The1939 Homestead Grays baseball team competed in theNegro National League (NNL) during the1939 baseball season. The Grays compiled a 49–21–1 record (40–19–1 against NNL opponents) and won the NNL championship.^[1] The team played its home games atGriffith Stadium inWashington, D.C.

Vic Harris was the team's manager and left fielder. The team included the following players who have been inducted into theBaseball Hall of Fame:

• CatcherJosh Gibson led the NNL with an .833 slugging percentage and 12 home runs and ranked second in the league with 43 RBIs, a .398 batting average and a .465 on-base percentage.^[2]
• First basemanBuck Leonard led the NNL with 48 RBIs and ranked second with 11 home runs and a .744 slugging percentage, fourth with a .360 on-base percentage, and sixth with a .364 batting average.^[2]
• Pitcher and right fielderRay Brown compiled a 6-1 win-loss record.^[1]

Right fielderDavid Whatley led the NNL with a .423 batting average.^[2] Other regular players included second basemanSam Bankhead, shortstopJelly Jackson, third basemanHenry Spearman, center fielderJerry Benjamin, and pitchersEdsall Walker,Roy Partlow, andSpecs Roberts.^[1]

†Toledo Crawfords withdrew from the league after the first half of the season.

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