1927 St. Louis Stars

59-36 • .621 Win% • 3rd in NNL

The 1927 St. Louis Stars went 59-36 (.621) finishing 3rd in the NNL. The club scored 620 runs, allowed 508, and played home games at Stars Park. Team leaders included Willie Wells (29 HR, 105 RBI) and Ted Trent (15-10, 3.16 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

59 Wins
36 Losses
.621 Win %
3rd Rank
620 R 508 RA
Diff +112

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⚡ Quick Stats

620 Runs Scored
508 Runs Allowed
+112 Run Diff
111 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1927 NNL Average

Batting Avg .309 11% above the 1927 league average (.277)
OBP .367 9% above the 1927 league average (.338)
SLG .492 26% above the 1927 league average (.389)
Team ERA 4.21 4% worse than the 1927 league average (4.04)
Runs Scored 620 59% above the 1927 league average (390 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumStars Park
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Home Games (est.) 47 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1927

Batting Avg

1 Mule Suttles 0.449 2 Candy Jim Taylor 0.420 3 Wilson Redus 0.372 4 Willie Wells 0.365 5 Branch Russell 0.321

Home Runs

1 Willie Wells 29 2 Wilson Redus 18 3 Dewey Creacy 13 4 John Henry Russell 11 5 Branch Russell 10

RBI

1 Willie Wells 105 2 Wilson Redus 83 3 Dewey Creacy 81 4 Branch Russell 53 5 John Henry Russell 47
1927 St. Louis Stars — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Cool Papa Bell 97 419 89 131 23 5 5 36 33 0 25 0.313
Branch Russell 96 390 78 125 17 10 10 53 40 0 10 0.321
Wilson Redus 96 371 65 138 19 10 18 83 17 0 7 0.372
Willie Wells 96 359 90 131 21 5 29 105 55 0 13 0.365
Dewey Creacy 92 346 63 110 12 12 13 81 17 0 6 0.318
Willie Bobo 93 306 63 89 16 6 4 42 46 0 11 0.291
John Henry Russell 86 289 48 87 10 5 11 47 15 0 7 0.301
Henry Williams 69 210 27 50 8 5 5 26 6 0 4 0.238
Mitchell Murray 65 188 23 49 10 1 3 27 25 0 4 0.261
Mule Suttles 36 98 31 44 9 4 9 37 18 0 1 0.449
Ted Trent 33 72 5 8 1 0 0 1 7 0 0 0.111
Roosevelt Davis 34 58 6 13 1 1 0 4 3 0 0 0.224
Luther McDonald 27 52 3 10 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.192
Candy Jim Taylor 34 50 4 21 4 0 0 10 4 0 1 0.420
John Williams 23 46 10 13 0 2 3 9 2 0 0 0.283
Frank Stevens 21 40 4 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0.200
Rattler Harrison 20 31 5 8 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0.258
Charles Zomphier 10 18 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Eggie Hensley 6 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Brown 11 9 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0.222
Tom Jackson 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tomlin 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Willie Spearman 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250
Dizzy Dismukes 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Gatewood 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gilbert Edwards 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Milton Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1927

ERA

1 Ted Trent 3.16 2 Eggie Hensley 3.56 3 John Williams 3.72 4 Roosevelt Davis 4.15 5 Luther McDonald 4.17

Wins

1 Ted Trent 15 2 Luther McDonald 13 3 Roosevelt Davis 10 4 Rattler Harrison 7 5 John Williams 7

Strikeouts

1 Ted Trent 136 2 Roosevelt Davis 63 3 John Williams 63 4 Luther McDonald 41 5 Rattler Harrison 33
1927 St. Louis Stars — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ted Trent 15 10 3.16 33 24 0 219.0 188 77 88 136
Roosevelt Davis 10 8 4.15 34 17 2 162.2 193 75 36 63
Luther McDonald 13 4 4.17 26 15 1 138.0 174 64 33 41
John Williams 7 4 3.72 20 11 1 106.1 111 44 39 63
Rattler Harrison 7 2 4.38 16 8 0 72.0 84 35 35 33
Frank Stevens 4 1 4.69 11 6 0 55.2 54 29 23 18
George Brown 1 3 7.82 11 5 0 38.0 52 33 26 8
Eggie Hensley 1 3 3.56 6 5 0 30.1 32 12 7 11
Tom Jackson 1 1 8.22 9 4 0 23.0 29 21 24 6
Candy Jim Taylor 1 1 1.69 2 1 0 10.2 14 2 0 3
Willie Spearman 1 0 4.00 1 1 0 9.0 8 4 2 2
Dizzy Dismukes 0 0 6.00 1 1 0 3.0 7 2 0 1
Gilbert Edwards 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1

👥 Roster (27)

Cool Papa Bell Willie Bobo George Brown Dewey Creacy Roosevelt Davis Dizzy Dismukes Gilbert Edwards Bill Gatewood Rattler Harrison Eggie Hensley Tom Jackson Luther McDonald +15 more

27 players

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The 1927 St. Louis Stars in brief

In 1927 the St. Louis Stars posted a 59-36 mark (.621) and finished 3rd in the NNL. The run column shows 620 for and 508 against. Against a league average of .277, the 1927 St. Louis Stars batted .309. Pitchers allowed 4.21 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.04. Measured against the 390-run league average, the offense was 59% ahead.

Stars Park served as the home ballpark. Willie Wells topped the St. Louis Stars with 29 home runs. Wilson Redus collected the most hits, 138. The pitching staff's wins leader was Ted Trent (15). The roster section lists 27 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1926 season and the 1928 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1927 St. Louis Stars

What was the 1927 St. Louis Stars record?
The 1927 St. Louis Stars finished 59-36 (.621 win pct).
Who led the 1927 St. Louis Stars in home runs?
Willie Wells led the 1927 St. Louis Stars with 29 home runs.
What was the 1927 St. Louis Stars team ERA?
The 1927 St. Louis Stars posted a team ERA of 4.21.
Did the 1927 St. Louis Stars win the World Series?
No. The 1927 St. Louis Stars did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1927 St. Louis Stars play?
The 1927 St. Louis Stars played home games at Stars Park.
Who led the 1927 St. Louis Stars in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie Wells (29 HR, 105 RBI) and Ted Trent (15-10, 3.16 ERA).
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