1940 Chicago American Giants

22-26 • .458 Win% • 5th in NAL

The 1940 Chicago American Giants went 22-26 (.458) finishing 5th in the NAL. The club scored 79 runs, allowed 119, and played home games at American Giants Park. Team leaders included Donald Reeves (4 HR, 24 RBI) and Willie Hudson (3-2, 3.76 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

22 Wins
26 Losses
.458 Win %
5th Rank
79 R 119 RA
Diff -40

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⚡ Quick Stats

79 Runs Scored
119 Runs Allowed
-40 Run Diff
7 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1940 NAL Average

Batting Avg .232 7% below the 1940 league average (.248)
OBP .308 4% below the 1940 league average (.322)
SLG .304 6% below the 1940 league average (.324)
Team ERA 4.49 8% worse than the 1940 league average (4.15)
Runs Scored 79 44% below the 1940 league average (141 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSouth Side Park III
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Home Games (est.) 25 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1940

Batting Avg

1 Ed Young 0.323 2 Donald Reeves 0.295 3 Ted Bond 0.277 4 Willie Simms 0.224 5 Billy Horne 0.186

Home Runs

1 Donald Reeves 4 2 Willie Simms 1 3 Joe Sparks 1 4 Ed Young 1

RBI

1 Donald Reeves 24 2 Ed Young 11 3 Ted Bond 7 4 Willie Hudson 5 5 Wilson Redus 5
1940 Chicago American Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willie Simms 19 76 14 17 4 0 1 5 9 2 1 0.224
Ted Bond 20 65 13 18 1 3 0 7 11 0 0 0.277
Ed Young 18 65 10 21 4 0 1 11 7 1 1 0.323
Donald Reeves 17 61 8 18 3 1 4 24 6 2 0 0.295
Leroy Morney 19 60 10 10 2 0 0 0 10 0 1 0.167
Billy Horne 18 59 3 11 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0.186
Willie Hudson 16 47 4 11 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 0.234
Ernie Smith 15 46 4 13 2 0 0 4 3 0 0 0.283
Joe Sparks 16 43 4 7 2 0 1 2 5 1 0 0.163
Harry Else 10 33 4 10 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 0.303
Wilson Redus 16 31 2 8 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0.258
Wadel Miller 8 20 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.100
Joe Brown 7 19 1 7 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.368
Henry Merchant 9 19 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.211
Lefty Bowe 9 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tommy Johnson 7 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Army Rhodes 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143
Walter Burch 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Nat Rogers 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnnie Dawson 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Paul Stanley 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667
Willie Cornelius 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Frank Duncan 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.000
Zell Miles 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lloyd Bruce 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hank Jones 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1940

ERA

1 Lefty Bowe 3.59 2 Willie Hudson 3.76 3 Wadel Miller 4.79

Wins

1 Willie Hudson 3 2 Lefty Bowe 2 3 Willie Cornelius 1 4 Wadel Miller 1

Strikeouts

1 Lefty Bowe 36 2 Wadel Miller 17 3 Willie Hudson 16 4 Tommy Johnson 9 5 Willie Cornelius 7
1940 Chicago American Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lefty Bowe 2 2 3.59 9 7 0 47.2 40 19 23 36
Wadel Miller 1 5 4.79 7 6 0 47.0 65 25 17 17
Willie Hudson 3 2 3.76 6 4 0 40.2 42 17 23 16
Tommy Johnson 0 5 7.22 6 4 0 28.2 42 23 15 9
Willie Cornelius 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 7.0 4 0 1 7
Zell Miles 0 1 4.50 1 1 0 6.0 1 3 2 2
Hank Jones 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 3.1 5 5 4 1
Lloyd Bruce 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 3.0 2 0 1 1
Henry Merchant 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (26)

Ted Bond Lefty Bowe Joe Brown Lloyd Bruce Walter Burch Willie Cornelius Johnnie Dawson Frank Duncan Harry Else Billy Horne Willie Hudson Tommy Johnson +14 more

26 players

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The 1940 Chicago American Giants in brief

The 1940 Chicago American Giants won 22 games and lost 26, ending up 5th in the NAL. With 79 runs scored and 119 given up, the 1940 differential was -40. The team batting average of .232 was 7% below the 1940 league mark of .248. The staff ERA of 4.49 was 8% worse than the league average of 4.15. The 79 runs scored compare with a league average of 141 per club, 44% fewer.

Home games were played at American Giants Park. The home run leader was Donald Reeves, who hit 4. The hits leader was Ed Young with 21. Willie Hudson was the top winner, with 3 victories. The strikeout leader was Lefty Bowe with 36. In all, the roster shows 26 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1940 Chicago American Giants

What was the 1940 Chicago American Giants record?
The 1940 Chicago American Giants finished 22-26 (.458 win pct).
Who led the 1940 Chicago American Giants in home runs?
Donald Reeves led the 1940 Chicago American Giants with 4 home runs.
What was the 1940 Chicago American Giants team ERA?
The 1940 Chicago American Giants posted a team ERA of 4.49.
Did the 1940 Chicago American Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1940 Chicago American Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1940 Chicago American Giants play?
The 1940 Chicago American Giants played home games at American Giants Park.
Who led the 1940 Chicago American Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Donald Reeves (4 HR, 24 RBI) and Willie Hudson (3-2, 3.76 ERA).
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