1945 New York Yankees season
Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees
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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 | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York City |
| Record | 81–71 (.533) |
| League place | 4th |
| Owners | Larry MacPhail, Dan Topping and Del Webb |
| General managers | Larry MacPhail |
| Managers | Joe McCarthy |
| Radio | WINS (AM) (Al Helfer, Bill Slater) |
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 88 | 65 | .575 | — | 50–26 | 38–39 |
| Washington Senators | 87 | 67 | .565 | 1½ | 46–31 | 41–36 |
| St. Louis Browns | 81 | 70 | .536 | 6 | 47–27 | 34–43 |
| New York Yankees | 81 | 71 | .533 | 6½ | 48–28 | 33–43 |
| Cleveland Indians | 73 | 72 | .503 | 11 | 44–33 | 29–39 |
| Chicago White Sox | 71 | 78 | .477 | 15 | 44–29 | 27–49 |
| Boston Red Sox | 71 | 83 | .461 | 17½ | 42–35 | 29–48 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 52 | 98 | .347 | 34½ | 39–35 | 13–63 |
This was the only season between 1925 and 1965 where the Yankees did not finish in the Top 3 of the American League standings.
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 9–13 | 11–11 | 12–10–1 | 6–16 | 14–8 | 8–14–1 | 11–11–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 13–9 | — | 11–8–1 | 10–12 | 9–12 | 12–10 | 8–13 | 8–14 | |||||
| Cleveland | 11–11 | 8–11–1 | — | 11–11 | 12–9 | 12–6–1 | 11–10 | 8–14 | |||||
| Detroit | 10–12–1 | 12–10 | 11–11 | — | 15–7 | 15–7–1 | 15–6 | 10–12 | |||||
| New York | 16–6 | 12–9 | 9–12 | 7–15 | — | 16–6 | 7–15 | 14–8 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 10–12 | 6–12–1 | 7–15–1 | 6–16 | — | 10–12–1 | 5–17 | |||||
| St. Louis | 14–8–1 | 13–8 | 10–11 | 6–15 | 15–7 | 12–10–1 | — | 11–11–1 | |||||
| Washington | 11–11–1 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 8–14 | 17–5 | 11–11–1 | — | |||||
Roster
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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 |
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| C | Mike Garbark | 60 | 176 | 38 | .216 | 1 | 26 |
| 1B | Nick Etten | 152 | 565 | 161 | .285 | 18 | 111 |
| 2B | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 152 | 632 | 195 | .309 | 10 | 64 |
| SS | Frankie Crosetti | 130 | 441 | 105 | .238 | 4 | 48 |
| 3B | Oscar Grimes | 142 | 480 | 127 | .265 | 4 | 45 |
| OF | Bud Metheny | 133 | 509 | 126 | .248 | 8 | 53 |
| OF | Tuck Stainback | 95 | 327 | 84 | .257 | 5 | 32 |
| OF | Hersh Martin | 117 | 408 | 109 | .267 | 7 | 53 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Derry | 78 | 253 | 57 | .225 | 13 | 45 |
| Charlie Keller | 44 | 163 | 49 | .301 | 10 | 34 |
| Aaron Robinson | 50 | 160 | 45 | .281 | 8 | 24 |
| Johnny Lindell | 41 | 159 | 45 | .283 | 1 | 20 |
| Bill Drescher | 48 | 126 | 34 | .270 | 0 | 15 |
| Herb Crompton | 36 | 99 | 19 | .192 | 0 | 12 |
| Mike Milosevich | 30 | 69 | 15 | .217 | 0 | 7 |
| Joe Buzas | 30 | 65 | 17 | .262 | 0 | 6 |
| Don Savage | 34 | 58 | 13 | .224 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Waner | 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 |
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| Bill Bevens | 29 | 184.0 | 13 | 9 | 3.67 | 76 |
| Tiny Bonham | 23 | 180.2 | 8 | 11 | 3.29 | 42 |
| Monk Dubiel | 26 | 151.1 | 10 | 9 | 4.64 | 45 |
| Hank Borowy | 18 | 132.1 | 10 | 5 | 3.13 | 35 |
| Red Ruffing | 11 | 87.1 | 7 | 3 | 2.89 | 24 |
| Atley Donald | 9 | 63.2 | 5 | 4 | 2.97 | 19 |
| Spud Chandler | 4 | 31.0 | 2 | 1 | 4.65 | 12 |
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 |
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| Al Gettel | 27 | 154.2 | 9 | 8 | 3.90 | 67 |
| Bill Zuber | 21 | 127.0 | 5 | 11 | 3.19 | 50 |
| Joe Page | 20 | 102.0 | 6 | 3 | 2.82 | 50 |
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 |
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| Jim Turner | 30 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3.64 | 22 |
| Ken Holcombe | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.79 | 20 |
| Steve Roser | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.67 | 11 |
| Paul Schreiber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 1 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AA | Kansas City Blues | American Association | Casey Stengel |
| AA | Newark Bears | International League | Billy Meyer |
| A | Binghamton Triplets | Eastern League | Bill Cronin |
| B | Norfolk Tars | Piedmont League | Garland Braxton |
| D | Wellsville Yankees | PONY League | Bob Crow and Solly Mishkin |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Newark[1]