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Negro National League (1920?1931)|Negro National League team season
The
1923 Detroit Stars baseball team
competed in the
Negro National League
(NNL) during the
1923 baseball season
. The Stars compiled a 41?30 overall record (.577) and 39?27 against NNL opponents.
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They finished in third place in the NNL.
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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
.
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The team featured two
Baseball Hall of Fame
inductees:
- Center fielder
Turkey Stearnes
compiled a .772
slugging percentage
(third in the NNL), 85 RBIs (third in the NNL), 17 home runs (third in the NNL), 70 runs scored (fourth in the NNL), 101 hits (fifth in the NNL), and a .362 batting average (sixth in the NNL).
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- Pitcher
Andy Cooper
compiled a 15?7 record, ranking second in the NNL in games won and fifth in winning percentage. His 3.49
earned run average
(ERA) and 12 complete games both ranked eighth in the NNL.
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Other key players included:
- Pitcher
Bill Force
- pitched in 37 games, 18 as a starter, led the team in innings pitched (195), and threw a no-hitter against St. Louis on June 27.
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He also compiled a .302 batting average, fifth highest on the team.
- First baseman
Edgar Wesley
- played all 71 games with a .291 batting average and .532 slugging percentage.
- Shortstop
Bill Riggins
- played all 71 games with a .302 batting average and a .378
on-base percentage
.
- Right fielder
Clarence Smith
- played 65 games with a .314 batting average, 71 hits, seven home runs, and 35 RBIs.
- Left fielder
Johnie Watson
- played 60 games with a .282 batting average and 69 hits.
- Manager-catcher
Bruce Petway
- played 46 games with a .312 batting average and a .385 on-base percentage.
- Right fielder
Steel Arm Davis
- played 34 games with a .338 batting average and .391 on-base percentage.
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