# 1922 Detroit Stars season

The 1922 Detroit Stars baseball team competed in the Negro National League during the 1922 baseball season. In games for which newspaper accounts have been found, the Stars compiled a 58–32–1 record (.643).
The Stars played their home games at Mack Park located on the east side of Detroit, about four miles from downtown, at the southeast corner of Fairview Ave. and Mack Ave. The team was owned by Tenny Blount and led on the field by catcher-manager Bruce Petway.

## Key players
### Position players

First baseman Edgar Wesley, a Texas native, was the team's leading batter. He compiled a .349 batting average and a .541 slugging percentage with nine home runs, 68 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases in 80 games. His .952 on-base plus slugging ranked tenth best in the Negro National League.
Left fielder Clarence Smith led the team with 73 RBIs and contributed a .345 batting average, .529 slugging percentage, six home runs, and 15 stolen bases in 81 games.
Center fielder Clint Thomas, also known as "Hawk" and "The Black DiMaggio", compiled a .321 batting average, .513 slugging percentage, 10 triples, seven home runs, 67 RBIs, 12 stolen bases in 80 games.
Second baseman Frank Warfield compiled a .318 batting average and .380 slugging percentage in 80 games.
Third baseman Isaac Lane hit .292 with a .407 slugging percentage in 57 games.

### Pitchers

Andy Cooper, a Texas left-hander, appeared in 24 games (21 as a starter) and compiled a 12-5 win–loss record, a 3.70 ERA, and 82 strikeouts. Cooper played nine seasons with the Stars and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.
Bill Holland, a right-hander from Indianapolis, pitched 23 seasons in the Negro leagues. For the Stars in 1922, he appeared in 29 games (21 as a starter) and compiled a 13-12 record with a 3.01 ERA and 115 strikeouts. Holland's 3.01 ERA ranked fifth best in the Negro National League during the 1922 season.
Bill Force, a left-handed pitcher from Georgia, spend three seasons with the Stars. During the 1922 season, he appeared in 27 games (18 as a starter) and compiled an 11-6 record, 3.83 ERA, and 120 strikeouts. He also pitched a no-hitter against the St. Louis Stars on June 27, 1922. Force also combined with two other pitchers on a second no-hitter on April 23, 1922.
Jack Marshall, a right-hander from Missouri, appeared in 19 games (12 as a starter) and compiled a 6-5 record, 4.71 ERA, and 49 strikeouts.

## Roster

| Name | Position | Height | Weight | Bats/Throws | Place of birth | Year of birth |
| Jesse Barber | CF | 6'0" | 176 | Left/Right | Charlottesville, VA | 1888 |
| George Bennette | RF | 5'8" | 150 | Left/ | Chicago | 1901 |
| Andy Cooper | P | 5'10" | 200 | Right/Left | Washington County, TX | 1896 |
| Pepper Daniels | C | 5'10" | 192 | Right/Right | Valdosta, GA | 1902 |
| Bill Force | P | 5'9" | 165 | Right/Right | Walker County, GA | 1895 |
| Bill Holland | P | 5'9" | 180 | Both/Right | Alexandria, IN | 1901 |
| Jack Johnson | LF | | | | | |
| Johnny Jones | RF | | | Right/Right | | 1899 |
| Isaac Lane | 3B | 5'10" | 161 | Left/Right | Screven, GA | 1888 |
| Kid Lowe | 3B | 5'5" | 168 | /Right | Mobile, AL | 1900 |
| Jack Marshall | P | 5'9" | 167 | Right/Right | Carrollton, MD | 1893 |
| Bruce Petway | C | 5'10" | 159 | Both/Right | Nashville, TN | 1885 |
| Bill Riggins | SS | 5'8" | 160 | Both/Right | Colp, IL | 1900 |
| Clarence Smith | LF | 5'10" | 185 | Right/Right | | |
| Clint Thomas | CF | 5'9" | 186 | Right/Right | Greenup, KY | 1896 |
| Frank Warfield | 2B | 5'7" | 160 | Right/Right | Pembroke, KY | 1899 |
| Johnie Watson | RF | 5'10" | 175 | | Beaumont, TX | 1896 |
| Edgar Wesley | 1B | 5'11" | 215 | Left/Left | Waco, TX | 1891 |
| Poindexter Williams | C | 6'0" | 195 | Right/Right | Decatur, AL | 1897 |
| Charley Wilson | P | | | | Roanoke, VA | 1895 |

