1948 Homestead Grays Roster (40-man)

1947 Season

Record: 42-24-1, Finished 1st in Negro National League II

Postseason:
Won World Series (4-1) over Birmingham Black Barons
Won NN2 Championship Series (2-1-1) over Baltimore Elite Giants

Manager: Vic Harris (56-24-2)

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	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Ted Alexander	35	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Sep 15, 1912	8	4		4		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.3
Sam Bankhead	37	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Sep 18, 1910	15	42		42		0	0	0	16	0	28	0	0	0	0			1.4
Lefty Bell	27			L			1921	1st	5		5		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Garnett Blair	26	us US	L	R	6' 3"	200	Jul 31, 1921	5	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.6
Bob Boston	29	us US	R	R	6' 4"	205	Jul 4, 1918	1st	9		9		0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	2			-0.1
Clarence Bruce	23	us US	R	R	6' 1"	170	Sep 26, 1924	2	32		32		0	0	0	26	6	0	0	0	0	0			-0.6
Luther Clifford	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	200	Jan 16, 1924	1st	17		17		0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Luke Easter	32	us US	L	R	6' 4"	240	Aug 4, 1915	2	41		41		0	0	5	0	1	0	36	1	1	38			2.3	All-Star
Clarence Evans	28	us US			5' 11"	135	Apr 20, 1920	1st	4		4		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Wilmer Fields	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	197	Aug 2, 1922	6	36		36		8	0	0	0	19	0	1	1	2	4			0.7	All-Star
Ervin Fowlkes	26	us US	R	R	5' 7"	170	Jan 18, 1922	1st	16		16		0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0			-0.6
Charles Gary	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Jun 1, 1920	1st	20		20		0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0			0.4
Robert Gaston	38	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Mar 19, 1910	12	4		4		0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4
Larry Kimbrough	24	us US	B	R	5' 10"	195	Sep 23, 1923	5	3		3		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4
Buck Leonard HOF	40	us US	L	L	5' 10"	185	Sep 8, 1907	14	37		37		0	0	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.4	All-Star
Luis Márquez	22	pr PR	R	R	5' 10"	174	Oct 28, 1925	3	41		41		0	0	0	6	2	1	0	40	0	40			2.1	All-Star
Eudie Napier	35	us US	L	R	5' 9"	190	Jan 3, 1913	5	31		31		0	30	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			1.0
Tom Parker	36	us US	R	R	6' 1"	235	Feb 12, 1912	12	34		34		9	0	1	0	0	0	5	1	15	21			0.5
Willie Smith	33	us US	R	R	6' 2"	173	Apr 19, 1915	1st	9		9		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-1.0
Victoriano Sosa	29	cu CU	R	R	5' 8"	170	Dec 23, 1918	1st	4		4		0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Frank Thompson	29	us US	L	L	5' 4"	140	Oct 26, 1918	4	8		8		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.7
Bob Thurman	31	us US	L	L	6' 1"	205	May 14, 1917	3	39		39		7	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	26	34			0.0
Bob Trice	21	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Aug 28, 1926	1st	3		3		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2			0.0
R.T. Walker	33	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Aug 20, 1914	5	8		8		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
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