1942 Chicago American Giants Roster (40-man)

1941 Season 1943 Season

Record: 7-29-0, Finished 6th 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
Jabbo Andrews	34	us US	L	L	6' 4"	198	Dec 23, 1907	10	11		11		0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2	1	11			-0.1
Cool Papa Bell HOF	39	us US	B	L	6' 0"	155	May 17, 1903	17	26		26		0	0	9	0	0	0	0	16	0	16			0.7	All-Star
Cleo Benson	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Nov 15, 1913	1st	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
John Bissant	28	us US	R	R	5' 8"	180	Feb 19, 1914	3	13		13		0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	11			-0.3
George Britt	46	us US	R	R	5' 8"	175	Jul 6, 1895	14	9		9		2	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
John Britton	23	us US	L	R	5' 8"	160	Apr 21, 1919	1st	2		2		0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
P. Burgess							Unknown	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Willie Burns	26	us US	L	L	6' 0"	175	Jan 12, 1916	2	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Burrows							Unknown	2	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.0
Subby Byas	32	us US	B	R	5' 11"	180	Mar 19, 1910	8	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Walter Cannady	40	us US	R	R	5' 11"	172	Mar 6, 1902	11	13		13		0	0	1	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Willie Cornelius	35	us US	R	R	5' 8"	180	Sep 3, 1906	11	7		7		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Jimmie Crutchfield	32	us US	L	R	5' 7"	150	Mar 25, 1910	12	25		25		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	16	22			0.1
Ulysses Evans	25	us US		R	6' 2"	178	Mar 6, 1917	1st	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.3
Willie Ferrell	28	us US		L	5' 11"	180	Nov 6, 1913	6	12		12		6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	3			0.0
Jimmy Ford	29	us US	R	R	5' 8"	185	Oct 16, 1912	6	2		2		0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Dave Hoskins	24	us US	L	R	6' 1"	180	Aug 3, 1917	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Percy Howard							Unknown	1st	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
John Huber	34	us US	L	R	5' 9"	170	Apr 26, 1908	2	20		20		2	11	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	3			-0.3
Willie Hudson	24	us US	L	L	6' 4"	197	Jun 2, 1918	4	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Francis Jackson	38	us US					1904	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Gentry Jessup	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Jul 11, 1914	3	5		5		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Tommy Johnson	27	us US		R	6' 0"		Mar 23, 1915	5	3		3		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Earl Little							Unknown	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Lester Lockett	30	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Mar 25, 1912	5	10		10		0	0	0	8	0	2	0	0	0	0			0.0
Ziggy Marcell	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	198	Sep 1, 1916	3	3		3		0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Henry Merchant	24	us US	L	L	6' 3"	180	Feb 17, 1918	3	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Art Pennington	19	us US	B	R	5' 11"	180	May 18, 1923	2	26		26		0	0	9	3	0	0	8	6	0	14			0.3	All-Star
Alex Radcliff	36	us US	R	R	5' 11"	215	Jul 26, 1905	13	28		28		0	0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Army Rhodes	24	us US			6' 2"	179	Jun 2, 1918	2	5		5		0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Charlie Shields	19	us US	L	L	6' 2"	206	Oct 20, 1922	2	6		6		5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			-0.2
Bob Smith	35	us US	R	R			1907	10	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Ernie Smith	34	us US	L	R	5' 11"	168	Jun 13, 1908	4	7		7		0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Henry Smith			R	R	5' 9"	160	Unknown	1st	9		9		0	0	0	5	0	4	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Clyde Spearman	29	us US	L	R	5' 9"	175	Jul 23, 1912	7	12		12		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	10			-0.3
Leroy Sutton	21	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Sep 12, 1920	3	5		5		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.3
Taylor							Unknown	1st	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Samuel Thompson	34	us US	R	R	6' 2"	158	May 27, 1908	8	4		4		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Ollie West	28	us US	L	R	6' 2"	195	Dec 28, 1913	1st	7		7		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.5
Ralph Wyatt	24	us US	R	R	5' 10"	160	Sep 17, 1917	2	24		24		0	0	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0			0.4	All-Star
Ed Young	29	us US	R	R	6' 1"	230	Jun 13, 1913	5	6		6		0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
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