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	Turkey Stearnes -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Stearnes is considered by some as one of the great all-around players in the history of baseball, but because of his race and his quiet personality, he never received the recognition that many believe he deserved.
		The 165-pound Stearnes was a fast baserunner in spite of his awkward-looking running form.
		In spite of all of his accomplishments, Stearnes was underappreciated and underpaid, having to work winters in Detroit's auto plants to survive financially.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/tu/turkey_stearnes.htm (388 words)

	Turkey
		Turkey, Texas Turkey is a city located in 2000 census, the city had a total population of 494.
		Turkey Creek, Louisiana Turkey Creek is a village located in 2000 census, the village had a total population of 356.
		Turkey Stearnes Norman "Turkey" Stearnes was born in 1901.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/turkey.html (953 words)

	Turkey Stearnes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Norman "Turkey" Stearnes (May 8, 1901 – September 4, 1979) was a Negro League baseball player.
		In 1931 the Stars failed to pay Stearnes his salary because of the Great Depression so he moved from team to team for the remainder of his career, retiring in 1942 as a member of the Kansas City Monarchs.
		He worked in an auto factory owned by Walter Briggs, who was the owner of the Detroit Tigers, a team for which he was not allowed to play because of the color of his skin.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Turkey_Stearnes (356 words)

	Norman "Turkey" Stearnes - June 2000 Solidarity
		Norman "Turkey" Stearnes, who will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame July 23, was a UAW Local 600 member after he retired from a standout career in the old Negro League.
		Stearnes’ daughter, Rosilyn Stearnes Brown, recalls that her father was a strong union supporter at the Rouge plant.
		Stearnes’ induction into the Hall of Fame is largely due to the efforts of a small group of Michigan baseball fans who initiated a letter-writing campaign and got resolutions of support passed by legislative bodies.
	www.uaw.org /solidarity/00/0600/front07.html (394 words)

	Blackbaseball.com :: Negro Baseball Leagues :: Turkey Stearnes
		A left-handed power threat, Turkey Stearnes played "long ball" for 19 years in the Negro Leagues beginning in 1923, his first year in the league, when he hit 35 home runs.
		Turkey's stance was easily recognizable, with his front foot heel down and toe pointed straight up.
		Born in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1901, Turkey Stearnes died in Detroit in 1978.
	www.blackbaseball.com /players/turkeystearnes.htm (206 words)

	Turkey Stearnes : HOFer from Negro Leagues
		Turkey Stearnes was born in 1901 and grew up playing baseball in lots across Nashville, Tenn. In 1923, he joined the Detroit Stars of the Negro National League.
		Stearnes played for Detroit for nine years and records show that he lead the Negro National League in home runs for at least six years (statistics are not complete).
		Stearnes died on Sept. 4, 1979, at the age of 78.
	www.historicbaseball.com /players/s/stearnes_turkey.html (324 words)

	Late Stars' star Stearnes makes local family proud
		Stearnes waited at the Detroit home of her daughter Rosilyn for the announcement that Norman (Turkey) Stearnes, a perennial Negro leagues All-Star with the Detroit Stars and other clubs, had earned the game's highest honor.
		Stearnes was nicknamed "Turkey" for his unusual running style in which he flapped his arms as he circled the bases.
		Stearnes carried a.360 batting average with Detroit during the 1920s and 1930s and won the league batting title three times during his career.
	www.freep.com /sports/baseball/turkey1_20000301.htm (861 words)

	Turkey Stearnes \| BaseballLibrary.com
		Stearnes joined the Negro National League Detroit Stars in 1923, and, batting third, hit.353 and tied for the league lead with 17 HR.
		Stearnes jumped to the Kansas City Monarchs when Detroit failed to pay his salary late in the Depression year of 1931.
		Stearnes was voted to the West squad for the East-West all-star game in four of its first five years.
	baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/S/Stearnes_Turkey.stm (537 words)

