1944 Washington Homestead Grays season

The 1944 Washington Homestead Grays baseball team represented the Washington Homestead Grays in the Negro National League (NNL) during the 1944 baseball season. The team compiled a 63–29–3 (.679) record, won the NNL pennant, and defeated the Birmingham Black Barons in the 1944 Negro World Series.

1944 Washington Homestead Grays
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Location
Results
Record63–29–3 (.679)
League place1st
Other information
Manager(s)Candy Jim Taylor
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Candy Jim Taylor was the team's manager. The team played its home games at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh and Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.[1]

The team's leading batters were:

  • First baseman Buck Leonard - .335 batting average, .598 slugging percentage, seven home runs, 43 RBIs, 29 bases on balls in 49 games
  • Catcher Josh Gibson - .333 batting average, .588 slugging percentage, nine home runs, 48 RBIs, 20 bases on balls in 49 games
  • Right fielder Dave Hoskins - .328 batting average, .484 slugging percentage, 42 RBIs in 51 games
  • Left fielder Cool Papa Bell - .322 batting average, .421 on-base percentage, 36 bases on balls in 52 games

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The team's leading pitchers were Ray Brown (11–1, 2.71 ERA, 52 strikeouts), Spoon Carter (6–4, 4.44 ERA), and Edsall Walker (6–4, 3.84 ERA).[3]

Five of the Grays players were later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: Cool Papa Bell; Ray Brown; Josh Gibson; Buck Leonard; and Jud Wilson.

References
  1. "1944 Washington Homestead Grays". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  2. "1944 Washington Homestead Grays Batting". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  3. "1944 Washington Homestead Grays Pitching". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
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