1941 Homestead Grays Roster (40-man)

1940 Season 1942 Season

Record: 50-25-2, Finished 1st in Negro National League II

Manager: Vic Harris (51-24-2)

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	31	us US	B	R	5' 9"	165	Nov 9, 1909	9	54		54		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	54	0	54			0.9
Ameal Brooks	34	us US	L	R	5' 8"	165	Jun 3, 1907	8	8		8		0	7	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2			0.2
Ray Brown HOF	33	us US	B	R	6' 1"	195	Feb 23, 1908	10	32		32		20	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	4			2.3
Matt Carlisle	31	us US	R	R	5' 6"	145	Feb 5, 1910	7	53		53		0	0	0	51	1	1	0	0	0	0			0.8
Howard Easterling	29	us US	B	R	5' 9"	179	Nov 26, 1911	4	52		52		0	0	0	10	28	3	5	3	9	17			1.7
Wilmer Fields	18	us US	R	R	6' 2"	197	Aug 2, 1922	2	4		4		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Robert Gaston	31	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Mar 19, 1910	6	44		44		0	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
J.C. Hamilton	28	us US	L	L	5' 11"	175	Mar 6, 1913	2	15		15		11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3			0.5
Vic Harris	36	us US	L	R	5' 10"	168	Jun 10, 1905	13	45		45		0	1	0	0	0	0	45	0	0	45			-0.7
Jesse Houston	31	us US		R			Jul 17, 1909	4	7		7		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.7
Buck Leonard HOF	33	us US	L	L	5' 10"	185	Sep 8, 1907	7	54		54		0	0	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			3.6	All-Star
Terris McDuffie	32	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Jul 22, 1908	8	24		24		21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			3.8	All-Star
Eudie Napier	28	us US	L	R	5' 9"	190	Jan 3, 1913	2	6		6		0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Clarence Palm	33	us US	R	R	5' 11"	176	Oct 27, 1907	14	4		4		0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Roy Partlow	29	us US	L	L	5' 11"	180	Jun 18, 1912	4	21		21		11	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	3	8			-0.1
Edsall Walker	30	us US	B	L	5' 11"	215	Sep 15, 1910	6	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
David Whatley	26	us US	L	R	5' 10"	165	Nov 10, 1914	5	45		45		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	45			1.0
Chester Williams	35	us US	R	R	5' 9"	180	May 25, 1906	11	53		53		0	0	0	1	0	52	0	0	0	0			1.3
Dan Wilson	25	us US	B	R	6' 1"	155	Sep 15, 1915	5	1		1		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Jud Wilson HOF	47	us US	L	R	5' 8"	195	Feb 28, 1894	17	35		35		0	0	1	0	31	0	0	0	0	0			1.4
Johnny Wright	24	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Nov 28, 1916	5	8		8		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.4
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