1922 Detroit Stars season

The 1922 Detroit Stars baseball team competed in the Negro National League during the 1922 baseball season. In games for which newspaper accounts have been found, the Stars compiled a 58–32–1 record (.643).

1922 Detroit Stars
League affiliations
Negro National League (1920–1931) (since 1920)
Location
Mack Park (since 1919) Detroit (since 1919)
Results
Record	58–32–1 (.643)
Other information
Owner(s)	Tenny Blount
Manager(s)	Bruce Petway
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The Stars played their home games at Mack Park located on the east side of Detroit, about four miles from downtown, at the southeast corner of Fairview Ave. and Mack Ave. The team was owned by Tenny Blount and led on the field by catcher-manager Bruce Petway.[1]

Key players

Position players

First baseman Edgar Wesley, a Texas native, was the team's leading batter. He compiled a .349 batting average and a .541 slugging percentage with nine home runs, 68 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases in 80 games.[2] His .952 on-base plus slugging ranked tenth best in the Negro National League.[3]

Left fielder Clarence Smith led the team with 73 RBIs and contributed a .345 batting average, .529 slugging percentage, six home runs, and 15 stolen bases in 81 games.[2]

Center fielder Clint Thomas, also known as "Hawk" and "The Black DiMaggio", compiled a .321 batting average, .513 slugging percentage, 10 triples, seven home runs, 67 RBIs, 12 stolen bases in 80 games.[2]

Second baseman Frank Warfield compiled a .318 batting average and .380 slugging percentage in 80 games.[2]

Third baseman Isaac Lane hit .292 with a .407 slugging percentage in 57 games.[2]

Pitchers

Andy Cooper, a Texas left-hander, appeared in 24 games (21 as a starter) and compiled a 12-5 win-loss record, a 3.70 ERA, and 82 strikeouts.[4] Cooper played nine seasons with the Stars and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.[5]

Bill Holland, a right-hander from Indianapolis, pitched 23 seasons in the Negro leagues. For the Stars in 1922, he appeared in 29 games (21 as a starter) and compiled a 13-12 record with a 3.01 ERA and 115 strikeouts.[4] Holland's 3.01 ERA ranked fifth best in the Negro National League during the 1922 season.[3]

Bill Force, a left-handed pitcher from Georgia, spend three seasons with the Stars. During the 1922 season, he appeared in 27 games (18 as a starter) and compiled an 11-6 record, 3.83 ERA, and 120 strikeouts.[4] He also pitched a no-hitter against the St. Louis Stars on June 27, 1922.[6] Force also combined with two other pitchers on a second no-hitter on April 23, 1922.[7]

Jack Marshall, a right-hander from Missouri, appeared in 19 games (12 as a starter) and compiled a 6-5 record, 4.71 ERA, and 49 strikeouts.[4]

Roster

Name	Image	Position	Height	Weight	Bats/Throws	Place of birth	Year of birth
Jesse Barber		CF	6'0"	176	Left/Right	Charlottesville, VA	1888
George Bennette		RF	5'8"	150	Left/	Chicago	1901
Andy Cooper		P	5'10"	200	Right/Left	Washington County, TX	1896
Pepper Daniels		C	5'10"	192	Right/Right	Valdosta, GA	1902
Bill Force		P	5'9"	165	Right/Right	Walker County, GA	1895
Bill Holland		P	5'9"	180	Both/Right	Alexandria, IN	1901
Jack Johnson		LF
Johnny Jones		RF			Right/Right		1899
Isaac Lane		3B	5'10"	161	Left/Right	Screven, GA	1888
Kid Lowe		3B	5'5"	168	/Right	Mobile, AL	1900
Jack Marshall		P	5'9"	167	Right/Right	Carrollton, MD	1893
Bruce Petway		C	5'10"	159	Both/Right	Nashville, TN	1885
Bill Riggins		SS	5'8"	160	Both/Right	Colp, IL	1900
Clarence Smith		LF	5'10"	185	Right/Right
Clint Thomas		CF	5'9"	186	Right/Right	Greenup, KY	1896
Frank Warfield		2B	5'7"	160	Right/Right	Pembroke, KY	1899
Johnie Watson		RF	5'10"	175		Beaumont, TX	1896
Edgar Wesley		1B	5'11"	215	Left/Left	Waco, TX	1891
Poindexter Williams		C	6'0"	195	Right/Right	Decatur, AL	1897
Charley Wilson		P				Roanoke, VA	1895

