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Chicago American Giants


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Record:
1356 - 988 - 52 (.578)

2 Negro League World Series Championships
6 League Championships

Top Pitcher


Willie
Foster

Leaders

Runs Scored

# Player Years R
1
1920-1930
454
2
1920-1934
436
3
1913-1925
407
4
1919-1937
389
5
1919-1925
388
6
1911-1918
285
7
1918-1928
262
8
1927-1935
262
9
1911-1919
254
10
1927-1944
212

Strikeouts

# Player Years SO
1
1923-1937
1013
2
1933-1946
434
3
1911-1920
391
4
1923-1931
351
5
1915-1924
341
6
1919-1922
340
7
1925-1933
340
8
1914-1921
266
9
1917-1924
258
10
1934-1939
231


Pitching

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Throws:





Players
# Years Role
1
1916-1925
SP
16
11
.588
39
29
0
16
5
2
235.1
90
68
205
3
52
118
0
0
6
963
2.60
144
2
1919-1922
RP
24
5
.818
41
27
0
19
5
2
262.0
93
72
195
2
84
178
2
0
15
1,058
2.46
135
3
1923-1937
SP
19
9
.665
40
28
0
22
5
2
255.0
97
73
220
7
81
159
2
0
8
1,048
2.58
130
4
1917-1924
RP
20
7
.736
44
24
0
19
3
4
241.1
86
65
200
6
62
98
0
1
6
979
2.41
130
5
1911-1914
SP
24
8
.743
39
29
0
26
4
0
281.2
109
76
239
4
74
188
2
0
4
1,134
2.44
125
6
1922-1929
RP
16
9
.650
42
26
0
15
2
0
234.0
105
79
227
6
74
83
2
0
2
998
3.05
120
7
1934-1939
RP
12
17
.415
42
26
0
16
4
2
223.2
106
84
216
12
57
129
3
0
5
943
3.36
115
8
1925-1933
SP
19
10
.657
37
31
0
19
5
0
255.0
108
81
239
6
71
141
1
0
6
999
2.85
113
9
1925-1929
SP
20
9
.705
40
28
0
20
2
1
263.2
112
89
239
14
54
136
1
2
11
1,068
3.03
110
10
1926-1927
SP
16
8
.667
38
30
0
16
4
3
242.2
98
78
251
7
50
82
2
2
8
1,002
2.89
108
11
1923-1931
RP
16
12
.565
43
25
0
16
2
3
247.0
120
90
254
6
62
108
1
0
6
1,045
3.29
102
12
1915-1924
RP
21
11
.654
42
26
0
20
3
2
259.0
115
81
212
2
117
135
1
3
4
1,088
2.83
102
13
1911-1914
SP
18
10
.630
39
29
0
18
3
1
244.2
110
84
220
0
71
151
0
0
4
1,005
3.08
99
14
1933-1943
SP
13
15
.457
39
29
0
15
1
1
232.1
132
102
236
7
82
123
3
0
7
1,020
3.96
98
15
1930-1935
RP
10
14
.429
41
27
0
16
2
1
234.1
134
108
280
12
55
74
0
0
6
1,001
4.16
94
16
1911-1920
SP
14
12
.531
38
30
0
20
4
0
258.2
114
82
218
3
85
161
1
0
6
1,055
2.86
93
17
1912-1915
RP
17
10
.630
42
26
0
17
3
0
257.1
125
83
259
0
73
120
0
0
1
1,086
2.89
92
18
1924-1930
RP
13
12
.512
43
25
0
15
1
1
248.2
132
108
251
5
85
74
1
0
7
1,056
3.90
90
19
1911-1917
SP
18
10
.632
37
31
0
23
2
0
278.2
129
92
251
4
83
132
0
0
2
1,149
2.96
90
20
1922-1925
RP
13
12
.528
42
26
0
13
2
3
225.2
136
112
233
8
97
109
1
0
10
1,012
4.48
85
21
1920-1929
SP
12
16
.429
40
28
0
17
2
1
249.0
141
109
243
9
123
111
1
0
8
1,056
3.93
85
22
1914-1921
SP
19
9
.689
38
30
0
18
2
0
249.2
113
89
221
6
79
100
0
0
2
1,027
3.21
83
23
1928-1931
SP
15
15
.486
40
28
0
19
2
2
263.1
146
124
282
12
88
102
1
0
2
1,094
4.23
81
24
1929-1937
RP
14
10
.568
41
27
0
12
3
1
230.0
147
117
262
9
85
93
1
0
17
993
4.58
81
* = Left-handed pitcher       ^ = Unknown

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