	Stearnes hit his way into Hall of Fame - 7/20/00 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Stearnes is to be enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, N.Y., on Sunday in the same ceremonies as ex-Tigers manager Sparky Anderson.
		Stearnes was a left-handed hitting and throwing outfielder / first baseman, a solid hitter who could have made it in the major leagues if not for the barriers that kept Hall of Famers such as Josh Gibson, Cool Papa Bell and Buck Leonard from playing with white players.
		Turkey Stearnes was born in Nashville, Tenn., in 1901.
	www.detnews.com /2000/sports/0007/20/c01-93630.htm (1100 words)

	'Turkey' Stearnes trotted to fame - 10/16/02
		Norman 'Turkey' Stearnes was a standout hitter and center fielder in the Negro League.
		Born in 1901 in Nashville, Tenn., Stearnes was wooed by Negro League teams while still in high school, but he insisted on graduating.
		Stearnes claimed not to know why his remains wound up in Macomb County.
	www.detnews.com /2002/detroit/0210/23/s08-612422.htm (571 words)

	Turkey Stearnes
		A Tennessee native, Turkey Stearnes entered professional baseball with the Montgomery Grey Sox of the Negro Southern League in 1921.
		A fleet-footed power hitter with an unusual batting style, Stearnes demonstrated his hitting prowess early and was signed by the Detroit Stars of the Negro National League in 1923.
		Stearnes concluded his career with various teams during the 1938-40 seasons.
	www.negroleaguebaseball.com /players/Stearnes.html (365 words)

	Turkey Stearnes and the Detroit Stars - The Negro Leagues in Detroit, 1919-1933 - Richard Bak
		Turkey Stearnes and the Detroit Stars - The Negro Leagues in Detroit, 1919-1933 - Richard Bak
		In Turkey Stearnes and the Detroit Stars, Richard Bak documents the extraordinary history of Detroit's first and foremost fl professional baseball team.
		The greatest Star of them all—Norman "Turkey" Stearnes— established virtually all of the team's individual and career records during his nine seasons with Detroit.
	wsupress.wayne.edu /glb/detroit/baktsds.htm (227 words)

	TurkeyTrot2004News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Without a doubt, Turkey Stearnes is the greatest fl player in Detroit baseball history.
		Stearnes eventually won, or shared, six home run titles, in 1924 (10), 1925 (18), 1928 (24), 1931 (8), 1932 (5), 1940 (5).
		During his career, Turkey quietly gobbled up three batting titles, in 1931 and 1939 with.350 averages and in 1935 with a career high.430.
	turkey.sportpal.com /TurkeyTrot2004News.aspx (534 words)

	African American Registry: "Turkey" Stearnes, Icon of the Negro Leagues!
		Norman “Turkey”* Stearnes was born on this date in 1901.
		Turkey had a batting stance that you'd swear couldn't let anybody hit a baseball at all.
		Norman Stearnes died on September 4, 1979 in Detroit, Michigan.
	www.aaregistry.com /detail.php3?id=1700 (303 words)

	Nashville Sounds
		Norman “Turkey” Stearnes was born in Nashville on May 8, 1901, and made his distinction as a ballplayer with the Negro Baseball Leagues.
		Stearnes, one of five children, lost his father when he was about 15 years old.
		Stearnes once said in an interview, “I just did any job that popped up, taking care of hogs and cows and anything like that.
	www.nashvillesounds.com /news/news.asp?newsId=1720 (685 words)

	Wednesday November 26
		Born in 1896, Turkey Gross made his major league debut for the Boston Red Sox in 1925.
		Born in 1901 in Tennessee, Norman “Turkey” Stearnes never got a chance to play ball in the Major Leagues.
		Turkey Stearnes was known as a speedy power hitter.
	www.sethspeaks.net /112603.htm (1578 words)

	Drew Sharp: We can take equal pride in two men
		How ironic that the careers of Sparky Anderson and Norman (Turkey) Stearnes finally crossed paths on the day both earned their much-deserved entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
		Stearnes was more an underground baseball icon, whose Negro leagues exploits with the Detroit Stars in the 1920s and '30s were pretty much memories buried with those who saw him.
		Turkey Stearnes died in 1979, the year Campbell stunned everyone by firing Les Moss barely two months into his first season and replacing him with Anderson.
	www.freep.com /sports/drewsharp/drew1_20000301.htm (810 words)

