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Chicago American Giants

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1439 - 1103 - 53 (.566)

2 Negro League World Series Championships
6 League Championships

Top Hitter

Cristóbal
Torriente

Top Pitcher

Willie
Foster

Leaders

Runs Scored

#	Player	Years	R
1	Jelly Gardner	1920-1930	454
2	Dave Malarcher	1920-1934	436
3	Bingo DeMoss	1913-1925	407
4	Jim Brown	1919-1937	389
5	Cristóbal Torriente	1919-1925	388
6	Pete Hill	1911-1918	285
7	Bobby Williams	1918-1928	262
8	Steel Arm Davis	1927-1935	262
9	Jesse Barber	1911-1919	254
10	Alex Radcliff	1927-1944	212

Games Started

#	Player	Years	GS
1	Willie Foster	1923-1937	177
2	Willie Cornelius	1933-1946	103
3	George Harney	1923-1931	81
4	Tom Johnson	1914-1921	79
5	Willie Powell	1925-1933	75
6	Frank Wickware	1911-1920	72
7	Dick Whitworth	1915-1924	66
8	Tom Williams	1917-1924	64
9	Juan Padrón	1916-1925	54
10	Dave Brown	1919-1922	51

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Results:

#	Player	Year	Team	Pos		G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP		Fld%	Lg		RF	Lg		Runs	Rate	Range
1	George Sweatt	1927	CAG	CF		107	12	100.0	25	0	0	1		1.000	.961		2.25	2.34		-1.1	-11.4	-0.7
2	Pythias Russ	1927	CAG	2B		105	14	119.2	32	39	6	3		.922	.937		5.34	5.41		-3.1	-26.2	-3.1
3	Charley Williams^	1927	CAG	SS		104	14	119.2	31	45	5	4		.938	.947		5.72	5.51		2.6	21.4	2.6
4	Dave Malarcher**	1927	CAG	3B		102	14	119.2	15	27	3	0		.933	.933		3.16	3.00		1.5	12.3	1.5
5	Steel Arm Davis*	1927	CAG	CF		101	14	118.2	19	2	1	0		.955	.976		1.59	1.50		0.5	4.3	0.2
6	Sanford Jackson	1926	CAG	SS		101	100	884.0	182	208	33	19		.922	.928		3.97	4.40		2.7	3.1	1.1
7	Dave Malarcher**	1926	CAG	3B		101	98	875.0	138	211	9	18		.975	.927		3.59	3.45		16.5	18.8	16.5
8	Sandy Thompson*	1926	CAG	CF		99	92	828.1	149	11	5	3		.970	.951		1.74	1.76		0.9	1.1	0.6
9	Jim Brown**	1926	CAG	1B		95	91	803.2	753	42	16	31		.980	.974		8.90	9.78		-17.3	-21.5	-9.7
10	Cristóbal Torriente*	1921	CAG	3B		94	2	734.1	164	22	6	1		.969	.938		2.28	2.28		7.4	10.7	11.6
11	Sanford Jackson	1927	CAG	RF		93	8	75.2	13	1	0	0		1.000	.998		1.67	1.76		-0.2	-3.1	0.0
12	Charley Williams^	1926	CAG	2B		93	93	826.1	253	259	28	37		.948	.937		5.58	5.45		-3.5	-4.3	-3.5
13	Jim Brown**	1927	CAG	1B		92	14	116.2	134	7	4	4		.972	.963		10.88	10.86		1.1	9.7	0.8
