List of Cleveland Buckeyes seasons

This list of Cleveland Buckeyes seasons compiles games played by the Cleveland Buckeyes. Seasons in which the Buckeyes were league members (or an associate team), only games that counted in official league standings are included. Seasons in which they had no league membership and played an independent/barnstorming schedule include games against primarily major-league-caliber teams.

Contemporary coverage of games and won-loss standings was spotty and inconsistent. On-going 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	Level	League	Season finish		Games	Wins	Loses	Ties	Win%[lower-alpha 1]	Postseason	Ref
			Full[lower-alpha 2]	Split[lower-alpha 3]
Cincinnati–Cleveland Buckeyes
1942	Major	NAL	2	—	65	42	22	1	.656		[1]
Cleveland Buckeyes
1943	Major	NAL	2	DNQ	65	39	25	1	.609		[2]
1944	Major	NAL	2	DNQ	79	46	33	0	.582		[3]
1945*	Major	NAL	1	1st & 2nd	81	63	17	1	.788	Won Negro World Series (Homestead Grays) 4–0 Won pennant outright	[4]
1946	Major	NAL	3	DNQ	59	31	27	1	.534		[5]
1947‡	Major	NAL	1	—	67	49	18	0	.731	Lost Negro World Series (New York Cubans) 4–1–1 Won pennant outright	[6]
1948	Major	NAL	3	DNQ	87	42	43	2	.494		[7]
Louisville Buckeyes
1949	Minor	NAL	5 (W)	—	83	19	64	0	.229		[8]
Cleveland Buckeyes
1950	Monir	NAL	5 (W)	—	42	3	39	0	.071		[9]

Key

1. Placement in annual standings were generally decided by win percentage; "games behind" were never used.
2. Finish in years when only a full season was indicates actual place in standings. Finish in years a split season was played indicates combined place in standings for both halves of the season.
3. Years with a "—" did not play a split season. "1st" or 2nd" indicate which half of the season was won. "DNQ" indicates team did not win either half and did not qualify for postseason.

References

1. "1942 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
2. "1943 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
3. "1944 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
4. "1945 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
5. "1946 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
6. "1947 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
7. "1948 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
8. "Negro American League Standings (1937-1962)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
9. "Negro American League Standings (1937-1962)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-03-11.