1944 Chicago American Giants Roster (40-man)

1943 Season 1945 Season

Record: 33-54-0, Finished 6th in Negro American League

Manager: Bingo DeMoss (24-42)

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
Herb Barnhill	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Jul 2, 1913	6	14		14		0	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2			0.1
Rainey Bibbs	33	us US	B	R	5' 10"	175	Oct 31, 1910	7	1		1		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
John Bissant	30	us US	R	R	5' 8"	180	Feb 19, 1914	5	21		21		0	0	0	6	0	0	16	0	0	16			0.6
T.J. Brown	28	us US	R	R	5' 4"	152	Aug 18, 1915	6	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0.1
Jimmie Crutchfield	34	us US	L	R	5' 7"	150	Mar 25, 1910	13	8		8		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	8			0.0
Lloyd Davenport	32	us US	L	L	5' 6"	155	Oct 28, 1911	9	19		19		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	19			0.4	All-Star
Jesse Douglas	28	us US	L	R	5' 8"	170	Mar 27, 1916	4	20		20		0	0	0	8	2	11	0	0	0	0			1.1
Buck Felder	28	us US	R	R	5' 4"	140	Sep 25, 1915	1st	2		2		0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Rufus Hatten	23	us US	R	R	5' 10"	164	Jun 16, 1921	2	3		3		0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Sam Jackson			L				Unknown	1st	4		4		0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Gentry Jessup	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Jul 11, 1914	5	13		13		11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.4	All-Star
Al Jones			R	R	5' 10"	165	Unknown	1st	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4
Longford							Unknown	1st	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Henry McCall	36	us US	L	L	6' 1"	201	Nov 19, 1907	3	3		3		0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Gready McKinnis	30	us US	R	L	6' 2"	170	Aug 11, 1913	4	4		4		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.9	All-Star
George Minor	25	us US	L		5' 6"	160	Apr 21, 1919	1st	17		17		0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6	4	15			0.3
Clyde Nelson	22	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Sep 1, 1921	2	21		21		0	0	11	0	10	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Art Pennington	21	us US	B	R	5' 11"	180	May 18, 1923	4	16		16		0	0	3	6	5	1	0	0	0	0			0.4
Alex Radcliff	38	us US	R	R	5' 11"	215	Jul 26, 1905	15	1		1		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Nat Rogers	50	us US	L	R			Jul 21, 1893	19	2		2		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2			0.2
Pepper Sharpe	25	us US	B	R	5' 9"	150	Dec 9, 1918	2	6		6		4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.6
Bob Smith	37	us US	R	R			1907	12	13		13		0	10	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0			0.0
Johnny Smith	27		L	L			1917	4	11		11		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10			1.1
Leroy Sutton	23	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Sep 12, 1920	5	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.4
Buck Thomas				L			Unknown	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Walter Treherne	31	us US	R	L	5' 6"	145	Apr 12, 1913	1st	3		3		0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Ollie Waldon	33	us US	L	R	5' 9"	174	Mar 7, 1911	1st	11		11		0	0	0	1	2	0	4	0	1	5			-0.2
Willie Wells	21	us US	R	R	5' 7"	150	Oct 23, 1922	1st	6		6		0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0			-0.4
Ollie West	30	us US	L	R	6' 2"	195	Dec 28, 1913	3	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Ralph Wyatt	26	us US	R	R	5' 10"	160	Sep 17, 1917	4	6		6		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0			0.2
Yann							Unknown	1st	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
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