1928 Chicago American Giants

58 - 40 - 1

55 - 38 - 1 in the Negro National League I

1911 / 1929 (Team History)

Managed by:
Dave Malarcher (40-21-1)
George Harney (18-19)

Top Hitter

Pythias
Russ

Top Pitcher

Willie
Powell

League Ranks (8 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	93	4th	ERA+	104	3rd
OPS	.665	6th	ERA	2.99	1st
BA	.276	5th	BA	.253	2nd
OBP	.327	6th	K/BB	1.82	3rd
SLG	.339	7th	K%	11.2%	2nd
BB%	5.6%	6th	BB%	6.2%	4th
K%			HR%	0.8%	2nd
ISO	.062	7th	WHIP	1.21	2nd

Notes:

• Second Half Champions of the Negro National League I
• Home Ballpark: Schorling Park (Chicago, IL)
• 1 member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• William Trimble (Owner)

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	John Hines	27	67	236	203	35	58	9	3	2	34	6	12	6	15	.286	.344	.389	.733	112
1B	Lemuel Hawkins*	32	38	159	143	14	36	4	0	0	16	5	10	0	6	.252	.301	.280	.580	69
2B	Charley Williams^	31	65	257	235	26	60	10	6	0	36	4	15	2	5	.255	.306	.349	.654	89
3B	Sanford Jackson	28	54	245	219	32	60	4	4	0	16	5	13	3	10	.274	.323	.329	.652	90
SS	Pythias Russ	24	70	300	274	54	93	13	3	2	48	9	9	5	12	.339	.372	.431	.802	132
LF	Sandy Thompson*	33	43	186	166	25	55	1	1	0	27	4	11	2	7	.331	.380	.349	.729	113
CF	Jelly Gardner*	32	50	220	184	37	51	3	0	0	10	19	27	2	7	.277	.376	.293	.669	96
RF	Steel Arm Davis*	32	59	243	226	38	72	12	5	2	31	7	13	3	1	.319	.364	.442	.806	133

1B	Jim Brown**	36	37	135	125	16	33	3	0	0	12	3	3	1	6	.264	.287	.288	.575	67
RF	Ruben Jones*	34	37	132	120	17	36	4	2	0	15	4	3	3	6	.300	.333	.367	.700	103
3B	Dave Malarcher**	33	33	123	106	11	28	3	0	0	16	4	9	1	7	.264	.328	.292	.620	81
3B	Bobby Williams	32	24	89	72	9	12	2	0	0	3	1	8	3	6	.167	.277	.194	.472	39
LF	Nat Rogers*	34	25	88	83	5	18	2	0	0	10	2	3	0	2	.217	.244	.241	.485	41
C	Mitchell Murray	32	24	84	70	13	20	4	2	0	14	2	7	1	6	.286	.359	.400	.759	120
3B	Eddie Miller^	27	27	82	74	9	18	4	2	0	7	2	6	0	2	.243	.300	.351	.651	88
C	Tommie Dukes*	21	5	12	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	-48
3B	Red Haley*	27	5	11	11	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.455	.727	108
C	James Bray^	29	2	9	9	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	94
C	Charlie Hancock^	25	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Willie Foster**	24	29	86	77	9	17	3	0	0	8	0	3	0	6	.221	.250	.260	.510	48
SP	George Harney	38	25	65	61	6	19	1	0	0	8	0	2	0	2	.311	.333	.328	.661	92
SP	Willie Powell*	24	18	54	47	2	7	1	0	0	4	0	4	0	3	.149	.216	.170	.386	13
SP	Harold Treadwell^	31	10	23	22	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.182	.182	.182	.364	6
SP	Owen Smaulding^	31	5	16	16	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.313	.563	62
SP	Frog Holsey^	22	2	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	16
RP	Webster McDonald*	28	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
	26		756	2867	2564	362	708	86	28	6	320	78	160	32	111	.276	.327	.339	.665	93

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Pythias Russ	24	SS	300	.355	.310	3.0%	6.2%	0.7%	1.2%	.091	.105
Charley Williams^	31	2B	257	.298	.310	5.8%	6.2%	0.0%	1.2%	.094	.105
Sanford Jackson	28	3B	245	.295	.310	5.3%	6.2%	0.0%	1.2%	.055	.105
Steel Arm Davis*	32	RF	243	.368	.310	5.3%	6.2%	0.8%	1.2%	.124	.105
John Hines	27	C	236	.320	.310	5.1%	6.2%	0.8%	1.2%	.103	.105
Jelly Gardner*	32	CF	220	.320	.310	12.3%	6.2%	0.0%	1.2%	.016	.105
Sandy Thompson*	33	LF	186	.334	.310	5.9%	6.2%	0.0%	1.2%	.018	.105
Lemuel Hawkins*	32	1B	159	.267	.310	6.3%	6.2%	0.0%	1.2%	.028	.105
Jim Brown**	36	1B	135	.259	.310	2.2%	6.2%	0.0%	1.2%	.024	.105
Ruben Jones*	34	RF	132	.311	.310	2.3%	6.2%	0.0%	1.2%	.067	.105
Dave Malarcher**	33	3B	123	.282	.310	7.3%	6.2%	0.0%	1.2%	.028	.105
Bobby Williams	32	3B	89	.227	.310	9.0%	6.2%	0.0%	1.2%	.028	.105
Nat Rogers*	34	LF	88	.225	.310	3.4%	6.2%	0.0%	1.2%	.024	.105
Willie Foster**	24	SP	86	.223	.310	3.5%	6.2%	0.0%	1.2%	.039	.105
Mitchell Murray	32	C	84	.328	.310	8.3%	6.2%	0.0%	1.2%	.114	.105
Eddie Miller^	27	3B	82	.295	.310	7.3%	6.2%	0.0%	1.2%	.108	.105
George Harney	38	SP	65	.301	.310	3.1%	6.2%	0.0%	1.2%	.016	.105
Willie Powell*	24	SP	54	.183	.310	7.4%	6.2%	0.0%	1.2%	.021	.105
Harold Treadwell^	31	SP	23	.162	.310	0.0%	6.2%	0.0%	1.2%	.000	.105
Owen Smaulding^	31	SP	16	.257	.310	0.0%	6.2%	0.0%	1.2%	.063	.105
Tommie Dukes*	21	C	12	.124	.310	16.7%	6.2%	0.0%	1.2%	.000	.105
Red Haley*	27	3B	11	.322	.310	0.0%	6.2%	0.0%	1.2%	.182	.105
James Bray^	29	C	9	.311	.310	0.0%	6.2%	0.0%	1.2%	.000	.105
Frog Holsey^	22	SP	6	.156	.310	0.0%	6.2%	0.0%	1.2%	.000	.105
Charlie Hancock^	25	C	3	.000	.310	0.0%	6.2%	0.0%	1.2%	.000	.105
Webster McDonald*	28	RP	3	.000	.310	0.0%	6.2%	0.0%	1.2%	.000	.105
26			2867	.301	.310	5.6%	6.2%	0.2%	1.2%	.062	.105