| New York Yankees | |
| Season: | 1945 |
| League: | American League |
| Ballpark: | Yankee Stadium |
| City: | New York City |
| Owners: | Larry MacPhail, Dan Topping and Del Webb |
| General Managers: | Larry MacPhail |
| Managers: | Joe McCarthy |
| Radio: | WINS (AM) (Al Helfer, Bill Slater) |
The 1945 New York Yankees season was the team's 43rd season. The team finished in fourth place in the American League with a record of 81–71, finishing 6.5 games behind the Detroit Tigers. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.
| 1945 New York Yankees | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | OutfieldersOther batters | 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 | 60 | 176 | 38 | .216 | 1 | 26 | ||
| 1B | 152 | 565 | 161 | .285 | 18 | 111 | ||
| 2B | 152 | 632 | 195 | .309 | 10 | 64 | ||
| SS | 130 | 441 | 105 | .238 | 4 | 48 | ||
| 3B | 142 | 480 | 127 | .265 | 4 | 45 | ||
| OF | 133 | 509 | 126 | .248 | 8 | 53 | ||
| OF | 95 | 327 | 84 | .257 | 5 | 32 | ||
| OF | 117 | 408 | 109 | .267 | 7 | 53 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 253 | 57 | .225 | 13 | 45 | ||
| 44 | 163 | 49 | .301 | 10 | 34 | ||
| 50 | 160 | 45 | .281 | 8 | 24 | ||
| 41 | 159 | 45 | .283 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 48 | 126 | 34 | .270 | 0 | 15 | ||
| 36 | 99 | 19 | .192 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 30 | 69 | 15 | .217 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 30 | 65 | 17 | .262 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 34 | 58 | 13 | .224 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 184.0 | 13 | 9 | 3.67 | 76 | ||
| 23 | 180.2 | 8 | 11 | 3.29 | 42 | ||
| 26 | 151.1 | 10 | 9 | 4.64 | 45 | ||
| 18 | 132.1 | 10 | 5 | 3.13 | 35 | ||
| 11 | 87.1 | 7 | 3 | 2.89 | 24 | ||
| 9 | 63.2 | 5 | 4 | 2.97 | 19 | ||
| 4 | 31.0 | 2 | 1 | 4.65 | 12 |
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 | 154.2 | 9 | 8 | 3.90 | 67 | ||
| 21 | 127.0 | 5 | 11 | 3.19 | 50 | ||
| 20 | 102.0 | 6 | 3 | 2.82 | 50 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3.64 | 22 | ||
| 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.79 | 20 | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.67 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 1 |
See also: Minor League Baseball.
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Newark[1]