1941 Chicago American Giants Statistics
National Arena League (NAL)
Team Record: 12-28
Finished 6th in the NAL
Ballpark: Comiskey Park I
Manager: Candy Jim Taylor (20-38)
1941 Chicago American Giants RosterTeam Record: 12-28
Finished 6th in the NAL
Ballpark: Comiskey Park I
Manager: Candy Jim Taylor (20-38)
1941 Chicago American Giants Results
The Chicago American Giants of the National Arena League ended the 1941 season with a record of 12 wins and 28 losses, finishing sixth in the NAL.
Candy Jim Taylor 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 Ferrell | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.87 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37.7 | 38 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 167 |
| Henry Merchant | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.79 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Willie Hudson | 1 | 1 | .500 | 9.49 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.3 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| Ted Alexander | 0 | 0 | 5.19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
| Charlie Shields | 0 | 0 | 6.35 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | |
| Gentry Jessup | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.93 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 67 |
| Verdell Mathis | 0 | 1 | .000 | 18.90 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Ted Gipson | 0 | 3 | .000 | 9.64 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Willie Cornelius | 0 | 7 | .000 | 3.50 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 61.7 | 57 | 32 | 24 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 266 |
| Totals | 5 | 13 | .278 | 4.52 | 37 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 157.3 | 166 | 104 | 79 | 4 | 77 | 1 | 71 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 730 |
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 | 68 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .324 | .370 | .471 | .840 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmie Crutchfield | 18 | 82 | 79 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .278 | .305 | .316 | .621 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Horne | 18 | 64 | 57 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .211 | .286 | .246 | .531 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oscar Boone | 9 | 32 | 30 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .367 | .406 | .400 | .806 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Hudson | 13 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .344 | .400 | .531 | .931 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Curtis Henderson | 14 | 54 | 49 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .224 | .296 | .347 | .643 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pepper Bassett | 12 | 38 | 34 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .265 | .324 | .265 | .589 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Pennington | 12 | 53 | 48 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .188 | .250 | .188 | .438 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clyde Spearman | 4 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .471 | .500 | .529 | 1.029 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Cornelius | 10 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .350 | .409 | .350 | .759 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lyles | 5 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .286 | .400 | .686 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Gipson | 10 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .217 | .217 | .217 | .435 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald Reeves | 8 | 28 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .185 | .214 | .185 | .399 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tice James | 10 | 40 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .135 | .179 | .216 | .396 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Merchant | 8 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .231 | .375 | .308 | .683 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Wyatt | 3 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .214 | .214 | .429 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Radcliff | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .429 | .500 | .929 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Archie Ware | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bonnie Serrell | 3 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Ferrell | 6 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 | .176 | .125 | .301 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gentry Jessup | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Verdell Mathis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Shields | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Gaines | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Bradford | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Alexander | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 197 | 674 | 620 | 70 | 157 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 13 | 0 | 40 | 7 | .253 | .302 | .313 | .615 | 194 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Young | 1B | 17 | 15 | 135.3 | 157 | 6 | 2 | 9 | .988 | 1.840 | 9.588 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Archie Ware | 1B | 2 | 2 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .933 | 9.000 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Hudson | 1B | 2 | 1 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 11.250 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Horne | 2B | 17 | 17 | 133.3 | 49 | 53 | 6 | 10 | .944 | 6.885 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Curtis Henderson | 2B | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.091 | 2.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oscar Boone | 2B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 3.000 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Bradford | 2B | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Curtis Henderson | 3B | 11 | 11 | 87.3 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 2 | .944 | 3.504 | 3.091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Gipson | 3B | 5 | 2 | 25.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 2.880 | 1.600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Radcliff | 3B | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.235 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Young | 3B | 2 | 1 | 12.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 3.000 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tice James | 3B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ralph Wyatt | 3B | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pepper Bassett | C | 12 | 10 | 83.0 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .979 | 4.988 | 3.833 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oscar Boone | C | 8 | 7 | 64.3 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .946 | 4.896 | 4.375 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ed Young | C | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Horne | C | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.200 | 4.000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jimmie Crutchfield | OF | 18 | 18 | 157.3 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .977 | 2.403 | 2.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Art Pennington | OF | 12 | 12 | 108.3 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .941 | 1.329 | 1.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Hudson | OF | 8 | 7 | 55.0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 1.473 | 1.125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Donald Reeves | OF | 6 | 6 | 54.3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.160 | 1.167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clyde Spearman | OF | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.118 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bonnie Serrell | OF | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.385 | 1.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Henry Merchant | OF | 4 | 3 | 25.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.160 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Gipson | OF | 2 | 1 | 12.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Cornelius | P | 10 | 9 | 61.7 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.043 | 1.400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Ferrell | P | 6 | 2 | 37.7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .909 | 2.389 | 1.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gentry Jessup | P | 4 | 1 | 14.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.929 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Hudson | P | 4 | 2 | 12.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 1.459 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Henry Merchant | P | 4 | 0 | 9.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.929 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Alexander | P | 3 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.154 | 1.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Shields | P | 2 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Gipson | P | 3 | 3 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.929 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Verdell Mathis | P | 1 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.400 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jonas Gaines | PH | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tice James | SS | 9 | 9 | 69.0 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 3 | .825 | 4.304 | 3.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Lyles | SS | 5 | 5 | 44.3 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 4 | .750 | 6.090 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ralph Wyatt | SS | 3 | 2 | 18.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 3.500 | 2.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Curtis Henderson | SS | 3 | 2 | 17.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.294 | 3.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Horne | SS | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 6.000 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 203 | 162 | 1416.0 | 472 | 191 | 45 | 35 | .936 | 4.214 | 3.266 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0.0 |
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