1947 Chicago American Giants

36 - 68

28 - 52 in the Negro American League

1911 / 1948 (Team History)

Managed by:
Candy Jim Taylor (36-68)

Top Hitter

John
Ritchey

Top Pitcher

Gentry
Jessup

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	81	4th	ERA+	87	6th
OPS	.675	4th	ERA	5.62	6th
BA	.265	4th	BA	.289	4th
OBP	.333	4th	K/BB	1.06	6th
SLG	.342	4th	K%	11.6%	4th
BB%	8.4%	4th	BB%	10.9%	6th
K%			HR%	0.8%	2nd
ISO	.077	3rd	WHIP	1.66	5th

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
• J. B. Martin (Owner )

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	John Ritchey*	24	22	91	75	20	26	5	1	0	12	4	15	1	0	.347	.462	.440	.902	142
1B	Lyman Bostock*	29	22	90	81	10	27	4	1	0	14	0	8	0	1	.333	.393	.407	.801	114
2B	Bernell Longest*	28	30	138	128	18	40	5	2	0	19	3	7	3	0	.313	.362	.383	.745	99
3B	John Miles	24	24	94	84	13	19	4	0	2	9	0	9	0	1	.226	.301	.345	.646	73
SS	Clyde McNeal	18	25	101	95	13	23	2	2	0	8	1	6	0	0	.242	.287	.305	.592	58
LF	Sam Hill*	21	30	134	119	25	35	6	2	2	15	3	9	3	3	.294	.359	.429	.787	110
CF	Buddy Armour*	32	25	112	104	17	31	6	1	0	6	0	8	0	0	.298	.348	.375	.723	93
RF	Jim McCurine*	26	22	83	75	3	13	3	1	0	6	0	7	0	1	.173	.244	.240	.484	30

LF	Earl Bumpus*	33	24	78	66	8	14	2	0	1	15	0	10	1	1	.212	.325	.288	.613	64
LF	John Bissant	33	17	44	38	6	15	1	0	0	5	2	5	0	1	.395	.465	.421	.886	138
2B	Jesse Warren	32	10	29	28	3	10	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	.357	.379	.429	.808	116
C	Jake Tolbert		11	29	24	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	.125	.276	.125	.401	9
C	Ed Young	34	5	20	17	3	4	1	1	0	5	1	3	0	0	.235	.350	.412	.762	103
1B	Tom Turner	32	5	19	16	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.063	.118	.063	.180	-51
C	Bob Palm^	31	2	7	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	-60
3B	Jacob Robinson^	27	3	7	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	22
SS	Sy Morton	25	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
2B	Harold Millon	28	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	435
C	Berry^		1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
C	Willie Wynn	29	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
PH	Johnson^		1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
PH	Harris^		1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Harry Rhodes*	24	11	23	22	3	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.182	.182	.227	.409	9
SP	Riley Stewart*	28	13	23	21	4	6	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.286	.348	.381	.729	95
SP	Gentry Jessup	32	10	23	22	1	5	2	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	.227	.261	.318	.579	54
SP	Leonard Johnson^	27	10	17	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.071	.188	.071	.259	-30
SP	Clarence Locke	36	6	12	11	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	63
SP	Walter McCoy	27	6	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RP	Steve Wylie	36	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	435
PH	Lyons^		1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	435
	30		343	1196	1073	152	284	44	12	5	122	14	100	10	13	.265	.333	.342	.675	81

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Bernell Longest*	28	2B	138	.359	.355	5.1%	9.6%	0.0%	0.9%	.070	.105
Sam Hill*	21	LF	134	.364	.355	6.7%	9.6%	1.5%	0.9%	.134	.105
Buddy Armour*	32	CF	112	.348	.355	7.1%	9.6%	0.0%	0.9%	.077	.105
Clyde McNeal	18	SS	101	.286	.355	5.9%	9.6%	0.0%	0.9%	.063	.105
John Miles	24	3B	94	.307	.355	9.6%	9.6%	2.1%	0.9%	.119	.105
John Ritchey*	24	C	91	.440	.355	16.5%	9.6%	0.0%	0.9%	.093	.105
Lyman Bostock*	29	1B	90	.382	.355	8.9%	9.6%	0.0%	0.9%	.074	.105
Jim McCurine*	26	RF	83	.238	.355	8.4%	9.6%	0.0%	0.9%	.067	.105
Earl Bumpus*	33	LF	78	.306	.355	12.8%	9.6%	1.3%	0.9%	.076	.105
John Bissant	33	LF	44	.426	.355	11.4%	9.6%	0.0%	0.9%	.026	.105
Jesse Warren	32	2B	29	.384	.355	3.4%	9.6%	0.0%	0.9%	.071	.105
Jake Tolbert		C	29	.235	.355	17.2%	9.6%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.105
Gentry Jessup	32	SP	23	.274	.355	4.3%	9.6%	0.0%	0.9%	.091	.105
Riley Stewart*	28	SP	23	.349	.355	8.7%	9.6%	0.0%	0.9%	.095	.105
Harry Rhodes*	24	SP	23	.183	.355	0.0%	9.6%	0.0%	0.9%	.045	.105
Ed Young	34	C	20	.361	.355	15.0%	9.6%	0.0%	0.9%	.176	.105
Tom Turner	32	1B	19	.094	.355	0.0%	9.6%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.105
Leonard Johnson^	27	SP	17	.151	.355	5.9%	9.6%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.105
Clarence Locke	36	SP	12	.307	.355	8.3%	9.6%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.105
Walter McCoy	27	SP	11	.000	.355	0.0%	9.6%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.105
Bob Palm^	31	C	7	.112	.355	14.3%	9.6%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.105
Jacob Robinson^	27	3B	7	.250	.355	14.3%	9.6%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.105
Sy Morton	25	SS	3	.000	.355	0.0%	9.6%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.105
Harold Millon	28	2B	2	.482	.355	0.0%	9.6%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.105
Lyons^		PH	1	.965	.355	0.0%	9.6%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.105
Johnson^		PH	1	.000	.355	0.0%	9.6%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.105
Harris^		PH	1	.000	.355	0.0%	9.6%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.105
Steve Wylie	36	RP	1	.965	.355	0.0%	9.6%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.105
Willie Wynn	29	C	1	.000	.355	0.0%	9.6%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.105
Berry^		C	1	.000	.355	0.0%	9.6%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.105
30			1196	.325	.355	8.4%	9.6%	0.4%	0.9%	.077	.105