1927 Detroit Stars

51-44 • .537 Win% • 5th in NNL

The 1927 Detroit Stars went 51-44 (.537) finishing 5th in the NNL. The club scored 501 runs, allowed 467, and played home games at Mack Park. Team leaders included Turkey Stearnes (20 HR, 104 RBI) and Yellow Horse Morris (14-8, 3.39 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

51 Wins
44 Losses
.537 Win %
5th Rank
501 R 467 RA
Diff +34

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⚡ Quick Stats

501 Runs Scored
467 Runs Allowed
+34 Run Diff
62 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1927 NNL Average

Batting Avg .286 3% above the 1927 league average (.277)
OBP .356 5% above the 1927 league average (.338)
SLG .423 9% above the 1927 league average (.389)
Team ERA 4.06 equal to the 1927 league average (4.04)
Runs Scored 501 28% above the 1927 league average (390 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMack Park
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Home Games (est.) 47 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1927

Batting Avg

1 Ed Rile 0.381 2 Turkey Stearnes 0.347 3 Harry Kenyon 0.338 4 Johnny Jones 0.323 5 Cristóbal Torriente 0.314

Home Runs

1 Turkey Stearnes 20 2 Ed Rile 11 3 Stack Martin 8 4 Cristóbal Torriente 6 5 Claude Johnson 5

RBI

1 Turkey Stearnes 104 2 Ed Rile 63 3 Cristóbal Torriente 60 4 Stack Martin 38 5 Harry Jeffries 31
1927 Detroit Stars — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Turkey Stearnes 91 343 79 119 25 12 20 104 42 0 15 0.347
Halley Harding 87 341 57 91 13 3 1 26 30 0 10 0.267
Cristóbal Torriente 88 322 45 101 17 2 6 60 46 0 6 0.314
Claude Johnson 87 308 64 87 8 0 5 28 57 0 11 0.282
Pepper Daniels 80 283 36 75 12 1 4 29 30 0 3 0.265
Ed Rile 76 270 53 103 23 8 11 63 24 0 3 0.381
Harry Jeffries 71 250 34 64 11 3 1 31 14 0 2 0.256
Stack Martin 57 204 30 51 9 4 8 38 8 0 6 0.250
Bingo DeMoss 40 144 23 33 6 3 0 13 3 0 0 0.229
Johnny Jones 32 133 32 43 8 1 1 18 16 0 2 0.323
Clarence Everett 28 88 5 13 1 2 0 6 6 0 0 0.148
Harry Kenyon 24 71 13 24 3 2 0 9 4 0 3 0.338
Yellow Horse Morris 28 67 6 12 2 0 1 7 8 0 0 0.179
Bill Drake 16 43 3 7 0 1 0 4 3 0 0 0.163
Albert Davis 13 32 2 10 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0.312
Andy Cooper 14 29 3 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.207
William Ross 14 27 5 10 1 0 1 4 5 0 0 0.370
Lucius Hampton 12 26 6 7 1 1 2 6 1 0 0 0.269
Foots Stevens 4 15 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.267
Edgar Wesley 4 13 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0.231
Anderson Pryor 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.333
Fred Bell 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Edward Chapman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1927

ERA

1 Ed Rile 2.63 2 Yellow Horse Morris 3.39 3 Harry Kenyon 3.86 4 Bill Drake 4.12 5 Andy Cooper 4.71

Wins

1 Yellow Horse Morris 14 2 Ed Rile 11 3 Bill Drake 8 4 Andy Cooper 4 5 William Ross 3

Strikeouts

1 Yellow Horse Morris 79 2 Ed Rile 49 3 Bill Drake 33 4 Andy Cooper 27 5 William Ross 24
1927 Detroit Stars — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Yellow Horse Morris 14 8 3.39 27 17 2 183.0 182 69 66 79
Ed Rile 11 6 2.63 18 16 0 140.1 122 41 40 49
Bill Drake 8 6 4.12 16 14 0 111.1 127 51 46 33
Andy Cooper 4 4 4.71 12 9 2 78.1 102 41 13 27
Albert Davis 1 7 6.08 12 11 0 71.0 86 48 30 17
William Ross 3 5 5.58 11 8 0 59.2 76 37 20 24
Lucius Hampton 2 2 5.37 11 5 0 55.1 72 33 19 21
Harry Kenyon 2 4 3.86 9 7 0 51.1 57 22 22 16
Cristóbal Torriente 2 1 3.21 3 3 0 28.0 31 10 8 8
Fred Bell 1 0 2.00 2 1 0 9.0 6 2 8 4
Edward Chapman 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 0 1

👥 Roster (23)

Fred Bell Edward Chapman Andy Cooper Pepper Daniels Albert Davis Bingo DeMoss Bill Drake Clarence Everett Lucius Hampton Halley Harding Harry Jeffries Claude Johnson +11 more

23 players

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The 1927 Detroit Stars in brief

In 1927 the Detroit Stars posted a 51-44 mark (.537) and finished 5th in the NNL. With 501 runs scored and 467 given up, the 1927 differential was +34. Against a league average of .277, the 1927 Detroit Stars batted .286. The 501 runs scored compare with a league average of 390 per club, 28% more.

Mack Park served as the home ballpark. For power, Turkey Stearnes led the way with 20 homers. The pitching staff's wins leader was Yellow Horse Morris (14). The 1927 roster runs to 23 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1926 season and the 1928 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1927 Detroit Stars

What was the 1927 Detroit Stars record?
The 1927 Detroit Stars finished 51-44 (.537 win pct).
Who led the 1927 Detroit Stars in home runs?
Turkey Stearnes led the 1927 Detroit Stars with 20 home runs.
What was the 1927 Detroit Stars team ERA?
The 1927 Detroit Stars posted a team ERA of 4.06.
Did the 1927 Detroit Stars win the World Series?
No. The 1927 Detroit Stars did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1927 Detroit Stars play?
The 1927 Detroit Stars played home games at Mack Park.
Who led the 1927 Detroit Stars in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Turkey Stearnes (20 HR, 104 RBI) and Yellow Horse Morris (14-8, 3.39 ERA).
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