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Game log

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
April 16	Cowpers All-Stars	Mack Park, Detroit	W 4–0	[8]
April 23	Campbells	Mack Park, Detroit	W 4-0	[7]
April 30	Morgan & Wright		W 5-0	[9]
May 6	Cuban Stars	Mack Park, Detroit	W
May 7	Cuban Stars	Mack Park, Detroit	L 3-4	[10]
May 8	Cuban Stars	Mack Park, Detroit	W 7-4	[11]
May 14	Kansas City Monarchs	Mack Park, Detroit	W 18-5	[12]
May 14	Kansas City Monarchs	Mack Park, Detroit	L 3-5	[12]
May 21	Cleveland Tates	Mack Park, Detroit	W 8-2	[13]
May 22	Cleveland Tates	Mack Park, Detroit		[13]
May 23	Cleveland Tates	Mack Park, Detroit		[13]
May 24	Cleveland Tates	Mack Park, Detroit		[13]
May 27	Bacharach Giants	Mack Park, Detroit	W 6-5	[14]
May 28	Bacharach Giants	Mack Park, Detroit	W 7-2	[15]
May 28	Bacharach Giants	Mack Park, Detroit	W 13-12	[15]
May 30	Indianapolis A.B.C.'s	Mack Park, Detroit	L 1-8	[16]
May 31	Indianapolis A.B.C.'s	Mack Park, Detroit	L 4-8	[17]
June 1	Indianapolis A.B.C.'s	Mack Park, Detroit	L 15-18	[18]
June 2	Indianapolis A.B.C.'s	Mack Park, Detroit	L 3-8	[19]
June 3	Indianapolis A.B.C.'s	Mack Park, Detroit	W 5-1	[20]
June 4	Pittsburgh Keystones	Mack Park, Detroit	W 13-3	[21]
June 5	Pittsburgh Keystones	Mack Park, Detroit	W 13-4	[22]
June 7	Pittsburgh Keystones	Mack Park, Detroit	W 11-2	[23]
June 15	Pittsburgh Keystones	Pittsburgh, PA	L 7-11	[24]
June 16	Pittsburgh Keystones	Pittsburgh, PA	W 10-6	[25]
June 17	Pittsburgh Keystones	Pittsburgh, PA	W 4-1	[26]
June 18	Indianapolis A.B.C.s	Chicago	W 6-4	[27]
June 19	Logan Squares	Chicago	W 11-9	[28]
June 20	Logan Squares	Chicago	W 7-0	[29]
June 21	Indianapolis A.B.C.s	Schorling's Park, Chicago	L 1-3	[30]
June 22	Chicago American Giants	Schorling's Park, Chicago	L 3-4	[31][32]
June 23	Chicago American Giants	Schorling's Park, Chicago	W 11-10	[33]
June 24	Joliet Standards	Schorling's Park, Chicago	W 3-0	[34]
June 25	St. Louis Stars	Mack Park, Detroit	W 10-8	[35]
June 26	St. Louis Stars	Mack Park, Detroit	L 5-6	[36]
June 27	St. Louis Stars	Mack Park, Detroit	W 3-0	[6]
June 28	St. Louis Stars	Mack Park, Detroit	W 9-0	[37]
July 1	Kansas City Monarchs	Kansas city, MO	L 8-9	[38]
July 2	Kansas City Monarchs	Kansas City, MO	W 4-3	[39]
July 4	Chicago American Giants	Schorling's Park, Chicago	L 0-1	[40]
July 5	Chicago American Giants	Schorling's Park, Chicago	L 2-5	[41]
July 6	Chicago American Giants	Schorling's Park, Chicago	W 10-8	[42]
July 7	Chicago American Giants	Schorling's Park, Chicago	L 1-8	[43]
July 8	Cuban Stars	Mack Park, Detroit	W 3-2	[44]
July 9	Cuban Stars	Mack Park, Detroit	L 4-5	[45]
July 10	Cuban Stars	Mack Park, Detroit	L 0-5	[46]
July 11	Cuban Stars	Mack Park, Detroit	W 5-4	[47]
July 12	Cuban Stars	Mack Park, Detroit	W 11-10	[48]
