1925 Chicago American Giants season

1925 Chicago American Giants
1925 Chicago American Giants
League	Negro National League
Ballpark	Schorling Park
City	Chicago
Record	57–43–2 (.569)
League place	4th
Owners	Rube Foster
Managers	Rube Foster
	Seasons

The 1925 Chicago American Giants baseball team represented the Chicago American Giants in the Negro National League (NNL) during the 1925 baseball season. The team compiled a 57–43–2 record (52–42–2 in NNL games) and finished in fourth place in the NNL. 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 players included:

Second baseman Dave Malarcher led the team with a .329 batting average and a .416 on-base percentage.^[1]
Left fielder Cristóbal Torriente led the team with a .458 slugging percentage, eight home runs, and 61 RBIs.^[1] Torriente was later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Center fielder Jelly Gardner compiled a .277 batting average, a .354 slugging percentage, and a .341 on-base percentage.^[1]
Pitcher Juan Padrón compiled a 10–5 win–loss record with 66 strikeouts and a 2.74 earned run average (ERA).^[1]
Pitcher Willie Foster led the team with a perfect winning percentage (6–0) and a 2.20 ERA.^[1]
Pitcher Bill McCall compiled a 6–6 record with 55 strikeouts and a 2.45 ERA.^[1]

Other regular players included shortstop Bobby Williams (.211 batting average), catcher Jim Brown (.235 batting average), right fielder John Hines (.225 batting average), first baseman Willie Ware (.208 batting average), second baseman Bingo DeMoss (.224 batting average), third baseman Bill Francis (.234 batting average), and pitchers George Harney (7–5, 2.93 ERA), Buck Miller (5–10, 5.01 ERA), and Webster McDonald (7–2, 2.83 ERA).^[1]

Standings

vs. Negro National League						vs. Major Black teams
Negro National League	W	L	T	Pct.	GB	W	L	T	Pct.
⁽¹⁾ Kansas City Monarchs	58	20	2	.738	—	66	26	2	.713
⁽²⁾ St. Louis Stars	67	29	2	.694	—	67	29	2	.694
Detroit Stars	56	39	0	.589	10½	57	45	0	.559
Chicago American Giants	49	39	2	.556	14	58	44	2	.567
Memphis Red Sox	35	53	1	.399	28	35	53	1	.399
Cuban Stars (West)	20	31	0	.392	24½	20	31	0	.392
Birmingham Black Barons	26	61	1	.301	36½	26	63	1	.294
Indianapolis ABCs	16	54	0	.229	38	16	55	0	.225

⁽¹⁾ First half champion ⁽²⁾ Second half champion

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "1925 Chicago American Giants". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[seam-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "1925 Chicago American Giants". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

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