Major Leaguers known to have died during the 1945 calendar year.
| John Atz | 1879-07-01 | 1945-05-22 | 65.325 | 2B | 5-9 | 150 | R | R | 1879-07-01 | Washington,DC | MLB | 1902-1909 | 1902-1909 | |
| Ernie Baker | 1875-08-08 | 1945-10-25 | 70.078 | P | 5-10 | 160 | R | R | 1875-08-08 | Concord,MI | MLB | 1905-1905 | 1905-1905 | |
| Bill Barnes | 1858-04-13 | 1945-07-10 | 87.088 | OF | 5-10 | 175 | | | 1858-04-13 | Shakopee,MN | MLB | 1884-1884 | 1884-1884 | |
| Steve Behel | 1860-11-06 | 1945-02-15 | 84.101 | OF | | 0 | | | 1860-11-06 | Earlville,IL | MLB | 1884-1886 | 1884-1886 | |
| Ted Blankenship | 1901-05-10 | 1945-01-14 | 43.249 | P | 6-1 | 170 | R | R | 1901-05-10 | Bonham,TX | MLB | 1922-1930 | 1922-1930 | |
| Cy Blanton | 1908-07-06 | 1945-09-13 | 37.069 | P | 6-0 | 180 | L | R | 1908-07-06 | Waurika,OK | MLB | 1934-1942 | 1934-1942 | |
| Frank Butler | 1860-07-18 | 1945-07-18 | 85.000 | OF | 5-7 | 155 | L | L | 1860-07-18 | Savannah,GA | MLB | 1895-1895 | 1895-1895 | |
| Walter Carlisle | 1881-07-06 | 1945-05-27 | 63.325 | OF | 5-9 | 154 | B | R | 1881-07-06 | Yorkshire,EN | MLB | 1908-1908 | 1908-1908 | |
| Dick Carroll | 1884-07-21 | 1945-11-22 | 61.124 | P | 6-2 | 0 | R | R | 1884-07-21 | Cleveland,OH | MLB | 1909-1909 | 1909-1909 | |
| Ted Cather | 1889-05-20 | 1945-04-09 | 55.324 | OF | 5-10 | 178 | R | R | 1889-05-20 | Chester,PA | MLB | 1912-1915 | 1912-1915 | |
| Tommy Clarke | 1888-05-09 | 1945-08-14 | 57.097 | C | 5-11 | 175 | R | R | 1888-05-09 | New York,NY | MLB | 1909-1917 | 1909-1917 | |
| Gene Cocreham | 1884-11-14 | 1945-12-27 | 61.043 | P | 6-4 | 192 | R | R | 1884-11-14 | Luling,TX | MLB | 1913-1915 | 1913-1915 | |
| Joe Corbett | 1875-12-04 | 1945-05-02 | 69.149 | P | 5-10 | 175 | R | R | 1875-12-04 | San Francisco,CA | MLB | 1895-1904 | 1895-1904 | |
| Dick Cotter | 1889-10-12 | 1945-04-04 | 55.174 | C | 5-11 | 172 | R | R | 1889-10-12 | Manchester,NH | MLB | 1911-1912 | 1911-1912 | |
| Pete Cregan | 1875-04-13 | 1945-05-18 | 70.035 | OF | 5-8 | 150 | R | R | 1875-04-13 | Kingston,NY | MLB | 1899-1903 | 1899-1903 | |
| Bill Crouch | 1886-12-03 | 1945-12-22 | 59.019 | P | 6-1 | 210 | L | L | 1886-12-03 | Marshallton,DE | MLB | 1910-1910 | 1910-1910 | |
| Cal Crum | 1889-07-27 | 1945-12-07 | 56.133 | P | 6-1 | 175 | R | R | 1889-07-27 | Cooks Mills,IL | MLB | 1917-1918 | 1917-1918 | |
| Ervin Curtis | 1861-12-27 | 1945-02-14 | 83.049 | OF | 5-8 | 157 | L | L | 1861-12-27 | Coldwater,MI | MLB | 1891-1891 | 1891-1891 | |
| Hack Eibel | 1893-12-06 | 1945-10-16 | 51.314 | OF-P | 5-11 | 220 | L | L | 1893-12-06 | Brooklyn,NY | MLB | 1912-1920 | 1912-1920 | |
