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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+

79

4th

ERA+

88

6th

OPS

.669

4th

ERA

5.61

6th

BA

.264

4th

BA

.289

4th

OBP

.332

4th

K/BB

1.04

6th

SLG

.337

4th

K%

11.4%

4th

BB%

8.3%

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 )

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	John Ritchey *	24	21	87	72	18	23	4	1	0	12	3	14	1	0	.319	.437	.403	.840	125
1B	Lyman Bostock *	29	22	90	81	10	27	4	1	0	14	0	8	0	1	.333	.393	.407	.801	114
2B	Bernell Longest *	28	29	134	125	18	40	5	2	0	19	3	6	3	0	.320	.366	.392	.758	103
3B	John Miles	24	23	92	82	13	19	4	0	2	9	0	9	0	1	.232	.308	.354	.661	77
SS	Clyde McNeal	18	24	101	95	13	23	2	2	0	8	1	6	0	0	.242	.287	.305	.592	58
LF	Sam Hill *	21	29	130	115	25	33	6	0	2	12	3	9	3	3	.287	.354	.391	.746	99
CF	Buddy Armour *	32	24	107	100	16	30	5	1	0	6	0	7	0	0	.300	.346	.370	.716	91
RF	Jim McCurine *	26	21	82	74	3	13	3	1	0	6	0	7	0	1	.176	.247	.243	.490	31

LF	Earl Bumpus *	33	24	78	66	8	14	2	0	1	15	0	10	1	1	.212	.325	.288	.613	64
LF	John Bissant	33	16	39	33	6	14	1	0	0	5	2	5	0	1	.424	.500	.455	.955	156
2B	Jesse Warren	32	9	28	27	3	9	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	.333	.357	.407	.765	104
C	Jake Tolbert	10	26	21	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	.143	.308	.143	.451	22
C	Ed Young	34	4	19	16	3	4	1	1	0	5	1	3	0	0	.250	.368	.438	.806	115
1B	Tom Turner	32	5	19	16	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.063	.118	.063	.180	-51
C	Bob Palm ^	31	2	7	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	-60
3B	Jacob Robinson ^	27	3	7	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	22
SS	Sy Morton	25	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
2B	Harold Millon	28	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	436
PH	Johnson ^	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
PH	Harris ^	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
C	Willie Wynn	29	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
C	Berry ^	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Riley Stewart *	28	13	23	21	4	6	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.286	.348	.381	.729	95
SP	Harry Rhodes *	24	10	19	18	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.167	.167	.167	.333	-11
SP	Gentry Jessup	32	9	19	19	1	4	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.316	.526	40
SP	Leonard Johnson ^	27	10	17	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.071	.188	.071	.259	-29
SP	Clarence Locke	36	6	12	11	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	63
SP	Walter McCoy	27	6	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RP	Steve Wylie	36	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	436
PH	Lyons ^	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	436
	30		330	1158	1039	149	274	41	10	5	119	13	96	10	13	.264	.332	.337	.669	79

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA		wOBA	LG		BB%	LG	LG		BB/K	LG		HR%
Bernell Longest *	28	2B	134		.364	.355		4.5%	9.5%		0.0%	0.9%		.072	.105
Sam Hill *	21	LF	130		.350	.355		6.9%	9.5%		1.5%	0.9%		.104	.105
Buddy Armour *	32	CF	107		.344	.355		6.5%	9.5%		0.0%	0.9%		.070	.105
Clyde McNeal	18	SS	101		.286	.355		5.9%	9.5%		0.0%	0.9%		.063	.105
John Miles	24	3B	92		.313	.355		9.8%	9.5%		2.2%	0.9%		.122	.105
Lyman Bostock *	29	1B	90		.382	.355		8.9%	9.5%		0.0%	0.9%		.074	.105
John Ritchey *	24	C	87		.414	.355		16.1%	9.5%		0.0%	0.9%		.083	.105
Jim McCurine *	26	RF	82		.241	.355		8.5%	9.5%		0.0%	0.9%		.068	.105
Earl Bumpus *	33	LF	78		.306	.355		12.8%	9.5%		1.3%	0.9%		.076	.105
John Bissant	33	LF	39		.456	.355		12.8%	9.5%		0.0%	0.9%		.030	.105
Jesse Warren	32	2B	28		.363	.355		3.6%	9.5%		0.0%	0.9%		.074	.105
Jake Tolbert	C	26		.262	.355		19.2%	9.5%		0.0%	0.9%		.000	.105
Riley Stewart *	28	SP	23		.349	.355		8.7%	9.5%		0.0%	0.9%		.095	.105
Ed Young	34	C	19		.380	.355		15.8%	9.5%		0.0%	0.9%		.188	.105
Tom Turner	32	1B	19		.094	.355		0.0%	9.5%		0.0%	0.9%		.000	.105
Harry Rhodes *	24	SP	19		.152	.355		0.0%	9.5%		0.0%	0.9%		.000	.105
Gentry Jessup	32	SP	19		.240	.355		0.0%	9.5%		0.0%	0.9%		.105	.105
Leonard Johnson ^	27	SP	17		.151	.355		5.9%	9.5%		0.0%	0.9%		.000	.105
Clarence Locke	36	SP	12		.307	.355		8.3%	9.5%		0.0%	0.9%		.000	.105
Walter McCoy	27	SP	11		.000	.355		0.0%	9.5%		0.0%	0.9%		.000	.105
Bob Palm ^	31	C	7		.112	.355		14.3%	9.5%		0.0%	0.9%		.000	.105
Jacob Robinson ^	27	3B	7		.250	.355		14.3%	9.5%		0.0%	0.9%		.000	.105
Sy Morton	25	SS	3		.000	.355		0.0%	9.5%		0.0%	0.9%		.000	.105
Harold Millon	28	2B	2		.482	.355		0.0%	9.5%		0.0%	0.9%		.000	.105
Lyons ^	PH	1		.965	.355		0.0%	9.5%		0.0%	0.9%		.000	.105
Johnson ^	PH	1		.000	.355		0.0%	9.5%		0.0%	0.9%		.000	.105
Harris ^	PH	1		.000	.355		0.0%	9.5%		0.0%	0.9%		.000	.105
Steve Wylie	36	RP	1		.965	.355		0.0%	9.5%		0.0%	0.9%		.000	.105
Willie Wynn	29	C	1		.000	.355		0.0%	9.5%		0.0%	0.9%		.000	.105
Berry ^	C	1		.000	.355		0.0%	9.5%		0.0%	0.9%		.000	.105
30			1158		.323	.355		8.3%	9.5%		0.4%	0.9%		.073	.105