1945 Cleveland Indians season explained

Cleveland Indians
Season:1945
League:American League
Ballpark:League Park
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
City:Cleveland, Ohio
Owners:Alva Bradley
General Managers:Roger Peckinpaugh
Managers:Lou Boudreau

The 1945 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American major league baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 73–72–2.

Regular season

Notable transactions

Roster

1945 Cleveland Indians
Roster
PitchersCatchersInfieldersOutfieldersManagerCoaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C 119 385 91 .236 6 43
1BMickey Rocco143565149.2641056
2BDutch Meyer130524153.292748
SS 97 345 106 .307 3 48
3BDon Ross10636395.262243
OFPat Seerey12641498.2371456
OFJeff Heath102370113.3051561
OFFelix Mackiewicz12035998.273237

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Al Cihocki9228360.212024
Paul O'Dea8722152.235121
Les Fleming4214046.329322
Myril Hoag4012827.21103
Eddie Carnett307316.21907
Ed Wheeler467214.19402
Jim McDonnell285110.19608
Hank Ruszkowski144910.20405
Elmer Weingartner20399.23101
Stan Benjamin14217.33303
Red Steiner12203.15002
Fred Williams16194.21100
Roy Cullenbine8131.07700
Bob Rothel4102.20000
Gene Desautels1091.11100

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Steve Gromek33251.01992.55101
Allie Reynolds44247.118123.20112
25 159.1 8 11 3.73 38
Al Smith21133.25123.8434
Mel Harder1176.0373.6716

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Bob Feller972.0532.5059
Red Embree870.0441.9342
Hal Kleine37.0003.865
Myril Hoag23.0000.000
Paul O'Dea12.00013.500
Eddie Carnett22.0000.001
Paul Calvert11.10013.501

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Ed Klieman385843.8533
Pete Center316313.9934
Jack Salveson190003.6811
Earl Henry150305.4010

Awards and honors

All-Star Game (note: rosters were named by Associated Press writers, but game was not played due to travel restrictions during World War II)[2]

Lou Boudreau, Shortstop

Steve Gromek, Pitcher

Frankie Hayes, Catcher

Jeff Heath, Outfielder

Allie Reynolds, Pitcher

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Batavia[3]

References

Notes and References

  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hayesfr01.shtml Frankie Hayes
  2. News: Indians Gain Five Places on All-Star Team. The Plain Dealer. July 12, 1945. 14.
  3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007