1918 Chicago American Giants

20 - 8

(1st place in the Western Independent Clubs )

1911 / 1919 (Team History)

Managed by:
Rube Foster (20-8)

Top Hitter

Bingo
DeMoss

Top Pitcher

Dick
Whitworth

League Ranks (5 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	92	2nd	ERA+	113	1st
OPS	.638	2nd	ERA	2.91	1st
BA	.246	2nd	BA	.233	1st
OBP	.328	2nd	K/BB	0.85	4th
SLG	.310	2nd	K%	8.7%	2nd
BB%	9.6%	1st	BB%	10.2%	5th
K%			HR%	0.2%	2nd
ISO	.064	3rd	WHIP	1.28	3rd

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)

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	George Dixon*	22	16	61	53	3	13	1	1	0	7	1	6	1	1	.245	.333	.302	.635	92
1B	Leroy Grant	29	18	74	66	9	23	4	1	0	15	1	6	1	1	.348	.411	.439	.850	156
2B	Bingo DeMoss	28	26	116	98	16	19	2	1	0	8	7	13	1	4	.194	.295	.235	.529	60
3B	Bill Francis	39	25	103	87	10	21	4	0	0	13	1	13	0	3	.241	.340	.287	.627	89
SS	José Méndez	33	15	61	52	6	10	3	1	0	4	0	5	0	4	.192	.263	.288	.552	66
LF	Frank Duncan*	30	22	84	68	14	15	6	2	0	14	1	10	3	3	.221	.346	.368	.713	115
CF	Pete Hill*	35	25	105	86	22	24	4	2	0	14	5	10	1	8	.279	.361	.372	.733	121
RF	Jesse Barber*	30	25	113	104	15	30	3	0	1	7	3	7	0	2	.288	.333	.346	.679	105

C	Bruce Petway**	32	16	60	52	11	14	1	0	0	4	3	5	1	2	.269	.345	.288	.633	91
LF	Judy Gans*	31	15	52	42	10	11	1	0	0	4	0	7	0	3	.262	.367	.286	.653	97
SS	Bobby Williams	22	11	40	35	5	6	1	0	0	4	0	3	0	2	.171	.237	.200	.437	32
1B	Edgar Wesley*	27	3	12	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	-22
1B	William Webster^	22	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Dick Whitworth	22	15	37	33	5	10	2	1	0	6	0	2	0	2	.303	.343	.424	.767	131
SP	Frank Wickware	30	9	20	18	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	.111	.158	.111	.269	-19
SP	Buddy Fields^		5	14	12	2	4	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	.333	.429	.333	.762	130
SP	Gunboat Thompson^		2	7	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	.250	.500	.250	.750	127
SP	Sam Crawford	26	2	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	-24
SP	Red Keys^	24	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
	19		253	969	830	130	204	32	9	1	103	23	93	9	37	.246	.328	.310	.638	92

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Bingo DeMoss	28	2B	116	.267	.319	11.2%	8.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.041	.079
Jesse Barber*	30	RF	113	.329	.319	6.2%	8.9%	0.9%	0.4%	.058	.079
Pete Hill*	35	CF	105	.335	.319	9.5%	8.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.093	.079
Bill Francis	39	3B	103	.312	.319	12.6%	8.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.046	.079
Frank Duncan*	30	LF	84	.343	.319	11.9%	8.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.147	.079
Leroy Grant	29	1B	74	.410	.319	8.1%	8.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.091	.079
George Dixon*	22	C	61	.317	.319	9.8%	8.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.057	.079
José Méndez	33	SS	61	.256	.319	8.2%	8.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.096	.079
Bruce Petway**	32	C	60	.313	.319	8.3%	8.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.019	.079
Judy Gans*	31	LF	52	.318	.319	13.5%	8.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.024	.079
Bobby Williams	22	SS	40	.215	.319	7.5%	8.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.029	.079
Dick Whitworth	22	SP	37	.349	.319	5.4%	8.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.121	.079
Frank Wickware	30	SP	20	.136	.319	5.0%	8.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.079
Buddy Fields^		SP	14	.392	.319	7.1%	8.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.079
Edgar Wesley*	27	1B	12	.146	.319	8.3%	8.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.079
Gunboat Thompson^		SP	7	.359	.319	28.6%	8.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.079
William Webster^	22	1B	4	.000	.319	0.0%	8.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.079
Sam Crawford	26	SP	4	.192	.319	25.0%	8.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.079
Red Keys^	24	SP	2	.000	.319	0.0%	8.9%	0.0%	0.4%	.000	.079
19			969	.309	.319	9.6%	8.9%	0.1%	0.4%	.064	.079