1929 Chicago American Giants season

The 1929 Chicago American Giants baseball team represented the Chicago American Giants in the Negro National League (NNL) during the 1929 baseball season. The team compiled a 62–42 record (50–38 in NNL games) and finished in third place in the NNL.^[1]

William Trimble was the team's owner, and Jim Brown was the team's manager. The team played its home games at South Side Park in Chicago.^[1]

The team's leading players included:

Shortstop Pythias Russ led the team with a .366 batting average, a .545 slugging percentage, and 55 RBIs, and ranked second with a .406 on-base percentage.^[1]
First baseman Steel Arm Davis compiled a .280 batting average, a .440 slugging percentage, a .327 on-base percentage, and 47 RBIs.^[1]
Left fielder Sandy Thompson compiled a .298 batting average, a 353 slugging percentage, and a .337 on-base percentage.^[1]
Center fielder Jelly Gardner compiiled a .323 batting average, a .400 slugging percentage, and a .419 on-base percentage.^[1]
Pitcher Yellowhorse Morris compiled an 8-5 win–loss record with a 2.19 earned run average (ERA).^[1]
Pitcher Frog Holsey compiled a 10–7 record with a 4.34 ERA.
Pitcher Willie Foster led the team with 87 strikeouts and compiled a 9–7 record with a 3.52 ERA.^[1]

The team's other regular players included second baseman Charlie Williams (.276 batting average), third baseman Harry Jeffries (.227 batting average), second baseman Saul Davis (.208 batting average), right fielder Malvin Powell (.237 batting average), third baseman Sanford Jackson (.291 batting average), and pitchers Jack Marshall (5–6, 4.78 ERA), Malvin Powell (3–2, 6.33 ERA), and Webster McDonald (4–1, 0.81 ERA).^[1]

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