The 1945 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 63rd season in the history of the franchise.

Offseason September 19, 1944: Freddie Fitzsimmons' managerial contract was extended for 1945. February 11, 1945: Jimmie Foxx was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.Jimmie Foxx page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1945 season (exact date unknown) Tommy Lasorda was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.Tommy Lasorda page at Baseball Reference Carl Sawatski was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.Carl Sawatski page at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions May 8, 1945: Buster Adams was traded by the Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Glenn Crawford and John Antonelli.Glenn Crawford page at Baseball Reference

Roster

1945 Philadelphia Phillies 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 70 176 35 .199 0 16 1B 134 500 150 .300 7 60 2B 76 230 46 .200 0 10 SS 90 289 64 .221 0 22 3B 125 504 129 .256 1 28 OF 120 363 87 .240 7 46 OF 127 452 116 .257 19 84 OF 109 397 114 .287 1 36

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 82 302 89 .295 2 24 89 224 60 .268 7 38 114 193 58 .301 0 15 Andy Seminick 80 188 45 .239 6 26 Jake Powell 48 173 40 .231 1 14 Wally Flager 49 168 42 .250 2 15 Garvin Hamner 32 101 20 .198 0 5 Nick Picciuto 36 89 12 .135 0 6 Hal Spindel 36 87 20 .230 0 8 Johnny Peacock 33 74 15 .203 0 6 Ed Walczak 20 57 12 .211 0 2 Buster Adams 14 56 13 .232 2 8 Tony Lupien 15 54 17 .315 0 3 24 51 16 .314 0 4 Granny Hamner 14 41 7 .171 0 6 Stan Andrews 13 33 11 .333 1 6 Don Hasenmayer 5 18 2 .111 0 1 13 11 3 .273 0 2 Putsy Caballero 9 1 0 .000 0 1

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 36 190.2 8 20 5.38 72 Dick Mauney 20 122.2 6 10 3.08 35 Jack Kraus 19 81.2 4 9 5.40 28 Bill Lee 13 77.1 3 6 4.66 13 Whit Wyatt 10 51.1 0 7 5.26 10 Hugh Mulcahy 5 28.1 1 3 3.81 2 Ken Raffensberger 5 24.1 0 3 4.44 6

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 Charley Schanz 35 144.2 4 15 4.35 56 Charlie Sproull 34 130.1 4 10 5.94 47 Oscar Judd 23 82.2 5 4 3.81 36 14 38.2 0 4 5.35 11 Vern Kennedy 12 36.0 0 3 5.50 13 Jimmie Foxx 9 22.2 1 0 1.59 10 Lefty Scott 8 22.1 0 2 4.43 5 4 8.1 0 1 17.28 6

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 Andy Karl 67 8 8 15 2.99 51 14 0 0 0 7.49 16 14 2 1 0 5.13 2 Lou Lucier 13 0 1 1 2.21 5 Charlie Ripple 4 0 1 0 7.04 5 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 3 0 0 0 7.71 4

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

Notes

References 1945 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference