1942 Chicago American Giants - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1942 Chicago American Giants


18 - 54


8 - 36 in the Negro American League

1911 / 1943 (Team History)

Managed by:
Candy Jim Taylor (18-54)

Top Hitter


Cool Papa
Bell

Top Pitcher


Leroy
Sutton

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
73
 5th ERA+
82
 5th
OPS
.547
 5th ERA
5.02
 5th
BA
.223
 5th BA
OBP
.276
 5th K/BB
1.16
 6th
SLG
.271
 5th K%
9.4%
 6th
BB%
6.7%
 3rd BB%
8.0%
 5th
K%
HR%
ISO
.048
 5th WHIP
1.58
 6th

Notes:


• Home Ballpark: Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
• 1 member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• Horace Hall (Co-Owner & President) , J. B. Martin (C-Owner & Secretary-Treasurer)


1942 Chicago American Giants
Glossary

Left Field
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
19
0.3
0.4
0.0
34
0.0
0.0
0.0
28
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
Center Field
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
39
0.7
0.8
0.0

Right Field
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
32
0.0
0.1
0.0
29
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Shortstop
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
24
0.5
0.3
0.0
Second Base
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
40
0.0
0.0
0.0
30
0.0
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
29
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
Third Base
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
36
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
23
0.0
0.0
0.0
First Base
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
24
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
Manager W-L
W%
18-54
.250
Catcher
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
34
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
34
0.0
-0.1
0.0
46
-0.3
0.0
0.0
29
0.2
0.2
0.0
25
0.0
0.0
0.0
35
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
32
0.0
0.0
0.0
28
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
+
Starting Pitcher
Age
IP
WAR
Pit
Off
28
43.2
-0.5
-0.6
0.0
28
33.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
21
32.0
0.4
0.5
-0.1
19
30.0
-0.2
-0.2
0.1
34
24.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
35
23.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
24
5.0
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
24
0.2
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
Relief Pitcher
Age
IP
WAR
Pit
Off
27
13.0
0.2
0.2
0.0
26
10.1
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
25
6.0
0.4
0.3
0.0
38
4.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
27
4.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
24
2.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
-0.2
-0.2
0.0

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