July 16	Bacharach Giants	Mack Park, Detroit	W 10-5	[49]
July 18	Bacharach Giants	Mack Park, Detroit	L 3-5	[50]
July 19	Bacharach Giants	Mack Park, Detroit	W 5-3	[51]
July 20	Bacharach Giants	Mack Park, Detroit	L 4-9	[52]
July 22	Kansas City Monarchs	Mack Park, Detroit	L 0-6	[53]
July 23	Kansas City Monarchs	Mack Park, Detroit	W 11-3	[54]
July 24	Kansas City Monarchs	Mack Park, Detroit	W 7-6	[55]
July 25	Kansas City Monarchs	Mack Park, Detroit	W 6-3	[56]
July 26	Kansas City Monarchs	Mack Park, Detroit	W 6-3	[57]
July 30	Cleveland Tate Stars	Mack Park, Detroit	L 3-5	[58]
July 30	Cleveland Tate Stars	Mack Park, Detroit	W 7-2	[58]
August 6	Morgan and Wrights	Mack Park, Detroit	W 7-2	[59]
August 6	Morgan and Wrights	Mack Park, Detroit	W 17-2	[59]
August 12	Cuban Stars	Mack Park, Detroit	L 3-7	[60]
August 13	Cuban Stars	Mack Park, Detroit	W 2-1	[61]
August 13	Cuban Stars	Mack Park, Detroit	W 6-1	[61]
August 14	Cuban Stars	Mack Park, Detroit	W 6-1	[62]
August 15	Cuban Stars	Mack Park, Detroit	W 8-2	[63]
August 16	Cuban Stars	Mack Park, Detroit	W 9-5	[64]
August 19	Indianapolis A.B.C.s	Mack Park, Detroit	L 2-6	[65]
August 20	Indianapolis A.B.C.s	Mack Park, Detroit	W 9-5	[66]
August 20	Indianapolis A.B.C.s	Mack Park, Detroit	W 7-2	[66]
August 21	Indianapolis A.B.C.s	Mack Park, Detroit	L 4-5	[67]
August 22	Indianapolis A.B.C.s	Mack Park, Detroit	W 1-0	[68]
August 26	Hilldale Club	Mack Park, Detroit	W 9-7	[69]
August 27	Hilldale Club	Mack Park, Detroit	W 3-0	[70]
August 27	Hilldale Club	Mack Park, Detroit	L 0-2	[70]
August 28	Hilldale Club	Mack Park, Detroit	W 13-4	[71]
September 3	Risdon Creamery	Mack Park, Detroit	W 6-0	[72][73]
September 3	Risdon Creamery	Mack Park, Detroit	W 7-6	[72]
September 5	Chicago American Giants	Mack Park, Detroit	L 8-10	[74]
September 7	Chicago American Giants	Mack Park, Detroit	L 3-5	[75]
September 9	New Orleans Crescent Stars	Mack Park, Detroit	W 3-2	[76]
September 10	New Orleans Crescent Stars	Mack Park, Detroit	W 3-0	[77]
September 16	Indianapolis A.B.C.'s	Anderson, Indiana	L 5-6	[78]
September 17	Indianapolis A.B.C.s	Indianapolis	W 1-0	[79][80]
September 17	Indianapolis A.B.C.s	Indianapolis	T 0-0	[79][80]
September 19	Indianapolis A.B.C.s	Indianapolis	L 3-9	[81]
September 21	Indianapolis A.B.C.s	Lebanon, Indiana	L 2-3	[82]
September 24	St. Louis Stars	Star Field, St. Louis	L 7-8	[83]
September 25	St. Louis Stars	Star Field, St. Louis	W 6-3	[84]
September 26	St. Louis Stars	Star Field, St. Louis	W 4-3	[85]
September 27	St. Louis Stars	Star Field, St. Louis	L 5-11	[86]
September 28	St. Louis Stars	Star Field, St. Louis	W 10-1	[87]
September 30	Chicago American Giants	Schorling's Park, Chicago	W 3-0	[88][89]
October 1	Chicago American Giants	Schorling's Park, Chicago	L 1-2	[90][91]

