- LeagueIndependent (1912–1928, 1930–1931, 1934, 1950) · American Negro League (1929) · East-West League (1932) · Negro National League (1933, 1935–48) · Negro American Association (1949)LocationPittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Washington, D.C.BallparkForbes Field (1929–1950) · Greenlee Field (1932–1937) · Griffith Stadium (1940–1950)
Homestead Grays Team History & Encyclopedia - Baseball …
Team Name: Homestead Grays. Seasons: 18 (1928 to 1948) Record: 636-386, .622 W-L%. Playoff Appearances: 10. Pennants: 9. World Championships: 3. Winningest Manager: Vic …
The story of the 1931 Homestead Grays | Negro …
The '18 Red Sox. The '27 Yankees (or the '39 Yankees, or the '98 Yankees, or ... ). But there's one name that you almost certainly won't hear. An all-black team before integration, they played far away from the bright lights of the Majors. …
The 1931 Homestead Grays: The Greatest Baseball …
Here are some highlights of the 1931 Homestead Grays dream season against the great teams of all-time: Scales hit for the cycle against the 1946 Newark Eagles. Gibson led the team in home runs (67) and RBIs (267).
The Homestead Grays of the Negro Leagues - MLB.com
One of the Negro Leagues’ preeminent clubs, the Homestead Grays won nine straight league titles from 1937-48 and three Negro World Series championships in that span.
1931 Homestead Grays among best baseball teams …
Feb 12, 2020 · The '18 Red Sox. The '27 Yankees (or the '39 Yankees, or the '98 Yankees, or ... ). But there's one name that you almost certainly won't hear. An all-black team before integration, they played far away from the bright lights of …
King of Sluggers: Josh Gibson's Legacy - Pittsburgh …
Nov 11, 2020 · On Sept. 27, 1930, the 18-year-old Gibson playing for the Homestead Grays allegedly hit a ball out of Yankee Stadium. It was “the longest home run ever hit in the House that Ruth Built,” biographer John Holway writes.
Homestead Grays (1912-1950) - Blackpast
May 9, 2009 · Homestead Grays was one of the most successful of the professional Negro League baseball teams. They won ten Negro National League Titles (1937-1945, 1948) and three Negro League World Series Titles …
The Fabulous Homestead Grays - Baseball Almanac
The Homestead Grays originated in 1910, a good two decades after the color barrier crashed down forcing African Americans to play baseball outside of the white organized major leagues. Homestead was a steel town in Pennsylvania …
PITTSBURGH'S HOMESTEAD GRAYS: A TRIUMPH OF ...
Segregated black teams, such as Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s Homestead Grays, were subject to discrimination and were forced to play at a disadvantage. Ironically, it was segregation that …
