1940 Homestead Grays Roster, Schedule and Stats | Ballrecord

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Complete available 1940 record for the Homestead Grays: roster, schedule and results, plus batting, pitching, and fielding statistics.

Record: 28–13
Finish: 1
Games: 41
Ballpark: Griffith Stadium

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1940 games

Schedule and results

No games listed for 1940 schedule.

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Batting

Homestead Grays batting
Player	G	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	HR	RBI
Josh Johnson	10	29	.357	.379	.500	1	6
Leroy Bass	5	14	.214	.214	.286	0	1
Jerry Benjamin	44	190	.318	.389	.376	1	27
George Britt	5	11	0	.182	0	0	0
Ray Brown	32	90	.325	.400	.487	2	10
Matt Carlisle	56	222	.290	.360	.450	3	39
Howard Easterling	54	225	.335	.400	.517	3	45
Rocky Ellis	5	4	.250	.250	.250	0	0
Willie Ferrell	11	15	.333	.333	.533	1	4
Wilmer Fields	2	4	.250	.250	.250	0	1
Robert Gaston	36	124	.218	.306	.282	0	17
Josh Gibson	2	9	.167	.444	.667	1	2
J. C. Hamilton	17	34	.258	.324	.290	0	2
Vic Harris	47	203	.273	.345	.399	1	18
Jimmy Hicks	5	6	.333	.333	.833	1	2
Jelly Jackson	54	175	.193	.234	.235	0	15
Sonny Boy Jeffries	4	7	.667	.714	.667	0	2
Buck Leonard	54	226	.378	.491	.638	8	42
Ziggy Marcell	5	12	.273	.333	.455	0	2
Walter Perry	1	5	.500	.600	.500	0	2
Specs Roberts	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ernie Smith	1	3	0	.333	0	0	0
Willie Stevenson	3	7	.143	.143	.143	0	0
Edsall Walker	21	55	.231	.273	.250	0	8
David Whatley	53	239	.295	.360	.392	2	21
Jud Wilson	41	136	.254	.375	.298	0	21

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Pitching

Homestead Grays pitching
Pitcher	W	L	ERA	IP	SO	WHIP
George Britt	0	1	18	4.0	0	3
Ray Brown	17	2	2.070	165.1	75	1.101
Rocky Ellis	0	1	12.790	6.1	2	2.526
Willie Ferrell	2	1	5.740	31.1	10	1.468
Wilmer Fields	0	0	7.560	8.1	4	1.200
J. C. Hamilton	5	2	5.310	61.0	32	1.393
Jimmy Hicks	0	2	17.120	13.2	8	3.220
Sonny Boy Jeffries	2	1	3.630	17.1	5	1.442
Specs Roberts	1	0	5.140	7.0	4	1.857
Willie Stevenson	1	1	4.500	14.0	4	1.357
Edsall Walker	13	4	4.150	136.2	81	1.398

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Fielding

Homestead Grays fielding
Player	Pos	Inn	PO	A	E	Fld%
Leroy Bass	C	35.0	26	3	1	.967
Jerry Benjamin	OF	359.0	81	7	2	.978
George Britt	C	26.0	14	3	0	1
George Britt	P	4.0	0	1	0	1
Ray Brown	OF	30.0	7	0	0	1
Ray Brown	P	165.1	4	63	2	.971
Matt Carlisle	2B	437.0	120	180	9	.971
Matt Carlisle	SS	24.0	4	12	2	.889
Howard Easterling	2B	28.0	11	10	3	.875
Howard Easterling	3B	217.0	18	51	3	.958
Howard Easterling	OF	173.0	33	2	0	1
Howard Easterling	SS	31.0	9	12	2	.913
Rocky Ellis	P	6.1	2	1	0	1
Willie Ferrell	P	31.1	0	8	1	.889
Wilmer Fields	P	8.1	0	0	0	—
Robert Gaston	C	282.0	145	33	6	.967
Josh Gibson	1B	7.0	6	0	1	.857
Josh Gibson	C	9.0	4	1	1	.833
J. C. Hamilton	OF	20.0	4	0	0	1
J. C. Hamilton	P	61.0	0	14	1	.933
Vic Harris	1B	9.0	11	1	0	1
Vic Harris	C	9.0	3	0	0	1
Vic Harris	OF	361.0	69	6	4	.949
Jimmy Hicks	P	13.2	0	2	0	1
Jelly Jackson	SS	406.0	88	156	19	.928
Sonny Boy Jeffries	P	17.1	0	5	0	1
Josh Johnson	C	61.0	39	6	0	1
Buck Leonard	1B	449.0	568	21	5	.992
Ziggy Marcell	C	30.0	21	0	3	.875
Walter Perry	C	9.0	7	0	1	.875
Specs Roberts	P	7.0	0	1	0	1
Ernie Smith	OF	8.0	2	0	0	1
Willie Stevenson	C	4.0	2	1	0	1
Willie Stevenson	P	14.0	0	4	1	.800
Edsall Walker	P	136.2	1	35	0	1
David Whatley	OF	444.0	75	2	6	.928
Jud Wilson	3B	248.0	19	47	4	.943
Jud Wilson	SS	4.0	1	1	1	.667