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9. "Stars in Front, 6-0". Detroit Free Press. May 1, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Cubans Turn Tables". Detroit Free Press. May 8, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Cubans Lose To Stars". Detroit Free Press. May 9, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Colored Teams Divide". Detroit Free Press. May 15, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Tates Drop First One". Detroit Free Press. May 27, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Bacharach Nine Loses To Stars: Detroit Takes First Game of Series, 6 to 5". Detroit Free Press. May 28, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "Detroit Stars Win Double Bill". Detroit Free Press. May 29, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
16. "Stars Are Beaten by Indianapolis: A.B.C. Hurler Grants But Two Hits". Detroit Free Press. May 31, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
17. "Stars Again Lose To Indianapolis: A.B.C.'s Profit by Errors and Holland's Wildness". Detroit Free Press. June 1, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
18. "Home Run Beats Stars in 9th Inning: Charleston's Drive Decides Game in A.B.C.'s Favor". Detroit Free Press. June 2, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
19. "Stars Trounced by Indianapolis: Visitors Find Marshall Easy, Winning, 8 to 3". Detroit Free Press. June 3, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
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21. "Stars Triumph Over Pittsburgh". Detroit Free Press. June 5, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
22. "Second Contest Annexed by Stars: Three Pittsburgh Pitchers Fail to Check Batting". Detroit Free Press. June 6, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
23. "Stars Win Final From Keystones: Owens Is Batted Hard, 6 Runs Coming in Fifth". Detroit Free Press. June 8, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
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29. "Detroit Stars Blank Logans". Detroit Free Press. June 21, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
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31. "Stars on Short End". Detroit Free Press. June 23, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
32. "Chicagos, 4; Stars, 3". Chicago Tribune. June 23, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
33. "Detroit Trims Chicago, 11-10". Chicago Tribune. June 24, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
34. "Detroit Stars Beat Joliet". Chiacago Tribune. June 25, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
35. "Detroit Stars Beat St. Louis: Four Homers Feature Contest; Score 10 to 8". Detroit Free Press. June 26, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
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48. "Stars Take Last". Detroit Free Press. July 13, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
49. "Stars Annex First". Detroit Free Press. July 17, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
50. "Defeat Stars Again". Detroit Free Press. July 19, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
51. "Stars Beat Bacharachs". Detroit Free Press. July 20, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
52. "Bacharachs Get Even". Detroit Free Press. July 21, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
53. "Stars Blanked, 6-0". Detroit Free Press. July 23, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
54. "Stars Trim Monarchs". July 24, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
55. "Stars Lose in Ninth". Detroit Free Press. July 25, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
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59. "Stars Win Twice". Detroit Free Press. August 7, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
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61. "Pair for Stars". Detroit Free Press. August 14, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
62. "Stars Win Again, 6-1". Detroit Free Press. August 15, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
63. "Cuban Stars Bumped". Detroit Free Press. August 16, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
64. "Stars Take Last Game". Detroit Free Press. August 17, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
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69. "Detroit Stars Victors". Detroit Free Press. August 27, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
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