1946 Chicago American Giants

31 - 56 - 2

31 - 53 - 2 in the Negro American League

1945 / 1947 (Team History)

Managed by:
Candy Jim Taylor (31-56-2)

Top Hitter

Clyde
Nelson

Top Pitcher

Gentry
Jessup

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	76	5th	ERA+	116	3rd
OPS	.596	5th	ERA	3.57	3rd
BA	.246	5th	BA
OBP	.291	5th	K/BB	1.56	4th
SLG	.305	6th	K%	15.4%	2nd
BB%	5.8%	5th	BB%	9.9%	6th
K%			HR%
ISO	.059	5th	WHIP	1.37	3rd

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	HBP	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Bill Charter^		9	30	28	4	4	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	.143	.200	.143	.343	1
1B	Ed Young	31	14	62	58	10	12	1	0	1	7	2	3	0	1	.207	.246	.276	.522	53
2B	Bernell Longest*	28	13	59	51	7	13	1	0	0	5	0	8	0	0	.255	.356	.275	.630	86
3B	Clyde Nelson	24	15	64	60	7	22	4	0	2	11	0	4	0	0	.367	.406	.533	.940	176
SS	Clyde McNeal	17	12	39	38	2	11	1	1	0	4	0	1	0	0	.289	.308	.368	.676	99
LF	John Miles	23	11	44	43	3	9	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	.209	.209	.233	.442	30
CF	Bancy Thomas		13	52	49	5	14	1	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	.286	.327	.306	.633	86
RF	Jim McCurine*	25	14	57	50	8	14	2	1	0	5	0	5	0	2	.280	.345	.360	.705	108

LF	John Bissant	32	8	37	33	2	7	1	0	0	4	1	3	0	1	.212	.278	.242	.520	53
SS	Ralph Wyatt	28	7	36	35	4	11	1	1	0	4	0	1	0	0	.314	.333	.400	.733	115
C	Herb Barnhill	32	7	25	25	1	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	18
RF	Harry Rhodes*	23	7	19	18	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.222	.263	.278	.541	59
2B	Wilbert King^		2	9	8	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	72
2B	Sam Hill*	20	2	6	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RF	Mack Williams^		1	5	5	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.600	.600	1.000	1.600	369
C	Grover Hunt		1	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	-40
CF	Green^		2	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	224
C	Jake Tolbert		1	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	96
C	Johnny Hundley		2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Walter McCoy	26	6	20	20	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.050	.100	.150	-56
SP	Gentry Jessup	31	5	19	19	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.158	.158	.316	-7
SP	Ed Howard^		6	10	8	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	.125	.300	.375	.675	98
RP	Willie Cornelius	39	2	6	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.400	.500	.400	.900	165
SP	Clarence Locke	35	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RP	Riley Stewart*	27	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SP	Chet Brewer**	39	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PR	Harry Millon		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	27		164	616	574	63	141	15	5	3	55	4	36	1	5	.246	.291	.305	.596	76

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Clyde Nelson	24	3B	64	.444	.329	6.3%	8.3%	3.1%	0.5%	.167	.076
Ed Young	31	1B	62	.251	.329	4.8%	8.3%	1.6%	0.5%	.069	.076
Bernell Longest*	28	2B	59	.326	.329	13.6%	8.3%	0.0%	0.5%	.020	.076
Jim McCurine*	25	RF	57	.334	.329	8.8%	8.3%	0.0%	0.5%	.080	.076
Bancy Thomas		CF	52	.314	.329	5.8%	8.3%	0.0%	0.5%	.020	.076
John Miles	23	LF	44	.208	.329	0.0%	8.3%	0.0%	0.5%	.023	.076
Clyde McNeal	17	SS	39	.323	.329	2.6%	8.3%	0.0%	0.5%	.079	.076
John Bissant	32	LF	37	.258	.329	8.1%	8.3%	0.0%	0.5%	.030	.076
Ralph Wyatt	28	SS	36	.350	.329	2.8%	8.3%	0.0%	0.5%	.086	.076
Bill Charter^		C	30	.181	.329	6.7%	8.3%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.076
Herb Barnhill	32	C	25	.195	.329	0.0%	8.3%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.076
Walter McCoy	26	SP	20	.068	.329	0.0%	8.3%	0.0%	0.5%	.050	.076
Harry Rhodes*	23	RF	19	.266	.329	5.3%	8.3%	0.0%	0.5%	.056	.076
Gentry Jessup	31	SP	19	.154	.329	0.0%	8.3%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.076
Ed Howard^		SP	10	.329	.329	10.0%	8.3%	0.0%	0.5%	.250	.076
Wilbert King^		2B	9	.302	.329	11.1%	8.3%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.076
Willie Cornelius	39	RP	6	.454	.329	16.7%	8.3%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.076
Sam Hill*	20	2B	6	.000	.329	0.0%	8.3%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.076
Green^		CF	5	.544	.329	20.0%	8.3%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.076
Mack Williams^		RF	5	.732	.329	0.0%	8.3%	0.0%	0.5%	.400	.076
Grover Hunt		C	5	.155	.329	20.0%	8.3%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.076
Jake Tolbert		C	3	.325	.329	0.0%	8.3%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.076
Clarence Locke	35	SP	3	.000	.329	0.0%	8.3%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.076
Johnny Hundley		C	1	.000	.329	0.0%	8.3%	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.076
Harry Millon		PR		.000	.329		8.3%		0.5%		.076
Chet Brewer**	39	SP		.000	.329		8.3%		0.5%		.076
Riley Stewart*	27	RP		.000	.329		8.3%		0.5%		.076
27			616	.291	.329	5.8%	8.3%	0.5%	0.5%	.059	.076

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

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