The 1930 St. Louis Stars baseball team represented the St. Louis Stars in the Negro National League during the 1930 baseball season. The Stars compiled a 73–28–1 (.721) record and won the Negro National League championship.[1] The team played its home games at Stars Park in St. Louis.
| 1930 St. Louis Stars | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | Negro National League | |
| Ballpark | Stars Park | |
| City | St. Louis | |
| Record | 73–28–1 (.721) | |
| League place | 1st | |
| Managers | John Reese | |
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Three players from the 1930 team were later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: center fielder Cool Papa Bell; left fielder Mule Suttles; and shortstop Willie Wells.
The team's leading batters were:
- Willie Wells - .411 batting average, .682 slugging percentage, 17 home runs, 114 RBIs in 90 games
- Mule Suttles - .409 batting average, .817 slugging percentage, 13 home runs, 64 RBIs in 46 games
- First baseman George Giles - .361 batting average, .468 slugging percentage, 67 RBIs in 83 games
- Cool Papa Bell - .354 batting average, .491 slugging percentage, six home runs, 56 RBIs in 79 games
- Right fielder Branch Russell - .334 batting average, .451 slugging percentage, nine home runs, 69 RBIs in 89 games
The team's leading pitchers were Logan Hensley (16–4, 4.09 ERA) and Ted Radcliffe (10–2, 2.58 ERA).[3]
References
edit- ^ "1930 St. Louis Stars". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ "1930 St. Louis Stars Batting". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ "1930 St. Louis Stars Pitching Batting". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.