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1944 Homestead Grays Roster (40-man)

1943 Season 1945 Season

Record: 48-24-3, Finished 1st in Negro National League II

Postseason: Won World Series (4-1) over Birmingham Black Barons

Manager: Candy Jim Taylor (63-29--7)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100

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Negro League team records include only league games. Player stats include league games, interleague games (against major Negro League competition), and games against select top-level independent Black Baseball teams. Player stats do not include the extensive amount of exhibitions and barnstorming games Negro League teams often played. Negro League data is not complete. Research is still ongoing and we’ll continue to publish updates as more information becomes available. More about data coverage

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Roland Anderson							Unknown	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Sam Bankhead	33	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Sep 18, 1910	11	55		55		1	0	0	8	0	48	0	0	0	0			1.5	All-Star
Ray Battle	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	155	Mar 17, 1918	1st	35		35		0	0	0	2	33	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Cool Papa Bell HOF	41	us US	B	L	6' 0"	155	May 17, 1903	19	52		52		0	0	0	0	0	0	49	8	0	57			0.8	All-Star
Jerry Benjamin	34	us US	B	R	5' 9"	165	Nov 9, 1909	12	53		53		0	0	0	7	0	0	0	53	0	53			1.2
Garnett Blair	22	us US	L	R	6' 3"	200	Jul 31, 1921	2	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.4
Lefty Boone	24	us US		L	6' 2"	202	Mar 24, 1920	5	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Ray Brown HOF	36	us US	B	R	6' 1"	195	Feb 23, 1908	13	30		30		17	0	2	0	0	0	3	1	3	7			3.7
Walter Cannady	42	us US	R	R	5' 11"	172	Mar 6, 1902	12	35		35		0	0	0	20	19	0	0	0	0	0			0.5
Matt Carlisle	34	us US	R	R	5' 6"	145	Feb 5, 1910	10	1		1		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Spoon Carter	41	us US	L	R	5' 11"	176	Dec 8, 1902	11	12		12		12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Piper Davis	26	us US	R	R	6' 3"	188	Jul 3, 1917	3	1		1		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Robert Gaston	34	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Mar 19, 1910	9	20		20		0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.1
Josh Gibson HOF	32	us US	R	R	6' 1"	220	Dec 21, 1911	12	49		49		0	42	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	6			1.8	All-Star
Vic Harris	39	us US	L	R	5' 10"	168	Jun 10, 1905	16	19		19		0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	3	11			0.2
Ben Hill	27	us US		R	5' 8"	159	Jul 2, 1916	3	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Dave Hoskins	26	us US	L	R	6' 1"	180	Aug 3, 1917	3	51		51		8	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	41	42			1.0
Willie Hubert	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	173	Jan 19, 1913	4	5		5		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.8
Jelly Jackson	34	us US	R	R	5' 11"	147	Sep 13, 1909	8	37		37		0	0	0	24	5	9	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Johnny Johnson	28	us US	L	R	6' 3"	182	Sep 26, 1915	3	13		13		13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Dolly King	30	us US			6' 2"	210	Oct 19, 1913	1st	2		2		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2			0.0
Buck Leonard HOF	36	us US	L	L	5' 10"	185	Sep 8, 1907	10	49		49		0	0	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.7	All-Star
Joe Spencer	24	us US	R	R	5' 9"	151	Aug 4, 1919	4	12		12		0	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Edsall Walker	33	us US	B	L	5' 11"	215	Sep 15, 1910	9	16		16		11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Roy Welmaker	30	us US	B	L	6' 0"	200	Dec 6, 1913	8	5		5		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.8
David Whatley	29	us US	L	R	5' 10"	165	Nov 10, 1914	7	8		8		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6			-0.1
Eddie White			L	L			Unknown	1st	6		6		4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2			-0.4
Jud Wilson HOF	48	us US	L	R	5' 8"	190	Feb 28, 1896	20	25		25		0	0	3	0	17	0	0	0	1	1			-0.2
Johnny Wright	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Nov 28, 1916	8	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR