1944 Chicago American Giants

24 - 42

24 - 41 in the Negro American League

1911 / 1945 (Team History)

Managed by:
Bingo DeMoss (24-42)

Top Hitter

Jesse
Douglas

Top Pitcher

Gentry
Jessup

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	104	2nd	ERA+	95	3rd
OPS	.641	3rd	ERA	3.32	3rd
BA	.264	3rd	BA
OBP	.313	2nd	K/BB	1.57	4th
SLG	.328	3rd	K%	10.3%	3rd
BB%	6.6%	2nd	BB%	6.6%	3rd
K%			HR%
ISO	.064	3rd	WHIP	1.32	4th

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Herb Barnhill	30	11	28	24	2	7	1	0	0	2	0	3	1	.292	.370	.333	.704	124
1B	Clyde Nelson	22	15	50	48	3	9	0	1	0	4	3	2	0	.188	.220	.229	.449	43
2B	Jesse Douglas*	28	14	59	53	7	20	3	3	0	3	1	5	1	.377	.431	.547	.978	210
3B	Ollie Waldon		8	20	17	2	3	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	.176	.300	.294	.594	89
SS	Ralph Wyatt	26	5	19	18	1	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	.278	.278	.278	.556	76
LF	John Bissant	30	14	56	54	6	16	3	2	0	6	0	2	0	.296	.321	.426	.747	136
CF	Lloyd Davenport*	32	14	56	51	3	11	0	0	0	4	0	4	1	.216	.273	.216	.488	56
RF	Johnny Smith*		9	30	26	2	11	1	0	0	5	2	3	1	.423	.483	.462	.944	200

2B	Art Pennington**	21	12	46	43	10	16	1	0	2	6	2	3	0	.372	.413	.535	.948	200
C	Bob Smith	37	7	22	19	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.105	.227	.105	.333	7
RF	Jimmie Crutchfield*	34	6	21	19	0	5	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	.263	.300	.316	.616	95
LF	George Minor^	26	9	20	17	2	3	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	.176	.300	.176	.476	52
1B	Henry McCall*	36	3	10	9	1	6	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	.667	.667	.667	1.333	324
C	Rufus Hatten	32	3	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SS	Willie Wells Jr.	21	3	7	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.200	.333	.200	.533	71
1B	Walter Trehearn		3	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	-35
2B	Buck Felder	28	2	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
3B	Rainey Bibbs**	33	1	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	166
1B	Sam Jackson^		1	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	59
SS	T. J. Brown	29	1	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	218
3B	Alex Radcliff	38	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Gentry Jessup	29	10	29	28	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.143	.143	.179	.321	2
SP	Gready McKinnis	30	3	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	-9
SP	Al Jones		3	6	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	6
RP	Leroy Sutton	23	3	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	27
SP	Pepper Sharpe^	25	3	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	324
RP	Ollie West*	30	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	27		165	529	485	44	128	11	7	2	39	12	35	9	.264	.313	.328	.641	104

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Jesse Douglas*	28	2B	59	.451	.299	8.5%	6.7%	0.0%	0.4%	.170	.069
John Bissant	30	LF	56	.353	.299	3.6%	6.7%	0.0%	0.4%	.130	.069
Lloyd Davenport*	32	CF	56	.241	.299	7.1%	6.7%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.069
Clyde Nelson	22	1B	50	.218	.299	4.0%	6.7%	0.0%	0.4%	.042	.069
Art Pennington**	21	2B	46	.450	.299	6.5%	6.7%	4.3%	0.4%	.163	.069
Johnny Smith*		RF	30	.439	.299	10.0%	6.7%	0.0%	0.4%	.038	.069
Gentry Jessup	29	SP	29	.147	.299	0.0%	6.7%	0.0%	0.4%	.036	.069
Herb Barnhill	30	C	28	.334	.299	10.7%	6.7%	0.0%	0.4%	.042	.069
Bob Smith	37	C	22	.187	.299	13.6%	6.7%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.069
Jimmie Crutchfield*	34	RF	21	.284	.299	4.8%	6.7%	0.0%	0.4%	.053	.069
Ollie Waldon		3B	20	.295	.299	15.0%	6.7%	0.0%	0.4%	.118	.069
George Minor^	26	LF	20	.254	.299	15.0%	6.7%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.069
Ralph Wyatt	26	SS	19	.252	.299	0.0%	6.7%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.069
Henry McCall*	36	1B	10	.575	.299	0.0%	6.7%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.069
Rufus Hatten	32	C	9	.000	.299	0.0%	6.7%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.069
Willie Wells Jr.	21	SS	7	.242	.299	14.3%	6.7%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.069
Gready McKinnis	30	SP	7	.137	.299	0.0%	6.7%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.069
Al Jones		SP	6	.160	.299	0.0%	6.7%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.069
Leroy Sutton	23	RP	5	.192	.299	0.0%	6.7%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.069
Walter Trehearn		1B	5	.147	.299	20.0%	6.7%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.069
Buck Felder	28	2B	5	.000	.299	0.0%	6.7%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.069
Rainey Bibbs**	33	3B	4	.423	.299	25.0%	6.7%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.069
Alex Radcliff	38	3B	4	.000	.299	0.0%	6.7%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.069
T. J. Brown	29	SS	4	.479	.299	0.0%	6.7%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.069
Sam Jackson^		1B	4	.240	.299	0.0%	6.7%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.069
Pepper Sharpe^	25	SP	3	.639	.299	0.0%	6.7%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.069
Ollie West*	30	RP		.000	.299		6.7%		0.4%		.069
27			529	.306	.299	6.6%	6.7%	0.4%	0.4%	.064	.069

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

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