1939 St. Louis Stars

25 - 35 - 2

20 - 23 - 2 in the Negro American League

1938 / 1940 (Team History)

Managed by:
George Mitchell (25-35-2)

Top Hitter

Dan
Wilson

Top Pitcher

Lefty
Calhoun

League Ranks (7 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	94	5th	ERA+	115	2nd
OPS	.669	4th	ERA	3.53	3rd
BA	.243	6th	BA	.249	1st
OBP	.326	3rd	K/BB	1.34	5th
SLG	.343	5th	K%	11.8%	5th
BB%	9.8%	2nd	BB%	8.8%	5th
K%	1.3%	1st	HR%	0.4%	1st
ISO	.100	4th	WHIP	1.33	3rd

Notes:

• Second Half Champions of the Negro American League
• Home Ballpark: South End Grounds (St. Louis, MO)
• Allen Johnson (Owner) , George Mitchell (Business Manager)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Raymond Taylor	28	24	84	77	13	18	3	1	1	12	1	5	1	1	1	0	.234	.289	.338	.627	82
1B	Ed Mayweather*	29	26	109	96	11	19	4	1	2	16	0	11	0	0	1	1	.198	.278	.323	.601	74
2B	Marshall Riddle*	21	26	103	86	8	27	4	1	0	14	1	14	0	0	3	0	.314	.410	.384	.794	131
3B	Bobby Robinson	35	27	108	80	8	14	0	1	0	7	0	17	3	2	8	1	.175	.330	.200	.530	56
SS	Buddy Armour*	24	21	81	73	7	22	3	1	1	14	2	3	0	3	2	0	.301	.354	.411	.765	122
LF	Dan Wilson**	23	26	119	107	24	31	5	2	1	9	9	11	2	1	0	0	.290	.361	.402	.763	122
CF	Leslie Green*	25	25	107	93	19	30	5	1	3	14	7	9	1	1	4	0	.323	.388	.495	.883	156
RF	Bill Bradford*	25	28	120	103	13	17	2	1	1	8	3	14	2	2	0	1	.165	.275	.233	.508	48

LF	Quincy Trouppe**	26	9	42	36	9	13	3	1	0	8	2	4	0	0	1	1	.361	.415	.500	.915	165
SS	Jimmy Ford	26	6	24	22	3	5	0	2	0	2	1	2		0	0	0	.227	.292	.409	.701	103
C	Bob Smith	32	6	18	13	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	.077	.333	.077	.410	23
3B	John Lyles**	27	1	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0		.000	.200	.000	.200	-39
LF	Jones^		1	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0		.000	.250	.000	.250	-24
SS	Malcolm^		1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	482
PH	Felix Evans	28	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Theolic Smith**	26	16	43	38	6	10	3	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	1	0	.263	.333	.342	.675	97
SP	Lefty Calhoun*	27	11	26	23	3	6	2	0	0	5	0	1		0	2	0	.261	.292	.348	.639	85
SP	Frank McAllister	21	11	25	25	2	4	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.160	.400	.560	60
SP	Robert Dean^	23	4	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Phillip Brown^	33	5	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	-49
RP	Andy Drake^	32	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		.500	.500	.500	1.000	191
SP	Eugene Smith**	23	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RP	Jimmie Armstead*	19	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
PH	George Mitchell	39	4	7	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	57
	24		282	1049	907	129	220	34	12	11	112	27	103	13	11	24	4	.243	.326	.343	.669	94

* = Left-handed hitter ** = Switch-hitter ^ = Unknown

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Bill Bradford*	25	RF	120	.259	.323	11.7%	8.4%	1.7%	0.2%	7.00	39.93	0.8%	0.7%	.068	.098
Dan Wilson**	23	LF	119	.364	.323	9.2%	8.4%	1.7%	0.2%	5.50	39.93	0.8%	0.7%	.112	.098
Ed Mayweather*	29	1B	109	.285	.323	10.1%	8.4%	0.0%	0.2%		39.93	1.8%	0.7%	.125	.098
Bobby Robinson	35	3B	108	.264	.323	15.7%	8.4%	2.8%	0.2%	5.67	39.93	0.0%	0.7%	.025	.098
Leslie Green*	25	CF	107	.397	.323	8.4%	8.4%	0.9%	0.2%	9.00	39.93	2.8%	0.7%	.172	.098
Marshall Riddle*	21	2B	103	.375	.323	13.6%	8.4%	0.0%	0.2%		39.93	0.0%	0.7%	.070	.098
Raymond Taylor	28	C	84	.296	.323	6.0%	8.4%	1.2%	0.2%	5.00	39.93	1.2%	0.7%	.104	.098
Buddy Armour*	24	SS	81	.354	.323	3.7%	8.4%	0.0%	0.2%		39.93	1.2%	0.7%	.110	.098
Theolic Smith**	26	SP	43	.319	.323	9.3%	8.4%	0.0%	0.2%		39.93	0.0%	0.7%	.079	.098
Quincy Trouppe**	26	LF	42	.413	.323	9.5%	8.4%	0.0%	0.2%		39.93	0.0%	0.7%	.139	.098
Lefty Calhoun*	27	SP	26	.279	.323	3.8%	8.4%		0.2%		39.93	0.0%	0.7%	.087	.098
Frank McAllister	21	SP	25	.248	.323	0.0%	8.4%	0.0%	0.2%		39.93	8.0%	0.7%	.240	.098
Jimmy Ford	26	SS	24	.323	.323	8.3%	8.4%		0.2%		39.93	0.0%	0.7%	.182	.098
Bob Smith	32	C	18	.264	.323	22.2%	8.4%	5.6%	0.2%	4.00	39.93	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.098
Robert Dean^	23	SP	11	.000	.323	0.0%	8.4%	9.1%	0.2%	0.00	39.93	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.098
George Mitchell	39	PH	7	.244	.323	14.3%	8.4%	28.6%	0.2%	0.50	39.93	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.098
Phillip Brown^	33	SP	6	.126	.323	16.7%	8.4%	0.0%	0.2%		39.93	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.098
John Lyles**	27	3B	5	.151	.323	20.0%	8.4%		0.2%		39.93	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.098
Jones^		LF	4	.188	.323	25.0%	8.4%		0.2%		39.93	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.098
Andy Drake^	32	RP	2	.477	.323	0.0%	8.4%	0.0%	0.2%		39.93	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.098
Eugene Smith**	23	SP	2	.000	.323	0.0%	8.4%		0.2%		39.93	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.098
Malcolm^		SS	1	.954	.323	0.0%	8.4%		0.2%		39.93	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.098
Felix Evans	28	PH	1	.000	.323	0.0%	8.4%	0.0%	0.2%		39.93	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.098
Jimmie Armstead*	19	RP	1	.000	.323	0.0%	8.4%		0.2%		39.93	0.0%	0.7%	.000	.098
24			1049	.316	.323	9.8%	8.4%	1.3%	0.2%	7.54	39.93	1.0%	0.7%	.100	.098