St. Louis Stars
The Stars won the Negro National League pennant in 1928, 1930 and 1931 with a recorded 504-303 across ten seasons — a winning rate of .625, second only to the Kansas City Monarchs among the Negro Leagues clubs here. Those totals rest on surviving box scores rather than a complete count of games.
Three Hall of Famers carried the club: Cool Papa Bell, who was said to be the fastest man in the game and started here as a pitcher; Willie Wells at shortstop; and Mule Suttles, who hit for more power than anyone in the league. All three were on the pennant clubs together.
Home was Stars Park, which the club owned and which had a streetcar shed standing in left field — a permanent obstruction that made a short porch shorter. Candy Jim Taylor managed for seven seasons at 316-200. The Depression closed the club after the 1931 pennant.
Season by season
| Year | Club | W | L | Pct | Finish | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | St. Louis Stars | 26 | 35 | .426 | 5 | — | — |
| 1923 | St. Louis Stars | 29 | 43 | .403 | 6 | — | — |
| 1924 | St. Louis Stars | 42 | 40 | .512 | 4 | — | — |
| 1925 | St. Louis Stars | 65 | 30 | .684 | 2 | — | — |
| 1926 | St. Louis Stars | 55 | 29 | .655 | 3 | — | — |
| 1927 | St. Louis Stars | 59 | 36 | .621 | 3 | — | — |
| 1928 | St. Louis Stars | 63 | 26 | .708 | 1 | Pennant | — |
| 1929 | St. Louis Stars | 56 | 31 | .644 | 2 | — | — |
| 1930 | St. Louis Stars | 65 | 22 | .747 | 1 | Pennant | — |
| 1931 | St. Louis Stars | 44 | 11 | .800 | 1 | Pennant | — |
| 1937 | St. Louis Stars | 5 | 31 | .139 | 8 | — | — |
| 1939 | St. Louis Stars | 20 | 23 | .465 | 4 | — | — |
| Total | 12 seasons | 529 | 357 | .597 | — | 0 World Series | — |