1928 Detroit Stars season

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1928 Detroit Stars
LeagueNegro National League
BallparkMack Park
CityDetroit
Record52–26 (.667)
OwnersJohn A. Roesink
ManagersBingo DeMoss
← 1927 Seasons 1929 →

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.

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[edit]

Name Image Position Height Weight Bats/Throws Place of birth Year of birth
Reuben Currie P 6'1" 195 Right/Right Kansas City, MO 1898
Albert Davis P /Right
Bingo DeMoss 2B 5'11" 180 Right/Right Topeka, Kansas 1889
Halley Harding SS 5'9" 180 Both/Right Wichita, Kansas 1904
Claude Johnson 3B 5'6" 165 Right/Right Youngstown, Ohio 1894
Wade Johnston LF 5'7" 142 Left/Left Middleport, Ohio 1898
Jack Marshall P 5'9" 167 Right/Right Carrollton, Missouri 1893
Stack Martin C 6'1" 182 /Right Cairo, Illinois 1899
Hurley McNair RF 5'6" 150 Left/Left Marshall, Texas 1888
George Mitchell P 6'3" 202 Right/Right Sparta, Illinois 1900
Grady Orange SS /Right Terrell, Texas 1900
Ted Radcliffe C 5'10" 186 Right/Right Mobile, Alabama 1902
Ed Rile 1B 6'2" 210 Left/Right Columbus, Ohio 1900
Ted Shaw P 5'8" 190 Right/Left Monrovia, California 1906
Turkey Stearnes CF 6'1" 185 Left/Left Nashville, Tennessee 1901
Cristóbal Torriente RF 5'10" 190 Left/Left Cienfuegos, Cuba 1893

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Game log[edit]

