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1945 Major League Baseball   |   Year in Review

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 Standings
 
Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
Detroit Tigers8865.575--Steve O'Neill
Washington Senators I8767.5651.5Ossie Bluege
St. Louis Browns8170.5366.0Luke Sewell
New York Yankees8171.5336.5Joe McCarthy
Cleveland Indians7372.50311.0Lou Boudreau
Chicago White Sox7178.47715.0Jimmy Dykes
Boston Red Sox7183.46117.5Joe Cronin
Philadelphia Athletics5298.34734.5Connie Mack

Playoff teams in bold.
 Team Information
Team NameAttendance
Boston Red Sox603,794
Chicago White Sox657,981
Cleveland Indians558,182
Detroit Tigers1,280,341
New York Yankees881,845
Philadelphia Athletics462,631
St. Louis Browns482,986
Washington Senators I652,660

 Player Register

Appleton, Pete (MLB) - Washington Senators I , St. Louis Browns
Appling, Luke (MLB) - Chicago White Sox
Astroth, Joe (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Bagby, Jim (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Baker, Floyd (MLB) - Chicago White Sox
Barrett, Frank (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Benjamin, Stan (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Benton, Al (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
Berry, Joe (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Bevens, Bill (MLB) - New York Yankees
Binks, George (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Black, Don (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Bonham, Tiny (MLB) - New York Yankees
Borom, Red (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
Borowy, Hank (MLB) - New York Yankees
Boudreau, Lou (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Bowles, Charlie (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Bowman, Joe (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Brancato, Al (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Bridges, Tommy (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
Bucher, Jim (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Burns, Joe (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Busch, Ed (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Buzas, Joe (MLB) - New York Yankees
Byrnes, Milt (MLB) - St. Louis Browns
Caldwell, Earl (MLB) - Chicago White Sox
Calvert, Paul (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Camilli, Dolph (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Carnett, Eddie (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Carrasquel, Alex (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Case, George (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Caster, George (MLB) - Detroit Tigers , St. Louis Browns
Castino, Vince (MLB) - Chicago White Sox
Cecil, Rex (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Center, Pete (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Chandler, Spud (MLB) - New York Yankees
Chapman, Sam (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Chipple, Walt (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Christman, Mark (MLB) - St. Louis Browns
Christopher, Loyd (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Christopher, Russ (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Cicero, Joe (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Cihocki, Al (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Clark, Otie (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Clary, Ellis (MLB) - St. Louis Browns
Cleary, Joe (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Clift, Harlond (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Connelly, Bill (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Cramer, Doc (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
Crompton, Herb (MLB) - New York Yankees
Cronin, Joe (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Crosetti, Frankie (MLB) - New York Yankees
Crowson, Woody (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Cuccinello, Tony (MLB) - Chicago White Sox
Culberson, Leon (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Cullenbine, Roy (MLB) - Cleveland Indians , Detroit Tigers
Curtright, Guy (MLB) - Chicago White Sox
Derry, Russ (MLB) - New York Yankees
Desautels, Gene (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Dickshot, Johnny (MLB) - Chicago White Sox
Dietrich, Bill (MLB) - Chicago White Sox
Donald, Atley (MLB) - New York Yankees
Drake, Larry (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Dreisewerd, Clem (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Drescher, Bill (MLB) - New York Yankees
Dubiel, Monk (MLB) - New York Yankees
Eaton, Zeb (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
Embree, Red (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Estalella, Bobby (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Etten, Nick (MLB) - New York Yankees
Evans, Al (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Fannin, Cliff (MLB) - St. Louis Browns
Farrell, Kerby (MLB) - Chicago White Sox
Feller, Bob (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Ferrell, Rick (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Ferriss, Dave (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Finney, Lou (MLB) - Boston Red Sox , St. Louis Browns
Fleming, Les (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Flores, Jesse (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Fowler, Dick (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Fox, Pete (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Garbark, Bob (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Garbark, Mike (MLB) - New York Yankees
Garrison, Ford (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Gassaway, Charlie (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
George, Greek (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Gerkin, Steve (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Gettel, Al (MLB) - New York Yankees
Gray, Pete (MLB) - St. Louis Browns
Greenberg, Hank (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
Grimes, Oscar (MLB) - New York Yankees
Gromek, Steve (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Grove, Orval (MLB) - Chicago White Sox
Guerra, Mike (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Gutteridge, Don (MLB) - St. Louis Browns
Haefner, Mickey (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Hall, Irv (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Harder, Mel (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Hausmann, Clem (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Hayes, Frankie (MLB) - Cleveland Indians , Philadelphia Athletics
Haynes, Joe (MLB) - Chicago White Sox
Hayworth, Red (MLB) - St. Louis Browns
Heath, Jeff (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Heflin, Randy (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Henry, Earl (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Hoag, Myril (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Hockett, Oris (MLB) - Chicago White Sox
Holborow, Wally (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Holcombe, Ken (MLB) - New York Yankees
Hollingsworth, Al (MLB) - St. Louis Browns
Holm, Billy (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Hoover, Joe (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
Hostetler, Chuck (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
Houtteman, Art (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
Humphries, Johnny (MLB) - Chicago White Sox
Jakucki, Sig (MLB) - St. Louis Browns
Johnson, Bob (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Johnson, Johnny (MLB) - Chicago White Sox
Johnson, Vic (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Jones, Earl (MLB) - St. Louis Browns
Judd, Oscar (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Kell, George (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Keller, Charlie (MLB) - New York Yankees
Kerns, Russ (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
