1919 Detroit Stars season

January 2025 Detroit Stars 1919 44–18 (44 18 0) Negro league baseball Mack Park Detroit 1st Pete Hill Tenny Blount The 1919 Detroit Stars baseball team competed in Negro league baseball during the 1919 baseball season. In their first year of competition, the Stars won the championship of independent western Negro league clubs.1919 Detroit Stars Seamheads.com September 2, 2020 https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/team.php?yearID=1919&teamID=DS&LGOrd=2&tab=roster September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015818/https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/team.php?yearID=1919&teamID=DS&LGOrd=2&tab=roster liveHistory of the Detroit Stars Major League Baseball September 11, 2020 https://www.mlb.com/tigers/community/african-american-heritage/detroit-stars Newspapers.com September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015821/https://www.mlb.com/tigers/community/african-american-heritage/detroit-stars live While the Seamhead website reports that the team compiled a record of 27–13, the "Game Log" below includes 44 wins based on 1919 games for which contemporaneous newspaper accounts have been located. The Stars played their home games at Mack Park in Detroit with a handful of games also played at Navin Field. The team was owned by Tenny Blount and led by player-manager Pete Hill who compiled a .396 batting average and .892 slugging percentage.1919 Detroit Stars Seamheads.com September 2, 2020 https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/team.php?yearID=1919&teamID=DS&LGOrd=2&tab=bat September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015819/https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/team.php?yearID=1919&teamID=DS&LGOrd=2&tab=bat live Key personnel Ownership The team was established in 1919 by owner Tenny Blount (1873–1934), sometimes also known as "Teddy" Blount, with assistance from Rube Foster who owned the Chicago American Giants. Blount was an Alabama native who moved to Detroit in 1913 and became a prominent "numbers man".Racism, baseball, and the Detroit Stars Negro league team Michigan Chronicle March 30, 2018 https://michiganchronicle.com/2018/03/30/racism-baseball-and-the-detroit-stars-negro-league-team/#/?playlistId=0&videoId=0 September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015820/https://michiganchronicle.com/2018/03/30/racism-baseball-and-the-detroit-stars-negro-league-team/#/?playlistId=0&videoId=0 live("numbers man")Tenny Blount Killed In Plunge Down Stairway The Tribune Independent December 29, 1934 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58644507/tenny-blount-killed-in-plunge-down/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015832/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58644507/tenny-blount-killed-in-plunge-down/ liveRiley James A. The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues New York Carroll & Graf 1994 0-7867-0959-6 Hall of Fame inductees Three players from the 1919 Stars were later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: Pete Hill was the team's manager, center fielder, and leading batter. During the 1919 season, Hill compiled a .396 batting average with a .488 on-base percentage and an .892 slugging percentage. By late July, he had already hit 16 home runs leading the press to describe him as a rival of Babe Ruth for 1919 slugging honors.Stars Sluggers Are Prominent in Title Series Detroit Free Press July 27, 1919 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58554159/star-sluggers-are-prominent/ Newspapers.com September 3, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015846/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58554159/star-sluggers-are-prominent/ live (In 1919, Hill's batting average was 74 points higher than Ruth, and his slugging percentage was 235 points higher than Ruth.) Hill was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006 by vote of the Negro League Committee.Pete Hill National Baseball Hall of Fame September 11, 2020 https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/hill-pete Oscar Charleston also joined the Stars late in the season. He was a left-handed slugger and played center field for the Stars. He died in 1954 and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976.Oscar Charleston National Baseball Hall of Fame September 11, 2020 https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/charleston-oscar April 13, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190413031332/https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/Charleston-Oscar live José Méndez, a native of Cárdenas, Cuba, was the team's shortstop and also appeared in 12 games as a pitcher, compiling a 2.14 earned run average. Nicknamed "The Black Diamond", Méndez died in 1928 and was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.José Méndez National Baseball Hall of Fame September 11, 2020 https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/mendez-jose Other batters In addition to the three Hall of Fame inductees, the Stars received strong performances from several other position players. First baseman Edgar Wesley, a left-handed hitter from Texas, compiled a .322 batting average and a .610 slugging percentage for the 1919 Stars. In 146 at bats, he tallied eight home runs, 21 extra-base hits, and 43 RBIs.Edgar Wesley Baseball-Reference.com Sports Reference LLC September 11, 2020 https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=wesley000edg Newspapers.com