1919 Chicago American Giants - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1919 Chicago American Giants


27 - 16


(2nd place in the Western Independent Clubs )

1911 / 1920 (Team History)

Managed by:
Rube Foster (27-16)

Top Hitter


Oscar
Charleston

Top Pitcher


Dick
Whitworth

League Ranks (7 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
120
 1st ERA+
105
 4th
OPS
.725
 2nd ERA
3.09
 1st
BA
.269
 1st BA
.230
 1st
OBP
.355
 1st K/BB
1.03
 4th
SLG
.370
 2nd K%
10.3%
 2nd
BB%
10.2%
 2nd BB%
9.9%
 5th
K%
HR%
0.6%
 2nd
ISO
.101
 3rd WHIP
1.24
 2nd

Notes:


• Home Ballpark: Schorling Park (Chicago, IL)
• 3 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• 1 member of the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame
• Rube Foster (Owner & Business Manager)


Pitching
Glossary
Basic Pitching
Pos
Player
Age
W
L
W%
G
GS
GF
CG
SHO
SV
IP
R
ER
H
HR
BB
K
WP
BK
HBP
BF
ERA
ERA+
SP
23
10
2
.833
14
9
8
2
1
95.0
28
19
71
2
45
56
0
1
0
384
1.80
181
SP
30
4
4
.500
13
9
5
0
0
79.1
39
34
67
3
28
26
0
0
1
327
3.86
84
SP
46
4
2
.667
8
5
4
0
0
51.1
24
22
41
2
24
17
0
0
0
218
3.86
84
SP
25
3
1
.750
5
5
4
0
0
40.2
20
13
32
2
20
24
0
0
3
175
2.88
113
SP
32
2
1
.667
6
3
2
0
0
37.0
21
13
34
0
12
9
0
0
2
156
3.16
103
SP
27
1
2
.333
5
4
3
0
0
35.0
18
13
35
0
9
13
0
0
0
149
3.34
97
SP
22
1
2
.333
4
3
0
0
0
14.1
10
7
17
0
9
6
0
0
0
71
4.40
74
SP
30
0
1
.000
2
1
1
0
0
10.1
5
4
7
0
1
3
0
0
0
39
3.48
93
SP
22
1
0
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
9.0
2
1
4
1
3
5
0
0
1
34
1.00
325
SP
24
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
3.1
3
3
3
0
5
2
0
0
0
16
8.10
40
10
26
15
.634
59
41
28
2
1
375.1
170
129
311
10
156
161
0
1
7
1569
3.09
105
* = Left-handed pitcher       ^ = Unknown



Advanced Pitching
Player
Age
Role
IP
WHIP
Lg
K%
Lg
BB%
Lg
K/BB
Lg
HR%
Lg
23
SP
95.0
1.22
1.25
14.6%
11.0%
11.7%
9.0%
1.24
1.23
0.5%
1.1%
30
SP
79.1
1.20
1.25
8.0%
10.9%
8.6%
8.9%
0.93
1.23
0.9%
1.1%
46
SP
51.1
1.27
1.25
7.8%
10.7%
11.0%
8.7%
0.71
1.23
0.9%
1.0%
25
SP
40.2
1.28
1.25
13.7%
10.6%
11.4%
8.7%
1.20
1.23
1.1%
1.0%
32
SP
37.0
1.24
1.25
5.8%
10.6%
7.7%
8.6%
0.75
1.23
0.0%
1.0%
27
SP
35.0
1.26
1.25
8.7%
10.6%
6.0%
8.6%
1.44
1.23
0.0%
1.0%
22
SP
14.1
1.81
1.25
8.5%
10.5%
12.7%
8.5%
0.67
1.23
0.0%
1.0%
30
SP
10.1
0.77
1.25
7.7%
10.4%
2.6%
8.5%
3.00
1.23
0.0%
1.0%
22
SP
9.0
0.78
1.25
14.7%
10.4%
8.8%
8.5%
1.67
1.23
2.9%
1.0%
24
SP
3.1
2.40
1.25
12.5%
10.4%
31.3%
8.4%
0.40
1.23
0.0%
1.0%
10
375.1
1.24
1.25
10.3%
10.8%
9.9%
8.8%
1.03
1.23
0.6%
1.0%
* = Left-handed pitcher       ^ = Unknown



Opponent's Batting
Player
Age
Role
G
PA
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
SB
CS
BB
SO
IBB
HBP
SH
SF
DP
BA
OBP
SLG
OPS
23
SP
14
384
327
28
71
7
2
2
6
45
56
0
12
15
.217
.312
.269
.581
30
SP
13
327
288
39
67
8
2
3
7
28
26
1
10
5
.233
.303
.306
.608
46
SP
8
218
186
24
41
4
3
2
5
24
17
0
8
2
.220
.310
.306
.616
25
SP
5
175
145
20
32
2
7
2
2
20
24
3
7
2
.221
.327
.372
.700
32
SP
6
156
139
21
34
1
2
0
3
12
9
2
3
3
.245
.314
.281
.594
27
SP
5
149
133
18
35
3
2
0
2
9
13
0
7
3
.263
.310
.316
.626
22
SP
4
71
61
10
17
0
0
0
0
9
6
0
1
2
.279
.371
.279
.650
30
SP
2
39
37
5
7
1
2
0
0
1
3
0
1
0
.189
.211
.324
.535
22
SP
1
34
29
2
4
0
0
1
0
3
5
1
1
1
.138
.242
.241
.484
24
SP
1
16
10
3
3
1
0
0
0
5
2
0
1
0
.300
.533
.400
.933
10
59
1569
1355
170
311
27
20
10
25
156
161
7
51
33
.230
.312
.301
.613
* = Left-handed pitcher       ^ = Unknown

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