1947 Chicago American Giants - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1947 Chicago American Giants


36 - 67


29 - 58 in the Negro American League

1911 / 1948 (Team History)

Managed by:
Candy Jim Taylor (36-67)

Top Hitter


John
Ritchey

Top Pitcher


Gentry
Jessup

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
78
4th ERA+
87
6th
OPS
.669
4th ERA
5.57
6th
BA
.264
4th BA
.289
4th
OBP
.332
4th K/BB
1.04
6th
SLG
.337
4th K%
11.4%
4th
BB%
8.2%
4th BB%
11.0%
6th
K%
HR%
0.9%
2nd
ISO
.073
4th WHIP
1.66
5th

Notes:


• Home Ballpark: Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
J. B. Martin (Owner )


Roster
Pos Uni Bats Throws
32
CF
107
14
5'9"
170
L
R
4/27/1915 (Madison, MS)
4/15/1974 (Carbondale, IL)
C
1
33
LF
39
3
5'8"
180
R
R
2/19/1914 (New Orleans, LA)
4/1/2006 (Houston, TX)
29
1B
90
5
6'0"
187
L
R
3/11/1918 (Birmingham, AL)
1/23/2005 (Birmingham, AL)
33
LF
78
41.1
19
6'2"
200
L
L
2/15/1914 (Evansville, IN)
5/14/1985 (Uniontown, KY)
PH
1
21
LF
130
7
6'2"
167
L
R
5/2/1926 (New Castle, AL)
4/4/1977 (Birmingham, AL)
32
SP
19
36.1
17
6'2"
180
R
R
7/11/1914 (Westfield, NC)
3/23/1998 (Springfield, MA)
PH
1
18
27
SP
17
36.0
5'9"
165
R
10/19/1919 (Readland, AR)
10/15/1999 (Bryant, AR)
36
SP
12
25.0
16
5'9"
183
R
R
3/25/1911 (Kansas City, MO)
1/1971 (Kansas City, KS)
28
2B
134
15
5'11"
175
L
R
7/15/1918 (New Albany, MS)
7/16/1984 (Southfield, MI)
PH
1
27
SP
11
27.2
12
5'11"
172
R
R
2/20/1920 (Leavenworth, KS)
11/10/2015 (Lemon Grove, CA)
26
RF
82
6
6'2"
195
L
R
5/8/1921 (Clinton, KY)
5/24/2002 (Chicago, IL)
18
SS
101
10
6'0"
177
R
R
12/15/1928 (San Antonio, TX)
4/13/1996 (San Antonio, TX)
24
3B
92
2
6'3"
230
R
R
8/11/1922 (San Antonio, TX)
5/24/2013 (San Antonio, TX)
28
2B
2
4
5'6"
160
R
R
5/14/1919 (Kankakee, IL)
4/5/1996 (New Orleans, LA)
25
SS
3
5'9"
165
R
R
12/19/1921 (Washington, NC)
1/1993 (Philadelphia, PA)
31
C
7
5'11"
167
10/6/1915 (Clarendon, AR)
7/17/1976 (St. Louis, MO)
24
SP
19
18.1
1
5'8"
156
L
L
10/20/1922 (McComb, MS)
7/6/2001 (Chicago, IL)
24
C
87
9
5'10"
180
L
R
1/5/1923 (San Diego, CA)
1/14/2003 (Chula Vista, CA)
27
3B
7
6'0"
185
3/27/1920 (Little Rock, AR)
4/5/2013 (Grand Rapids, MI)
28
SP
23
53.1
11
6'2"
185
L
R
3/14/1919 (Benton, LA)
12/10/2000 (Shreveport, LA)
C
26
8
R
R
32
1B
19
1.0
5'9"
147
R
R
6/22/1915 (Olive Branch, TN)
6/17/2013 (Georgetown, OH)
32
2B
27
5.2
5'11"
153
R
R
8/16/1914 (Whitehaven, TN)
4/8/2003 (death place unknown)
36
RP
1
4.0
6'1"
180
R
R
5/7/1911 (Clarksville, TN)
10/23/1993 (Clarksville, TN)
29
C
1
5'10"
175
R
R
8/25/1917 (Windsor, NC)
7/14/1992 (Camden, NJ)
34
C
19
6'1"
230
R
R
6/13/1913 (East Saint Louis, IL)
8/3/1967 (Chicago, IL)

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