1938 Homestead Grays Roster (40-man)

1937 Season 1939 Season

Record: 41-13-0, Finished 1st in Negro National League II

Manager: Vic Harris (56-14)

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

Negro National League II Pennant

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Jerry Benjamin	28	us US	B	R	5' 9"	165	Nov 9, 1909	6	41		41		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	0	41			1.6
Ray Brown HOF	30	us US	B	R	6' 1"	195	Feb 23, 1908	7	32		32		20	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	5	13			6.0
Matt Carlisle	28	us US	R	R	5' 6"	145	Feb 5, 1910	5	46		46		0	0	0	46	0	1	0	0	0	0			0.7
Tommie Dukes	31	us US	L	R	5' 9"	160	Sep 24, 1906	8	14		14		0	7	1	0	2	0	2	1	1	4			0.1
Louis Dula	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Mar 23, 1912	5	8		8		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1			0.0
Josh Gibson HOF	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	220	Dec 21, 1911	7	46		46		0	43	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	1			3.2
Leo Hannibal	27	us US		R	6' 2"	192	Feb 27, 1911	3	4		4		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Vic Harris	33	us US	L	R	5' 10"	168	Jun 10, 1905	10	43		43		0	0	2	1	1	0	41	0	0	41			0.5	All-Star
Jelly Jackson	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	147	Sep 13, 1909	5	46		46		0	0	0	0	0	46	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Jack Johnson			R	R	6' 0"	190	Unknown	1st	18		18		0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0			0.3
Obie Lackey	34	us US	R	R	5' 9"	160	Oct 6, 1903	8	2		2		0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Buck Leonard HOF	30	us US	L	L	5' 10"	185	Sep 8, 1907	4	42		42		0	0	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.9	All-Star
Bub Miller							Unknown	1st	3		3		0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Tom Parker	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	235	Feb 12, 1912	6	10		10		4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	6			0.4
Roy Partlow	26	us US	L	L	5' 11"	180	Jun 18, 1912	2	14		14		11	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	5			0.9
Specs Roberts	30	us US		R	5' 9"	162	Sep 7, 1907	2	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.1
Sylvester Snead	23	us US	R	R	5' 9"	175	Sep 18, 1914	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Henry Spearman	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	179	Nov 16, 1909	3	18		18		0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0			0.9
Edsall Walker	27	us US	B	L	5' 11"	215	Sep 15, 1910	3	12		12		11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			1.9	All-Star
Roy Welmaker	24	us US	B	L	6' 0"	200	Dec 6, 1913	4	9		9		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.4
Jim Williams	32	us US	R	R	6' 1"	198	Jan 16, 1906	7	36		36		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	36			0.5
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR