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Negro League Baseball Stats
 
Batting Stats
GamesAt BatsHitsAverageSlugging %
14,0021,3560.3390.000
 
Pitching Stats
GamesInningsWinsLosesTiesW/L%ERA
29.000100.0000.000
 
 
Notable Accomplishments (Top 10 Rankings)
Batting Titles: 8th All-Time (2) - tie
Batting Average: 7th All-Time (0.3483)
Slugging Average: 4th All-Time (.6199)
Norman Stearnes
(Norman Thomas Stearnes)
Turkey
Born: May 8, 1901        Died: September 4, 1979 (78 yrs.)
 
Year of Induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame
2000
 
Induction Position/Capacity
Center Field
 
 
 
 
 
Bats
Left
Throws
Left
Seasons1st GameLast Game
2019201940
 
Positions Played/Held
Center Field
Pitcher
 
Teams as Player
Nashville Giants (1921)
Detroit Stars (1923-1930)
New York Lincoln Giants (1930)
Kansas City Monarchs (1931)
Detroit Stars (1931)
Chicago American Giants (1932-1934)
Kansas City Monarchs (1934)
Chicago American Giants (1935)
Philadelphia Stars (1936)
Detroit Stars (1937)
Chicago American Giants (1937-1938)
Kansas City Monarchs (1938-1940)
 
 
A significant amount of Negro league game box scores is lost to antiquity and thus the available stats are sketchy with large gaps in data, often excluding entire seasons.
 
Cards and Other Memorabilia
Norman Stearnes - Estimated Sets: 12 | DB Records: 2 | Images: 1
 
1978  Laughlin
Long-Ago Black Stars
Turkey Stearnes  (#4)

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