1937 Chicago American Giants

35-23 • .603 Win% • 3rd in NAL

📊 Season Record

35 Wins
23 Losses
.603 Win %
3rd Rank
199 R 235 RA
Diff -36

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⚡ Quick Stats

199 Runs Scored
235 Runs Allowed
-36 Run Diff
14 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1937 NAL Average

Batting Avg .223 17% below the 1937 league average (.267)
OBP .293 11% below the 1937 league average (.328)
SLG .314 16% below the 1937 league average (.375)
Team ERA 4.02 14% better than the 1937 league average (4.68)
Runs Scored 199 13% above the 1937 league average (177 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSouth Side Park III
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Home Games (est.) 29 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1937

Batting Avg

1 Alex Radcliff 0.303 2 Herman Dunlap 0.262 3 Ted Bond 0.253 4 Subby Byas 0.245 5 Paul Hardy 0.231

Home Runs

1 Herman Dunlap 3 2 Alex Radcliff 3 3 Jack Marshall 2 4 Newt Allen 1 5 Willie Cornelius 1

RBI

1 Alex Radcliff 35 2 Jack Marshall 19 3 Herman Dunlap 15 4 Ted Bond 13 5 Subby Byas 12
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Alex Radcliff 43 165 17 50 4 9 3 35 6 5 11 0.303
Wilson Redus 45 157 19 33 6 1 0 11 9 2 10 0.210
Jack Marshall 43 151 21 34 4 1 2 19 16 5 2 0.225
Ted Bond 41 150 40 38 4 4 0 13 18 3 7 0.253
Herman Dunlap 37 130 24 34 7 1 3 15 7 6 3 0.262
Luther Gilyard 29 101 7 20 3 0 0 9 6 7 0 0.198
Subby Byas 37 98 5 24 2 0 0 12 9 1 2 0.245
Joe Sparks 29 88 8 13 2 2 0 8 11 4 2 0.148
Paul Hardy 18 52 9 12 2 1 0 6 2 1 1 0.231
Willie Cornelius 20 40 4 3 0 0 1 4 2 3 0 0.075
Roosevelt Tate 9 36 3 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 3 0.111
Malvin Powell 20 32 6 7 1 0 1 5 5 1 0 0.219
Zack Clayton 17 30 4 5 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.167
Henry McCall 8 29 3 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.241
Ted Trent 15 27 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0.111
Willie Foster 17 25 5 5 1 0 0 3 6 3 0 0.200
Zell Miles 9 21 3 5 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0.238
Cliff Blackmon 11 17 1 2 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0.118
Turkey Stearnes 4 15 2 4 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0.267
Ted Strong 4 15 5 6 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 0.400
Henry Milton 4 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.143
Frank Duncan 4 12 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.167
Newt Allen 3 11 4 3 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0.273
Willie Simms 2 8 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.250
Hilton Smith 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143
Walter Thomas 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
R. S. Smith 2 6 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0.333
Roosevelt Cox 1 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.400
Walker 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Andy Cooper 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Lillard 1 3 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Lonnie Williams 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Brown 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
C. Hardy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
K. B. Ivory 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Floyd Kranson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Porter Moss 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Norman Cross 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Howard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Candy Jim Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1937

ERA

1 Ted Trent 2.59 2 Willie Cornelius 2.88 3 Willie Foster 3.90 4 Cliff Blackmon 5.50 5 Malvin Powell 5.70

Wins

1 Willie Cornelius 5 2 Ted Trent 5 3 Willie Foster 4 4 Cliff Blackmon 3 5 Malvin Powell 2

Strikeouts

1 Willie Cornelius 66 2 Willie Foster 46 3 Ted Trent 41 4 Cliff Blackmon 27 5 Walter Thomas 11
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Willie Cornelius 5 4 2.88 17 12 1 103.0 82 33 35 66
Willie Foster 4 5 3.90 16 8 0 80.2 77 35 30 46
Ted Trent 5 6 2.59 15 8 2 73.0 75 21 15 41
Cliff Blackmon 3 4 5.50 11 6 0 54.0 71 33 26 27
Malvin Powell 2 3 5.70 11 7 0 36.1 42 23 14 10
Walter Thomas 0 1 3.75 2 1 0 12.0 10 5 6 11
Andy Cooper 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 8.0 9 8 5 4
Joe Lillard 0 1 12.91 1 1 0 7.2 16 11 3 1
Porter Moss 0 1 1.80 1 1 0 5.0 5 1 1 3
Floyd Kranson 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 4.0 5 0 0 1
Zack Clayton 0 0 7.71 2 1 0 2.1 5 2 3 3
Hilton Smith 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 2.0 1 0 0 2
Norman Cross 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 2 0 0 0
Howard 0 0 54.00 1 0 0 0.1 4 2 1 0
Zell Miles 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 1

🏆 Postseason Results

ALC
Lost to KCM 4-1

👥 Roster (40)

Newt Allen Cliff Blackmon Ted Bond Jim Brown Subby Byas Zack Clayton Andy Cooper Willie Cornelius Roosevelt Cox Norman Cross Frank Duncan Herman Dunlap +28 more

40 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1937 Chicago American Giants

What was the 1937 Chicago American Giants record?
The 1937 Chicago American Giants finished 35-23 (.603 win pct).
Who led the 1937 Chicago American Giants in home runs?
Herman Dunlap led the 1937 Chicago American Giants with 3 home runs.
What was the 1937 Chicago American Giants team ERA?
The 1937 Chicago American Giants posted a team ERA of 4.02.
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