This list of Cleveland Buckeyes seasons compiles games played by the Cleveland Buckeyes. For seasons when the Buckeyes were league members or an associate team, only games that counted in official league standings are included. Seasons when they had no league membership and played an independent or barnstorming schedule include games against primarily major-league-caliber teams.
Contemporary coverage of games and standings was spotty and inconsistent. Ongoing research continuously discovers unreported or misreported games, while some games are probably lost forever. Therefore, Negro league seasonal finishes will likely remain incomplete and subjective.
Year by year
Negro World Series Champions(1924–1927 & 1942–1948) *League champions ‡Other playoff ^
+ Season League Season finish Games Wins Loses TiesWin%PostseasonRefFullSplitCincinnati–Cleveland Buckeyes1942MajorNAL2—6542221.656Cleveland Buckeyes1943MajorNAL2DNQ6539251.6091944MajorNAL2DNQ7946330.5821945*MajorNAL11st & 2nd8163171.788Won Negro World Series (Homestead Grays) 4–0Won pennant outright1946MajorNAL3DNQ5931271.5341947‡MajorNAL1—6749180.731Lost Negro World Series (New York Cubans) 4–1–1Won pennant outright1948MajorNAL3DNQ8742432.494Louisville Buckeyes1949MinorNAL5 (W)—8319640.229Cleveland Buckeyes1950MinorNAL5 (W)—423390.071 Key
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