The 1945 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing eighth in the American League with a record of 52 wins and 98 losses.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions May 29, 1945: Frankie Hayes was traded by the Athletics to the Cleveland Indians for Buddy Rosar.Frankie Hayes page at Baseball Reference June 15, 1945: Al Simmons was released by the Athletics.Al Simmons page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1945 Philadelphia Athletics Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
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 92 300 63 .210 1 25 1B 147 573 153 .267 7 51 2B 151 616 161 .261 0 50 SS 126 416 104 .250 0 35 3B 147 567 154 .272 4 56 OF 112 449 124 .276 5 39 OF 126 451 135 .299 8 52 OF 73 203 43 .212 0 11
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 Bill McGhee 93 250 63 .252 0 19 Charlie Metro 65 200 42 .210 3 15 Bobby Wilkins 62 154 40 .260 0 4 Greek George 51 138 24 .174 0 11 32 110 25 .227 3 14 Ernie Kish 43 110 27 .245 0 10 31 90 23 .256 0 3 Larry Rosenthal 28 75 15 .200 0 5 Al Brancato 10 34 4 .118 0 0 Sam Chapman 9 30 6 .200 0 1 Ford Garrison 6 23 7 .304 1 6 Joe Cicero 12 19 3 .158 0 0 Joe Astroth 10 17 1 .059 0 1 Jim Pruett 6 9 2 .222 0 0 Larry Drake 1 2 0 .000 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 36 257.1 8 20 3.29 127 33 227.1 13 13 3.17 100 29 191.1 7 10 3.43 52 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 Lou Knerr 27 130.0 5 11 4.22 41 Charlie Gassaway 24 118.0 4 7 3.74 50 Steve Gerkin 21 102.0 0 12 3.62 25 Dick Fowler 7 37.1 1 2 4.82 21 Charlie Bowles 8 33.1 0 3 5.13 11 Phil Marchildon 3 9.0 0 1 4.00 2 Bill Connelly 2 8.0 1 1 4.50 0
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 52 8 7 5 2.35 51 Carl Scheib 4 0 0 0 3.12 2 Woody Crowson 1 0 0 0 6.00 2
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: LancasterJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
External links 1945 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference 1945 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com