#36 Norman "Turkey" Stearnes, Leftfield, 28 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics Friday, 10/20/1929 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Norman Stearnes Turkey 5/8/1901 28 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 6"0 175
Leftfield L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 6 / 6 (Extremely Popular) 6 / 6 (Extremely Popular) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 4.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 6,450,000 1929 $ 20,000,000 (5 year(s)) 6 Year(s), 106 Days (1138 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 106 Days (1138 total Days) 6 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
Talent | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 8 8 8 5 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings LF : 6 (Range), .980 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 4 (Range), .928 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 5
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/29 | @SLA | W 17-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/30 | BOS | L 6-10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/1 | @NYY | W 6-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
10/2 | WAS | W 16-1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/4 | @DET | W 8-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/7 | @DET | L 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/8 | @DET | L 2-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/10 | DET | L 5-7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/11 | DET | W 12-5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/12 | DET | L 3-12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 153 | 630 | 223 | 42 | 9 | 34 | 154 | 131 | 50 | 46 | .354 | .399 | .611 | 1.010 | 1.068 | .257 |
Projected | 153 | 630 | 223 | 42 | 9 | 34 | 154 | 131 | 50 | 46 | .354 | .399 | .611 | 1.010 | 1.068 | .257 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 150 | 687 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 385 | 85 | 36 | 14 | 72.0 | 155.4 | 9.4 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 136 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .346 | .381 | .559 | .940 |
vs. RHP | 494 | 176 | 36 | 8 | 27 | 125 | 105 | 41 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .356 | .404 | .626 | 1.029 |
Close/Late | 67 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .448 | .506 | .716 | 1.223 |
Scoring Position | 197 | 72 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 113 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .365 | .428 | .619 | 1.047 |
Pinch Hitting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 78 | 320 | 113 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 86 | 69 | 28 | 27 | .353 | .403 | .628 | 1.031 |
Road | 75 | 310 | 110 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 68 | 62 | 22 | 19 | .355 | .395 | .594 | .988 |
Last Week | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .364 | .500 | .909 | 1.409 |
March/April | 22 | 96 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 8 | .375 | .423 | .573 | .996 |
May | 26 | 112 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 10 | .304 | .336 | .545 | .881 |
June | 26 | 105 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 3 | .362 | .424 | .686 | 1.109 |
July | 24 | 99 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 8 | .374 | .411 | .576 | .987 |
August | 26 | 103 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 6 | 9 | .320 | .351 | .592 | .944 |
Sept/Oct | 29 | 115 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 8 | .391 | .445 | .687 | 1.132 |
Postseason | 5 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .263 | .364 | .579 | .943 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1923 | 83 | 334 | 101 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 58 | 64 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 25 | 5 | .302 | .361 | .563 | .924 | PHA |
1924 | 158 | 616 | 220 | 40 | 16 | 34 | 126 | 149 | 77 | 4 | 9 | 65 | 58 | 11 | .357 | .426 | .640 | 1.066 | PHA,AL |
1925 | 156 | 610 | 211 | 38 | 18 | 28 | 117 | 128 | 55 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 63 | 18 | .346 | .399 | .605 | 1.004 | PHA,AL |
1926 | 158 | 623 | 193 | 42 | 12 | 31 | 113 | 128 | 53 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 63 | 15 | .310 | .368 | .565 | .933 | PHA,AL |
1927 | 155 | 597 | 231 | 56 | 6 | 32 | 133 | 146 | 53 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 57 | 15 | .387 | .439 | .662 | 1.100 | PHA,AL |
1928 | 141 | 568 | 202 | 47 | 9 | 25 | 119 | 126 | 59 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 65 | 21 | .356 | .412 | .602 | 1.014 | PHA,AL |
1929 | 153 | 630 | 223 | 42 | 9 | 34 | 154 | 131 | 50 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 36 | 14 | .354 | .399 | .611 | 1.010 | PHA,AL |
Total | 1004 | 3978 | 1381 | 291 | 81 | 197 | 820 | 872 | 380 | 19 | 39 | 313 | 367 | 99 | .347 | .403 | .610 | 1.013 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1923, AAA | 75 | 282 | 122 | 19 | 3 | 50 | 121 | 90 | 55 | 31 | 10 | 5 | .433 | .516 | 1.053 | 1.569 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1923 | 7 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .407 | .467 | .593 | 1.059 |
1924 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .176 | .300 | .529 | .829 |
1929 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .364 | .579 | .943 |
Total | 17 | 63 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | .302 | .389 | .571 | .960 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 151 | 150 | 257 | 9 | 0 | 273 | 7 | .974 | 1337.1 | 1.84 | | | | |
Centerfield | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 2.25 | | | | |
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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...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1924 - .357 - 2nd 1925 - .346 - 5th 1927 - .387 - 2nd 1928 - .356 - 7th
| OBP 1924 - .426 - 2nd 1927 - .439 - 3rd 1928 - .412 - 5th
| SLG 1924 - .640 - 1st 1925 - .605 - 1st 1926 - .565 - 3rd 1927 - .662 - 1st 1928 - .602 - 2nd
| OPS 1924 - 1.066 - 1st 1925 - 1.004 - 2nd 1926 - .933 - 5th 1927 - 1.100 - 1st 1928 - 1.014 - 2nd
| Hits 1924 - 220 - 1st 1925 - 211 - 5th 1927 - 231 - 2nd 1928 - 202 - 6th
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Doubles 1924 - 40 - 8th 1926 - 42 - 9th 1927 - 56 - 3rd 1928 - 47 - 8th
| Triples 1923 - 11 - 7th 1924 - 16 - 2nd 1925 - 18 - 2nd 1926 - 12 - 2nd
| Homeruns 1923 - 13 - 8th 1924 - 34 - 1st 1925 - 28 - 2nd 1926 - 31 - 2nd 1927 - 32 - 1st 1928 - 25 - 3rd
| RBI 1924 - 126 - 1st 1925 - 117 - 4th 1926 - 113 - 5th 1927 - 133 - 1st 1928 - 119 - 2nd
| Runs 1924 - 149 - 1st 1925 - 128 - 3rd 1926 - 128 - 2nd 1927 - 146 - 3rd 1928 - 126 - 1st
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BB 1924 - 77 - 5th
| SB 1924 - 58 - 4th 1925 - 63 - 2nd 1926 - 63 - 1st 1927 - 57 - 1st 1928 - 65 - 2nd
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