1946 Chicago American Giants

30-49 • .380 Win% • 6th in NAL

📊 Season Record

30 Wins
49 Losses
.380 Win %
6th Rank
70 R 99 RA
Diff -29

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70 Runs Scored
99 Runs Allowed
-29 Run Diff
3 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1946 NAL Average

Batting Avg .234 9% below the 1946 league average (.259)
OBP .286 12% below the 1946 league average (.324)
SLG .292 12% below the 1946 league average (.333)
Team ERA 3.42 22% better than the 1946 league average (4.37)
Runs Scored 70 30% below the 1946 league average (100 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park I
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Home Games (est.) 40 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1946

Batting Avg

1 Clyde Nelson 0.361 2 Jim McCurine 0.271 3 Walter Thomas 0.269 4 Bernell Longest 0.242 5 Ed Young 0.200

Home Runs

1 Clyde Nelson 2 2 Ed Young 1

RBI

1 Clyde Nelson 11 2 Jim McCurine 7 3 Ed Young 7 4 Bernell Longest 5 5 Clyde McNeal 4
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Clyde Nelson 19 72 8 26 5 0 2 11 6 1 0 0.361
Ed Young 18 70 11 14 2 0 1 7 4 0 2 0.200
Bernell Longest 17 62 9 15 2 0 0 5 9 1 2 0.242
Jim McCurine 17 59 8 16 2 1 0 7 3 0 0 0.271
Walter Thomas 16 52 6 14 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 0.269
Clyde McNeal 16 47 2 11 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 0.234
John Miles 13 47 3 12 1 0 0 4 1 2 1 0.255
John Bissant 11 43 2 10 2 0 0 3 3 0 1 0.233
Ralph Wyatt 9 38 4 11 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0.289
Babe Charter 11 34 4 4 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0.118
Herb Barnhill 7 25 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.200
Gentry Jessup 8 23 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.130
Walter McCoy 6 20 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.050
Harry Rhodes 8 18 1 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.278
Jake Tolbert 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Willie Cornelius 4 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.375
Leslie Green 4 8 5 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0.250
Sam Hill 3 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wilbert King 2 8 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.250
Frank Williams 2 8 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0.375
Red Howard 7 6 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0.167
Grover Hunt 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Riley Stewart 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250
Clarence Locke 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chet Brewer 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnny Hundley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Harold Millon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jacob Robinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1946

ERA

1 Gentry Jessup 2.12 2 Walter McCoy 2.72

Wins

1 Gentry Jessup 2 2 Walter McCoy 2 3 Red Howard 1 4 Clarence Locke 1

Strikeouts

1 Walter McCoy 43 2 Gentry Jessup 28 3 Willie Cornelius 9 4 Red Howard 9 5 Chet Brewer 7
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Gentry Jessup 2 2 2.12 5 5 0 51.0 38 12 12 28
Walter McCoy 2 4 2.72 6 6 0 49.2 39 15 26 43
Red Howard 1 4 8.06 7 5 0 22.1 34 20 13 9
Willie Cornelius 0 0 2.60 3 0 0 17.1 15 5 9 9
Clarence Locke 1 1 1.74 2 1 0 10.1 11 2 0 3
Riley Stewart 0 1 4.00 2 1 0 9.0 12 4 4 3
Chet Brewer 0 1 6.14 2 2 0 7.1 7 5 6 7
Harry Rhodes 0 0 4.50 2 0 1 4.0 3 2 2 4

👥 Roster (28)

Herb Barnhill John Bissant Chet Brewer Babe Charter Willie Cornelius Leslie Green Sam Hill Red Howard Johnny Hundley Grover Hunt Gentry Jessup Wilbert King +16 more

28 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1946 Chicago American Giants

What was the 1946 Chicago American Giants record?
The 1946 Chicago American Giants finished 30-49 (.380 win pct).
Who led the 1946 Chicago American Giants in home runs?
Clyde Nelson led the 1946 Chicago American Giants with 2 home runs.
What was the 1946 Chicago American Giants team ERA?
The 1946 Chicago American Giants posted a team ERA of 3.42.
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