1944 Cleveland Buckeyes

42-41 • .506 Win% • 3rd in NAL

📊 Season Record

42 Wins
41 Losses
.506 Win %
3rd Rank
105 R 100 RA
Diff +5

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⚡ Quick Stats

105 Runs Scored
100 Runs Allowed
+5 Run Diff
2 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1944 NAL Average

Batting Avg .264 4% above the 1944 league average (.253)
OBP .318 3% above the 1944 league average (.308)
SLG .317 1% below the 1944 league average (.321)
Team ERA 3.75 11% worse than the 1944 league average (3.37)
Runs Scored 105 20% below the 1944 league average (131 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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Home Games (est.) 41 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1944

Batting Avg

1 Parnell Woods 0.386 2 Sam Jethroe 0.326 3 Buddy Armour 0.296 4 Jimmie Crutchfield 0.246 5 Johnnie Cowan 0.241

Home Runs

1 Sam Jethroe 2

RBI

1 Buddy Armour 15 2 Parnell Woods 14 3 Sam Jethroe 13 4 Billy Horne 11 5 Archie Ware 8
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sam Jethroe 24 95 19 31 3 0 2 13 8 0 2 0.326
Archie Ware 24 86 11 15 1 0 0 8 13 1 0 0.174
Parnell Woods 23 83 13 32 5 3 0 14 2 0 4 0.386
Billy Horne 20 73 10 17 2 1 0 11 5 1 0 0.233
Buddy Armour 20 71 10 21 3 0 0 15 9 0 1 0.296
Jimmie Crutchfield 15 61 7 15 3 0 0 4 2 0 1 0.246
Johnnie Cowan 17 58 6 14 2 0 0 4 4 0 1 0.241
Willie Grace 18 57 4 13 3 0 0 6 2 0 0 0.228
Rainey Bibbs 8 27 4 9 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0.333
Willie Jefferson 11 26 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.154
Walter Burch 8 25 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.160
George Britt 9 24 3 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.333
George Jefferson 9 24 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.083
Eugene Bremer 7 15 3 5 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.333
Lloyd Davenport 4 13 1 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.308
Wilbert King 4 12 2 5 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0.417
Jesse Williams 4 12 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Willie McCrary 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.125
John Brown 3 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.400
Lovell Harden 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Jesse F. Williams 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Carswell 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Walter Crosby 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.333
Shirley Petway 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Alonzo Boone 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Willie McMeans 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1944

ERA

1 George Jefferson 1.78 2 Eugene Bremer 2.63 3 Willie Jefferson 4.13

Wins

1 Eugene Bremer 4 2 Willie Jefferson 4 3 George Jefferson 2 4 Lovell Harden 1 5 Willie McCrary 1

Strikeouts

1 Willie Jefferson 30 2 George Jefferson 23 3 Eugene Bremer 10 4 Frank Carswell 4 5 Lovell Harden 3
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Willie Jefferson 4 5 4.13 10 8 0 65.1 74 30 17 30
George Jefferson 2 3 1.78 9 5 0 60.2 52 12 11 23
Eugene Bremer 4 2 2.63 6 6 0 41.0 38 12 21 10
Lovell Harden 1 0 4.35 2 1 0 10.1 13 5 2 3
John Brown 0 0 6.52 2 1 0 9.2 11 7 4 1
Frank Carswell 0 1 14.21 1 1 0 6.1 14 10 1 4
Willie McCrary 1 0 6.75 1 0 0 4.0 4 3 1 1
Alonzo Boone 0 0 13.50 1 1 0 1.1 3 2 3 1
Willie McMeans 0 0 27.00 1 1 0 0.2 3 2 2 0

👥 Roster (26)

Buddy Armour Rainey Bibbs Alonzo Boone Eugene Bremer George Britt John Brown Walter Burch Frank Carswell Johnnie Cowan Walter Crosby Jimmie Crutchfield Lloyd Davenport +14 more

26 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1944 Cleveland Buckeyes

What was the 1944 Cleveland Buckeyes record?
The 1944 Cleveland Buckeyes finished 42-41 (.506 win pct).
Who led the 1944 Cleveland Buckeyes in home runs?
Sam Jethroe led the 1944 Cleveland Buckeyes with 2 home runs.
What was the 1944 Cleveland Buckeyes team ERA?
The 1944 Cleveland Buckeyes posted a team ERA of 3.75.
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