1931 Homestead Grays
LeagueNegro league baseball
BallparkForbes Field
CityPittsburgh
Record34–21–1 (.616)
League place1st
ManagersCumberland Posey

The 1931 Homestead Grays baseball team competed as an independent in Negro league baseball during the 1931 baseball season. The team compiled a 34–21–1 (.616) record.[1]

The team featured seven individuals who were later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: manager Cumberland Posey, first baseman Oscar Charleston; catcher Josh Gibson; third baseman Jud Wilson; and pitchers Bill Foster, Smokey Joe Williams, and Satchel Paige.[1]

The team's leading batters were:

  • Third baseman Jud Wilson - .415 batting average, .707 slugging percentage, 10 home runs, and 44 RBIs
  • First baseman Oscar Charleston - .333 batting average
  • Second baseman George Scales - .318 batting average, .555 slugging percentage
  • Catcher Josh Gibson - .311 batting average

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The team's leading pitchers were Bill Foster (9–2, 2.34 ERA) and Smokey Joe Williams (6–2, 2.41 ERA).[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "1931 Homestead Grays". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  2. "1931 Homestead Grays Batting". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  3. "1931 Homestead Grays Pitching Batting". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
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