September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015846/https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=wesley000edg live Joe Hewitt, an infielder from Alabama, led the team with 153 at bats and ranked second with 36 runs scored and third with 36 hits.1919 Detroit Stars Baseball-Reference.com Sports Reference LLC September 11, 2020 https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=daf11401 Second baseman Frank Warfield, a Kentucky native, led the team with eight triples. Pitchers Sam Crawford was the team's leading pitcher, compiling a 10–4 record and 2.89 earned run average (ERA). John Donaldson also pitched for the Stars, compiling a 2.33 ERA. Donaldson was regarded as one of the greatest pitchers of the era, appearing in approximately 700 games"Website listing all of John Donaldson's 690 games as a pitcher." with over 400 wins"Website listing all of John Donaldson's 413 known wins as a pitcher." and 5,000 strikeouts."Website listing all of John Donaldson's 5,081 strikeouts as a pitcher." He was voted a first-team member of the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro leagues best players ever.http://johndonaldson.bravehost.com/a.html 1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players 2020-09-04 2018-04-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20180408023527/http://johndonaldson.bravehost.com/a.html live Season overview During April and May, the Stars opened the season with a 13-game win streak, including victories over all-white semipro teams. In late May, an all-white team from Wyandotte, Michigan recruited Detroit Tigers pitcher Rudy Kallio to start a game against the Stars; the Stars scored eight runs off Kallio. The local semipro champion, the Maxwells, lost two games to the Stars in the first half of the season, then recruited major league pitcher Ralph Comstock to start a July 13 games against the Stars.Comstock Will Pitch Against Detroit Stars Detroit Free Press July 13, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58661930/comstock-will-pitch-against-detroit/ Newspapers.com September 17, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015848/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58661930/comstock-will-pitch-against-detroit/ live With Comstock pitching a strong game for the Maxwells, the Stars lost their first game to a white team by a 4–3 score. The Stars played a total of six games with the Maxwells in 1919, winning three games and losing two. The Stars' principal rivalry for the western championship of Negro league baseball came from Rube Foster's Chicago American Giants.May The Best Man Win: The Black Ball Championships 1866–1923 Todd Peterson Society for American Baseball Research 2013 https://sabr.org/journal/article/may-the-best-man-win-the-black-ball-championships-1866-1923/ 2020-09-17 2020-09-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015848/https://sabr.org/journal/article/may-the-best-man-win-the-black-ball-championships-1866-1923/ live The Giants won two of three in a series played in Chicago in June. When the teams met for a series in Detroit in early July, the Stars won three games. The also played a seven-game seriesin late July and early August that was billed as the championship series.Colored Teams Open Big Series At Navin Field Detroit Free Press July 26, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58666945/colored-teams-open-big-series-at-navin/ Newspapers.com September 17, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015856/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58666945/colored-teams-open-big-series-at-navin/ live The Stars won five games to take the championship. As noted in the "Game Log" below, the Stars also played multiple series with other Negro League teams, including the Cuban Stars, Dayton Marcos from Ohio, and the Hilldale Club from Pennsylvania. In the last game of the season, the Murray All Stars recruited Detroit Tigers pitcher Bernie Boland; Boland held the Stars scoreless. Roster Name Image Position Height Weight Bats Place of birth Year of birthOscar Charleston100x100px CF 5'8" 185LeftIndianapolis, Indiana1896Sam Crawford100x100px P 6'1" 200RightDallas, Texas1892John Donaldson100x100px LF6'1"180LeftGlasgow, Missouri1891Frank Duncan100x100pxLF 6'1" 180LeftMacon, Georgia1888Bill Francis 3B5'5" 140RightPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania1879Jelly GardnerLF5'7" 160LeftRussellville, Arkansas1895Willie Green 3B Joe Hewitt100x100pxSS5'7" 140LeftNew Market, Alabama1885Pete Hill100x100pxCF5'8" 170LeftBuena Vista, Virginia1882Dicta Johnson P5'7" 134RightElizabethtown, Illinois1887Tom Johnson P6'0" 180RightBryan, Texas1889Dave Malarcher 3B5'7" 150BothSt. James Parish, Louisiana1894José Méndez100x100pxSS5'10" 152RightCárdenas, Cuba1885Bruce Petway100x100pxRF5'10" 159BothNashville, Tennessee1885Andrew Reed 3B Vicente Rodríguez C5'11" Candy Jim Taylor100x100px3B5'5"165RightAnderson, South Carolina1884Frank Warfield100x100px2B5'7"160RightPembroke, Kentucky1899Edgar Wesley100x100px1B5'11"215LeftWaco, Texas1891Frank Wickware P5'10"180RightGirard, Kansas1888 Statistics The following batting and pitching statistics are drawn from the Seamheads web site which appear to be incomplete. Batting Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; SLG = Slugging percentage Pos Player G AB H BB Avg. SLG SS Joe Hewitt 40 153 38 22 .248 .288 1B Edgar Wesley 41 146 47 12 .322 .610 2B Frank Warfield 39 144 31 22 .215 .396 CF Pete Hill 38 139 55 23 .396 .892 RF Bruce Petway 36 108 20 10 .185 .250 SS José Méndez 34 102 23 14 .225 .373 LF John Donaldson 33 98 17 7 .173 .255 LF Frank Duncan 22 82 19 11 .232 .354 C Vicente Rodríguez 28 79 21 10 .266 .342 LF Jelly Gardner 21 60 13 9 .217 .267 3B Candy Jim Taylor 10 34 8 7 .235 .294 3B Dave Malarcher 9 31 11 4 .355 .452 P Dicta Johnson 12 27 8 5 .296 .481 1919 Detroit Stars Baseball-Reference.com Sports Reference LLC September 2, 2020 https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=daf11401 Pitching Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; PCT = Win percentage; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L PCT ERA SO Sam Crawford 18 112.0 10 4 .714 2.89 55 John Donaldson 11 85.0 5 5 .500 2.33 38 Dicta Johnson 12 76.1 5 3 .625 4.72 54 José Méndez 7 46.1 3 0 1.000 2.14 21 Frank Wickware 7 38.1 3 2 .600 1.88 23 Game log Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source April 20 Maxwells Mack Park, Detroit W 8–4 3,500 Big Crowd Sees Detroit Stars Lick Maxwells Detroit Free Press April 21, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30783107/detroit-free-press/ Newspapers.com September 3, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015859/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30783107/detroit-free-press/ live April 27 Northway Motors Mack Park, Detroit W 3-2 Twin Bill Is Attraction At Mack Park Lot Detroit Free Press April 27, 1919 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16420705/detroit-stars-were-one-of-the-best-teams/ Newspapers.com September 3, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015856/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16420705/detroit-stars-were-one-of-the-best-teams/ liveStars Work Hard Scoring Odd Run on Doyle's Boys Detroit Free Press April 28, 1919 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58646296/stars-work-hard-scoring-odd-run-on/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015904/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58646296/stars-work-hard-scoring-odd-run-on/ live May 4 Knights of Columbus Mack Park, Detroit Southpaws To Have Argument at Mack Park Detroit Free Press May 4, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58653551/southpaws-to-have-argument/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015857/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58653551/southpaws-to-have-argument/ live May 7 London Tecumsehs London, Ontario W 5-3 Cleveland Sends Fast Club Here Detroit Free Press May 7, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16600415/detroit-has-some-splendid-baseball/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015857/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16600415/detroit-has-some-splendid-baseball/ liveMay 8 Kitchener Kitchener, Ontario Detroit Stars Will Be Ready For Cleveland Detroit Free Press May 9, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16600459/the-pitchers-of-the-detroit-colored/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015858/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16600459/the-pitchers-of-the-detroit-colored/ live May 9 London Tecumsehs Tecumseh Park, London, Ontario W 4–1 Detroit Stars Take Another Detroit Free Press May 10, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16600519/they-were-pretty-good/ Newspapers.com September 3, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015858/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16600519/they-were-pretty-good/ live May 10 London Tecumsehs London, Ontario May 11 Cleveland Giants Mack Park, Detroit W 18–3 Cleveland Giants Handed Beating by Detroit Team Detroit Free Press May 12, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16944363/detroit-stars-hand-giants-a-beating/ Newspapers.com September 3, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015858/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16944363/detroit-stars-hand-giants-a-beating/ live May 18 Maxwells Mack Park, Detroit W 2–0 Champs Defeated by Colored Team in Good Battle Detroit Free Press May 19, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16944566/stars-defeat-maxwells/ Newspapers.com September 3, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015906/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16944566/stars-defeat-maxwells/ live May 25 Hayes Wheel Co. Mack Park, Detroit W 5–0 Wickware Gives Jackson's Team But Three Hits Detroit Free Press May 26, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16950873/game-played-to-large-crowd/ Newspapers.com September 3, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015913/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16950873/game-played-to-large-crowd/ liveState Team To Tackle Stars Detroit Free Press May 22, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16950663/played-other-teams-than-just-in-the-nnl/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015904/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16950663/played-other-teams-than-just-in-the-nnl/ liveWickware Will Face Jackson Detroit Free Press May 24, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16950793/discussed-who-would-be-pitching-the/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015907/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16950793/discussed-who-would-be-pitching-the/ live May 30 Wyandotte Corrigan Field, Wyandotte, MI W 8–5 3,000 Corrigan Field Is Opened with Stars' Victory Detroit Free Press May 31, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16951149/played-a-game-in-front-of-3k/ Newspapers.com September 3, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015905/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16951149/played-a-game-in-front-of-3k/ liveTiger Twirler at Wyandotte Detroit Free Press May 29, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16951092/occasionally-faced-major-league/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015911/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16951092/occasionally-faced-major-league/ liveKallio Pitches Against Stars Detroit Free Press May 30, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58648970/kallio-pitches-against-stars/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015929/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58648970/kallio-pitches-against-stars/ live May 30 Dayton Marcos Mack Park, Detroit W 3–0 Detroit Stars Take Eleventh Straight Game Detroit Free Press May 31, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58602438/detroit-stars-take-eleventh-straight/ Newspapers.com September 3, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015929/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58602438/detroit-stars-take-eleventh-straight/ live May 31 Dayton Marcos Mack Park, Detroit W 3–2 Second Contest Is Annexed by Detroit Stars Detroit Free Press June 1, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58602752/second-contest-is-annexed-by-detroit/ Newspapers.com September 3, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015929/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58602752/second-contest-is-annexed-by-detroit/ live June 1 Dayton Marcos Mack Park, Detroit W 7–2 Detroit Stars Make Sweep in Dayton Series Detroit Free Press June 2, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16951236/played-good-teams/ Newspapers.com September 3, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015932/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16951236/played-good-teams/ live June 7 Cuban Stars Mack Park, Detroit L 4-5 Cubans Start Local Series at Mack Park Detroit Free Press June 7, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58654302/cubans-start-local-series/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015933/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58654302/cubans-start-local-series/ liveFormer Cubans Work Hard To Beat Islanders Detroit Free Press June 8, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16952014/lost-to-the-cuban-stars-who-were-a/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015949/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16952014/lost-to-the-cuban-stars-who-were-a/ liveEleven Inning Battle Is Won By Cuban Stars Detroit Free Press June 8, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23571728/detroit-free-press/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015931/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23571728/detroit-free-press/ live June 8 Cuban Stars Mack Park, Detroit L 3–7 6,000 Second Battle Goes Same Way as Initial One Detroit Free Press June 9, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16952108/played-in-front-of-6k/ Newspapers.com September 3, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015931/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16952108/played-in-front-of-6k/ live June 9 Cuban Stars Mack Park, Detroit W 6–2 Detroit Stars Take Third of Cuban Series Detroit Free Press June 10, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16952281/detroit-beat-the-cubans-this-time/ Newspapers.com September 3, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015931/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16952281/detroit-beat-the-cubans-this-time/ live June 10 Cuban Stars Mack Park, Detroit W 3–0 Detroit Stars Win Again and Tie Up Series Detroit Free Press June 11, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16952354/win-again-suck-it-cubans/ Newspapers.com September 3, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015939/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16952354/win-again-suck-it-cubans/ live June 11 Cuban Stars Mack Park, Detroit W 6–4 Deciding Game of Series Won by Local Stars Detroit Free Press June 12, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58655344/deciding-game-of-series-won-by-local/ Newspapers.com June 17 Chicago American Giants Schorling's Park, ChicagoL 3–7 Foster's Giants Cop Again, 7 to 3 Chicago Tribune June 18, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58602086/fosters-giants-cop-again/ Newspapers.com September 3, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015934/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58602086/fosters-giants-cop-again/ live June 18 Chicago American Giants Schorling's Park, ChicagoL 5–8 Giants Make It Three in a Row Detroit Free Press June 19, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16988382/couldnt-beat-the-premier-team-in-the/ Newspapers.com September 3, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015935/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16988382/couldnt-beat-the-premier-team-in-the/ liveAmerican Giants Beat Detroit Stars, 8-5; Hurlers Wild Chicago Tribune June 19, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58601934/american-giants-beat-detroit-stars/ Newspapers.com September 3, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015935/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58601934/american-giants-beat-detroit-stars/ live June 19 Chicago American Giants Chicago W 5–4 Detroit Stars Win Final Game Detroit Free Press June 20, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16988488/but-any-team-can-win-on-any-given-day/ Newspapers.com September 3, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015955/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16988488/but-any-team-can-win-on-any-given-day/ liveJune 22Pittsburgh GiantsMack Park, DetroitW 16-1 Johnson Holds Giants Runless Until the Ninth Detroit Free Press June 23, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58657236/johnson-holds-giants-runless-until-the/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015940/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58657236/johnson-holds-giants-runless-until-the/ live June 23 Pittsburgh Giants Mack Park, Detroit W 19–5 Detroit Stars Again Wallop Pittsburghers Detroit Free Press June 24, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58604199/detroit-stars-again-wallop-pittsburghers/ Newspapers.com September 3, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015941/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58604199/detroit-stars-again-wallop-pittsburghers/ liveDetroit Stars Return Home To Play Pittsburgh Detroit Free Press June 22, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16988579/played-pittsburgh/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015942/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16988579/played-pittsburgh/ live June 24 Cuban Stars W 9–4 Four Home Runs Enable Locals To Win Easily Detroit Free Press June 25, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58604489/four-home-runs-enable-locals-to-win/ Newspapers.com September 3, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015941/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58604489/four-home-runs-enable-locals-to-win/ live June 26 Cuban Stars W 9–8 Hill's Hit Over Fence Wins Bout in the Eleventh Detroit Free Press June 27, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58603458/hills-hit-over-fence-wins-bout-in-the/ Newspapers.com September 3, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015946/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58603458/hills-hit-over-fence-wins-bout-in-the/ liveCubans in Last Ball Game Here Detroit Free Press June 26, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58657686/cubans-in-last-ball-game-here/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020000/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58657686/cubans-in-last-ball-game-here/ liveJune 29Cowpers All-StarsMack Park, DetroitW 7-1 Cowpers Start Badly, Losing Out in First Detroit Free Press June 30, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58658102/cowpers-start-badly-losing-out-in-first/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015952/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58658102/cowpers-start-badly-losing-out-in-first/ liveCowpers Ready for Struggle at Mack Park Detroit Free Press June 29, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58657953/cowpers-ready-for-struggle/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020000/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58657953/cowpers-ready-for-struggle/ liveJuly 4Chicago GiantsMack Park, DetroitW 2-0 Chicago Giants at Mack Park Detroit Free Press July 4, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58659377/chicago-giants-at-mack-park/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015953/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58659377/chicago-giants-at-mack-park/ liveColored Teams Finish Series at Mack Park Detroit Free Press July 6, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58660050/colored-teams-finish-series/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020005/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58660050/colored-teams-finish-series/ liveJuly 5Chicago GiantsMack Park, Detroit July 6Chicago Giants Mack Park, DetroitW 7–5 Detroit Stars Hand Chicago Second Defeat Detroit Free Press July 7, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58615104/detroit-stars-hand-chicago-second-defeat/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015956/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58615104/detroit-stars-hand-chicago-second-defeat/ live July 7 Chicago Giants Mack Park, Detroit W 11–3 Detroit Stars Make It Sweep with Chicago Detroit Free Press July 8, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58610809/detroit-stars-make-it-sweep-with-chicago/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020007/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58610809/detroit-stars-make-it-sweep-with-chicago/ live July 13 Maxwells Mack Park, Detroit L 3–4 Rally in Ninth Puts Maxwells on Right Side Detroit Free Press July 14, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58610386/rally-in-ninth-puts-maxwells-on-right/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020005/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58610386/rally-in-ninth-puts-maxwells-on-right/ liveMaxwells Will Tackle Stars: Semi-Pro Champions to Oppose Colored Boys Sunday Detroit Free Press July 10, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58661538/maxwells-will-tackle-stars-semi-pro/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020006/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58661538/maxwells-will-tackle-stars-semi-pro/ live July 16 Bacharach Giants Atlantic City, NJ W 6–3 Detroit Stars Break Bacharach's Streak Philadelphia Inquirer July 17, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58610124/detroit-stars/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020002/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58610124/detroit-stars/ liveStars Capture First in East Detroit Free Press July 17, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58666355/stars-capture-first-in-east/ Newspapers.com September 17, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020002/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58666355/stars-capture-first-in-east/ live July 17 Hilldale ClubPhiladelphiaL 5–6 Stars Lose To Eastern Detroit Free Press July 18, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58612377/stars-lose-to-eastern/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020004/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58612377/stars-lose-to-eastern/ live July 18 Bacharach GiantsAtlantic City, NJL 0–1 Walks Ten, But Wins Evening Public Ledger July 19, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58611913/walks-ten-but-wins/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020005/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58611913/walks-ten-but-wins/ liveDetroit Stars Lose in Ninth Detroit Free Press July 19, 1919 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58666572/detroit-stars-lose-in-ninth/ Newspapers.com September 17, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020005/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58666572/detroit-stars-lose-in-ninth/ liveJuly 19Hilldale ClubPhiladelphiaRain July 20 Toledo Rail LightsMack Park, DetroitL 1–4 Detroit Stars Unable To Hit Earl Collamore Detroit Free Press July 21, 1919 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58611134/detroit-stars-unable-to-hit-earl/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020017/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58611134/detroit-stars-unable-to-hit-earl/ liveJuly 26 Chicago American Giants Navin Field, Detroit L 5–7 American Giants Rally in Ninth to Annex First Detroit Free Press July 27, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58611688/american-giants-rally-in-ninth-to-annex/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020009/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58611688/american-giants-rally-in-ninth-to-annex/ liveColored Teams Open Big Series at Navin Field Detroit Free Press July 26, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58666945/colored-teams-open-big-series-at-navin/ Newspapers.com September 17, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917015856/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58666945/colored-teams-open-big-series-at-navin/ liveJuly 27 Chicago American Giants Navin Field, Detroit L 1–7 10,000 Whitworth Is Master Over Blount's Cast Detroit Free Press July 28, 1919 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58611450/whitworth-is-master-over-blounts-cast/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020027/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58611450/whitworth-is-master-over-blounts-cast/ live July 28 Chicago American Giants Mack Park, Detroit W 13–5 Stars Pummel Foster's Club in Third Game Detroit Free Press July 29, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58610641/stars-pummel-fosters-club-in-third-game/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020010/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58610641/stars-pummel-fosters-club-in-third-game/ live July 29 Chicago American Giants Mack Park, Detroit W 7–3 Detroit Stars Tie Up Series With Chi Team Detroit Free Press July 30, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58609959/detroit-stars/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020010/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58609959/detroit-stars/ live July 30 Chicago American Giants Mack Park, DetroitW 8–5 Five Scores in Fifth Enough To Beat Chicagoans Detroit Free Press July 31, 1919 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58612128/five-scores-in-fifth-enough-to-beat/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020022/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58612128/five-scores-in-fifth-enough-to-beat/ live July 31 Chicago American Giants Mack Park, DetroitW 12–8 Detroit Stars Take Slugfest From Chi Team Detroit Free Press August 1, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58615912/detroit-stars-take-slugfest-from-chi/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020011/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58615912/detroit-stars-take-slugfest-from-chi/ live August 2 Chicago American Giants Mack Park, Detroit W 10–6 Detroit Stars Capture Final Game of Series Detroit Free Press August 3, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58615719/detroit-stars-capture-final-game-of/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020012/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58615719/detroit-stars-capture-final-game-of/ liveStars Tackle Foster's Team in Last Game Detroit Free Press August 2, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58667210/stars-tackle-fosters-team-in-last-game/ Newspapers.com September 17, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020018/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58667210/stars-tackle-fosters-team-in-last-game/ liveAugust 3Chicago American GiantsMack Park, DetroitL 1–9 August 3Hilldale ClubMack Park, DetroitW 3–1 Detroit Stars Beat Easterners in First Game Detroit Free Press August 4, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58617518/detroit-stars-beat-easterners-in-first/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020024/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58617518/detroit-stars-beat-easterners-in-first/ live August 4 Hilldale ClubDetroitW 7–1 Detroit Stars Beat Hilldale Lancaster New Era August 5, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58616974/detroit-stars-beat-hilldale/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020018/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58616974/detroit-stars-beat-hilldale/ liveDetroit Stars Again Winners Detroit Free Press August 5, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58618020/detroit-stars-again-winners/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020012/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58618020/detroit-stars-again-winners/ live August 5 Hilldale Club Detroit L 3–6 Hilldale Team Wins The Philadelphia Inquirer August 6, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58615528/hilldale-team-wins/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020012/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58615528/hilldale-team-wins/ live August 6Hilldale Club W 8–6 Hilldale Loses to Detroit Stars Lancaster New Era August 7, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58616795/hilldale-loses-to-detroit-stars/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020031/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58616795/hilldale-loses-to-detroit-stars/ liveAugust 7 Hilldale ClubDetroitL 3–6 Hilldale Wins Final Philadelphia Inquirer August 8, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58616071/hilldale-wins-final/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020041/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58616071/hilldale-wins-final/ liveAugust 9Chicago American GiantsMack Park, ChicagoL 1-2 Lone Tally Is Enough To Beat Detroit Stars Detroit Free Press August 10, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58667621/lone-tally-is-enough-to-beat-detroit/ Newspapers.com September 17, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020016/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58667621/lone-tally-is-enough-to-beat-detroit/ liveColored Teams in New Series at Mack Park Detroit Free Press August 9, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58667442/colored-teams-in-new-series-at-mack-park/ Newspapers.com September 17, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020016/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58667442/colored-teams-in-new-series-at-mack-park/ live August 10 Chicago American GiantsMack Park, DetroitL 3–5 Detroit Stars Again on Wrong End of Figures Detroit Free Press August 11, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58616563/detroit-stars-again-on-wrong-end-of/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020016/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58616563/detroit-stars-again-on-wrong-end-of/ liveAugust 17WyandotteMack Park, DetroitL 0–1 Wyandotte Is Victorious in 11-Inning Game Detroit Free Press August 18, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58617772/wyandotte-is-victorious-in-11-inning/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020031/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58617772/wyandotte-is-victorious-in-11-inning/ liveWyandotte To Tackle Stars at Mack Park Detroit Free Press August 16, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58670906/wyandotte-to-tackle-stars-at-mack-park/ Newspapers.com September 17, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020023/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58670906/wyandotte-to-tackle-stars-at-mack-park/ liveDetroit Stars Battle 'Dottes at Mack Park Detroit Free Press August 17, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58672260/detroit-stars-battle-dottes-at-mack/ Newspapers.com September 17, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020051/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58672260/detroit-stars-battle-dottes-at-mack/ live August 23 Dayton Marcos Mack Park, Detroit W 5–3 Detroit Stars Find Buckeyes Tough Opponent Detroit Free Press August 24, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58617172/detroit-stars-find-buckeyes-tough/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020032/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58617172/detroit-stars-find-buckeyes-tough/ liveAugust 24Dayton MarcosMack Park, Detroit August 30MaxwellsMack Park, DetroitW 6-5 Detroit Stars Take Thrilling Overtime Game Detroit Free Press August 31, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58616260/detroit-stars-take-thrilling-overtime/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020020/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58616260/detroit-stars-take-thrilling-overtime/ liveDetroit Stars and Maxwells To Open Series Detroit Free Press August 30, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58673365/detroit-stars-and-maxwells-to-open/ Newspapers.com September 17, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020021/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58673365/detroit-stars-and-maxwells-to-open/ live August 31 Maxwells Mack Park, DetroitW 6–5 Maxwells Drop Second Bout To Detroit Stars Detroit Free Press September 1, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58618984/maxwells-drop-second-bout-to-detroit/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020021/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58618984/maxwells-drop-second-bout-to-detroit/ liveSeptember 1MaxwellsMack Park, DetroitL 2–5 Maxwells Win Final Contest From the Stars September 2, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58619850/maxwells-win-final-contest-from-the/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020022/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58619850/maxwells-win-final-contest-from-the/ liveSeptember 6Dayton MarcosWestwood Field, Dayton, OHW 9–4 Marcos Lose To Detroit; Second Contest Today Dayton Daily News September 7, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58619240/marcos-lose-to-detroit-second-contest/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020023/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58619240/marcos-lose-to-detroit-second-contest/ liveSeptember 7Dayton MarcosWestwood Field, Dayton, OHW 11–0 Detroit Has Marco Goat Dayton Daily News September 8, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58619378/detroit-has-marco-goat/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020032/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58619378/detroit-has-marco-goat/ liveSeptember 8Dayton MarcosWestwood Field, Dayton, OHW 4–3 Marcos Drop Final Game Dayton Herald September 9, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58618705/marcos-drop-final-game/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020023/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58618705/marcos-drop-final-game/ liveSeptember 13Cuban StarsMack Park, DetroitW 10–2 Johnson Beats Cubans Easily Detroit Free Press September 14, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58620050/johnson-beats-cubans-easily/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020026/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58620050/johnson-beats-cubans-easily/ liveSeptember 14Cuban StarsMack Park, DetroitW 8–1 One Lone Tally All Cubans Get in Second Game Detroit Free Press September 15, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58618512/one-lone-tally-all-cubans-get-in-second/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020026/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58618512/one-lone-tally-all-cubans-get-in-second/ liveSeptember 21WyandotteMack Park, DetroitPostponed Sunday's Game May Mix Things Detroit Free Press September 20, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58674062/sundays-game-may-mix-things/ Newspapers.com September 17, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020044/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58674062/sundays-game-may-mix-things/ live'Dottes vs. Stars Oct. 5 Detroit Free Press September 23, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58674214/dottes-vs-stars-oct-5/ Newspapers.com September 17, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020039/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58674214/dottes-vs-stars-oct-5/ live September 28 River RougeMack Park, DetroitW 16–2 Detroit Stars have Gay Time Beating Rouge Detroit Free Press September 29, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17609071/gay-time-beautiful-game/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020053/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17609071/gay-time-beautiful-game/ liveRiver Rouge To Meet the Stars Detroit Free Press September 25, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58674350/river-rouge-to-meet-the-stars/ Newspapers.com September 17, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020039/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58674350/river-rouge-to-meet-the-stars/ liveOctober 4WyandotteMack Park, DetroitW 7–0 Detroit Stars Shut Out Rivals Detroit Free Press October 6, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58619659/detroit-stars-shut-out-rivals/ Newspapers.com September 4, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020028/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58619659/detroit-stars-shut-out-rivals/ liveDetroit Stars Tackle 'Dottes Detroit Free Press October 4, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58674944/detroit-stars-tackle-dottes/ Newspapers.com September 17, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020028/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58674944/detroit-stars-tackle-dottes/ liveOctober 11 Murray All-Star Mack Park, DetroitRain Stars To Close Season Sunday Detroit Free Press October 9, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58675730/stars-to-close-season-sunday/ Newspapers.com September 17, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020057/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58675730/stars-to-close-season-sunday/ liveBoland or Love Opposes Stars Detroit Free Press October 12, 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58675921/boland-or-love-opposes-stars/ Newspapers.com September 17, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020029/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58675921/boland-or-love-opposes-stars/ live October 12 Murray All Stars Mack Park, Detroit L 0–3 Boland Allows But Single Hit Detroit Free Press October 13, 1919 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58575800/boland-allows-but-single-hit/ Newspapers.com September 3, 2020 September 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200917020029/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58575800/boland-allows-but-single-hit/ live References Category:1919 in sports in Michigan Category:Negro league baseball seasons Category:African-American history in Detroit