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)


Fielding Breakdown by Position
C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF PH PR P
Player
Age
Pos
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
G
G
23
SP
1
34
LF
15
-5.6
2
-1.0
1
-0.3
39
CF
10
-1.3
28
-4.4
1
28
C
1
-0.1
28
LF
1
-0.1
12
1.4
1
1
46
C
5
-3.4
4
0.6
1
3
23
3B
4
0.9
RP
1
26
RP
5
22
RF
1
0.3
32
C
1
-0.2
40
2B
1
0.4
13
1.5
35
SP
3
7
32
RF
7
0.8
28
2.9
3
25
RP
2
28
SP
1
-0.1
2
-1.0
4
0.9
3
11
29
2B
2
-1.5
2B
4
0.6
24
SP
1
C
3
-0.2
34
C
17
-4.6
4
0.2
1
-0.4
2
-0.1
2
4
24
SP
1
38
RP
1
27
RP
5
27
RP
2
4
30
2B
11
-2.1
1
-0.3
3
-2.9
1
0.6
1
25
C
3
1.1
1
-0.1
1
24
RP
2
PH
2
19
LF
15
0.5
3
-0.5
13
-2.3
7
1.5
36
3B
1
-0.3
39
-0.8
39
C
1
0.2
24
1B
10
1.4
19
SP
2
-0.8
1
8
34
C
13
-1.6
1
29
2B
3
2.2
14
0.3
7
1.3
1
29
RF
1
-0.6
9
1.4
2
1
26
SP
5
58
PH
1
31
C
1
-0.2
34
SP
9
28
SP
13
24
SS
35
-6.4
29
C
4
1.4
1
-0.4
2
33
C
1
0.3
45
53
-4.9
48
0.9
47
-1.7
44
-0.2
45
-8.0
47
-8.9
44
-3.1
46
4.9
27
3
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