1943 Chicago American Giants

32-29 • .525 Win% • 4th in NAL

The 1943 Chicago American Giants went 32-29 (.525) finishing 4th in the NAL. The club scored 169 runs, allowed 143, and played home games at Comiskey Park I. Team leaders included Babe Charter (3 HR, 11 RBI) and Gentry Jessup (6-6, 3.28 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

32 Wins
29 Losses
.525 Win %
4th Rank
169 R 143 RA
Diff +26

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⚡ Quick Stats

169 Runs Scored
143 Runs Allowed
+26 Run Diff
13 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1943 NAL Average

Batting Avg .275 8% above the 1943 league average (.253)
OBP .311 1% above the 1943 league average (.309)
SLG .372 14% above the 1943 league average (.326)
Team ERA 3.24 17% better than the 1943 league average (3.88)
Runs Scored 169 equal to the 1943 league average (169 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park I
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Home Games (est.) 31 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1943

Batting Avg

1 Alex Radcliff 0.365 2 Lloyd Davenport 0.309 3 John Bissant 0.290 4 Ted Radcliffe 0.290 5 Ed Young 0.288

Home Runs

1 Babe Charter 3 2 Art Pennington 2 3 John Bissant 1 4 Herbert Buster 1 5 Willie Cornelius 1

RBI

1 Alex Radcliff 22 2 Lloyd Davenport 16 3 Art Pennington 16 4 Ted Radcliffe 14 5 Ed Young 12
1943 Chicago American Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lloyd Davenport 35 152 24 47 6 2 1 16 9 0 3 0.309
Alex Radcliff 31 126 13 46 8 1 1 22 3 3 2 0.365
Art Pennington 32 122 19 29 3 4 2 16 12 1 1 0.238
Ralph Wyatt 27 110 18 22 2 1 1 9 10 0 5 0.200
John Bissant 29 107 20 31 2 4 1 9 9 0 4 0.290
Ted Radcliffe 30 107 7 31 4 0 0 14 2 0 1 0.290
Ed Young 28 104 15 30 6 2 1 12 5 0 0 0.288
Johnny Smith 24 98 15 21 5 0 0 6 4 1 0 0.214
Babe Charter 22 88 14 23 4 0 3 11 4 1 1 0.261
Willie Cornelius 17 48 9 10 2 1 1 9 4 0 0 0.208
Gentry Jessup 16 44 2 13 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 0.295
Henry Smith 9 33 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.212
Leroy Sutton 10 29 0 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.207
Willie Ferrell 7 25 4 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0.200
Charlie Shields 7 24 1 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.250
Ollie West 5 12 3 6 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0.500
Herbert Buster 2 9 3 6 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0.667
Gray 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Charlie Harris 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Francis Jackson 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Eddie Locke 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1943

ERA

1 Leroy Sutton 2.69 2 Gentry Jessup 3.28 3 Willie Cornelius 3.92 4 Ollie West 4.88

Wins

1 Gentry Jessup 6 2 Leroy Sutton 5 3 Willie Cornelius 4 4 Ollie West 3 5 Willie Ferrell 1

Strikeouts

1 Gentry Jessup 47 2 Leroy Sutton 18 3 Ollie West 18 4 Charlie Shields 12 5 Willie Cornelius 11
1943 Chicago American Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Gentry Jessup 6 6 3.28 14 10 1 93.1 95 34 26 47
Leroy Sutton 5 2 2.69 10 6 0 67.0 63 20 15 18
Willie Cornelius 4 4 3.92 10 10 0 62.0 65 27 22 11
Ollie West 3 2 4.88 5 5 0 31.1 31 17 12 18
Charlie Shields 1 0 2.92 3 2 0 24.2 24 8 10 12
Willie Ferrell 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 9.0 3 0 1 1
Ted Radcliffe 0 1 1.04 2 1 0 8.2 8 1 3 5
Francis Jackson 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 5.0 3 0 2 1
Eddie Locke 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 3 2 1 3

🏆 Postseason Results

ALC
Lost to BBB 3-2

👥 Roster (21)

John Bissant Herbert Buster Babe Charter Willie Cornelius Lloyd Davenport Willie Ferrell Gray Charlie Harris Francis Jackson Gentry Jessup Eddie Locke Art Pennington +9 more

21 players

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The 1943 Chicago American Giants in brief

The 1943 Chicago American Giants finished 32-29, a .525 winning percentage, placing 4th in the NAL. Runs came in at 169 scored against 143 allowed (+26). The team batting average of .275 was 8% above the 1943 league mark of .253. Pitchers allowed 3.24 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.88. Comiskey Park I served as the home ballpark. The home run leader was Babe Charter, who hit 3.

Alex Radcliff led in RBI with 22. The hits leader was Lloyd Davenport with 47. Gentry Jessup led the pitchers with 6 wins. The ALC ended in a loss against BBB 3-2. The 1943 roster runs to 21 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1942 season and the 1944 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1943 Chicago American Giants

What was the 1943 Chicago American Giants record?
The 1943 Chicago American Giants finished 32-29 (.525 win pct).
Who led the 1943 Chicago American Giants in home runs?
Babe Charter led the 1943 Chicago American Giants with 3 home runs.
What was the 1943 Chicago American Giants team ERA?
The 1943 Chicago American Giants posted a team ERA of 3.24.
Did the 1943 Chicago American Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1943 Chicago American Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1943 Chicago American Giants play?
The 1943 Chicago American Giants played home games at Comiskey Park I.
Who led the 1943 Chicago American Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Babe Charter (3 HR, 11 RBI) and Gentry Jessup (6-6, 3.28 ERA).
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