1919 Chicago American Giants

27 - 16

(2nd place in the Western Independent Clubs )

1911 / 1920 (Team History)

Managed by:
Rube Foster (27-16)

Top Hitter

Oscar
Charleston

Top Pitcher

Dick
Whitworth

League Ranks (7 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	120	1st	ERA+	105	4th
OPS	.723	2nd	ERA	3.09	1st
BA	.269	1st	BA	.230	1st
OBP	.353	1st	K/BB	1.03	4th
SLG	.370	2nd	K%	10.3%	2nd
BB%	10.2%	2nd	BB%	9.9%	5th
K%	1.0%	2nd	HR%	0.6%	2nd
ISO	.101	3rd	WHIP	1.24	2nd

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: Schorling Park (Chicago, IL)
• 3 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• 1 member of the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame
• Rube Foster (Owner & 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	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	George Dixon*	23	34	127	107	10	28	4	0	0	17	5	0	15	0	0	0	3	2	0	.262	.347	.299	.646	98
1B	Leroy Grant	30	41	169	148	14	43	6	0	0	16	3	1	8	1	0	4	9	0	0	.291	.344	.331	.675	106
2B	Bingo DeMoss	29	41	195	157	41	36	8	2	0	13	7	0	28	3	0	2	7	1	0	.229	.351	.306	.657	101
3B	Bill Francis	40	41	174	137	18	24	4	2	0	14	7	1	22	1	1	5	8	2	0	.175	.307	.234	.541	66
SS	Bobby Williams	23	41	164	147	13	33	2	2	0	16	1	0	12	4	0	0	5	0	0	.224	.283	.265	.548	68
LF	Cristóbal Torriente*	25	41	182	143	32	47	10	3	3	35	7	1	33	0	0	4	2	0	0	.329	.467	.503	.970	196
CF	Oscar Charleston*	22	40	184	163	43	66	7	6	8	41	13	0	17	1	0	1	3	0	1	.405	.464	.669	1.133	244
RF	Judy Gans*	32	29	130	117	15	23	3	1	2	8	2	0	9	0		0	4	0		.197	.254	.291	.545	66

RF	Jesse Barber*	31	26	102	95	15	27	3	1	2	13	3	1	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.333	.400	.733	123
C	Jim Brown**	27	20	70	58	11	18	1	2	0	7	2	1	7	0	0	2	3	0	0	.310	.403	.397	.800	144
SS	Elbert Norman^	22	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0	0		.500	.500	.500	1.000	205

SP	Dick Whitworth	23	14	40	35	7	13	3	0	1	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	.371	.378	.543	.921	179
SP	Tom Johnson	30	13	33	28	3	6	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	47
SP	String Bean Williams^	46	9	22	20	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		1	1		0	1	0		.150	.190	.150	.340	4
SP	Sam Crawford	27	5	13	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		2			0	1	0		.100	.250	.100	.350	8
SP	Dave Brown*	22	5	11	10	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0			0	0	1		.100	.091	.100	.191	-42
SP	Frank Wickware	30	2	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		.500	.500	1.000	1.500	353
SP	Lem McDougal^	24	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1			0	0	0			1.000
	18		404	1623	1381	224	372	51	20	16	189	51	5	165	16	1	18	52	7	2	.269	.353	.370	.723	120

* = 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
Bingo DeMoss	29	2B	195	.317	.309	14.4%	8.9%	1.5%	0.6%	9.33	14.97	0.0%	1.1%	.076	.098
Oscar Charleston*	22	CF	184	.511	.309	9.2%	8.9%	0.5%	0.6%	17.00	14.97	4.3%	1.1%	.264	.098
Cristóbal Torriente*	25	LF	182	.455	.309	18.1%	8.9%	0.0%	0.6%		14.97	1.6%	1.1%	.175	.098
Bill Francis	40	3B	174	.263	.309	12.6%	8.9%	0.6%	0.6%	22.00	14.97	0.0%	1.1%	.058	.098
Leroy Grant	30	1B	169	.312	.309	4.7%	8.9%	0.6%	0.6%	8.00	14.97	0.0%	1.1%	.041	.098
Bobby Williams	23	SS	164	.262	.309	7.3%	8.9%	2.4%	0.6%	3.00	14.97	0.0%	1.1%	.041	.098
Judy Gans*	32	RF	130	.255	.309	6.9%	8.9%	0.0%	0.6%		14.97	1.5%	1.1%	.094	.098
George Dixon*	23	C	127	.312	.309	11.8%	8.9%	0.0%	0.6%		14.97	0.0%	1.1%	.037	.098
Jesse Barber*	31	RF	102	.348	.309	6.9%	8.9%	2.0%	0.6%	3.50	14.97	2.0%	1.1%	.116	.098
Jim Brown**	27	C	70	.371	.309	10.0%	8.9%	0.0%	0.6%		14.97	0.0%	1.1%	.086	.098
Dick Whitworth	23	SP	40	.391	.309	2.5%	8.9%	2.5%	0.6%	1.00	14.97	2.5%	1.1%	.171	.098
Tom Johnson	30	SP	33	.219	.309	6.1%	8.9%	6.1%	0.6%	1.00	14.97	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.098
String Bean Williams^	46	SP	22	.165	.309	4.5%	8.9%	4.5%	0.6%	1.00	14.97	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.098
Sam Crawford	27	SP	13	.189	.309	15.4%	8.9%		0.6%		14.97	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.098
Dave Brown*	22	SP	11	.087	.309	0.0%	8.9%		0.6%		14.97	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.098
Frank Wickware	30	SP	4	.669	.309	0.0%	8.9%	0.0%	0.6%		14.97	0.0%	1.1%	.500	.098
Elbert Norman^	22	SS	2	.478	.309	0.0%	8.9%		0.6%		14.97	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.098
Lem McDougal^	24	SP	1	.749	.309	100.0%	8.9%		0.6%		14.97	0.0%	1.1%		.098
18			1623	.338	.309	10.2%	8.9%	1.0%	0.6%	10.13	14.97	1.0%	1.1%	.101	.098