1940 Chicago American Giants Statistics
National Arena League (NAL)
Team Record: 22-26
Finished 5th in the NAL
Ballpark: American Giants Park
Manager: Wilson Redus (25-33)
1940 Chicago American Giants RosterTeam Record: 22-26
Finished 5th in the NAL
Ballpark: American Giants Park
Manager: Wilson Redus (25-33)
1940 Chicago American Giants Results
The Chicago American Giants of the National Arena League ended the 1940 season with a record of 22 wins and 26 losses, finishing fifth in the NAL.
Wilson Redus coached the team.
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Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Hudson | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.76 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40.7 | 42 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 189 |
| Lefty Bowe | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.59 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 47.7 | 40 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 207 |
| Willie Cornelius | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Wadel Miller | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4.79 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 | 65 | 34 | 25 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 230 |
| Lloyd Bruce | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Henry Merchant | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Hank Jones | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Zell Miles | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Tommy Johnson | 0 | 5 | .000 | 7.22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28.7 | 42 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 138 |
| Totals | 7 | 15 | .318 | 4.49 | 34 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 184.3 | 201 | 119 | 92 | 6 | 86 | 1 | 89 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 847 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Young | 18 | 73 | 65 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .323 | .397 | .431 | .828 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald Reeves | 17 | 68 | 61 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .295 | .358 | .574 | .932 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Bond | 20 | 84 | 65 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .277 | .390 | .385 | .774 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Simms | 19 | 85 | 76 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | .224 | .306 | .316 | .622 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Smith | 15 | 51 | 46 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .283 | .327 | .326 | .653 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Hudson | 16 | 50 | 47 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .234 | .265 | .277 | .542 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Horne | 18 | 68 | 59 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .186 | .284 | .186 | .470 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Else | 10 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .303 | .378 | .333 | .712 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leroy Morney | 19 | 75 | 60 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .167 | .296 | .200 | .496 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilson Redus | 16 | 36 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .258 | .361 | .258 | .619 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Brown | 7 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .368 | .400 | .421 | .821 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Sparks | 16 | 48 | 43 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .163 | .250 | .279 | .529 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Merchant | 9 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .211 | .250 | .211 | .461 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Stanley | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Burch | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wadel Miller | 8 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Cornelius | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Army Rhodes | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nat Rogers | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lefty Bowe | 9 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zell Miles | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Jones | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Johnson | 7 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Duncan | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnnie Dawson | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lloyd Bruce | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 236 | 798 | 702 | 79 | 163 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 73 | 9 | .232 | .308 | .305 | .613 | 214 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Young | 1B | 18 | 18 | 147.3 | 170 | 12 | 14 | 9 | .929 | 11.118 | 1.111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Hudson | 1B | 3 | 3 | 23.0 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .926 | 9.783 | 8.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Army Rhodes | 1B | 2 | 2 | 14.0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .941 | 1.286 | 8.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Sparks | 2B | 13 | 12 | 98.7 | 28 | 37 | 6 | 4 | .915 | 5.929 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Horne | 2B | 11 | 11 | 85.7 | 29 | 28 | 2 | 4 | .966 | 5.988 | 5.182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Bond | 3B | 20 | 20 | 162.3 | 23 | 39 | 3 | 2 | .954 | 3.437 | 3.100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Else | 3B | 2 | 2 | 14.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1.286 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Sparks | 3B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.375 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernie Smith | C | 8 | 8 | 63.3 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.542 | 4.875 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Harry Else | C | 7 | 7 | 61.0 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.344 | 6.143 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Joe Brown | C | 5 | 5 | 37.0 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.054 | 5.800 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnnie Dawson | C | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.750 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Burch | C | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.375 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Duncan | C | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.571 | 9.000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Willie Simms | OF | 19 | 19 | 157.3 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .962 | 1.430 | 1.316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Donald Reeves | OF | 17 | 17 | 143.3 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .905 | 1.193 | 1.118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wilson Redus | OF | 10 | 6 | 54.7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .867 | 2.140 | 1.300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Henry Merchant | OF | 7 | 7 | 50.0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .824 | 2.520 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernie Smith | OF | 6 | 6 | 46.0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.543 | 2.167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Hudson | OF | 7 | 6 | 44.7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.007 | .714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leroy Morney | OF | 4 | 4 | 24.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.125 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nat Rogers | OF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Brown | OF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Stanley | OF | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wadel Miller | OF | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Sparks | OF | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Johnson | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lefty Bowe | P | 9 | 7 | 47.7 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .944 | 3.210 | 1.889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wadel Miller | P | 7 | 6 | 47.0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 1.915 | 1.429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Hudson | P | 6 | 4 | 40.7 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.648 | 3.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Johnson | P | 6 | 4 | 28.7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.140 | 1.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Cornelius | P | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.143 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zell Miles | P | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hank Jones | P | 1 | 0 | 3.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.100 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lloyd Bruce | P | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Henry Merchant | P | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leroy Morney | SS | 16 | 15 | 122.7 | 38 | 38 | 5 | 6 | .938 | 5.576 | 4.750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Horne | SS | 8 | 7 | 57.7 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 2 | .882 | 4.682 | 3.750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Sparks | SS | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.750 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 228 | 207 | 1659.0 | 550 | 265 | 50 | 32 | .942 | 4.421 | 3.575 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 |
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