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1922 Chicago American Giants season

1922 Chicago American Giants
LeagueNegro National League
BallparkSchorling Park
CityChicago
Record45–31–1 (.591)
League place1st
OwnersRube Foster
ManagersRube Foster
← 1921 Seasons

The 1922 Chicago American Giants baseball team represented the Chicago American Giants in the Negro National League (NNL) during the 1922 baseball season. The team compiled a 45–31–1 (.591) record and won the NNL pennant for the third consecutive season. 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:

  • Third baseman John Beckwith - .358 batting average, .588 slugging percentage, seven home runs, 52 RBIs in 67 games
  • Center fielder Cristóbal Torriente - .289 batting average, .474 slugging percentage, eight home runs, 36 RBIs in 55 games (Torriente was later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.)
  • Catcher Jim Brown - .268 batting average, .371 slugging percentage, 43 RBIs in 62 games

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The team's leading pitchers were Dave Brown (13–3, 2.90 ERA, 103 strikeouts) and Dick Whitworth (12–8, 4.71 ERA).[3]

References

  1. ^ "1922 Chicago American Giants". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "1922 Chicago American Giants Batting". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "1922 Chicago American Giants Pitching". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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