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1940 Chicago American Giants Roster (40-man)

1939 Season 1941 Season

Record: 22-31-1, Finished 5th in Negro American League

Manager: Wilson Redus (20-31)

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 Bond	36	us US	R	R	5' 6"	155	Jan 25, 1904	3	20		20		0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0			0.6
Lefty Bowe	21	us US	L	L	6' 3"	200	Dec 18, 1918	2	9		9		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.4
Joe Brown	23	us US	R	R	6' 1"	187	Nov 20, 1916	4	7		7		0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			0.1
Lloyd Bruce	33	us US			6' 0"	163	May 15, 1907	1st	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Walter Burch	32	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	May 2, 1908	4	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Willie Cornelius	33	us US	R	R	5' 8"	180	Sep 3, 1906	9	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.5
Johnnie Dawson	25	us US					Nov 8, 1914	2	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Frank Duncan	39	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Feb 14, 1901	17	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Harry Else	34	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Jan 9, 1906	4	10		10		0	7	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Billy Horne	24	us US	R	R	5' 5"	152	Feb 20, 1916	3	18		18		0	0	0	11	0	8	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Willie Hudson	22	us US	L	L	6' 4"	197	Jun 2, 1918	2	16		16		6	0	3	0	0	0	6	0	1	7			0.1
Tommy Johnson	25	us US		R	6' 0"		Mar 23, 1915	4	7		7		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			-0.7
Hank Jones							Unknown	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Henry Merchant	22	us US	L	L	6' 3"	180	Feb 17, 1918	1st	9		9		1	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	7			0.1
Zell Miles	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Oct 6, 1909	3	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
W. Miller							Unknown	1st	8		8		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			-0.3
Leroy Morney	31	us US	B	R	5' 11"	169	May 13, 1909	9	19		19		0	0	0	0	0	16	3	0	1	4			-0.2	All-Star
Wilson Redus	35	us US	R	R	5' 5"	160	Jan 29, 1905	16	16		16		0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	2	10			0.2
Donald Reeves	28	us US	L	L	6' 2"	198	Jul 31, 1911	3	17		17		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	17			0.4	All-Star
Army Rhodes	22	us US			6' 2"	179	Jun 2, 1918	1st	2		2		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Nat Rogers	46	us US	L	R			Jul 21, 1893	15	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			-0.1
Willie Simms	31	us US	L	R	5' 9"	160	Dec 23, 1908	4	19		19		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	19			-0.1
Ernie Smith	40	us US	L	R	5' 11"	168	Jun 3, 1900	3	15		15		0	8	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	6			0.3
Joe Sparks		us US	L	R	5' 8"	160	Unknown	4	16		16		0	0	0	13	1	1	0	0	1	1			0.0
Paul Stanley	26	us US			5' 10"	167	Jul 27, 1913	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.1
Ed Young	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	230	Jun 13, 1913	3	18		18		0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.5
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