1945 Cincinnati Reds season
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Owner(s) | Powel Crosley, Jr. |
General manager(s) | Warren Giles |
Manager(s) | Bill McKechnie |
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WCPO (Waite Hoyt) |
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The 1945 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished seventh in the National League with a record of 61–93, 37 games behind the Chicago Cubs.
Offseason
- Prior to 1945 season: Eddie Erautt was obtained by the Reds from the Hollywood Stars as part of a minor league working agreement.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago Cubs | 98 | 56 | 0.636 | — | 49–26 | 49–30 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 59 | 0.617 | 3 | 48–29 | 47–30 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 11 | 48–30 | 39–37 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 82 | 72 | 0.532 | 16 | 45–34 | 37–38 |
New York Giants | 78 | 74 | 0.513 | 19 | 47–30 | 31–44 |
Boston Braves | 67 | 85 | 0.441 | 30 | 36–38 | 31–47 |
Cincinnati Reds | 61 | 93 | 0.396 | 37 | 36–41 | 25–52 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 46 | 108 | 0.299 | 52 | 22–55 | 24–53 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 9–13–1 | 7–15 | 10–12 | 10–10–2 | 14–8 | 7–15 | 10–12 | |||||
Brooklyn | 13–9–1 | — | 8–14–1 | 11–11 | 15–7 | 19–3 | 12–10 | 9–13 | |||||
Chicago | 15–7 | 14–8–1 | — | 21–1 | 11–11 | 17–5 | 14–8 | 6–16 | |||||
Cincinnati | 12–10 | 11–11 | 1–21 | — | 6–16 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 9–13 | |||||
New York | 10–10–2 | 7–15 | 11–11 | 16–6 | — | 17–5 | 11–11 | 6–16 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–14 | 3–19 | 5–17 | 10–12 | 5–17 | — | 6–16 | 9–13 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 15–7 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 12–10 | 11–11 | 16–6 | — | 10–12–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 12–10 | 13–9 | 16–6 | 13–9 | 16–6 | 13–9 | 12–10–1 | — |
Roster
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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
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Lakeman, AlAl Lakeman | 76 | 258 | 66 | .256 | 8 | 31 |
2B | Williams, WoodyWoody Williams | 133 | 482 | 114 | .237 | 0 | 27 |
SS | Miller, EddieEddie Miller | 115 | 421 | 100 | .238 | 13 | 49 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Unser, AlAl Unser | 67 | 204 | 54 | .265 | 3 | 21 |
Wahl, KermitKermit Wahl | 71 | 194 | 39 | .201 | 0 | 10 |
Sipek, DickDick Sipek | 82 | 156 | 38 | .244 | 0 | 13 |
Sauer, HankHank Sauer | 31 | 116 | 34 | .293 | 5 | 20 |
Lukon, EddieEddie Lukon | 2 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Bowman, JoeJoe Bowman | 25 | 185.2 | 11 | 13 | 3.59 | 71 |
Walters, BuckyBucky Walters | 22 | 168 | 10 | 10 | 2.68 | 45 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Lisenbee, HodHod Lisenbee | 31 | 80.1 | 1 | 3 | 5.49 | 14 |
Beck, Boom-BoomBoom-Boom Beck | 11 | 47.2 | 2 | 4 | 3.40 | 9 |
Carter, ArnoldArnold Carter | 13 | 46.2 | 2 | 4 | 3.09 | 4 |
Bosser, MelMel Bosser | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3.38 | 3 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Bush, GuyGuy Bush | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.31 | 1 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Syracuse Chiefs | International League | Jewel Ens |
A1 | Birmingham Barons | Southern Association | Frank Snyder |
C | Raleigh Capitals | Carolina League | Charles Carroll |
D | Lima Reds | Ohio State League | Cap Crossley |
References
- ↑ Eddie Erautt page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007