1919 Chicago American Giants - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1919 Chicago American Giants


27 - 16


(2nd place in the Western Independent Clubs )

1911 / 1920 (Team History)

Managed by:
Rube Foster (27-16)

Top Hitter


Oscar
Charleston

Top Pitcher


Dick
Whitworth

League Ranks (7 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
122
1st ERA+
103
4th
OPS
.725
2nd ERA
3.09
1st
BA
.269
1st BA
.230
1st
OBP
.355
1st K/BB
1.03
4th
SLG
.370
2nd K%
10.3%
2nd
BB%
10.2%
2nd BB%
9.9%
5th
K%
HR%
0.6%
2nd
ISO
.101
3rd WHIP
1.24
2nd

Notes:


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


Batting
Glossary
Basic Batting
SS
22
1
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
.500
1.000
208
SP
31
2
4
4
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
1.500
357
CF
22
40
184
163
43
66
7
6
8
41
13
17
1
3
.405
.464
.669
1.133
247
SP
23
14
40
35
7
13
3
0
1
5
0
1
0
4
.371
.389
.543
.932
185
LF
25
41
182
143
32
47
10
3
3
35
7
33
4
2
.329
.467
.503
.970
198
C
27
20
70
58
11
18
1
2
0
7
2
7
2
3
.310
.403
.397
.800
146
1B
30
41
169
148
14
43
6
0
0
16
3
8
4
9
.291
.344
.331
.675
108
RF
31
26
102
95
15
27
3
1
2
13
3
7
0
0
.284
.333
.400
.733
125
C
23
34
127
107
10
28
4
0
0
17
5
15
0
5
.262
.352
.299
.652
101
2B
29
41
195
157
41
36
8
2
0
13
7
28
2
8
.229
.353
.306
.659
103
SS
23
41
164
147
13
33
2
2
0
16
1
12
0
5
.224
.283
.265
.548
69
SP
30
13
33
28
3
6
0
0
0
3
0
2
0
3
.214
.267
.214
.481
48
RF
32
29
130
117
15
23
3
1
2
8
2
9
0
4
.197
.254
.291
.545
67
3B
40
41
174
137
18
24
4
2
0
14
7
22
5
10
.175
.311
.234
.545
68
SP
46
9
22
20
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
.150
.190
.150
.340
5
SP
22
5
11
10
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
.100
.100
.100
.200
-38
SP
27
5
13
10
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
.100
.250
.100
.350
9
SP
24
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1.000
18
404
1623
1381
224
372
51
20
16
189
51
165
18
59
.269
.355
.370
.725
122
* = Left-handed hitter       ** = Switch-hitter       ^ = Unknown



Advanced Batting
Pos LG LG LG LG LG LG
29
2B
195
.317
.307
14.4%
8.8%
0.0%
1.1%
.076
.097
22
CF
184
.511
.307
9.2%
8.8%
4.3%
1.1%
.264
.097
25
LF
182
.455
.307
18.1%
8.8%
1.6%
1.1%
.175
.097
40
3B
174
.267
.307
12.6%
8.8%
0.0%
1.1%
.058
.097
30
1B
169
.312
.307
4.7%
8.8%
0.0%
1.1%
.041
.097
23
SS
164
.262
.307
7.3%
8.8%
0.0%
1.1%
.041
.097
32
RF
130
.255
.307
6.9%
8.8%
1.5%
1.1%
.094
.097
23
C
127
.312
.307
11.8%
8.8%
0.0%
1.1%
.037
.097
31
RF
102
.348
.307
6.9%
8.8%
2.0%
1.1%
.116
.097
27
C
70
.371
.307
10.0%
8.8%
0.0%
1.1%
.086
.097
23
SP
40
.391
.307
2.5%
8.8%
2.5%
1.1%
.171
.097
30
SP
33
.219
.307
6.1%
8.8%
0.0%
1.1%
.000
.097
46
SP
22
.165
.307
4.5%
8.8%
0.0%
1.1%
.000
.097
27
SP
13
.189
.307
15.4%
8.8%
0.0%
1.1%
.000
.097
22
SP
11
.087
.307
0.0%
8.8%
0.0%
1.1%
.000
.097
31
SP
4
.669
.307
0.0%
8.8%
0.0%
1.1%
.500
.097
22
SS
2
.479
.307
0.0%
8.8%
0.0%
1.1%
.000
.097
24
SP
1
.750
.307
100.0%
8.8%
0.0%
1.1%
.097
18
1623
.339
.307
10.2%
8.8%
1.0%
1.1%
.101
.097
* = Left-handed hitter       ** = Switch-hitter       ^ = Unknown

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