1945 Philadelphia Athletics season

1945 Philadelphia Athletics
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Shibe Park (since 1909)
Philadelphia (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Connie Mack
Manager(s)	Connie Mack
Local radio	WIBG (By Saam, Claude Haring, Doug Arthur)
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The 1945 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 52 wins and 98 losses.

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Detroit Tigers	88	65	.575	--
Washington Senators	87	67	.565	1.5
St. Louis Browns	81	70	.536	6
New York Yankees	81	71	.533	6.5
Cleveland Indians	73	72	.503	11
Chicago White Sox	71	78	.477	15
Boston Red Sox	71	83	.461	17.5
Philadelphia Athletics	52	98	.357	34.5

Record vs. opponents

1945 American League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	9–13	11–11	12–10–1	6–16	14–8	8–14–1	11–11–1
Chicago	13–9	—	11–8–1	10–12	9–12	12–10	8–13	8–14
Cleveland	11–11	8–11–1	—	11–11	12–9	12–6–1	11–10	8–14
Detroit	10–12–1	12–10	11–11	—	15–7	15–7–1	15–6	10–12
New York	16–6	12–9	9–12	7–15	—	16–6	7–15	14–8
Philadelphia	8–14	10–12	6–12–1	7–15–1	6–16	—	10–12–1	5–17
St. Louis	14–8–1	13–8	10–11	6–15	15–7	12–10–1	—	11–11–1
Washington	11–11–1	14–8	14–8	12–10	8–14	17–5	11–11–1	—

Notable transactions

• May 29, 1945: Frankie Hayes was traded by the Athletics to the Cleveland Indians for Buddy Rosar.
• June 15, 1945: Al Simmons was released by the Athletics.

Roster

1945 Philadelphia Athletics
Roster
Pitchers 20 Joe Berry 21 Don Black 11 Charlie Bowles 17 Russ Christopher -- Bill Connelly 23 Woody Crowson 19 Jesse Flores -- Dick Fowler  3 Charlie Gassaway 18 Steve Gerkin 30 Lou Knerr 23 Phil Marchildon 16 Bobo Newsom 24 Carl Scheib		Catchers -- Joe Astroth  8 Greek George  8 Frankie Hayes  9 Jim Pruett  9 Buddy Rosar Infielders -- Al Brancato  2 Ed Busch  6 Irv Hall  7 George Kell  5 Dick Siebert 22 Bobby Wilkins		Outfielders 13 Joe Burns 10 Sam Chapman 25 Joe Cicero 31 Larry Drake  4 Bobby Estalella  3 Ford Garrison 12 Ernie Kish 14 Bill McGhee 15 Charlie Metro 1,3 Hal Peck 12,33 Larry Rosenthal 10 Mayo Smith		Manager Connie Mack Coaches 26 Earle Brucker, Sr. 29 Dave Keefe 27 Earle Mack 32 Al Simmons

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
C	Buddy Rosar	92	300	63	.210	1	25

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
Frankie Hayes	32	110	25	.227	3	14
Joe Burns	31	90	23	.256	0	3

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
Don Black	26	125.1	5	11	5.17	47

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

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
Joe Berry	52	8	7	5	2.35	51

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Toronto Maple Leafs	International League	Harry Davis
B	Lancaster Red Roses	Interstate League	Lena Blackburne
C	Martinsville Athletics	Carolina League	Heinie Manush
D	Lexington A's	North Carolina State League	Jimmy Maus

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lancaster

External links

• 1945 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
• 1945 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com