1944 Cleveland Buckeyes - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1944 Cleveland Buckeyes


50 - 44


46 - 33 in the Negro American League

1942 / 1945 (Team History)

Managed by:
Parnell Woods (50-44)

Top Hitter


Sam
Jethroe

Top Pitcher


George
Jefferson

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
97
4th ERA+
86
6th
OPS
.639
3rd ERA
3.77
6th
BA
.264
3rd BA
.284
6th
OBP
.321
2nd K/BB
1.51
6th
SLG
.318
4th K%
10.1%
6th
BB%
6.8%
3rd BB%
6.7%
3rd
K%
HR%
0.4%
5th
ISO
.054
6th WHIP
1.38
6th

Notes:


• Home Ballpark: League Park (Cleveland, OH), Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland, OH)
Ernie Wright (Owner) , Wilbur Hayes (Business Manager)


Roster
Pos Uni Bats Throws
29
LF
83
5'9"
170
L
R
4/27/1915 (Madison, MS)
4/15/1974 (Carbondale, IL)
33
2B
30
5'10"
175
B
R
10/31/1910 (Henderson, KY)
9/11/1980 (Indianapolis, IN)
36
SP
1.1
6'1"
184
R
R
1/13/1908 (Decatur, AL)
4/8/1982 (Cleveland, OH)
27
SP
17
41.0
5'9"
176
R
R
7/18/1916 (New Orleans, LA)
6/19/1971 (Cleveland, OH)
48
C
26
5'8"
175
R
R
7/6/1895 (Lexington, KY)
1/1981 (Erie, PA)
25
PR
5
1.2
6'1"
158
R
R
10/23/1918 (Hamburg, AR)
3/3/1999 (Detroit, MI)
36
C
27
5'10"
170
R
R
5/2/1908 (Atlanta, GA)
5/10/1985 (Detroit, MI)
23
SP
6
13.1
6'1"
210
R
R
5/1/1921 (Macon, GA)
12/25/1994 (Macon, GA)
33
1B
4
6'4"
196
R
R
8/12/1910 (Magnolia, MS)
12/16/1963 (Indianapolis, IN)
31
2B
64
5'10"
160
R
R
5/31/1913 (Pleasant Hill, AL)
10/24/1993 (Birmingham, AL)
23
C
5
5'8"
164
R
R
5/5/1921 (Laurel, MS)
9/13/2006 (Erie, PA)
34
RF
68
5'7"
150
L
R
3/25/1910 (Ardmore, MO)
3/31/1993 (Chicago, IL)
32
CF
11
5'6"
155
L
L
10/28/1911 (New Orleans, LA)
9/1985 (New Orleans, LA)
PH
1
27
RF
61
6'1"
162
B
R
6/30/1917 (Meridian, MS)
11/18/2006 (Erie, PA)
26
SP
5
10.1
6'2"
180
R
R
12/17/1917 (Lauderdale, MS)
11/15/1996 (Erie, PA)
28
SS
80
5'5"
152
L
R
2/20/1916 (New Orleans, LA)
11/1969 (New Orleans, LA)
3B
4
21
SP
27
60.2
6'2"
197
R
R
8/8/1922 (Boley, OK)
9/21/1985 (Erie, PA)
40
SP
28
67.1
5'9"
163
R
R
1/27/1904 (Clearview, OK)
5/31/1972 (death place unknown)
27
CF
99
6'1"
178
B
R
1/23/1917 (Lowndes County, MS)
6/16/2001 (Erie, PA)
29
SS
14
5'8"
140
R
R
2/16/1915 (Birmingham, AL)
RP
8
4.0
R
SP
0.2
35
C
1
5'7"
169
7/6/1908 (Nashville, TN)
12/27/1984 (Chicago, IL)
26
1B
96
5'9"
160
L
L
6/19/1918 (Greenville, FL)
12/13/1990 (Los Angeles, CA)
C
16
L
R
32
3B
82
5'10"
188
R
R
2/6/1912 (Cordova, AL)
7/23/1977 (Cleveland, OH)

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