# 1928 Detroit Stars season

The 1928 Detroit Stars baseball team competed in the Negro National League during the 1928 baseball season. The team lost to the St. Louis Stars in the race for the Negro National League pennant. In games for which newspaper accounts have been found, the team compiled a 52–26 (.667) record.
The Stars played their home games at Mack Park in Detroit. The team was owned by John A. Roesink and led by player-manager Bingo DeMoss. The Stars led the Negro National League in attendance.
On the field, the team was led by several players:
* Center fielder Turkey Stearnes compiled a .322 batting average and a .640 slugging percentage in 82 games. He also led the Negro National League with a career-high 24 home runs. In 2000, Stearnes was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
* First baseman Ed Rile compiled a .350 batting average and .513 slugging percentage.
* Third baseman Claude Johnson compiled a .329 batting average and .401 on-base percentage.
* Right fielder Cristóbal Torriente, a 35-year-old veteran from Cuba, compiled a .322 batting average. In addition to playing in the outfield, Torriente also appeared in 14 games as a pitcher, compiling a 6–2 record. He was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.
* George Mitchell led the pitching staff with a 13–9 win–loss record with 57 strikeouts in 151-2/3 innings pitched.

## Roster

| Name | Position | Height | Weight | Bats/Throws | Place of birth | Year of birth |
| Reuben Currie | P | 6'1" | 195 | Right/Right | Kansas City, MO | 1898 |
| Albert Davis | P | | | /Right | | |
| Bingo DeMoss | 2B | 5'11" | 180 | Right/Right | Topeka, Kansas | 1889 |
| Halley Harding | SS | 5'9" | 180 | Both/Right | Wichita, Kansas | 1904 |
| Claude Johnson | 3B | 5'6" | 165 | Right/Right | Youngstown, Ohio | 1894 |
| Wade Johnston | LF | 5'7" | 142 | Left/Left | Middleport, Ohio | 1898 |
| Jack Marshall | P | 5'9" | 167 | Right/Right | Carrollton, Missouri | 1893 |
| Stack Martin | C | 6'1" | 182 | /Right | Cairo, Illinois | 1899 |
| Hurley McNair | RF | 5'6" | 150 | Left/Left | Marshall, Texas | 1888 |
| George Mitchell | P | 6'3" | 202 | Right/Right | Sparta, Illinois | 1900 |
| Grady Orange | SS | | | /Right | Terrell, Texas | 1900 |
| Ted Radcliffe | C | 5'10" | 186 | Right/Right | Mobile, Alabama | 1902 |
| Ed Rile | 1B | 6'2" | 210 | Left/Right | Columbus, Ohio | 1900 |
| Ted Shaw | P | 5'8" | 190 | Right/Left | Monrovia, California | 1906 |
| Turkey Stearnes | CF | 6'1" | 185 | Left/Left | Nashville, Tennessee | 1901 |
| Cristóbal Torriente | RF | 5'10" | 190 | Left/Left | Cienfuegos, Cuba | 1893 |

