Turkey Stearnes
Norman Stearnes
Born: May 8, 1901 in Nashville, TN
Died: September 4, 1979 in Detroit, MI
(78 years old)
Born: May 8, 1901 in Nashville, TN
Died: September 4, 1979 in Detroit, MI
(78 years old)
Bats:
L
Throws:
L
Ht:
6'1"
Wt:
185
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Notes:
Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000
High School: Pearl HS (Nashville, TN)
Buried: Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery (Clinton Township, MI)
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All Teammate Team
| Left Field | Yrs | First | Last | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4
|
1928
|
1931
|
5.5
|
|
| 4
|
1937
|
1940
|
5.1
|
|
| 6
|
1923
|
1929
|
4.9
|
|
| 2
|
1927
|
1928
|
0.8
|
|
| 1
|
1930
|
1930
|
0.7
|
| Center Field | Yrs | First | Last | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18
|
1923
|
1940
|
52.6
|
|
| 2
|
1937
|
1938
|
0.6
|
|
| 2
|
1930
|
1934
|
0.6
|
|
| 1
|
1939
|
1939
|
0.5
|
|
| 2
|
1923
|
1935
|
0.4
|
| Right Field | Yrs | First | Last | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5
|
1931
|
1935
|
4.3
|
|
| 4
|
1937
|
1940
|
3.7
|
|
| 3
|
1923
|
1925
|
3.3
|
|
| 1
|
1930
|
1930
|
1.9
|
|
| 2
|
1927
|
1928
|
0.8
|
| Shortstop | Yrs | First | Last | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5
|
1923
|
1930
|
10.0
|
|
| 3
|
1933
|
1935
|
4.9
|
|
| 3
|
1937
|
1939
|
3.6
|
|
| 2
|
1939
|
1940
|
2.6
|
|
| 1
|
1932
|
1932
|
2.4
|
| Second Base | Yrs | First | Last | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5
|
1931
|
1940
|
3.4
|
|
| 4
|
1937
|
1940
|
2.6
|
|
| 7
|
1932
|
1938
|
2.4
|
|
| 6
|
1923
|
1931
|
2.2
|
|
| 4
|
1928
|
1931
|
1.3
|
| Third Base | Yrs | First | Last | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7
|
1932
|
1939
|
8.8
|
|
| 3
|
1927
|
1929
|
3.3
|
|
| 3
|
1929
|
1931
|
1.8
|
|
| 1
|
1924
|
1924
|
1.4
|
|
| 1
|
1937
|
1937
|
1.2
|
| First Base | Yrs | First | Last | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4
|
1927
|
1930
|
12.7
|
|
| 4
|
1923
|
1927
|
7.0
|
|
| 3
|
1933
|
1935
|
3.6
|
|
| 1
|
1924
|
1924
|
2.8
|
|
| 4
|
1923
|
1935
|
1.6
|
| Manager | Yrs | First | Last |
|---|
| Catcher | Yrs | First | Last | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7
|
1926
|
1939
|
2.5
|
|
| 2
|
1939
|
1940
|
1.9
|
|
| 2
|
1932
|
1934
|
1.7
|
|
| 6
|
1928
|
1939
|
1.6
|
|
| 3
|
1930
|
1932
|
1.4
|
| Starting Pitcher | Yrs | First | Last | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9
|
1923
|
1939
|
14.9
|
|
| 6
|
1931
|
1937
|
11.0
|
|
| 4
|
1937
|
1940
|
8.5
|
|
| 4
|
1934
|
1938
|
6.3
|
|
| 2
|
1930
|
1931
|
6.0
|
|
| 2
|
1939
|
1940
|
5.5
|
|
| 5
|
1933
|
1938
|
4.6
|
|
| 3
|
1925
|
1927
|
4.2
|
|
| 3
|
1938
|
1940
|
3.4
|
|
| 1
|
1930
|
1930
|
3.2
|
|
| 3
|
1925
|
1927
|
2.5
|
|
| 3
|
1925
|
1927
|
2.3
|
|
| 1
|
1923
|
1923
|
2.2
|
|
| 4
|
1930
|
1933
|
1.7
|
|
| 1
|
1930
|
1930
|
1.5
|
|
| 2
|
1931
|
1935
|
1.3
|
|
| 1
|
1936
|
1936
|
1.3
|
|
| 1
|
1938
|
1938
|
1.0
|
|
| 1
|
1930
|
1930
|
1.0
|
|
| 3
|
1928
|
1930
|
0.9
|
| Relief Pitcher | Yrs | First | Last | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1
|
1938
|
1938
|
0.5
|
|
| 1
|
1924
|
1924
|
0.3
|
|
| 1
|
1931
|
1931
|
0.3
|
|
| 1
|
1924
|
1924
|
0.2
|
|
| 1
|
1939
|
1939
|
0.1
|
|
| 1
|
1939
|
1939
|
0.1
|
|
| 1
|
1939
|
1939
|
0.1
|
|
| 1
|
1937
|
1937
|
0.1
|
|
| 1
|
1923
|
1923
|
0.1
|
|
| 1
|
1938
|
1938
|
0.1
|
|
| 2
|
1924
|
1926
|
0.1
|
|
| 1
|
1938
|
1938
|
0.1
|
|
| 1
|
1937
|
1937
|
0.1
|
|
| 1
|
1931
|
1931
|
0.1
|
|
| 1
|
1931
|
1931
|
0.0
|
|
| 1
|
1935
|
1935
|
0.0
|
|
| 1
|
1940
|
1940
|
0.0
|
|
| 1
|
1940
|
1940
|
0.0
|
|
| 1
|
1939
|
1939
|
0.0
|
|
| 1
|
1937
|
1937
|
0.0
|
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