1948 Cleveland Buckeyes

50 - 58 - 4

42 - 43 - 2 in the Negro American League

1942 / 1949 (Team History)

Managed by:
Alonzo Boone (50-58-4)

Top Hitter

Sam
Jethroe

Top Pitcher

Vibert
Clarke

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	90	4th	ERA+	100	3rd
OPS	.717	4th	ERA	5.11	3rd
BA	.271	4th	BA	.280	3rd
OBP	.342	4th	K/BB	1.10	5th
SLG	.375	4th	K%	11.5%	4th
BB%	8.2%	5th	BB%	10.5%	5th
K%			HR%	1.1%	5th
ISO	.104	5th	WHIP	1.66	4th

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: League Park IV (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	HBP	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Tommy Harris	24	17	64	59	7	12	3	0	2	10	0	3	2	0	.203	.266	.356	.622	63
1B	Archie Ware*	30	22	95	87	12	28	5	2	0	8	3	6	1	1	.322	.372	.425	.798	111
2B	Bill Reynolds	19	14	50	48	3	9	1	0	0	7	1	2	0	0	.188	.220	.208	.428	14
3B	Leon Kellman	29	17	76	61	10	17	1	1	0	7	3	11	3	1	.279	.413	.328	.741	98
SS	Chico Renfroe	25	22	83	72	11	22	3	2	0	12	4	6	1	4	.306	.367	.403	.770	103
LF	Al Smith	20	16	69	61	12	16	2	1	1	12	1	6	1	1	.262	.338	.377	.715	89
CF	Sam Jethroe**	31	10	46	39	12	11	4	2	1	8	5	4	3	0	.282	.391	.564	.955	151
RF	Willie Grace**	31	20	85	80	13	25	3	2	0	10	2	3	0	2	.313	.337	.400	.737	94

3B	Clyde Nelson	26	15	52	45	11	10	3	0	1	7	0	6	1	0	.222	.327	.356	.682	80
C	Joe Greene	36	14	48	38	8	9	1	0	2	5	0	9	0	1	.237	.383	.421	.804	112
CF	George Minor*	29	11	43	42	7	13	2	2	0	6	2	1	0	0	.310	.326	.452	.778	104
SS	Henry Presswood	26	5	15	13	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.308	.400	.308	.708	89
LF	Jack Bruton^	36	2	8	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	33
LF	Clyde Williams*	28	2	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
LF	Nat McClinic	24	3	7	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	-60
2B	Bernell Longest*	29	1	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.250	.400	.500	.900	137
RF	Eddie Johnson^		1	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	253
RF	Cannonball Berry^	36	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
PH	Al Pinkston*	30	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Vibert Clarke*	20	9	28	27	4	7	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.259	.259	.333	.593	56
SP	Chet Brewer**	41	6	18	15	1	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	.333	.412	.333	.745	99
SP	Eugene Smith**	32	4	11	10	3	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	.300	.364	.400	.764	102
RP	Earnest Long*	20	5	8	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.400	.625	.400	1.025	175
SP	Sam Jones	22	4	8	8	2	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	99
SP	Frank Carswell	30	3	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	33
RP	John Brown	29	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.000	.750	.000	.750	110
RP	George Jefferson	25	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
PH	Eugene Bremer	31	4	9	9	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.556	.889	132
	28		234	852	757	122	205	34	12	7	100	23	70	12	13	.271	.342	.375	.717	90

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Archie Ware*	30	1B	95	.371	.354	6.3%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.103	.116
Willie Grace**	31	RF	85	.336	.354	3.5%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.088	.116
Chico Renfroe	25	SS	83	.347	.354	7.2%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.097	.116
Leon Kellman	29	3B	76	.371	.354	14.5%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.049	.116
Al Smith	20	LF	69	.334	.354	8.7%	9.0%	1.4%	0.9%	.115	.116
Tommy Harris	24	C	64	.288	.354	4.7%	9.0%	3.1%	0.9%	.153	.116
Clyde Nelson	26	3B	52	.328	.354	11.5%	9.0%	1.9%	0.9%	.133	.116
Bill Reynolds	19	2B	50	.210	.354	4.0%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.021	.116
Joe Greene	36	C	48	.373	.354	18.8%	9.0%	4.2%	0.9%	.184	.116
Sam Jethroe**	31	CF	46	.428	.354	8.7%	9.0%	2.2%	0.9%	.282	.116
George Minor*	29	CF	43	.353	.354	2.3%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.143	.116
Vibert Clarke*	20	SP	28	.263	.354	0.0%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.074	.116
Chet Brewer**	41	SP	18	.352	.354	11.1%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.116
Henry Presswood	26	SS	15	.358	.354	13.3%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.116
Eugene Smith**	32	SP	11	.362	.354	9.1%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.100	.116
Eugene Bremer	31	PH	9	.394	.354	0.0%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.222	.116
Earnest Long*	20	RP	8	.530	.354	37.5%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.116
Sam Jones	22	SP	8	.358	.354	0.0%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.116
Jack Bruton^	36	LF	8	.239	.354	0.0%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.116
Nat McClinic	24	LF	7	.111	.354	14.3%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.116
Clyde Williams*	28	LF	7	.000	.354	0.0%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.116
Bernell Longest*	29	2B	5	.415	.354	20.0%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.250	.116
Frank Carswell	30	SP	5	.191	.354	0.0%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.116
John Brown	29	RP	4	.583	.354	75.0%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.116
Eddie Johnson^		RF	3	.636	.354	0.0%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.116
Cannonball Berry^	36	RF	3	.000	.354	0.0%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.116
Al Pinkston*	30	PH	1	.000	.354	0.0%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.116
George Jefferson	25	RP	1	.000	.354	0.0%	9.0%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.116
28			852	.336	.354	8.2%	9.0%	0.8%	0.9%	.104	.116