1947 Homestead Grays

33-34 • .493 Win% • 4th in NN2

The 1947 Homestead Grays went 33-34 (.493) finishing 4th in the NN2. The club scored 263 runs, allowed 282, and played home games at Griffith Stadium. Team leaders included Buck Leonard (6 HR, 24 RBI) and Frank Thompson (7-2, 2.81 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

33 Wins
34 Losses
.493 Win %
4th Rank
263 R 282 RA
Diff -19

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⚡ Quick Stats

263 Runs Scored
282 Runs Allowed
-19 Run Diff
27 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1947 NN2 Average

Batting Avg .253 6% below the 1947 league average (.270)
OBP .320 6% below the 1947 league average (.339)
SLG .353 4% below the 1947 league average (.367)
Team ERA 3.86 8% better than the 1947 league average (4.18)
Runs Scored 263 1% above the 1947 league average (261 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium
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Home Games (est.) 35 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1947

Batting Avg

1 Luis Márquez 0.324 2 Eudie Napier 0.320 3 Bob Thurman 0.309 4 Buck Leonard 0.303 5 Ed Young 0.272

Home Runs

1 Buck Leonard 6 2 Luke Easter 5 3 Bob Thurman 5 4 Luis Márquez 3 5 Ed Young 3

RBI

1 Luke Easter 36 2 Bob Thurman 28 3 Sam Bankhead 25 4 Buck Leonard 24 5 Luis Márquez 20
1947 Homestead Grays — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sam Bankhead 61 223 19 52 9 2 1 25 21 0 13 0.233
Luke Easter 62 223 35 60 11 6 5 36 25 0 2 0.269
Luis Márquez 61 222 35 72 13 1 3 20 22 0 18 0.324
Jerry Benjamin 52 204 38 47 5 1 0 9 15 0 3 0.230
Bob Thurman 47 162 29 50 8 2 5 28 7 0 6 0.309
Clarence Isreal 52 145 17 31 2 0 0 10 17 0 2 0.214
Clarence Bruce 40 128 18 28 6 2 1 9 9 0 2 0.219
Eudie Napier 40 128 14 41 4 2 2 20 10 0 2 0.320
Buck Leonard 35 109 20 33 5 1 6 24 28 0 4 0.303
Ed Young 28 103 13 28 9 1 3 11 4 0 2 0.272
Robert Gaston 16 43 2 6 3 0 0 4 5 0 1 0.140
Earl Ashby 15 38 4 9 4 0 0 8 5 0 0 0.237
Frank Thompson 17 34 3 8 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0.235
Johnny Wright 14 34 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.147
Wilmer Fields 22 33 2 8 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.242
Willie Pope 16 30 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.167
Cecil Kaiser 17 25 4 7 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0.280
Eugene Smith 13 20 2 3 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0.150
Gabe Patterson 8 18 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0.167
R. T. Walker 16 17 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.176
Wilbert King 5 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.077
Ciscero Warren 14 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.000
Eddie Ducy 5 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0.091
Maurice Peatros 4 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Vic Harris 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clay 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Harold Hairston 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Raymon Lacy 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alonzo Hicks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1947

ERA

1 Frank Thompson 2.81 2 Wilmer Fields 3.07 3 R. T. Walker 3.19 4 Johnny Wright 3.61 5 Willie Pope 4.04

Wins

1 Frank Thompson 7 2 R. T. Walker 5 3 Johnny Wright 4 4 Wilmer Fields 3 5 Cecil Kaiser 3

Strikeouts

1 Johnny Wright 63 2 Willie Pope 57 3 Frank Thompson 54 4 Wilmer Fields 27 5 R. T. Walker 24
1947 Homestead Grays — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Frank Thompson 7 2 2.81 17 10 2 96.0 83 30 22 54
Johnny Wright 4 5 3.61 14 11 0 89.2 86 36 28 63
Willie Pope 3 8 4.04 16 13 0 89.0 93 40 34 57
R. T. Walker 5 1 3.19 16 4 1 53.2 52 19 20 24
Cecil Kaiser 3 1 4.15 14 6 1 52.0 64 24 11 23
Eugene Smith 1 5 4.60 8 6 1 45.0 43 23 32 22
Wilmer Fields 3 4 3.07 11 5 1 41.0 39 14 21 27
Ciscero Warren 1 3 5.94 11 5 1 33.1 38 22 18 18
Bob Thurman 0 2 6.55 4 2 0 11.0 11 8 5 3
Harold Hairston 1 0 21.60 3 0 0 1.2 6 4 0 0

👥 Roster (29)

Earl Ashby Sam Bankhead Jerry Benjamin Clarence Bruce Clay Eddie Ducy Luke Easter Wilmer Fields Robert Gaston Harold Hairston Vic Harris Alonzo Hicks +17 more

29 players

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The 1947 Homestead Grays in brief

A 33-34 record (.493) put the 1947 Homestead Grays 4th in the NN2. With 263 runs scored and 282 given up, the 1947 differential was -19. The team batting average of .253 was 6% below the 1947 league mark of .270. Pitchers allowed 3.86 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.18. Measured against the 261-run league average, the offense was 1% ahead. The club's home park in 1947 was Griffith Stadium.

The home run leader was Buck Leonard, who hit 6. The RBI leader was Luke Easter, with 36. Luis Márquez collected the most hits, 72. On the mound, Frank Thompson won 7 games to lead the staff. Johnny Wright struck out 63, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 29 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1947 Homestead Grays

What was the 1947 Homestead Grays record?
The 1947 Homestead Grays finished 33-34 (.493 win pct).
Who led the 1947 Homestead Grays in home runs?
Buck Leonard led the 1947 Homestead Grays with 6 home runs.
What was the 1947 Homestead Grays team ERA?
The 1947 Homestead Grays posted a team ERA of 3.86.
Did the 1947 Homestead Grays win the World Series?
No. The 1947 Homestead Grays did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1947 Homestead Grays play?
The 1947 Homestead Grays played home games at Griffith Stadium.
Who led the 1947 Homestead Grays in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Buck Leonard (6 HR, 24 RBI) and Frank Thompson (7-2, 2.81 ERA).
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