1942 Chicago American Giants - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1942 Chicago American Giants


19 - 55


8 - 36 in the Negro American League

1911 / 1943 (Team History)

Managed by:
Candy Jim Taylor (19-55)

Top Hitter


Cool Papa
Bell

Top Pitcher


Leroy
Sutton

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
82
 5th ERA+
78
 6th
OPS
.594
 5th ERA
5.39
 6th
BA
.236
 5th BA
.297
 6th
OBP
.294
 5th K/BB
0.99
 6th
SLG
.300
 5th K%
8.5%
 6th
BB%
7.0%
 3rd BB%
8.7%
 6th
K%
HR%
0.8%
 4th
ISO
.064
 5th WHIP
1.67
 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
0.5
0.7
-0.1
34
-0.6
0.1
-0.6
28
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
Center Field
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
39
1.0
1.6
-0.6

Right Field
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
32
0.9
0.7
0.4
29
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
22
0.0
0.0
0.0
Shortstop
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
24
-0.3
0.1
-0.6
Second Base
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
29
-0.1
-0.6
0.4
30
-0.4
0.1
-0.5
40
0.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
29
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
Third Base
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
36
0.2
0.3
-0.1
23
0.0
-0.1
0.1
First Base
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
24
-0.2
-0.3
0.1
Manager W-L
W%
19-55
.257
Catcher
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
34
-0.1
-0.3
-0.5
34
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
46
-0.7
0.1
-0.3
29
0.2
0.1
0.1
25
0.1
0.0
0.1
39
0.0
0.0
0.0
31
0.0
0.0
0.0
33
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
32
0.0
0.0
0.0
28
0.0
0.0
0.0
+
Starting Pitcher
Age
IP
WAR
Pit
Off
28
61.1
0.1
0.3
-0.2
28
60.0
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
34
52.1
-0.3
-0.2
-0.2
19
44.0
0.6
0.4
0.3
26
34.0
0.7
0.8
-0.1
35
23.1
0.0
-0.2
0.2
24
4.0
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
24
2.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
23
0.1
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
Relief Pitcher
Age
IP
WAR
Pit
Off
26
15.1
-0.4
-0.4
-0.1
27
13.0
-0.5
-0.4
0.0
27
9.1
-0.4
-0.4
0.0
25
6.0
0.4
0.4
0.0
38
4.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
24
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
-0.1
-0.1
0.0

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