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1939 Chicago American Giants

45 - 42

41 - 38 in the Negro American League

1911 / 1940 ( Team History )

Managed by:
Felton Snow (0-1)
Candy Jim Taylor (45-41)

Top Hitter

Ed
Young

Top Pitcher

Lefty
Bowe

League Ranks (7 teams)

Batting

Pitching

OPS+

98

3rd

ERA+

88

5th

OPS

.663

5th

ERA

3.97

4th

BA

.251

5th

BA

.266

4th

OBP

.317

5th

K/BB

1.37

4th

SLG

.346

4th

K%

11.9%

4th

BB%

7.8%

6th

BB%

8.7%

4th

K%

HR%

0.7%

3rd

ISO

.095

5th

WHIP

1.40

5th

Notes:

Home Ballpark: American Giants Park (Chicago, IL)
Horace Hall (President)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP
C	Pepper Bassett **	28	33	122	114	13	25	5	1	0	14	1	5	1	2	.219	.258	.281	.539	61
1B	Ed Young	26	34	141	122	20	34	9	1	2	19	10	16	3	0	.279	.376	.418	.794	137
2B	Billy Horne *	23	32	126	112	16	26	1	1	0	13	4	11	0	3	.232	.301	.259	.560	68
3B	Alex Radcliff	33	38	169	154	24	44	9	4	1	16	1	11	0	4	.286	.333	.416	.749	123
SS	Joe Sparks	28	33	107	94	12	20	3	4	1	13	2	8	1	4	.213	.282	.362	.643	91
LF	Ernie Smith *	31	39	151	140	15	38	3	2	0	15	7	7	2	2	.271	.315	.321	.637	90
CF	Willie Simms *	30	34	155	134	20	42	5	2	3	14	6	15	1	5	.313	.387	.448	.834	149
RF	Subby Byas **	29	39	152	125	18	31	5	1	2	11	3	22	3	2	.248	.373	.352	.725	117

LF	Wilson Redus	34	23	69	62	10	12	2	0	0	7	1	4	1	2	.194	.254	.226	.480	44
LF	John Bissant	25	17	65	60	8	17	2	1	2	8	0	3	1	1	.283	.328	.450	.778	131
SS	Red Hale ^	26	14	44	37	2	6	0	2	0	2	2	4	1	2	.162	.262	.270	.532	59
RF	Donald Reeves *	27	6	24	23	2	7	0	1	1	3	0	1	0	0	.304	.333	.522	.855	153
1B	Luther Gilyard ^	29	4	16	15	2	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.267	.267	.400	.667	98
2B	Lester Lockett	27	4	13	13	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	-54
CF	Charley Robinson ^	24	3	13	10	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	.200	.385	.200	.585	77
SS	Joe Williams ^	2	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	0
CF	Fresnell ^	2	3	3	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.667	2.667	689
1B	Johnny Reed ^	23	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
PH	Langrum ^	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
PH	Zell Miles	29	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Jesse Houston ^	29	25	48	45	7	12	2	1	0	4	0	3	0	0	.267	.313	.356	.668	99
SP	Willie Cornelius	32	18	41	34	4	9	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	3	.265	.342	.265	.607	82
SP	Tommy Johnson ^	24	16	16	16	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.188	.313	-7
SP	Ted Trent	35	11	16	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Lefty Bowe *	20	10	16	16	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.188	.375	12
SP	Percy Forrest	22	3	6	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	.400	.500	.400	.900	170
RP	Henry Williams ^	4	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	-48
RP	Rogers Pierre ^	25	4	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	270
PH	Henry McCall *	31	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Logan Hensley	39	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	30		456	1535	1368	178	343	50	22	12	148	40	119	14	34	.251	.317	.346	.663	98

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA		wOBA	LG		BB%	LG		K%	LG		BB/K	LG		HR%	LG
Alex Radcliff	33	3B	169		.343	.315		6.5%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		0.6%	0.7%		.130	.095
Willie Simms *	30	CF	155		.382	.315		9.7%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		1.9%	0.7%		.134	.095
Subby Byas **	29	RF	152		.352	.315		14.5%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		1.3%	0.7%		.104	.095
Ernie Smith *	31	LF	151		.303	.315		4.6%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		0.0%	0.7%		.050	.095
Ed Young	26	1B	141		.379	.315		11.3%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		1.4%	0.7%		.139	.095
Billy Horne *	23	2B	126		.272	.315		8.7%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		0.0%	0.7%		.027	.095
Pepper Bassett **	28	C	122		.255	.315		4.1%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		0.0%	0.7%		.061	.095
Joe Sparks	28	SS	107		.292	.315		7.5%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		0.9%	0.7%		.149	.095
Wilson Redus	34	LF	69		.232	.315		5.8%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		0.0%	0.7%		.032	.095
John Bissant	25	LF	65		.356	.315		4.6%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		3.1%	0.7%		.167	.095
Jesse Houston ^	29	SP	48		.317	.315		6.3%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		0.0%	0.7%		.089	.095
Red Hale ^	26	SS	44		.250	.315		9.1%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		0.0%	0.7%		.108	.095
Willie Cornelius	32	SP	41		.283	.315		9.8%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.095
Donald Reeves *	27	RF	24		.390	.315		4.2%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		4.2%	0.7%		.217	.095
Lefty Bowe *	20	SP	16		.179	.315		0.0%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.095
Ted Trent	35	SP	16		.000	.315		0.0%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.095
Luther Gilyard ^	29	1B	16		.287	.315		0.0%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		0.0%	0.7%		.133	.095
Tommy Johnson ^	24	SP	16		.144	.315		0.0%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		0.0%	0.7%		.063	.095
Lester Lockett	27	2B	13		.073	.315		0.0%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.095
Charley Robinson ^	24	CF	13		.321	.315		23.1%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.095
Percy Forrest	22	SP	6		.444	.315		16.7%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.095
Henry Williams ^	RP	6		.126	.315		16.7%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.095
Joe Williams ^	SS	6		.159	.315		0.0%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.095
Rogers Pierre ^	25	RP	4		.575	.315		0.0%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		0.0%	0.7%		.250	.095
Fresnell ^	CF	3		1.201	.315		0.0%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		0.0%	0.7%		.667	.095
Henry McCall *	31	PH	2		.000	.315		0.0%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.095
Johnny Reed ^	23	1B	2		.000	.315		0.0%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.095
Zell Miles	29	PH	1		.000	.315		0.0%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.095
Langrum ^	PH	1		.000	.315		0.0%	8.2%		0.2%		38.53		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.095
Logan Hensley	39	SP		.000	.315		8.2%		0.2%		38.53		0.7%		.095
30			1535		.311	.315		7.8%	8.2%				0.8%	0.7%		.095	.095