1938 Homestead Grays season
Template:Infobox baseball season yearly The 1938 Homestead Grays baseball team represented the Homestead Grays in the Negro National League (NNL) during the 1938 baseball season. The team compiled a 56–14 (.800) record and won the NNL pennant.[1]
The team featured three players who were later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: catcher Josh Gibson, first baseman Buck Leonard, and pitcher Ray Brown.[1]
The team's leading batters were:
- Buck Leonard - .420 batting average, .740 slugging percentage, 9 home runs, and 53 RBIs in 42 games
- Josh Gibson - .370 batting average, .721 slugging percentage, 13 home runs, and 54 RBIs in 46 games
The team's leading pitchers were Ray Brown (14–0, 1.88 ERA) and Edsall Walker (10–0, 3.01 ERA).[3]
References
- ^ a b "1938 Homestead Grays". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ "1938 Homestead Grays Batting". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ "1938 Homestead Grays Pitching Batting". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.