1917
Born January 2, 1917
South Bend, IN, USA
Ted Strong Notable
b. January 2, 1917 · Chicago American Giants 1936–1937, Indianapolis Athletics 1937, Kansas City Monarchs 1937–1939, 1941–1942, 1946–1947, Indianapolis ABCs 1938, Indianapolis Clowns 1948
Ted Strong played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Chicago American Giants in 1936 and closing with the Indianapolis Clowns in 1948.
Across 281 games he batted .321, with 304 hits and 206 runs. He finished with 27 home runs, 52 doubles and 30 stolen bases.
He led the league in home runs three times between 1941 and 1946, topping out at 7. He led the league in runs two times between 1942 and 1946, topping out at 42. He also led it in walks, runs batted in and stolen bases. He played 145 games in the outfield, with 182 putouts and 10 errors.
He was selected to five All-Star teams between 1937 and 1942.
He was born in South Bend, IN, USA on January 2, 1917, and died on March 3, 1978. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 5 | 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936* | CAG | 17 | 55 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .164 |
| 1937 | CAG/IA/KCM | 26 | 100 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 4 | .320 |
| 1938 | AB3/KCM | 21 | 75 | 22 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 7 | .400 |
| 1939 | KCM | 47 | 163 | 36 | 53 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 23 | 1 | 14 | .325 |
| 1941 | KCM | 37 | 121 | 31 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 0 | 2 | .339 |
| 1942 | KCM | 45 | 170 | 42 | 59 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 23 | 0 | 1 | .347 |
| 1946 | KCM | 34 | 110 | 30 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 2 | .364 |
| 1947 | KCM | 41 | 116 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .224 |
| 1948 | IC | 13 | 37 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .378 |
| Major leagues | — | 264 | 892 | 201 | 295 | 50 | 15 | 26 | 191 | 144 | 3 | 30 | .331 |
| All seasons | — | 281 | 947 | 206 | 304 | 52 | 16 | 27 | 200 | 148 | 3 | 30 | .321 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Ted Strong, that is 1936–1936. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1978