1921 Chicago American Giants Roster (40-man)

1920 Season 1922 Season

Record: 44-22-2, Finished 1st in Negro National League

Manager: Rube Foster (55-29-4)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100

Negro National League Pennant

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Dave Brown	24	us US	L	L	5' 11"	165	Jun 9, 1897	2	26		26		26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			5.3
Jim Brown	29	us US	B	R	5' 11"	185	May 16, 1892	2	53		53		0	36	6	0	0	0	0	1	8	9			0.8
Bingo DeMoss	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Sep 5, 1889	2	84		84		0	0	0	84	1	0	0	0	0	0			2.4
George Dixon	25	us US	L	R			Jan 4, 1896	2	53		53		0	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.4
Jelly Gardner	25	us US	L	R	5' 7"	160	Sep 27, 1895	2	70		70		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	67	69			-0.5
Willie Gisentaner	21	us US	L	L	5' 11"	162	Dec 11, 1899	1st	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Leroy Grant	32	us US	R	R	5' 11"	174	Apr 15, 1889	2	79		79		0	0	79	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Ben Harris							Unknown	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Bill Holland	20	us US	B	R	5' 9"	180	Feb 28, 1901	2	5		5		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.7
Tom Johnson	32	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Apr 22, 1889	2	22		22		22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-1.2
Jimmie Lyons	31	us US	L	L	5' 6"	160	Oct 10, 1889	2	81		81		0	0	0	0	0	0	73	15	0	88			2.4
Dave Malarcher	26	us US	B	R	5' 7"	150	Oct 18, 1894	2	81		81		0	0	0	0	81	1	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Jack Marshall	26	us US	R	R	5' 9"	167	May 11, 1895	2	15		15		14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.3
John Reese	26	us US	R	R			Apr 19, 1895	2	26		26		0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	9	23			-0.3
Herbert Smith				L			Unknown	2	3		3		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3			-0.1
Otis Starks	23	us US		L	5' 7"	182	Dec 3, 1897	1st	10		10		10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.7
Sam Streeter	20	us US	R	L	5' 7"	170	Sep 17, 1900	1st	4		4		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Cristóbal Torriente HOF	27	cu CU	L	L	5' 10"	190	Nov 16, 1893	2	84		84		7	0	0	1	6	0	2	76	0	78			4.9
Bobby Williams	25	us US	R	R	5' 5"	140	Sep 30, 1895	2	84		84		0	0	0	0	0	84	0	0	0	0			0.1
Poindexter Williams	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Sep 10, 1897	1st	13		13		0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			-0.3
Tom Williams	24	us US	R	R			Sep 28, 1896	2	31		31		31	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			3.0
Willie Woods	23	us US		L			Jan 26, 1898	1st	3		3		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	4			-0.2
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR