1943 Chicago American Giants Roster (40-man)

1942 Season 1944 Season

Record: 37-33-1, Finished 4th in Negro American League

Postseason: Lost NAL Championship Series (3-2) to Birmingham Black Barons

Manager: Ted Radcliffe (42-38)

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
John Bissant	29	us US	R	R	5' 8"	180	Feb 19, 1914	4	28		28		0	0	0	3	0	0	25	0	0	25			0.6
Herbert Buster	28	us US					Nov 26, 1914	1st	2		2		0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0			0.4
Bill Charter							Unknown	1st	21		21		0	2	12	6	3	1	0	0	0	0			0.1
Willie Cornelius	36	us US	R	R	5' 8"	180	Sep 3, 1906	12	16		16		10	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	5			-0.1
Lloyd Davenport	31	us US	L	L	5' 6"	155	Oct 28, 1911	8	34		34		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	0	34			1.2	All-Star
Willie Ferrell	29	us US		L	5' 11"	180	Nov 6, 1913	7	7		7		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5			0.4
Gray							Unknown	1st	1		1		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Charlie Harris							Unknown	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Francis Jackson	39	us US					1904	2	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.4
Gentry Jessup	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Jul 11, 1914	4	16		16		14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			1.2
Eddie Locke	20	us US	L	R	5' 11"	181	Jan 13, 1923	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Art Pennington	20	us US	B	R	5' 11"	180	May 18, 1923	3	31		31		0	0	1	15	0	4	1	0	11	12			0.4
Alex Radcliff	37	us US	R	R	5' 11"	215	Jul 26, 1905	14	30		30		0	0	0	0	28	2	0	0	0	0			1.4	All-Star
Ted Radcliffe	40	us US	R	R	5' 11"	235	Jul 7, 1902	13	29		29		2	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.6	All-Star
Charlie Shields	20	us US	L	L	6' 2"	206	Oct 20, 1922	3	7		7		3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			-0.1
Henry Smith			R	R	5' 9"	160	Unknown	2	9		9		0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Johnny Smith	26		L	L			1917	3	23		23		0	1	2	0	0	0	5	0	18	23			-0.2
Leroy Sutton	22	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Sep 12, 1920	4	9		9		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.9
Ollie West	29	us US	L	R	6' 2"	195	Dec 28, 1913	2	5		5		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Ralph Wyatt	25	us US	R	R	5' 10"	160	Sep 17, 1917	3	27		27		0	0	0	0	0	27	0	0	0	0			0.5
Ed Young	30	us US	R	R	6' 1"	230	Jun 13, 1913	6	28		28		0	8	20	0	2	0	0	0	0	0			0.4
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