1945 Cleveland Buckeyes season
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| 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | Negro American League | |
| Ballpark | League Park | |
| City | Cleveland | |
| Record | 52–20–2 (.716) | |
| League place | 1st | |
| Managers | Quincy Trouppe | |
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The 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes baseball team competed in Negro American League (NAL) during the 1945 baseball season. The team compiled a 52–20–2 (.716) record.[1]
The team won the NAL pennant and defeated the Washington Homestead Grays in the 1945 Negro World Series, four games to none.[2][3][4]
Quincy Trouppe was the team's manager. Avelino Cañizares and Sam Jethroe were the leading hitters with batting averages of .365 and .339.[5] Gene Bremmer was the leading pitcher with a 6–1 record and 2.07 earned run average.[6]