14	George Sweatt	1926	CAG	2B		92	89	786.0	214	81	15	13		.952	.962		3.38	3.68		1.5	1.9	1.6
15	Cristóbal Torriente*	1925	CAG	RF		91
16	Jimmie Lyons*	1921	CAG	LF		90	2	698.1	131	16	6	5		.961	.936		1.89	1.76		10.8	15.4	7.8
17	Steel Arm Davis*	1930	CAG	PH		89	1	9.0	4	1	0	0		1.000	1.000		5.00	4.24		0.5	60.7	0.2
18	Bingo DeMoss	1921	CAG	2B		87	2	733.1	218	259	13	21		.973	.942		5.85	5.19		24.6	33.5	24.6
19	Jelly Gardner*	1926	CAG	LF		87	85	751.0	151	15	2	4		.988	.949		1.99	1.75		13.4	17.8	11.2
20	Dave Malarcher**	1925	CAG	SS		87
21	Bobby Williams	1921	CAG	SS		86	2	735.1	123	233	37	22		.906	.908		4.36	5.13		3.9	5.3	3.9
22	Jelly Gardner*	1925	CAG	CF		84
23	Dave Malarcher**	1921	CAG	3B		84	2	707.1	100	144	24	12		.910	.917		3.10	3.35		-4.4	-6.2	-4.4
24	Bobby Williams	1925	CAG	SS		84
25	Charley Williams^	1929	CAG	SS		84		45.0	14	15	0	1		1.000	.968		5.80	6.28		-1.0	-22.4	-1.0
26	Dave Malarcher**	1923	CAG	3B		83	77	709.0	117	146	24	12		.916	.926		3.34	3.32		8.7	12.2	8.7
27	Sanford Jackson	1930	CAG	RF		82	1	9.0	1	2	1	1		.750	.917		3.00	5.82		-1.0	-107.9	-1.0
28	Jelly Gardner*	1923	CAG	CF		81	76	673.0	124	10	5	3		.964	.957		1.79	1.65		6.5	9.6	5.3
29	Leroy Grant	1921	CAG	1B		81	2	688.1	804	35	24	33		.972	.977		10.97	11.32		-0.9	-1.3	-0.9
30	John Beckwith	1923	CAG	1B		80	73	649.0	674	49	17	29		.977	.973		10.03	10.37		-4.5	-7.0	-1.8
31	Steel Arm Davis*	1929	CAG	LF		79		27.0	5	1	1	0		.857	.894		2.00	1.82		0.0	0.7	-0.3
32	Bingo DeMoss	1923	CAG	2B		79	76	699.0	194	297	14	31		.972	.939		6.32	5.56		30.9	44.2	30.9
33	Pythias Russ	1928	CAG	C		79		676.0	197	234	26	25		.943	.931		5.74	5.60		11.5	17.1	11.7
34	Dave Malarcher**	1924	CAG	2B		78	77	681.0	68	161	16	7		.935	.931		3.03	3.18		13.6	20.0	13.6
35	Cristóbal Torriente*	1923	CAG	CF		78	72	654.0	150	18	3	4		.982	.952		2.31	2.10		10.3	16.3	7.2
36	Bobby Williams	1923	CAG	SS		78	74	683.1	96	260	46	24		.886	.919		4.69	5.66		-8.3	-12.2	-8.3
37	Jelly Gardner*	1924	CAG	CF		77	77	681.0	192	14	6	1		.972	.963		2.72	2.14		26.8	39.4	24.8
38	Jelly Gardner*	1929	CAG	RF		77		28.0	2	0	0	0		1.000	.972		0.64	0.94		-0.8	-29.1	-0.7
39	Charley Williams^	1930	CAG	2B		77
40	John Hines	1928	CAG	C		76		554.0	251	38	10	5		.967	.961		4.69	4.25		13.1	23.7	9.7
41	Cristóbal Torriente*	1924	CAG	LF		76	74	645.0	120	7	7	0		.948	.956		1.77	1.70		3.5	5.4	3.9
42	Bobby Williams	1922	CAG	3B		75		657.1	123	193	40	24		.888	.915		4.33	4.85		-2.3	-3.5	-2.3