	Rare Negro League Player Turkey Stearnes Signed Report Card.
		Sister Mary of Sacred Heart Elementary must have been delighted to have the parent of Rosilyn Stearnes (an "A" student) sign this June 1954 report card.
		Now performing the duties of a proud father, the Negro League great signed ("8/10") the report card, "Norman T. Stearnes" acknowledged his review of this report as evidenced by his penciled signature on the reverse.
		"Turkey" Stearnes autographs are incredibly difficult to find, and to capture one on an interesting article like this one is even more so.
	www.americanmemorabilia.com /Auction_Item.asp?auction_id=13759 (113 words)

	Stearns Headstone Placed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		"On the headstone will be a replica of 'Turkey' Stearnes' Hall of Fame plaque now at Cooperstown." Permission to duplicate the plaque was given by William E. Haase, Sr.
		Stearnes was inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 23, 2000.
		Marking the occasion will be the reading of a special Michigan House of Representatives Resolution No. 506 honoring the achievements of Stearnes in the sport of baseball and his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
	www.clintontownship.com /cable/prsrl/prsrlstearnes.htm (386 words)

	Find in a Library: Turkey Stearnes and the Detroit Stars : the Negro leagues in Detroit, 1919-1933
		Find in a Library: Turkey Stearnes and the Detroit Stars : the Negro leagues in Detroit, 1919-1933
		Turkey Stearnes and the Detroit Stars : the Negro leagues in Detroit, 1919-1933
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	worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/3937b2c9ff3950c1a19afeb4da09e526.html (68 words)

	Norman "Turkey" Stearnes
		Stearnes recalled, and fell away to a deep center field.
		Turkey Stearnes was one of the greatest hitters
		Stearnes let his bat talk--"he wasn't a good mixer," the players
	afrigeneas.com /forum-reconstruction/index.cgi?noframes;read=263 (1058 words)

	Turkey Stearnes Bibliography \| BaseballLibrary.com
		Turkey Stearnes and the Detroit Stars: the Negro Leagues in Detroit, 1919-1933 by Bak, Richard
		Turkey Stearnes - 'A Humdinger of a Hitter' by Holway, John
		Sports & Physical Education - Turkey Stearnes and the Detroit Stars: the Negro Leagues in Detroit, 1919-1933 By Richard Bak by McGehee, R
	baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/sabr/tbi/S/Stearnes_Turkey.tbi.stm (637 words)

	Turkey Stearnes And The Detroit Stars: The Negro Leagues In Detroit, 1919-1933; Author: Boyle, Kevin; Author: Getis, ...
		Turkey Stearnes And The Detroit Stars: The Negro Leagues In Detroit, 1919-1933; Author: Boyle, Kevin; Author: Getis, Victoria; Paperback
		This text focuses on the working people who, in the first three decades of the 20th century, made Detroit into one of the world's great industrial cities.
		Prices subject to change to be advised on confirmation of order.
	www.netstoreusa.com /stbooks/081/0814324827.shtml (220 words)

	National Baseball Hall of Fame - Turkey Stearnes's Plaque
		National Baseball Hall of Fame - Turkey Stearnes's Plaque
		Search Our Website for Information on Turkey Stearnes
		The data on all plaques was taken from reliable sources at the time the plaques were made.
	baseballhalloffame.org /hofers_and_honorees/plaques/stearnes_turkey.htm (133 words)

	National Baseball Hall of Fame - Selective Bibliographies - Negro Leagues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		A Hard Road to Glory: Baseball, the African-American Athlete in Baseball.
		Turkey Stearnes and the Detroit Stars: The Negro Leagues in Detroit, 1919-1933.
		The Pittsburgh Crawfords: The Lives and Times of Black Baseball's Most Exciting Team.
	www.baseballhalloffame.org /library/biblios/negro_leagues.htm (2111 words)

	Powell's Books - Turkey Stearnes & the Detroit (Great Lakes Books) by Richard Bak
		Powell's Books - Turkey Stearnes and the Detroit (Great Lakes Books) by Richard Bak
		Read our exclusive interview with Mary Roach, and save 30% on her latest, Spook
		Turkey Stearnes and the Detroit (Great Lakes Books)
	www.powells.com /biblio?isbn=0814325823 (371 words)

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