1930 Chicago American Giants Roster (40-man)

1929 Season 1931 Season

Record: 53-49-0, Finished 4th in Negro National League

Manager: Jim Brown (54-54)

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		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Lewis Anderson			R	R			Unknown	1st	7		7		0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Jabbo Andrews	22	us US	L	L	6' 4"	198	Dec 23, 1907	1st	2		2		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2			-0.2
Cliff Bell	33	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	Jul 2, 1896	10	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4
James Bray	31	us US			5' 9"	184	Dec 12, 1898	4	5		5		0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Jim Brown	38	us US	B	R	5' 11"	185	May 16, 1892	11	56		56		1	5	41	0	0	0	3	0	1	4			0.8
Albert Clark	19	us US			6' 2"	165	Jul 2, 1910	1st	3		3		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3			0.0
Saul Davis	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	176	Feb 22, 1901	5	23		23		0	0	0	6	7	8	0	0	0	0			0.0
Steel Arm Davis	34	us US	L	L	6' 1"	175	Jun 22, 1896	6	75		75		5	0	38	0	0	0	9	1	30	40			2.1
Rap Dixon	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Sep 15, 1902	7	32		32		0	0	0	0	0	0	3	29	0	32			1.0
José María Fernández	34	cu CU	R	R	5' 8"	170	Jun 6, 1896	8	32		32		0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.1
Joe Fleet	28	us US		R	5' 9"	176	1902	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Bill Foster HOF	26	us US	B	L	6' 0"	190	Jun 12, 1904	8	33		33		26	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			4.3
Jelly Gardner	34	us US	L	R	5' 7"	160	Sep 27, 1895	11	34		34		0	0	0	0	1	0	24	10	2	36			0.0
Murray Gillispie	22	us US		L	5' 11"	151	1908	1st	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Carl Glass	32	us US	L	L	5' 10"	180	Feb 26, 1898	7	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
George Harney	40	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jun 1, 1890	7	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.4
Bun Hayes	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Aug 2, 1903	3	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
John Hines	29	us US	R	R	5' 6"	158	Feb 4, 1901	7	6		6		0	2	0	0	1	1	3	0	1	4			0.0
Frog Holsey	24	us US					May 14, 1906	3	23		23		21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.5
Sanford Jackson	30	us US	R	R	5' 6"	165	Jan 10, 1900	7	78		78		0	0	0	0	30	8	0	42	1	43			0.2
Harry Jeffries			R	R			Unknown	11	56		56		0	12	0	0	42	0	0	0	0	0			-0.6
John Wesley Johnson							Unknown	4	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Dave Knight							Unknown	1st	5		5		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4
George McAllister	31	us US	L	R	5' 9"	143	Oct 22, 1898	6	6		6		0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Luther McDonald	24	us US		R	5' 10"	178	Feb 6, 1906	4	26		26		22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1			1.4
Eddie Miller	29	us US		R	5' 11"	185	Mar 5, 1901	7	64		64		1	0	0	0	5	59	0	0	0	0			0.3
George Mitchell	30	us US	R	R	6' 3"	202	Mar 31, 1900	7	37		37		18	0	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	2			0.9
Yellow Horse Morris	28	us US	R	R	5' 8"	180	Feb 24, 1902	6	13		13		12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			-0.1
Mitchell Murray	34	us US	R	R	5' 9"	170	Jan 28, 1896	10	35		35		0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.7
Malvin Powell	22	us US	R	R	5' 5"	150	Sep 6, 1907	2	45		45		2	0	1	0	0	0	10	9	19	38			-0.7
Sandy Thompson	35	us US	L	R	5' 9"	170	Jun 5, 1895	8	73		73		0	0	0	0	1	0	36	0	34	70			0.0
Cool Turner	28	us US	R	R	5' 10"	198	Sep 11, 1901	7	4		4		0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0			0.2
Charley Williams	33	us US		R			Mar 9, 1897	7	77		77		0	1	0	75	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Chester Williams	24	us US	R	R	5' 9"	180	May 25, 1906	1st	9		9		0	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR