Did The Tribe Win Last Night? | June 3, 2015
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Vince Guerrieri | On 03, Jun 2015
The Cleveland Buckeyes opened the 1945 season on the road, against the two-time defending Negro American League champion Birmingham Black Barons in Alabama.
The two teams played a doubleheader to start the season on May 6. Eugene Bremer (sometimes spelled Bremmer) got the nod in the first game. Closing in on 30, the 5-8 pitcher had 13 years experience and three all-star appearances (he would add a fourth in 1945).
Bremer, a native of New Orleans, Bremer started his pro career with his hometown Crescent Stars in 1932.