1939 Chicago American Giants

32-31 • .508 Win% • 2nd in NAL

📊 Season Record

32 Wins
31 Losses
.508 Win %
2nd Rank
178 R 204 RA
Diff -26

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⚡ Quick Stats

178 Runs Scored
204 Runs Allowed
-26 Run Diff
12 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1939 NAL Average

Batting Avg .250 2% below the 1939 league average (.256)
OBP .315 2% below the 1939 league average (.322)
SLG .345 1% below the 1939 league average (.349)
Team ERA 3.97 4% worse than the 1939 league average (3.81)
Runs Scored 178 26% above the 1939 league average (141 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSouth Side Park III
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Home Games (est.) 31 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1939

Batting Avg

1 Willie Simms 0.313 2 Alex Radcliff 0.286 3 John Bissant 0.283 4 Ed Young 0.279 5 Ernie Smith 0.271

Home Runs

1 Willie Simms 3 2 John Bissant 2 3 Subby Byas 2 4 Ed Young 2 5 Alex Radcliff 1

RBI

1 Ed Young 19 2 Alex Radcliff 16 3 Ernie Smith 15 4 Pepper Bassett 14 5 Willie Simms 14
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Alex Radcliff 38 154 24 44 9 4 1 16 11 0 1 0.286
Ernie Smith 39 140 15 38 3 2 0 15 7 0 7 0.271
Willie Simms 34 134 20 42 5 2 3 14 15 0 6 0.313
Subby Byas 39 125 18 31 5 1 2 11 22 1 3 0.248
Ed Young 34 122 20 34 9 1 2 19 16 0 10 0.279
Pepper Bassett 33 114 13 25 5 1 0 14 5 2 1 0.219
Billy Horne 32 112 16 26 1 1 0 13 11 2 4 0.232
Joe Sparks 33 94 12 20 3 4 1 13 8 1 2 0.213
Wilson Redus 23 62 10 12 2 0 0 7 4 1 1 0.194
John Bissant 17 60 8 17 2 1 2 8 3 1 0 0.283
Jesse Houston 25 45 7 12 2 1 0 4 3 1 0 0.267
Red Hale 14 37 2 6 0 2 0 2 4 2 2 0.162
Willie Cornelius 18 34 4 9 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0.265
Donald Reeves 6 23 2 7 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0.304
Lefty Bowe 10 16 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.188
Tommy Johnson 16 16 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.125
Luther Gilyard 4 15 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.267
Lester Lockett 4 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.077
Ted Trent 11 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Charley Robinson 3 10 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0.200
Joe Williams 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0.167
Percy Forrest 3 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.400
Henry Williams 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Rogers Pierre 4 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Fresnell 2 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000
Henry McCall 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnny Reed 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Langrum 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Zell Miles 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eggie Hensley 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1939

ERA

1 Lefty Bowe 2.42 2 Tommy Johnson 3.44 3 Ted Trent 3.69 4 Jesse Houston 3.72 5 Willie Cornelius 4.53

Wins

1 Jesse Houston 5 2 Willie Cornelius 3 3 Tommy Johnson 3 4 Lefty Bowe 2 5 Ted Trent 2

Strikeouts

1 Willie Cornelius 47 2 Lefty Bowe 45 3 Jesse Houston 36 4 Ted Trent 24 5 Tommy Johnson 20
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Willie Cornelius 3 8 4.53 15 10 0 99.1 95 50 28 47
Jesse Houston 5 5 3.72 13 10 0 77.1 79 32 37 36
Tommy Johnson 3 3 3.44 16 6 1 55.0 62 21 22 20
Ted Trent 2 3 3.69 11 4 0 46.1 56 19 7 24
Lefty Bowe 2 2 2.42 10 5 0 44.2 36 12 22 45
Henry Williams 2 0 3.77 4 1 0 14.1 12 6 9 6
Percy Forrest 0 1 4.91 3 3 0 11.0 9 6 7 3
Rogers Pierre 0 0 1.35 3 0 0 6.2 5 1 3 3
Eggie Hensley 0 2 15.63 3 2 0 6.1 13 11 3 5
Willie Simms 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 1.1 4 2 0 0

👥 Roster (30)

Pepper Bassett John Bissant Lefty Bowe Subby Byas Willie Cornelius Percy Forrest Fresnell Luther Gilyard Red Hale Eggie Hensley Billy Horne Jesse Houston +18 more

30 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1939 Chicago American Giants

What was the 1939 Chicago American Giants record?
The 1939 Chicago American Giants finished 32-31 (.508 win pct).
Who led the 1939 Chicago American Giants in home runs?
Willie Simms led the 1939 Chicago American Giants with 3 home runs.
What was the 1939 Chicago American Giants team ERA?
The 1939 Chicago American Giants posted a team ERA of 3.97.
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