1942 Chicago American Giants - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1942 Chicago American Giants

19 - 55

14 - 37 in the Negro American League

1911 / 1943 ( Team History )

Managed by:
Candy Jim Taylor (19-55)

Top Hitter

Cool Papa
Bell

Top Pitcher

Leroy
Sutton

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting

Pitching

OPS+

5th

ERA+

5th

OPS

.593

5th

ERA

5.37

6th

.236

5th

.297

6th

OBP

.294

5th

K/BB

0.99

6th

SLG

.300

5th

8.5%

6th

BB%

7.0%

2nd

BB%

8.7%

6th

0.8%

1st

HR%

0.8%

4th

ISO

.063

5th

WHIP

1.66

6th

Notes:

Home Ballpark: Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
1 member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Horace Hall (Co-Owner & President) , J. B. Martin (C-Owner & Secretary-Treasurer)

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	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
C	John Huber *	34	29	93	91	11	19	4	1	0	6	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.209	.217	.275	.492	50
1B	Army Rhodes ^	24	10	35	31	2	3	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	2	.097	.152	.129	.281	-14
2B	Henry Smith	29	25	99	93	7	17	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	.183	.216	.183	.399	23
3B	Alex Radcliff	36	40	169	159	15	38	8	2	2	21	0	0	8	0	1	1	0	0	.239	.280	.352	.632	93
SS	Ralph Wyatt	24	35	142	130	17	32	3	2	0	10	2	8	0	0	4	.246	.290	.300	.590	81
LF	Art Pennington **	19	38	154	127	13	33	2	2	1	12	0	0	22	2	2	3	0	0	.260	.377	.331	.708	118
CF	Cool Papa Bell **	39	39	171	141	24	44	7	3	0	11	4	0	27	1	0	2	1	0	.312	.420	.404	.824	153
RF	Jimmie Crutchfield *	32	38	149	132	13	36	0	3	1	11	4	16	0	0	1	.273	.351	.341	.692	112

LF	Jabbo Andrews *	34	18	72	68	4	16	6	1	0	6	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	.235	.278	.353	.631	92
2B	Lester Lockett	30	16	58	54	5	11	2	1	1	10	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	.204	.259	.333	.592	80
2B	Walter Cannady	40	14	55	51	7	13	1	0	0	6	3	2	1	0	2	.255	.283	.275	.558	71
LF	John Bissant	28	14	49	48	7	10	1	0	0	6	1	1	0	0	.208	.224	.229	.454	39
RF	Clyde Spearman *	29	13	40	35	6	5	0	0	0	2	2	5	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	22
C	Ernie Smith *	34	13	39	38	2	8	0	1	0	5	0	0	1	0	.211	.231	.263	.494	51
C	George Britt	46	13	30	27	0	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.259	.333	.296	.630	94
C	Ed Young	29	6	21	20	3	7	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	.350	.381	.400	.781	139
3B	John Britton *	23	4	17	17	2	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	.176	.176	.176	.353	8
2B	Charlie Harris ^	4	12	12	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	53
C	Ziggy Marcell	25	4	11	11	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	67
2B	Jimmy Ford	29	2	9	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	-32
-	Sam Thompson ^	57	4	8	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	-23
RF	Samuel Burris ^	22	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	53
C	Ted Radcliffe	39	1	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	-20
C	Raymond Taylor	31	1	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	104
1B	Leandy Young	33	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	207
C	Percy Howard ^	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
C	Subby Byas **	32	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	61
C	Cleo Benson	28	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
PH	Candy Jim Taylor	58	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Willie Ferrell ^	28	20	46	45	4	13	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	.289	.304	.289	.593	82
SP	Ollie West *	28	13	27	25	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	.160	.192	.160	.352	8
SP	Charlie Shields *	19	11	24	23	5	7	0	3	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	.304	.304	.565	.870	163
SP	Sam Thompson	34	5	13	12	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.167	.167	.167	.333	2
SP	Willie Cornelius	35	10	12	11	1	4	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.364	.417	.545	.962	193
SP	Leroy Sutton	21	5	12	12	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	2
RP	Tommy Johnson ^	27	6	8	7	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	64
RP	Willie Burns *	26	5	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	-54
RP	Gentry Jessup	27	5	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RP	Ulysses Evans ^	25	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	207
SP	Dave Hoskins *	24	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	207
RP	Francis Jackson ^	38	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Willie Hudson *	24	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.000
PH	Wadel Miller ^	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

RP	P. Burgess ^	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
RP	Henry Merchant *	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SP	Hosea Allen ^	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	46		480	1614	1472	157	348	40	19	5	132	23	0	113	11	7	21	1	0	.236	.294	.300	.593	82

