1919 Detroit Stars season

The team was owned by Tenny Blount and led by player-manager Pete Hill who compiled a .396 batting average and .892 slugging percentage.

First baseman Edgar Wesley, a left-handed hitter from Texas, compiled a .322 batting average and a .610 slugging percentage for the 1919 Stars.

[11] Joe Hewitt, an infielder from Alabama, led the team with 153 at bats and ranked second with 36 runs scored and third with 36 hits.

[12] Sam Crawford was the team's leading pitcher, compiling a 10–4 record and 2.89 earned run average (ERA).

[16] During April and May, the Stars opened the season with a 13-game win streak, including victories over all-white semipro teams.

The Stars' principal rivalry for the western championship of Negro league baseball came from Rube Foster's Chicago American Giants.