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)


Wins Above Replacement
Glossary
Player
Age
Pos
PA
IP
WAR
Off
Fld
Pit
Adj
22
CF
184
9.0
4.5
3.7
0.6
0.3
-0.1
25
LF
182
40.2
3.8
2.6
1.2
0.1
-0.2
23
SP
40
95.0
2.8
0.5
0.0
2.3
0.0
23
SS
164
1.5
-0.1
1.3
0.0
0.3
29
2B
195
1.0
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.1
40
3B
174
0.9
0.2
0.5
0.0
0.2
27
C
70
0.7
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.1
23
C
127
0.7
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.2
31
RF
102
0.7
0.6
0.2
0.0
-0.1
31
SP
4
10.1
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
30
SP
33
79.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
46
SP
22
51.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
22
SS
2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
30
1B
169
0.0
0.7
-0.5
0.0
-0.2
27
SP
13
35.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
24
SP
1
3.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
22
SP
11
14.1
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
32
RF
130
37.0
-1.3
-0.1
-0.9
-0.3
-0.1
18
1623
375.1
14.7
10.1
2.5
2.2
0.0

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