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)


Roster
Player
Age
Pos
PA
IP
Uni
Height
Weight
Bats Throws
Birth
Death
31
RF
102
6'0"
176
L
R
1/5/1888 (Charlottesville, VA)
10/21/1959 (Bridgeport, CT)
22
SP
11
14.1
5'11"
165
L
L
6/9/1897 (Marquez, TX)
5/24/1985 (Los Angeles, CA)
27
C
70
5'11"
185
B
R
5/16/1892 (San Marcos, TX)
1/21/1943 (San Antonio, TX)
22
CF
184
9.0
5'8"
185
L
L
10/14/1896 (Indianapolis, IN)
10/5/1954 (Philadelphia, PA)
27
SP
13
35.0
6'1"
200
R
R
4/15/1892 (Dallas, TX)
29
2B
195
5'11"
180
R
R
9/5/1889 (Topeka, KS)
1/25/1965 (Chicago, IL)
23
C
127
L
R
1/4/1896 (Greenwood, SC)
8/4/1940 (Cleveland, OH)
40
3B
174
5'5"
140
R
R
2/28/1879 (Philadelphia, PA)
1/26/1942 (Chicago, IL)
32
RF
130
37.0
5'11"
172
L
L
7/16/1886 (Washington, PA)
2/13/1949 (Philadelphia, PA)
30
1B
169
5'11"
174
R
R
4/15/1889 (Houston, TX)
5/7/1951 (Logansport, IN)
30
SP
33
79.1
6'0"
180
R
R
4/22/1889 (Bryan, TX)
9/22/1926 (Chicago, IL)
24
SP
1
3.1
6'1"
180
10/30/1894 (Chicago, IL)
2/3/1960 (Chicago, IL)
22
SS
2
5'9"
150
R
2/7/1897 (Berkley, VA)
10/23/1962 (New York, NY)
25
LF
182
40.2
5'7"
180
L
L
11/16/1893 (Cienfuegos, Cuba)
4/11/1938 (New York, NY)
23
SP
40
95.0
6'5"
215
R
R
8/28/1895 (St. Louis, MO)
3/6/1966 (St. Louis, MO)
30
SP
4
10.1
5'10"
180
R
R
3/18/1889 (Girard, KS)
11/2/1967 (Schenectady, NY)
23
SS
164
5'5"
140
R
R
9/30/1895 (New Orleans, LA)
12/30/1978 (Pittsburgh, PA)
46
SP
22
51.1
6'0"
165
R
1873 (birthplace unknown)
10/28/1929 (Bronx, NY)

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