| Chick Fewster | 1895-11-10 | 1945-04-16 | 49.157 | 2B-OF | 5-11 | 160 | R | R | 1895-11-10 | Baltimore,MD | MLB | 1917-1927 | 1917-1927 | |
| William Fischer | 1891-03-02 | 1945-09-04 | 54.186 | C | 6-0 | 174 | L | R | 1891-03-02 | New York,NY | MLB | 1913-1917 | 1913-1917 | |
| Mike Fitzgerald | 1891-06-26 | 1945-01-17 | 53.205 | OF | 5-8 | 160 | L | R | 1891-06-26 | San Mateo,CA | MLB | 1911-1918 | 1911-1918 | |
| Henry Fournier | 1865-08-08 | 1945-12-08 | 80.122 | P | 5-9 | 160 | | L | 1865-08-08 | Syracuse,NY | MLB | 1894-1894 | 1894-1894 | |
| Charlie Frye | 1913-07-17 | 1945-05-25 | 31.312 | P | 6-1 | 175 | R | R | 1913-07-17 | Hickory,NC | MLB | 1940-1940 | 1940-1940 | |
| Bob Gandy | 1893-08-25 | 1945-06-19 | 51.298 | OF | 6-3 | 180 | L | R | 1893-08-25 | Jacksonville,FL | MLB | 1916-1916 | 1916-1916 | |
| Bob Ganley | 1875-04-23 | 1945-10-09 | 70.169 | OF | 5-7 | 156 | L | L | 1875-04-23 | Lowell,MA | MLB | 1905-1909 | 1905-1909 | |
| Frank Grube | 1905-01-07 | 1945-07-02 | 40.176 | C | 5-9 | 190 | R | R | 1905-01-07 | Easton,PA | MLB | 1931-1941 | 1931-1941 | |
| Ernie Gust | 1888-01-24 | 1945-10-26 | 57.275 | 1B | 6-0 | 170 | R | R | 1888-01-24 | Bay City,MI | MLB | 1911-1911 | 1911-1911 | |
| George Hale | 1894-08-03 | 1945-11-01 | 51.090 | C | 5-10 | 160 | R | R | 1894-08-03 | Dexter,KS | MLB | 1914-1918 | 1914-1918 | |
| Jocko Halligan | 1868-12-08 | 1945-02-13 | 76.067 | OF | 5-9 | 166 | L | | 1868-12-08 | Avon,NY | MLB | 1890-1892 | 1890-1892 | |
| Jack Hannifin | 1883-02-25 | 1945-10-27 | 62.244 | 3B-SS | 5-11 | 167 | R | R | 1883-02-25 | Holyoke,MA | MLB | 1906-1908 | 1906-1908 | |
| Charlie Heard | 1872-01-30 | 1945-02-20 | 73.021 | P | 6-2 | 190 | R | R | 1872-01-30 | Philadelphia,PA | MLB | 1890-1890 | 1890-1890 | |
| Tom Hess | 1875-08-15 | 1945-12-15 | 70.122 | C | 5-7 | 157 | | R | 1875-08-15 | Brooklyn,NY | MLB | 1892-1892 | 1892-1892 | |
| Bill Hobbs | 1893-05-07 | 1945-01-05 | 51.243 | SS | 5-10 | 155 | R | R | 1893-05-07 | Grants Lick,KY | MLB | 1913-1916 | 1913-1916 | |
| Ducky Holmes | 1883-07-08 | 1945-09-18 | 62.072 | C | 5-10 | 160 | R | R | 1883-07-08 | Dayton,OH | MLB | 1906-1906 | 1906-1906 | |
| Jim Hughey | 1869-03-08 | 1945-03-29 | 76.021 | P | 6-0 | 0 | | R | 1869-03-08 | Wakeshma,MI | MLB | 1891-1900 | 1891-1900 | |
| Bert Humphries | 1880-09-26 | 1945-09-21 | 64.360 | P | 6-0 | 182 | R | R | 1880-09-26 | California,PA | MLB | 1910-1915 | 1910-1915 | |
| Ham Iburg | 1873-10-30 | 1945-02-11 | 71.104 | P | 5-11 | 165 | R | R | 1873-10-30 | San Francisco,CA | MLB | 1902-1902 | 1902-1902 | |
| Bill Kay | 1878-02-14 | 1945-12-03 | 67.292 | OF | 6-2 | 180 | L | R | 1878-02-14 | New Castle,VA | MLB | 1907-1907 | 1907-1907 | |
