1914 Chicago American Giants - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1914 Chicago American Giants


43 - 14


(1st place in the Western Independent Clubs )

1911 / 1915 (Team History)

Managed by:
Rube Foster (39-14)
Pete Hill (4-0)

Top Hitter


John Henry
Lloyd

Top Pitcher


Frank
Wickware

League Ranks (9 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
108
 2nd ERA+
126
 2nd
OPS
.691
 4th ERA
2.27
 1st
BA
.281
 1st BA
.227
 1st
OBP
.333
 2nd K/BB
1.96
 1st
SLG
.358
 4th K%
12.7%
 2nd
BB%
6.7%
 7th BB%
6.5%
 1st
K%
HR%
0.5%
 2nd
ISO
.077
 7th WHIP
1.08
 1st

Notes:


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


Roster
Player
Age
Pos
PA
IP
Uni
Height
Weight
Bats Throws
Birth
Death
26
1B
198
6'0"
176
L
R
1/5/1888 (Charlottesville, VA)
10/21/1959 (Bridgeport, CT)
30
LF
14
R
R
3/7/1884 (Austin, TX)
1/30/1969 (St. Louis, MO)
28
C
98
R
R
1886 (Richmond, VA)
9/26/1922 (Chicago, IL)
SP
1
0.2
32
CF
14
6/6/1882 (Louisville, KY)
7/31/1962 (Louisville, KY)
1B
4
L
22
SP
2
8.0
6'1"
200
R
R
4/15/1892 (Dallas, TX)
24
2B
16
5'11"
180
R
R
9/5/1889 (Topeka, KS)
1/25/1965 (Chicago, IL)
34
SP
8
17.1
L
L
10/26/1879 (Summer Shade, KY)
7/12/1939 (Chicago, IL)
26
RF
183
L
R
1888 (Macon, GA)
34
SP
47
72.2
5'9"
230
R
R
9/17/1879 (La Grange, TX)
12/9/1930 (Kankakee, IL)
35
3B
174
5'5"
140
R
R
2/28/1879 (Philadelphia, PA)
1/26/1942 (Chicago, IL)
27
LF
186
26.1
5'11"
172
L
L
7/16/1886 (Washington, PA)
2/13/1949 (Philadelphia, PA)
26
SP
11
27.0
5'11"
160
7/24/1887 (Opelika, AL)
12/28/1950 (Opelika, AL)
SP
3
9.0
L
31
CF
194
5'8"
170
L
R
10/12/1882 (Buena, VA)
12/19/1951 (Buffalo, NY)
23
SP
70
78.0
5'11"
180
6/15/1891 (Nashville, TN)
3/1/1962 (Manteno, IL)
25
SP
6
18.0
6'0"
180
R
R
4/22/1889 (Bryan, TX)
9/22/1926 (Chicago, IL)
30
C
5
5'6"
164
R
R
9/3/1883 (Vicksburg, MS)
5/21/1947 (St. Louis, MO)
23
SP
24
41.1
R
6/12/1891 (Lexington, MO)
9/1/1914 (Chicago, IL)
30
SS
211
5'11"
180
L
R
4/25/1884 (Palatka, FL)
3/19/1964 (Atlantic City, NJ)
CF
2
36
2B
178
5'7"
151
R
R
3/16/1878 (Knoxville, TN)
3/16/1915 (Chattanooga, TN)
31
3B
14
R
2/1883 (birthplace unknown)
28
C
44
5'10"
159
B
R
12/23/1885 (Nashville, TN)
6/28/1941 (Chicago, IL)
28
SP
37
91.1
R
1886 (birthplace unknown)
27
C
73
133
R
1887 (birthplace unknown)
26
SP
19
46.0
5'10"
180
R
R
3/18/1888 (Girard, KS)
11/2/1967 (Schenectady, NY)

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