1944 Chicago American Giants

43 - 73 - 1

31 - 43 in the Negro American League

1911 / 1945 (Team History)

Managed by:
Bingo DeMoss (10-24)
Lloyd Davenport (24-29)
John Bissant (9-20-1)

Top Hitter

Jesse
Douglas

Top Pitcher

Gentry
Jessup

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	105	2nd	ERA+	94	3rd
OPS	.654	2nd	ERA	3.51	4th
BA	.266	2nd	BA	.269	4th
OBP	.316	3rd	K/BB	1.47	5th
SLG	.337	2nd	K%	10.5%	4th
BB%	6.7%	4th	BB%	7.2%	4th
K%			HR%	0.2%	2nd
ISO	.071	3rd	WHIP	1.36	5th

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
• J. B. Martin (Owner & President) , R. S. Simmons (Business Manager)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	HBP	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Bob Smith	37	13	41	36	3	8	1	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	.222	.317	.250	.567	78
1B	Sam Jackson*	24	5	18	18	2	5	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	.278	.278	.389	.667	108
2B	Art Pennington**	21	17	67	61	13	19	2	0	2	10	2	6	0	0	.311	.373	.443	.816	155
3B	Clyde Nelson	22	23	86	81	8	21	2	3	0	9	2	5	0	0	.259	.302	.358	.660	107
SS	Jesse Douglas*	28	22	93	81	10	31	5	4	0	12	2	11	0	1	.383	.457	.543	.000	213
LF	John Bissant	30	23	93	90	7	25	4	3	0	6	1	2	0	1	.278	.293	.389	.682	113
CF	Lloyd Davenport*	32	21	87	81	7	22	1	0	0	10	1	4	0	2	.272	.306	.284	.590	85
RF	Johnny Smith*	27	13	48	45	1	13	1	0	0	7	1	2	0	1	.289	.319	.311	.630	98

CF	George Minor*	25	20	50	42	9	14	1	2	0	2	4	7	0	1	.333	.429	.452	.881	176
C	Herb Barnhill	30	16	41	39	3	10	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	.256	.293	.282	.575	80
LF	Ollie Waldon*	33	14	37	31	4	6	0	1	0	1	1	6	0	0	.194	.324	.258	.582	83
RF	Jimmie Crutchfield*	34	9	35	32	2	7	2	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	.219	.286	.281	.567	78
SS	Willie Wells Jr.	21	8	26	21	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	2	.143	.250	.143	.393	24
SS	Ralph Wyatt	26	6	24	23	3	7	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.304	.333	.348	.681	113
C	Rufus Hatten	32	4	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RF	Nat Rogers*	50	3	10	10	0	5	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	213
1B	Henry McCall*	36	3	9	9	1	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	.556	.556	.556	1.111	248
1B	Walter Treherne	31	4	9	8	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.125	.222	.250	.472	48
3B	Alex Radcliff	38	2	8	8	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	17
2B	Buck Felder	28	2	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SS	T. J. Brown	28	1	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	245
3B	Rainey Bibbs**	33	1	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	162
C	Longfield^		1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
C	Yann^		1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Gentry Jessup	29	14	44	42	3	7	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	.167	.186	.214	.400	25
SP	Pepper Sharpe**	25	6	10	10	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	88
SP	Gready McKinnis	30	4	10	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	-37
SP	Leroy Sutton	28	5	9	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	-30
SP	Al Jones		4	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	4
SP	Buck Thomas^		1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Ollie West*	30	2	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	213
	31		268	900	830	80	221	27	13	2	73	16	60	1	9	.266	.316	.337	.654	105

* = Left-handed hitter ** = Switch-hitter ^ = Unknown

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
John Bissant	30	LF	93	.320	.307	2.2%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.111	.070
Jesse Douglas*	28	SS	93	.468	.307	11.8%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.160	.070
Lloyd Davenport*	32	CF	87	.283	.307	4.6%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.012	.070
Clyde Nelson	22	3B	86	.317	.307	5.8%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.099	.070
Art Pennington**	21	2B	67	.393	.307	9.0%	6.9%	3.0%	0.4%	.131	.070
George Minor*	25	CF	50	.416	.307	14.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.119	.070
Johnny Smith*	27	RF	48	.301	.307	4.2%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.022	.070
Gentry Jessup	29	SP	44	.190	.307	2.3%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.048	.070
Herb Barnhill	30	C	41	.282	.307	4.9%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.026	.070
Bob Smith	37	C	41	.290	.307	12.2%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.028	.070
Ollie Waldon*	33	LF	37	.299	.307	16.2%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.065	.070
Jimmie Crutchfield*	34	RF	35	.281	.307	8.6%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.063	.070
Willie Wells Jr.	21	SS	26	.197	.307	11.5%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
Ralph Wyatt	26	SS	24	.331	.307	4.2%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.043	.070
Sam Jackson*	24	1B	18	.316	.307	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.111	.070
Rufus Hatten	32	C	13	.000	.307	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
Gready McKinnis	30	SP	10	.097	.307	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
Nat Rogers*	50	RF	10	.483	.307	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
Pepper Sharpe**	25	SP	10	.290	.307	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
Henry McCall*	36	1B	9	.537	.307	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
Leroy Sutton	28	SP	9	.107	.307	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
Walter Treherne	31	1B	9	.238	.307	11.1%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.125	.070
Alex Radcliff	38	3B	8	.174	.307	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.125	.070
Al Jones		SP	6	.161	.307	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
Buck Felder	28	2B	5	.000	.307	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
T. J. Brown	28	SS	5	.542	.307	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
Ollie West*	30	SP	4	.483	.307	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
Rainey Bibbs**	33	3B	4	.428	.307	25.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
Buck Thomas^		SP	4	.000	.307	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
Longfield^		C	2	.000	.307	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
Yann^		C	2	.000	.307	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.070
31			900	.315	.307	6.7%	6.9%	0.2%	0.4%	.071	.070