## Game log

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
| April 28 | Cleveland Tigers | Cleveland | W 16–8 |
| April 29 | Cleveland Tigers | Cleveland | L 9–10 |
| May 5 | Cleveland Tigers | Mack Park, Detroit | W 8–5 |
| May 6 | Cleveland Tigers | Mack Park, Detroit | W 11–4 |
| May 7 | Cleveland Tigers | Mack Park, Detroit | L 9–13 |
| May 7 | Cleveland Tigers | Mack Park, Detroit | W 4–1 |
| May 8 | Cleveland Tigers | Mack Park, Detroit | L 7–9 |
| May 9 | Lansing Olds | Lansing, Michigan | W 10–4 |
| May 10 | Grand Rapids Colored Giants | Grand Rapids, Michigan | W 6–3 |
| May 11 | Grand Rapids Colored Giants | Grand Rapids, Michigan | W 12–7 |
| May 12 | Chicago American Giants | Chicago | W 5–3 |
| May 13 | Chicago American Giants | Chicago | L 4–8 |
| May 13 | Chicago American Giants | Chicago | W 1–0 |
| May 14 | Chicago American Giants | Chicago | W 2–0 |
| May 15 | Chicago American Giants | Chicago | W 6–3 |
| May 20 | Kansas City Monarchs | Muehlebach Field, Kansas City, Missouri | W 6–5 |
| May 20 | Kansas City Monarchs | Muehlebach Field, Kansas City, Missouri | L 1–9 |
| May 2_ | Kansas City Monarchs | Muehlebach Field, Kansas City, Missouri | W 10–7 |
| May 26 | Memphis Red Sox | Memphis, Tennessee | W 12–4 |
| May 28 | Birmingham Black Barons | Rickwood Field, Birmingham, Alabama | W 5–4 |
| May 29 | Birmingham Balack Barons | Rickwood Field, Birmingham, Alabama | W 7–2 |
| May 30 | Birmingham Black Barons | Rickwood Field, Birmingham, Alabama | W 17–6 |
| May 30 | Birmingham Black Barons | Rickwood Field, Birmingham, Alabama | W 7–3 |
| June 2 | St. Louis Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | W 8–4 |
| June 3 | St. Louis Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | W 9–4 |
| June 9 | Memphis Red Sox | Mack Park, Detroit | W 3–2 |
| June 10 | Memphis Red Sox | Mack Park, Detroit | W 4–3 |
| June 11 | Memphis Red Sox | Mack Park, Detroit | W 10–3 |
| June 12 | Memphis Red Sox | Mack Park, Detroit | W 7–0 |
| June 12 | Memphis Red Sox | Mack Park, Detroit | L 5–13 |
| June 16 | Birmingham Black Barons | Mack Park, Detroit | W 11–2 |
| June 17 | Birmingham Black Barons | Mack Park, Detroit | W 7–6 |
| June 19 | Birmingham Black Barons | Mack Park, Detroit | W 4–3 |
| June 23 | Chicago American Giants | Mack Park, Detroit | L 3–8 |
| June 24 | Chicago American Giants | | W 13–5 |
| June 30 | Cuban Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | L 2–5 |
| July 2 | Cuban Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | W 12–7 |
| July 3 | Cuban Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | W 4–3 |
| July 4 | Cuban Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | W 7–4 |
| July 9 | St. Louis Stars | St. Louis | L 5–14 |
| July 10 | St. Louis Stars | St. Louis | W 7–6 |
| July 11 | St. Louis Stars | St. Louis | L 5–21 |
| July 14 | Chicago American Giants | Mack Park, Detroit | W 5–4 |
| July 15 | Chicago American Giants | Mack Park, Detroit | L 2–15 |
| July 16 | Chicago American Giants | Mack Park, Detroit | W 15–12 |
| July 21 | Kansas City Monarchs | Mack Park, Detroit | W 3–2 |
| July 22 | Kansas City Monarchs | Mack Park, Detroit | L 10–12 |
| July 23 | Kansas City Monarchs | Mack Park, Detroit | W 7–2 |
| July 24 | Kansas City Monarchs | Mack Park, Detroit | L 3–12 |
| July 24 | Kansas City Monarchs | Mack Park, Detroit | W 6–2 |
| July 25 | Kelloggs | Battle Creek, Michigan | W 16–15 |
| July 28 | St. Louis Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | W 9–3 |
| July 29 | St. Louis Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | L 3–6 |
| July 30 | St. Louis Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | L 7–8 |
| August 4 | Cuban Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | W 5–3 |
| August 7 | Cuban Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | W 2–1 |
| August 7 | Cuban Stars | Mack Park, Detroit | W 9–0 |
| August 11 | Bacharach Giants | Mack Park, Detroit | L 7–9 |
| August 12 | Bacharach Giants | Mack Park, Detroit | W 9–2 |
| August 20 | Birmingham Black Barons | Rickwood Field, Birmingham, Alabama | L 4–5 |
| August 21 | Birmingham Black Barons | Rickwood Field, Birmingham, Alabama | L 2–3 |
| August 23 | Birmingham Black Barons | Rickwood Field, Birmingham, Alabama | L 4–5 |
| August 23 | Birmingham Black Barons | Rickwood Field, Birmingham, Alabama | L 3–4 |
| August 24 | Birmingham Black Barons | Rickwood Field, Birmingham, Alabama | W 12–6 |
| August 25 | Chicago American Giants | Chicago | L 4–5 |
| August 26 | Chicago American Giants | Chicago | L 3–6 |
| August 31 | Chicago American Giants | Chicago | L 3–4 |
| September 1 | Cleveland Tigers | Mack Park, Detroit | W 9–4 |
| September 2 | Cleveland Tigers | Mack Park, Detroit | W 2–1 |
| September 4 | Cleveland Tigers | Cleveland | W 8–4 |
| September 4 | Cleveland Tigers | Cleveland | W 5–0 |
| September 8 | Birmingham Black Barons | Mack Park, Detroit | W 4–2 |
| September 9 | Birmingham Black Barons | Mack Park, Detroit | L 2–4 |
| September 9 | Birmingham Black Barons | Mack Park, Detroit | L 2–5 |
| September 10 | Birmingham Black Barons | Mack Park, Detroit | W 6–5 |
| September 15 | Birmingham Black Barons | Mack Park, Detroit | W 4–1 |