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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.

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.

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

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

References

1. ^ "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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