## Game log

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
| April 16 | Cowpers All-Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | W 4–0 |
| April 23 | Campbells | Mack Park, Detroit | W 4-0 |
| April 30 | Morgan & Wright | | W 5-0 |
| May 6 | Cuban Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | W |
| May 7 | Cuban Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | L 3-4 |
| May 8 | Cuban Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | W 7-4 |
| May 14 | Kansas City Monarchs | Mack Park, Detroit | W 18-5 |
| May 14 | Kansas City Monarchs | Mack Park, Detroit | L 3-5 |
| May 21 | Cleveland Tates | Mack Park, Detroit | W 8-2 |
| May 22 | Cleveland Tates | Mack Park, Detroit | |
| May 23 | Cleveland Tates | Mack Park, Detroit | |
| May 24 | Cleveland Tates | Mack Park, Detroit | |
| May 27 | Bacharach Giants | Mack Park, Detroit | W 6-5 |
| May 28 | Bacharach Giants | Mack Park, Detroit | W 7-2 |
| May 28 | Bacharach Giants | Mack Park, Detroit | W 13-12 |
| May 30 | Indianapolis A.B.C.'s | Mack Park, Detroit | L 1-8 |
| May 31 | Indianapolis A.B.C.'s | Mack Park, Detroit | L 4-8 |
| June 1 | Indianapolis A.B.C.'s | Mack Park, Detroit | L 15-18 |
| June 2 | Indianapolis A.B.C.'s | Mack Park, Detroit | L 3-8 |
| June 3 | Indianapolis A.B.C.'s | Mack Park, Detroit | W 5-1 |
| June 4 | Pittsburgh Keystones | Mack Park, Detroit | W 13-3 |
| June 5 | Pittsburgh Keystones | Mack Park, Detroit | W 13-4 |
| June 7 | Pittsburgh Keystones | Mack Park, Detroit | W 11-2 |
| June 15 | Pittsburgh Keystones | Pittsburgh, PA | L 7-11 |
| June 16 | Pittsburgh Keystones | Pittsburgh, PA | W 10-6 |
| June 17 | Pittsburgh Keystones | Pittsburgh, PA | W 4-1 |
| June 18 | Indianapolis A.B.C.s | Chicago | W 6-4 |
| June 19 | Logan Squares | Chicago | W 11-9 |
| June 20 | Logan Squares | Chicago | W 7-0 |
| June 21 | Indianapolis A.B.C.s | Schorling's Park, Chicago | L 1-3 |
| June 22 | Chicago American Giants | Schorling's Park, Chicago | L 3-4 |
| June 23 | Chicago American Giants | Schorling's Park, Chicago | W 11-10 |
| June 24 | Joliet Standards | Schorling's Park, Chicago | W 3-0 |
| June 25 | St. Louis Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | W 10-8 |
| June 26 | St. Louis Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | L 5-6 |
| June 27 | St. Louis Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | W 3-0 |
| June 28 | St. Louis Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | W 9-0 |
| July 1 | Kansas City Monarchs | Kansas city, MO | L 8-9 |
| July 2 | Kansas City Monarchs | Kansas City, MO | W 4-3 |
| July 4 | Chicago American Giants | Schorling's Park, Chicago | L 0-1 |
| July 5 | Chicago American Giants | Schorling's Park, Chicago | L 2-5 |
| July 6 | Chicago American Giants | Schorling's Park, Chicago | W 10-8 |
| July 7 | Chicago American Giants | Schorling's Park, Chicago | L 1-8 |
| July 8 | Cuban Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | W 3-2 |
| July 9 | Cuban Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | L 4-5 |
| July 10 | Cuban Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | L 0-5 |
| July 11 | Cuban Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | W 5-4 |
| July 12 | Cuban Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | W 11-10 |
