Homer Peel

Homer Hefner Peel

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9½", Weight 170 lb.
• High School Yoe High School
• Debut September 13, 1927
• Final Game June 25, 1934
• Born October 10, 1902 in Port Sullivan, TX USA
• Died April 8, 1997 in Shreveport, LA USA

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Biographical Information

Homer Peel played fourteen years in the Texas League and holds the circuit's career record for batting average (.325). He led the league in 1937, when he hit .370 for the Fort Worth Cats.

Notable Achievements

• Won a World Series with the New York Giants in 1933.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1936	Fort Worth Cats	Texas League	65-40	5th	none		replaced Harry McCurdy (11-38) on June 3
1937	Fort Worth Cats	Texas League	85-74	3rd	none	League Champs
1938	Fort Worth Cats	Texas League	40-53	--	none	--	replaced by Cecil Coombs (1-3) on July 9
1939	Shreveport Sports	Texas League	86-75	5th	Chicago White Sox
1940	Shreveport Sports	Texas League	53-65	--	none	--	replaced by Hub Northen (19-23) on August 2
1941	Oklahoma City Indians	Texas League	38-48	6th	Cleveland Indians		replaced Rogers Hornsby (31-37) on June 23
1942	Oklahoma City Indians	Texas League	24-36	--	New York Giants	--	replaced by Jimmy Payton (2-3) on June 13
1946	Paris Red Peppers	East Texas League	68-72	6th	St. Louis Browns
1948	Paris Rockets	Big State League	62-85	6th	none
1949	Temple Eagles	Big State League	38-49	8th	none		replaced Barney White (20-40) on June 14
1950	Sherman-Denison Twins	Big State League	54-91	7th	none

Related Sites

• Homer Peel at the SABR Bio Project