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Turkey Stearnes
From BR Bullpen
Norman Thomas Stearnes
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.
- Born May 8, 1901 in Nashville, TN USA
- Died September 4, 1979 in Detroit, MI USA
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2000
[edit] Biographical Information
Outfielder Turkey Stearnes was a longtime member of the Detroit Stars and one of the Negro Leagues' most prolific sluggers.
He was primarily a center fielder
[edit] Negro Leagues Career Statistics
| Year | Age | Team | League | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | BA | SLG |
| . | |||||||||||||||
| 1923 | 22 | Detroit Stars | NNL | 69 | 279 | 70 | 101 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 85 | 2 | 17 | .362 | .710 |
| 1924 | 23 | Detroit Stars | NNL | 55 | 221 | 50 | 77 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 60 | 1 | 19 | .348 | .579 |
| 1925 | 24 | Detroit Stars | NNL | 91 | 354 | 45 | 129 | 24 | 11 | 19 | 60 | 11 | 44 | .364 | .655 |
| 1926 | 25 | Detroit Stars | NNL | 86 | 316 | 25 | 123 | 30 | 8 | 19 | 62 | 16 | 37 | .389 | .715 |
| 1927 | 26 | Detroit Stars | NNL | 83 | 307 | 58 | 108 | 23 | 12 | 19 | 66 | 12 | 42 | .352 | .691 |
| 1928 | 27 | Detroit Stars | NNL | 81 | 318 | 81 | 102 | 16 | 7 | 24 | 85 | 6 | 30 | .321 | .642 |
| 1929 | 28 | Detroit Stars | NNL | 64 | 241 | 60 | 97 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 51 | 12 | 36 | .402 | .701 |
| 1930 | 29 | Detroit Stars Lincoln Giants |
NNL ANL |
34 18 |
126 72 |
17 28 |
40 27 |
9 3 |
9 4 |
2 6 |
15 29 |
6 8 |
13 11 |
.317 .375 |
.579 .778 |
| 1931 | 30 | Detroit Stars Kansas City Monarchs |
NNL NNL |
32 12 |
117 40 |
25 4 |
45 2 |
8 0 |
1 2 |
9 0 |
20 2 |
6 1 |
14 3 |
.385 .050 |
.701 .150 |
| 1932 | 31 | Chicago American Giants | NSL | 45 | 172 | 43 | 55 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 24 | .320 | .494 |
| 1933 | 32 | Chicago American Giants | NNL | 24 | 109 | 26 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 7 | .321 | .587 |
| 1934 | 33 | Chicago American Giants | NNL | 46 | 187 | 50 | 64 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 10 | 15 | .342 | .604 |
| 1935 | 34 | Chicago American Giants | NNL | 37 | 127 | 35 | 56 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 7 | 23 | .441 | .709 |
| 1936 | 35 | Philadelphia Stars | NNL | 36 | 147 | 30 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 13 | .299 | .469 |
| 1937 | 36 | Chicago American Giants Detroit Stars |
NAL NAL |
6 13 |
26 45 |
4 9 |
6 14 |
1 2 |
0 1 |
1 1 |
4 8 |
0 1 |
4 4 |
.231 .311 |
.385 .467 |
| 1938 | 37 | Chicago American Giants Kansas City Monarchs |
NAL NAL |
17 8 |
69 31 |
13 4 |
21 7 |
4 0 |
1 2 |
2 0 |
10 1 |
6 2 |
5 2 |
.304 .226 |
.478 .355 |
| 1939 | 38 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 29 | 101 | 21 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | .297 | .426 |
| 1940 | 39 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 25 | 86 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 14 | .267 | .465 |
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| Totals | 18 seasons | 914 | 3502 | 712 | 1209 | 203 | 104 | 183 | 718 | 129 | 387 | .345 | .619 | ||
| Per 162 g | 5.64 | 162 | 621 | 126 | 214 | 36 | 18 | 32 | 127 | 23 | 69 |
Source: Shades of Glory, Hogan et al., pp. 398-399
