1921 Chicago American Giants season
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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]
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1921 Chicago American Giants | ||||
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League | Negro National League | |||
Ballpark | Schorling Park | |||
City | Chicago | |||
Record | 55–29–4 (.648) | |||
League place | 1st | |||
Owners | Rube Foster | |||
Managers | Rube Foster | |||
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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
The team's leading pitchers were Dave Brown (17–2, 2.50 ERA, 126 strikeouts) and Tom Williams (14–8, 2.82 ERA).[3]