| 1928 St. Louis Stars | |
|---|---|
| League | Negro National League |
| Ballpark | Stars Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| League place | 1st |
| Managers | Candy Jim Taylor |
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 Mule Suttles; and shortstop Willie Wells.
The team's leading batters were:
- Willie Wells - .365 batting average, .699 slugging percentage, 23 home runs, 360 plate appearances
- Mule Suttles - .361 batting average, .687 slugging percentage, 20 home runs, 342 plate appearances
- Wilson Redus - .330 batting average, .612 slugging percentage, 20 home runs, 351 plate appearances
- Cool Papa Bell - .320 batting average, .453 slugging percentage, four home runs, 387 plate appearances
The team's leading pitchers were Ted Trent (20-4 record in 205 innings pitched) and Logan Hensley (12-5 record in 144 innings pitched.[2]
References
- ↑ "1928 St. Louis Stars". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- 1 2 "1928 St. Louis Stars". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.