1941 Chicago American Giants

12-28 • .300 Win% • 6th in NAL

📊 Season Record

12 Wins
28 Losses
.300 Win %
6th Rank
70 R 104 RA
Diff -34

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⚡ Quick Stats

70 Runs Scored
104 Runs Allowed
-34 Run Diff
5 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1941 NAL Average

Batting Avg .253 2% below the 1941 league average (.259)
OBP .301 6% below the 1941 league average (.321)
SLG .312 8% below the 1941 league average (.339)
Team ERA 4.52 16% worse than the 1941 league average (3.90)
Runs Scored 70 33% below the 1941 league average (104 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park I
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Home Games (est.) 21 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1941

Batting Avg

1 Ed Young 0.324 2 Jimmie Crutchfield 0.278 3 Billy Horne 0.211

Home Runs

1 Ed Young 2 2 Curtis Henderson 1 3 Willie Hudson 1 4 John Lyles 1

RBI

1 Ed Young 16 2 Jimmie Crutchfield 6 3 Curtis Henderson 6 4 Oscar Boone 5 5 Billy Horne 5
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jimmie Crutchfield 18 79 10 22 1 1 0 6 3 0 5 0.278
Ed Young 18 68 11 22 2 1 2 16 4 0 1 0.324
Billy Horne 18 57 6 12 2 0 0 5 5 0 0 0.211
Curtis Henderson 14 49 5 11 1 1 1 6 5 1 4 0.224
Art Pennington 12 48 4 9 0 0 0 3 4 2 1 0.188
Tice James 10 37 1 5 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0.135
Pepper Bassett 12 34 3 9 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0.265
Willie Hudson 13 32 5 11 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 0.344
Oscar Boone 9 30 5 11 1 0 0 5 2 1 0 0.367
Donald Reeves 8 27 2 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.185
Ted Gipson 10 23 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.217
Willie Cornelius 10 20 2 7 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0.350
John Lyles 5 20 3 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0.250
Clyde Spearman 4 17 4 8 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.471
Willie Ferrell 6 16 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.125
Ralph Wyatt 3 14 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.214
Henry Merchant 8 13 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.231
Bonnie Serrell 3 13 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.154
Archie Ware 2 7 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.286
Alex Radcliff 2 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Gentry Jessup 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Ted Alexander 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Bradford 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jonas Gaines 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Verdell Mathis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Shields 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1941

ERA

1 Willie Ferrell 2.87 2 Willie Cornelius 3.50

Wins

1 Willie Ferrell 3 2 Willie Hudson 1 3 Henry Merchant 1

Strikeouts

1 Willie Cornelius 21 2 Willie Ferrell 16 3 Willie Hudson 9 4 Gentry Jessup 8 5 Ted Alexander 6
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Willie Cornelius 0 7 3.50 10 9 0 61.2 57 24 23 21
Willie Ferrell 3 0 2.87 6 2 0 37.2 38 12 10 16
Gentry Jessup 0 1 1.93 4 1 0 14.0 12 3 10 8
Willie Hudson 1 1 9.49 4 2 0 12.1 13 13 13 9
Henry Merchant 1 0 5.79 4 0 0 9.1 10 6 6 3
Ted Alexander 0 0 5.19 3 0 1 8.2 10 5 4 6
Charlie Shields 0 0 6.35 2 0 0 5.2 7 4 4 2
Ted Gipson 0 3 9.64 3 3 0 4.2 9 5 6 3
Verdell Mathis 0 1 18.90 1 1 0 3.1 10 7 1 3

👥 Roster (26)

Ted Alexander Pepper Bassett Oscar Boone Bill Bradford Willie Cornelius Jimmie Crutchfield Willie Ferrell Jonas Gaines Ted Gipson Curtis Henderson Billy Horne Willie Hudson +14 more

26 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1941 Chicago American Giants

What was the 1941 Chicago American Giants record?
The 1941 Chicago American Giants finished 12-28 (.300 win pct).
Who led the 1941 Chicago American Giants in home runs?
Ed Young led the 1941 Chicago American Giants with 2 home runs.
What was the 1941 Chicago American Giants team ERA?
The 1941 Chicago American Giants posted a team ERA of 4.52.
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