1928 St. Louis Stars season

1928 St. Louis Stars
Negro National League champions
LeagueNegro National League
BallparkStars Park
CitySt. Louis, Missouri
Record63-26
League place1st
ManagerCandy Jim Taylor
Seasons

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.

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]

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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

  1. ^ "1928 St. Louis Stars". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Willie Wells Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "Mule Suttles Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "Wilson Redus Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "Cool Papa Bell Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "1928 St. Louis Stars". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  7. ^ "Ted Trent Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  8. ^ "Logan Hensley Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.