1920 Chicago American Giants season

Chicago American Giants 1920 51–19–2 (51 19 2) Negro National League (1920–1931)Negro National League Schorling Park Chicago 1st Rube Foster Rube Foster The 1920 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 51–19–2 record (45–15–2 in NNL games) and won the first NNL championship. Rube Foster was the team's owner and manager. The team played its home games at Schorling Park in Chicago.1920 Chicago American Giants Seamheads.com September 8, 2020 https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/team.php?yearID=1920&teamID=CAG&tab=roster Key players included: Center fielder Cristóbal Torriente led the team with a .393 batting average, a .573 slugging percentage, a .446 on-base percentage, and 50 RBIs in 57 games. Torriente was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006. Catcher George Dixon compiled a .297 batting average, a .424 slugging percentage, and a .341 on-base perecentage. Second baseman Bingo DeMoss compiled a .306 batting average, .383 slugging percentage, and .401 on-base percentage. Pitcher Dave Brown compiled a 12–3 record with 97 strikeouts and a 1.72 ERA. Pitcher Tom Williams compiled an 11–4 record and a 2.13 ERA. Pitcher Tom Johnson compiled an 8–0 record with 34 strikeouts and a 2.01 ERA. Other regular players included third baseman Dave Malarcher (.283 batting average), left fielder Judy Gans (.210 batting average), shortstop Bobby Williams (.222 batting average), first baseman Leroy Grant (.203 batting average), catcher Jim Brown (.214 batting average), and pitcher Jack Marshall (6-6, 3.12 ERA). Postseason After the NNL season, the American Giants traveled east to play the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants in a postseason series that matched top eastern and western Black baseball teams and has been described as a precursor to a Black World Series.https://sabr.org/research/article/the-chicago-american-giants-a-history/ The Chicago American Giants: A History Society for American Baseball Research 2026-10-14 By the time of an October 17 doubleheader, SABR's account states that the series was tied, possibly at three wins apiece.Bogovich Rich https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/october-17-1920-american-giants-barely-avoid-no-hitter-and-win-little-world-series/ October 17, 1920: American Giants barely avoid no-hitter and win 'Little World Series' Society for American Baseball Research February 9, 2023 2026-10-14 Standings References Category:1920 in sports in Illinois Category:Negro league baseball seasons Category:1920 in Chicago Category:African-American history in Chicago