From Setbacks to Success

The 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes

Vince Guerrieri, Thomas Kern, Bill Nowlin

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English

Society for American Baseball Research
30 July 2025

Biography: general; Social & cultural history; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies; Baseball

Series: Champions of Black Baseball

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This book provides a detailed account of the 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes with biographies of the players and the team officials who led the team to its World Series triumph. Also included is a complete season timeline, articles about some standout games. the story of League Park and Cleveland Stadium (where the Buckeyes played), and an appreciation of the cultural context of the time. Until the emergence of the Buckeyes in 1942, no Negro League team formed in Cleveland survived more than a year. The high-water mark for the Buckeyes was undoubtedly 1945, when they won the Negro American League title and then, against all odds, defeated the perennial Negro National League champion Homestead Grays four games to none in the Negro League World Series.

This book comprises contributions from 29 members of the Society for American Baseball Research. This history of the 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes is the eighth in a series of SABR books about the great Negro League teams of the first half of the twentieth century.

Edited by: Vince Guerrieri, Thomas Kern, Bill Nowlin
Imprint: Society for American Baseball Research
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 395g
ISBN: 9781960819451
ISBN 10: 1960819453
Series: Champions of Black Baseball
Pages: 164
Publication Date: 30 July 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active