43	Bobby Williams	1924	CAG	SS		75	75	666.0	144	229	36	32		.912	.906		5.04	5.28		-1.5	-2.3	-1.5
44	John Hines	1926	CAG	1B		74	59	530.2	177	37	6	7		.973	.961		3.63	4.02		-2.8	-5.2	-4.6
45	Sandy Thompson*	1930	CAG	3B		73
46	Charley Williams^	1928	CAG	2B		73		633.0	179	198	11	25		.972	.941		5.36	5.39		-2.3	-3.6	-2.3
47	Jim Brown**	1923	CAG	1B		72	64	591.0	349	78	13	8		.970	.966		6.50	6.22		0.9	1.5	-1.3
48	Jimmie Lyons*	1922	CAG	CF		72		618.1	152	13	4	3		.976	.949		2.40	1.90		25.2	40.8	22.1
49	Jim Brown**	1924	CAG	PH		71	55	503.0	294	48	12	4		.966	.964		6.12	6.19		-2.2	-4.4	-2.0
50	Jim Brown**	1925	CAG	LF		71
51	John Hines	1925	CAG	SS		71
52	Steel Arm Davis*	1928	CAG	RF		70		557.1	287	14	9	8		.971	.958		4.86	5.06		-2.1	-3.9	-2.1
53	Jelly Gardner*	1921	CAG	RF		70	1	573.1	80	11	12	1		.883	.935		1.43	1.60		-5.1	-8.8	-5.2
54	Jelly Gardner*	1922	CAG	LF		70		618.1	121	6	5	2		.962	.954		1.85	1.60		12.3	19.9	15.5
55	Sandy Thompson*	1929	CAG	PH		70
56	Leroy Grant	1922	CAG	1B		69		629.1	723	29	20	37		.974	.977		10.75	11.33		-3.8	-6.1	-3.8
57	Bingo DeMoss	1924	CAG	PH		68	62	562.0	126	147	14	25		.951	.933		4.37	4.46		-8.2	-14.6	-7.9
58	Cristóbal Torriente*	1920	CAG	3B		68		577.0	116	29	4	0		.973	.959		2.26	2.46		9.5	16.7	10.4
59	John Beckwith	1922	CAG	SS		67		575.1	112	136	20	11		.925	.933		3.88	3.80		13.6	23.6	13.7
60	Bingo DeMoss	1920	CAG	2B		67		593.0	182	191	17	19		.956	.934		5.66	5.08		10.4	17.5	10.5
61	Jesse Barber*	1915	CAG	RF		66	6	562.2	555	51	11	23		.982	.960		9.69	10.07		-4.6	-8.2	-4.5
62	Bill Francis	1916	CAG	3B		66	4	575.1	66	125	7	12		.965	.920		2.99	3.32		1.7	3.0	1.7
63	John Henry Lloyd*	1916	CAG	SS		66	4	575.1	181	208	20	27		.951	.915		6.09	5.67		12.4	21.6	12.4
64	Frank Duncan*	1916	CAG	RF		65	4	553.0	69	8	5	0		.939	.944		1.25	1.20		5.0	9.0	5.5
65	Judy Gans*	1920	CAG	RF		65		530.1	106	12	5	4		.959	.951		2.00	1.88		12.8	24.1	11.3
66	Eddie Miller^	1930	CAG	SS		65	0
67	Pythias Russ	1929	CAG	C		65
68	Willie Ware	1925	CAG	1B		65
69	Bingo DeMoss	1922	CAG	LF		64		563.1	172	180	15	23		.959	.935		5.62	5.02		10.8	19.1	10.2
70	Bill Francis	1915	CAG	SS		64	6	556.1	104	125	9	13		.962	.932		3.70	3.40		12.5	22.5	12.5
71	Harry Bauchman	1915	CAG	3B		63	6	562.2	95	192	31	15		.903	.933		4.59	4.88		4.4	7.9	4.4
72	Sanford Jackson	1928	CAG	LF		63		540.2	128	63	5	3		.974	.945		3.18	2.94		13.9	25.7	13.8
73	Jesse Barber*	1916	CAG	CF		62		503.1	119	44	9	6		.948	.941		2.91	3.44		-12.5	-24.8	-11.3
