1945 St. Louis Cardinals season
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Ballpark | Sportsman's Park | |
City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
Record | 95–59 (.617) | |
Owners | Sam Breadon | |
Managers | Billy Southworth | |
Radio | WIL (Harry Caray, Gabby Street) WTMV (France Laux, Johnny O'Hara) | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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The 1945 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 64th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 54th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 95–59 during the season and finished 2nd in the National League. The Cardinals set a Major League record which still stands, for the fewest double plays grounded into during a season, with only 75.[1]
Offseason
- Prior to 1945 season: Steve Bilko was signed by the Cardinals as an amateur free agent.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago Cubs | 98 | 56 | .636 | — | 49–26 | 49–30 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 59 | .617 | 3 | 48–29 | 47–30 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 87 | 67 | .565 | 11 | 48–30 | 39–37 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 82 | 72 | .532 | 16 | 45–34 | 37–38 |
New York Giants | 78 | 74 | .513 | 19 | 47–30 | 31–44 |
Boston Braves | 67 | 85 | .441 | 30 | 36–38 | 31–47 |
Cincinnati Reds | 61 | 93 | .396 | 37 | 36–41 | 25–52 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 46 | 108 | .299 | 52 | 22–55 | 24–53 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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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 | — |
Notable transactions
- May 8, 1945: Glenn Crawford and John Antonelli were traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Buster Adams.[3]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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OF | Buster Adams | 140 | 578 | 169 | .292 | 20 | 101 |
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 |
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George Fallon | 24 | 55 | 13 | .236 | 0 | 7 |
Jim Mallory | 13 | 43 | 10 | .233 | 0 | 5 |
Glenn Crawford | 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
John Antonelli | 2 | 3 | 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 |
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Red Barrett | 36 | 246.2 | 21 | 9 | 2.74 | 63 |
Harry Brecheen | 24 | 157.1 | 15 | 4 | 2.52 | 63 |
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 |
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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 |
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Farm system
External links
Notes
- ^ "Single Season Grounding Into Double Play Records". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
- ^ Steve Bilko page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Glenn Crawford page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References