1945 Chicago American Giants

49 - 59 - 1

46 - 54 - 1 in the Negro American League

1911 / 1946 (Team History)

Managed by:
Candy Jim Taylor (49-59-1)

Art
Pennington

Gentry
Jessup

• Home Ballpark: Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
• J. B. Martin (Co-Owner & President) , William Little (Co-Owner) , R. S. Simmons (Business Manager)

1945 Chicago American Giants

Glossary

Left Field	Age	WAR	Off	Fld
John Bissant	31	0.3	0.5	-0.1
Clyde McNeal	16	-0.3	-0.2	-0.2

Center Field	Age	WAR	Off	Fld
Jimmie Crutchfield	35	-0.4	-0.2	-0.2

Right Field	Age	WAR	Off	Fld
Johnny Smith	28	1.3	1.2	-0.1

Shortstop	Age	WAR	Off	Fld
Ralph Wyatt	27	0.6	0.7	-0.3
Shanks		0.1	0.0	0.1

Second Base	Age	WAR	Off	Fld
Jesse Douglas	29	1.0	0.7	0.2
Wilbert King	30	0.4	0.2	0.1

Third Base	Age	WAR	Off	Fld
Clyde Nelson	23	0.0	0.3	-0.3
Bill Charter		0.2	0.1	0.1

First Base	Age	WAR	Off	Fld
Art Pennington	22	1.7	1.6	0.1
Henry McCall	37	0.1	0.2	0.0
Clarence Locke	34	-0.6	-0.2	0.0
Sam Jackson		0.0	0.0	0.0

Manager	W-L	W%
Candy Jim Taylor	49-59	.454

Catcher	Age	WAR	Fld
Herb Barnhill	31	-0.1	-0.1
Tommie Dukes	38	-0.1	-0.1
James Coachman		0.0	0.0
Jesse F. Williams		0.0	0.0

Starting Pitcher	Age	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Gentry Jessup	30	79.0	2.2	2.4	-0.1
Walter McCoy	25	65.1	0.5	0.7	-0.2
Willie Cornelius	38	50.2	-0.7	-1.3	0.6
Gready McKinnis	31	42.2	0.9	1.0	-0.1
Willie McMeans		22.2	-0.1	-0.2	0.0

Relief Pitcher	Age	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Ollie West	31	27.1	0.6	0.5	0.0
R. Smith		5.0	-0.1	-0.1	0.0