74	Jesse Barber*	1917	CAG	3B		62		522.0	61	24	4	1		.955	.972		1.47	1.68		1.8	3.4	4.2
75	Leroy Grant	1916	CAG	1B		62	4	544.1	654	34	19	40		.973	.975		11.38	11.59		1.6	2.9	1.6
76	Pete Hill*	1915	CAG	LF		62	6	542.2	134	11	5	2		.967	.951		2.40	2.20		7.2	13.2	7.5
77	Dave Malarcher**	1920	CAG	3B		62		536.0	77	132	12	6		.946	.925		3.51	3.50		8.7	16.3	8.7
78	Bingo DeMoss	1925	CAG	LF		61
79	Hurley McNair*	1915	CAG	RF		61	6	533.2	96	13	4	2		.965	.947		1.84	1.62		9.6	18.3	10.8
80	Bruce Petway**	1916	CAG	C		61	4	486.2	324	95	4	6		.991	.969		7.75	6.88		16.6	34.2	0.5
81	James Bray^	1927	CAG	C		60	1	7.0	2	2	0	0		1.000	.958		5.14	6.79		0.8	109.1	0.0
82	Jim Brown**	1920	CAG	RF		60		420.0	228	48	11	7		.962	.966		5.91	6.13		1.1	2.5	-3.0
83	Leroy Grant	1920	CAG	3B		60		524.1	614	27	14	22		.979	.976		11.00	11.04		-0.3	-0.6	-0.3
84	Bobby Williams	1920	CAG	SS		60		534.1	116	161	25	16		.917	.914		4.67	4.91		2.2	4.2	2.3
85	Jesse Barber*	1913	CAG	3B		59	5	498.2	102	55	13	6		.924	.921		2.83	3.22		-9.6	-19.3	-8.8
86	Jim Brown**	1922	CAG	RF		59		498.1	315	88	15	8		.964	.968		7.28	6.53		7.8	15.6	-0.6
87	Jim Brown**	1930	CAG	C		59	1	9.0	6	0	0	0		1.000	1.000		6.00	7.41		0.1	11.9	0.0
88	Pete Hill*	1916	CAG	CF		59	4	493.1	121	13	6	4		.957	.956		2.44	1.96		12.1	24.6	10.3
89	Harry Jeffries	1929	CAG	RF		59		18.0	3	3	1	0		.857	.903		3.00	2.93		0.0	-1.9	0.0
90	Jimmie Lyons*	1923	CAG	RF		59	57	476.0	87	4	11	2		.892	.946		1.72	1.71		1.0	2.0	2.2
91	Bingo DeMoss	1917	CAG	2B		58		524.0	113	168	10	15		.966	.954		4.83	5.26		2.4	4.6	2.4
92	Pete Hill*	1917	CAG	CF		58		520.0	130	9	1	3		.993	.975		2.41	2.42		10.8	20.8	10.3
93	Bill Francis	1917	CAG	3B		57		500.0	69	113	6	4		.968	.942		3.28	3.48		6.0	11.9	6.0
94	Harry Jeffries	1930	CAG	C		57
95	John Henry Lloyd*	1917	CAG	SS		57		502.1	143	150	18	21		.942	.920		5.25	5.27		7.2	14.3	7.3
96	Cristóbal Torriente*	1922	CAG	3B		56		479.1	93	12	2	0		.981	.955		1.97	2.29		-8.6	-18.3	-6.2
97	Frank Duncan*	1913	CAG	RF		55	5	464.2	57	15	4	3		.947	.938		1.39	1.88		-14.4	-30.9	-15.1
98	John Hines	1927	CAG	CF		55
99	Bruce Petway**	1913	CAG	C		55	5	471.2	308	76	12	8		.970	.959		7.33	6.60		11.7	24.8	5.5
100	Candy Jim Taylor	1913	CAG	2B		55	5	498.2	77	88	12	8		.932	.914		2.98	3.13		-2.7	-5.4	-2.6

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

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