1925 Detroit Stars season

January 2025 Detroit Stars 1925 56–44 (55 44 0) Negro National League (1920–1931)Negro National League Mack Park Detroit Bruce Petway John A. Roesink The 1925 Detroit Stars baseball team competed in the Negro National League during the 1925 baseball season. The team compiled a 56–44 record (56 44 0) 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.1925 Detroit Stars Seamheads.com September 11, 2020 https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/team.php?yearID=1925&teamID=DS&tab=roster 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. 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.1925 Negro National League I Batting Leaders Seamheads.com September 12, 2020 https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/year.php?yearID=1925&tab=bat_basic&lgID=NNL&bats=All&pos=All&qual=Y&sort=R_a Stearnes died in 1979 and was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000.Turkey Stearnes National Baseball Hall of Fame September 12, 2020 https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/stearnes-turkey 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. 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).1925 Negro National League Pitching Leaders Seamheads.com September 12, 2020 https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/year.php?yearID=1925&tab=pit_basic&lgID=NNL&qual=Y&role=All&sort=ERA_a Cooper died in 1941 and was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.Andy Cooper National Baseball Hall of Fame September 12, 2020 https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/cooper-andy 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 birthBuck Alexander P Right/Right Fred Bell P Left/LeftStarkville, MS1902Slim Branham P6'2"198Right/RightCastalian Springs, TN1900Jack Combs P Right/Right Andy Cooper P5'10"200Right/LeftWashington County, TX1896Pepper Daniels C5'10"192Right/RightValdosta, GA1902Sherman Davis 3B Lewis Hampton RF5'10"180Right/Right 1901Chick Harper LF Joe Hewitt 3B5'7"140Left/RightNew Market, AL1885Johnny Jones LF Right/Right 1899Dan Kennard C5'6"164Right/RightVicksburg, MS1883Harry Kenyon LF Right/RightArkadelphia, PA1894George McAllister 1B5'9"143Left/RightBirmingham, AL1899Yellowhorse Morris P5'8"180Right/RightLittle Rock, AR1902Omer Newsome P Right/RightIndianapolis, IN1900Bruce Petway 1B5'10"159Both/RightNashville, TN1885Anderson Pryor 2B5'4"146Right/RightHouston, TX1900Bill Riggins SS5'8"160Both/RightColp, IL1900Ray Sheppard 3B5'10"185Right/Right Clarence Smith RF5'10"185Right/Right Jim Smith 2B Turkey Stearnes CF6'1"185Left/LeftNashville, TN1901Lawrence Terrell P6'2"185 /LeftMoberly, MO1906Edgar Wesley 1B5'11"215Left/LeftWaco, TX1891 Game log Date Opponent Site Result SourceApril 26Polish RecordsMack Park, DetroitW 9-4Stars Win Opener From Record Nine: Negro Team on Long End of 9-4 Score at Mack Park Detroit Free Press April 27, 1925 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59141307/stars-win-opener-from-record-nine/ Newspapers.comMay 2Kansas City MonarchsMack Park, DetroitW 3-2May 3Kansas City MonarchsMack Park, DetroitL 1-5Monarchs Turn Tables on Stars Detroit Free Press May 4, 1925 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59141716/monarchs-turn-tables-on-stars/ Newspapers.comMay 4Kansas City MonarchsMack Park, DetroitRainStars Stopped by Heavy Rain Detroit Free Press May 5, 1925 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59141906/stars-stopped-by-heavy-rain/ Newspapers.comMay 5Kansas City MonarchsMack Park, DetroitW 5-4Stars Take Third From Monarchs: Kansas City Club Goes Down to 5-4 Defeat Detroit Free Press May 6, 1925 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59142127/stars-take-third-from-monarchs-kansas/ Newspapers.comMay 7Kansas City MonarchsMack Park, DetroitW 8-3Stars Take Final From Kansas City: Westerners Can't Overcome Early Lead and Lose 8-3 Detroit Free Press May 8, 1925 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59142339/stars-take-final-from-kansas-city/ Newspapers.comMay 9Cuban StarsMack Park, DetroitW 8-7Cuban Misplays Help Stars Win: Three Errors in Ninth Give Detroiters Game, 8 to 7 Detroit Free Press May 10, 1925 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59142849/cuban-misplays-help-stars-win-three/ Newspapers.comMay 10Cuban StarsMack Park, DetroitL 4-6Cuban Stars Win and Even Series Detroit Free Press May 11, 1925 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59142522/cuban-stars-win/ Newspapers.comMay 11Cuban StarsMack Park, DetroitW 9-7Rally in Seventh Gives Stars Game: Detroiters Score Seven and Defeat Cubans, 9 to 7 Detroit Free Press May 12, 1925 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59143001/rally-in-seventh-gives-stars-game/ Newspapers.comMay 12Cuban StarsMack Park, DetroitW 5-3Cubans Defeated in Fourth Contest: Detroit Stars Come From Behind to Win, 5 to 3 Detroit Free Press May 13, 1925 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59143132/cubans-defeated-in-fourth-contest/ Newspapers.comMay 13Cuban StarsMack Park, DetroitL 1-3Errors by Stars Give Cubans Game: Islanders Take Last Game of Series By 3-1 Detroit Free Press May 14, 1925 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59143291/errors-by-stars-give-cubans-game/ Newspapers.comMay 17Chicago American GiantsChicagoW 6-2September 26Chicago American GiantsMack Park, DetroitL 2-7Detroit Stars Lose To Giants Detroit Free Press September 27, 1925 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59151309/detroit-stars-lose-to-giants/ Newspapers.comSeptember 27Chicago American GiantsMack Park, DetroitL 2-5American Giants Win Second Game Detroit Free Press September 28, 1925 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4149640/detroit-free-press1925-9-28p15/ Newspapers.comSeptember 28Chicago American GiantsMack Park, DetroitW 3-0Giants Lose Third To Stars Detroit Free Press September 29, 1925 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4149655/detroit-free-press1925-9-29p20/ Newspapers.com References Category:1925 in sports in Michigan Category:Negro league baseball seasons Category:African-American history in Detroit