1946 Homestead Grays Roster (40-man)

1945 Season 1947 Season

Record: 39-35-3, Finished 3rd in Negro National League II

Manager: Vic Harris (45-38-3)

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	35	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Sep 18, 1910	13	53		53		0	0	0	0	0	53	0	0	0	0			1.3	All-Star
Cool Papa Bell HOF	43	us US	B	L	6' 0"	155	May 17, 1903	21	39		39		0	0	5	0	0	0	29	5	0	34			1.2
Jerry Benjamin	36	us US	B	R	5' 9"	165	Nov 9, 1909	14	59		59		0	0	0	2	1	0	0	56	0	56			-0.2
Garnett Blair	24	us US	L	R	6' 3"	200	Jul 31, 1921	4	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Matt Carlisle	36	us US	R	R	5' 6"	145	Feb 5, 1910	11	21		21		0	0	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Howard Easterling	34	us US	B	R	5' 9"	179	Nov 26, 1911	7	35		35		0	0	0	0	32	3	0	0	0	0			0.5	All-Star
Wilmer Fields	23	us US	R	R	6' 2"	197	Aug 2, 1922	4	22		22		14	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	2	5			2.6
Josh Gibson HOF	34	us US	R	R	6' 1"	220	Dec 21, 1911	14	48		48		0	43	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			2.4	All-Star
Harold Hairston	24	us US	R	R	5' 11"	173	Apr 6, 1922	1st	12		12		12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.7
Jim Haynes							Unknown	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Dave Hoskins	28	us US	L	R	6' 1"	180	Aug 3, 1917	5	49		49		6	0	0	0	0	0	17	1	26	44			-0.8
Clarence Isreal	28	us US	R	R	5' 5"	160	Feb 15, 1918	4	1		1		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Cecil Kaiser	26	us US	L	L	5' 6"	165	Jun 27, 1920	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Buck Leonard HOF	38	us US	L	L	5' 10"	185	Sep 8, 1907	12	50		50		0	0	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.4	All-Star
Luis Márquez	20	pr PR	R	R	5' 10"	174	Oct 28, 1925	1st	40		40		0	0	0	36	0	1	4	0	0	4			0.3
Eudie Napier	33	us US	L	R	5' 9"	190	Jan 3, 1913	3	16		16		0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Alonzo Perry	24	us US	L	R	6' 3"	200	Apr 14, 1922	1st	8		8		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Moses Phillips							Unknown	1st	1		1		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Dave Pope	25	us US	L	R	5' 10"	170	Jun 17, 1921	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.0
Ted Radcliffe	43	us US	R	R	5' 11"	235	Jul 7, 1902	16	26		26		14	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.9
Eugene Smith	30	us US	B	R	6' 1"	185	Apr 23, 1916	4	22		22		18	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3			0.2
Frank Thompson	27	us US	L	L	5' 4"	140	Oct 26, 1918	2	7		7		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.4
Bob Thurman	29	us US	L	L	6' 1"	205	May 14, 1917	1st	28		28		13	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	9	10			0.8
R.T. Walker	31	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Aug 20, 1914	3	8		8		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.7
Ciscero Warren	26	us US	L	L	5' 8"	151	Oct 20, 1919	1st	4		4		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.3
Frank Williams	27	us US	L	L	5' 7"	185	Aug 21, 1918	3	28		28		0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	28	28			0.5
Dan Wilson	30	us US	B	R	6' 1"	155	Sep 15, 1915	9	54		54		0	0	0	9	27	0	16	0	4	20			0.7
Leroy Young			R	R			Unknown	1st	4		4		0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0			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