1928 Detroit Stars season

The 1928 Detroit Stars baseball team competed in the Negro National League during the 1928 baseball season. The team lost to the St. Louis Stars in the race for the Negro National League pennant. In games for which newspaper accounts have been found, the team compiled a 52–26 (.667) record.

1928 Detroit Stars
League affiliations
Location
Results
Record52–26 (.667)
Other information
Owner(s)John A. Roesink
Manager(s)Bingo DeMoss
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The Stars played their home games at Mack Park in Detroit. The team was owned by John A. Roesink and led by player-manager Bingo DeMoss. The Stars led the Negro National League in attendance.[1]

On the field, the team was led by several players:

  • Center fielder Turkey Stearnes compiled a .322 batting average and a .640 slugging percentage in 82 games.[2] He also led the Negro National League with a career-high 24 home runs.[3] In 2000, Stearnes was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.[4]
  • First baseman Ed Rile compiled a .350 batting average and .513 slugging percentage.[5]
  • Third baseman Claude Johnson compiled a .329 batting average and .401 on-base percentage.[6]
  • Right fielder Cristóbal Torriente, a 35-year-old veteran from Cuba, compiled a .322 batting average.[7] In addition to playing in the outfield, Torriente also appeared in 14 games as a pitcher, compiling a 6-2 record.[8] He was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.[9]
  • George Mitchell led the pitching staff with a 13–9 win-loss record with 57 strikeouts in 151-2/3 innings pitched.[10]

Roster
Name Image Position Height Weight Bats/Throws Place of birth Year of birth
Reuben CurrieP6'1"195Right/RightKansas City, MO1898
Albert DavisP/Right
Bingo DeMoss2B5'11"180Right/RightTopeka, Kansas1889
Halley HardingSS5'9"180Both/RightWichita, Kansas1904
Claude Johnson3B5'6"165Right/RightYoungstown, Ohio1894
Wade JohnstonLF5'7"142Left/LeftMiddleport, Ohio1898
Jack MarshallP5'9"167Right/RightCarrollton, Missouri1893
Stack MartinC6'1"182/RightCairo, Illinois1899
Hurley McNairRF5'6"150Left/LeftMarshall, Texas1888
George MitchellP6'3"202Right/RightSparta, Illinois1900
Grady OrangeSS/RightTerrell, Texas1900
Ted RadcliffeC5'10"186Right/RightMobile, Alabama1902
Ed Rile1B6'2"210Left/RightColumbus, Ohio1900
Ted ShawP5'8"190Right/LeftMonrovia, California1906
Turkey StearnesCF6'1"185Left/LeftNashville, Tennessee1901
Cristóbal TorrienteRF5'10"190Left/LeftCienfuegos, Cuba1893

