1930 Homestead Grays | ||||
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League | Negro league baseball | |||
Ballpark | Forbes Field | |||
City | Pittsburgh | |||
Record | 45–15–1 (.746) | |||
League place | 1st | |||
Managers | Cumberland Posey | |||
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The 1930 Homestead Grays baseball team competed as an independent in Negro league baseball during the 1930 baseball season. The team compiled a 45–15–1 (.746) record.[1]
The team featured five individuals who were later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: manager Cumberland Posey, first baseman Oscar Charleston; catcher Josh Gibson; third baseman Judy Johnson; and pitcher Smokey Joe Williams.[1]
The team's leading batters were:
The team's leading pitchers were Smokey Joe Williams (11–5, 2.60 ERA), George Britt (9–3, 2.76 ERA), and Lefty Williams (9–1, 4.18 ERA).[3]
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1930 MLB season by team
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