1945 Cleveland Buckeyes

52 - 20 - 2

45 - 12 - 1 in the Negro American League

1944 / 1946 (Team History)

Managed by:
Quincy Trouppe (52-20-2)

Top Hitter

Sam
Jethroe

Top Pitcher

Eugene
Bremer

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	99	3rd	ERA+	151	1st
OPS	.676	3rd	ERA	2.57	1st
BA	.270	3rd	BA
OBP	.324	2nd	K/BB	1.19	6th
SLG	.352	4th	K%	9.1%	6th
BB%	6.9%	4th	BB%	7.7%	2nd
K%			HR%
ISO	.082	5th	WHIP	1.23	1st

Notes:

• Negro League World Series Champions
• Champions of the Negro American League
• Home Ballpark: League Park (Cleveland, OH), Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland, OH)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	HBP	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Quincy Trouppe**	32	13	45	38	7	7	0	0	1	5	1	7	0	0	.184	.311	.263	.574	70
1B	Archie Ware*	27	15	65	61	8	17	1	1	0	11	0	3	0	1	.279	.313	.328	.640	88
2B	Johnnie Cowan	32	15	61	58	5	15	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	2	.259	.271	.259	.530	56
3B	Parnell Woods	33	15	64	59	10	13	3	0	0	7	4	2	2	1	.220	.270	.271	.541	59
SS	Avelino Cañizares	25	15	70	63	13	23	6	0	1	8	3	7	0	0	.365	.429	.508	.937	174
LF	Buddy Armour*	30	12	47	45	5	12	0	2	0	3	0	1	0	1	.267	.283	.356	.638	87
CF	Sam Jethroe**	28	16	69	59	11	20	5	4	0	14	5	9	1	0	.339	.435	.559	.994	191
RF	Willie Grace**	28	12	49	46	4	14	0	0	0	7	0	2	0	1	.304	.333	.304	.638	88

RF	Lloyd Davenport*	33	10	45	42	6	11	2	1	0	6	1	3	0	0	.262	.311	.357	.668	96
LF	Earl Ashby	24	8	28	25	2	6	1	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	.240	.321	.280	.601	78
C	Jesse Williams*	22	4	12	11	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	28
2B	Billy Horne	29	2	8	8	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	-26
2B	Sam Bankhead	34	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	47
CF	Jerry Benjamin**	35	1	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	241
PH	Breese^		1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Eugene Bremer	28	8	25	23	6	7	2	1	0	3	0	2	0	0	.304	.360	.478	.838	145
SP	George Jefferson	22	9	23	22	3	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	.182	.182	.273	.455	32
RP	Willie Jefferson	40	4	10	9	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	55
SP	John Brown	26	2	6	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	-2
SP	Satchel Davis	26	1	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	241
RP	Lovell Harden	27	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
PH	Provens^		1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	489

RP	Rayford Finch^		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	23		168	642	588	86	159	22	10	2	78	15	44	3	7	.270	.324	.352	.676	99

* = Left-handed hitter ** = Switch-hitter ^ = Unknown

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Avelino Cañizares	25	SS	70	.437	.318	10.0%	7.1%	1.4%	0.6%	.143	.090
Sam Jethroe**	28	CF	69	.455	.318	13.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.220	.090
Archie Ware*	27	1B	65	.300	.318	4.6%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.049	.090
Parnell Woods	33	3B	64	.259	.318	3.1%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.051	.090
Johnnie Cowan	32	2B	61	.245	.318	1.6%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.090
Willie Grace**	28	RF	49	.301	.318	4.1%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.090
Buddy Armour*	30	LF	47	.290	.318	2.1%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.089	.090
Lloyd Davenport*	33	RF	45	.315	.318	6.7%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.095	.090
Quincy Trouppe**	32	C	45	.290	.318	15.6%	7.1%	2.2%	0.6%	.079	.090
Earl Ashby	24	LF	28	.297	.318	10.7%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.040	.090
Eugene Bremer	28	SP	25	.386	.318	8.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.174	.090
George Jefferson	22	SP	23	.197	.318	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.091	.090
Jesse Williams*	22	C	12	.220	.318	8.3%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.090
Willie Jefferson	40	RP	10	.264	.318	10.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.090
Billy Horne	29	2B	8	.119	.318	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.090
John Brown	26	SP	6	.158	.318	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.090
Satchel Davis	26	SP	4	.521	.318	25.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.333	.090
Sam Bankhead	34	2B	4	.237	.318	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.090
Jerry Benjamin**	35	CF	4	.521	.318	25.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.333	.090
Breese^		PH	1	.000	.318	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.090
Lovell Harden	27	RP	1	.000	.318	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.090
Provens^		PH	1	.948	.318	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.090
Rayford Finch^		RP		.000	.318		7.1%		0.6%		.090
23			642	.318	.318	6.9%	7.1%	0.3%	0.6%	.082	.090

* = Left-handed hitter ** = Switch-hitter ^ = Unknown

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