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1921 Chicago American Giants season

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1921 Chicago American Giants
LeagueNegro National League
BallparkSchorling Park
CityChicago
Record55–29–4 (.648)
League place1st
OwnersRube Foster
ManagersRube Foster
← 1920 Seasons 1922 →

The 1921 Chicago American Giants baseball team represented the Chicago American Giants in the Negro National League (NNL) during the 1920 baseball season. The team compiled a 55–29–4 (.648) record and won the NNL pennant. Rube Foster was the team's owner and manager. The team played its home games at Schorling Park in Chicago.[1]

The team's leading batters were:

  • Center fielder Cristóbal Torriente - .352 batting average, .593 slugging percentage, 12 home runs, 74 RBIs, 19 stolen bases in 84 games (Torriente was later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.)
  • Left fielder Jimmy Lyons - .301 batting average, .420 slugging percentage in 81 games
  • Second baseman Bingo DeMoss - .266 batting average, .324 slugging percentage in 84 games

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The team's leading pitchers were Dave Brown (17–2, 2.50 ERA, 126 strikeouts) and Tom Williams (14–8, 2.82 ERA).[3]

References

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  1. ^ "1921 Chicago American Giants". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "1921 Chicago American Giants Batting". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "1921 Chicago American Giants Pitching". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.