1945 Chicago American Giants - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1945 Chicago American Giants


49 - 59 - 1


46 - 54 - 1 in the Negro American League

1911 / 1946 (Team History)

Managed by:
Candy Jim Taylor (49-59-1)

Top Hitter


Art
Pennington

Top Pitcher


Gentry
Jessup

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
102
 3rd ERA+
93
 4th
OPS
.682
 3rd ERA
4.42
 4th
BA
.270
 3rd BA
.255
 4th
OBP
.332
 1st K/BB
1.42
 3rd
SLG
.350
 4th K%
11.9%
 2nd
BB%
8.3%
 1st BB%
8.4%
 6th
K%
HR%
0.4%
 2nd
ISO
.080
 5th WHIP
1.37
 4th

Notes:


• Home Ballpark: Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
• J. B. Martin (Co-Owner & President) , William Little (Co-Owner) , R. S. Simmons (Business Manager)


Fielding Breakdown by Position
C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF PH PR P
Player
Age
Pos
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
G
G
31
C
26
-0.9
1
-0.1
1
31
LF
4
1.2
29
-2.7
3B
1
0.9
1
C
1
-0.1
38
SP
1
-0.4
4
1
10
35
CF
36
-2.0
29
2B
18
1.8
9
1.2
3
-0.8
38
C
15
-1.2
1
-0.2
1B
1
-0.1
1
30
SP
1
1
10
PH
1
30
2B
13
0.2
1
0.1
1
0.7
1
34
1B
4
0.2
1
4
PR
1
37
1B
9
-0.3
25
SP
1
12
31
SP
9
SP
2
-0.1
2
0.1
2
5
16
LF
3
-1.3
4
-0.3
23
3B
1
-0.2
22
-3.8
2
1.7
2
-0.4
22
1B
22
0.6
4
1.4
3
-1.0
1
-0.1
2
0.9
2
-0.2
SS
1
1.2
28
RF
2
-0.5
34
-0.3
1
RP
1
31
RP
1
0.2
7
C
1
0.0
27
SS
1
0.1
31
-1.9
1
-1.3
27
43
-2.3
41
-0.2
39
4.5
37
-2.5
39
-2.9
43
-0.9
37
-3.4
39
-0.2
11
6
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