| Boston Braves | |
| Season: | 1945 |
| League: | National League |
| Ballpark: | Braves Field |
| City: | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Record: | 67–85 (.441) |
| League Place: | 6th |
| Owners: | Louis R. Perini |
| Managers: | Bob Coleman, Del Bissonette |
| Radio: | WNAC (George Hatrick, Tom Hussey) |
The 1945 Boston Braves season was the 75th season of the franchise.
Tommy Holmes had a career year, with 28 home runs, 117 RBI, and a .352 batting average. He led his team in every offensive category except walks.[1] Holmes led the National League in hits (224), doubles (47), home runs (28), total bases (367), slugging percentage (.577) and on-base plus slugging (.997). He finished second in the NL in RBI and batting average.[2] Holmes also put up a 37-game hitting streak this season, lasting from June 6 to July 8, recording a .423 batting average (66-for-156) with 9 home runs and 41 RBI.[3] His hitting-streak record held for 33 years until 1978, when Pete Rose put together a 44-game hitting streak.
| 1945 Boston Braves | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | ManagerCoaches | ||||||
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 | 114 | 371 | 101 | .272 | 7 | 46 | ||
| 1B | 78 | 283 | 76 | .269 | 0 | 15 | ||
| 2B | 123 | 428 | 116 | .271 | 4 | 33 | ||
| SS | 136 | 527 | 138 | .262 | 2 | 30 | ||
| 3B | 139 | 514 | 141 | .274 | 25 | 87 | ||
| OF | 144 | 517 | 149 | .288 | 7 | 72 | ||
| OF | 154 | 636 | 224 | .352 | 28 | 117 | ||
| OF | 97 | 247 | 61 | .247 | 14 | 56 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 260 | 60 | .231 | 3 | 44 | ||
| 66 | 218 | 62 | .284 | 0 | 26 | ||
| 50 | 170 | 40 | .235 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 49 | 147 | 30 | .204 | 0 | 19 | ||
| 35 | 141 | 35 | .248 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 78 | 137 | 40 | .292 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 40 | 121 | 20 | .165 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 31 | 102 | 34 | .333 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 25 | 81 | 24 | .296 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 17 | 46 | 11 | .239 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 18 | 7 | .389 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 196.2 | 9 | 14 | 3.84 | 38 | ||
| 34 | 187.0 | 7 | 11 | 3.18 | 53 | ||
| 21 | 137.2 | 7 | 12 | 4.58 | 26 | ||
| 15 | 111.1 | 8 | 3 | 2.51 | 24 | ||
| 16 | 106.1 | 6 | 3 | 2.79 | 12 | ||
| 17 | 77.1 | 2 | 7 | 6.28 | 18 | ||
| 7 | 37.1 | 1 | 4 | 4.82 | 14 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 185.0 | 7 | 6 | 3.75 | 99 | ||
| 20 | 78.0 | 7 | 4 | 3.35 | 45 | ||
| 11 | 41.0 | 2 | 1 | 4.61 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 38.0 | 2 | 3 | 4.74 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 20.0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 15.2 | 0 | 2 | 2.87 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 13.2 | 0 | 1 | 7.24 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 5.73 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4.91 | 14 | ||
| 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5.02 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.28 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 0 |
See also: Minor league baseball.