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)

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*	23	34	127	107	10	28	4	0	0	17	5	15	0	5	.262	.352	.299	.652	99
1B	Leroy Grant	30	41	169	148	14	43	6	0	0	16	3	8	4	9	.291	.344	.331	.675	106
2B	Bingo DeMoss	29	41	195	157	41	36	8	2	0	13	7	28	2	8	.229	.353	.306	.659	101
3B	Bill Francis	40	41	174	137	18	24	4	2	0	14	7	22	5	10	.175	.311	.234	.545	67
SS	Bobby Williams	23	41	164	147	13	33	2	2	0	16	1	12	0	5	.224	.283	.265	.548	67
LF	Cristóbal Torriente*	25	41	182	143	32	47	10	3	3	35	7	33	4	2	.329	.467	.503	.970	195
CF	Oscar Charleston*	22	40	184	163	43	66	7	6	8	41	13	17	1	3	.405	.464	.669	1.133	243
RF	Judy Gans*	32	29	130	117	15	23	3	1	2	8	2	9	0	4	.197	.254	.291	.545	66

RF	Jesse Barber*	31	26	102	95	15	27	3	1	2	13	3	7	0	0	.284	.333	.400	.733	123
C	Jim Brown**	27	20	70	58	11	18	1	2	0	7	2	7	2	3	.310	.403	.397	.800	144
SS	Elbert Norman^	22	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	205

SP	Dick Whitworth	23	14	40	35	7	13	3	0	1	5	0	1	0	4	.371	.389	.543	.932	182
SP	Tom Johnson	30	13	33	28	3	6	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	3	.214	.267	.214	.481	47
SP	String Bean Williams^	46	9	22	20	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.150	.190	.150	.340	4
SP	Sam Crawford	27	5	13	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	.100	.250	.100	.350	8
SP	Dave Brown*	22	5	11	10	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.100	.100	.100	.200	-39
SP	Frank Wickware	30	2	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	352
SP	Lem McDougal^	24	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1.000
	18		404	1623	1381	224	372	51	20	16	189	51	165	18	59	.269	.355	.370	.725	120

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Bingo DeMoss	29	2B	195	.317	.310	14.4%	8.9%	0.0%	1.1%	.076	.098
Oscar Charleston*	22	CF	184	.511	.310	9.2%	8.9%	4.3%	1.1%	.264	.098
Cristóbal Torriente*	25	LF	182	.455	.310	18.1%	8.9%	1.6%	1.1%	.175	.098
Bill Francis	40	3B	174	.267	.310	12.6%	8.9%	0.0%	1.1%	.058	.098
Leroy Grant	30	1B	169	.312	.310	4.7%	8.9%	0.0%	1.1%	.041	.098
Bobby Williams	23	SS	164	.262	.310	7.3%	8.9%	0.0%	1.1%	.041	.098
Judy Gans*	32	RF	130	.255	.310	6.9%	8.9%	1.5%	1.1%	.094	.098
George Dixon*	23	C	127	.312	.310	11.8%	8.9%	0.0%	1.1%	.037	.098
Jesse Barber*	31	RF	102	.348	.310	6.9%	8.9%	2.0%	1.1%	.116	.098
Jim Brown**	27	C	70	.371	.310	10.0%	8.9%	0.0%	1.1%	.086	.098
Dick Whitworth	23	SP	40	.391	.310	2.5%	8.9%	2.5%	1.1%	.171	.098
Tom Johnson	30	SP	33	.219	.310	6.1%	8.9%	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.098
String Bean Williams^	46	SP	22	.165	.310	4.5%	8.9%	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.098
Sam Crawford	27	SP	13	.189	.310	15.4%	8.9%	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.098
Dave Brown*	22	SP	11	.087	.310	0.0%	8.9%	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.098
Frank Wickware	30	SP	4	.669	.310	0.0%	8.9%	0.0%	1.1%	.500	.098
Elbert Norman^	22	SS	2	.479	.310	0.0%	8.9%	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.098
Lem McDougal^	24	SP	1	.750	.310	100.0%	8.9%	0.0%	1.1%		.098
18			1623	.339	.310	10.2%	8.9%	1.0%	1.1%	.101	.098