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Game log
Date Opponent Site Result Source
April 28Cleveland TigersClevelandW 16–8[13]
April 29Cleveland TigersClevelandL 9–10[14]
May 5Cleveland TigersMack Park, DetroitW 8–5[15]
May 6Cleveland TigersMack Park, DetroitW 11–4[16]
May 7Cleveland TigersMack Park, DetroitL 9–13[17]
May 7Cleveland TigersMack Park, DetroitW 4–1[17]
May 8Cleveland TigersMack Park, DetroitL 7–9[18]
May 9Lansing OldsLansing, MichiganW 10–4[19]
May 10Grand Rapids Colored GiantsGrand Rapids, MichiganW 6–3[20]
May 11Grand Rapids Colored GiantsGrand Rapids, MichiganW 12–7[21]
May 12Chicago American GiantsChicagoW 5–3[22]
May 13Chicago American GiantsChicagoL 4–8[23]
May 13Chicago American GiantsChicagoW 1–0[23]
May 14Chicago American GiantsChicagoW 2–0[24]
May 15Chicago American GiantsChicagoW 6–3[25]
May 20Kansas City MonarchsMuehlebach Field, Kansas City, MissouriW 6–5[26]
May 20Kansas City MonarchsMuehlebach Field, Kansas City, MissouriL 1–9[26]
May 2_Kansas City MonarchsMuehlebach Field, Kansas City, MissouriW 10–7[27]
May 26Memphis Red SoxMemphis, TennesseeW 12–4[28]
May 28Birmingham Black BaronsRickwood Field, Birmingham, AlabamaW 5–4[29]
May 29Birmingham Balack BaronsRickwood Field, Birmingham, AlabamaW 7–2[30]
May 30Birmingham Black BaronsRickwood Field, Birmingham, AlabamaW 17–6[31]
May 30Birmingham Black BaronsRickwood Field, Birmingham, AlabamaW 7–3[31]
June 2St. Louis StarsMack Park, DetroitW 8–4[32]
June 3St. Louis StarsMack Park, DetroitW 9–4[33][34]
June 9Memphis Red SoxMack Park, DetroitW 3–2[35]
June 10Memphis Red SoxMack Park, DetroitW 4–3[36]
June 11Memphis Red SoxMack Park, DetroitW 10–3[37]
June 12Memphis Red SoxMack Park, DetroitW 7–0[38]
June 12Memphis Red SoxMack Park, DetroitL 5–13[38]
June 16Birmingham Black BaronsMack Park, DetroitW 11–2[39]
June 17Birmingham Black BaronsMack Park, DetroitW 7–6[40]
June 19Birmingham Black BaronsMack Park, DetroitW 4–3[41]
June 23Chicago American GiantsMack Park, DetroitL 3–8[42]
June 24Chicago American GiantsW 13–5[43]
June 30Cuban StarsMack Park, DetroitL 2–5[44]
July 2Cuban StarsMack Park, DetroitW 12–7
July 3Cuban StarsMack Park, DetroitW 4–3[45]
July 4Cuban StarsMack Park, DetroitW 7–4[46]
July 9St. Louis StarsSt. LouisL 5–14[47]
July 10St. Louis StarsSt. LouisW 7–6[48]
July 11St. Louis StarsSt. LouisL 5–21[49]
July 14Chicago American GiantsMack Park, DetroitW 5–4[50]
July 15Chicago American GiantsMack Park, DetroitL 2–15[51]
July 16Chicago American GiantsMack Park, DetroitW 15–12[52]
July 21Kansas City MonarchsMack Park, DetroitW 3–2[53]
July 22Kansas City MonarchsMack Park, DetroitL 10–12[54]
July 23Kansas City MonarchsMack Park, DetroitW 7–2[55]
July 24Kansas City MonarchsMack Park, DetroitL 3–12[56]
July 24Kansas City MonarchsMack Park, DetroitW 6–2[56]
July 25KelloggsBattle Creek, MichiganW 16–15[57]
July 28St. Louis StarsMack Park, DetroitW 9–3[58]
July 29St. Louis StarsMack Park, DetroitL 3–6[59]
July 30St. Louis StarsMack Park, DetroitL 7–8[60]
August 4Cuban StarsMack Park, DetroitW 5–3[61]
August 7Cuban StarsMack Park, DetroitW 2–1[62]
August 7Cuban StarsMack Park, DetroitW 9–0[62]
August 11Bacharach GiantsMack Park, DetroitL 7–9[63][64]
August 12Bacharach GiantsMack Park, DetroitW 9–2[65][66]
August 20Birmingham Black BaronsRickwood Field, Birmingham, AlabamaL 4–5[67]
August 21Birmingham Black BaronsRickwood Field, Birmingham, AlabamaL 2–3[68]
August 23Birmingham Black BaronsRickwood Field, Birmingham, AlabamaL 4–5[69]
August 23Birmingham Black BaronsRickwood Field, Birmingham, AlabamaL 3–4
August 24Birmingham Black BaronsRickwood Field, Birmingham, AlabamaW 12–6[70]
August 25Chicago American GiantsChicagoL 4–5[71]
August 26Chicago American GiantsChicagoL 3–6[72]
August 31Chicago American GiantsChicagoL 3–4[73]
September 1Cleveland TigersMack Park, DetroitW 9–4[74]
September 2Cleveland TigersMack Park, DetroitW 2–1[75]
September 4Cleveland TigersClevelandW 8–4[76]
September 4Cleveland TigersClevelandW 5–0[76]
September 8Birmingham Black BaronsMack Park, DetroitW 4–2[77]
September 9Birmingham Black BaronsMack Park, DetroitL 2–4[78][79]
September 9Birmingham Black BaronsMack Park, DetroitL 2–5[78][79]
September 10Birmingham Black BaronsMack Park, DetroitW 6–5[80][81]
September 15Birmingham Black BaronsMack Park, DetroitW 4–1[82]

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