1942 Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes

42-22 • .656 Win% • 2nd in NAL

The 1942 Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes went 42-22 (.656) finishing 2nd in the NAL. The club scored 209 runs, allowed 258, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Archie Ware (2 HR, 34 RBI) and Eugene Bremer (7-1, 2.51 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

42 Wins
22 Losses
.656 Win %
2nd Rank
209 R 258 RA
Diff -49

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209 Runs Scored
258 Runs Allowed
-49 Run Diff
9 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1942 NAL Average

Batting Avg .254 2% below the 1942 league average (.258)
OBP .310 1% below the 1942 league average (.314)
SLG .349 1% above the 1942 league average (.345)
Team ERA 4.43 7% worse than the 1942 league average (4.14)
Runs Scored 209 26% above the 1942 league average (166 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games (est.) 32 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1942

Batting Avg

1 Sam Jethroe 0.335 2 Parnell Woods 0.318 3 Duke Cleveland 0.288 4 Billy Horne 0.275 5 Emmett Wilson 0.271

Home Runs

1 Sam Jethroe 2 2 Archie Ware 2 3 Thad Christopher 1 4 Duke Cleveland 1 5 Billy Horne 1

RBI

1 Archie Ware 34 2 Sam Jethroe 27 3 Billy Horne 19 4 Parnell Woods 19 5 Duke Cleveland 13
1942 Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Billy Horne 43 171 27 47 7 4 1 19 13 0 7 0.275
Sam Jethroe 42 164 28 55 14 4 2 27 5 2 6 0.335
Archie Ware 44 159 16 43 5 3 2 34 10 0 5 0.270
Tice James 39 135 10 30 6 3 0 9 9 0 3 0.222
Parnell Woods 34 132 21 42 10 3 1 19 7 1 3 0.318
Duke Cleveland 34 125 25 36 4 0 1 13 12 0 3 0.288
Thad Christopher 31 93 16 19 5 0 1 11 9 0 2 0.204
John Lyles 30 90 18 17 1 1 0 3 12 0 2 0.189
Joe Brown 25 79 9 17 2 0 0 7 3 0 0 0.215
Raymond Taylor 23 67 3 4 3 1 0 2 5 0 0 0.060
Emmett Wilson 16 59 12 16 5 1 1 10 6 0 3 0.271
Eugene Bremer 13 31 5 9 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.290
Alonzo Boone 12 30 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.100
Willie Jefferson 12 28 4 5 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0.179
Smoky Owens 13 22 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.318
Sonny Harris 7 21 4 10 2 1 0 3 2 0 1 0.476
Ray Robinson 9 15 3 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0.133
George Brown 3 10 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.200
James Cooper 4 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.111
Herman Watts 5 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Sam Segraves 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.125
Walter Burch 2 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.429
Lloyd Davenport 2 7 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0.286
Marshall Riddle 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Willie Cornelius 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Johnnie Cowan 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Gene Smith 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Lefty Boone 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Britt 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Willie Hubert 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dode Smith 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
R. T. Walker 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1942

ERA

1 Eugene Bremer 2.51 2 Alonzo Boone 2.72 3 Willie Jefferson 3.03 4 Smoky Owens 3.14 5 Ray Robinson 7.42

Wins

1 Eugene Bremer 7 2 Willie Jefferson 6 3 Alonzo Boone 4 4 Smoky Owens 2 5 Ray Robinson 2

Strikeouts

1 Alonzo Boone 53 2 Eugene Bremer 35 3 Willie Jefferson 34 4 Ray Robinson 30 5 Smoky Owens 19
1942 Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Alonzo Boone 4 2 2.72 12 8 0 79.1 74 24 28 53
Willie Jefferson 6 3 3.03 12 11 0 74.1 79 25 14 34
Eugene Bremer 7 1 2.51 9 6 0 64.2 56 18 16 35
Smoky Owens 2 4 3.14 11 5 2 57.1 49 20 20 19
Ray Robinson 2 5 7.42 9 8 0 47.1 65 39 12 30
Herman Watts 0 1 8.31 5 1 0 21.2 29 20 17 10
James Cooper 0 3 10.13 4 2 0 18.2 37 21 9 9
Willie Cornelius 0 2 7.71 3 2 0 11.2 17 10 9 5
Walter Burch 0 0 4.15 1 0 0 4.1 6 2 2 1
Lefty Boone 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 4.0 5 4 7 4
Willie Hubert 0 1 17.18 1 1 0 3.2 10 7 0 0
Dode Smith 0 0 6.00 1 0 0 3.0 3 2 2 2
R. T. Walker 0 1 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 2 2

👥 Roster (32)

Alonzo Boone Lefty Boone Eugene Bremer George Britt George Brown Joe Brown Walter Burch Thad Christopher Duke Cleveland James Cooper Willie Cornelius Johnnie Cowan +20 more

32 players

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The 1942 Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes in brief

The 1942 Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes won 42 games and lost 22, ending up 2nd in the NAL. The run column shows 209 for and 258 against. The team batting average of .254 was 2% below the 1942 league mark of .258. The staff ERA of 4.43 was 7% worse than the league average of 4.14. The 209 runs scored compare with a league average of 166 per club, 26% more.

The club's home park in 1942 was Crosley Field. The home run leader was Archie Ware, who hit 2. Sam Jethroe collected the most hits, 55. The pitching staff's wins leader was Eugene Bremer (7). The strikeout leader was Alonzo Boone with 53. In all, the roster shows 32 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1942 Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes

What was the 1942 Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes record?
The 1942 Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes finished 42-22 (.656 win pct).
Who led the 1942 Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes in home runs?
Sam Jethroe led the 1942 Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes with 2 home runs.
What was the 1942 Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes team ERA?
The 1942 Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes posted a team ERA of 4.43.
Did the 1942 Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes win the World Series?
No. The 1942 Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1942 Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes play?
The 1942 Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1942 Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Archie Ware (2 HR, 34 RBI) and Eugene Bremer (7-1, 2.51 ERA).
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