1938 Homestead Grays season
Negro League Baseball team season
Negro National League (1933–1948)|Negro National League team season
1938 Homestead Grays | ||||
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League | Negro National League | |||
Ballpark | Forbes Field | |||
City | Pittsburgh | |||
Record | 56–14 (.800) | |||
League place | 1st | |||
Managers | Vic Harris | |||
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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 for the second straight year.[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
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The team's leading pitchers were Ray Brown (14–0, 1.88 ERA) and Edsall Walker (10–0, 3.01 ERA).[3]
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