1945 Cincinnati Reds season explained

Cincinnati Reds
Season:	1945
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Crosley Field
City:	Cincinnati
Owners:	Powel Crosley, Jr.
General Managers:	Warren Giles
Managers:	Bill McKechnie
Radio:	WCPO (Waite Hoyt, Lee Allen)

The 1945 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished seventh in the National League with a record of 61–93, 37 games behind the Chicago Cubs.

Offseason

• Prior to 1945 season: Eddie Erautt was obtained by the Reds from the Hollywood Stars as part of a minor league working agreement.^[1]

Regular season

Roster

1945 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

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		76	258	66	.256	8	31
1B		152	580	160	.276	10	81
2B		133	482	114	.237	0	27
SS		115	421	100	.238	13	49
3B		150	540	137	.254	1	52
OF		130	449	127	.283	4	53
OF		108	331	80	.242	5	34
OF		153	656	184	.280	1	50

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
	106	316	80	.253	2	21
	67	204	54	.265	3	21
	71	194	39	.201	0	10
	82	156	38	.244	0	13
	31	116	34	.293	5	20
	21	52	11	.212	0	6
	23	45	8	.178	0	2
	14	34	5	.147	0	2
	2	8	1	.125	0	0
	1	0	0	----	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
	31	223.0	11	16	3.71	56
	25	185.2	11	13	3.59	71
	22	168.0	10	10	2.68	45
	24	157.2	5	12	4.00	38
	16	95.2	4	5	3.67	39
	2	5.0	0	1	12.60	0

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
	45	164.1	8	13	4.93	54
	14	62.1	2	4	3.61	15
	11	47.2	2	4	3.40	9
	13	46.2	2	4	3.09	4
	5	32.2	1	2	3.58	9
	12	29.2	1	4	8.19	5
	7	16.0	2	0	3.38	3

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
	31	1	3	1	5.49	14
	20	1	2	1	5.74	7
	4	0	0	1	8.31	1
	4	0	0	0	0.00	2

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

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External links

• 1945 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/e/erauted01.shtml Eddie Erautt page at Baseball Reference
2. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007