1917 Chicago American Giants - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1917 Chicago American Giants


49 - 14 - 2


(1st place in the Western Independent Clubs )

1911 / 1918 (Team History)

Managed by:
Rube Foster (49-14-2)

Top Hitter


John Henry
Lloyd

Top Pitcher


Dick
Redding

League Ranks (9 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
108
4th ERA+
117
1st
OPS
.600
3rd ERA
1.56
1st
BA
.228
4th BA
.197
1st
OBP
.313
3rd K/BB
1.72
1st
SLG
.288
4th K%
13.0%
1st
BB%
9.7%
3rd BB%
7.6%
3rd
K%
HR%
0.1%
5th
ISO
.059
4th WHIP
1.00
1st

Notes:


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


Wins Above Replacement
Glossary
33
SS
228
4.3
3.0
0.9
0.0
0.5
27
SP
60
153.2
3.9
0.3
0.0
3.6
0.0
34
CF
245
3.5
2.5
1.3
0.0
-0.2
38
3B
211
2.1
1.2
0.7
0.0
0.3
28
1B
200
1.6
1.7
0.1
0.0
-0.3
21
C
129
1.4
1.0
0.1
0.0
0.3
20
SP
49
126.2
1.2
-0.1
0.0
1.3
0.0
29
LF
221
1.2
1.1
0.5
0.0
-0.4
27
2B
250
1.1
0.8
0.3
0.0
0.0
29
RF
246
1.0
1.1
0.2
0.0
-0.3
31
C
140
0.9
-0.3
1.0
0.0
0.1
29
SP
3
7.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
29
SP
13
29.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
21
SP
3
9.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
37
SP
15
27.0
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
28
SP
37
98.0
-0.6
0.1
0.0
-0.7
0.0
21
SP
28
73.0
-0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.0
17
2078
524.0
20.7
12.1
5.2
3.4
0.0

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