1945 Cleveland Buckeyes Roster (40-man)

1944 Season 1946 Season

Record: 63-17-1, Finished 1st in Negro American League

Postseason: Won World Series (4-0) over Homestead Grays

Manager: Quincy Trouppe (67-25-3)

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	Birth	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	30	us US	L	R	5' 9"	170	Apr 27, 1915	8	17		17		0	0	0	0	0	0	16	1	0	17			0.3
Earl Ashby	24	cu CU	R	R	6' 0"	170	May 16, 1921	1st	9		9		0	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	5			0.0
Sam Bankhead	34	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Sep 18, 1910	12	1		1		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Jerry Benjamin	35	us US	B	R	5' 9"	165	Nov 9, 1909	13	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1			0.1
Eugene Bremer	28	us US	R	R	5' 9"	176	Jul 18, 1916	8	9		9		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.6	All-Star
John Brown	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	158	Oct 23, 1918	2	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.8
Avelino Cañizares	25	cu CU	R	R	5' 7"	145	Nov 10, 1919	1st	19		19		0	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0			1.3
Johnnie Cowan	32	us US	R	R	5' 10"	160	May 31, 1913	4	20		20		0	0	0	19	1	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Lloyd Davenport	33	us US	L	L	5' 6"	155	Oct 28, 1911	10	13		13		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	6	14			0.1	All-Star
Roosevelt Davis	40	us US	R	R	5' 9"	168	Nov 19, 1904	20	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.2
Rayford Finch	20	us US		L	6' 0"	212	Jul 12, 1924	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Willie Grace	28	us US	B	R	6' 1"	162	Jun 30, 1917	3	17		17		0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	12	14			0.2
Lovell Harden	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Dec 17, 1917	2	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Billy Horne	29	us US	R	R	5' 5"	152	Feb 20, 1916	8	2		2		0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
George Jefferson	22	us US	R	R	6' 2"	197	Aug 8, 1922	2	11		11		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2			0.4
Willie Jefferson	41	us US	R	R	5' 9"	163	Jan 27, 1904	7	6		6		5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0.9
Sam Jethroe	28	us US	B	R	6' 1"	178	Jan 23, 1917	5	21		21		0	5	1	0	2	0	1	15	0	16			1.3
Phelbert Lawson	25	us US			5' 11"	157	Oct 22, 1919	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
George Provens	27	us US			5' 9"	168	Jun 1, 1918	1st	2		2		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Quincy Trouppe	32	us US	B	R	6' 2"	225	Dec 25, 1912	7	14		14		0	13	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2			0.0	All-Star
Archie Ware	27	us US	L	L	5' 9"	160	Jun 19, 1918	5	19		19		0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1	All-Star
Jesse Williams			L	R			Unknown	2	5		5		0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Parnell Woods	33	us US	R	R	5' 10"	188	Feb 6, 1912	9	20		20		0	0	0	0	16	3	0	0	1	1			0.3
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR