#36 Norman "Turkey" Stearnes, Leftfield, 30 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics
Wednesday, 10/25/1931
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Norman Stearnes
Turkey
5/8/1901
30
NEGRO,LG,PLAYER
6"0
175

Leftfield
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L
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6 / 6 (Extremely Popular)
6 / 6 (Extremely Popular)
Very inconsistent
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4.5 Stars
 

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 20,000,000
1934
8 Year(s), 106 Days (1482 total Days)
172 Day(s)
8 Year(s), 106 Days (1482 total Days)
8 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
  

Ratings

BattingContactGapPowerDiscipline/EyeAvoid K's
Overall99859
Versus LHP89859
Versus RHP1010859
Talent109959
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8
8
8
5
1
Normal
Fielding Ratings
LF : 5 (Range), .979 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 3 (Range), .926 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 5

Game Log, Last 10 Games

DateOpp. ResultABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSpot  
9/16@NYYW 4-0422002200#4  
9/17@NYYW 5-2300000010#3  
9/18CHAW 11-4514201500#3PoG 
9/19CHAW 5-1412100000#3  
9/20CLEL 8-10421001110#3  
9/21CLEL 5-6100000000#2  
9/23@DETL 2-7310000011#3  
9/24@DETW 13-4544101100#3  
9/26SLAL 5-7512101300#3  
9/27SLAW 13-6413200310#3PoG 

Batting Stats 1931

BattingGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPSTAVGISO
Overall150568211558331241347628.371.443.6711.1141.275.299
Projected150568211558331241347628.371.443.6711.1141.275.299
BattingGSPAHPIWCIGDPSHSFTBEBHSBCSSB%RCRC/27
Overall1436543140200738196411671.9175.811.9
 ABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSFSHHPAVGOBPSLGOPS
vs. LHP9833908232694101.337.394.6731.068
vs. RHP470178468251011086724602.379.453.6701.123
Close/Late4114213610141100.341.500.6591.159
Scoring Position134551729890365701.410.517.7691.286
Pinch Hitting322001030000.667.8331.3332.167
 GABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPS
Home762831052631867693410.371.438.6751.113
Road742851062951557654218.372.448.6671.115
March/April25109401225222336.367.391.6511.043
May26103326131424129.311.379.476.855
June27913613052024131.396.459.7031.162
July2599438372523144.434.504.7881.292
August2688318142017214.352.477.6021.079
Sept/Oct2178298192323134.372.457.8461.303

Career Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBHPSFKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPSTeams
1923833341012611135864330438255.302.361.563.924 PHA
19241586162204016341261497749655811.357.426.6401.066PHA,AL
19251566102113818281171285513666318.346.399.6051.004PHA,AL
19261586231934212311131285363366315.310.368.565.933PHA,AL
1927155597231566321331465354345715.387.439.6621.100PHA,AL
19281415682024792511912659210286521.356.412.6021.014PHA,AL
1929153630223429341541315016463614.354.399.6111.010PHA,AL
1930157612191498331291366103434115.312.373.580.953PHA,AL
1931150568211558331241347637284116.371.443.6711.114PHA,AL
Total13115158178339597263107311425172249384449130.346.404.6131.017 

Career Minor League Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
1923, AAA7528212219350121905531105.433.5161.0531.569

Career Postseason Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
192372711201443323.407.467.5931.059
19245173002333120.176.300.529.829
19295195002443000.263.364.579.943
19305217100150210.333.333.381.714
Total22842630512169653.310.376.524.900

Fielding Stats 1931

PositionGGSPOADPTCEPCTINNRANGEPBRSTARTORTO%
Leftfield30300301.0008.03.38    
Centerfield14414334311338935.9101258.12.78    

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1923...
Had first career hit (homerun) on 6/28/1923, off Walter Johnson (CLE)...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1923, hitting .368 with 4 HR, 18 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1924, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 8 RBI...
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 6/14/1924...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1924, hitting .382 with 6 HR, 22 RBI...
Was selected to the 1924 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1924, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1924, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 7 RBI...
Sets a new season AL-Record for HR with 33 on 9/20/1924...
Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1924, hitting .357 with 34 HR, 126 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1925, hitting .433 with 3 HR, 12 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1925, hitting .380 with 6 HR, 22 RBI...
Had 24-game hitting streak snapped on 6/21/1925...
Was selected to the 1925 Allstar game...
Hit for the cycle against New York (A) on 9/29/1925...
Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1925, hitting .346 with 28 HR, 117 RBI...
Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1925...
Hit 3 homeruns against Cleveland, driving in 5 runs on 4/11/1926...
Drove in 6 runs against Boston (A) on 5/1/1926...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1926, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 11 RBI...
Was selected to the 1926 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1926, hitting .524 with 3 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1926, hitting .390 with 6 HR, 28 RBI...
Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1926...
1/31/1927: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,642,857 through salary arbitration...
Had 28-game hitting streak snapped on 4/17/1927...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1927, hitting .591 with 4 HR, 10 RBI...
Was selected to the 1927 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (A) on 7/23/1927...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1927, hitting .583 with 2 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1927, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 7 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Boston (A) on 8/19/1927...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1927, hitting .619 with 2 HR, 8 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Chicago (A) on 9/20/1927...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1927, hitting .550 with 3 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1927, hitting .520 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1927, hitting .387 with 32 HR, 133 RBI...
1/31/1928: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,450,000 through salary arbitration...
Had 6 hits with 4 RBI against Cleveland on 4/12/1928...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1928, hitting .531 with 2 HR, 11 RBI...
Had 6 hits with 2 RBI against Chicago (A) on 5/27/1928...
Was selected to the 1928 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1928, hitting .462 with 2 HR, 11 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1928, hitting .560 with 1 HR, 4 RBI...
Injured on 9/14/1928 with a Broken Finger, out for 5 weeks...
1/31/1929: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,450,000 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 4/8/1929...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1929, hitting .542 with 1 HR, 13 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1929, hitting .474 with 3 HR, 17 RBI...
Was selected to the 1929 Allstar game...
Sets a new season AL-Record for RBI with 135 on 9/11/1929...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Detroit on 9/20/1929...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1929, hitting .376 with 6 HR, 26 RBI...
10/14/1929: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia (A), $20,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1929, hitting .354 with 34 HR, 154 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Chicago (A) on 4/10/1930...
Was selected to the 1930 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against Detroit on 7/23/1930...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1930, hitting .455 with 3 HR, 14 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1930, hitting .450 with 4 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1930, hitting .388 with 12 HR, 30 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1930, hitting .462 with 3 HR, 11 RBI...
Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1930, hitting .312 with 33 HR, 129 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1931, hitting .522 with 2 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1931, hitting .524 with 3 HR, 8 RBI...
Was selected to the 1931 Allstar game...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1931, hitting .434 with 7 HR, 25 RBI...
Injured on 9/27/1931 with a Inflamed Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1931, hitting .371 with 33 HR, 124 RBI...
Batting Leader Boards Appearances
AVG
1924 - .357 - 2nd
1925 - .346 - 5th
1927 - .387 - 2nd
1928 - .356 - 7th
1929 - .354 - 3rd
OBP
1924 - .426 - 2nd
1927 - .439 - 3rd
1928 - .412 - 5th
1929 - .399 - 9th
SLG
1924 - .640 - 1st
1925 - .605 - 1st
1926 - .565 - 3rd
1927 - .662 - 1st
1928 - .602 - 2nd
1929 - .611 - 1st
1930 - .580 - 2nd
OPS
1924 - 1.066 - 1st
1925 - 1.004 - 2nd
1926 - .933 - 5th
1927 - 1.100 - 1st
1928 - 1.014 - 2nd
1929 - 1.010 - 2nd
1930 - .953 - 7th
Hits
1924 - 220 - 1st
1925 - 211 - 5th
1927 - 231 - 2nd
1928 - 202 - 6th
1929 - 223 - 2nd
Doubles
1924 - 40 - 8th
1926 - 42 - 9th
1927 - 56 - 3rd
1928 - 47 - 8th
1929 - 42 - 9th
1930 - 49 - 8th
Triples
1923 - 11 - 7th
1924 - 16 - 2nd
1925 - 18 - 2nd
1926 - 12 - 2nd
1929 - 9 - 4th
Homeruns
1923 - 13 - 8th
1924 - 34 - 1st
1925 - 28 - 2nd
1926 - 31 - 2nd
1927 - 32 - 1st
1928 - 25 - 3rd
1929 - 34 - 1st
1930 - 33 - 3rd
RBI
1924 - 126 - 1st
1925 - 117 - 4th
1926 - 113 - 5th
1927 - 133 - 1st
1928 - 119 - 2nd
1929 - 154 - 1st
1930 - 129 - 1st
Runs
1924 - 149 - 1st
1925 - 128 - 3rd
1926 - 128 - 2nd
1927 - 146 - 3rd
1928 - 126 - 1st
1929 - 131 - 1st
1930 - 136 - 1st
BB
1924 - 77 - 5th
SB
1924 - 58 - 4th
1925 - 63 - 2nd
1926 - 63 - 1st
1927 - 57 - 1st
1928 - 65 - 2nd
1929 - 36 - 4th
1930 - 41 - 2nd
   

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