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1945 Chicago American Giants

49 - 59 - 1

41 - 48 - 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+

91

4th

OPS

.682

3rd

ERA

4.64

4th

BA

.270

3rd

BA

.255

3rd

OBP

.332

1st

K/BB

1.42

3rd

SLG

.350

4th

K%

11.9%

2nd

BB%

8.3%

1st

BB%

8.4%

6th

K%

0.7%

3rd

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)

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
C	Herb Barnhill	31	28	93	87	8	22	3	0	0	11	0	5	1	0	0	.253	.301	.287	.588	74
1B	Art Pennington **	22	33	142	121	22	40	6	2	2	22	6	21	0	0	0	.331	.430	.463	.892	164
2B	Jesse Douglas *	29	30	134	124	23	38	2	1	1	14	4	10	0	0	0	.306	.358	.363	.721	113
3B	Clyde Nelson	23	27	109	94	20	23	4	0	1	18	0	13	1	1	0	.245	.343	.319	.662	96
SS	Ralph Wyatt	27	33	137	125	22	37	1	3	2	22	1	10	0	2	0	.296	.348	.400	.748	121
LF	John Bissant	31	32	133	119	29	32	7	2	0	13	0	13	0	1	.269	.341	.361	.702	108
CF	Jimmie Crutchfield *	35	36	150	139	13	31	5	1	0	13	0	10	1	1	0	0	.223	.280	.273	.553	64
RF	Johnny Smith *	28	36	153	143	23	48	4	4	2	31	0	9	0	0	1	.336	.373	.462	.834	146

2B	Wilbert King	30	16	58	51	12	12	0	4	0	3	0	6	0	1	.235	.316	.392	.708	108
C	Tommie Dukes *	38	16	56	55	7	14	1	2	0	8	0	1	0	0	.255	.268	.345	.613	80
1B	Henry McCall *	37	9	37	34	2	11	2	0	0	4	1	2	0	1	.324	.361	.382	.743	120
LF	Clyde McNeal	16	7	19	17	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.118	.211	.118	.328	-2
1B	Clarence Locke	34	9	18	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	-67
3B	Bill Charter ^	2	6	6	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	196
1B	Sam Jackson *	25	2	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	97
SS	Shanks ^	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Gentry Jessup	30	12	32	31	3	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.194	.194	.194	.387	15
SP	Willie Cornelius	38	16	31	25	5	11	2	1	0	6	0	5	0	1	.440	.533	.600	1.133	234
SP	Walter McCoy	25	13	26	24	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	.042	.115	.042	.157	-52
SP	Willie McMeans ^	11	21	15	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	1	.133	.350	.133	.483	46
SP	Gready McKinnis	31	9	15	15	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	-21
RP	Ollie West *	31	8	12	11	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	80
RP	R. Smith ^	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
PR	Raymond Lott	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

PH	Fred Johnson ^	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

C	James Coachman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

C	Jesse Williams **	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	27		391	1390	1261	199	340	37	20	8	173	12	115	1	3	10	1	.270	.332	.350	.682	102

* = 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
Johnny Smith *	28	RF	153		.387	.317		5.9%	6.9%		0.3%		24.82		1.3%	0.6%		.126	.088
Jimmie Crutchfield *	35	CF	150		.269	.317		6.7%	6.9%		0.7%	0.3%		10.00	24.82		0.0%	0.6%		.050	.088
Art Pennington **	22	1B	142		.422	.317		14.8%	6.9%		0.3%		24.82		1.4%	0.6%		.132	.088
Ralph Wyatt	27	SS	137		.347	.317		7.3%	6.9%		0.3%		24.82		1.5%	0.6%		.104	.088
Jesse Douglas *	29	2B	134		.345	.317		7.5%	6.9%		0.3%		24.82		0.7%	0.6%		.056	.088
John Bissant	31	LF	133		.333	.317		9.8%	6.9%		0.3%		24.82		0.0%	0.6%		.092	.088
Clyde Nelson	23	3B	109		.322	.317		11.9%	6.9%		0.3%		24.82		0.9%	0.6%		.074	.088
Herb Barnhill	31	C	93		.286	.317		5.4%	6.9%		0.3%		24.82		0.0%	0.6%		.034	.088
Wilbert King	30	2B	58		.325	.317		10.3%	6.9%		0.3%		24.82		0.0%	0.6%		.157	.088
Tommie Dukes *	38	C	56		.284	.317		1.8%	6.9%		0.3%		24.82		0.0%	0.6%		.091	.088
Henry McCall *	37	1B	37		.344	.317		5.4%	6.9%		0.3%		24.82		0.0%	0.6%		.059	.088
Gentry Jessup	30	SP	32		.178	.317		0.0%	6.9%		0.3%		24.82		0.0%	0.6%		.000	.088
Willie Cornelius	38	SP	31		.507	.317		16.1%	6.9%		0.3%		24.82		0.0%	0.6%		.160	.088
Walter McCoy	25	SP	26		.094	.317		7.7%	6.9%		0.3%		24.82		0.0%	0.6%		.000	.088
Willie McMeans ^	SP	21		.269	.317		23.8%	6.9%		0.3%		24.82		0.0%	0.6%		.000	.088
Clyde McNeal	16	LF	19		.179	.317		10.5%	6.9%		0.3%		24.82		0.0%	0.6%		.000	.088
Clarence Locke	34	1B	18		.053	.317		0.0%	6.9%		0.3%		24.82		0.0%	0.6%		.000	.088
Gready McKinnis	31	SP	15		.127	.317		0.0%	6.9%		0.3%		24.82		0.0%	0.6%		.000	.088
Ollie West *	31	RP	12		.300	.317		8.3%	6.9%		0.3%		24.82		0.0%	0.6%		.000	.088
Bill Charter ^	3B	6		.475	.317		0.0%	6.9%		0.3%		24.82		0.0%	0.6%		.000	.088
Sam Jackson *	25	1B	3		.317	.317		0.0%	6.9%		0.3%		24.82		0.0%	0.6%		.000	.088
Shanks ^	SS	2		.000	.317		0.0%	6.9%		0.3%		24.82		0.0%	0.6%		.000	.088
R. Smith ^	RP	2		.000	.317		0.0%	6.9%		0.3%		24.82		0.0%	0.6%		.000	.088
Fred Johnson ^	PH	1		.000	.317		0.0%	6.9%		0.3%		24.82		0.0%	0.6%		.000	.088
Raymond Lott	PR		.000	.317		6.9%		0.3%		24.82		0.6%		.088
James Coachman	C		.000	.317		6.9%		0.3%		24.82		0.6%		.088
Jesse Williams **	22	C		.000	.317		6.9%		0.3%		24.82		0.6%		.088
27			1390		.324	.317		8.3%	6.9%		0.7%	0.3%		10.00	24.82		0.6%	0.6%		.080	.088