⭐ League Leader

1948 Homestead Grays

39-21 • .650 Win% • 1st in NN2

📊 Season Record

39 Wins
21 Losses
.650 Win %
1st Rank
209 R 208 RA
Diff +1

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⚡ Quick Stats

209 Runs Scored
208 Runs Allowed
+1 Run Diff
20 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1948 NN2 Average

Batting Avg .257 equal to the 1948 league average (.258)
OBP .332 2% above the 1948 league average (.325)
SLG .364 5% above the 1948 league average (.348)
Team ERA 3.89 6% worse than the 1948 league average (3.66)
Runs Scored 209 2% above the 1948 league average (205 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium
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Home Games (est.) 31 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1948

Batting Avg

1 Bob Thurman 0.324 2 Luke Easter 0.312 3 Eudie Napier 0.306 4 Luis Márquez 0.290 5 Buck Leonard 0.279

Home Runs

1 Luke Easter 6 2 Buck Leonard 4 3 Luis Márquez 3 4 Sam Bankhead 2 5 Luther Clifford 2

RBI

1 Luke Easter 37 2 Wilmer Fields 26 3 Bob Thurman 20 4 Buck Leonard 18 5 Sam Bankhead 14
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Luis Márquez 41 162 32 47 9 2 3 12 18 0 15 0.290
Sam Bankhead 42 155 32 40 6 1 2 14 21 0 7 0.258
Luke Easter 41 144 34 45 9 3 6 37 27 3 2 0.312
Bob Thurman 39 139 25 45 8 3 1 20 11 0 4 0.324
Buck Leonard 37 122 23 34 8 0 4 18 26 0 1 0.279
Wilmer Fields 36 113 17 31 2 3 1 26 4 0 1 0.274
Clarence Bruce 32 112 6 24 3 0 0 7 3 0 2 0.214
Tom Parker 34 106 11 23 3 0 0 12 8 0 1 0.217
Eudie Napier 31 85 12 26 2 3 1 11 8 0 1 0.306
Charles Gary 20 62 4 15 3 2 0 4 4 0 3 0.242
Ervin Fowlkes 16 47 4 5 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0.106
Luther Clifford 17 45 3 10 1 1 2 7 3 0 0 0.222
Bob Boston 9 18 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.167
R. T. Walker 8 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Robert Gaston 4 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.100
Willie Smith 9 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.100
Frank Thompson 8 10 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.400
Victoriano Sosa 4 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.111
Clarence Evans 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Ted Alexander 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Trice 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.143
Garnett Blair 3 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Larry Kimbrough 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Lefty Bell 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lonnie Blair 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1948

ERA

1 Tom Parker 3.03 2 Wilmer Fields 3.21 3 R. T. Walker 3.98 4 Frank Thompson 4.23 5 Bob Thurman 5.26

Wins

1 Wilmer Fields 6 2 Tom Parker 6 3 Clarence Evans 3 4 Bob Thurman 3 5 Ted Alexander 2

Strikeouts

1 Tom Parker 41 2 Bob Thurman 31 3 Wilmer Fields 26 4 Frank Thompson 17 5 R. T. Walker 15
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tom Parker 6 2 3.03 9 9 0 74.1 55 25 35 41
Wilmer Fields 6 1 3.21 8 7 0 56.0 56 20 12 26
Bob Thurman 3 4 5.26 7 7 0 49.2 57 29 26 31
R. T. Walker 2 2 3.98 8 5 0 40.2 34 18 16 15
Frank Thompson 1 4 4.23 8 5 3 38.1 40 18 19 17
Willie Smith 1 1 6.31 9 2 0 25.2 36 18 15 7
Ted Alexander 2 1 2.61 4 2 1 20.2 14 6 6 5
Garnett Blair 1 1 1.77 3 3 0 20.1 11 4 9 6
Clarence Evans 3 0 4.58 4 2 0 17.2 26 9 7 4
Lefty Bell 0 0 4.32 5 0 0 8.1 8 4 4 3
Larry Kimbrough 0 1 6.35 2 0 0 5.2 7 4 1 1
Bob Trice 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 1.1 0 0 0 1

🏆 Postseason Results

NLC
HG def. BEG 2-1
NWS
HG def. BBB 4-1

👥 Roster (25)

Ted Alexander Sam Bankhead Lefty Bell Garnett Blair Lonnie Blair Bob Boston Clarence Bruce Luther Clifford Luke Easter Clarence Evans Wilmer Fields Ervin Fowlkes +13 more

25 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1948 Homestead Grays

What was the 1948 Homestead Grays record?
The 1948 Homestead Grays finished 39-21 (.650 win pct).
How did the 1948 Homestead Grays finish?
The 1948 Homestead Grays finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1948 Homestead Grays in home runs?
Luke Easter led the 1948 Homestead Grays with 6 home runs.
What was the 1948 Homestead Grays team ERA?
The 1948 Homestead Grays posted a team ERA of 3.89.
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