I'm Joyce Stearns Thompson in
honor of Black History Month.
This is the story of Turkey
Stearns.
My father, one of the Negro
leagues most feared offensive
hitters.
Norman Turkey Sterns was also
one of the first prolific
hitters in the Negro League.
Stearns hit over 300 for 14 of
his 19 seasons playing in the
Negro Leagues.
The Nashville native center
fielder was a five tool player
and five time officer in the
Negro Leagues East west all star
classic Stearns led the Negro
National League in batting
average twice and stole 129
bases during his career.
He also led his league in home
runs seven times including his
final season for the 1940 Kansas
City Monarch when he played with
fellow Negro League legend,
Satchel Page and Buck o'neill.
Thanks for learning a little bit
more about my father.