1943 Cleveland Buckeyes

38-26 • .594 Win% • 2nd in NAL

📊 Season Record

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

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⚡ Quick Stats

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
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
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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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.
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