| Bill Kemmer | 1873-11-15 | 1945-06-08 | 71.205 | 3B | 6-2 | 195 | R | R | 1873-11-15 | | MLB | 1895-1895 | 1895-1895 | |
| Snapper Kennedy | 1878-11-01 | 1945-07-31 | 66.272 | OF | 5-10 | 165 | B | R | 1878-11-01 | Conneaut,OH | MLB | 1902-1902 | 1902-1902 | |
| Joe Kutina | 1885-01-16 | 1945-04-13 | 60.087 | 1B | 6-2 | 205 | R | R | 1885-01-16 | Chicago,IL | MLB | 1911-1912 | 1911-1912 | |
| Frank Lange | 1883-10-28 | 1945-12-26 | 62.059 | P | 5-11 | 180 | R | R | 1883-10-28 | Columbia,WI | MLB | 1910-1913 | 1910-1913 | |
| Gene Lansing | 1898-01-11 | 1945-01-18 | 47.007 | P | 6-1 | 185 | R | R | 1898-01-11 | Albany,NY | MLB | 1922-1922 | 1922-1922 | |
| Fred Lewis | 1858-10-13 | 1945-06-05 | 86.235 | OF | 5-10 | 194 | B | R | 1858-10-13 | Buffalo,NY | MLB | 1881-1886 | 1881-1886 | |
| Harry McNeal | 1877-08-11 | 1945-01-11 | 67.153 | P | 6-3 | 175 | R | R | 1877-08-11 | Iberia,OH | MLB | 1901-1901 | 1901-1901 | |
| Jack Mercer | 1889-03-10 | 1945-06-25 | 56.107 | P | 5-11 | 0 | | | 1889-03-10 | Zanesville,OH | MLB | 1910-1910 | 1910-1910 | |
| Sam Mertes | 1872-08-06 | 1945-03-11 | 72.217 | OF | 5-10 | 185 | R | R | 1872-08-06 | San Francisco,CA | MLB | 1896-1906 | 1896-1906 | |
| Dusty Miller | 1868-09-10 | 1945-09-03 | 76.358 | OF | 5-11 | 170 | L | R | 1868-09-10 | Oil City,PA | MLB | 1889-1899 | 1889-1899 | |
| John Munyan | 1860-11-14 | 1945-02-18 | 84.096 | C | | 0 | | | 1860-11-14 | Chester,PA | MLB | 1887-1891 | 1887-1891 | |
| Connie Murphy | 1870-11-01 | 1945-12-14 | 75.043 | C | 5-8 | 155 | L | R | 1870-11-01 | Northfield,MA | MLB | 1893-1894 | 1893-1894 | |
| Jim Murray | 1878-01-16 | 1945-04-25 | 67.099 | OF | 5-10 | 180 | R | L | 1878-01-16 | Galveston,TX | MLB | 1902-1914 | 1902-1914 | |
| Art Nichols | 1871-07-14 | 1945-08-09 | 74.026 | C | 5-10 | 175 | R | R | 1871-07-14 | Manchester,NH | MLB | 1898-1903 | 1898-1903 | |
| Lou Nordyke | 1876-08-07 | 1945-09-27 | 69.051 | 1B | 6-0 | 185 | R | R | 1876-08-07 | Brighton,IA | MLB | 1906-1906 | 1906-1906 | |
| Jake Northrop | 1888-03-05 | 1945-11-16 | 57.256 | P | 5-11 | 170 | L | R | 1888-03-05 | Monroeton,PA | MLB | 1918-1919 | 1918-1919 | |
| Henry Oxley | 1858-01-04 | 1945-10-12 | 87.281 | C | 5-11 | 163 | R | | 1858-01-04 | Covehead,PE | MLB | 1884-1884 | 1884-1884 | |
| Ham Patterson | 1877-10-13 | 1945-11-25 | 68.043 | 1B-OF | 6-2 | 185 | R | R | 1877-10-13 | Belleville,IL | MLB | 1909-1909 | 1909-1909 | |
| Monty Pfyl | 1886-05-11 | 1945-10-18 | 59.160 | 1B | 6-3 | 190 | L | L | 1886-05-11 | St. Louis,MO | MLB | 1907-1907 | 1907-1907 | |
| Cy Pieh | 1886-09-29 | 1945-09-12 | 58.348 | P | 6-2 | 190 | R | R | 1886-09-29 | Waunakee,IL | MLB | 1913-1915 | 1913-1915 | |
