1944 Chicago American Giants Statistics
National Arena League (NAL)
Team Record: 31-43
Finished 5th in the NAL
Ballpark: Comiskey Park I
Manager: Bingo DeMoss (10-24)
Manager: Lloyd Davenport (24-28)
Manager: John Bissant (9-20)
1944 Chicago American Giants RosterTeam Record: 31-43
Finished 5th in the NAL
Ballpark: Comiskey Park I
Manager: Bingo DeMoss (10-24)
Manager: Lloyd Davenport (24-28)
Manager: John Bissant (9-20)
1944 Chicago American Giants Results
The Chicago American Giants of the National Arena League ended the 1944 season with a record of 31 wins and 43 losses, finishing fifth in the NAL.
Bingo DeMoss, Lloyd Davenport and John Bissant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentry Jessup | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2.70 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 93.3 | 89 | 37 | 28 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 385 |
| Johnny Smith | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Leroy Sutton | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20.3 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 |
| Lloyd Davenport | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Ollie West | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Al Jones | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.71 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| Pepper Sharpe | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7.20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 |
| Gready McKinnis | 0 | 4 | .000 | 5.70 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23.7 | 34 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 114 |
| Totals | 7 | 16 | .304 | 3.44 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 193.3 | 203 | 105 | 74 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 89 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 846 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Douglas | 21 | 89 | 78 | 10 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .397 | .466 | .564 | 1.030 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Bissant | 21 | 85 | 82 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .293 | .310 | .415 | .724 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lloyd Davenport | 20 | 84 | 78 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .282 | .313 | .295 | .608 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Art Pennington | 16 | 63 | 57 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .333 | .397 | .474 | .871 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clyde Nelson | 22 | 81 | 77 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .234 | .272 | .312 | .583 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Smith | 12 | 44 | 41 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .317 | .349 | .341 | .690 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Minor | 18 | 45 | 37 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .297 | .409 | .378 | .787 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Herb Barnhill | 15 | 38 | 36 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .289 | .278 | .567 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Wyatt | 6 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .304 | .333 | .348 | .681 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmie Crutchfield | 9 | 35 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .219 | .286 | .281 | .567 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gentry Jessup | 14 | 44 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | .186 | .214 | .400 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry McCall | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .556 | .556 | .556 | 1.111 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ollie Waldon | 13 | 36 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .167 | .306 | .233 | .539 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Smith | 12 | 37 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .156 | .270 | .156 | .427 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pepper Sharpe | 6 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .300 | .300 | .600 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ollie West | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. J. Brown | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .500 | 1.100 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wells Jr. | 6 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .154 | .294 | .154 | .448 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Jackson | 4 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .231 | .385 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rainey Bibbs | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nat Rogers | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Jones | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leroy Sutton | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Treherne | 4 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 | .222 | .250 | .472 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gready McKinnis | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Radcliff | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buck Felder | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rufus Hatten | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 246 | 828 | 759 | 73 | 200 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 66 | 13 | 3 | 58 | 9 | .264 | .316 | .332 | .648 | 252 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Nelson | 1B | 11 | 11 | 79.3 | 90 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .979 | 1.550 | 8.455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Jackson | 1B | 4 | 4 | 27.3 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .946 | 11.524 | 8.750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Art Pennington | 1B | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 11.000 | 11.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Henry McCall | 1B | 3 | 2 | 24.0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 12.000 | 1.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Treherne | 1B | 4 | 2 | 20.0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.500 | 7.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pepper Sharpe | 1B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .933 | 14.000 | 14.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ollie Waldon | 1B | 1 | 0 | 6.7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 13.500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesse Douglas | 2B | 9 | 9 | 75.3 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 3 | .885 | 5.496 | 5.111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Art Pennington | 2B | 6 | 6 | 48.0 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | .826 | 3.562 | 3.167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Bissant | 2B | 6 | 5 | 46.0 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.478 | 4.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ollie Waldon | 2B | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.063 | 4.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buck Felder | 2B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Clyde Nelson | 3B | 11 | 10 | 88.0 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 0 | .931 | 2.761 | 2.455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Art Pennington | 3B | 5 | 5 | 41.3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.831 | 2.600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Wells Jr. | 3B | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.500 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesse Douglas | 3B | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.750 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ollie Waldon | 3B | 2 | 2 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .692 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Radcliff | 3B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.000 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rainey Bibbs | 3B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herb Barnhill | C | 13 | 11 | 86.7 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .927 | 5.296 | 3.923 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Bob Smith | C | 10 | 9 | 79.7 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .915 | 6.100 | 5.400 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Rufus Hatten | C | 4 | 3 | 27.0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .923 | 8.000 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Lloyd Davenport | OF | 20 | 20 | 162.3 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .977 | 2.329 | 2.100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Bissant | OF | 16 | 16 | 127.3 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .933 | 1.979 | 1.750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Smith | OF | 11 | 11 | 92.0 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .966 | 2.739 | 2.545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Minor | OF | 15 | 6 | 75.7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.665 | .933 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmie Crutchfield | OF | 9 | 9 | 65.0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 1.662 | 1.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ollie Waldon | OF | 5 | 5 | 30.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .900 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nat Rogers | OF | 2 | 1 | 13.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.385 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gentry Jessup | OF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.125 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herb Barnhill | OF | 2 | 0 | 6.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.700 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gentry Jessup | P | 11 | 11 | 93.3 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.857 | 3.636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gready McKinnis | P | 4 | 4 | 23.7 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .857 | 4.563 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leroy Sutton | P | 4 | 2 | 20.3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.984 | 2.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Jones | P | 3 | 2 | 17.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 3.176 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pepper Sharpe | P | 4 | 2 | 15.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 2.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ollie West | P | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.700 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Smith | P | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 3.000 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lloyd Davenport | P | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.600 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesse Douglas | SS | 11 | 10 | 84.0 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 4 | .921 | 3.750 | 3.182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ralph Wyatt | SS | 6 | 6 | 47.3 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 2 | .875 | 6.655 | 5.833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Wells Jr. | SS | 4 | 3 | 28.0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .833 | 3.214 | 2.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. J. Brown | SS | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 5.000 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Art Pennington | SS | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 4.500 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Minor | SS | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 5.625 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Smith | SS | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 3.857 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buck Felder | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 240 | 207 | 1740.0 | 580 | 278 | 61 | 30 | .934 | 4.438 | 3.575 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0.0 |
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