1943 Cleveland Buckeyes

38-26 • .594 Win% • 2nd in NAL

The 1943 Cleveland Buckeyes went 38-26 (.594) finishing 2nd in the NAL. The club scored 145 runs, allowed 185, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Sam Jethroe (1 HR, 14 RBI) and Theolic Smith (5-5, 2.76 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

38 Wins
26 Losses
.594 Win %
2nd Rank
145 R 185 RA
Diff -40

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145 Runs Scored
185 Runs Allowed
-40 Run Diff
3 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1943 NAL Average

Batting Avg .239 5% below the 1943 league average (.253)
OBP .291 6% below the 1943 league average (.309)
SLG .307 6% below the 1943 league average (.326)
Team ERA 4.38 13% worse than the 1943 league average (3.88)
Runs Scored 145 14% below the 1943 league average (169 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games (est.) 33 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1943

Batting Avg

1 Parnell Woods 0.333 2 Sam Jethroe 0.303 3 Archie Ware 0.276 4 Johnny Hundley 0.270 5 Theolic Smith 0.265

Home Runs

1 Thad Christopher 1 2 Duke Cleveland 1 3 Sam Jethroe 1

RBI

1 Archie Ware 20 2 Sam Jethroe 14 3 Parnell Woods 12 4 Johnny Hundley 11 5 Theolic Smith 11
1943 Cleveland Buckeyes — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sam Jethroe 38 152 29 46 13 5 1 14 5 0 5 0.303
Archie Ware 38 134 12 37 6 3 0 20 4 0 1 0.276
Billy Horne 34 117 10 21 1 0 0 9 10 0 1 0.179
Marshall Riddle 30 104 11 23 3 2 0 8 8 1 4 0.221
Johnny Hundley 32 100 14 27 2 1 0 11 9 0 2 0.270
Parnell Woods 26 96 11 32 3 1 0 12 5 0 6 0.333
Duke Cleveland 26 92 12 22 3 0 1 8 7 1 4 0.239
Theolic Smith 25 68 13 18 2 1 0 11 12 1 2 0.265
Thad Christopher 17 56 9 14 3 1 1 6 4 0 2 0.250
Raymond Taylor 18 51 3 7 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0.137
Henry Turner 17 43 3 8 1 0 0 5 4 0 0 0.186
Willie Grace 9 28 2 6 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 0.214
Eugene Bremer 13 26 5 9 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.346
Willie Jefferson 10 26 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0.192
Johnny Johnson 11 23 1 4 0 1 0 2 6 0 0 0.174
Alonzo Boone 8 22 3 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.182
George Britt 6 15 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.067
Quincy Smith 6 14 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.214
Adolphus Grimes 4 13 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0.154
John Lyles 4 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.091
Satchel Davis 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Emmett Wilson 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nap Gulley 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1943

ERA

1 Theolic Smith 2.76 2 Alonzo Boone 3.51 3 Willie Jefferson 4.41 4 Eugene Bremer 4.91

Wins

1 Theolic Smith 5 2 Eugene Bremer 4 3 Alonzo Boone 3 4 Willie Jefferson 3 5 Satchel Davis 1

Strikeouts

1 Theolic Smith 43 2 Willie Jefferson 35 3 Satchel Davis 22 4 Eugene Bremer 20 5 Alonzo Boone 19
1943 Cleveland Buckeyes — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Theolic Smith 5 5 2.76 12 11 0 98.0 90 30 24 43
Willie Jefferson 3 6 4.41 9 8 0 65.1 80 32 18 35
Eugene Bremer 4 3 4.91 10 8 0 62.1 76 34 10 20
Alonzo Boone 3 2 3.51 7 5 0 48.2 42 19 14 19
Satchel Davis 1 3 9.35 5 4 0 26.0 40 27 10 22
Johnny Johnson 0 1 7.20 2 1 0 10.0 14 8 7 5
Nap Gulley 0 1 5.63 1 1 0 8.0 9 5 6 3

👥 Roster (23)

Alonzo Boone Eugene Bremer George Britt Thad Christopher Duke Cleveland Satchel Davis Willie Grace Adolphus Grimes Nap Gulley Billy Horne Johnny Hundley Willie Jefferson +11 more

23 players

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The 1943 Cleveland Buckeyes in brief

The 1943 Cleveland Buckeyes won 38 games and lost 26, ending up 2nd in the NAL. The run column shows 145 for and 185 against. At the plate the Cleveland Buckeyes hit .239, 5% worse than the league's .253. The Cleveland Buckeyes staff finished with a 4.38 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.88. The 1943 Cleveland Buckeyes scored 14% fewer runs than the average club (145 against 169).

Cleveland Stadium served as the home ballpark. Sam Jethroe topped the Cleveland Buckeyes with 1 home runs. The RBI leader was Archie Ware, with 20. On the mound, Theolic Smith won 5 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 23 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1943 Cleveland Buckeyes

What was the 1943 Cleveland Buckeyes record?
The 1943 Cleveland Buckeyes finished 38-26 (.594 win pct).
Who led the 1943 Cleveland Buckeyes in home runs?
Thad Christopher led the 1943 Cleveland Buckeyes with 1 home runs.
What was the 1943 Cleveland Buckeyes team ERA?
The 1943 Cleveland Buckeyes posted a team ERA of 4.38.
Did the 1943 Cleveland Buckeyes win the World Series?
No. The 1943 Cleveland Buckeyes did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1943 Cleveland Buckeyes play?
The 1943 Cleveland Buckeyes played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1943 Cleveland Buckeyes in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Sam Jethroe (1 HR, 14 RBI) and Theolic Smith (5-5, 2.76 ERA).
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