The 1928 St. Louis Stars baseball team represented the St. Louis Stars in the Negro National League during the 1928 baseball season. The Stars won the Negro National League championship.[1] The team played its home games at Stars Park in St. Louis.
| 1928 St. Louis Stars | ||
|---|---|---|
| Negro National League champions | ||
| League | Negro National League | |
| Ballpark | Stars Park | |
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Record | 63-26 | |
| League place | 1st | |
| Manager | Candy Jim Taylor | |
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Three players from the 1928 team were later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: center fielder Cool Papa Bell; first baseman and left fielder Mule Suttles; and shortstop and third baseman Willie Wells.
The team's leading batters were:
- Willie Wells - .359/.414/.689 slash line, 22 home runs, 81 runs batted in (RBI), 345 plate appearances[2]
- Mule Suttles - .359/.404/.704 slash line, 21 home runs, 75 RBIs, 324 plate appearances[3]
- Wilson Redus - .349/.399/.663 slash line, 22 home runs, 82 RBIs, 341 plate appearances[4]
- Cool Papa Bell - .331/.391/.482 slash line, 6 home runs, 41 RBIs, 371 plate appearances[5]
The team's leading pitchers were Ted Trent with a 19-3 win-loss record, 2.21 earned run average, (ERA) and 105 strikeouts in 187 innings pitched (IP); and Logan Hensley, who finished with an 11-4 record, an ERA of 3.13, and 58 strikeouts in 129+1⁄3 innings pitched.[6][7][8]
References
edit- ^ "1928 St. Louis Stars". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ "Willie Wells Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ "Mule Suttles Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ "Wilson Redus Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ "Cool Papa Bell Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ a b "1928 St. Louis Stars". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ "Ted Trent Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ "Logan Hensley Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.