1945 in the Negro Leagues
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1945 in the Negro Leagues
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[edit] Standings
- BOLD indicates League Champion
[edit] Negro National League
- Source: The Negro Leagues Book by Dick Clark and Larry Lester
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | WPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh Homestead Grays | 45 | 32 | 13 | 0.711 |
| 2 | Baltimore Elite Giants | 42 | 25 | 17 | 0.595 |
| 3 | Newark Eagles | 38 | 21 | 17 | 0.553 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Stars | 40 | 21 | 19 | 0.525 |
| 5 | New York Cubans | 26 | 6 | 20 | 0.231 |
| 6 | New York Black Yankees | 33 | 7 | 26 | 0.212 |
[edit] Negro American League
- Source: The Negro Leagues Book by Dick Clark and Larry Lester
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | WPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Buckeyes | 69 | 53 | 16 | 0.768 |
| 2 | Birmingham Black Barons | 69 | 39 | 30 | 0.565 |
| 3 | Chicago American Giants | 74 | 39 | 35 | 0.527 |
| 4 | Kansas City Monarchs | 62 | 32 | 30 | 0.516 |
| 5 | Cincinnati/Indianapolis Clowns | 69 | 30 | 39 | 0.435 |
| 6 | Memphis Red Sox | 78 | 17 | 61 | 0.218 |
[edit] Independent Teams
- Source: Teams list from The Negro Leagues Book by Dick Clark and Larry Lester; records are from The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, John Holway
[edit] Leading Players
[edit] Batters
[edit] Pitchers
Hall of Famer Ray Brown pitched a seven-inning no-hitter for the Washington-Homestead Grays against the Chicago American Giants on August 12, winning 7-0 in the second game of a double-header. It was common practice of the Negro Leagues to schedule second games for only seven innings.
[edit] Postseason
In the Negro World Series, the Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL) defeated the Homestead Grays (NNL), 4 games to 0.
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