1944 Chicago American Giants

43 - 72 - 1

31 - 43 in the Negro American League

1911 / 1945 (Team History)

Managed by:
Bingo DeMoss (10-24)
Lloyd Davenport (24-28)
John Bissant (9-20-1)

Top Hitter

Johnny
Smith

Top Pitcher

Gentry
Jessup

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	109	1st	ERA+	91	5th
OPS	.666	2nd	ERA	3.62	4th
BA	.271	1st	BA	.269	4th
OBP	.322	2nd	K/BB	1.47	5th
SLG	.344	2nd	K%	10.3%	4th
BB%	6.8%	4th	BB%	7.0%	4th
K%			HR%	0.2%	2nd
ISO	.073	3rd	WHIP	1.36	5th

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
• J. B. Martin (Owner & President) , R. S. Simmons (Business Manager)

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	Bob Smith	37	13	41	36	3	8	1	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	.222	.317	.250	.567	78
1B	Sam Jackson*	24	5	18	18	2	5	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	.278	.278	.389	.667	108
2B	Art Pennington**	21	16	63	57	13	19	2	0	2	10	2	6	0	0	.333	.397	.474	.871	172
3B	Clyde Nelson	22	23	86	81	8	21	2	3	0	9	2	5	0	0	.259	.302	.358	.660	106
SS	Jesse Douglas*	28	21	89	78	10	31	5	4	0	12	2	10	0	1	.397	.466	.564	1.030	221
LF	John Bissant	30	22	90	87	7	25	4	3	0	6	1	2	0	1	.287	.303	.402	.706	120
CF	Lloyd Davenport*	32	20	83	78	7	22	1	0	0	10	1	4	0	1	.282	.317	.295	.612	92
RF	Johnny Smith*	27	12	44	41	1	13	1	0	0	7	1	2	0	1	.317	.349	.341	.690	116

CF	George Minor*	25	19	50	42	9	14	1	2	0	2	4	7	0	1	.333	.429	.452	.881	175
C	Herb Barnhill	30	15	38	36	3	9	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	.250	.289	.278	.567	77
LF	Ollie Waldon*	33	13	36	30	4	5	0	1	0	1	1	6	0	0	.167	.306	.233	.539	69
RF	Jimmie Crutchfield*	34	9	35	32	2	7	2	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	.219	.286	.281	.567	77
SS	Ralph Wyatt	26	6	24	23	3	7	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.304	.333	.348	.681	113
SS	Willie Wells Jr.	21	7	23	18	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	2	.111	.238	.111	.349	10
C	Rufus Hatten	32	4	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RF	Nat Rogers*	50	3	10	10	0	5	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	213
1B	Henry McCall*	36	3	9	9	1	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	.556	.556	.556	1.111	248
1B	Walter Treherne	31	4	9	8	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.125	.222	.250	.472	48
2B	Buck Felder	28	2	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SS	T. J. Brown	28	1	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	245
3B	Rainey Bibbs**	33	1	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	162
3B	Alex Radcliff	38	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
C	Longfield^		1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
C	Yann^		1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Gentry Jessup	29	14	44	42	3	7	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	.167	.186	.214	.400	25
SP	Pepper Sharpe**	25	6	10	10	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	88
SP	Gready McKinnis	30	4	10	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	-37
SP	Leroy Sutton	28	4	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	-11
SP	Al Jones		3	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	4
SP	Buck Thomas^		1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Ollie West*	30	2	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	213
	31		256	868	800	80	217	26	13	2	73	16	59	1	8	.271	.322	.344	.666	109

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
John Bissant	30	LF	90	.331	.308	2.2%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.115	.071
Jesse Douglas*	28	SS	89	.480	.308	11.2%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.167	.071
Clyde Nelson	22	3B	86	.317	.308	5.8%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.099	.071
Lloyd Davenport*	32	CF	83	.297	.308	4.8%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.013	.071
Art Pennington**	21	2B	63	.418	.308	9.5%	6.9%	3.2%	0.4%	.140	.071
George Minor*	25	CF	50	.415	.308	14.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.119	.071
Johnny Smith*	27	RF	44	.329	.308	4.5%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.024	.071
Gentry Jessup	29	SP	44	.190	.308	2.3%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.048	.071
Bob Smith	37	C	41	.290	.308	12.2%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.028	.071
Herb Barnhill	30	C	38	.279	.308	5.3%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.028	.071
Ollie Waldon*	33	LF	36	.281	.308	16.7%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.067	.071
Jimmie Crutchfield*	34	RF	35	.281	.308	8.6%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.063	.071
Ralph Wyatt	26	SS	24	.330	.308	4.2%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.043	.071
Willie Wells Jr.	21	SS	23	.181	.308	13.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Sam Jackson*	24	1B	18	.315	.308	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.111	.071
Rufus Hatten	32	C	13	.000	.308	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Gready McKinnis	30	SP	10	.097	.308	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Nat Rogers*	50	RF	10	.483	.308	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Pepper Sharpe**	25	SP	10	.290	.308	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Henry McCall*	36	1B	9	.536	.308	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Walter Treherne	31	1B	9	.237	.308	11.1%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.125	.071
Leroy Sutton	28	SP	7	.138	.308	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Al Jones		SP	6	.161	.308	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Buck Felder	28	2B	5	.000	.308	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
T. J. Brown	28	SS	5	.542	.308	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Ollie West*	30	SP	4	.483	.308	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Rainey Bibbs**	33	3B	4	.428	.308	25.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Buck Thomas^		SP	4	.000	.308	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Alex Radcliff	38	3B	4	.000	.308	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Longfield^		C	2	.000	.308	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
Yann^		C	2	.000	.308	0.0%	6.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.071
31			868	.321	.308	6.8%	6.9%	0.2%	0.4%	.073	.071