1940 Chicago American Giants

25 - 33 - 2

24 - 30 - 2 in the Negro American League

1911 / 1941 (Team History)

Managed by:
Wilson Redus (25-33-2)

Top Hitter

Ted
Bond

Top Pitcher

Willie
Cornelius

League Ranks (7 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	94	4th	ERA+	75	7th
OPS	.613	5th	ERA	4.49	5th
BA	.232	5th	BA	.276	6th
OBP	.308	6th	K/BB	1.03	7th
SLG	.305	5th	K%	10.5%	6th
BB%	9.1%	3rd	BB%	10.2%	6th
K%	2.7%	1st	HR%	0.7%	5th
ISO	.073	5th	WHIP	1.56	7th

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: American Giants Park (Chicago, IL)
• Horace Hall (President) , Dave Malarcher (Business Manager)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Ernie Smith*	32	15	51	46	4	13	2	0	0	4	0	3		0	0	2	0	.283	.327	.326	.653	107
1B	Ed Young	27	18	73	65	10	21	4	0	1	11	1	7	1	0	1	0	0	.323	.397	.431	.828	162
2B	Billy Horne*	24	18	68	59	3	11	0	0	0	3	0	8		0	0	1	0	.186	.284	.186	.470	49
3B	Ted Bond	36	20	84	65	13	18	1	3	0	7	0	11		0	1	7	0	.277	.390	.385	.774	145
SS	Leroy Morney**	31	19	75	60	10	10	2	0	0	0	1	10		0	1	4	0	.167	.296	.200	.496	57
LF	Willie Hudson*	22	16	50	47	4	11	2	0	0	5	0	2		0	0	1	0	.234	.265	.277	.542	72
CF	Willie Simms*	31	19	85	76	14	17	4	0	1	5	1	9	2	0	0	0	0	.224	.306	.316	.622	97
RF	Donald Reeves*	28	17	68	61	8	18	3	1	4	24	0	6	2	0	0	1	0	.295	.358	.574	.932	195

2B	Joe Sparks	29	16	48	43	4	7	2	0	1	2	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	.163	.250	.279	.529	68
C	Harry Else	34	10	37	33	4	10	1	0	0	3	0	4		0	0	0	1	.303	.378	.333	.712	126
LF	Wilson Redus	35	16	36	31	2	8	0	0	0	5	0	4		0	1	0	0	.258	.361	.258	.619	96
CF	Henry Merchant*	22	9	21	19	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	.211	.250	.211	.461	46
C	Joe Brown	23	7	20	19	1	7	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.368	.400	.421	.821	160
1B	Army Rhodes^	22	2	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	-9
C	Johnnie Dawson^	25	1	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	-21
RF	Nat Rogers*	46	1	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
C	Walter Burch	32	1	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	217
C	Frank Duncan	39	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	6
RF	Paul Stanley^	26	1	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	323

SP	Wadel Miller^		8	20	20	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	-37
SP	Lefty Bowe*	21	9	18	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Tommy Johnson^	25	7	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Zell Miles	30	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Willie Cornelius	33	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	217
RP	Hank Jones^		1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RP	Lloyd Bruce^	33	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
	26		236	798	702	79	163	22	4	7	73	4	73	9	0	4	19	1	.232	.308	.305	.613	94

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Willie Simms*	31	CF	85	.310	.309	10.6%	8.8%	2.4%	0.3%	4.50	25.38	1.2%	0.6%	.092	.074
Ted Bond	36	3B	84	.352	.309	13.1%	8.8%		0.3%		25.38	0.0%	0.6%	.108	.074
Leroy Morney**	31	SS	75	.254	.309	13.3%	8.8%		0.3%		25.38	0.0%	0.6%	.033	.074
Ed Young	27	1B	73	.405	.309	9.6%	8.8%	1.4%	0.3%	7.00	25.38	1.4%	0.6%	.108	.074
Donald Reeves*	28	RF	68	.428	.309	8.8%	8.8%	2.9%	0.3%	3.00	25.38	5.9%	0.6%	.279	.074
Billy Horne*	24	2B	68	.249	.309	11.8%	8.8%		0.3%		25.38	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.074
Ernie Smith*	32	C	51	.310	.309	5.9%	8.8%		0.3%		25.38	0.0%	0.6%	.043	.074
Willie Hudson*	22	LF	50	.262	.309	4.0%	8.8%		0.3%		25.38	0.0%	0.6%	.043	.074
Joe Sparks	29	2B	48	.265	.309	10.4%	8.8%	2.1%	0.3%	5.00	25.38	2.1%	0.6%	.116	.074
Harry Else	34	C	37	.358	.309	10.8%	8.8%		0.3%		25.38	0.0%	0.6%	.030	.074
Wilson Redus	35	LF	36	.325	.309	11.1%	8.8%		0.3%		25.38	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.074
Henry Merchant*	22	CF	21	.223	.309	4.8%	8.8%	4.8%	0.3%	1.00	25.38	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.074
Wadel Miller^		SP	20	.098	.309	0.0%	8.8%		0.3%		25.38	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.074
Joe Brown	23	C	20	.401	.309	5.0%	8.8%	5.0%	0.3%	1.00	25.38	0.0%	0.6%	.053	.074
Lefty Bowe*	21	SP	18	.000	.309	0.0%	8.8%	5.6%	0.3%	0.00	25.38	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.074
Tommy Johnson^	25	SP	13	.000	.309	0.0%	8.8%		0.3%		25.38	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.074
Army Rhodes^	22	1B	7	.140	.309	0.0%	8.8%		0.3%		25.38	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.074
Johnnie Dawson^	25	C	4	.192	.309	25.0%	8.8%		0.3%		25.38	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.074
Nat Rogers*	46	RF	4	.000	.309	0.0%	8.8%		0.3%		25.38	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.074
Walter Burch	32	C	4	.489	.309	0.0%	8.8%		0.3%		25.38	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.074
Frank Duncan	39	C	3	.256	.309	33.3%	8.8%		0.3%		25.38	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.074
Paul Stanley^	26	RF	3	.652	.309	0.0%	8.8%		0.3%		25.38	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.074
Zell Miles	30	SP	2	.000	.309	0.0%	8.8%		0.3%		25.38	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.074
Willie Cornelius	33	SP	2	.489	.309	0.0%	8.8%		0.3%		25.38	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.074
Hank Jones^		RP	1	.000	.309	0.0%	8.8%		0.3%		25.38	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.074
Lloyd Bruce^	33	RP	1	.000	.309	0.0%	8.8%		0.3%		25.38	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.074
26			798	.300	.309	9.1%	8.8%	2.7%	0.3%	3.22	25.38	0.9%	0.6%	.073	.074