. The club scored 335 runs, allowed 301, and played home games at Griffith Stadium. Team leaders included Josh Gibson (13 HR, 52 RBI) and Wilmer Fields (8-1, 2.63 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

26 Wins
30 Losses
.464 Win %
5th Rank
335 R 301 RA
Diff +34

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⚡ Quick Stats

335 Runs Scored
301 Runs Allowed
+34 Run Diff
33 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1946 NN2 Average

Batting Avg .279 5% above the 1946 league average (.265)
OBP .349 4% above the 1946 league average (.336)
SLG .393 10% above the 1946 league average (.358)
Team ERA 4.49 1% worse than the 1946 league average (4.44)
Runs Scored 335 14% above the 1946 league average (294 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium
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Home Games (est.) 29 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1946

Batting Avg

1 Bob Thurman 0.410 2 Cool Papa Bell 0.397 3 Buck Leonard 0.331 4 Josh Gibson 0.316 5 Luis Márquez 0.295

Home Runs

1 Josh Gibson 13 2 Buck Leonard 7 3 Sam Bankhead 3 4 Luis Márquez 2 5 Eugene Smith 2

RBI

1 Josh Gibson 52 2 Buck Leonard 45 3 Sam Bankhead 26 4 Dan Wilson 25 5 Luis Márquez 24
1946 Homestead Grays — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jerry Benjamin 59 245 38 61 2 3 1 21 22 0 7 0.249
Dan Wilson 54 208 38 58 12 2 1 25 19 0 7 0.279
Sam Bankhead 53 205 28 55 4 1 3 26 16 1 5 0.268
Josh Gibson 48 171 34 54 12 3 13 52 15 2 0 0.316
Buck Leonard 50 169 37 56 6 4 7 45 39 0 3 0.331
Dave Hoskins 49 149 19 37 3 3 0 11 18 0 1 0.248
Luis Márquez 40 149 27 44 5 2 2 24 7 0 6 0.295
Howard Easterling 35 140 21 39 9 2 1 22 8 0 2 0.279
Cool Papa Bell 39 121 23 48 5 2 0 16 16 0 6 0.397
Frank Williams 28 105 23 30 6 1 0 13 20 1 1 0.286
Bob Thurman 28 61 5 25 3 2 2 15 5 0 0 0.410
Eugene Smith 22 55 7 10 1 0 2 7 2 0 0 0.182
Matt Carlisle 21 50 7 13 3 1 0 7 6 0 2 0.260
Wilmer Fields 22 45 8 12 2 2 1 8 2 0 0 0.267
Ted Radcliffe 26 45 7 11 2 0 0 7 6 0 0 0.244
Eudie Napier 16 40 5 5 1 0 0 3 7 0 2 0.125
Harold Hairston 12 22 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.091
Alonzo Perry 8 16 2 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.250
Frank Thompson 7 14 2 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0.214
R. T. Walker 7 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.083
Leroy Young 4 10 1 2 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0.200
Clarence Isreal 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.250
Moses Phillips 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Garnett Blair 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.333
Ciscero Warren 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Haynes 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cecil Kaiser 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Pope 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1946

ERA

1 Wilmer Fields 2.63 2 Ted Radcliffe 3.52 3 R. T. Walker 3.57 4 Frank Thompson 3.86 5 Eugene Smith 4.72

Wins

1 Wilmer Fields 8 2 Eugene Smith 7 3 Alonzo Perry 3 4 Frank Thompson 3 5 Harold Hairston 2

Strikeouts

1 Eugene Smith 70 2 Wilmer Fields 29 3 Harold Hairston 25 4 R. T. Walker 22 5 Alonzo Perry 20
1946 Homestead Grays — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Eugene Smith 7 7 4.72 18 17 0 118.1 120 62 63 70
Wilmer Fields 8 1 2.63 14 11 1 78.2 64 23 29 29
Harold Hairston 2 4 5.94 12 5 1 53.0 49 35 20 25
Bob Thurman 2 3 5.36 13 6 0 48.2 47 29 22 20
Frank Thompson 3 3 3.86 7 6 0 42.0 45 18 16 15
Alonzo Perry 3 2 5.22 8 2 0 39.2 42 23 23 20
R. T. Walker 2 1 3.57 7 3 0 35.1 31 14 14 22
Ted Radcliffe 2 3 3.52 14 2 5 30.2 30 12 4 16
Dave Hoskins 0 2 8.26 6 3 0 28.1 40 26 8 12
Garnett Blair 0 1 4.15 3 3 0 13.0 14 6 5 6
Ciscero Warren 0 1 2.31 4 2 0 11.2 11 3 5 6
Cecil Kaiser 0 0 4.76 1 0 0 5.2 6 3 1 6
Jim Haynes 1 0 0.00 1 0 0 4.0 3 0 1 5

👥 Roster (28)

Sam Bankhead Cool Papa Bell Jerry Benjamin Garnett Blair Matt Carlisle Howard Easterling Wilmer Fields Josh Gibson Harold Hairston Jim Haynes Dave Hoskins Clarence Isreal +16 more

28 players

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The 1946 Homestead Grays in brief

The 1946 Homestead Grays won 26 games and lost 30, ending up 5th in the NN2. The run column shows 335 for and 301 against. Against a league average of .265, the 1946 Homestead Grays batted .279. Pitchers allowed 4.49 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.44. The 335 runs scored compare with a league average of 294 per club, 14% more.

The club's home park in 1946 was Griffith Stadium. The home run leader was Josh Gibson, who hit 13. The hits leader was Jerry Benjamin with 61. On the mound, Wilmer Fields won 8 games to lead the staff. Eugene Smith struck out 70, the most on the club. The 1946 roster runs to 28 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1946 Homestead Grays

What was the 1946 Homestead Grays record?
The 1946 Homestead Grays finished 26-30 (.464 win pct).
Who led the 1946 Homestead Grays in home runs?
Josh Gibson led the 1946 Homestead Grays with 13 home runs.
What was the 1946 Homestead Grays team ERA?
The 1946 Homestead Grays posted a team ERA of 4.49.
Did the 1946 Homestead Grays win the World Series?
No. The 1946 Homestead Grays did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1946 Homestead Grays play?
The 1946 Homestead Grays played home games at Griffith Stadium.
Who led the 1946 Homestead Grays in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Josh Gibson (13 HR, 52 RBI) and Wilmer Fields (8-1, 2.63 ERA).
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