Don't rely on wikipedia. The Crawfords existed as a top-draw Negro League team through 1936 when Satchel Paige took all the big stars to the Dominican Republic. They limped on through 1938 and sank to semi-pro status. In 1945 they staged a comeback with a few aging stars but were never a contending team again. So in-short, they were indeed around in '45.
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