Chicago American Giants Team History - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

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

Hits

#	Player	Years	H
1	Jim Brown	1919-1937	674
2	Jelly Gardner	1920-1930	668
3	Dave Malarcher	1920-1934	636
4	Cristóbal Torriente	1919-1925	574
5	Steel Arm Davis	1927-1935	512
6	Bingo DeMoss	1913-1925	481
7	Jesse Barber	1911-1919	447
8	Pete Hill	1911-1918	421
9	Alex Radcliff	1927-1944	419
10	Bobby Williams	1918-1928	413

Strikeouts

#	Player	Years	SO
1	Willie Foster	1923-1937	1013
2	Willie Cornelius	1933-1946	434
3	Frank Wickware	1911-1920	391
4	George Harney	1923-1931	351
5	Dick Whitworth	1915-1924	341
6	Willie Powell	1925-1933	340
7	Dave Brown	1919-1922	340
8	Tom Johnson	1914-1921	266
9	Tom Williams	1917-1924	258
10	Ted Trent	1934-1939	231

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Players

#	Player	Years	Role	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1	Juan Padrón*	1916-1925	SP	30	21	.588	74	54		30	9	3	443.1	169	128	386	4	98	222	0	0	11	1813	2.60	144
2	Dave Brown*	1919-1922	RP	45	10	.818	79	51		36	10	3	501.0	177	137	373	4	160	340	3	0	28	2023	2.46	135
3	Willie Foster*	1923-1937	SP	119	60	.665	256	177		139	31	13	1624.1	615	465	1403	25	514	1013	14	0	49	4114	2.58	130
4	Tom Williams	1917-1924	RP	53	19	.736	115	64		49	9	10	635.1	226	170	526	15	164	258	1	1	17	2578	2.41	130
5	Bill Lindsay	1911-1914	SP	26	9	.743	42	32		28	4	0	306.2	119	83	260	4	80	205	2		4	1234	2.44	125
6	Ed Rile	1922-1929	RP	26	14	.650	67	42		24	3	0	375.1	168	127	364	10	118	133	3	0	4	1599	3.05	120
7	Gentry Jessup	1941-1945	SP	17	21	.447	46	35		27	1	1	307.1	127	102	286	1	89	156	2	0	9	1226	2.99	117
8	Ted Trent	1934-1939	RP	22	31	.415	75	47		29	7	4	401.1	190	150	388	19	103	231	5	0	9	1511	3.36	115
9	Willie Powell	1925-1933	SP	46	24	.657	89	75		47	13	1	615.0	260	195	577	9	172	340	3	0	15	1513	2.85	113
10	Webster McDonald	1925-1929	SP	31	13	.705	61	43		30	3	2	403.1	171	136	365	10	82	208	2	1	17	1005	3.03	110
11	Rube Curry	1926-1927	SP	18	9	.667	42	34		18	5	3	271.1	109	87	281	5	56	92	2	1	9	737	2.89	108
12	George Harney	1923-1931	RP	52	40	.565	139	81		51	8	10	799.1	387	292	823	12	202	351	2	0	18	2658	3.29	102
13	Dick Whitworth	1915-1924	RP	53	28	.654	106	66		50	8	4	655.2	290	206	537	5	296	341	3	1	10	2751	2.83	102
14	Charles Dougherty*	1911-1914	SP	17	10	.630	37	28		17	3	1	234.0	105	80	210	0	68	144	0		4	961	3.08	99
15	Willie Cornelius	1933-1945	SP	45	52	.464	140	103		54	2	4	823.1	493	378	854	22	286	425	10	0	24	3120	4.13	94
16	Luther McDonald	1930-1935	RP	9	12	.429	36	23		14	2	1	203.1	116	94	243	4	48	64	0		5	324	4.16	94
17	Frank Wickware	1911-1920	SP	34	30	.531	93	72		49	9	0	628.1	277	200	530	7	207	391	2	0	15	2560	2.86	93
18	Bill Gatewood	1912-1915	RP	17	10	.630	43	27		18	3	0	265.0	129	85	267	0	75	124	0		1	1118	2.89	92
19	Eddie Miller	1924-1930	RP	21	20	.512	70	41		24	1	1	406.0	216	176	410	4	139	120	1	0	12	1351	3.90	90
20	Rube Foster	1911-1917	SP	24	14	.632	50	42		31	3	0	377.1	175	124	340	5	112	178	0		3	1554	2.96	90
21	Aubry Owens	1922-1925	RP	19	17	.528	60	38		19	3	4	325.2	196	162	336	9	140	157	1	0	14	1459	4.48	85
22	Jack Marshall	1920-1929	SP	18	24	.429	62	43		27	3	2	384.2	218	168	375	11	190	171	2	0	12	1273	3.93	85
23	Tom Johnson	1914-1921	SP	51	23	.689	102	79		49	6	0	664.2	301	237	587	16	210	266	1	0	6	2733	3.21	83
24	Frog Holsey^	1928-1931	SP	18	19	.486	50	34		24	2	2	325.2	180	153	348	2	109	126	1		3	177	4.23	81
25	Malvin Powell	1929-1937	RP	21	16	.568	64	41		19	5	1	355.1	227	181	404	9	131	143	1	0	26	964	4.58	81

* = Left-handed pitcher ^ = Unknown

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