1923

The Atlantic City Bacharach Giants debuted in the Eastern Colored League in 1923, finishing two games under .500 and in fourth place. Left fielder, Charlie Mason, anchored the team offensively hitting .345 with 7 home runs and 39 RBIs. Fellow outfielders, Chaney White (CF) and Ambrose Reid (RF) hit .304 and .302 respectively. Shortstop/Manager, Dick Lundy, contributed on the field with a .319 average, 3 home runs and 34 runs batted in.

Righthander, Rats Henderson collected 10 wins, 100 strikeouts and a 3.54 ERA for a respectable pitching staff that recorded a 3.49 team ERA. Fellow righty, John Harper won 7 games for the Giants as well as 7 from lefty Hubert Lockhart.

1924

The Bacharach Giants improved to three games over .500 in the 1924 season, finishing fourth, 9 games back of the champion Hilldale club. Second-sacker/Manager, John Henry Lloyd, led all regulars with a .366 average. Shortstop, Dick Lundy, paced the team with 52 runs plated. Right fielder, Charlie Mason led the team with 10 round-trippers.

Southpaw starter, Hubert Lockhart recorded 10 wins and 54 strikeouts, both best on the squad. Rats Henderson recorded a team-low 2.58 ERA and John Harper contributed 9 wins. Fellow starters Wayne Carr and String Bean Williams combined to win three more games and strike out 35 batters.

1925

The 1925 Bacharach Giants finished two games under .500 but held on to fourth place in the Eastern Colored League. Player/Manager John Henry Lloyd again paced the team with a .331 average and 57 RBIs. Third baseman, Oliver Marcell and shortstop Dick Lundy each contributed five homers to lead the team. Marcell and left fielder Chaney White hit .324 and .328 respectively.

Starting pitcher, Rats Henderson, notched 15 wins and led the ECL in games, complete games, innings pitched and strikeouts. Lefty, Claude Grier added 7 wins and 61 punchouts.

1926

In 1926, the Bacharach Giants finished 2nd in the ECL with 43 wins. Player/Manager John Henry Lloyd left the team to manage the Lincoln Giants after a contract dispute. Shortstop Dick Lundy regained his dual role as player/manager. Lundy led the team on the field with a .354 batting average and 43 runs batted in. Right fielder, Luther Farrell, led the team in long balls with five.

Rats Henderson anchored the staff with 12 wins while leading the ECL in innings pitched and WAR (178/5.1). Lefty, Claude Grier, notched 13 wins for the Giants while leading the ECL in games, complete games, saves and strikeouts (26/19/2/141). The Bacharach Giants would go on to face the Chicago American Giants of the Negro National League in the Colored World Series. The series was a scheduled best of nine but went eleven games due to two ties. The American Giants would prevail in eleven games, five games to four. Games 1, 2 and 6 were played at Bacharach Park.

Colored World Series

Game 1

Chicago American Giants (3)

vs.

Bacharach Giants (3)

October 1st, 1926

Colored World Series

Game 2

Chicago American Giants (7)

vs.

Bacharach Giants (6)

October 2nd, 1926

Colored World Series

Game 6

Chicago American Giants (5)

vs.

Bacharach Giants (7)

October 9th, 1926?

1927

Coming off an appearance in the Colored World Series in ’26, the Bacharach Giants won the ECL in 1927, distancing the Harrisburg Giants by 6.5 games. Player/Manager Dick Lundy hit .334 and led the ECL in RBIs with 76. Centerfielder, Chaney White, hit .328 and led the ECL in games, at-bats, runs and hits (89/351/79/115).

Lefty starter, Luther Farrell, set the pace in the ECL in wins, complete games, innings and strikeouts (16/18/219.1/138). Righty’s Rats Henderson and Jesse Hubbard contributed 12 and 10 wins respectively. The Bacharach Giants returned to the Colored World Series and once again fell to the Chicago American Giants on the Negro National League five games to three in nine outings (one tie). Games five through nine were played at Bacharach Park. Luther Farrell pitched a shortened no-hitter (7 innings) in game five which was called due to darkness.

Colored World Series

Game 7

Chicago American Giants (1)

vs.

Bacharach Giants (8)

October 11th, 1927

Colored World Series

Game 8

Chicago American Giants (5)

vs.

Bacharach Giants (6)

October 12th, 1927

Colored World Series

Game 9

Chicago American Giants (11)

vs.

Bacharach Giants (4)

October 13th, 1927

1928

The Bacharach Giants finished atop the ECL, during the abbreviated season. Disagreements between owners caused the league to stop in mid-season and cease to exist. George Carr, Dick Lundy, Fats Jenkins, Chaney White and Clint Thomas all hit well above .300 during the brief season.

Luther Farrell and Rats Henderson won 9 and 8 games each. Newcomer Jimmy Shields posted the best ERA in the ECL with a 1.51 mark. Ping Gardner topped the league in saves with two.

1929

The remaining solvent Eastern Colored League teams banded together to create the American Negro League in 1929. The Baltimore Black Sox were crowned champions after winning both halves of the split season. After trading Dick Lundy and Oliver Marcell to the Baltimore Black Sox, the Bacharach Giants fell to the bottom of the league in ’29. Chaney White (.346) and Clint Thomas (.302) were the only bright spots offensively.

Rats Henderson had over a third of the Giants victories with eight but also lead the league in losses with 11. Closer, Bob McClure, also had 11 losses to pair with 3 wins. The Atlantic City Bacharach Giants would dissolve after the 1929 season.