1925 Detroit Stars season

The 1925 Detroit Stars baseball team competed in the Negro National League during the 1925 baseball season. The team compiled a 56–44 record (.560) in games against National League opponents. The Stars played their home games at Mack Park located on the east side of Detroit, about four miles from downtown, at the southeast corner of Fairview Ave. and Mack Ave. The team was owned by John A. Roesink and managed on the field by catcher-manager Bruce Petway.[1]

1925 Detroit Stars
League affiliations
Location
Results
Record56–44 (.556)
Other information
Owner(s)John A. Roesink
Manager(s)Bruce Petway
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Batting

The Stars led the Negro National League with 628 runs scored and ranked second to the Kansas City Monarchs with a team batting average of .288.[2]

Center fielder Turkey Stearnes was the team's batting star. He led the Negro National Leaghe in hits (135), home runs (19), RBIs (126), and slugging percentage (.668). He also finished second in batting average (.371), one point behind Wilson Redus, and second in runs scored (93), one run behind Cool Papa Bell.[2] Stearnes died in 1979 and was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000.[3]

Other key position players for the 1919 Stars included:

  • First baseman Edgar Wesley - Wesley compiled a .404 batting average and .715 slugging percentage with 17 home runs and 73 RBIs in 60 games.
  • Right fielder Clarence Smith - Smith compiled a .344 batting average and .501 slugging percentage with 10 triples, 84 runs scored, 82 RBIs in 92 games.
  • Third baseman Ray Sheppard - Sheppard compiled a .339 batting average and .486 slugging percentage in 52 games.

Pitching

Pitching was the team's weakness. The Stars ranked last in the Negro National League with 562 runs allowed and fifth out of eight teams with an earned run average (ERA) of 5.74.[4]

The bright spot in the pitching staff was Andy Cooper, a left-hander from Texas. Cooper appeared in 30 games (13 as a starter) and compiled a 12-2 win-loss record with a 2.88 ERA and 49 strikeouts. He ranked among the league's leaders in wins (second), winning percentage (second), and ERA (third).[4] Cooper died in 1941 and was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.[5]

Other pitchers included Harry Kenyon (8-6, 6.41 ERA, 60 strikeouts), and Lewis Hampton (6-1, 4.26 ERA, 29 strikeouts).

Roster
Name Image Position Height Weight Bats/Throws Place of birth Year of birth
Buck AlexanderPRight/Right
Fred BellPLeft/LeftStarkville, MS1902
Slim BranhamP6'2"198Right/RightCastalian Springs, TN1900
Jack CombsPRight/Right
Andy CooperP5'10"200Right/LeftWashington County, TX1896
Pepper DanielsC5'10"192Right/RightValdosta, GA1902
Sherman Davis3B
Lewis HamptonRF5'10"180Right/Right1901
Chick HarperLF
Joe Hewitt3B5'7"140Left/RightNew Market, AL1885
Johnny JonesLFRight/Right1899
Dan KennardC5'6"164Right/RightVicksburg, MS1883
Harry KenyonLFRight/RightArkadelphia, PA1894
George McAllister1B5'9"143Left/RightBirmingham, AL1899
Yellowhorse MorrisP5'8"180Right/RightLittle Rock, AR1902
Omer NewsomePRight/RightIndianapolis, IN1900
Bruce Petway1B5'10"159Both/RightNashville, TN1885
Anderson Pryor2B5'4"146Right/RightHouston, TX1900
Bill RigginsSS5'8"160Both/RightColp, IL1900
Ray Sheppard3B5'10"185Right/Right
Clarence SmithRF5'10"185Right/Right
Jim Smith2B
Turkey StearnesCF6'1"185Left/LeftNashville, TN1901
Lawrence TerrellP6'2"185/LeftMoberly, MO1906
Edgar Wesley1B5'11"215Left/LeftWaco, TX1891

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Game log
Date Opponent Site Result Source
April 26Polish RecordsMack Park, DetroitW 9-4[6]
May 2Kansas City MonarchsMack Park, DetroitW 3-2
May 3Kansas City MonarchsMack Park, DetroitL 1-5[7]
May 4Kansas City MonarchsMack Park, DetroitRain[8]
May 5Kansas City MonarchsMack Park, DetroitW 5-4[9]
May 7Kansas City MonarchsMack Park, DetroitW 8-3[10]
May 9Cuban StarsMack Park, DetroitW 8-7[11]
May 10Cuban StarsMack Park, DetroitL 4-6[12]
May 11Cuban StarsMack Park, DetroitW 9-7[13]
May 12Cuban StarsMack Park, DetroitW 5-3[14]
May 13Cuban StarsMack Park, DetroitL 1-3[15]
May 17Chicago American GiantsChicagoW 6-2
September 26Chicago American GiantsMack Park, DetroitL 2-7[16]
September 27Chicago American GiantsMack Park, DetroitL 2-5[17]
September 28Chicago American GiantsMack Park, DetroitW 3-0[18]

References
  1. "1925 Detroit Stars". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. "1925 Negro National League I Batting Leaders". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  3. "Turkey Stearnes". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  4. "1925 Negro National League Pitching Leaders". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  5. "Andy Cooper". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  6. "Stars Win Opener From Record Nine: Negro Team on Long End of 9-4 Score at Mack Park". Detroit Free Press. April 27, 1925 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Monarchs Turn Tables on Stars". Detroit Free Press. May 4, 1925 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Stars Stopped by Heavy Rain". Detroit Free Press. May 5, 1925 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Stars Take Third From Monarchs: Kansas City Club Goes Down to 5-4 Defeat". Detroit Free Press. May 6, 1925 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Stars Take Final From Kansas City: Westerners Can't Overcome Early Lead and Lose 8-3". Detroit Free Press. May 8, 1925 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Cuban Misplays Help Stars Win: Three Errors in Ninth Give Detroiters Game, 8 to 7". Detroit Free Press. May 10, 1925 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Cuban Stars Win and Even Series". Detroit Free Press. May 11, 1925 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Rally in Seventh Gives Stars Game: Detroiters Score Seven and Defeat Cubans, 9 to 7". Detroit Free Press. May 12, 1925 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Cubans Defeated in Fourth Contest: Detroit Stars Come From Behind to Win, 5 to 3". Detroit Free Press. May 13, 1925 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Errors by Stars Give Cubans Game: Islanders Take Last Game of Series By 3-1". Detroit Free Press. May 14, 1925 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Detroit Stars Lose To Giants". Detroit Free Press. September 27, 1925 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "American Giants Win Second Game". Detroit Free Press. September 28, 1925 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. "Giants Lose Third To Stars". Detroit Free Press. September 29, 1925 – via Newspapers.com.
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