1945 Cincinnati Reds season

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.

1945 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Crosley Field (since 1934) Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Powel Crosley, Jr.
General manager(s)	Warren Giles
Manager(s)	Bill McKechnie
Local radio	WCPO (Waite Hoyt)
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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
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

1945 National League Records Sources:
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

1945 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers 41 Boom-Boom Beck 35 Mel Bosser 39 Joe Bowman 36 Guy Bush 33 Arnold Carter 43 Frank Dasso 37 Howie Fox 18 Earl Harrist 42 Johnny Hetki 34 Ed Heusser 36 Vern Kennedy 42 Hod Lisenbee 35 Mike Modak 38 Elmer Riddle 31 Bucky Walters 19 Herm Wehmeier		Catchers  5 Joe Just  4 Al Lakeman  6 Johnny Riddle  5 Al Unser Infielders 15 Wally Flager 10 Frank McCormick 16 Steve Mesner 11 Eddie Miller 12 Kermit Wahl 17 Woody Williams		Outfielders 20 Dain Clay 22 Al Libke 15 Eddie Lukon 28 Hank Sauer 21 Dick Sipek 23 Eric Tipton 27 Gee Walker Other batters 18 Ray Medeiros		Manager  1 Bill McKechnie Coaches  3 Hank Gowdy  2 Jimmie Wilson

Player stats

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
C	Al Lakeman	76	258	66	.256	8	31
2B	Woody Williams	133	482	114	.237	0	27
SS	Eddie 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
Al Unser	67	204	54	.265	3	21
Kermit Wahl	71	194	39	.201	0	10
Dick Sipek	82	156	38	.244	0	13
Hank Sauer	31	116	34	.293	5	20
Eddie Lukon	2	8	1	.125	0	0

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
Joe Bowman	25	185.2	11	13	3.59	71
Bucky 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
Hod Lisenbee	31	80.1	1	3	5.49	14
Boom-Boom Beck	11	47.2	2	4	3.40	9
Arnold Carter	13	46.2	2	4	3.09	4
Mel 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
Guy Bush	4	0	0	1	8.31	1

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
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

[2]

References

1. Eddie Erautt page at Baseball Reference
2. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

• 1945 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference