1929 Chicago American Giants

62 - 42

51 - 40 in the Negro National League I

1911 / 1930 (Team History)

Managed by:
Jim Brown (62-42)

Top Hitter

Pythias
Russ

Top Pitcher

Yellow Horse
Morris

League Ranks (7 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	89	5th	ERA+	90	5th
OPS	.674	5th	ERA	3.44	2nd
BA	.270	5th	BA
OBP	.321	5th	K/BB	1.04	6th
SLG	.352	5th	K%	8.9%	5th
BB%	6.8%	6th	BB%	8.6%	6th
K%			HR%
ISO	.083	6th	WHIP	1.38	2nd

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: South Side Park (Chicago, IL)
• 4 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• William Trimble (Owner)

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	Mitchell Murray	33	31	92	83	8	17	5	0	0	5	1	4	0	5	.205	.241	.265	.506	42
1B	Steel Arm Davis*	33	70	271	246	39	69	15	6	5	45	9	17	0	8	.280	.327	.451	.778	116
2B	Charley Williams^	32	73	287	266	20	73	6	3	0	24	5	13	0	8	.274	.308	.320	.628	76
3B	Harry Jeffries		52	185	165	19	37	3	0	2	18	1	12	0	8	.224	.277	.279	.556	56
SS	Pythias Russ	25	64	257	233	53	86	10	11	3	51	15	18	0	6	.369	.414	.545	.959	167
LF	Sandy Thompson*	34	69	274	246	27	72	10	0	0	26	5	14	0	14	.293	.331	.333	.664	87
CF	Jelly Gardner*	33	70	293	245	48	77	10	5	0	27	9	43	0	5	.314	.417	.396	.813	129
RF	Malvin Powell	21	40	148	133	12	28	5	2	0	10	1	7	0	8	.211	.250	.278	.528	48

1B	Jim Brown**	37	48	168	149	19	37	7	2	2	21	4	11	0	8	.248	.300	.362	.662	85
2B	Saul Davis	28	44	164	149	23	34	3	2	1	16	4	12	0	3	.228	.286	.295	.581	63
3B	Sanford Jackson	29	23	84	79	10	23	0	0	0	9	2	3	0	2	.291	.317	.291	.608	72
SS	Eddie Miller^	28	16	63	57	8	15	1	1	0	5	2	2	0	4	.263	.288	.316	.604	69
CF	Cool Papa Bell**	26	4	18	17	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	13
1B	Mule Suttles	28	4	16	13	2	3	2	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	.231	.375	.385	.760	114
SS	Willie Wells	24	4	16	16	4	8	2	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	246
C	Larry Brown**	27	4	15	13	2	3	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	.231	.333	.308	.641	81
C	John Hines	28	4	12	11	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.091	.167	.182	.348	-2
1B	Ed Rile*	29	3	11	9	2	3	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	.333	.455	.667	1.121	211
SS	Arthur Nance^		3	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RF	Willie Gay^	20	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	41
SS	Alex Radcliff	23	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
C	Ameal Brooks*	22	2	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	362
LF	Leonard Nash^		1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Willie Foster**	25	27	58	51	9	11	1	0	0	2	1	6	0	1	.216	.298	.235	.534	52
SP	Frog Holsey^	23	23	52	47	4	12	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	4	.255	.271	.277	.547	54
SP	Yellow Horse Morris	27	19	46	35	2	8	1	0	0	4	0	4	1	6	.229	.325	.257	.582	65
SP	Jack Marshall	34	14	36	31	3	6	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	5	.194	.194	.194	.387	9
SP	Webster McDonald*	29	5	18	17	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.176	.176	.235	.412	15
SP	Herbert Gay^	20	10	12	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.000	.091	.000	.091	-72
SP	Hubert Lockhart^	30	2	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Robert Poindexter	31	2	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	41
RP	Ted Radcliffe	26	1	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	232
SP	Roosevelt Davis	24	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PH	Walter Harper^		1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
	34		736	2630	2350	322	634	87	34	13	281	61	178	1	101	.270	.321	.352	.674	89

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Jelly Gardner*	33	CF	293	.378	.319	14.7%	7.8%	0.0%	1.6%	.082	.118
Charley Williams^	32	2B	287	.285	.319	4.5%	7.8%	0.0%	1.6%	.045	.118
Sandy Thompson*	34	LF	274	.296	.319	5.1%	7.8%	0.0%	1.6%	.041	.118
Steel Arm Davis*	33	1B	271	.338	.319	6.3%	7.8%	1.8%	1.6%	.171	.118
Pythias Russ	25	SS	257	.419	.319	7.0%	7.8%	1.2%	1.6%	.176	.118
Harry Jeffries		3B	185	.252	.319	6.5%	7.8%	1.1%	1.6%	.055	.118
Jim Brown**	37	1B	168	.290	.319	6.5%	7.8%	1.2%	1.6%	.114	.118
Saul Davis	28	2B	164	.269	.319	7.3%	7.8%	0.6%	1.6%	.067	.118
Malvin Powell	21	RF	148	.233	.319	4.7%	7.8%	0.0%	1.6%	.068	.118
Mitchell Murray	33	C	92	.224	.319	4.3%	7.8%	0.0%	1.6%	.060	.118
Sanford Jackson	29	3B	84	.282	.319	3.6%	7.8%	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.118
Eddie Miller^	28	SS	63	.262	.319	3.2%	7.8%	0.0%	1.6%	.053	.118
Willie Foster**	25	SP	58	.260	.319	10.3%	7.8%	0.0%	1.6%	.020	.118
Frog Holsey^	23	SP	52	.236	.319	1.9%	7.8%	0.0%	1.6%	.021	.118
Yellow Horse Morris	27	SP	46	.252	.319	8.7%	7.8%	0.0%	1.6%	.029	.118
Jack Marshall	34	SP	36	.155	.319	0.0%	7.8%	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.118
Webster McDonald*	29	SP	18	.175	.319	0.0%	7.8%	0.0%	1.6%	.059	.118
Cool Papa Bell**	26	CF	18	.197	.319	5.6%	7.8%	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.118
Mule Suttles	28	1B	16	.359	.319	18.8%	7.8%	0.0%	1.6%	.154	.118
Willie Wells	24	SS	16	.552	.319	0.0%	7.8%	0.0%	1.6%	.250	.118
Larry Brown**	27	C	15	.310	.319	13.3%	7.8%	0.0%	1.6%	.077	.118
Herbert Gay^	20	SP	12	.062	.319	8.3%	7.8%	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.118
John Hines	28	C	12	.170	.319	8.3%	7.8%	0.0%	1.6%	.091	.118
Ed Rile*	29	1B	11	.484	.319	18.2%	7.8%	0.0%	1.6%	.333	.118
Arthur Nance^		SS	8	.000	.319	0.0%	7.8%	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.118
Hubert Lockhart^	30	SP	5	.000	.319	0.0%	7.8%	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.118
Robert Poindexter	31	SP	4	.233	.319	0.0%	7.8%	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.118
Willie Gay^	20	RF	4	.233	.319	0.0%	7.8%	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.118
Alex Radcliff	23	SS	4	.000	.319	0.0%	7.8%	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.118
Ted Radcliffe	26	RP	3	.560	.319	33.3%	7.8%	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.118
Ameal Brooks*	22	C	3	.740	.319	0.0%	7.8%	0.0%	1.6%	.333	.118
Leonard Nash^		LF	2	.000	.319	0.0%	7.8%	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.118
Walter Harper^		PH	1	.000	.319	0.0%	7.8%	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.118
Roosevelt Davis	24	SP		.000	.319		7.8%		1.6%		.118
34			2630	.301	.319	6.8%	7.8%	0.5%	1.6%	.083	.118