1926 Chicago American Giants

56-24 • .700 Win% • 2nd in NNL

📊 Season Record

56 Wins
24 Losses
.700 Win %
2nd Rank
401 R 278 RA
Diff +123

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⚡ Quick Stats

401 Runs Scored
278 Runs Allowed
+123 Run Diff
17 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1926 NNL Average

Batting Avg .270 5% below the 1926 league average (.284)
OBP .337 4% below the 1926 league average (.351)
SLG .353 13% below the 1926 league average (.408)
Team ERA 2.84 40% better than the 1926 league average (4.74)
Runs Scored 401 2% above the 1926 league average (392 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSchorling Park
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Home Games (est.) 41 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1926

Batting Avg

1 Jelly Gardner 0.332 2 Sandy Thompson 0.319 3 George Harney 0.310 4 Jim Brown 0.309 5 John Hines 0.302

Home Runs

1 Jim Brown 5 2 Pythias Russ 3 3 John Hines 2 4 Willie Foster 1 5 George Harney 1

RBI

1 Jim Brown 46 2 Sandy Thompson 46 3 George Sweatt 37 4 Pythias Russ 33 5 John Hines 30
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sanford Jackson 81 293 41 58 9 4 1 30 15 1 10 0.198
Dave Malarcher 80 284 55 75 8 1 1 27 40 2 9 0.264
Sandy Thompson 79 276 38 88 11 2 1 46 26 0 9 0.319
Charley Williams 74 268 32 66 9 3 1 25 14 4 1 0.246
Jim Brown 75 262 44 81 16 4 5 46 32 3 7 0.309
Jelly Gardner 68 247 57 82 12 4 0 18 37 1 6 0.332
George Sweatt 73 240 35 65 9 4 0 37 26 5 5 0.271
Pythias Russ 49 178 33 49 9 7 3 33 15 1 4 0.275
John Hines 51 162 27 49 7 2 2 30 15 4 3 0.302
Willie Ware 33 104 12 26 3 0 0 9 3 2 1 0.250
Rube Curry 26 62 6 18 0 1 0 10 3 4 0 0.290
Willie Foster 27 60 6 15 2 0 1 5 4 2 0 0.250
George Harney 31 58 6 18 2 2 1 7 4 0 0 0.310
Webster McDonald 21 41 5 7 1 0 1 6 2 1 0 0.171
John Shackelford 12 32 2 7 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0.219
Steel Arm Tyler 12 26 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.077
Willie Powell 10 22 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.091
Robert Poindexter 12 21 1 4 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0.190
Sam Crawford 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1926

ERA

1 Steel Arm Tyler 1.53 2 Willie Foster 1.80 3 George Harney 2.47 4 Rube Curry 3.09 5 Robert Poindexter 3.26

Wins

1 Willie Foster 13 2 George Harney 11 3 Rube Curry 10 4 Webster McDonald 10 5 Robert Poindexter 4

Strikeouts

1 Willie Foster 111 2 Webster McDonald 77 3 George Harney 72 4 Rube Curry 53 5 Willie Powell 40
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Willie Foster 13 4 1.80 27 17 1 174.2 115 35 56 111
George Harney 11 6 2.47 28 12 4 149.2 137 41 34 72
Rube Curry 10 4 3.09 21 17 1 137.0 143 47 30 53
Webster McDonald 10 3 3.71 21 13 1 116.1 108 48 23 77
Robert Poindexter 4 2 3.26 12 8 1 58.0 50 21 24 22
Willie Powell 4 4 5.07 10 10 0 55.0 63 31 25 40
Steel Arm Tyler 2 1 1.53 7 4 0 35.1 42 6 8 14

🏆 Postseason Results

NNC
CAG def. KCM 5-4
NWS
CAG def. ACB 5-4

👥 Roster (19)

Jim Brown Sam Crawford Rube Curry Willie Foster Jelly Gardner George Harney John Hines Sanford Jackson Dave Malarcher Webster McDonald Robert Poindexter Willie Powell +7 more

19 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1926 Chicago American Giants

What was the 1926 Chicago American Giants record?
The 1926 Chicago American Giants finished 56-24 (.700 win pct).
Who led the 1926 Chicago American Giants in home runs?
Jim Brown led the 1926 Chicago American Giants with 5 home runs.
What was the 1926 Chicago American Giants team ERA?
The 1926 Chicago American Giants posted a team ERA of 2.84.
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