1938 Chicago American Giants

31-32 • .492 Win% • 4th in NAL

📊 Season Record

31 Wins
32 Losses
.492 Win %
4th Rank
191 R 172 RA
Diff +19

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⚡ Quick Stats

191 Runs Scored
172 Runs Allowed
+19 Run Diff
13 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1938 NAL Average

Batting Avg .249 4% below the 1938 league average (.260)
OBP .313 2% below the 1938 league average (.320)
SLG .344 3% below the 1938 league average (.354)
Team ERA 3.50 19% better than the 1938 league average (4.34)
Runs Scored 191 16% above the 1938 league average (165 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSouth Side Park III
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Home Games (est.) 32 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1938

Batting Avg

1 Wilson Redus 0.297 2 Subby Byas 0.278 3 Billy Horne 0.278 4 Ed Young 0.278 5 Rainey Bibbs 0.269

Home Runs

1 Wilson Redus 3 2 Frank Duncan 2 3 Joe Sparks 2 4 Turkey Stearnes 2 5 Subby Byas 1

RBI

1 Alex Radcliff 17 2 Rainey Bibbs 15 3 Wilson Redus 15 4 Ed Young 15 5 Subby Byas 11
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Alex Radcliff 35 139 24 35 7 5 1 17 8 0 4 0.252
Wilson Redus 37 138 19 41 4 2 3 15 15 0 6 0.297
Rainey Bibbs 26 104 13 28 2 1 0 15 5 1 4 0.269
Herman Dunlap 28 104 11 25 1 2 0 5 8 0 4 0.240
Subby Byas 28 90 15 25 6 0 1 11 8 0 2 0.278
Ed Young 26 90 17 25 3 2 1 15 6 3 1 0.278
Willie Simms 18 79 13 19 3 1 0 7 7 0 3 0.241
Turkey Stearnes 19 69 14 18 2 1 2 10 7 0 5 0.261
Ormond Sampson 17 60 4 15 1 1 0 10 3 0 1 0.250
Billy Horne 16 54 9 15 3 1 1 10 5 1 0 0.278
Luther Gilyard 18 52 8 11 2 1 0 3 6 4 0 0.212
Joe Sparks 20 48 10 10 1 1 2 7 8 0 1 0.208
Frank Duncan 14 45 9 15 2 1 2 11 9 0 2 0.333
Ernie Smith 11 39 8 13 2 0 0 8 0 0 4 0.333
Jesse Houston 18 38 4 7 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0.184
Tommy Johnson 19 32 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.062
Willie Cornelius 20 30 3 5 1 1 0 3 5 2 0 0.167
Ted Trent 14 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Hardy 8 15 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.067
Leland Davis 11 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.083
Pen Gilliard 6 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0.250
Johnny Reed 3 6 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.167
Andrews 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.500
Brinson 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Howard Easterling 1 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.750
Jack Marshall 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.250
Carter 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.667
Percy Forrest 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Lyles 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Zell Miles 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Smith 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Vaughn 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George White 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1938

ERA

1 Willie Cornelius 2.12 2 Tommy Johnson 2.94 3 Ted Trent 3.82 4 Jesse Houston 5.09

Wins

1 Willie Cornelius 9 2 Tommy Johnson 6 3 Ted Trent 3 4 Leland Davis 2 5 Jesse Houston 2

Strikeouts

1 Willie Cornelius 77 2 Ted Trent 42 3 Tommy Johnson 34 4 Jesse Houston 26 5 Leland Davis 5
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Willie Cornelius 9 1 2.12 20 8 3 102.0 84 24 30 77
Tommy Johnson 6 2 2.94 19 11 0 95.0 99 31 32 34
Ted Trent 3 6 3.82 14 10 0 61.1 61 26 12 42
Jesse Houston 2 4 5.09 12 7 1 53.0 59 30 25 26
Leland Davis 2 1 6.28 4 1 0 14.1 21 10 6 5
Percy Forrest 0 1 5.68 1 1 0 6.1 8 4 2 3
Johnny Reed 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 5.0 6 5 3 3
George White 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 1
Alex Radcliff 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0
Pen Gilliard 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0.1 1 1 1 0

👥 Roster (33)

Andrews Rainey Bibbs Brinson Subby Byas Carter Willie Cornelius Leland Davis Frank Duncan Herman Dunlap Howard Easterling Percy Forrest Pen Gilliard +21 more

33 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1938 Chicago American Giants

What was the 1938 Chicago American Giants record?
The 1938 Chicago American Giants finished 31-32 (.492 win pct).
Who led the 1938 Chicago American Giants in home runs?
Wilson Redus led the 1938 Chicago American Giants with 3 home runs.
What was the 1938 Chicago American Giants team ERA?
The 1938 Chicago American Giants posted a team ERA of 3.50.
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