1945 Homestead Grays Roster (40-man)

1944 Season 1946 Season

Record: 41-21-2, Finished 1st in Negro National League II

Postseason: Lost World Series (4-0) to Cleveland Buckeyes

Manager: Vic Harris (47-26-3)

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		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	34	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Sep 18, 1910	12	35		35		0	1	0	0	1	32	0	0	0	0			1.1
Ray Battle	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	155	Mar 17, 1918	2	46		46		0	0	0	6	31	11	0	0	0	0			-0.6
Cool Papa Bell HOF	42	us US	B	L	6' 0"	155	May 17, 1903	20	47		47		0	0	0	1	0	0	40	10	1	51			0.9
Jerry Benjamin	35	us US	B	R	5' 9"	165	Nov 9, 1909	13	49		49		0	0	0	9	0	0	2	45	0	47			1.3	All-Star
Garnett Blair	23	us US	L	R	6' 3"	200	Jul 31, 1921	3	6		6		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.1
Fred Blaylock	26	us US			6' 2"	174	May 25, 1919	1st	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Ray Brown HOF	37	us US	B	R	6' 1"	195	Feb 23, 1908	14	26		26		6	0	3	1	4	0	5	1	8	14			0.1
Ed Butler							Unknown	2	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Spoon Carter	42	us US	L	R	5' 11"	176	Dec 8, 1902	12	7		7		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.3
Jim Davis							Unknown	1st	7		7		0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	1			-0.2
Robert Gaston	35	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Mar 19, 1910	10	10		10		0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.4
Josh Gibson HOF	33	us US	R	R	6' 1"	220	Dec 21, 1911	13	46		46		0	41	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2			2.6
Vic Harris	40	us US	L	R	5' 10"	168	Jun 10, 1905	17	17		17		0	0	0	2	0	0	7	0	1	8			-0.4
Dave Hoskins	27	us US	L	R	6' 1"	180	Aug 3, 1917	4	45		45		6	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	40	43			0.8
Charley House	32	us US	R	R	5' 9"	186	Jan 1, 1913	2	11		11		0	0	0	1	10	3	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Bozo Jackson			L	R			Unknown	4	3		3		0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Jelly Jackson	35	us US	R	R	5' 11"	147	Sep 13, 1909	9	47		47		0	0	0	40	0	7	0	0	0	0			-0.5
Buck Leonard HOF	37	us US	L	L	5' 10"	185	Sep 8, 1907	11	39		39		0	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.8	All-Star
John Lewis							Unknown	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Page							Unknown	1st	4		4		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2			-0.1
Booker Robinson	26	us US			5' 8"	162	Jul 20, 1918	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			0.0
Ernest Thomas							Unknown	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1			0.0
Edsall Walker	34	us US	B	L	5' 11"	215	Sep 15, 1910	10	13		13		8	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	4			-0.4
R.T. Walker	30	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Aug 20, 1914	2	13		13		12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.3
Tom Walker							Unknown	1st	2		2		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			-0.1
Roy Welmaker	31	us US	B	L	6' 0"	200	Dec 6, 1913	9	15		15		14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			4.2	All-Star
Jud Wilson HOF	49	us US	L	R	5' 8"	190	Feb 28, 1896	21	26		26		0	0	7	0	14	0	0	0	0	0			0.5
Johnny Wright	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Nov 28, 1916	9	6		6		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.0
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