1928 St. Louis Stars season

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1928  St. Louis Stars
Negro National League champions
League Negro National League
Ballpark Stars Park
City St. Louis, Missouri
Record63-26
League place1st
Manager Candy Jim Taylor
Seasons

The 1928 St. Louis Stars baseball team represented the St. Louis Stars in the Negro National League during the 1928 baseball season. The Stars won the Negro National League championship. [1] The team played its home games at Stars Park in St. Louis.

Three players from the 1928 team were later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: center fielder Cool Papa Bell; first baseman and left fielder Mule Suttles; and shortstop and third baseman Willie Wells.

The team's leading batters were:

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The team's leading pitchers were Ted Trent with a 19-3 win-loss record, 2.21 earned run average, (ERA) and 105 strikeouts in 187 innings pitched (IP); and Logan Hensley, who finished with an 11-4 record, an ERA of 3.13, and 58 strikeouts in 129+13 innings pitched. [6] [7] [8]

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