Turkey Stearnes
1924–1940 · bats L / throws L · ASW, Chicago American Giants, CLG, DT1, DT2, Kansas City Monarchs, NAL, NSH
338G
.366AVG
.433OBP
.625SLG
More career statistics
440H
57HR
175RBI
42SB
6Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 338 | 1,358 | 1,202 | 303 | 440 | 68 | 36 | 57 | 175 | 137 | 6 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 751 | .366 | .433 | .625 | 1.058 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1933-06-10 to 1933-07-08
32longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Two Homers, Three Strikeouts | 1933-07-24 | 1 in 2,570 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | Five Runs Scored | 1933-06-12 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1933-06-12 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 156 | 565 | 187 | 25 | 94 | 50 | 1 | .370 | .419 | .640 |
| Away | 182 | 793 | 253 | 32 | 81 | 87 | 5 | .363 | .429 | .614 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| April | 5 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .238 | .333 | .286 |
| May | 81 | 317 | 97 | 13 | 33 | 34 | 0 | .349 | .413 | .579 |
| June | 88 | 364 | 123 | 16 | 55 | 40 | 0 | .387 | .448 | .682 |
| July | 79 | 312 | 111 | 15 | 42 | 39 | 5 | .411 | .481 | .681 |
| August | 56 | 212 | 61 | 10 | 34 | 12 | 0 | .308 | .344 | .586 |
| September | 25 | 112 | 37 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .363 | .393 | .578 |
| October | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .571 | .625 | .857 |
| 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .500 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-crawfords | 56 | 251 | 77 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 4 | .338 | .382 | .610 |
| memphis-red-sox | 33 | 131 | 37 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 0 | .301 | .336 | .423 |
| homestead-grays | 28 | 107 | 33 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 1 | .355 | .411 | .796 |
| chicago-american-giants | 27 | 97 | 34 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 0 | .410 | .474 | .819 |
| kansas-city-monarchs | 17 | 41 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .472 | .488 | .722 |
| philadelphia-stars | 16 | 67 | 24 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 0 | .407 | .448 | .712 |
| new-york-cubans | 13 | 61 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .354 | .492 | .542 |
| NSH | 12 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | .325 | .460 | .600 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | DT1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | .333 | – | – |
| 1928 | DT1 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1933 | Chicago American Giants, PRG | 49 | 197 | 77 | 10 | 20 | 8 | .391 | – | – |
| 1934 | CGChicago American Giants | 35 | 129 | 47 | 6 | 11 | 5 | .364 | – | – |
| 1935 | CGChicago American Giants | 48 | 166 | 69 | 6 | 30 | 8 | .416 | – | – |
| 1936 |  Philadelphia Stars | 63 | 245 | 87 | 17 | 30 | 5 | .355 | – | – |
| 1937 | DT2 | 27 | 68 | 36 | 5 | 18 | 1 | .529 | – | – |
| 1938 | Chicago American Giants, Kansas City Monarchs | 36 | 123 | 34 | 3 | 16 | 4 | .276 | – | – |
| 1939 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 44 | 158 | 55 | 4 | 25 | 7 | .348 | – | – |
| 1940 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 34 | 110 | 34 | 5 | 25 | 4 | .309 | – | – |