1930 Detroit Stars season facts for kids

The 1930 Detroit Stars baseball team played in the Negro National League. They had a very successful year, winning 54 games and losing 41. The team even had an amazing 24-game winning streak in July and August! They won the second half of their league championship but lost to the St. Louis Stars in a special series called the "Negro World Series."

The team was owned by John A. Roesink and led by their player-manager, Bingo DeMoss. The Stars played their home games at Hamtramck Stadium in Hamtramck, Michigan. Even though the team was good, they had some challenges with their owner, which affected how many people came to watch their games.

Hitting for the Detroit Stars

The Detroit Stars were good at hitting the ball. As a team, they had a batting average of .271. This means that for every 100 times they tried to hit, they got a hit 27 times.

Star Players and Their Hits

• Turkey Stearnes was the team's center fielder. He was the best hitter on the team, with a .326 batting average. He also had a high slugging percentage of .566, which shows he hit for a lot of power. Stearnes was so good that he was later added to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000.
• Wade Johnston played left field. He hit for a .315 batting average and also had a good slugging percentage of .459. He was especially good at hitting triples (when a player reaches third base safely), leading the Negro National League with 10 triples in 1930.
• Ed Rile was the first baseman. He had a .304 batting average and a .506 slugging percentage. He was also great at hitting triples, tying for second in the league with nine of them.
• Crush Holloway played right field. He had a .250 batting average and a .346 slugging percentage. Like Ed Rile, he also tied for second in the league with nine triples.
• Jake Dunn was the shortstop. He had a .283 batting average and a .415 slugging percentage.

Pitching for the Detroit Stars

The Stars' pitchers were strong too. They had the third-best earned run average (ERA) in the Negro National League at 3.89. ERA measures how many runs a pitcher allows per game.

Top Pitchers and Their Records

• Andy Cooper was a left-handed pitcher. He played in 19 games and started 13 of them. He led the team with 9 wins and only 6 losses. His ERA was 3.10, which was excellent. Cooper was also later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.
• Nelson Dean was a right-handed pitcher. He appeared in 19 games, starting 13. He had a record of 9 wins and 8 losses, with a 3.71 ERA. He also struck out 63 batters.
• Willie Powell was another right-handed pitcher. He played in 20 games, starting 15. He had 7 wins and 7 losses, with a 4.60 ERA.
• Albert Davis appeared in 18 games, starting 15. He had 6 wins and 7 losses, with a 4.58 ERA.

Team Roster

Here are the players who were part of the 1930 Detroit Stars team: