1937 Chicago American Giants Roster (40-man)

1938 Season

Record: 36-24-1, Finished 3rd in Negro American League

Postseason: Lost NAL Championship Series (5-1-1) to Kansas City Monarchs

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
Newt Allen	36	us US	R	R	5' 8"	160	May 19, 1901	11	3		3		0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0			0.3
Cliff Blackmon	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Mar 25, 1914	1st	11		11		11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Ted Bond	33	us US	R	R	5' 6"	155	Jan 25, 1904	2	41		41		0	0	0	0	31	10	0	0	0	0			0.7
Jim Brown	45	us US	B	R	5' 11"	185	May 16, 1892	16	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Subby Byas	27	us US	B	R	5' 11"	180	Mar 19, 1910	4	37		37		0	29	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.0	All-Star
Zack Clayton	24	us US	L	L	6' 0"	192	Apr 17, 1913	3	17		17		2	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			-0.2
Andy Cooper HOF	40	us US	R	L	6' 2"	220	Apr 24, 1897	12	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Willie Cornelius	30	us US	R	R	5' 8"	180	Sep 3, 1906	6	20		20		17	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3			2.8
Roosevelt Cox	23	us US	R	R			1914	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Norman Cross	26	us US	L	R			Aug 16, 1910	3	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Frank Duncan	36	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Feb 14, 1901	15	4		4		0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Herman Dunlap	29	us US	L	L	5' 11"	161	Mar 10, 1908	1st	37		37		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	1	36			0.1
Bill Foster HOF	33	us US	B	L	6' 0"	190	Jun 12, 1904	14	17		17		16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.8
Luther Gilyard	27	us US			5' 6"	171	Feb 20, 1910	1st	29		29		0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.6
Paul Hardy	26	us US	R	R	5' 10"	162	Sep 17, 1910	5	18		18		0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Howard							Unknown	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Floyd Kranson	23	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Jul 24, 1913	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Joe Lillard	32	us US	B	R	5' 11"	190	Jun 15, 1905	4	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Jack Marshall	28	us US	R	R	5' 9"	172	Aug 7, 1908	8	43		43		0	1	0	15	2	0	0	1	26	27			0.2
Henry McCall	29	us US	L	L	6' 1"	201	Nov 19, 1907	1st	8		8		0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			-0.1
Zell Miles	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Oct 6, 1909	1st	9		9		1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	7			0.1
Henry Milton	26	us US	L	R	5' 9"	155	Jun 2, 1911	2	4		4		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	3			-0.2
Porter Moss	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	202	Jun 10, 1910	2	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Malvin Powell	29	us US	R	R	5' 5"	150	Sep 6, 1907	8	20		20		11	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	1	5			0.2
Alex Radcliff	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	215	Jul 26, 1905	9	43		43		0	0	0	0	12	31	0	0	0	0			1.4	All-Star
Wilson Redus	32	us US	R	R	5' 5"	160	Jan 29, 1905	13	45		45		0	0	0	0	0	0	33	2	10	45			-0.5	All-Star
Willie Simms	28	us US	L	R	5' 9"	160	Dec 23, 1908	1st	2		2		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2			0.0
Hilton Smith HOF	30	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Feb 27, 1907	2	4		4		1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.1
R.S. Smith							Unknown	1st	2		2		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0			0.1
Joe Sparks		us US	L	R	5' 8"	160	Unknown	1st	29		29		0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.7
Turkey Stearnes HOF	36	us US	L	L	5' 11"	175	May 8, 1901	15	4		4		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4			0.3
Ted Strong	20	us US	B	R	6' 3"	198	Jan 2, 1917	1st	4		4		0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0			0.3
Roosevelt Tate	26	us US	R	R	5' 9"	160	Mar 10, 1911	2	9		9		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	9			-0.4
Walter Thomas	25	us US	R	R	5' 8"	170	Oct 22, 1911	2	3		3		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Ted Trent	33	us US	R	R	6' 3"	185	Dec 17, 1903	9	15		15		15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.8	All-Star
Walker							Unknown	1st	3		3		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			-0.1
Lonnie Williams							Unknown	1st	3		3		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			-0.1
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