Cleveland Buckeyes

Cleveland Buckeyes

The first permanent move for the team came along in 1943, when the team moved to Cincinnati. The team remained in Cincinnati until 1949. The team then moved to Louisville for one season, returning in 1950 to Cincinnati.

The main attention grabber for the team was their catcher-manager, Quincey Trouppe. He helped the team win both halves of the Negro American League pennant.

The team finished with an overall record of 53-16 and a winning percentage of .768. They also swept the Homestead Grays in the Negro World Series. Under Trouppe’s guidance, the team captured another flag in 1947 with a record of 54-23 and a winning percentage of .701. However, the team lost the World Series to the New York Cubans in five games.