1945 Philadelphia Athletics season

March 2026 November 2013 Philadelphia Athletics 1945 Philadelphia Athletics Jersey Logo (1928 to 1949).svg American League Shibe Park Philadelphia 52 98 y 8th Connie Mack Connie Mack WIBG(By Saam, Claude Haring, Doug Arthur) The 1945 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing eighth in the American League with a record of 52 wins and 98 losses. Regular season Season standings Philadelphia Athletics Record vs. opponents PHA Notable transactions May 29, 1945: Frankie Hayes was traded by the Athletics to the Cleveland Indians for Buddy Rosar.Frankie Hayes page at Baseball Reference June 15, 1945: Al Simmons was released by the Athletics.Al Simmons page at Baseball Reference Roster 1945 Philadelphia Athletics Roster Pitchers 20 Joe Berry 21 Don Black 11 Charlie Bowles 17 Russ Christopher -- Bill Connelly 23 Woody Crowson 19 Jesse Flores -- Dick Fowler  3 Charlie Gassaway 18 Steve Gerkin 30 Lou Knerr 23 Phil Marchildon 16 Bobo Newsom 24 Carl Scheib Catchers -- Joe Astroth  8 Greek George  8 Frankie Hayes  9 Jim Pruett  9 Buddy Rosar Infielders -- Al Brancato  2 Ed Busch  6 Irv Hall  7 George Kell  5 Dick Siebert 22 Bobby Wilkins Outfielders 13 Joe Burns 10 Sam Chapman 25 Joe Cicero 31 Larry Drake  4 Bobby Estalella  3 Ford Garrison 12 Ernie Kish 14 Bill McGhee 15 Charlie Metro 1,3 Hal Peck 12,33 Larry Rosenthal 10 Mayo Smith Manager Connie Mack Coaches 26 Earle Brucker 29 Dave Keefe 27 Earle Mack 32 Al Simmons 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 Buddy Rosar 92 300 63 .210 1 25 1B Dick Siebert 147 573 153 .267 7 51 2B Irv Hall 151 616 161 .261 0 50 SS Ed Busch 126 416 104 .250 0 35 3B George Kell 147 567 154 .272 4 56 OF Hal Peck 112 449 124 .276 5 39 OF Bobby Estalella Bobby Estalella (outfielder) 126 451 135 .299 8 52 OF Mayo Smith 73 203 43 .212 0 11 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 Bill McGhee 93 250 63 .252 0 19 Charlie Metro 65 200 42 .210 3 15 Bobby Wilkins 62 154 40 .260 0 4 Greek George 51 138 24 .174 0 11 Frankie Hayes 32 110 25 .227 3 14 Ernie Kish 43 110 27 .245 0 10 Joe Burns Joe Burns (infielder) 31 90 23 .256 0 3 Larry Rosenthal 28 75 15 .200 0 5 Al Brancato 10 34 4 .118 0 0 Sam Chapman 9 30 6 .200 0 1 Ford Garrison 6 23 7 .304 1 6 Joe Cicero 12 19 3 .158 0 0 Joe Astroth 10 17 1 .059 0 1 Jim Pruett 6 9 2 .222 0 0 Larry Drake 1 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 Bobo Newsom 36 257.1 8 20 3.29 127 Russ Christopher 33 227.1 13 13 3.17 100 Jesse Flores Jesse Flores (baseball) 29 191.1 7 10 3.43 52 Don Black Don Black (baseball) 26 125.1 5 11 5.17 47 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 Lou Knerr 27 130.0 5 11 4.22 41 Charlie Gassaway 24 118.0 4 7 3.74 50 Steve Gerkin 21 102.0 0 12 3.62 25 Dick Fowler 7 37.1 1 2 4.82 21 Charlie Bowles 8 33.1 0 3 5.13 11 Phil Marchildon 3 9.0 0 1 4.00 2 Bill Connelly 2 8.0 1 1 4.50 0 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 Joe Berry Joe Berry (pitcher) 52 8 7 5 2.35 51 Carl Scheib 4 0 0 0 3.12 2 Woody Crowson 1 0 0 0 6.00 2 Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Toronto Maple Leafs International League Harry Davis B Lancaster Red Roses Interstate League Lena Blackburne C Martinsville Athletics Carolina League Heinie Manush D Lexington A's North Carolina State League Jimmy MausLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: LancasterJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References 2 External links 1945 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference 1945 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Philadelphia Athletics seasons Philadelphia Athletics season Oak Category:1940s in Philadelphia