1944 Cleveland Buckeyes Roster (40-man)

1943 Season 1945 Season

Record: 46-33-0, Finished 3rd in Negro American League

Manager: Parnell Woods (35-33)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Buddy Armour	29	us US	L	R	5' 9"	170	Apr 27, 1915	7	20		20		0	0	0	0	0	1	18	1	0	19			0.5	All-Star
Rainey Bibbs	33	us US	B	R	5' 10"	175	Oct 31, 1910	7	9		9		0	0	0	6	4	0	0	0	0	0			0.6
Alonzo Boone	36	us US	R	R	6' 1"	184	Jan 13, 1908	8	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Eugene Bremer	27	us US	R	R	5' 9"	176	Jul 18, 1916	7	7		7		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.5	All-Star
George Britt	48	us US	R	R	5' 8"	175	Jul 6, 1895	16	10		10		0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
John Brown	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	158	Oct 23, 1918	1st	4		4		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			-0.2
Walter Burch	36	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	May 2, 1908	7	8		8		0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Frank Carswell	23	us US	R	R	6' 1"	210	May 1, 1921	1st	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.8
Jimmy Cockerham	33	us US	R	R	6' 4"	196	Aug 12, 1910	2	1		1		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Johnnie Cowan	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	160	May 31, 1913	3	17		17		0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Walter Crosby	23	us US	R	R	5' 8"	164	May 5, 1921	1st	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Jimmie Crutchfield	34	us US	L	R	5' 7"	150	Mar 25, 1910	13	16		16		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	16			-0.4
Lloyd Davenport	32	us US	L	L	5' 6"	155	Oct 28, 1911	9	3		3		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3			0.0
Willie Grace	27	us US	B	R	6' 1"	162	Jun 30, 1917	2	18		18		0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	7	17			-0.6
Lovell Harden	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Dec 17, 1917	1st	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Billy Horne	28	us US	R	R	5' 5"	152	Feb 20, 1916	7	20		20		0	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0			-0.5
Humphreys							Unknown	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
George Jefferson	21	us US	R	R	6' 2"	197	Aug 8, 1922	1st	10		10		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1			1.9
Willie Jefferson	40	us US	R	R	5' 9"	163	Jan 27, 1904	6	13		13		11	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1			0.5
Sam Jethroe	27	us US	B	R	6' 1"	178	Jan 23, 1917	4	23		23		0	4	0	3	3	0	0	17	0	17			1.2	All-Star
Wilbert King	29	us US	R	R	5' 8"	140	Feb 16, 1915	1st	4		4		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0			0.1
Willie McCrary				R			Unknown	1st	2		2		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			-0.2
Willie McMeans							Unknown	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Shirley Petway	35	us US			5' 7"	169	Jul 6, 1908	3	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Archie Ware	26	us US	L	L	5' 9"	160	Jun 19, 1918	4	23		23		0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1	All-Star
Jesse Williams			L	R			Unknown	1st	5		5		0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Parnell Woods	32	us US	R	R	5' 10"	188	Feb 6, 1912	8	23		23		0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0			0.9
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR