1948 Chicago American Giants Roster (40-man)

1947 Season

Record: 38-57-1, Finished 5th in Negro American League

Manager: Quincy Trouppe (27-50-1)

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
Hank Baylis	25	us US	R	R	5' 7"	148	Feb 8, 1923	1st	9		9		0	0	0	2	8	0	0	0	0	0			0.3
Earl Bumpus	34	us US	L	L	6' 2"	200	Feb 15, 1914	4	5		5		2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Marlin Carter	35	us US	L	R	5' 7"	160	Dec 27, 1912	11	10		10		0	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	1	1			-0.3
Gardner							Unknown	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.4
Alphonso Gerard	31	vi VI	L	L	5' 10"	180	Jun 26, 1917	4	7		7		0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	7			-0.2
Henderson							Unknown	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			-0.1
Sam Hill	22	us US	L	R	6' 2"	167	May 2, 1926	3	12		12		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	12			0.3	All-Star
Gentry Jessup	33	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Jul 11, 1914	9	4		4		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.4	All-Star
Clarence Locke	37	us US	R	R	5' 9"	183	Mar 25, 1911	5	4		4		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Jim McCurine	27	us US	L	R	6' 2"	195	May 8, 1921	3	5		5		0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	4			0.0
Clyde McNeal	19	us US	R	R	6' 0"	177	Dec 15, 1928	4	13		13		0	0	0	13	0	1	0	0	0	0			0.3
John Miles	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	230	Aug 11, 1922	3	9		9		0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	6	11			0.2
Rafaelito Ortiz	33	pr PR	R	R	5' 9"	144	Jul 12, 1914	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Jim Pendleton	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Jan 7, 1924	1st	13		13		0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0			0.4
Harry Rhodes	25	us US	L	L	5' 8"	156	Oct 20, 1922	3	6		6		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1			0.1
Bienvenido Rodríguez	21	pr PR	R	R	5' 8"	147	Mar 21, 1927	1st	12		12		0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	9			-0.1
Freddie Shepard	32	us US	L	R	5' 10"	158	Jun 12, 1916	4	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Taylor Smith				R			Unknown	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Riley Stewart	29	us US	L	R	6' 2"	185	Mar 14, 1919	3	5		5		4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			-0.3
Jake Tolbert			R	R			Unknown	4	5		5		0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Quincy Trouppe	35	us US	B	R	6' 2"	225	Dec 25, 1912	10	8		8		0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.6	All-Star
Roberto Vargas	19	pr PR	L	L	5' 11"	170	May 29, 1929	1st	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.3	All-Star
John Williams	26	us US		R	6' 0"	172	May 29, 1922	1st	11		11		0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.5
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