1916 Chicago American Giants

40 - 26 - 3

(1st place in the Western Independent Clubs )

1911 / 1917 (Team History)

Managed by:
Rube Foster (40-26-3)

Dick
Whitworth

• Home Ballpark: Schorling Park (Chicago, IL)
• 3 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• Rube Foster (Owner & Business Manager)

Glossary

Left Field	Age	WAR	Off	Fld
Pete Hill	33	3.2	2.3	1.2
Judy Gans	29	0.3	0.2	-0.4

Center Field	Age	WAR	Off	Fld
Jesse Barber	28	0.7	2.1	-1.3

Right Field	Age	WAR	Off	Fld
Frank Duncan	28	1.4	1.4	0.4

Shortstop	Age	WAR	Off	Fld
John Henry Lloyd	32	4.4	2.5	1.4

Second Base	Age	WAR	Off	Fld
Harry Bauchman	26	-0.5	-0.1	-0.4
Jack Biran		0.1	0.0	0.1

Third Base	Age	WAR	Off	Fld
Bill Francis	37	0.7	0.5	0.0

First Base	Age	WAR	Off	Fld
Leroy Grant	27	1.3	1.3	0.2

Manager	W-L	W%
Rube Foster	40-26	.606

Catcher	Age	WAR	Off	Fld
Bruce Petway	30	3.0	0.7	1.9
Clarkson Brazelton	24	0.0	-0.1	0.1
Buddy Hayes	22	-0.4	-0.1	-0.3
Burlin White	21	-0.2	0.0	-0.2

Starting Pitcher	Age	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Tom Johnson	27	156.0	-0.1	-0.1	0.0
Frank Wickware	28	146.2	1.0	1.1	-0.1
Dick Whitworth	20	121.0	2.6	2.7	-0.1
Rube Foster	36	18.0	0.1	0.2	0.0
Death Valley Scott		13.1	-0.7	-0.7	0.0
Ruby Tyrees	24	11.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Juan Padrón	23	9.0	0.5	0.5	0.0
Steven Dixon		9.0	0.1	0.1	0.0
Davis		0.1	-0.2	-0.2	0.0

Relief Pitcher	Age	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Sam Crawford	24	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0