Kimble, Dick (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Kish, Ernie (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Kleine, Hal (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Klieman, Ed (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Knerr, Lou (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Kramer, Jack (MLB) - St. Louis Browns
Kreevich, Mike (MLB) - St. Louis Browns 		, Washington Senators I
Kuhel, Joe (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Laabs, Chet (MLB) - St. Louis Browns
LaForest, Ty (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Lake, Eddie (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
LaMacchia, Al (MLB) - St. Louis Browns
Layne, Hillis (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Lazor, Johnny (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Lee, Thornton (MLB) - Chicago White Sox
Leonard, Dutch (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Lewis, Buddy (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Lindell, Johnny (MLB) - New York Yankees
Lopat, Ed (MLB) - Chicago White Sox
Mackiewicz, Felix (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Maier, Bob (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
Mancuso, Frank (MLB) - St. Louis Browns
Marchildon, Phil (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Martin, Babe (MLB) - St. Louis Browns
Martin, Hersh (MLB) - New York Yankees
Masterson, Walt (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Mayo, Eddie (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
McBride, Tom (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
McDonnell, Jim (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
McFarland, Howie (MLB) - Washington Senators I
McGhee, Bill (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
McHale, John (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
McLaughlin, Pat (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
McNabb, Carl (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
McQuinn, George (MLB) - St. Louis Browns
Metheny, Bud (MLB) - New York Yankees
Metkovich, Catfish (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Metro, Charlie (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Meyer, Dutch (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Michaels, Cass (MLB) - Chicago White Sox
Mierkowicz, Ed (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
Miller, Hack (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
Miller, Ox (MLB) - St. Louis Browns
Milosevich, Mike (MLB) - New York Yankees
Moore, Gene (MLB) - St. Louis Browns
Moses, Wally (MLB) - Chicago White Sox
Mueller, Bill (MLB) - Chicago White Sox
Mueller, Les (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
Muncrief, Bob (MLB) - St. Louis Browns
Myatt, George (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Nagel, Bill (MLB) - Chicago White Sox
Newhouser, Hal (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
Newsom, Bobo (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Newsome, Skeeter (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Niggeling, Johnny (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Oana, Prince (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
O'Dea, Paul (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
O'Neill, Emmett (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Orengo, Joe (MLB) - Chicago White Sox
Orrell, Joe (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
Outlaw, Jimmy (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
Overmire, Stubby (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
Page, Joe (MLB) - New York Yankees
Papish, Frank (MLB) - Chicago White Sox
Peck, Hal (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Pierce, Billy (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
Pieretti, Marino (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Polly, Nick (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Potter, Nels (MLB) - St. Louis Browns
Powell, Jake (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Pruett, Jim (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Pytlak, Frankie (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Reynolds, Allie (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Reynolds, Danny (MLB) - Chicago White Sox
Richards, Paul (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
Robinson, Aaron (MLB) - New York Yankees
Rocco, Mickey (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Roche, Armando (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Rosar, Buddy (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Rosenthal, Larry (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Roser, Steve (MLB) - New York Yankees
Ross, Buck (MLB) - Chicago White Sox
Ross, Don (MLB) - Detroit Tigers , Cleveland Indians
Rothel, Bob (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Ruffing, Red (MLB) - New York Yankees
Ruszkowski, Hank (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Ryba, Mike (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Salveson, Jack (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Sanders, Dee (MLB) - St. Louis Browns
Savage, Don (MLB) - New York Yankees
Schalk, Roy (MLB) - Chicago White Sox
Scheib, Carl (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Schreiber, Paul (MLB) - New York Yankees
Schulte, Len (MLB) - St. Louis Browns
Schultz, Joe (MLB) - St. Louis Browns
Seerey, Pat (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Shepard, Bert (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Shirley, Tex (MLB) - St. Louis Browns
Siebert, Dick (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Smith, Al (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Smith, Mayo (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Stainback, Tuck (MLB) - New York Yankees
Steiner, Ben (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Steiner, Red (MLB) - Boston Red Sox , Cleveland Indians
Stephens, Vern (MLB) - St. Louis Browns
Stirnweiss, Snuffy (MLB) - New York Yankees
Stone, Dick (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Swift, Bob (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
Terry, Yank (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Tobin, Jim (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
Tobin, Johnny (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Torres, Gil (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Touchstone, Clay (MLB) - Chicago White Sox
Travis, Cecil (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Tresh, Mike (MLB) - Chicago White Sox
Trout, Dizzy (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
Trucks, Virgil (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
Turner, Jim (MLB) - New York Yankees
Ullrich, Sandy (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Vaughn, Fred (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Ventura, Vince (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Walker, Hub (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
Walters, Fred (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Waner, Paul (MLB) - New York Yankees
Webb, Skeeter (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
Weingartner, Elmer (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Welch, Milt (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
West, Lefty (MLB) - St. Louis Browns
Wheeler, Ed (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Wilkins, Bobby (MLB) - Philadelphia Athletics
Williams, Papa (MLB) - Cleveland Indians
Wilson, Jim (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
Wilson, Walter (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
Wolff, Roger (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Woods, Pinky (MLB) - Boston Red Sox
York, Rudy (MLB) - Detroit Tigers
Zardon, Jose (MLB) - Washington Senators I
Zoldak, Sam (MLB) - St. Louis Browns
Zuber, Bill (MLB) - New York Yankees
 Award Winners
Most Valuable Player -  Hal Newhouser


