1929 Chicago American Giants

48-38 • .558 Win% • 3rd in NNL

The 1929 Chicago American Giants went 48-38 (.558) finishing 3rd in the NNL. The club scored 333 runs, allowed 340, and played home games at South Side Park. Team leaders included Steel Arm Davis (5 HR, 47 RBI) and Frog Holsey (10-7, 4.34 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

48 Wins
38 Losses
.558 Win %
3rd Rank
333 R 340 RA
Diff -7

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⚡ Quick Stats

333 Runs Scored
340 Runs Allowed
-7 Run Diff
13 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1929 NNL Average

Batting Avg .271 4% below the 1929 league average (.282)
OBP .322 6% below the 1929 league average (.342)
SLG .353 12% below the 1929 league average (.403)
Team ERA 3.82 15% better than the 1929 league average (4.52)
Runs Scored 333 16% below the 1929 league average (395 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSouth Side Park
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Home Games (est.) 43 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1929

Batting Avg

1 Pythias Russ 0.366 2 Jelly Gardner 0.323 3 Sandy Thompson 0.298 4 Sanford Jackson 0.291 5 Steel Arm Davis 0.280

Home Runs

1 Steel Arm Davis 5 2 Pythias Russ 3 3 Jim Brown 2 4 Harry Jeffries 2 5 Saul Davis 1

RBI

1 Pythias Russ 55 2 Steel Arm Davis 47 3 Sandy Thompson 32 4 Jelly Gardner 31 5 Charley Williams 26
1929 Chicago American Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Charley Williams 76 279 21 77 7 3 0 26 12 1 5 0.276
Jelly Gardner 73 260 50 84 10 5 0 31 45 0 9 0.323
Sandy Thompson 72 258 30 77 10 2 0 32 14 1 6 0.298
Steel Arm Davis 73 257 41 72 14 6 5 47 18 1 10 0.280
Pythias Russ 64 235 53 86 11 11 3 55 13 0 15 0.366
Harry Jeffries 55 176 19 40 3 0 2 19 11 1 2 0.227
Saul Davis 47 159 23 33 3 2 1 12 8 1 4 0.208
Jim Brown 48 153 20 40 6 3 2 24 11 0 4 0.261
Malvin Powell 43 139 12 33 5 2 0 13 6 0 1 0.237
Mitchell Murray 32 87 9 17 5 0 0 5 7 2 1 0.195
Sanford Jackson 23 79 10 23 0 0 0 8 3 0 2 0.291
Buck Miller 16 57 8 15 1 1 0 5 4 0 2 0.263
Willie Foster 30 55 9 10 1 0 0 2 4 1 1 0.182
Frog Holsey 23 46 4 13 1 0 0 3 3 2 1 0.283
Yellow Horse Morris 22 43 2 9 1 0 0 5 4 0 0 0.209
Jack Marshall 15 32 3 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.188
Larry Brown 6 21 3 6 2 1 0 4 2 0 0 0.286
Cool Papa Bell 4 17 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.176
Webster McDonald 5 17 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.176
Willie Wells 4 16 4 8 2 1 0 4 0 0 1 0.500
Mule Suttles 4 13 2 3 2 0 0 2 3 1 0 0.231
John Hines 4 11 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.091
Herbert Gay 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Francis Nance 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Ed Rile 3 9 2 3 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0.333
Willie Gay 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Hubert Lockhart 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Robert Poindexter 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Ameal Brooks 2 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667
Sam Crawford 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alex Radcliff 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Ted Radcliffe 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.500
Walter Harper 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roosevelt Davis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1929

ERA

1 Webster McDonald 0.81 2 Yellow Horse Morris 2.19 3 Willie Foster 3.52 4 Frog Holsey 4.34 5 Jack Marshall 4.71

Wins

1 Frog Holsey 10 2 Willie Foster 9 3 Yellow Horse Morris 8 4 Jack Marshall 5 5 Webster McDonald 4

Strikeouts

1 Willie Foster 87 2 Frog Holsey 53 3 Jack Marshall 41 4 Yellow Horse Morris 28 5 Malvin Powell 21
1929 Chicago American Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Willie Foster 9 7 3.52 25 17 3 145.2 130 57 50 87
Frog Holsey 10 7 4.34 23 14 1 132.2 155 64 42 53
Yellow Horse Morris 8 5 2.19 15 13 0 119.0 100 29 32 28
Jack Marshall 5 6 4.71 14 10 0 91.2 109 48 47 41
Malvin Powell 3 2 6.33 10 5 0 54.0 67 38 22 21
Webster McDonald 4 1 0.81 5 5 0 44.1 27 4 10 16
Herbert Gay 1 1 6.23 9 5 0 30.1 30 21 24 9
Buck Miller 0 2 2.50 2 2 0 18.0 13 5 4 3
Hubert Lockhart 1 1 3.77 2 2 0 14.1 16 6 5 3
Robert Poindexter 0 2 5.79 2 2 0 14.0 17 9 2 3
Ted Radcliffe 1 0 0.00 1 0 0 6.2 4 0 2 2
Roosevelt Davis 0 0 36.00 1 1 0 1.0 5 4 1 0

👥 Roster (34)

Cool Papa Bell Ameal Brooks Jim Brown Larry Brown Sam Crawford Roosevelt Davis Saul Davis Steel Arm Davis Willie Foster Jelly Gardner Herbert Gay Willie Gay +22 more

34 players

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The 1929 Chicago American Giants in brief

A 48-38 record (.558) put the 1929 Chicago American Giants 3rd in the NNL. The run column shows 333 for and 340 against. The team batting average of .271 was 4% below the 1929 league mark of .282. The staff ERA of 3.82 was 15% better than the league average of 4.52. Measured against the 395-run league average, the offense was 16% behind. Home games were played at South Side Park.

For power, Steel Arm Davis led the way with 5 homers. The RBI leader was Pythias Russ, with 55. The pitching staff's wins leader was Frog Holsey (10). Willie Foster struck out 87, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 34 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1928 season and the 1930 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1929 Chicago American Giants

What was the 1929 Chicago American Giants record?
The 1929 Chicago American Giants finished 48-38 (.558 win pct).
Who led the 1929 Chicago American Giants in home runs?
Steel Arm Davis led the 1929 Chicago American Giants with 5 home runs.
What was the 1929 Chicago American Giants team ERA?
The 1929 Chicago American Giants posted a team ERA of 3.82.
Did the 1929 Chicago American Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1929 Chicago American Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1929 Chicago American Giants play?
The 1929 Chicago American Giants played home games at South Side Park.
Who led the 1929 Chicago American Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Steel Arm Davis (5 HR, 47 RBI) and Frog Holsey (10-7, 4.34 ERA).
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