1928 Chicago American Giants

56-37 • .602 Win% • 3rd in NNL

📊 Season Record

56 Wins
37 Losses
.602 Win %
3rd Rank
362 R 276 RA
Diff +86

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⚡ Quick Stats

362 Runs Scored
276 Runs Allowed
+86 Run Diff
6 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1928 NNL Average

Batting Avg .276 1% below the 1928 league average (.277)
OBP .326 2% below the 1928 league average (.332)
SLG .338 12% below the 1928 league average (.383)
Team ERA 3.12 28% better than the 1928 league average (4.31)
Runs Scored 362 1% below the 1928 league average (365 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSchorling Park
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Home Games (est.) 47 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1928

Batting Avg

1 Pythias Russ 0.339 2 Sandy Thompson 0.331 3 Steel Arm Davis 0.319 4 George Harney 0.311 5 Ruben Jones 0.300

Home Runs

1 Steel Arm Davis 2 2 John Hines 2 3 Pythias Russ 2

RBI

1 Pythias Russ 48 2 Charley Williams 36 3 John Hines 34 4 Steel Arm Davis 31 5 Sandy Thompson 27
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Pythias Russ 70 274 54 93 13 3 2 48 9 1 9 0.339
Charley Williams 65 235 26 60 10 6 0 36 15 1 4 0.255
Steel Arm Davis 59 226 38 72 12 5 2 31 13 4 7 0.319
Sanford Jackson 54 219 32 60 4 4 0 16 13 0 5 0.274
John Hines 67 203 35 58 9 3 2 34 12 2 6 0.286
Jelly Gardner 50 184 37 51 3 0 0 10 27 1 19 0.277
Sandy Thompson 43 166 25 55 1 1 0 27 11 1 4 0.331
Lemuel Hawkins 38 143 14 36 4 0 0 16 10 0 5 0.252
Jim Brown 37 125 16 33 3 0 0 12 3 1 3 0.264
Ruben Jones 37 120 17 36 4 2 0 15 3 2 4 0.300
Dave Malarcher 33 106 11 28 3 0 0 16 9 4 4 0.264
Nat Rogers 25 83 5 18 2 0 0 10 3 1 2 0.217
Willie Foster 29 77 9 17 3 0 0 8 3 4 0 0.221
Buck Miller 27 74 9 18 4 2 0 7 6 1 2 0.243
Bobby Williams 24 72 9 12 2 0 0 3 8 0 1 0.167
Mitchell Murray 24 70 13 20 4 2 0 14 7 3 2 0.286
George Harney 25 61 6 19 1 0 0 8 2 1 0 0.311
Willie Powell 18 47 2 7 1 0 0 4 4 1 0 0.149
Harold Treadwell 10 22 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.182
Owen Smaulding 5 16 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250
Red Haley 5 11 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.273
Tommie Dukes 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
James Bray 2 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.333
Frog Holsey 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.200
Charlie Hancock 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Webster McDonald 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1928

ERA

1 Willie Powell 2.13 2 Harold Treadwell 2.61 3 Willie Foster 2.95 4 Buck Miller 3.64 5 George Harney 4.07

Wins

1 Willie Foster 13 2 Willie Powell 9 3 George Harney 8 4 Harold Treadwell 6 5 Buck Miller 3

Strikeouts

1 Willie Foster 119 2 Willie Powell 102 3 George Harney 33 4 Harold Treadwell 29 5 Buck Miller 18
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Willie Foster 13 8 2.95 27 20 3 195.0 184 64 61 119
George Harney 8 8 4.07 20 14 1 141.2 157 64 23 33
Willie Powell 9 6 2.13 18 17 1 135.0 117 32 30 102
Buck Miller 3 5 3.64 11 10 0 84.0 81 34 19 18
Harold Treadwell 6 3 2.61 10 8 0 58.2 43 17 23 29
Owen Smaulding 2 2 4.30 5 5 0 37.2 43 18 8 11
Frog Holsey 1 1 2.50 2 2 0 18.0 15 5 9 5
Webster McDonald 1 0 1.13 1 0 0 8.0 3 1 2 1

🏆 Postseason Results

NNC
Lost to SLS 5-4

👥 Roster (26)

James Bray Jim Brown Steel Arm Davis Tommie Dukes Willie Foster Jelly Gardner Red Haley Charlie Hancock George Harney Lemuel Hawkins John Hines Frog Holsey +14 more

26 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1928 Chicago American Giants

What was the 1928 Chicago American Giants record?
The 1928 Chicago American Giants finished 56-37 (.602 win pct).
Who led the 1928 Chicago American Giants in home runs?
Steel Arm Davis led the 1928 Chicago American Giants with 2 home runs.
What was the 1928 Chicago American Giants team ERA?
The 1928 Chicago American Giants posted a team ERA of 3.12.
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