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA		wOBA	LG		BB%	LG		K%	LG		BB/K	LG		HR%	LG		ISO	LG
Cool Papa Bell **	39	CF	171		.392	.308		15.8%	6.9%		0.6%	0.4%		27.00	16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.092	.088
Alex Radcliff	36	3B	169		.295	.308		4.7%	6.9%		0.0%	0.4%		16.86		1.2%	0.7%		.113	.088
Art Pennington **	19	LF	154		.343	.308		14.3%	6.9%		1.3%	0.4%		11.00	16.86		0.6%	0.7%		.071	.088
Jimmie Crutchfield *	32	RF	149		.333	.308		10.7%	6.9%		0.0%	0.4%		16.86		0.7%	0.7%		.068	.088
Ralph Wyatt	24	SS	142		.275	.308		5.6%	6.9%		0.0%	0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.054	.088
Henry Smith	29	2B	99		.193	.308		4.0%	6.9%		0.0%	0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.088
John Huber *	34	C	93		.227	.308		1.1%	6.9%		0.0%	0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.066	.088
Jabbo Andrews *	34	LF	72		.295	.308		5.6%	6.9%		2.8%	0.4%		2.00	16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.118	.088
Lester Lockett	30	2B	58		.278	.308		6.9%	6.9%		1.7%	0.4%		4.00	16.86		1.7%	0.7%		.130	.088
Walter Cannady	40	2B	55		.259	.308		3.6%	6.9%		1.8%	0.4%		2.00	16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.020	.088
John Bissant	28	LF	49		.217	.308		2.0%	6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.021	.088
Willie Ferrell ^	28	SP	46		.285	.308		2.2%	6.9%		4.3%	0.4%		0.50	16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.088
Clyde Spearman *	29	RF	40		.212	.308		12.5%	6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.088
Ernie Smith *	34	C	39		.234	.308		0.0%	6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.053	.088
Army Rhodes ^	24	1B	35		.136	.308		2.9%	6.9%		0.0%	0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.032	.088
George Britt	46	C	30		.311	.308		6.7%	6.9%		0.0%	0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.037	.088
Ollie West *	28	SP	27		.168	.308		3.7%	6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.088
Charlie Shields *	19	SP	24		.369	.308		0.0%	6.9%		8.3%	0.4%		0.00	16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.261	.088
Ed Young	29	C	21		.371	.308		4.8%	6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.050	.088
John Britton *	23	3B	17		.168	.308		0.0%	6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.088
Sam Thompson	34	SP	13		.146	.308		0.0%	6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.088
Charlie Harris ^	2B	12		.237	.308		0.0%	6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.088
Leroy Sutton	21	SP	12		.158	.308		0.0%	6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.088
Willie Cornelius	35	SP	12		.444	.308		8.3%	6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.182	.088
Ziggy Marcell	25	C	11		.259	.308		0.0%	6.9%		0.0%	0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.088
Jimmy Ford	29	2B	9		.106	.308		0.0%	6.9%		0.0%	0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.088
Sam Thompson ^	57	-	8		.119	.308		0.0%	6.9%		0.0%	0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.088
Tommy Johnson ^	27	RP	8		.261	.308		12.5%	6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.143	.088
Willie Burns *	26	RP	7		.112	.308		0.0%	6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.088
Ted Radcliffe	39	C	4		.187	.308		25.0%	6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.088
Gentry Jessup	27	RP	4		.000	.308		0.0%	6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.088
Samuel Burris ^	22	RF	4		.237	.308		0.0%	6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.088
Raymond Taylor	31	C	3		.317	.308		0.0%	6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.088
Wadel Miller ^	PH	2		.000	.308		0.0%	6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.088
Francis Jackson ^	38	RP	2		.000	.308		0.0%	6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.088
Percy Howard ^	C	2		.000	.308		0.0%	6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.088
Dave Hoskins *	24	SP	2		.475	.308		0.0%	6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.088
Ulysses Evans ^	25	RP	2		.475	.308		0.0%	6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.088
Subby Byas **	32	C	2		.375	.308		50.0%	6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.088
Leandy Young	33	1B	2		.475	.308		0.0%	6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.088
Willie Hudson *	24	SP	1		.750	.308		100.0%	6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.088
Candy Jim Taylor	58	PH	1		.000	.308		0.0%	6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.088
Cleo Benson	28	C	1		.000	.308		0.0%	6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.0%	0.7%		.000	.088
Henry Merchant *	24	RP		.000	.308		6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.7%		.088
Hosea Allen ^	23	SP		.000	.308		6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.7%		.088
P. Burgess ^	RP		.000	.308		6.9%		0.4%		16.86		0.7%		.088
46			1614		.283	.308		7.0%	6.9%		0.8%	0.4%		9.09	16.86		0.3%	0.7%		.063	.088

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

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