 League Leaders
At Bats:   Snuffy Stirnweiss - New York Yankees (616)
Runs:   Snuffy Stirnweiss - New York Yankees (90)
Hits:   Snuffy Stirnweiss - New York Yankees (168)
Doubles:   Wally Moses - Chicago White Sox (35)
Triples:   Snuffy Stirnweiss - New York Yankees (22)
Home Runs:   Vern Stephens - St. Louis Browns (18)
Runs Batted In:   Nick Etten - New York Yankees (93)
Total Bases:   Snuffy Stirnweiss - New York Yankees (270)
Walks:   Roy Cullenbine - Cleveland Indians,Detroit Tigers (106)
Strikeouts:   Pat Seerey - Cleveland Indians (85)
Stolen Bases:   Snuffy Stirnweiss - New York Yankees (30)
Hit by Pitch:   Frankie Crosetti - New York Yankees (6)

Wins:   Hal Newhouser - Detroit Tigers (21)
Losses:   Bobo Newsom - Philadelphia Athletics (15)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   Hal Newhouser - Detroit Tigers (1.81)
Games:   Joe Berry - Philadelphia Athletics (44)
Complete Games:   Hal Newhouser - Detroit Tigers (29)
Shutouts:   Hal Newhouser - Detroit Tigers (8)
Saves:   Jim Turner - New York Yankees (5)
Innings Pitched:   Hal Newhouser - Detroit Tigers (264.2)
Walks:   Allie Reynolds - Cleveland Indians (117)
Strikeouts:   Hal Newhouser - Detroit Tigers (129)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   Roger Wolff - Washington Senators I (1.01)
Hits/9 Ip:   Hal Newhouser - Detroit Tigers (6.86)
HR/9 Ip:   Marino Pieretti - Washington Senators I (0.12)
Walks/9 Ip:   Tiny Bonham - New York Yankees (1.10)
SO/9 Ip:   Hal Newhouser - Detroit Tigers (6.09)


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