Buckeyes

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Buckeyes were a Negro league baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, active primarily in the 1940s.

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Buckeyes canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Negro league baseball team
activePeriod 1940s
alsoKnownAs Buckeyes
championshipSeason 1945
city Cleveland
competitionLevel top-tier Negro league baseball
country United States
dissolved 1950
division Negro American League Western Division
era pre-integration baseball
founded 1942
hadMajorLeagueAlumni Sam Jethroe
historicalSignificance Negro World Series champion franchise
homeBallpark Cleveland Stadium
League Park
homeCityDuringChampionshipSeason Cleveland, Ohio
linked to: Cleveland
league Negro American League
leagueAffiliationEnd 1950
leagueAffiliationStart 1942
leaguePennant Negro American League pennant
location Cleveland, Ohio
linked to: Cleveland
manager Quincy Trouppe
notablePlayer Eugene Bremer
George Jefferson
Quincy Trouppe
Sam Jethroe
Willie Grace
notableSeason 1945
owner Ernie Wright
Wilbur Hayes
participatedIn 1945 Negro World Series
pennantSeason 1945
playedHomeGamesIn Cleveland, Ohio
linked to: Cleveland
playedInEra Negro leagues era
racialSegregationContext segregated baseball leagues in the United States
seriesResult 4–0 in 1945 Negro World Series
sport baseball
state Ohio
sweptOpponentInSeries Homestead Grays
teamColor blue
red
white
teamStatus defunct
wonChampionship Negro World Series

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Cleveland Buckeyes shortName Buckeyes
Cleveland Buckeyes alsoKnownAs Buckeyes
subject linked to: Buckeyes