1945 Chicago American Giants

38-35 • .521 Win% • 4th in NAL

📊 Season Record

38 Wins
35 Losses
.521 Win %
4th Rank
199 R 203 RA
Diff -4

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⚡ Quick Stats

199 Runs Scored
203 Runs Allowed
-4 Run Diff
8 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1945 NAL Average

Batting Avg .269 3% above the 1945 league average (.262)
OBP .331 5% above the 1945 league average (.315)
SLG .349 1% above the 1945 league average (.347)
Team ERA 4.64 7% worse than the 1945 league average (4.33)
Runs Scored 199 34% above the 1945 league average (148 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park I
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Home Games (est.) 37 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1945

Batting Avg

1 Johnny Smith 0.336 2 Art Pennington 0.331 3 Jesse Douglas 0.306 4 Ralph Wyatt 0.296 5 John Bissant 0.269

Home Runs

1 Art Pennington 2 2 Johnny Smith 2 3 Ralph Wyatt 2 4 Jesse Douglas 1 5 Clyde Nelson 1

RBI

1 Johnny Smith 31 2 Art Pennington 22 3 Ralph Wyatt 22 4 Clyde Nelson 18 5 Jesse Douglas 14
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Johnny Smith 36 143 23 48 4 4 2 31 9 0 0 0.336
Jimmie Crutchfield 36 139 13 31 5 1 0 13 10 1 0 0.223
Ralph Wyatt 33 125 22 37 1 3 2 22 10 0 1 0.296
Jesse Douglas 30 124 23 38 2 1 1 14 10 0 4 0.306
Art Pennington 33 121 22 40 6 2 2 22 21 0 6 0.331
John Bissant 32 119 29 32 7 2 0 13 13 0 0 0.269
Clyde Nelson 27 94 20 23 4 0 1 18 13 0 0 0.245
Herb Barnhill 28 87 8 22 3 0 0 11 5 0 0 0.253
Tommie Dukes 16 55 7 14 1 2 0 8 1 0 0 0.255
Wilbert King 16 51 12 12 0 4 0 3 6 0 0 0.235
Henry McCall 9 34 2 11 2 0 0 4 2 0 1 0.324
Gentry Jessup 12 31 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.194
Willie Cornelius 16 25 5 11 2 1 0 6 5 0 0 0.440
Walter McCoy 13 24 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.042
Clarence Locke 9 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.056
Clyde McNeal 7 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.118
Gready McKinnis 9 15 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.133
Willie McMeans 11 15 1 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0.133
Ollie West 8 11 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.273
Babe Charter 2 6 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.500
Sam Jackson 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Shanks 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Johnson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
R. Smith 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
James Coachman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Raymond Lott 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jesse Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1945

ERA

1 Gentry Jessup 3.19 2 Gready McKinnis 3.38 3 Walter McCoy 3.99 4 Willie Cornelius 7.82

Wins

1 Gentry Jessup 6 2 Walter McCoy 5 3 Willie Cornelius 3 4 Gready McKinnis 2 5 Clarence Locke 1

Strikeouts

1 Walter McCoy 59 2 Gentry Jessup 43 3 Gready McKinnis 18 4 Willie Cornelius 17 5 Clarence Locke 10
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Gentry Jessup 6 4 3.19 10 10 0 79.0 65 28 24 43
Walter McCoy 5 2 3.99 12 6 0 65.1 55 29 30 59
Willie Cornelius 3 2 7.82 10 7 0 50.2 71 44 13 17
Gready McKinnis 2 4 3.38 9 6 1 42.2 32 16 12 18
Ollie West 1 1 3.95 7 2 0 27.1 23 12 18 9
Willie McMeans 1 3 5.96 5 3 0 22.2 35 15 8 8
Clarence Locke 1 2 6.27 4 3 0 18.2 28 13 6 10
Johnny Smith 0 0 3.12 1 0 0 8.2 7 3 1 2
R. Smith 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 5.0 4 5 5 0

👥 Roster (27)

Herb Barnhill John Bissant Babe Charter James Coachman Willie Cornelius Jimmie Crutchfield Jesse Douglas Tommie Dukes Sam Jackson Gentry Jessup Fred Johnson Wilbert King +15 more

27 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1945 Chicago American Giants

What was the 1945 Chicago American Giants record?
The 1945 Chicago American Giants finished 38-35 (.521 win pct).
Who led the 1945 Chicago American Giants in home runs?
Art Pennington led the 1945 Chicago American Giants with 2 home runs.
What was the 1945 Chicago American Giants team ERA?
The 1945 Chicago American Giants posted a team ERA of 4.64.
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