1939 Chicago American Giants Roster (40-man)

1938 Season 1940 Season

Record: 40-34-0, Finished 2nd in Negro American League

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
Pepper Bassett	28	us US	B	R	6' 3"	225	Aug 5, 1910	5	30		30		0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3	All-Star
John Bissant	25	us US	R	R	5' 8"	180	Feb 19, 1914	2	12		12		0	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	3	8			0.1
Lefty Bowe	20	us US	L	L	6' 3"	200	Dec 18, 1918	1st	9		9		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.0
Subby Byas	29	us US	B	R	5' 11"	180	Mar 19, 1910	6	33		33		0	5	7	0	0	0	1	0	20	21			0.4
Willie Cornelius	32	us US	R	R	5' 8"	180	Sep 3, 1906	8	16		16		14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.8
Percy Forrest	22	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Nov 8, 1916	2	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Fresnell							Unknown	1st	2		2		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2			0.1
Luther Gilyard	29	us US			5' 6"	171	Feb 20, 1910	3	2		2		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Red Hale	26	us US		R	6' 1"	184	Jun 19, 1913	2	10		10		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Logan Hensley	39	us US	R	R	5' 9"	168	Feb 16, 1900	13	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Billy Horne	23	us US	R	R	5' 5"	152	Feb 20, 1916	2	27		27		0	0	0	26	0	1	0	0	0	0			0.1	All-Star
Jesse Houston	29	us US		R			Jul 17, 1909	3	20		20		9	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1			0.2
Tommy Johnson	24	us US		R	6' 0"		Mar 23, 1915	3	13		13		13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.4
Langrum							Unknown	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0.0
Lester Lockett	27	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Mar 25, 1912	3	4		4		0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Rogers Pierre	25	us US		R	5' 6"	146	Jul 26, 1913	1st	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.5
Alex Radcliff	33	us US	R	R	5' 11"	215	Jul 26, 1905	11	34		34		0	0	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0			0.4	All-Star
Wilson Redus	34	us US	R	R	5' 5"	160	Jan 29, 1905	15	19		19		0	1	0	0	0	0	13	0	2	15			-0.3
Johnny Reed	23	us US		R	5' 9"	168	Apr 1, 1916	3	1		1		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Donald Reeves	27	us US	L	L	6' 2"	198	Jul 31, 1911	2	5		5		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5			0.1
Charley Robinson	24	us US			5' 11"	167	Oct 19, 1914	1st	3		3		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3			0.0
Willie Simms	30	us US	L	R	5' 9"	160	Dec 23, 1908	3	29		29		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	0	29			1.0
Ernie Smith	31	us US	L	R	5' 11"	168	Jun 13, 1908	2	35		35		0	1	0	0	0	0	20	5	3	28			0.2
Joe Sparks	28	us US	R	R	5' 8"	160	Sep 1, 1910	3	29		29		0	0	0	3	1	25	0	0	0	0			0.2
Ted Trent	35	us US	R	R	6' 3"	185	Dec 17, 1903	11	9		9		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.0
Joe Williams							Unknown	1st	2		2		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0			0.0
Lemuel Williams							Unknown	1st	4		4		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Ed Young	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	230	Jun 13, 1913	2	28		28		0	0	26	0	1	0	1	0	0	1			0.7
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