1928 Chicago American Giants Roster (40-man)

1927 Season 1929 Season

Record: 55-38-1, Finished 3rd in Negro National League

Postseason: Lost NNL Championship Series (5-4) to St. Louis Stars

Managers: Dave Malarcher (40-21-1) and George Harney (18-19)

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

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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
James Bray	29	us US			5' 9"	184	Dec 12, 1898	3	2		2		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Jim Brown	36	us US	B	R	5' 11"	185	May 16, 1892	9	37		37		0	8	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4
Steel Arm Davis	32	us US	L	L	6' 1"	175	Jun 22, 1896	4	59		59		0	0	26	0	0	0	4	0	33	37			1.0
Tommie Dukes	21	us US	L	R	5' 9"	160	Sep 24, 1906	1st	5		5		0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Bill Foster HOF	24	us US	B	L	6' 0"	190	Jun 12, 1904	6	29		29		27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			5.5
Jelly Gardner	32	us US	L	R	5' 7"	160	Sep 27, 1895	9	50		50		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	0	50			1.2
Red Haley	27	us US	L	R	5' 7"	150	May 13, 1901	1st	5		5		0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Charlie Hancock	25	us US		R	5' 11"	203	Sep 15, 1902	2	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
George Harney	38	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jun 1, 1890	6	25		25		20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4			1.4
Lemuel Hawkins	32	us US	L	R	5' 10"	185	Oct 2, 1895	8	38		38		0	0	26	12	0	1	0	0	0	0			-0.2
John Hines	27	us US	R	R	5' 6"	158	Feb 4, 1901	5	67		67		0	43	0	0	0	0	11	0	14	25			1.3
Frog Holsey	22	us US					May 14, 1906	1st	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.7
Sanford Jackson	28	us US	R	R	5' 6"	165	Jan 10, 1900	5	54		54		0	0	0	1	27	3	3	22	0	25			0.9
Ruben Jones	34	us US	L	R			Feb 5, 1894	5	37		37		0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	33	36			0.1
Dave Malarcher	33	us US	B	R	5' 7"	150	Oct 18, 1894	9	33		33		0	0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Webster McDonald	28	us US	L	R	5' 11"	190	Jan 1, 1900	4	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.4
Eddie Miller	27	us US		R	5' 11"	185	Mar 5, 1901	5	27		27		11	0	6	0	7	3	0	3	1	4			1.7
Mitchell Murray	32	us US	R	R	5' 9"	170	Jan 28, 1896	8	24		24		0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.6
Willie Powell	24	us US	L	R	5' 8"	153	Oct 30, 1903	4	18		18		18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			4.8
Nat Rogers	34	us US	L	R			Jul 21, 1893	4	25		25		0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	3	26			-0.7
Pythias Russ	24	us US	R	R			Apr 7, 1904	4	70		70		0	9	1	0	0	62	0	0	0	0			2.7
Owen Smaulding	31	us US			6' 2"	200	Sep 30, 1896	2	5		5		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.3
Sandy Thompson	33	us US	L	R	5' 9"	170	Jun 5, 1895	6	43		43		0	0	0	0	0	0	38	3	1	42			0.4
Harold Treadwell	31	us US		R	5' 9"	168	Apr 21, 1897	5	10		10		10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.8
Bobby Williams	32	us US	R	R	5' 5"	140	Sep 30, 1895	8	24		24		0	0	0	0	14	9	1	0	0	1			-0.7
Charley Williams	31	us US		R			Mar 9, 1897	5	65		65		0	0	0	64	1	1	0	0	0	0			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