1917 Chicago American Giants

49 - 14 - 2

(1st place in the Western Independent Clubs )

1911 / 1918 (Team History)

Managed by:
Rube Foster (49-14-2)

Dick
Redding

• Home Ballpark: Schorling Park (Chicago, IL)
• 3 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• Rube Foster (Owner & Business Manager)

Batting

Basic Batting

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Bingo DeMoss	27	2B	250	.248	.284	9.6%	8.0%	0.0%	0.2%	.019	.061
Jesse Barber*	29	RF	246	.293	.284	8.1%	8.0%	0.4%	0.2%	.055	.061
Pete Hill*	34	CF	245	.346	.284	16.7%	8.0%	0.0%	0.2%	.073	.061
John Henry Lloyd*	33	SS	228	.377	.284	6.6%	8.0%	0.4%	0.2%	.141	.061
Frank Duncan*	29	LF	221	.281	.284	8.6%	8.0%	0.0%	0.2%	.047	.061
Bill Francis	38	3B	211	.301	.284	12.3%	8.0%	0.0%	0.2%	.063	.061
Leroy Grant	28	1B	200	.330	.284	9.5%	8.0%	0.0%	0.2%	.071	.061
Bruce Petway**	31	C	140	.208	.284	7.9%	8.0%	0.0%	0.2%	.025	.061
George Dixon*	21	C	129	.325	.284	11.6%	8.0%	0.0%	0.2%	.064	.061
Dick Redding	27	SP	60	.291	.284	1.7%	8.0%	0.0%	0.2%	.036	.061
Tom Williams	20	SP	49	.191	.284	8.2%	8.0%	0.0%	0.2%	.024	.061
Tom Johnson	28	SP	37	.241	.284	13.5%	8.0%	0.0%	0.2%	.034	.061
Dick Whitworth	21	SP	28	.229	.284	0.0%	8.0%	0.0%	0.2%	.036	.061
Rube Foster	37	SP	15	.066	.284	0.0%	8.0%	0.0%	0.2%	.000	.061
Frank Wickware	28	SP	13	.285	.284	7.7%	8.0%	0.0%	0.2%	.000	.061
Sell Hall^	29	SP	3	.000	.284	0.0%	8.0%	0.0%	0.2%	.000	.061
George Britt	21	SP	3	.329	.284	0.0%	8.0%	0.0%	0.2%	.000	.061
17			2078	.296	.284	9.7%	8.0%	0.1%	0.2%	.059	.061

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