1945 Boston Red Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Tom Yawkey | |
| General manager(s) | Eddie Collins | |
| Manager(s) | Joe Cronin | |
| Local radio | WNAC (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey, George Hartrick) |
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The 1945 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 71 wins and 83 losses.
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Offseason
- Prior to 1945 season: Tom Poholsky was signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.[1]
Regular season
- April 1945: At the urging of Boston City Councillor Isadore Muchnick and with the active involvement of noted African American journalist Wendell Smith, General Manager Eddie Collins allowed three players from the Negro Leagues to try out for the Red Sox. The players included Sam Jethroe from the Cleveland Buckeyes, Marvin Williams from the Philadelphia Stars, and Jackie Robinson from the Kansas City Monarchs.[2]
- August 14, 1945: Handicapped Washington Senators coach Bert Shepard pitched in a game against the Red Sox. Shepard, who had an artificial leg, managed to give up only one run in five innings to the Red Sox.[3]
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Detroit Tigers | 88 | 65 | .575 | -- |
| Washington Senators | 87 | 67 | .565 | 1.5 |
| St. Louis Browns | 81 | 70 | .536 | 6 |
| New York Yankees | 81 | 71 | .533 | 6.5 |
| Cleveland Indians | 73 | 72 | .503 | 11 |
| Chicago White Sox | 71 | 78 | .477 | 15 |
| Boston Red Sox | 71 | 83 | .461 | 17.5 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 52 | 98 | .357 | 34.5 |
Opening Day lineup
| 16 | Ben Steiner | 2B |
| 2 | Catfish Metkovich | 1B |
| 15 | Pete Fox | RF |
| 8 | Bob Johnson | LF |
| 4 | Joe Cronin | 3B |
| 11 | Leon Culberson | CF |
| 6 | Skeeter Newsome | SS |
| 26 | Fred Walters | C |
| 31 | Rex Cecil | P |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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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| OF | Bob Johnson | 143 | 529 | 148 | .280 | 12 | 74 |
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 |
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| Joe Cronin | 3 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 1 |
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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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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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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| Frank Barrett | 37 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2.62 | 35 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AA | Louisville Colonels | American Association | Nemo Leibold |
| A | Scranton Red Sox | Eastern League | Elmer Yoter |
| B | Roanoke Red Sox | Piedmont League | Eddie Popowski |
| C | Durham Bulls | Carolina League | Floyd "Pat" Patterson |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Louisville[4]
Notes
- ^ Tom Poholsky page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 136, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN 978-0-7432-9461-4
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.193, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
References
- 1945 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1945 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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