1919 Chicago American Giants - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

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+
122
1st ERA+
103
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)


Fielding
Glossary
Catcher
`
Lg Lg
27
15
13
121.1
52
15
2
1
0
3
.971
.963
4.97
6.12
1.4
11.8
-0.2
1.6
23
32
28
254.0
151
36
7
2
3
22
.964
.963
6.63
6.12
-0.1
-0.4
1.5
-1.6
2
47
41
375.1
203
51
9
3
3
25
.966
.963
6.09
6.12
1.3
3.5
1.3
0.0


Glossary
First Base
`
Lg Lg
30
41
41
375.1
445
13
12
28
.974
.977
10.98
11.43
-4.9
-12.9
-4.9
1
41
41
375.1
445
13
12
28
.974
.977
10.98
11.43
-4.9
-12.9
-4.9


Glossary
Second Base
`
Lg Lg
29
41
41
375.1
100
117
7
22
.969
.947
5.20
5.23
0.1
0.3
0.1
1
41
41
375.1
100
117
7
22
.969
.947
5.20
5.23
0.1
0.3
0.1


Glossary
Third Base
`
Lg Lg
40
41
41
375.1
55
93
6
5
.961
.915
3.55
3.51
4.9
13.0
4.9
1
41
41
375.1
55
93
6
5
.961
.915
3.55
3.51
4.9
13.0
4.9


Glossary
Shortstop
`
Lg Lg
23
41
41
368.1
75
132
27
20
.885
.890
5.06
4.83
12.2
33.1
12.2
22
1
0
5.0
0
1
1
0
.500
.890
1.80
4.83
-0.3
-63.5
-0.3
31
1
0
2.0
0
0
1
0
.000
.890
0.00
4.83
-0.4
-185.5
-0.4
3
43
41
375.1
75
133
29
20
.878
.890
4.99
4.83
11.5
30.6
11.5


Glossary
Left Field
`
Lg Lg
25
35
34
308.2
83
6
4
1
.957
.957
2.60
2.09
10.9
35.4
12.2
-1.2
32
8
7
66.2
10
0
0
0
1.000
.957
1.35
2.09
-3.3
-49.4
-2.2
-1.1
2
43
41
375.1
93
6
4
1
.961
.957
2.37
2.09
7.6
20.3
10.0
-2.3


Glossary
Center Field
`
Lg Lg
25
2
2
18.0
6
0
0
0
1.000
.952
3.00
2.26
0.9
50.9
1.1
-0.2
22
39
39
357.1
94
6
2
2
.980
.952
2.52
2.26
6.6
18.6
6.3
0.3
2
41
41
375.1
100
6
2
2
.981
.952
2.54
2.26
7.6
20.1
7.4
0.1


Glossary
Right Field
`
Lg Lg
31
23
22
190.2
28
2
3
0
.909
.937
1.42
1.31
1.9
9.9
2.3
-0.4
22
1
1
13.0
2
0
1
0
.667
.937
1.38
1.31
0.1
7.6
0.2
-0.1
23
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
.937
1.31
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
32
17
15
144.2
11
1
1
0
.923
.937
0.75
1.31
-5.1
-35.6
-4.5
-0.6
27
3
3
27.0
2
0
0
0
1.000
.937
0.67
1.31
-1.1
-41.1
-0.9
-0.2
5
45
41
375.1
43
3
5
0
.902
.937
1.10
1.31
-4.3
-11.4
-2.9
-1.4


Glossary
Pitcher
`
Lg Lg
22
4
3
14.1
0
4
0
0
1.000
.944
2.51
3.30
31
2
1
10.1
0
6
1
0
.857
.944
5.23
3.30
32
6
3
37.0
1
10
1
0
.917
.944
2.68
3.30
25
5
5
40.2
1
19
2
0
.909
.944
4.43
3.30
22
1
1
9.0
0
3
0
0
1.000
.944
3.00
3.30
46
8
5
51.1
5
18
1
0
.958
.944
4.03
3.30
30
13
9
79.1
0
25
0
1
1.000
.944
2.84
3.30
23
14
9
95.0
1
29
3
1
.909
.944
2.84
3.30
27
5
4
35.0
0
5
1
0
.833
.944
1.29
3.30
24
1
1
3.1
0
1
1
0
.500
.944
2.70
3.30
10
59
41
375.1
8
120
10
2
.928
.944
3.07
3.30


Glossary
Pinch Hitter
`
31
2
46
1
27
2
23
2
4
7


Glossary
Pinch Runner
`
0



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