⭐ League Leader

1927 Chicago American Giants

62-31 • .667 Win% • 1st in NNL

📊 Season Record

62 Wins
31 Losses
.667 Win %
1st Rank
407 R 313 RA
Diff +94

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⚡ Quick Stats

407 Runs Scored
313 Runs Allowed
+94 Run Diff
15 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1927 NNL Average

Batting Avg .277 equal to the 1927 league average (.277)
OBP .342 1% above the 1927 league average (.338)
SLG .364 7% below the 1927 league average (.389)
Team ERA 2.77 31% better than the 1927 league average (4.04)
Runs Scored 407 4% above the 1927 league average (390 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSchorling Park
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Home Games (est.) 47 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1927

Batting Avg

1 Steel Arm Davis 0.393 2 James Bray 0.328 3 Pythias Russ 0.323 4 Nat Rogers 0.321 5 Jim Brown 0.290

Home Runs

1 Pythias Russ 4 2 Steel Arm Davis 3 3 James Bray 2 4 George Sweatt 2 5 Charley Williams 2

RBI

1 Steel Arm Davis 63 2 Pythias Russ 51 3 George Sweatt 46 4 Charley Williams 39 5 Jim Brown 32
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Steel Arm Davis 83 323 59 127 21 9 3 63 23 0 15 0.393
Pythias Russ 85 319 51 103 30 3 4 51 25 0 20 0.323
Dave Malarcher 87 308 55 77 7 2 1 24 54 0 19 0.250
Charley Williams 88 305 22 73 10 0 2 39 20 0 7 0.239
Sanford Jackson 78 294 39 78 6 1 0 16 16 0 8 0.265
George Sweatt 87 294 43 77 21 5 2 46 37 0 10 0.262
Jim Brown 75 276 46 80 15 5 0 32 30 0 9 0.290
John Hines 55 199 26 50 10 1 1 27 17 0 9 0.251
James Bray 55 131 18 43 6 4 2 27 20 0 2 0.328
Willie Foster 39 82 11 19 1 1 0 8 3 0 0 0.232
Buck Miller 33 71 8 11 2 1 0 2 4 0 1 0.155
Willie Powell 20 56 6 12 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0.214
Nat Rogers 16 56 7 18 3 2 0 9 5 0 0 0.321
George Harney 29 55 2 7 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.127
Webster McDonald 20 48 2 9 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0.188
Rube Curry 18 43 5 6 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 0.140
Larry Brown 13 32 3 11 2 0 0 3 5 0 0 0.344
Lou Dials 7 19 1 5 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.263
Earl Gurley 1 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.500
Alex Radcliff 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.333

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1927

ERA

1 Willie Foster 2.25 2 Webster McDonald 2.45 3 George Harney 2.58 4 Willie Powell 2.63 5 Rube Curry 2.90

Wins

1 Willie Foster 20 2 Willie Powell 12 3 Webster McDonald 9 4 George Harney 8 5 Rube Curry 5

Strikeouts

1 Willie Foster 121 2 George Harney 78 3 Willie Powell 78 4 Webster McDonald 54 5 Rube Curry 27
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Willie Foster 20 5 2.25 31 24 2 207.2 178 52 61 121
George Harney 8 9 2.58 27 15 4 160.1 163 46 27 78
Willie Powell 12 4 2.63 18 18 0 140.1 124 41 40 78
Webster McDonald 9 5 2.45 17 13 0 121.1 107 33 17 54
Rube Curry 5 4 2.90 14 12 1 96.1 105 31 22 27
Buck Miller 4 2 5.57 13 6 0 64.2 85 40 23 27

🏆 Postseason Results

NNC
CAG def. BBB 4-1
NWS
CAG def. ACB 5-3

👥 Roster (20)

James Bray Jim Brown Larry Brown Rube Curry Steel Arm Davis Lou Dials Willie Foster Earl Gurley George Harney John Hines Sanford Jackson Dave Malarcher +8 more

20 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1927 Chicago American Giants

What was the 1927 Chicago American Giants record?
The 1927 Chicago American Giants finished 62-31 (.667 win pct).
How did the 1927 Chicago American Giants finish?
The 1927 Chicago American Giants finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1927 Chicago American Giants in home runs?
Pythias Russ led the 1927 Chicago American Giants with 4 home runs.
What was the 1927 Chicago American Giants team ERA?
The 1927 Chicago American Giants posted a team ERA of 2.77.
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