1939 Homestead Grays Roster (40-man)

1938 Season 1940 Season

Record: 36-19-1, Finished 1st in Negro National League II

Postseason:
Lost NN2 Championship Series (3-1-1) to Baltimore Elite Giants
Won NN2 Playoffs (3-2) over Philadelphia Stars

Manager: Vic Harris (38-21-1)

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

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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
Sam Bankhead	28	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Sep 18, 1910	8	33		33		0	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	0			1.0
Jerry Benjamin	29	us US	B	R	5' 9"	165	Nov 9, 1909	7	17		17		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	17			0.1
J. Brown							Unknown	1st	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Ray Brown HOF	31	us US	B	R	6' 1"	195	Feb 23, 1908	8	20		20		8	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	4	11			0.6
Babe Davis	30	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	Sep 10, 1908	2	8		8		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	8			0.1
Willie Ferrell	25	us US		L	5' 11"	180	Nov 6, 1913	3	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Robert Gaston	29	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Mar 19, 1910	4	4		4		0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Josh Gibson HOF	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	220	Dec 21, 1911	8	27		27		0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.2	All-Star
Vic Harris	34	us US	L	R	5' 10"	168	Jun 10, 1905	11	31		31		0	0	2	0	0	0	30	0	0	30			0.4	All-Star
Jelly Jackson	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	147	Sep 13, 1909	6	33		33		0	0	0	0	0	33	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Buck Leonard HOF	31	us US	L	L	5' 10"	185	Sep 8, 1907	5	30		30		0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.1	All-Star
Eudie Napier	26	us US	L	R	5' 9"	190	Jan 3, 1913	1st	2		2		0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Tom Parker	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	235	Feb 12, 1912	7	16		16		5	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	4	10			0.7
Roy Partlow	27	us US	L	L	5' 11"	180	Jun 18, 1912	3	11		11		7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			2.0	All-Star
Specs Roberts	31	us US		R	5' 9"	162	Sep 7, 1907	3	6		6		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.1
Henry Spearman	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	179	Nov 16, 1909	4	31		31		0	0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0			0.7
Thompson							Unknown	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.0
Wyatt Turner	30	us US	R	R	5' 7"	180	Jan 5, 1909	1st	1		1		0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Edsall Walker	28	us US	B	L	5' 11"	215	Sep 15, 1910	4	12		12		10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.0
Roy Welmaker	25	us US	B	L	6' 0"	200	Dec 6, 1913	5	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
David Whatley	24	us US	L	R	5' 10"	165	Nov 10, 1914	3	26		26		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	23	25			0.8
Harry Williams	34	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jun 5, 1905	8	4		4		0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Jim Williams	33	us US	R	R	6' 1"	198	Jan 16, 1906	8	4		4		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	4			0.1
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