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1918 Chicago American Giants

1918 > Class > 1918 Independent Negro
Overall: 18-7
Scored 130 runs, Allowed 105 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 15-10

Manager: Rube Foster
Represented: n/a
Ballpark: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1917 / 1919

Team Batting

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 Jesse Barber* 30 25 113 104 15 30 3 0 1 7 3 7 .288 .333 .346 .679 36 2
2 Sam Crawford 26 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 0
3 Bingo DeMoss 28 26 115 98 16 19 2 1 0 8 7 13 .194 .288 .235 .523 23 4
4 George Dixon* 22 16 60 53 3 13 1 1 0 7 1 6 .245 .322 .302 .624 16 1
5 Frank Duncan* 30 22 81 68 14 15 6 2 0 15 1 10 .221 .321 .368 .688 25 3
6 Fields? -- 5 13 12 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .333 .385 .333 .718 4 0
7 Bill Francis* 39 25 103 87 10 21 4 0 0 13 1 13 .241 .340 .287 .627 25 3
8 Judy Gans* 31 15 52 42 10 11 1 0 0 4 0 7 .262 .367 .286 .653 12 3
9 Leroy Grant 29 18 73 66 9 23 4 1 0 15 1 6 .348 .403 .439 .842 29 1
10 Pete Hill* 35 25 104 86 22 24 4 2 0 14 5 10 .279 .354 .372 .726 32 8
11 Red Keys? 24 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0
12 Jose Mendez 33 15 61 52 6 10 3 1 0 4 0 5 .192 .263 .288 .552 15 4
13 Bruce Petway# 32 16 59 52 11 14 1 0 0 4 3 5 .269 .333 .288 .622 15 2
14 Gunboat Thompson? -- 2 7 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .500 .250 .750 1 1
15 William Webster? 22 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0
16 Edgar Wesley* 27 3 12 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .167 .091 .258 1 0
17 Dick Whitworth* 22 15 37 33 5 10 2 1 0 6 0 2 .303 .343 .424 .767 14 2
18 Frank Wickware 30 9 20 18 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .111 .158 .111 .269 2 1
19 Bobby Williams 22 11 40 35 5 6 1 0 0 4 0 3 .171 .237 .200 .437 7 2
19 Players 30.2 26 960 830 130 204 32 9 1 104 23 93 82 .246 .322 .310 .631 257 37
Only players for whom we have stats are shown. See roster for more complete team list.

Team Pitching

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 Sam Crawford 26 1 0 1.000 2.84 2 2 1 1 0 12.2 9 5 4 0 10 1 0 0 58 1.500 6.4 0.0 7.1 0.7 0.10
2 Fields? -- 2 0 1.000 4.15 4 4 2 0 0 30.1 24 17 14 1 20 9 3 0 131 1.451 7.1 0.3 5.9 2.7 0.45
3 Judy Gans* 31 0 1 .000 3.05 4 2 1 0 0 20.2 20 10 7 0 8 14 0 0 88 1.355 8.7 0.0 3.5 6.1 1.75
4 Red Keys? 24 0 0 3.38 2 2 0 0 0 5.1 5 3 2 0 3 1 0 0 25 1.500 8.4 0.0 5.1 1.7 0.33
5 Jose Mendez 33 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 4 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 33 0.667 4.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 2.00
6 Gunboat Thompson? -- 2 0 1.000 0.51 2 2 1 0 0 17.2 15 5 1 0 4 0 2 0 76 1.075 7.6 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.00
7 Dick Whitworth 22 9 2 .818 2.19 14 7 7 0 2 86.1 68 32 21 1 36 39 3 0 361 1.205 7.1 0.1 3.8 4.1 1.08
8 Frank Wickware 30 3 4 .429 4.42 9 6 2 0 0 53.0 54 31 26 0 19 19 0 0 225 1.377 9.2 0.0 3.2 3.2 1.00
8 Players 26.1 18 7 .720 2.91 38 26 11 15 1 2 235.0 199 105 76 2 102 87 0 997 1.281 7.6 0.1 3.9 3.3 0.85

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

C

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO
George Dixon 16 63 11 5 1 .937 4.63 1 18
Bruce Petway 12 50 11 4 1 .938 5.08 0 12

1B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Leroy Grant 18 199 6 4 11 .981 11.39
Bruce Petway 3 25 3 3 3 .903 9.33
Edgar Wesley 3 41 1 2 0 .955 14.00
Judy Gans 1 17 0 0 1 1.000 17.00
William Webster 1 10 0 0 1 1.000 10.00

2B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Bingo DeMoss 26 69 96 9 10 .948 6.35

3B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Bill Francis 25 33 41 10 4 .881 2.96
Pete Hill 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.00

SS

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Jose Mendez 13 25 32 4 7 .934 4.38
Bobby Williams 11 17 39 6 4 .903 5.09
Jesse Barber 2 3 3 2 1 .750 3.00

LF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Frank Duncan 16 18 3 2 1 .913 1.31
Judy Gans 9 18 0 0 0 1.000 2.00
Jesse Barber 3 4 0 1 0 .800 1.33
Fields 1 0 0 0 0 0.00

CF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Pete Hill 24 58 3 3 1 .953 2.54
Frank Duncan 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
Judy Gans 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00
Bruce Petway 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00

RF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Jesse Barber 21 29 0 2 0 .935 1.38
Frank Duncan 4 4 4 0 1 1.000 2.00
Judy Gans 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 3.00
Jose Mendez 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.00

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Dick Whitworth 15 4 36 3 2 .930 2.67
Frank Wickware 9 2 19 0 0 1.000 2.33
Fields 4 3 18 0 0 1.000 5.25
Judy Gans 4 1 5 0 0 1.000 1.50
Sam Crawford 2 0 5 0 0 1.000 2.50
Red Keys 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.50
Gunboat Thompson 2 0 3 1 0 .750 1.50
Jose Mendez 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 3.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Jesse Barber 30 L R 6' 0.0" 176 Jan 5, 1888 Charlottesville, VA, US
Sam Crawford 26 R R 6' 1.0" 200 Apr 15, 1892 Dallas, TX, US
Bingo DeMoss 28 R R 6' 0.0" 180 Sep 5, 1889 Topeka, KS, US
George Dixon 22 L R Jan 4, 1896 Greenwood, SC, US
Frank Duncan 30 L R 1888 Macon, GA, US
Fields -- Unknown
Bill Francis 39 L R 5' 5.0" 140 Feb 28, 1879 PA, US
Judy Gans 31 L L 5' 11.0" 172 Jul 16, 1886 Washington, PA, US
Leroy Grant 29 R R 5' 11.0" 174 Apr 15, 1889 Houston, TX, US
Pete Hill 35 L R 5' 9.0" 170 Oct 12, 1882 Culpeper, VA, US
Red Keys 24 Jul 11, 1893 Mayfield, KY, US
Jose Mendez 33 R R 5' 9.0" 152 Jan 2, 1885 Cardenas, Matanzas, CU
Bruce Petway 32 S R 5' 10.0" 159 Dec 23, 1885 Nashville, TN, US
Gunboat Thompson -- Unknown
William Webster 22 R Jun 1, 1896 Atlanta, GA, US
Edgar Wesley 27 L L 5' 11.0" May 2, 1891 Waco, TX, US
Dick Whitworth 22 L R 6' 5.0" 215 Aug 28, 1895 St. Louis, MO, US
Frank Wickware 30 R R Mar 18, 1888 Girard, KS, US
Bobby Williams 22 R R 5' 5.0" 140 Sep 30, 1895 New Orleans, LA, US

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