1945 Boston Red Sox season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Boston Red Sox 1945 American League Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts 71–83 (.461) 7th Tom Yawkey Tom Yawkey Eddie Collins Joe Cronin WNAC(Jim Britt, Tom Hussey, George Hartrick) bos BOS The 1945 Boston Red Sox season was the 45th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished seventh in the American League (AL) with a record of 71 wins and 83 losses, 17 1 2 games behind the Detroit Tigers, who went on to win the 1945 World Series. Offseason Prior to 1945 season: Tom Poholsky was signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.Tom Poholsky page at Baseball Reference November 13, 1944: The Athletics sell catcher Bob Garbark to the Louisville Colonels for an undisclosed sum.November 14, 1944 Mack Sells Garbark To Louisville Colonels The Montreal Gazette 17 AP Regular season April 1945: At the urging of Boston City Councillor Isadore H. Y. 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.Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 136, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, 978-0-7432-9461-4 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.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.193, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Transactions May 25: The Chicago Cubs claim outfielder Lloyd Christopher off of waivers from the Red Sox.May 26, 1945 Red Sox Roster Reduced St. Petersburg Times 12 AP May 28: The Cincinnati Reds claim pitcher Joe Bowman off of waivers from the Red Sox.May 29, 1945 Bosox Sell Bowman To Reds Spartanburg Herald-Journal 5 AP May 31: The Philadelphia Phillies claim pitcher Oscar Judd off of waivers from the Red Sox.June 1, 1945 Phillies Buy Judd From Boston Red Sox The Montreal Gazette 17 AP June 16: Dolph Camilli announces that he has signed for the Red Sox to play as first baseman.June 17, 1945 Camilli to Join Red Sox June 25 The Pittsburgh Press 25 UP July 27: The St. Louis Browns purchase Lou Finney from the Red Sox.July 28, 1945 Brownies Buy Finney Youngstown Vindicator 8 Season standings Record vs. opponents BOS Opening Day lineup 16 Ben Steiner 2B 2 Catfish Metkovich 1B15 Pete Fox RF 8 Bob Johnson     LF  4 Joe Cronin 3B11 Leon Culberson CF 6 Skeeter Newsome     SS26 Fred Walters C31 Rex Cecil P Roster 1945 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers 17 Frank Barrett 28 Joe Bowman 31 Rex Cecil 19 Otey Clark 29 Clem Dreisewerd 33 Dave Ferriss 21 Clem Hausmann 37 Randy Heflin 34 Vic Johnson 29 Oscar Judd 15 Emmett O'Neill 20 Mike Ryba 18 Yank Terry 16 Jim Wilson 10 Pinky Woods Catchers 27 Bob Garbark 23 Billy Holm  2 Frankie Pytlak 16 Red Steiner 26 Fred Walters Infielders  5 Jim Bucher 28 Dolph Camilli  4 Joe Cronin  1 Ty LaForest  7 Eddie Lake  2 Catfish Metkovich  6 Skeeter Newsome 19 Nick Polly 16 Ben Steiner  3 Johnny Tobin Outfielders 35 Loyd Christopher 11 Leon Culberson 12 Pete Fox  8 Bob Johnson 14 Johnny Lazor 25 Tom McBride Other batters  8 Lou Finney Manager  4 Joe Cronin Coaches 30 Del Baker (Third base) 32 Tom Daly 22 Larry Woodall (First base) 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 Bob Garbark 68 199 52 .261 0 17 1B George Metkovich 138 539 140 .260 5 62 2B Skeeter Newsome 125 438 127 .290 1 48 SS Eddie Lake 133 473 132 .279 11 51 3B Jackie Tobin 84 278 70 .252 0 21 OF Leon Culberson 97 331 91 .275 6 45 OF Johnny Lazor 101 335 104 .310 5 45 OF Bob Johnson Bob Johnson (outfielder) 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 Tom McBride 100 344 105 .305 1 47 Ben Steiner 78 304 78 .257 3 20 Pete Fox 66 208 51 .245 0 20 Ty LaForest 52 204 51 .250 2 16 Dolph Camilli 63 198 42 .212 2 19 Jim Bucher 52 151 34 .225 0 11 Billy Holm 58 135 25 .185 0 9 Fred Walters 40 93 16 .172 0 5 Red Steiner 26 59 12 .203 0 4 Frankie Pytlak 9 17 2 .118 0 0 Loyd Christopher 8 14 4 .286 0 4 Joe Cronin 3 8 3 .375 0 1 Nick Polly 4 7 1 .143 0 1 Lou Finney 2 2 0 .000 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 Dave Ferriss 35 264.2 21 10 2.96 94 Jim Wilson 23 144.1 6 8 3.30 50 Emmett O'Neill 24 141.2 8 11 5.15 55 Randy Heflin 20 102.0 4 10 4.06 39 Otey Clark 12 82.0 4 4 3.07 20 Rex Cecil 7 45.0 2 5 5.20 30 Joe Bowman 3 11.2 0 2 9.26 0 Clem Dreisewerd 2 9.2 0 1 4.66 3 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 Clem Hausmann 31 125.0 5 7 5.04 30 Mike Ryba 34 123.0 7 6 2.49 44 Pinky Woods 24 107.1 4 7 4.19 36 Vic Johnson 26 85.1 6 4 4.01 21 Yank Terry 12 56.2 0 4 4.13 28 Oscar Judd 2 6.1 0 1 8.53 5 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 Frank Barrett Frank Barrett (baseball) 37 4 3 3 2.62 35 Farm system Minor League Baseball 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" PattersonLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: LouisvilleJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References 30em External links 1945 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1945 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Boston Red Sox seasons Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox Category:1940s in Boston