1947 Homestead Grays Roster (40-man)

1946 Season 1948 Season

Record: 35-35-4, Finished 4th in Negro National League II

Manager: Vic Harris (57-42-4)

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
Earl Ashby	26	cu CU	R	R	6' 0"	170	May 16, 1921	2	15		15		0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Sam Bankhead	36	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Sep 18, 1910	14	61		61		0	0	0	0	0	59	0	2	0	2			-0.2
Jerry Benjamin	37	us US	B	R	5' 9"	165	Nov 9, 1909	15	52		52		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	52	0	52			-0.7
Clarence Bruce	22	us US	R	R	6' 1"	170	Sep 26, 1924	1st	40		40		0	0	0	39	1	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Clay							Unknown	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			-0.1
Eddie Ducy	27	us US	R	R	5' 7"	156	Feb 4, 1920	1st	5		5		0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Luke Easter	31	us US	L	R	6' 4"	240	Aug 4, 1915	1st	62		62		0	0	2	0	0	0	61	0	0	61			1.0
Wilmer Fields	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	197	Aug 2, 1922	5	22		22		11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5			0.8
Robert Gaston	37	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Mar 19, 1910	11	16		16		0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4
Harold Hairston	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	173	Apr 6, 1922	2	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Alonzo Hicks	25	us US	L	L	5' 11"	182	Mar 7, 1922	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			0.0
Clarence Isreal	29	us US	R	R	5' 5"	160	Feb 15, 1918	5	52		52		0	0	0	1	49	0	0	0	0	0			-0.5
Cecil Kaiser	27	us US	L	L	5' 6"	165	Jun 27, 1920	2	17		17		14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.4
Wilbert King	32	us US	R	R	5' 8"	140	Feb 16, 1915	4	5		5		0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Buck Leonard HOF	39	us US	L	L	5' 10"	185	Sep 8, 1907	13	35		35		0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.5
Luis Márquez	21	pr PR	R	R	5' 10"	174	Oct 28, 1925	2	61		61		0	0	0	19	19	3	0	12	16	28			1.5	All-Star
Eudie Napier	34	us US	L	R	5' 9"	190	Jan 3, 1913	4	40		40		0	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.9
Gabe Patterson	27	us US	R	R	5' 10"	190	Sep 9, 1919	2	8		8		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	8			-0.2
Maurice Peatros	20	us US	L	L	5' 11"	210	May 22, 1927	1st	4		4		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Willie Pope	28	us US	L	R	6' 3"	230	Dec 14, 1918	1st	16		16		16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.1
Eugene Smith	31	us US	B	R	6' 1"	185	Apr 23, 1916	5	13		13		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Frank Thompson	28	us US	L	L	5' 4"	140	Oct 26, 1918	3	17		17		17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.9
Bob Thurman	30	us US	L	L	6' 1"	205	May 14, 1917	2	47		47		4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	42	42			0.6
R.T. Walker	32	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Aug 20, 1914	4	16		16		16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.3
Ciscero Warren	27	us US	L	L	5' 8"	151	Oct 20, 1919	2	14		14		11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.5
Johnny Wright	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Nov 28, 1916	10	14		14		14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.6	All-Star
Ed Young	34	us US	R	R	6' 1"	230	Jun 13, 1913	8	28		28		0	2	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
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