1945 St. Louis Cardinals season

1945 St. Louis Cardinals
File:St Louis Cardinals 1929-1948 logo.png
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
Seasons

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.

Offseason

• Prior to 1945 season: Steve Bilko was signed by the Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

Regular season

Season standings

National League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1945 National League record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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.

Roster

1945 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers 13 Red Barrett 31 Harry Brecheen 10 Ken Burkhart 27 Bud Byerly 13 Mort Cooper 19 Jack Creel 27 Bill Crouch 23 George Dockins 20 Blix Donnelly 15 Glenn Gardner 29 Al Jurisich 21 Max Lanier 24 Art Lopatka 32 Stan Partenheimer 28 Ted Wilks		Catchers 15 Walker Cooper 35 Gene Crumling 2,18 Bob Keely 16 Ken O'Dea 11 Del Rice Infielders 18 John Antonelli  7 George Fallon  9 Debs Garms  2 Lou Klein  1 Whitey Kurowski  4 Marty Marion  5 Ray Sanders  3 Emil Verban  7 Pep Young		Outfielders 14 Buster Adams  8 Dave Bartosch 17 Augie Bergamo 35 Glenn Crawford 12 Johnny Hopp 18 Jim Mallory  8 Art Rebel  6 Red Schoendienst		Manager 30 Billy Southworth Coaches 25 Mike González 26 Buzzy Wares

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
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
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
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

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

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Columbus Red Birds	American Association	Charlie Root
AA	Rochester Red Wings	International League	Burleigh Grimes
B	Allentown Cardinals	Interstate League	Ollie Vanek
B	Lynchburg Cardinals	Piedmont League	George Ferrell and Zip Payne
C	Winston-Salem Cardinals	Carolina League	George Smith and George Ferrell
D	Johnson City Cardinals	Appalachian League	Fred Hawn and Runt Marr
D	Marion Cardinals	Ohio State League	Grover Hartley and Wally Schang

External links

• 1945 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1945 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com