| July 16 | Bacharach Giants | Mack Park, Detroit | W 10-5 |
| July 18 | Bacharach Giants | Mack Park, Detroit | L 3-5 |
| July 19 | Bacharach Giants | Mack Park, Detroit | W 5-3 |
| July 20 | Bacharach Giants | Mack Park, Detroit | L 4-9 |
| July 22 | Kansas City Monarchs | Mack Park, Detroit | L 0-6 |
| July 23 | Kansas City Monarchs | Mack Park, Detroit | W 11-3 |
| July 24 | Kansas City Monarchs | Mack Park, Detroit | W 7-6 |
| July 25 | Kansas City Monarchs | Mack Park, Detroit | W 6-3 |
| July 26 | Kansas City Monarchs | Mack Park, Detroit | W 6-3 |
| July 30 | Cleveland Tate Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | L 3-5 |
| July 30 | Cleveland Tate Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | W 7-2 |
| August 6 | Morgan and Wrights | Mack Park, Detroit | W 7-2 |
| August 6 | Morgan and Wrights | Mack Park, Detroit | W 17-2 |
| August 12 | Cuban Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | L 3-7 |
| August 13 | Cuban Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | W 2-1 |
| August 13 | Cuban Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | W 6-1 |
| August 14 | Cuban Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | W 6-1 |
| August 15 | Cuban Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | W 8-2 |
| August 16 | Cuban Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | W 9-5 |
| August 19 | Indianapolis A.B.C.s | Mack Park, Detroit | L 2-6 |
| August 20 | Indianapolis A.B.C.s | Mack Park, Detroit | W 9-5 |
| August 20 | Indianapolis A.B.C.s | Mack Park, Detroit | W 7-2 |
| August 21 | Indianapolis A.B.C.s | Mack Park, Detroit | L 4-5 |
| August 22 | Indianapolis A.B.C.s | Mack Park, Detroit | W 1-0 |
| August 26 | Hilldale Club | Mack Park, Detroit | W 9-7 |
| August 27 | Hilldale Club | Mack Park, Detroit | W 3-0 |
| August 27 | Hilldale Club | Mack Park, Detroit | L 0-2 |
| August 28 | Hilldale Club | Mack Park, Detroit | W 13-4 |
| September 3 | Risdon Creamery | Mack Park, Detroit | W 6-0 |
| September 3 | Risdon Creamery | Mack Park, Detroit | W 7-6 |
| September 5 | Chicago American Giants | Mack Park, Detroit | L 8-10 |
| September 7 | Chicago American Giants | Mack Park, Detroit | L 3-5 |
| September 9 | New Orleans Crescent Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | W 3-2 |
| September 10 | New Orleans Crescent Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | W 3-0 |
| September 16 | Indianapolis A.B.C.'s | Anderson, Indiana | L 5-6 |
| September 17 | Indianapolis A.B.C.s | Indianapolis | W 1-0 |
| September 17 | Indianapolis A.B.C.s | Indianapolis | T 0-0 |
| September 19 | Indianapolis A.B.C.s | Indianapolis | L 3-9 |
| September 21 | Indianapolis A.B.C.s | Lebanon, Indiana | L 2-3 |
| September 24 | St. Louis Stars | Star Field, St. Louis | L 7-8 |
| September 25 | St. Louis Stars | Star Field, St. Louis | W 6-3 |
| September 26 | St. Louis Stars | Star Field, St. Louis | W 4-3 |
| September 27 | St. Louis Stars | Star Field, St. Louis | L 5-11 |
| September 28 | St. Louis Stars | Star Field, St. Louis | W 10-1 |
| September 30 | Chicago American Giants | Schorling's Park, Chicago | W 3-0 |
| October 1 | Chicago American Giants | Schorling's Park, Chicago | L 1-2 |