1926 Harrisburg Giants

29 - 22

25 - 18 in the Eastern Colored League

1922 / 1927 (Team History)

Managed by:
Oscar Charleston (29-22)

Top Hitter

Fats
Jenkins

Top Pitcher

Ping
Gardner

League Ranks (8 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	115	1st	ERA+	84	6th
OPS	.769	1st	ERA	5.04	6th
BA	.275	2nd	BA	.280	5th
OBP	.353	2nd	K/BB	0.87	8th
SLG	.416	1st	K%	8.5%	8th
BB%	9.1%	5th	BB%	9.7%	6th
K%			HR%	1.0%	3rd
ISO	.141	1st	WHIP	1.53	5th

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: Island Park (Harrisburg, PA)
• 1 member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• Colonel Strothers (President) , C. L. Hopkins (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	Márgaro Gámiz^	21	34	125	114	12	28	6	0	1	9	0	5	2	4	.246	.289	.325	.614	72
1B	José Pérez	27	47	188	147	20	35	3	3	0	16	0	23	9	9	.238	.374	.299	.674	90
2B	Dick Jackson^	29	34	136	126	14	29	5	1	1	16	3	4	0	6	.230	.254	.310	.563	57
3B	John Beckwith	26	30	130	117	23	38	6	3	5	31	3	11	0	2	.325	.383	.556	.938	161
SS	Walter Cannady	24	49	211	189	33	50	10	3	1	32	12	20	1	1	.265	.338	.365	.703	97
LF	Fats Jenkins*	28	50	234	192	45	58	7	1	1	14	13	32	4	6	.302	.412	.365	.777	118
CF	Oscar Charleston*	29	50	219	173	43	52	12	1	10	43	25	36	6	4	.301	.437	.555	.992	177
RF	Rap Dixon	23	49	217	193	44	60	12	5	6	40	12	14	1	9	.311	.361	.518	.879	145

C	Bill Johnson**	30	28	105	98	14	28	8	3	3	16	4	5	0	2	.286	.320	.520	.841	134
3B	Mack Eggleston**	29	18	76	66	13	18	2	0	4	15	1	7	2	1	.273	.360	.485	.845	136
2B	Connie Day	28	12	54	46	9	12	1	1	0	6	1	3	0	5	.261	.306	.326	.632	77
3B	Ewing Russell^	20	3	12	11	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	.182	.182	.455	.636	76
3B	Thompson^		1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.000	.500	.000	.500	45
3B	Royce^		1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RF	David Chester		1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Ping Gardner^	27	22	54	49	5	10	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	3	.204	.235	.204	.439	24
SP	Charles Corbett	36	14	39	36	5	6	0	0	1	5	0	3	0	0	.167	.231	.250	.481	35
SP	Sam Cooper^	28	15	35	32	2	7	0	1	1	6	0	2	0	1	.219	.265	.375	.640	78
SP	Cliff Carter^	27	9	25	23	4	10	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	.435	.458	.522	.980	174
RP	Henry Gillespie^	29	14	23	19	4	8	0	2	1	6	0	3	0	1	.421	.500	.789	1.289	259
SP	Darltie Cooper	23	4	15	11	3	3	1	0	1	3	0	3	0	1	.273	.429	.636	1.065	197
SP	Wilbert Pritchett^	29	5	9	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	-38
RP	Arnett Mitchell*	30	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
2B	Slim Robbins^		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	24		492	1914	1656	295	455	75	24	37	264	74	175	25	58	.275	.353	.416	.769	115

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Fats Jenkins*	28	LF	234	.375	.333	13.7%	9.4%	0.4%	1.1%	.063	.106
Oscar Charleston*	29	CF	219	.450	.333	16.4%	9.4%	4.6%	1.1%	.254	.106
Rap Dixon	23	RF	217	.386	.333	6.5%	9.4%	2.8%	1.1%	.207	.106
Walter Cannady	24	SS	211	.336	.333	9.5%	9.4%	0.5%	1.1%	.101	.106
José Pérez	27	1B	188	.327	.333	12.2%	9.4%	0.0%	1.1%	.061	.106
Dick Jackson^	29	2B	136	.254	.333	2.9%	9.4%	0.7%	1.1%	.079	.106
John Beckwith	26	3B	130	.422	.333	8.5%	9.4%	3.8%	1.1%	.231	.106
Márgaro Gámiz^	21	C	125	.285	.333	4.0%	9.4%	0.8%	1.1%	.079	.106
Bill Johnson**	30	C	105	.373	.333	4.8%	9.4%	2.9%	1.1%	.235	.106
Mack Eggleston**	29	3B	76	.388	.333	9.2%	9.4%	5.3%	1.1%	.212	.106
Ping Gardner^	27	SP	54	.206	.333	3.7%	9.4%	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.106
Connie Day	28	2B	54	.275	.333	5.6%	9.4%	0.0%	1.1%	.065	.106
Charles Corbett	36	SP	39	.235	.333	7.7%	9.4%	2.6%	1.1%	.083	.106
Sam Cooper^	28	SP	35	.288	.333	5.7%	9.4%	2.9%	1.1%	.156	.106
Cliff Carter^	27	SP	25	.444	.333	4.0%	9.4%	0.0%	1.1%	.087	.106
Henry Gillespie^	29	RP	23	.544	.333	13.0%	9.4%	4.3%	1.1%	.368	.106
Darltie Cooper	23	SP	15	.445	.333	20.0%	9.4%	6.7%	1.1%	.364	.106
Ewing Russell^	20	3B	12	.254	.333	0.0%	9.4%	8.3%	1.1%	.273	.106
Wilbert Pritchett^	29	SP	9	.106	.333	0.0%	9.4%	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.106
Thompson^		3B	3	.255	.333	33.3%	9.4%	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.106
Royce^		3B	2	.000	.333	0.0%	9.4%	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.106
David Chester		RF	1	.000	.333	0.0%	9.4%	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.106
Arnett Mitchell*	30	RP	1	.000	.333	0.0%	9.4%	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.106
Slim Robbins^		2B		.000	.333		9.4%		1.1%		.106
24			1914	.354	.333	9.1%	9.4%	1.9%	1.1%	.141	.106