1919 Chicago American Giants

27-16 • .628 Win% • 2nd in WES

The 1919 Chicago American Giants went 27-16 (.628) finishing 2nd in the WES. The club scored 224 runs, allowed 170, and played home games at Schorling Park. Team leaders included Oscar Charleston (8 HR, 41 RBI) and Dick Whitworth (10-2, 1.80 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

27 Wins
16 Losses
.628 Win %
2nd Rank
224 R 170 RA
Diff +54

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⚡ Quick Stats

224 Runs Scored
170 Runs Allowed
+54 Run Diff
16 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1919 WES Average

Batting Avg .269 6% above the 1919 league average (.254)
OBP .354 5% above the 1919 league average (.336)
SLG .370 2% above the 1919 league average (.362)
Team ERA 3.09 6% better than the 1919 league average (3.29)
Runs Scored 224 14% above the 1919 league average (196 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSchorling Park
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Home Games (est.) 21 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1919

Batting Avg

1 Oscar Charleston 0.405 2 Cristóbal Torriente 0.329 3 Jim Brown 0.310 4 Leroy Grant 0.291 5 Jesse Barber 0.284

Home Runs

1 Oscar Charleston 8 2 Cristóbal Torriente 3 3 Jesse Barber 2 4 Judy Gans 2 5 Dick Whitworth 1

RBI

1 Oscar Charleston 41 2 Cristóbal Torriente 35 3 George Dixon 17 4 Leroy Grant 16 5 Bobby Williams 16
1919 Chicago American Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Oscar Charleston 40 163 43 66 7 6 8 41 17 0 13 0.405
Bingo DeMoss 41 157 41 36 8 2 0 13 28 0 7 0.229
Leroy Grant 41 148 14 43 6 0 0 16 8 0 3 0.291
Bobby Williams 41 147 13 33 2 2 0 16 12 0 1 0.224
Cristóbal Torriente 41 143 32 47 10 3 3 35 33 0 7 0.329
Bill Francis 41 137 18 24 4 2 0 14 22 0 7 0.175
Judy Gans 29 117 15 23 3 1 2 8 9 0 2 0.197
George Dixon 34 107 10 28 4 0 0 17 15 0 5 0.262
Jesse Barber 26 95 15 27 3 1 2 13 7 0 3 0.284
Jim Brown 20 58 11 18 1 2 0 7 7 0 2 0.310
Dick Whitworth 14 35 7 13 3 0 1 5 1 0 0 0.371
Tom Johnson 13 28 3 6 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0.214
String Bean Williams 9 20 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.150
Dave Brown 5 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.100
Sam Crawford 5 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0.100
Frank Wickware 2 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Elbert Norman 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Lem McDougal 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1919

ERA

1 Dick Whitworth 1.80 2 Cristóbal Torriente 2.88 3 Judy Gans 3.16 4 Sam Crawford 3.34 5 Tom Johnson 3.86

Wins

1 Dick Whitworth 10 2 Tom Johnson 4 3 String Bean Williams 4 4 Cristóbal Torriente 3 5 Judy Gans 2

Strikeouts

1 Dick Whitworth 56 2 Tom Johnson 26 3 Cristóbal Torriente 24 4 String Bean Williams 17 5 Sam Crawford 13
1919 Chicago American Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dick Whitworth 10 2 1.80 14 9 1 95.0 71 19 45 56
Tom Johnson 4 4 3.86 13 9 0 79.1 67 34 28 26
String Bean Williams 4 2 3.86 8 5 0 51.1 41 22 24 17
Cristóbal Torriente 3 1 2.88 5 5 0 40.2 32 13 20 24
Judy Gans 2 1 3.16 6 3 0 37.0 34 13 12 9
Sam Crawford 1 2 3.34 5 4 0 35.0 35 13 9 13
Dave Brown 1 2 4.40 4 3 0 14.1 17 7 9 6
Frank Wickware 0 1 3.48 2 1 0 10.1 7 4 1 3
Oscar Charleston 1 0 1.00 1 1 0 9.0 4 1 3 5
Lem McDougal 0 0 8.10 1 1 0 3.1 3 3 5 2

👥 Roster (18)

Jesse Barber Dave Brown Jim Brown Oscar Charleston Sam Crawford Bingo DeMoss George Dixon Bill Francis Judy Gans Leroy Grant Tom Johnson Lem McDougal +6 more

18 players

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The 1919 Chicago American Giants in brief

The 1919 Chicago American Giants finished 27-16, a .628 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the WES. Runs came in at 224 scored against 170 allowed (+54). At the plate the Chicago American Giants hit .269, 6% better than the league's .254. Pitchers allowed 3.09 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.29. Measured against the 196-run league average, the offense was 14% ahead.

Home games were played at Schorling Park. For power, Oscar Charleston led the way with 8 homers. Dick Whitworth was the top winner, with 10 victories. In all, the roster shows 18 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1918 season and the 1920 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1919 Chicago American Giants

What was the 1919 Chicago American Giants record?
The 1919 Chicago American Giants finished 27-16 (.628 win pct).
Who led the 1919 Chicago American Giants in home runs?
Oscar Charleston led the 1919 Chicago American Giants with 8 home runs.
What was the 1919 Chicago American Giants team ERA?
The 1919 Chicago American Giants posted a team ERA of 3.09.
Did the 1919 Chicago American Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1919 Chicago American Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1919 Chicago American Giants play?
The 1919 Chicago American Giants played home games at Schorling Park.
Who led the 1919 Chicago American Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Oscar Charleston (8 HR, 41 RBI) and Dick Whitworth (10-2, 1.80 ERA).
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