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Turkey Stearnes and the Detroit Stars: The Negro Leagues in Detroit, 1919-1933 (Great Lakes Books)

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In recalling the early a part of this century in baseball history, casual fans tend to glorify legends like Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth. At the same time as these remarkable players dazzled fans and grabbed headlines, black players who were every bit as good went unnoticed out of doors the Negro leagues. Because a “gentleman’s agreement” a number of the white owners of organized baseball banned blacks from the major and minor leagues from the 1880s through 1946, the Negro National League provided black players the sole opportunity to display their talent.
In Turkey Stearnes and the Detroit Stars, Richard Bak documents the strange history of Detroit’s first and foremost black professional baseball team. This groundbreaking analysis of Detroit’s entry in the Negro National League brings to life a fascinating story of skill, pride, and perseverance.
As a charter member of Andrew “Rube” Foster’s National Negro League, the Detroit Stars quickly evolved into an integral a part of black culture. From the team’s beginning in 1919 to its demise in 1933, the Stars offered Detroit’s black community entertainment and a short respite from the hardships of daily life. Moreover, the Detroit Stars represented a rare example of successful black entrepreneurship.
The greatest Star of all of them used to be Norman “Turkey” Stearnes, the brilliant longball-hitting center fielder. Stearnes established virtually all the team’s individual and career records all over his nine seasons with Detroit.
Through interviews with fans, players and their relatives, and sportswriters, writer Richard Bak successfully captures the intrigue and drama of the Motor City’s parallel sports worlds – one black, one white. Brimming with anecdotes, Turkey Stearnes and The Detroit Stars includes oral histories; biographical sketches of players, owners, and fans; and scores of unique photographs. A bonus is the comprehensive statistical overview, the first-ever for a single Negro league team.

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