| Cleveland Indians | |
| Season: | 1945 |
| League: | American League |
| Ballpark: | League Park Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City: | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Owners: | Alva Bradley |
| General Managers: | Roger Peckinpaugh |
| Managers: | Lou Boudreau |
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.
| 1945 Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 119 | 385 | 91 | .236 | 6 | 43 | |
| 1B | Mickey Rocco | 143 | 565 | 149 | .264 | 10 | 56 |
| 2B | Dutch Meyer | 130 | 524 | 153 | .292 | 7 | 48 |
| SS | 97 | 345 | 106 | .307 | 3 | 48 | |
| 3B | Don Ross | 106 | 363 | 95 | .262 | 2 | 43 |
| OF | Pat Seerey | 126 | 414 | 98 | .237 | 14 | 56 |
| OF | Jeff Heath | 102 | 370 | 113 | .305 | 15 | 61 |
| OF | Felix Mackiewicz | 120 | 359 | 98 | .273 | 2 | 37 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Cihocki | 92 | 283 | 60 | .212 | 0 | 24 | |
| Paul O'Dea | 87 | 221 | 52 | .235 | 1 | 21 | |
| Les Fleming | 42 | 140 | 46 | .329 | 3 | 22 | |
| Myril Hoag | 40 | 128 | 27 | .211 | 0 | 3 | |
| Eddie Carnett | 30 | 73 | 16 | .219 | 0 | 7 | |
| Ed Wheeler | 46 | 72 | 14 | .194 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jim McDonnell | 28 | 51 | 10 | .196 | 0 | 8 | |
| Hank Ruszkowski | 14 | 49 | 10 | .204 | 0 | 5 | |
| Elmer Weingartner | 20 | 39 | 9 | .231 | 0 | 1 | |
| Stan Benjamin | 14 | 21 | 7 | .333 | 0 | 3 | |
| Red Steiner | 12 | 20 | 3 | .150 | 0 | 2 | |
| Fred Williams | 16 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy Cullenbine | 8 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Rothel | 4 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Desautels | 10 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Gromek | 33 | 251.0 | 19 | 9 | 2.55 | 101 |
| Allie Reynolds | 44 | 247.1 | 18 | 12 | 3.20 | 112 |
| 25 | 159.1 | 8 | 11 | 3.73 | 38 | |
| Al Smith | 21 | 133.2 | 5 | 12 | 3.84 | 34 |
| Mel Harder | 11 | 76.0 | 3 | 7 | 3.67 | 16 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Feller | 9 | 72.0 | 5 | 3 | 2.50 | 59 | |
| Red Embree | 8 | 70.0 | 4 | 4 | 1.93 | 42 | |
| Hal Kleine | 3 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 5 | |
| Myril Hoag | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Paul O'Dea | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 | |
| Eddie Carnett | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | |
| Paul Calvert | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Klieman | 38 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3.85 | 33 | |
| Pete Center | 31 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3.99 | 34 | |
| Jack Salveson | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.68 | 11 | |
| Earl Henry | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.40 | 10 |
All-Star Game (note: rosters were named by Associated Press writers, but game was not played due to travel restrictions during World War II)[2]
Lou Boudreau, Shortstop
Steve Gromek, Pitcher
Frankie Hayes, Catcher
Jeff Heath, Outfielder
Allie Reynolds, Pitcher
See also: Minor League Baseball.
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Batavia[3]