The 1945 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American major league baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 73–72–2.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions May 29, 1945: Buddy Rosar was traded by the Indians to the Philadelphia Athletics for Frankie Hayes.Frankie Hayes at Baseball Reference
Roster 1945 Cleveland Indians 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 119 385 91 .236 6 431BMickey Rocco143565149.26410562BDutch Meyer130524153.292748 SS 97 345 106 .307 3 483BDon Ross10636395.262243OFPat Seerey12641498.2371456OFJeff Heath102370113.3051561OFFelix Mackiewicz12035998.273237
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 RBIAl Cihocki9228360.212024Paul O'Dea8722152.235121Les Fleming4214046.329322Myril Hoag4012827.21103Eddie Carnett307316.21907Ed Wheeler467214.19402Jim McDonnell285110.19608Hank Ruszkowski144910.20405Elmer Weingartner20399.23101Stan Benjamin14217.33303Red Steiner12203.15002Fred Williams16194.21100Roy Cullenbine8131.07700Bob Rothel4102.20000Gene Desautels1091.11100
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 SOSteve Gromek33251.01992.55101Allie Reynolds44247.118123.20112 25 159.1 8 11 3.73 38Al Smith21133.25123.8434Mel Harder1176.0373.6716
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 SOBob Feller972.0532.5059Red Embree870.0441.9342Hal Kleine37.0003.865Myril Hoag23.0000.000Paul O'Dea12.00013.500Eddie Carnett22.0000.001Paul Calvert11.10013.501
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SOEd Klieman385843.8533Pete Center316313.9934Jack Salveson190003.6811Earl Henry150305.4010
Awards and honors
All-Star Game (note: rosters were named by Associated Press writers, but game was not played due to travel restrictions during World War II)
Lou Boudreau, Shortstop
Steve Gromek, Pitcher
Frankie Hayes, Catcher
Jeff Heath, Outfielder
Allie Reynolds, Pitcher
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: BataviaJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
Notes
References 1945 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference 1945 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac