1945 Cleveland Buckeyes

72 - 31 - 3

62 - 17 - 1 in the Negro American League

1942 / 1946 (Team History)

Managed by:
Quincy Trouppe (72-31-3)

Top Hitter

Avelino
Cañizares

Top Pitcher

Eugene
Bremer

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	96	4th	ERA+	160	1st
OPS	.671	4th	ERA	2.62	1st
BA	.268	4th	BA	.234	1st
OBP	.319	3rd	K/BB	1.19	6th
SLG	.353	3rd	K%	9.6%	5th
BB%	6.3%	4th	BB%	8.1%	5th
K%			HR%	0.9%	5th
ISO	.085	4th	WHIP	1.22	1st

Notes:

• Negro League World Series Champions
• Champions of the Negro American League
• First Half Champions of the Negro American League
• Second Half Champions of the Negro American League
• Home Ballpark: League Park (Cleveland, OH), Cleveland 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	HBP	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Quincy Trouppe**	32	14	50	42	6	7	0	0	1	4	1	8	0	0	.167	.300	.238	.538	58
1B	Archie Ware*	27	19	81	75	11	21	1	2	0	11	1	4	0	2	.280	.316	.347	.663	93
2B	Johnnie Cowan	32	20	81	77	5	18	0	0	0	7	0	2	0	2	.234	.253	.234	.487	42
3B	Parnell Woods	33	20	85	77	15	21	3	1	0	7	5	3	2	3	.273	.317	.338	.655	91
SS	Avelino Cañizares	25	19	87	80	16	30	7	0	1	8	4	6	0	1	.375	.419	.500	.919	167
LF	Buddy Armour*	30	17	67	63	9	16	0	2	0	6	0	3	0	1	.254	.288	.317	.605	76
CF	Sam Jethroe**	28	21	91	81	14	27	5	5	1	20	5	8	2	0	.333	.407	.556	.962	178
RF	Willie Grace**	28	17	66	62	5	20	0	1	0	8	0	3	0	1	.323	.354	.355	.709	107

RF	Lloyd Davenport*	33	13	57	53	8	14	3	1	0	8	1	4	0	0	.264	.316	.358	.674	96
C	Earl Ashby	24	9	29	26	3	7	2	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	.269	.345	.346	.691	101
C	Jesse Williams**	22	5	16	15	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	-6
2B	Billy Horne*	29	2	8	8	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	-27
3B	George Provens^	27	2	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	17
CF	Jerry Benjamin**	35	1	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	238
2B	Sam Bankhead	34	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	46

SP	Eugene Bremer	28	9	29	26	6	7	2	2	0	3	0	2	0	1	.269	.321	.500	.821	137
SP	George Jefferson	22	11	27	26	4	4	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	.154	.185	.231	.416	21
RP	Willie Jefferson	41	6	13	12	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	17
SP	Roosevelt Davis	40	3	12	10	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	.100	.250	.200	.450	32
SP	John Brown	26	3	10	10	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	17
RP	Lovell Harden	27	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RP	Rayford Finch^	20	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PH	Breese^		1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Phelbert Lawson^	25	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	24		217	824	757	108	203	25	15	3	92	18	52	4	11	.268	.319	.353	.671	96

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Sam Jethroe**	28	CF	91	.440	.322	8.8%	7.0%	1.1%	0.6%	.222	.089
Avelino Cañizares	25	SS	87	.424	.322	6.9%	7.0%	1.1%	0.6%	.125	.089
Parnell Woods	33	3B	85	.302	.322	3.5%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.065	.089
Archie Ware*	27	1B	81	.306	.322	4.9%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.067	.089
Johnnie Cowan	32	2B	81	.230	.322	2.5%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Buddy Armour*	30	LF	67	.283	.322	4.5%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.063	.089
Willie Grace**	28	RF	66	.333	.322	4.5%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.032	.089
Lloyd Davenport*	33	RF	57	.319	.322	7.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.094	.089
Quincy Trouppe**	32	C	50	.277	.322	16.0%	7.0%	2.0%	0.6%	.071	.089
Eugene Bremer	28	SP	29	.359	.322	6.9%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.231	.089
Earl Ashby	24	C	29	.334	.322	10.3%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.077	.089
George Jefferson	22	SP	27	.196	.322	3.7%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.077	.089
Jesse Williams**	22	C	16	.166	.322	6.3%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Willie Jefferson	41	RP	13	.204	.322	7.7%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Roosevelt Davis	40	SP	12	.237	.322	16.7%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.100	.089
John Brown	26	SP	10	.190	.322	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Billy Horne*	29	2B	8	.119	.322	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
George Provens^	27	3B	5	.190	.322	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Jerry Benjamin**	35	CF	4	.522	.322	25.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.333	.089
Sam Bankhead	34	2B	4	.238	.322	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Breese^		PH	1	.000	.322	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Lovell Harden	27	RP	1	.000	.322	0.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.6%	.000	.089
Rayford Finch^	20	RP		.000	.322		7.0%		0.6%		.089
Phelbert Lawson^	25	SP		.000	.322		7.0%		0.6%		.089
24			824	.315	.322	6.3%	7.0%	0.4%	0.6%	.085	.089