The 1941 Washington Homestead Grays baseball team represented the Washington Homestead Grays in the Negro National League (NNL) during the 1941 baseball season. The team compiled a 58–31–3 (.647) record and won the NNL pennant.
| 1941 Washington Homestead Grays | |
|---|---|
| League | Negro National League |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field, Griffith Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C. |
| Record | 58–31–3 (.647) |
| League place | 1st |
| Managers | Vic Harris |
Vic Harris was the team's player-manager. The team played its home games at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh and Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.[1]
The team's leading players were:
- First baseman Buck Leonard, at age 33, compiled a .347 batting average, a .338 slugging percentage, and a .287 on-base percentage.[1]
- First baseman Jud Wilson, at age 47, compiled a .387 batting average, .532 slugging percentage, and .461 on-base percentage.[1]
- Pitcher Ray Brown, at age 33, compiled an 8–6 record.[1]
- Pitcher Terris McDuffie compiled an 11–5 record with 82 strikeouts and a 2.80 earned run average (ERA).[1]
Other regular players included center fielder Jerry Benjamin, shortstop Chester Williams, third baseman Howard Easterling, right fielder David Whatley, second baseman Matt Carlisle, catcher Robert Gaston, and pitchers Johnny Wright, J. C. Hamilton, and Roy Partlow.[1]
Standings
edit| vs. Negro National League | vs. Major Black teams | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negro National League | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | W | L | T | Pct. |
| Baltimore Elite Giants | 27 | 14 | 0 | .659 | — | 60 | 26 | 0 | .698 |
| (1) Homestead Grays | 26 | 18 | 1 | .589 | 2½ | 58 | 31 | 3 | .647 |
| Newark Eagles | 21 | 15 | 1 | .581 | 3½ | 35 | 33 | 1 | .514 |
| (2) New York Cubans | 14 | 15 | 0 | .483 | 7 | 23 | 40 | 3 | .371 |
| New York Black Yankees | 12 | 21 | 0 | .364 | 11 | 21 | 37 | 0 | .362 |
| Philadelphia Stars | 13 | 30 | 0 | .302 | 15 | 17 | 54 | 0 | .239 |
(1) First half champion (2) Second half champion