1947 Cleveland Buckeyes

62 - 35 - 1

57 - 19 in the Negro American League

1942 / 1948 (Team History)

Managed by:
Quincy Trouppe (62-35-1)

Top Hitter

Sam
Jethroe

Top Pitcher

Vibert
Clarke

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	112	1st	ERA+	111	1st
OPS	.791	1st	ERA	4.40	1st
BA	.290	2nd	BA	.276	2nd
OBP	.363	2nd	K/BB	1.30	3rd
SLG	.428	1st	K%	11.5%	3rd
BB%	8.5%	3rd	BB%	8.9%	3rd
K%	0.8%	3rd	HR%	1.0%	4th
ISO	.138	1st	WHIP	1.49	1st

Notes:

• Champions of the Negro American League
• Home Ballpark: League Park (Cleveland, OH), Municipal Stadium (Cleveland, OH)
• Ernie Wright (Owner) , Wilbur Hayes (Business Manager)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Tommy Harris	23	14	50	46	6	9	2	0	0	8	0	3		0	0	1	.196	.245	.239	.484	30
1B	Archie Ware*	29	21	95	81	17	30	8	0	2	17	2	7		0	5	2	.370	.452	.543	.995	165
2B	Johnnie Cowan	34	19	74	71	11	21	3	0	1	13	1	1			1	1	.296	.315	.380	.695	86
3B	Joe Atkins	25	16	55	47	10	14	2	2	1	9	0	6		0	2	0	.298	.400	.489	.889	137
SS	Al Smith	19	19	76	69	10	22	3	4	3	13	1	6	1	0	1	0	.319	.382	.609	.990	163
LF	Clyde Nelson	25	20	79	74	7	17	3	1	0	10	2	2		0	2	1	.230	.269	.297	.567	51
CF	Sam Jethroe**	30	21	96	84	26	28	9	3	2	7	10	10		1	0	2	.333	.404	.583	.988	163
RF	Willie Grace**	30	21	82	67	12	23	5	1	0	9	0	13		0	0	2	.343	.450	.448	.898	140

3B	Leon Kellman	28	14	49	40	8	11	1	1	1	9	0	7	0	0	1	1	.275	.396	.425	.821	120
C	Quincy Trouppe**	34	15	35	25	5	8	1	0	0	2	1	10		0	0	0	.320	.514	.360	.874	136
LF	Jesse Williams**	24	9	21	19	3	4	1	0	1	4	0	1		0	1	0	.211	.286	.421	.707	88
LF	George Minor*	28	7	12	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	1	.091	.091	.091	.182	-51

SP	Vibert Clarke*	19	4	16	15	1	8	0	0	0	2	0	0			0	1	.533	.533	.533	1.067	186
RP	Eugene Bremer	30	7	13	12	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	.250	.308	.333	.641	71
SP	Doc Bracken	32	6	11	11	2	2	1	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	21
SP	Alonzo Boone	39	3	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Chet Brewer**	40	4	10	9	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0			0	1	.222	.222	.222	.444	19
RP	Clyde Williams*	27	4	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1			0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	-44
SP	Satchel Davis	28	3	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Sam Jones	21	1	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RP	George Jefferson	24	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RP	John Brown	28	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	436
RP	Walter Jones	29	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0
C	Jesse F. Williams*		2		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0
	24		233	798	704	123	204	40	12	11	110	17	68	1	1	13	13	.290	.363	.428	.791	112

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Sam Jethroe**	30	CF	96	.430	.355	10.4%	9.5%		0.1%		121.20	2.1%	0.9%	.250	.105
Archie Ware*	29	1B	95	.456	.355	7.4%	9.5%		0.1%		121.20	2.1%	0.9%	.173	.105
Willie Grace**	30	RF	82	.424	.355	15.9%	9.5%		0.1%		121.20	0.0%	0.9%	.104	.105
Clyde Nelson	25	LF	79	.270	.355	2.5%	9.5%		0.1%		121.20	0.0%	0.9%	.068	.105
Al Smith	19	SS	76	.441	.355	7.9%	9.5%	1.3%	0.1%	6.00	121.20	3.9%	0.9%	.290	.105
Johnnie Cowan	34	2B	74	.323	.355	1.4%	9.5%		0.1%		121.20	1.4%	0.9%	.085	.105
Joe Atkins	25	3B	55	.416	.355	10.9%	9.5%		0.1%		121.20	1.8%	0.9%	.191	.105
Tommy Harris	23	C	50	.235	.355	6.0%	9.5%		0.1%		121.20	0.0%	0.9%	.043	.105
Leon Kellman	28	3B	49	.387	.355	14.3%	9.5%	0.0%	0.1%		121.20	2.0%	0.9%	.150	.105
Quincy Trouppe**	34	C	35	.455	.355	28.6%	9.5%		0.1%		121.20	0.0%	0.9%	.040	.105
Jesse Williams**	24	LF	21	.325	.355	4.8%	9.5%		0.1%		121.20	4.8%	0.9%	.211	.105
Vibert Clarke*	19	SP	16	.482	.355	0.0%	9.5%		0.1%		121.20	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.105
Eugene Bremer	30	RP	13	.310	.355	7.7%	9.5%		0.1%		121.20	0.0%	0.9%	.083	.105
George Minor*	28	LF	12	.080	.355	0.0%	9.5%		0.1%		121.20	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.105
Doc Bracken	32	SP	11	.207	.355	0.0%	9.5%		0.1%		121.20	0.0%	0.9%	.091	.105
Alonzo Boone	39	SP	10	.000	.355	0.0%	9.5%		0.1%		121.20	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.105
Chet Brewer**	40	SP	10	.193	.355	0.0%	9.5%		0.1%		121.20	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.105
Clyde Williams*	27	RP	5	.157	.355	20.0%	9.5%		0.1%		121.20	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.105
Satchel Davis	28	SP	4	.000	.355	0.0%	9.5%		0.1%		121.20	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.105
Sam Jones	21	SP	3	.000	.355	0.0%	9.5%		0.1%		121.20	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.105
George Jefferson	24	RP	1	.000	.355	0.0%	9.5%		0.1%		121.20	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.105
John Brown	28	RP	1	.965	.355	0.0%	9.5%		0.1%		121.20	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.105
Walter Jones	29	RP		.000	.355		9.5%		0.1%		121.20		0.9%		.105
Jesse F. Williams*		C		.000	.355		9.5%		0.1%		121.20		0.9%		.105
24			798	.367	.355	8.5%	9.5%	0.8%	0.1%	13.00	121.20	1.4%	0.9%	.138	.105