All-Time Top 24 Players
- Please note that players may not be in the uniform of the correct team in these images.
Franchise History
| Year | Tm | Lg | G | W | L | Ties | pythW-L% | Finish | GB | Playoffs | R | RA | Attendance | BatAge | PAge | #Bat | #P | Top Player | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 78 | 26 | 52 | 0 | .333 | .358 | 5th of 6 | 30.0 | 72 | 99 | 26.3 | 29.0 | 23 | 10 | Q.Trouppe (0.6) | Q.Trouppe (38-60) | ||
| 1947 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 80 | 28 | 52 | 0 | .350 | .375 | 6th of 6 | 27.5 | 149 | 197 | 26.9 | 29.6 | 30 | 10 | G.Jessup (1.5) | C.Taylor (36-67) | ||
| 1946 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 80 | 30 | 49 | 1 | .380 | .347 | 6th of 6 | 25.0 | 70 | 99 | 28.1 | 31.6 | 28 | 9 | G.Jessup (1.4) | C.Taylor (40-68) | ||
| 1945 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 74 | 38 | 35 | 1 | .521 | .483 | 4th of 6 | 17.0 | 211 | 219 | 29.2 | 30.8 | 30 | 11 | G.Jessup (1.8) | C.Taylor (49-59) | ||
| 1944 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 74 | 31 | 43 | 0 | .419 | .347 | 6th of 6 | 19.0 | 80 | 113 | 28.3 | 28.7 | 31 | 9 | G.Jessup (1.4) | B.DeMoss (10-24), L.Davenport (24-28) and J.Bissant (9-20) | ||
| 1943 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 62 | 32 | 29 | 1 | .525 | .576 | 4th of 6 | 5.0 | Lost ALC (3-2) | 169 | 143 | 29.8 | 30.0 | 21 | 9 | L.Davenport (1.3) | T.Radcliffe (45-38) | |
| 1942 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 44 | 8 | 36 | 0 | .182 | .248 | 6th of 6 | 25.0 | 157 | 288 | 30.7 | 28.5 | 45 | 20 | C.Bell (1.0) | C.Taylor (19-55) | ||
| 1941 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 42 | 12 | 28 | 2 | .300 | .326 | 6th of 6 | 20.0 | 70 | 104 | 27.3 | 29.8 | 26 | 9 | W.Cornelius (1.0) | C.Taylor (20-38) | ||
| 1940 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 50 | 22 | 26 | 2 | .458 | .321 | 5th of 7 | 14.5 | 79 | 119 | 29.1 | 23.6 | 26 | 9 | T.Bond (0.7) | W.Redus (25-33) | ||
| 1939 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 63 | 32 | 31 | 0 | .508 | .417 | 2nd of 7 | 7.5 | 180 | 216 | 28.7 | 28.3 | 31 | 11 | A.Radcliff (1.2) | F.Snow (0-1) and C.Taylor (45-41) | ||
| 1938 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 68 | 32 | 35 | 1 | .478 | .545 | 3rd of 7 | 9.5 | 202 | 183 | 29.5 | 28.7 | 33 | 10 | W.Cornelius (4.3) | C.Taylor (42-43) | ||
| 1937 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 59 | 35 | 23 | 1 | .603 | .437 | 3rd of 8 | 11.0 | Lost ALC (5-1-1) | 208 | 239 | 29.2 | 29.9 | 40 | 17 | W.Cornelius (3.1) | C.Taylor (39-38) | |
| 1935 | Chicago American Giants | NN2 | 57 | 24 | 33 | 0 | .421 | .482 | 6th of 8 | 16.5 | 301 | 313 | 30.3 | 27.5 | 20 | 7 | B.Foster (2.8) | L.Brown (30-40) | ||
| 1934 | Chicago American Giants | NN2 | 47 | 29 | 16 | 2 | .644 | .466 | 3rd of 8 | 2.0 | Lost NLC (4-3-1) | 192 | 207 | 30.2 | 28.5 | 20 | 8 | T.Trent (2.6) | D.Malarcher (37-26) | |
| 1933 | Chicago American Giants | NN2 | 51 | 36 | 15 | 0 | .706 | .571 | 2nd of 8 | 0.5 | 277 | 237 | 30.5 | 27.6 | 17 | 8 | B.Foster (2.7) | D.Malarcher (40-24) | ||
| 1932 | Chicago American Giants | NSL | 43 | 33 | 10 | 0 | .767 | .561 | 1st of 11 | -- | Won LCS (4-3) | 199 | 174 | 30.7 | 26.2 | 22 | 7 | B.Foster (3.0) | D.Malarcher (50-32) | |
| 1931 | Chicago Columbia Giants | NNL | 26 | 6 | 19 | 1 | .240 | .384 | 7th of 6 | 23.0 | 88 | 114 | 31.4 | 25.8 | 26 | 9 | L.McDonald (1.8) | D.Malarcher (6-19) | ||
| 1930 | Chicago American Giants | NNL | 89 | 43 | 46 | 0 | .483 | .379 | 4th of 8 | 23.0 | 352 | 461 | 31.1 | 26.7 | 34 | 18 | B.Foster (5.0) | J.Brown (19-32) and B.Foster (34-23) | ||
| 1929 | Chicago American Giants | NNL | 86 | 48 | 38 | 0 | .558 | .490 | 3rd of 7 | 17.5 | 333 | 340 | 30.1 | 26.0 | 34 | 14 | Y.Morris (4.4) | J.Brown (62-42) | ||
| 1928 | Chicago American Giants | NNL | 84 | 52 | 32 | 0 | .619 | .622 | 3rd of 8 | 8.0 | Lost NNC (5-4) | 362 | 276 | 30.3 | 28.2 | 26 | 8 | B.Foster (5.5) | D.Malarcher (41-20) and G.Harney (18-19) | |
| 1927 | Chicago American Giants | NNL | 92 | 60 | 31 | 1 | .659 | .620 | 1st of 8 | -- | Won WS (5-3-1) | 410 | 314 | 29.3 | 27.2 | 20 | 6 | B.Foster (7.3) | D.Malarcher (63-31) | |
| 1926 | Chicago American Giants | NNL | 82 | 56 | 24 | 2 | .700 | .662 | 2nd of 8 | 2.0 | Won WS (5-4-2) | 401 | 278 | 28.8 | 26.6 | 19 | 7 | B.Foster (8.5) | R.Foster (27-17) and D.Malarcher (30-7) | |
| 1925 | Chicago American Giants | NNL | 90 | 49 | 39 | 2 | .557 | .566 | 3rd of 8 | 14.0 | 427 | 369 | 29.5 | 27.8 | 31 | 14 | B.McCall (3.9) | R.Foster (58-44) | ||
| 1924 | Chicago American Giants | NNL | 77 | 51 | 26 | 0 | .662 | .622 | 2nd of 9 | 5.0 | 454 | 346 | 29.2 | 27.8 | 29 | 10 | J.Padrón (4.5) | R.Foster (56-27) | ||
| 1923 | Chicago American Giants | NNL | 71 | 42 | 29 | 0 | .592 | .587 | 2nd of 8 | 5.0 | 440 | 363 | 28.6 | 26.1 | 24 | 13 | E.Rile (5.7) | R.Foster (48-29) | ||
| 1922 | Chicago American Giants | NNL | 62 | 38 | 23 | 1 | .623 | .560 | 3rd of 8 | 0.5 | 387 | 339 | 28.1 | 25.8 | 18 | 6 | D.Brown (4.0) | R.Foster (46-30) | ||
| 1921 | Chicago American Giants | NNL | 68 | 44 | 22 | 2 | .667 | .589 | 1st of 8 | -- | 353 | 290 | 27.6 | 25.5 | 22 | 10 | D.Brown (5.8) | R.Foster (55-28) | ||
| 1920 | Chicago American Giants | NNL | 62 | 45 | 15 | 2 | .750 | .697 | 1st of 8 | -- | 285 | 181 | 27.0 | 25.5 | 23 | 6 | D.Brown (4.4) | R.Foster (51-19) |
In this table, Negro League team records are for league games only. Runs scored and allowed are for all games against top Black clubs for which a box score has been discovered.
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