1930 Chicago American Giants

43-46 • .483 Win% • 4th in NNL

The 1930 Chicago American Giants went 43-46 (.483) finishing 4th in the NNL. The club scored 352 runs, allowed 461, and played home games at South Side Park. Team leaders included Steel Arm Davis (7 HR, 59 RBI) and Willie Foster (11-8, 2.89 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

43 Wins
46 Losses
.483 Win %
4th Rank
352 R 461 RA
Diff -109

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⚡ Quick Stats

352 Runs Scored
461 Runs Allowed
-109 Run Diff
17 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1930 NNL Average

Batting Avg .265 5% below the 1930 league average (.278)
OBP .328 3% below the 1930 league average (.339)
SLG .346 12% below the 1930 league average (.395)
Team ERA 4.72 2% worse than the 1930 league average (4.62)
Runs Scored 352 4% below the 1930 league average (366 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSouth Side Park
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Home Games (est.) 44 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1930

Batting Avg

1 José María Fernández 0.398 2 Mitchell Murray 0.349 3 Steel Arm Davis 0.331 4 Jim Brown 0.309 5 Rap Dixon 0.275

Home Runs

1 Steel Arm Davis 7 2 Jim Brown 3 3 Rap Dixon 3 4 Yellow Horse Morris 1 5 Mitchell Murray 1

RBI

1 Steel Arm Davis 59 2 Charley Williams 34 3 Jim Brown 27 4 José María Fernández 27 5 Rap Dixon 26
1930 Chicago American Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sanford Jackson 78 298 47 78 9 5 0 20 20 1 5 0.262
Charley Williams 77 263 22 69 3 2 1 34 12 0 1 0.262
Steel Arm Davis 76 245 39 81 14 5 7 59 26 1 8 0.331
Sandy Thompson 73 244 35 63 7 2 0 25 27 2 0 0.258
Buck Miller 64 212 24 48 5 2 0 16 28 1 1 0.226
Jim Brown 56 175 30 54 8 6 3 27 10 1 4 0.309
Harry Jeffries 56 169 18 35 2 1 0 7 10 0 2 0.207
Malvin Powell 45 128 19 34 4 1 1 15 8 1 3 0.266
Mitchell Murray 35 109 11 38 8 0 1 12 7 0 0 0.349
José María Fernández 32 103 13 41 5 2 0 27 8 0 0 0.398
Rap Dixon 32 102 26 28 7 4 3 26 19 1 4 0.275
Jelly Gardner 34 100 17 23 3 0 0 9 19 0 1 0.230
Willie Foster 33 71 6 17 3 0 0 6 4 0 0 0.239
Saul Davis 23 66 10 13 3 0 0 5 8 0 2 0.197
George Mitchell 37 62 7 16 4 1 0 8 5 0 0 0.258
Luther McDonald 26 50 5 12 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.240
Frog Holsey 23 48 4 10 2 1 0 2 2 1 0 0.208
Chester Williams 9 30 4 5 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0.167
John Hines 6 24 2 5 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.208
George McAllister 6 21 4 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0.143
Yellow Horse Morris 13 21 4 5 0 1 1 3 5 0 0 0.238
James Bray 5 14 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.357
Cool Turner 4 14 1 5 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.357
Lewis Anderson 7 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.083
Dave Knight 5 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.182
Jabbo Andrews 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
George Harney 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.125
Biff Clark 3 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.333
Bun Hayes 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.200
Murray Gillispie 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Cliff Bell 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Fleet 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carl Glass 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1930

ERA

1 Willie Foster 2.89 2 Frog Holsey 4.70 3 Luther McDonald 4.89 4 George Mitchell 5.50 5 Yellow Horse Morris 5.80

Wins

1 Willie Foster 11 2 Frog Holsey 6 3 Luther McDonald 5 4 George Mitchell 4 5 Yellow Horse Morris 3

Strikeouts

1 Willie Foster 132 2 Frog Holsey 62 3 George Mitchell 49 4 Luther McDonald 37 5 Yellow Horse Morris 21
1930 Chicago American Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Willie Foster 11 8 2.89 26 15 2 159.0 146 51 55 132
Frog Holsey 6 10 4.70 21 15 1 138.0 152 72 43 62
Luther McDonald 5 9 4.89 22 15 0 127.0 153 69 30 37
George Mitchell 4 7 5.50 18 14 0 109.2 135 67 63 49
Yellow Horse Morris 3 4 5.80 12 8 1 59.0 69 38 22 21
Dave Knight 1 2 3.71 4 4 0 26.2 38 11 13 3
George Harney 1 2 3.98 3 3 0 20.1 28 9 11 10
Murray Gillispie 0 2 6.06 2 2 0 16.1 20 11 6 5
Bun Hayes 0 1 5.40 2 2 0 13.1 16 8 11 6
Johnson 0 0 3.72 2 1 0 9.2 6 4 6 2
Steel Arm Davis 0 0 5.19 5 0 0 8.2 7 5 8 6
Malvin Powell 0 2 20.25 2 1 0 5.1 14 12 5 6
Cliff Bell 0 2 12.46 2 0 0 4.1 11 6 3 3
Joe Fleet 0 1 12.46 1 1 0 4.1 5 6 2 2
Carl Glass 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 4 0 1 0
Jim Brown 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 1 0
Buck Miller 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (34)

Lewis Anderson Jabbo Andrews Cliff Bell James Bray Jim Brown Biff Clark Saul Davis Steel Arm Davis Rap Dixon José María Fernández Joe Fleet Willie Foster +22 more

34 players

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The 1930 Chicago American Giants in brief

In 1930 the Chicago American Giants posted a 43-46 mark (.483) and finished 4th in the NNL. The run column shows 352 for and 461 against. Against a league average of .278, the 1930 Chicago American Giants batted .265. The Chicago American Giants staff finished with a 4.72 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.62. The 352 runs scored compare with a league average of 366 per club, 4% fewer.

South Side Park served as the home ballpark. For power, Steel Arm Davis led the way with 7 homers. Willie Foster led the pitchers with 11 wins. In all, the roster shows 34 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1929 season and the 1932 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1930 Chicago American Giants

What was the 1930 Chicago American Giants record?
The 1930 Chicago American Giants finished 43-46 (.483 win pct).
Who led the 1930 Chicago American Giants in home runs?
Steel Arm Davis led the 1930 Chicago American Giants with 7 home runs.
What was the 1930 Chicago American Giants team ERA?
The 1930 Chicago American Giants posted a team ERA of 4.72.
Did the 1930 Chicago American Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1930 Chicago American Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1930 Chicago American Giants play?
The 1930 Chicago American Giants played home games at South Side Park.
Who led the 1930 Chicago American Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Steel Arm Davis (7 HR, 59 RBI) and Willie Foster (11-8, 2.89 ERA).
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