Date Opponent Site Result Source
April 28 Cleveland Tigers Cleveland W 16–8 [13]
April 29 Cleveland Tigers Cleveland L 9–10 [14]
May 5 Cleveland Tigers Mack Park, Detroit W 8–5 [15]
May 6 Cleveland Tigers Mack Park, Detroit W 11–4 [16]
May 7 Cleveland Tigers Mack Park, Detroit L 9–13 [17]
May 7 Cleveland Tigers Mack Park, Detroit W 4–1 [17]
May 8 Cleveland Tigers Mack Park, Detroit L 7–9 [18]
May 9 Lansing Olds Lansing, Michigan W 10–4 [19]
May 10 Grand Rapids Colored Giants Grand Rapids, Michigan W 6–3 [20]
May 11 Grand Rapids Colored Giants Grand Rapids, Michigan W 12–7 [21]
May 12 Chicago American Giants Chicago W 5–3 [22]
May 13 Chicago American Giants Chicago L 4–8 [23]
May 13 Chicago American Giants Chicago W 1–0 [23]
May 14 Chicago American Giants Chicago W 2–0 [24]
May 15 Chicago American Giants Chicago W 6–3 [25]
May 20 Kansas City Monarchs Muehlebach Field, Kansas City, Missouri W 6–5 [26]
May 20 Kansas City Monarchs Muehlebach Field, Kansas City, Missouri L 1–9 [26]
May 2_ Kansas City Monarchs Muehlebach Field, Kansas City, Missouri W 10–7 [27]
May 26 Memphis Red Sox Memphis, Tennessee W 12–4 [28]
May 28 Birmingham Black Barons Rickwood Field, Birmingham, Alabama W 5–4 [29]
May 29 Birmingham Balack Barons Rickwood Field, Birmingham, Alabama W 7–2 [30]
May 30 Birmingham Black Barons Rickwood Field, Birmingham, Alabama W 17–6 [31]
May 30 Birmingham Black Barons Rickwood Field, Birmingham, Alabama W 7–3 [31]
June 2 St. Louis Stars Mack Park, Detroit W 8–4 [32]
June 3 St. Louis Stars Mack Park, Detroit W 9–4 [33][34]
June 9 Memphis Red Sox Mack Park, Detroit W 3–2 [35]
June 10 Memphis Red Sox Mack Park, Detroit W 4–3 [36]
June 11 Memphis Red Sox Mack Park, Detroit W 10–3 [37]
June 12 Memphis Red Sox Mack Park, Detroit W 7–0 [38]
June 12 Memphis Red Sox Mack Park, Detroit L 5–13 [38]
June 16 Birmingham Black Barons Mack Park, Detroit W 11–2 [39]
June 17 Birmingham Black Barons Mack Park, Detroit W 7–6 [40]
June 19 Birmingham Black Barons Mack Park, Detroit W 4–3 [41]
June 23 Chicago American Giants Mack Park, Detroit L 3–8 [42]
June 24 Chicago American Giants W 13–5 [43]
June 30 Cuban Stars Mack Park, Detroit L 2–5 [44]
July 2 Cuban Stars Mack Park, Detroit W 12–7
July 3 Cuban Stars Mack Park, Detroit W 4–3 [45]
July 4 Cuban Stars Mack Park, Detroit W 7–4 [46]
July 9 St. Louis Stars St. Louis L 5–14 [47]
July 10 St. Louis Stars St. Louis W 7–6 [48]
July 11 St. Louis Stars St. Louis L 5–21 [49]
July 14 Chicago American Giants Mack Park, Detroit W 5–4 [50]
July 15 Chicago American Giants Mack Park, Detroit L 2–15 [51]
July 16 Chicago American Giants Mack Park, Detroit W 15–12 [52]
July 21 Kansas City Monarchs Mack Park, Detroit W 3–2 [53]
July 22 Kansas City Monarchs Mack Park, Detroit L 10–12 [54]
July 23 Kansas City Monarchs Mack Park, Detroit W 7–2 [55]
July 24 Kansas City Monarchs Mack Park, Detroit L 3–12 [56]
July 24 Kansas City Monarchs Mack Park, Detroit W 6–2 [56]
July 25 Kelloggs Battle Creek, Michigan W 16–15 [57]
July 28 St. Louis Stars Mack Park, Detroit W 9–3 [58]
July 29 St. Louis Stars Mack Park, Detroit L 3–6 [59]
July 30 St. Louis Stars Mack Park, Detroit L 7–8 [60]
August 4 Cuban Stars Mack Park, Detroit W 5–3 [61]
August 7 Cuban Stars Mack Park, Detroit W 2–1 [62]
August 7 Cuban Stars Mack Park, Detroit W 9–0 [62]
August 11 Bacharach Giants Mack Park, Detroit L 7–9 [63][64]
August 12 Bacharach Giants Mack Park, Detroit W 9–2 [65][66]
August 20 Birmingham Black Barons Rickwood Field, Birmingham, Alabama L 4–5 [67]
August 21 Birmingham Black Barons Rickwood Field, Birmingham, Alabama L 2–3 [68]
August 23 Birmingham Black Barons Rickwood Field, Birmingham, Alabama L 4–5 [69]
August 23 Birmingham Black Barons Rickwood Field, Birmingham, Alabama L 3–4
August 24 Birmingham Black Barons Rickwood Field, Birmingham, Alabama W 12–6 [70]
August 25 Chicago American Giants Chicago L 4–5 [71]
August 26 Chicago American Giants Chicago L 3–6 [72]
August 31 Chicago American Giants Chicago L 3–4 [73]
September 1 Cleveland Tigers Mack Park, Detroit W 9–4 [74]
September 2 Cleveland Tigers Mack Park, Detroit W 2–1 [75]
September 4 Cleveland Tigers Cleveland W 8–4 [76]
September 4 Cleveland Tigers Cleveland W 5–0 [76]
September 8 Birmingham Black Barons Mack Park, Detroit W 4–2 [77]
September 9 Birmingham Black Barons Mack Park, Detroit L 2–4 [78][79]
September 9 Birmingham Black Barons Mack Park, Detroit L 2–5 [78][79]
September 10 Birmingham Black Barons Mack Park, Detroit W 6–5 [80][81]
September 15 Birmingham Black Barons Mack Park, Detroit W 4–1 [82]

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