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1941 Chicago American Giants Roster (40-man)

1940 Season 1942 Season

Record: 16-29-2, Finished 6th in Negro American League

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100

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Negro League team records include only league games. Player stats include league games, interleague games (against major Negro League competition), and games against select top-level independent Black Baseball teams. Player stats do not include the extensive amount of exhibitions and barnstorming games Negro League teams often played. Negro League data is not complete. Research is still ongoing and we’ll continue to publish updates as more information becomes available. More about data coverage

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Ted Alexander	28	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Sep 15, 1912	3	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Pepper Bassett	30	us US	B	R	6' 3"	225	Aug 5, 1910	6	10		10		0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0	All-Star
Oscar Boone	30	us US	R	R	5' 8"	170	Mar 28, 1911	2	9		9		0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Bill Bradford	27	us US	L	R	6' 0"	182	Sep 6, 1913	4	1		1		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Willie Cornelius	34	us US	R	R	5' 8"	180	Sep 3, 1906	10	9		9		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.2
Jimmie Crutchfield	31	us US	L	R	5' 7"	150	Mar 25, 1910	11	16		16		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	8	16			-0.1	All-Star
Willie Ferrell	27	us US		L	5' 11"	180	Nov 6, 1913	5	5		5		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.4
Ted Gipson	33	us US		R	6' 1"	178	Oct 4, 1907	1st	9		9		3	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	2			-0.7
Curtis Henderson	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Nov 12, 1911	6	13		13		0	0	0	2	11	2	0	0	0	0			0.1
Billy Horne	25	us US	R	R	5' 5"	152	Feb 20, 1916	4	16		16		0	0	0	16	0	2	0	0	0	0			-0.2	All-Star
Willie Hudson	23	us US	L	L	6' 4"	197	Jun 2, 1918	3	12		12		3	0	2	0	0	0	8	0	0	8			-0.3	All-Star
Tice James	26	us US	R	R	5' 9"	150	Dec 14, 1914	1st	9		9		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Gentry Jessup	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Jul 11, 1914	2	4		4		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.5
John Lyles	29	us US	B	R	5' 9"	194	Sep 16, 1911	5	5		5		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0			0.2
Verdell Mathis	27	us US	L	L	5' 11"	155	Nov 18, 1913	2	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4
Henry Merchant	23	us US	L	L	6' 3"	180	Feb 17, 1918	2	8		8		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	4			-0.1
Art Pennington	18	us US	B	R	5' 11"	180	May 18, 1923	1st	11		11		0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4	1	11			-0.5
Alex Radcliff	35	us US	R	R	5' 11"	215	Jul 26, 1905	12	2		2		0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Donald Reeves	29	us US	L	L	6' 2"	198	Jul 31, 1911	4	7		7		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	5			-0.3
Bonnie Serrell	21	us US	L	R	5' 11"	160	Mar 9, 1920	1st	2		2		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2			-0.1
Charlie Shields	18	us US	L	L	6' 2"	206	Oct 20, 1922	1st	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Clyde Spearman	28	us US	L	R	5' 9"	175	Jul 23, 1912	6	3		3		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3			0.1
Archie Ware	23	us US	L	L	5' 9"	160	Jun 19, 1918	1st	1		1		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Ralph Wyatt	23	us US	R	R	5' 10"	160	Sep 17, 1917	1st	2		2		0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Ed Young	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	230	Jun 13, 1913	4	16		16		0	0	15	0	2	0	0	0	0	0			0.3
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR