1937 Chicago American Giants

35-23 • .603 Win% • 3rd in NAL

The 1937 Chicago American Giants went 35-23 (.603) finishing 3rd in the NAL. The club scored 199 runs, allowed 235, and played home games at American Giants Park. Team leaders included Alex Radcliff (3 HR, 35 RBI) and Willie Cornelius (5-4, 2.88 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

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
1937 Chicago American Giants — RBI
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
1937 Chicago American Giants — Strikeouts
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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The 1937 Chicago American Giants in brief

A 35-23 record (.603) put the 1937 Chicago American Giants 3rd in the NAL. The Chicago American Giants scored 199 runs and allowed 235, a run differential of -36. Against a league average of .267, the 1937 Chicago American Giants batted .223. Pitchers allowed 4.02 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.68. League clubs averaged 177 runs that year, so the Chicago American Giants scored 13% more.

Home games were played at American Giants Park. The home run leader was Alex Radcliff, who hit 3. Willie Cornelius led the pitchers with 5 wins. In the ALC, the Chicago American Giants lost to KCM 4-1. In all, the roster shows 40 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1936 season and the 1938 season.

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.
Did the 1937 Chicago American Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1937 Chicago American Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1937 Chicago American Giants play?
The 1937 Chicago American Giants played home games at American Giants Park.
Who led the 1937 Chicago American Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Alex Radcliff (3 HR, 35 RBI) and Willie Cornelius (5-4, 2.88 ERA).
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