1931 Detroit Stars

22-33 • .400 Win% • 4th in NNL

The 1931 Detroit Stars went 22-33 (.400) finishing 4th in the NNL. The club scored 194 runs, allowed 253, and played home games at Hamtramck Stadium. Team leaders included Turkey Stearnes (8 HR, 33 RBI) and Nelson Dean (7-3, 2.06 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

22 Wins
33 Losses
.400 Win %
4th Rank
194 R 253 RA
Diff -59

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194 Runs Scored
253 Runs Allowed
-59 Run Diff
18 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1931 NNL Average

Batting Avg .253 5% below the 1931 league average (.266)
OBP .313 6% below the 1931 league average (.335)
SLG .346 4% below the 1931 league average (.359)
Team ERA 4.27 2% worse than the 1931 league average (4.20)
Runs Scored 194 12% above the 1931 league average (173 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHamtramck Stadium
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Home Games (est.) 27 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1931

Batting Avg

1 Turkey Stearnes 0.376 2 Clarence Palm 0.311 3 Wade Johnston 0.302 4 Lou Dials 0.291 5 Bobby Robinson 0.263

Home Runs

1 Turkey Stearnes 8 2 Clarence Palm 3 3 Lou Dials 2 4 Nelson Dean 1 5 Johnnie Bob Dixon 1

RBI

1 Turkey Stearnes 33 2 Clarence Palm 32 3 Lou Dials 21 4 Bobby Robinson 16 5 Saul Davis 12
1931 Detroit Stars — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bobby Robinson 45 171 29 45 7 1 0 16 9 0 3 0.263
Wade Johnston 45 162 37 49 8 1 1 11 35 0 7 0.302
Clarence Palm 42 161 23 50 9 1 3 32 10 0 3 0.311
Lou Dials 39 151 18 44 8 4 2 21 9 0 0 0.291
Turkey Stearnes 38 133 29 50 10 0 8 33 20 0 6 0.376
Jelly Gardner 35 121 19 26 6 0 0 9 10 0 6 0.215
Andy Love 36 120 7 18 1 1 1 11 5 1 3 0.150
Saul Davis 25 95 6 23 6 1 0 12 3 0 1 0.242
Augustus Saunders 25 83 5 16 1 0 1 7 6 0 0 0.193
Anderson Pryor 20 71 5 16 1 0 0 5 5 0 2 0.225
Will Owens 13 48 4 12 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 0.250
Nelson Dean 11 35 5 4 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0.114
Willie Powell 17 33 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.091
Bill McCall 9 19 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0.105
Luther McDonald 6 18 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.222
Johnnie Bob Dixon 7 14 3 5 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0.357
George Gill 5 14 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.214
Rats Henderson 5 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.100
Ted Radcliffe 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Elbert Williams 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Albert Davis 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Harold Thompson 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250
Bill Pryor 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hack Winston 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Blocker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1931

ERA

1 Nelson Dean 2.06 2 Luther McDonald 2.85 3 Bill McCall 4.17 4 Willie Powell 4.89

Wins

1 Nelson Dean 7 2 Willie Powell 5 3 Bill McCall 2 4 Luther McDonald 2 5 Albert Davis 1

Strikeouts

1 Willie Powell 56 2 Nelson Dean 36 3 Bill McCall 23 4 Luther McDonald 19 5 Elbert Williams 13
1931 Detroit Stars — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Willie Powell 5 9 4.89 16 14 0 92.0 102 50 38 56
Nelson Dean 7 3 2.06 11 10 0 91.2 102 21 17 36
Bill McCall 2 6 4.17 9 7 0 54.0 60 25 23 23
Luther McDonald 2 1 2.85 6 3 0 41.0 52 13 8 19
Johnnie Bob Dixon 1 2 8.48 6 4 0 28.2 45 27 17 9
Rats Henderson 0 3 7.46 5 3 0 25.1 45 21 16 8
Elbert Williams 1 1 2.50 2 2 0 18.0 20 5 8 13
Albert Davis 1 0 1.00 1 1 0 9.0 7 1 1 4
Ted Radcliffe 1 0 5.00 1 1 0 9.0 11 5 1 10
Harold Thompson 0 0 11.25 1 0 0 4.0 6 5 1 2
Bill Pryor 0 0 3.00 1 0 0 3.0 3 1 4 0
Hack Winston 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 3 1 0 1
Blocker 0 0 33.75 1 0 0 1.1 6 5 1 1

👥 Roster (25)

Blocker Albert Davis Saul Davis Nelson Dean Lou Dials Johnnie Bob Dixon Jelly Gardner George Gill Rats Henderson Wade Johnston Andy Love Bill McCall +13 more

25 players

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The 1931 Detroit Stars in brief

A 22-33 record (.400) put the 1931 Detroit Stars 4th in the NNL. The run column shows 194 for and 253 against. At the plate the Detroit Stars hit .253, 5% worse than the league's .266. The Detroit Stars staff finished with a 4.27 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.20. The 194 runs scored compare with a league average of 173 per club, 12% more.

Home games were played at Hamtramck Stadium. For power, Turkey Stearnes led the way with 8 homers. Clarence Palm collected the most hits, 50. Nelson Dean was the top winner, with 7 victories. Willie Powell struck out 56, the most on the club. The roster section lists 25 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1931 Detroit Stars

What was the 1931 Detroit Stars record?
The 1931 Detroit Stars finished 22-33 (.400 win pct).
Who led the 1931 Detroit Stars in home runs?
Turkey Stearnes led the 1931 Detroit Stars with 8 home runs.
What was the 1931 Detroit Stars team ERA?
The 1931 Detroit Stars posted a team ERA of 4.27.
Did the 1931 Detroit Stars win the World Series?
No. The 1931 Detroit Stars did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1931 Detroit Stars play?
The 1931 Detroit Stars played home games at Hamtramck Stadium.
Who led the 1931 Detroit Stars in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Turkey Stearnes (8 HR, 33 RBI) and Nelson Dean (7-3, 2.06 ERA).
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