Turkey Stearnes

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: May 8, 1901 in Nashville, TN us

Died: September 4, 1979 in Detroit, MI

Buried: Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery, Clinton Township, MI

High School: Pearl HS (Nashville, TN)

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2000. (Voted by Veterans Committee)
View Turkey Stearnes's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1923 season

Full Name: Norman Stearnes

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

54.8

3888

1353

192

.348

933

RBI

991

133

OBP

.418

SLG

.618

OPS

1.036

OPS+

177

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1923	22	-5.5	DS	NNL	Maj	DS	69	299	279	70	101	18	14	17	85	2		17		.362	.401	.710	1.110	198		1	2
1924	23	-3.9	DS	NNL	Maj	DS	62	278	251	58	87	10	13	9	46	2		19		.347	.397	.598	.995	150		2
1925	24	-3.0	DS	NNL	Maj	DS	94	417	366	91	136	24	14	19	106	10		42		.372	.443	.669	1.112	245		5
1926	25	-2.2	DS	NNL	Maj	DS	93	400	342	94	131	33	9	21	103	21		41		.383	.458	.716	1.174	245		6
1927	26	-1.4	DS	NNL	Maj	DS	92	399	347	80	120	26	12	20	105	15		42		.346	.427	.663	1.090	230		7
1928	27	-0.8	DS	NNL	Maj	DS	81	359	317	81	102	16	7	24	78	6		31		.322	.391	.644	1.034	204		5
1929	28	-0.4	DS	NNL	Maj	DS	69	305	261	65	102	16	4	17	88	12		35		.391	.466	.678	1.145	177		2
1930	29	-1.6	New York	BLK	Non		19	88	73	31	31	9	4	6	33	7		12		.425	.506	.904	1.410	66		0	3
1930	29	1.2	DS	NNL	Maj	DS	35	147	129	27	42	9	8	2	37	6		13		.326	.392	.566	.957	73		1
1931	30	-0.2	Kansas City	BLK	Non		16	60	57	6	7	2	2	0	7	2		2	4	.123	.167	.228	.395	13		1	0
1931	30	2.2	DS	NNL	Maj	DS	38	156	133	29	50	10	0	8	33	6		20		.376	.465	.632	1.096	84		2	1
1932	31	4.2	CAG	NSL	Maj	CAG	44	194	168	43	49	9	2	4	25	11		19		.292	.374	.440	.814	74		3	4
1933	32	3.5	CAG	NN2	Maj	CAG	42	203	180	47	63	12	6	7	30	2		20		.350	.418	.600	1.018	108		1	2
1934	33	3.9	CAG	NN2	Maj	CAG	40	175	158	42	55	7	7	6	28	6		14		.348	.405	.595	1.000	94		1	2
1935	34	4.7	CAG	NN2	Maj	CAG	50	215	182	45	68	11	6	6	53	9		25		.374	.460	.599	1.059	109		4	4
1936	35	5.5	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	58	258	231	48	81	8	6	12	51	1		22		.351	.412	.593	1.005	137		2	3
1937	36		2 Teams	NAL	Maj	CAG-DTS	23	95	82	18	29	4	1	5	20	1		10		.354	.436	.610	1.046	50		2	1
1937	36	8.5	DTS	NAL	Maj	DTS	19	77	67	16	25	3	1	4	18	1		9		.373	.447	.627	1.074	42		0	1
1937	36	8.5	CAG	NAL	Maj	CAG	4	18	15	2	4	1	0	1	2	0		1		.267	.389	.533	.922	8		2	0
1938	37		2 Teams	NAL	Maj	CAG-KCM	36	153	136	27	38	7	4	3	30	8		14		.279	.351	.456	.807	62		1	2
1938	37	9.4	CAG	NAL	Maj	CAG	20	82	73	16	21	4	1	2	11	6		8		.288	.366	.452	.818	33		1	0
1938	37	9.4	KCM	NAL	Maj	KCM	16	71	63	11	17	3	3	1	19	2		6		.270	.333	.460	.794	29		0	2
1939	38	10.0	KCM	NAL	Maj	KCM	51	215	193	44	63	11	2	7	39	11		19		.326	.387	.513	.900	99		0
1940	39	11.1	KCM	NAL	Maj	KCM	38	154	133	24	36	6	3	5	34	4		19		.271	.366	.474	.840	63		1	1
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (18 seasons)					Majors		1015	4422	3888	933	1353	237	118	192	991	133		422		.348	.418	.618	1.036	2402		46	22
Black Baseball (2 seasons)					Black Baseball		35	148	130	37	38	11	6	6	40	9		14	4	.292	.366	.608	.973	79		1	3
All Levels (18 Seasons)							1050	4570	4018	970	1391	248	124	198	1031	142		436	4	.346	.416	.617	1.034	2481		47	25