1930 Detroit Stars season

The 1930 Detroit Stars baseball team competed in the Negro National League during the 1930 baseball season. The team compiled a 54–41 record (52-37 against league opponents), had a 24-game winning streak in July and August, won the league's second-half championship, and lost to the St. Louis Stars in a postseason series billed as the "Negro World Series".[1][2]

1930 Detroit Stars
League affiliations
Location
Results
Record54–41 (.568)
Other information
Owner(s)John A. Roesink
Manager(s)Bingo DeMoss
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The team was owned by John A. Roesink and led by player-manager Bingo DeMoss. The Stars played their home games at Hamtramck Stadium in Hamtramck, Michigan.[3]

In its first season at the new Hamtramck Stadium, the team did poorly at the box office. In August 1930, the team's official scorer, Russell J. Cowans, published an article blaming owner Roesink, a white owner of haberdashery shops, for antagonizing the team's fans by a variety of incidents, including an attempt to have manager DeMoss arrested for protesting Roesink's use of abusive language, refusing to advertise in the city's black newspapers, inviting Ty Cobb to throw out the first pitch at the stadium's dedication, failing to visit any of the numerous fans who were injured in the 1929 Mack Park fire, failing to tender a contract to Turkey Stearnes at the beginning of the season, failing to provide adequate funds for the players' needs while on road trips, and staffing the park with white umpires, white concessionaires and white ticket sellers.[4]

Batting

The team compiled a team batting average of .271, six points lower than the league average of .277.[5]

Center fielder Turkey Stearnes led the team with a .326 batting average and a .566 slugging percentage.[6] Stearnes died in 1979 and was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000.[7]

Left fielder Wade Johnston compiled a.315 batting average and a .459 slugging percentage. He also led the Negro National League with 10 triples in 1930.[5]

First baseman Ed Rile compiled a .304 batting average and a .506 slugging percentage. He tied for second in the league with nine triples.[5]

Right fielder Crush Holloway compiled a .250 batting average and .346 slugging percentage. Along with Ed Rile, he tied for second in the league with nine triples.[5]

Shortstop Jake Dunn compiled a .283 batting average and .415 slugging percentage.[5]

Pitching

The Stars ranked third in the Negro National League with a .3.89 earned run average (ERA) and sixth in the league with 275 strikeouts.[8]

Andy Cooper, a left-hander from Texas, appeared in 19 games (13 as a starter) and led the team with a 9-6 win-loss record and 3.10 ERA.[8] Cooper died in 1941 and was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.[9]

Nelson Dean, a right-hander from Oklahoma, appeared in 19 games (13 as a starter) and compiled a 9–8 record with a 3.71 ERA and 63 strikeouts.[8]

Willie Powell, a right-hander from Alabama, appeared in 20 games (15 as a starter) and compiled a 7–7 record with a 4.60 ERA.[8]

Albert Davis appeared in 18 games (15 as a starter) and compiled a 6–7 record and a 4.58 ERA.[8]

Roster
Name Image Position Height Weight Bats/Throws Place of birth Year of birth
Andy CooperP5'10"200Right/LeftWashington County, TX1896
Pepper DanielsC5'10"192Right/RightValosta, GA1902
Albert DavisP/Right
Nelson DeanP5'7"/RightMuskogee, OK1899
Bingo DeMoss2B5'11"180Right/RightTopeka, KS1889
Lou DialsRF6'0"180Left/LeftHot Springs, AR1904
Jake DunnSS5'10"190Right/RightLuther, OK1909
Crush HollowayRF6'0"180Both/RightHillsboro, TX1896
Wade JohnstonLF5'7"142Left/LeftMiddleport, OH1898
Andrew LoveRFMilton, AL1907
Grady Orange2B/RightTerrell, TX1900
Clarence PalmC5'11"176Right/RightGeorgetown, TX1907
Willie PowellP5'8"153Left/RightEutaw, AL1903
Ed Rile1B6'2"210Left/RightColumbus, OH1900
Bobby Robinson3B5'10"155Right/RightWhistler, AL1903
Ted ShawP5'8"190Right/LeftMonrovia, CA1906
Turkey StearnesCF6'1"185Left/LeftNashville, TN1901
Steel Arm TylerP5'8"165/RightEvansville, IN1905

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Game log
Date Opponent Site Result Source
April 26Chicago American GiantsChicagoW 3-0
April 27Chicago American GiantsChicagoL 2-3
April 27Chicago American GiantsChicagoL 2-3
April 29Chicago American GiantsChicagoL 3-5
April 29Chicago American GiantChicagoL 1-2
May 3St. Louis StarsStars Park, St. LouisW 6-5
May 4St. Louis StarsStars Park, St. LouisL 8-18
May 4St. Louis StarsStars Park, St. LouisW 10-1
May 5St. Louis StarsStars Park, St. LouisL 9-10
May 6St. Louis StarsStars Park, St. LouisW 7-6[10]
May 10Cuban StarsHamtramck Stadium, Hamtramck, MIL 4-6[11]
May 11Hamtramck Municipal NineHamtramck Stadium, Hamtramck, MIW 11-0[12]
May 11Cuban StarsHamtramck Stadium, Hamtramck, MIW 7-4[12]
July 24Birmingham Black BaronsRickwood Field, Birmingham, ALW 4-2[13]
July 24Birmingham Black BaronsRickwood Field, Birmingham, ALW 2-1[13]
July 27ChicagoHamtramck Stadium, Hamtramck, MIW 2-0
July 27ChicagoHamtramck Stadium, Hamtramck, MIW 7-3
August 4LouisvilleHamtramck Stadium, Hamtramck, MIW 5-4
August 5LouisvilleHamtramck Stadium, Hamtramck, MIW 10-2
August 5LouisvilleHamtramck Stadium, Hamtramck, MIW 6-2
August 10Nashville ElitesHamtramck Stadium, Hamtramck, MIW 6-2
August 10Nashville ElitesHamtramck Stadium, Hamtramck, MIW 5-0
August 11Nashville ElitesHamtramck Stadium, Hamtramck, MIW 4-2
August 12Nashville ElitesHamtramck Stadium, Hamtramck, MIW 3-1
August 17Cuban StarsHamtramck Stadium, Hamtramck, MIW 8-0
August 17Cuban StarsHamtramck Stadium, Hamtramck, MIL 7-8
August 23Birmingham Black BaronsHamtramck Stadium, Hamtramck, MIW 14-4[14]
August 28Homestead GraysHamtramck Stadium, Hamtramck, MIW 7-5
August 30Kansas City MonarchsHamtramck Stadium, Hamtramck, MIW 6-5[15]
September 13St. Louis StarsStars Park, St. LouisL 4-5[16]
September 15St. Louis StarsStars Park, St. LouisW 11-7[17]
September 16St. Louis StarsStars Park, St. LouisL 2-7[18]
September 17St. Louis StarsStars Park, St. LouisW 5-4[19]
September 20St. Louis StarsHamtramck Stadium, Hamtramck, MIW 7-5[20][21]
September 22St. Louis StarsHamtramck Stadium, Hamtramck, MIL 7-13[22]
September 23St. Louis StarsHamtramck Stadium, Hamtramck, MIRain[23]
September 24St. Louis StarsHamtramck Stadium, Hamtramck, MIRain[24]

References
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  2. "Negro World Series Opens Here Tonight: Stars to Oppose Detroit Team in First of Nine Games for Title". St. Louis Star and Times. September 13, 1930 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1930 Detroit Stars". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  4. "Fans Support of Detroit Stars Slumps, Says Scribe". The Pittsburgh Courier. August 2, 1930 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1930 Negro National League Batting". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  6. "1920 Detroit Stars Batting". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  7. "Turkey Stearnes". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  8. "1930 Negro National League Pitching". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
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  10. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39930063/19300507-palm-walk-off-homer-for-det/
  11. "Cuban Nine Beats Stars in Overtime: Home Run in Thirteenth Decides Issue, 6-4". Detroit Free Press. May 11, 1930 – via Newspapers.com.(first game at Hamtramck Stadium)
  12. "Detroit Stars Win Two Games: Colored Team Opens New Park With Double Victory". Detroit Free Press. May 12, 1930.(dedication day for Hamtramck Stadium; Ty Cobb threw the first pitch to Dr. Rudolph Tenerowicz, mayor of Hamtramck)
  13. "Detroit Wins Two From Black Barons". The Birmingham Reporter. July 26, 1930 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Black Barons Lose First To Detroit Stars". The Birmingham Reporter. August 30, 1930 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Detroit Stars Win in Overtime Game: Kansas City Club Beaten, 6-5, in 10 Innings". Detroit Free Press. August 31, 1930 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Stars Win First Game of Negro World Series". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 14, 1930 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Triple Play Ends Stars' Rally and Detroit Wins, 11-7". The St. Louis Star and Times. September 16, 1930 – via Newspapers.com.
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  20. "Stars Take Lead in Title Series: Detroit Team Beats St. Louis, 7 to 5, Saturday". Detroit Free Pres. September 21, 1930 – via Newspapers.com.
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  22. "St. Louis Takes Lead in Series: Westerners Beat Detroit Stars, 13 to 7". Detroit Free Press. September 23, 1930 – via Newspapers.com.
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  24. "Again Rain Halts Negro World Series Ball Game in Detroit". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 25, 1930 – via Newspapers.com.
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