| Roy Radebaugh | 1881-02-22 | 1945-01-17 | 63.330 | P | 5-7 | 160 | R | R | 1881-02-22 | Champaign,IL | MLB | 1911-1911 | 1911-1911 | |
| Paul Radford | 1861-10-14 | 1945-02-21 | 83.130 | OF | 5-6 | 148 | R | R | 1861-10-14 | Roxbury,MA | MLB | 1883-1894 | 1883-1894 | |
| Morrie Rath | 1886-12-25 | 1945-11-18 | 58.328 | 2B | 5-9 | 160 | L | R | 1886-12-25 | Mobeetie,TX | MLB | 1909-1920 | 1909-1920 | |
| Taylor Shafer | 1866-07-13 | 1945-10-27 | 79.106 | OF | 5-7 | 155 | L | R | 1866-07-13 | Philadelphia,PA | MLB | 1884-1890 | 1884-1890 | |
| Elmer Smith | 1868-03-23 | 1945-11-03 | 77.225 | OF | 5-11 | 178 | L | L | 1868-03-23 | Pittsburgh,PA | MLB | 1886-1901 | 1886-1901 | |
| Tubby Spencer | 1884-01-26 | 1945-02-01 | 61.006 | C | 5-10 | 215 | R | R | 1884-01-26 | Oil City,PA | MLB | 1905-1918 | 1905-1918 | |
| Bill Stemmeyer | 1865-05-06 | 1945-05-03 | 79.362 | P | 6-2 | 190 | R | R | 1865-05-06 | Cleveland,OH | MLB | 1885-1888 | 1885-1888 | |
| George Stone | 1877-09-03 | 1945-01-03 | 67.122 | OF | 5-9 | 175 | L | L | 1877-09-03 | Lost Nation,IA | MLB | 1903-1910 | 1903-1910 | |
| Cy Swaim | 1874-03-11 | 1945-12-27 | 71.291 | P | 6-6 | 180 | | | 1874-03-11 | Cadwallader,OH | MLB | 1897-1898 | 1897-1898 | |
| Ray Tift | 1884-06-21 | 1945-03-29 | 60.281 | P | 5-10 | 155 | R | L | 1884-06-21 | Fitchburg,MA | MLB | 1907-1907 | 1907-1907 | |
| Tuck Turner | 1867-02-13 | 1945-07-16 | 78.153 | OF | 5-6 | 155 | B | L | 1867-02-13 | | MLB | 1893-1898 | 1893-1898 | |
| Fred Tyler | 1891-12-16 | 1945-10-14 | 53.302 | C | 5-11 | 180 | R | R | 1891-12-16 | Derry,NH | MLB | 1914-1914 | 1914-1914 | |
| George Van Haltren | 1866-03-30 | 1945-09-29 | 79.183 | OF | 5-11 | 170 | L | L | 1866-03-30 | St. Louis,MO | MLB | 1887-1903 | 1887-1903 | |
| Bobby Veach | 1888-06-29 | 1945-08-07 | 57.039 | OF | 5-11 | 160 | L | R | 1888-06-29 | Island,KY | MLB | 1912-1925 | 1912-1925 | |
| Joe Visner | 1859-09-27 | 1945-06-17 | 85.263 | OF | 5-11 | 180 | L | R | 1859-09-27 | Minneapolis,MN | MLB | 1885-1891 | 1885-1891 | |
| Rube Ward | 1879-02-06 | 1945-01-17 | 65.346 | OF | 5-7 | 152 | | | 1879-02-06 | New Lexington,OH | MLB | 1902-1902 | 1902-1902 | |
| Clarence Winters | 1898-09-07 | 1945-06-29 | 46.295 | P | | 0 | R | R | 1898-09-07 | Detroit,MI | MLB | 1924-1924 | 1924-1924 | |
| Dave Zearfoss | 1868-01-01 | 1945-09-12 | 77.254 | C | 5-9 | 0 | R | R | 1868-01-01 | Schenectady,NY | MLB | 1896-1905 | 1896-1905 | |
| Eddie Zimmerman | 1883-01-04 | 1945-05-06 | 62.122 | 3B | 5-9 | 160 | R | R | 1883-01-04 | Oceanic,NJ | MLB | 1906-1911 | 1906-1911 | |
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