1926 Detroit Stars

52 - 47 - 1

52 - 45 - 1 in the Negro National League I

1919 / 1927 (Team History)

Managed by:
Bill Riggins (44-34-1)
Candy Jim Taylor (8-13)

Top Hitter

Turkey
Stearnes

Top Pitcher

Andy
Cooper

League Ranks (8 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	97	3rd	ERA+	101	4th
OPS	.806	2nd	ERA	4.65	4th
BA	.289	3rd	BA	.284	4th
OBP	.363	3rd	K/BB	1.33	4th
SLG	.443	2nd	K%	8.9%	8th
BB%	8.9%	3rd	BB%	6.7%	3rd
K%			HR%	1.5%	4th
ISO	.155	2nd	WHIP	1.41	4th

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: Mack Park (Detroit, MI)
• 2 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• Steve Pierce (Co-Owner & President) , Bill Mosley (Co-Owner) , Leon Derrick (Secretary)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	HBP	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Pepper Daniels	23	58	191	166	19	43	4	1	4	21	3	18	1	6	.259	.335	.367	.703	73
1B	Edgar Wesley*	35	85	348	300	48	93	9	2	16	64	9	39	3	6	.310	.395	.513	.908	122
2B	Anderson Pryor	25	39	169	149	34	41	4	3	1	15	7	14	1	5	.275	.341	.362	.704	73
3B	Harry Jeffries		84	343	296	61	86	13	2	2	36	11	36	3	8	.291	.373	.368	.741	83
SS	Bill Riggins**	26	91	391	330	80	99	18	6	7	52	25	36	4	21	.300	.376	.455	.830	103
LF	Johnie Watson^	30	51	201	182	26	42	5	1	3	21	11	13	0	6	.231	.282	.319	.601	48
CF	Turkey Stearnes*	25	93	400	342	94	131	33	9	21	103	21	41	6	11	.383	.458	.716	1.174	185
RF	Charlie Blackwell*	31	85	355	290	48	88	13	5	4	49	14	47	8	10	.303	.414	.424	.839	107

1B	Harry Kenyon	32	55	172	159	22	49	9	4	2	25	6	6	2	5	.308	.341	.453	.794	94
C	Larry Brown**	24	57	172	155	17	44	5	4	2	22	2	9	3	5	.284	.335	.406	.742	82
RF	Fred Bell*	24	51	141	124	27	35	4	3	8	22	5	9	1	7	.282	.336	.556	.892	116
2B	Ray Sheppard^	23	31	116	108	12	25	3	3	2	13	3	2	0	6	.231	.245	.370	.616	50
LF	Johnny Jones	30	22	98	84	18	28	4	4	0	7	0	12	2	0	.333	.429	.476	.905	122
2B	Joe Hewitt*	40	22	80	66	13	10	3	0	0	3	2	11	3	0	.152	.300	.197	.497	25
RF	Fred Long^	30	16	58	51	8	11	1	3	2	12	1	4	2	1	.216	.298	.471	.769	86
3B	Candy Jim Taylor	42	15	33	31	3	8	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	.258	.281	.258	.539	34
2B	Tiny Baldwin^	22	6	13	12	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	-1
2B	Perry Hall	28	2	7	6	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	.333	.429	.500	.929	128

SP	Yellow Horse Morris	24	38	82	68	11	17	1	3	2	8	0	8	1	5	.250	.338	.441	.779	90
SP	Andy Cooper	29	37	73	65	4	10	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	6	.154	.179	.169	.348	-14
SP	Lewis Hampton	25	33	73	67	9	20	2	0	4	16	1	6	0	0	.299	.356	.507	.864	110
SP	Harold Treadwell^	29	11	20	15	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	.267	.353	.267	.620	55
SP	Johnnie Bob Dixon	27	7	14	14	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	41
SP	Bob Saunders^	24	9	14	14	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	-29
RP	Omer Newsome	26	5	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	-33
SP	Jack Combs		3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	33
	26		1006	3570	3098	560	894	133	53	80	499	123	319	41	112	.289	.363	.443	.806	97

* = Left-handed hitter ** = Switch-hitter ^ = Unknown

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Turkey Stearnes*	25	CF	400	.495	.365	10.3%	8.6%	5.3%	1.4%	.333	.134
Bill Riggins**	26	SS	391	.360	.365	9.2%	8.6%	1.8%	1.4%	.155	.134
Charlie Blackwell*	31	RF	355	.385	.365	13.2%	8.6%	1.1%	1.4%	.121	.134
Edgar Wesley*	35	1B	348	.403	.365	11.2%	8.6%	4.6%	1.4%	.203	.134
Harry Jeffries		3B	343	.345	.365	10.5%	8.6%	0.6%	1.4%	.078	.134
Johnie Watson^	30	LF	201	.273	.365	6.5%	8.6%	1.5%	1.4%	.088	.134
Pepper Daniels	23	C	191	.319	.365	9.4%	8.6%	2.1%	1.4%	.108	.134
Harry Kenyon	32	1B	172	.348	.365	3.5%	8.6%	1.2%	1.4%	.145	.134
Larry Brown**	24	C	172	.331	.365	5.2%	8.6%	1.2%	1.4%	.123	.134
Anderson Pryor	25	2B	169	.321	.365	8.3%	8.6%	0.6%	1.4%	.087	.134
Fred Bell*	24	RF	141	.369	.365	6.4%	8.6%	5.7%	1.4%	.274	.134
Ray Sheppard^	23	2B	116	.259	.365	1.7%	8.6%	1.7%	1.4%	.139	.134
Johnny Jones	30	LF	98	.418	.365	12.2%	8.6%	0.0%	1.4%	.143	.134
Yellow Horse Morris	24	SP	82	.332	.365	9.8%	8.6%	2.4%	1.4%	.191	.134
Joe Hewitt*	40	2B	80	.264	.365	13.8%	8.6%	0.0%	1.4%	.045	.134
Andy Cooper	29	SP	73	.154	.365	2.7%	8.6%	0.0%	1.4%	.015	.134
Lewis Hampton	25	SP	73	.386	.365	8.2%	8.6%	5.5%	1.4%	.209	.134
Fred Long^	30	RF	58	.333	.365	6.9%	8.6%	3.4%	1.4%	.255	.134
Candy Jim Taylor	42	3B	33	.251	.365	3.0%	8.6%	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.134
Harold Treadwell^	29	SP	20	.264	.365	10.0%	8.6%	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.134
Johnnie Bob Dixon	27	SP	14	.268	.365	0.0%	8.6%	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.134
Bob Saunders^	24	SP	14	.134	.365	0.0%	8.6%	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.134
Tiny Baldwin^	22	2B	13	.203	.365	7.7%	8.6%	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.134
Perry Hall	28	2B	7	.430	.365	0.0%	8.6%	0.0%	1.4%	.167	.134
Omer Newsome	26	RP	4	.190	.365	25.0%	8.6%	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.134
Jack Combs		SP	2	.380	.365	50.0%	8.6%	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.134
26			3570	.358	.365	8.9%	8.6%	2.2%	1.4%	.155	.134