Negro Leagues
Cole's American Giants
Active 1932–1935 · 40 players · 4 Hall of Famers
A defunct franchise with no continuous modern successor. Its players are attributed here to Cole's American Giants itself — never folded into an unrelated modern club, which would fabricate a lineage that never existed. See the full index of lost clubs.
Mount Rushmore
The four largest measured careers at this club, by StatVault VAL attributed to Cole's American Giants itself. A season counts here only when Cole's American Giants is the one club whose recorded span covers it — 30 contested seasons are credited to nobody rather than double-counted. 8 of 40 players on this roster carry a measurable VAL.
- 1933–1935 · 1B4.3HOF ’06
- 1932–19353.1
- 1934–19352.8
- 1932–19331.5
Club Leaders · top 8
| # | Player | Years | Club VAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mule SuttlesHOF | 1933–1935 | 4.3 |
| 2 | Steel Arm Davis | 1932–1935 | 3.1 |
| 3 | Ted Trent | 1934–1935 | 2.8 |
| 4 | Willie Powell±1 | 1932–1933 | 1.5 |
| 5 | Willie Cornelius | 1933–1935 | 1.4 |
| 6 | John Hines | 1932–1934 | 1.1 |
| 7 | Sandy Thompson | 1932 | 0.5 |
| 8 | Cool Turner | 1932 | 0.2 |
Hall of Famers
Full Roster (40)
| Player | Pos | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Radcliff | 1932–1935 | |
| Ameal Brooks | 1932 | |
| Andy Drake | 1932–1933 | |
| Bill FosterHOF ’96 | P | 1932–1935 |
| Bobby Campbell | 1932 | |
| Clarence Palm | 1932 | |
| Cool Turner | 1932 | |
| Dave Malarcher | 1932–1934 | |
| Jack Marshall | 1932–1935 | |
| Jim Brown | 1932–1935 | |
| Jimmie Lyons | 1932 | |
| Joe Lillard | 1932–1934 | |
| John Hines | 1932–1934 | |
| Kermit Dial | 1932 | |
| Malvin Powell | 1932–1935 | |
| Nat Rogers | 1932–1935 | |
| Norman Cross | 1932–1933 | |
| Sandy Thompson | 1932 | |
| Steel Arm Davis | 1932–1935 | |
| Subby Byas | 1932–1935 | |
| Turkey StearnesHOF ’00 | OF | 1932–1935 |
| Willie Powell | 1932–1933 | |
| Larry Brown | 1933–1935 | |
| Mule SuttlesHOF ’06 | 1B | 1933–1935 |
| Quincy Trouppe | C | 1933 |
| Willie Cornelius | 1933–1935 | |
| Willie WellsHOF ’97 | SS | 1933–1935 |
| Bobby Scott | 1934 | |
| Clint Thomas | 1934 | |
| Joe Scott | 1934 | |
| Lloyd Scott | 1934 | |
| Percy Bailey | 1934 | |
| Ted Radcliffe | P | 1934 |
| Ted Trent | 1934–1935 | |
| Wilson Redus | 1934–1935 | |
| Jimmy Miles | 1935 | |
| Luther McDonald | 1935 | |
| Ossie Brown | 1935 | |
| Walter Thomas | 1935 | |
| Zack Clayton | 1935 |