Ted Strong
1936–1948 · bats B / throws R · ASW, Chicago American Giants, IN6, IN7, Indianapolis Clowns, Kansas City Monarchs, NAL, NAS
252G
.388AVG
.479OBP
.629SLG
More career statistics
286H
32HR
150RBI
25SB
0–1W–L
8.0IP
0K
7.88ERA
1GS
2Rare feats
Recorded totals from Retrosheet, including regular-season tiebreakers. These are sums of available game records, not a claim to a complete official MLB career. Historical Negro League coverage can include games outside MLB’s recognized 1920–1948 window. Sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 252 | 876 | 738 | 184 | 286 | 44 | 19 | 32 | 150 | 122 | 6 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 464 | .388 | .479 | .629 | 1.108 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.88 | 1.500 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1937-05-23 to 1937-07-05
37longest on-base streak
The two rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Five for Five | 1938-08-06 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1937-06-12 | 1 in 96 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 131 | 448 | 141 | 14 | 73 | 73 | 2 | .385 | .478 | .637 |
| Away | 121 | 428 | 145 | 18 | 77 | 49 | 4 | .390 | .453 | .621 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 66 | 236 | 65 | 3 | 36 | 40 | 1 | .346 | .445 | .500 |
| June | 67 | 202 | 75 | 14 | 45 | 26 | 1 | .431 | .500 | .799 |
| July | 57 | 217 | 68 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 2 | .364 | .447 | .503 |
| August | 44 | 149 | 51 | 10 | 30 | 20 | 2 | .408 | .477 | .760 |
| September | 18 | 72 | 27 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 0 | .422 | .472 | .656 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-american-giants | 58 | 203 | 62 | 2 | 25 | 36 | 0 | .378 | .483 | .537 |
| memphis-red-sox | 48 | 163 | 51 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 1 | .378 | .460 | .622 |
| birmingham-black-barons | 32 | 107 | 35 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 0 | .398 | .495 | .705 |
| kansas-city-monarchs | 21 | 67 | 27 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 1 | .474 | .537 | .807 |
| SSA | 18 | 61 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .375 | .426 | .661 |
| indianapolis-clowns | 17 | 57 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 1 | .327 | .404 | .571 |
| cleveland-buckeyes | 13 | 43 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | .444 | .558 | .750 |
| ATN | 10 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .314 | .308 | .371 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | CGChicago American Giants | 4 | 16 | 4 | – | – | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1937 | IN6, Kansas City Monarchs | 35 | 93 | 44 | 5 | 14 | 6 | .473 | 8 | – |
| 1938 | IN7, Kansas City Monarchs | 21 | 73 | 31 | 2 | 20 | 5 | .425 | – | – |
| 1939 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 43 | 136 | 49 | 3 | 29 | 10 | .360 | – | – |
| 1941 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 28 | 84 | 28 | 4 | 15 | 1 | .333 | – | – |
| 1942 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 36 | 111 | 47 | 7 | 18 | 2 | .423 | – | – |
| 1946 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 32 | 88 | 40 | 7 | 26 | 1 | .455 | – | – |
| 1947 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 36 | 94 | 25 | 2 | 13 | – | .266 | – | – |
| 1948 | ICIndianapolis Clowns | 17 | 43 | 18 | 2 | 15 | – | .419 | – | – |