1945 St. Louis Cardinals season

1945 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Location
Sportsman's Park (since 1920)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	95–59 (.617)
League place	2nd
Other information
Owner(s)	Sam Breadon
Manager(s)	Billy Southworth
Local radio	WIL (Harry Caray, Gabby Street) WTMV (France Laux, Johnny O'Hara)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 1945 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 64th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 54th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 95–59 during the season and finished 2nd in the National League. The Cardinals set a Major League record which still stands, for the fewest double plays grounded into during a season, with only 75.^[1]

Offseason

• Prior to 1945 season: Steve Bilko was signed by the Cardinals as an amateur free agent.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Chicago Cubs	98	56	--	.636
St. Louis Cardinals	95	59	3	.617
Brooklyn Dodgers	87	67	11	.565
Pittsburgh Pirates	82	72	16	.532
New York Giants	78	74	19	.513
Boston Braves	67	85	30	.441
Cincinnati Reds	61	93	37	.396
Philadelphia Phillies	46	108	52	.299

Record vs. opponents

1945 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	9–13–1	7–15	10–12	10–10–2	14–8	7–15	10–12
Brooklyn	13–9–1	—	8–14–1	11–11	15–7	19–3	12–10	9–13
Chicago	15–7	14–8–1	—	21–1	11–11	17–5	14–8	6–16
Cincinnati	12–10	11–11	1–21	—	6–16	12–10	10–12	9–13
New York	10–10–2	7–15	11–11	16–6	—	17–5	11–11	6–16
Philadelphia	8–14	3–19	5–17	10–12	5–17	—	6–16	9–13
Pittsburgh	15–7	10–12	8–14	12–10	11–11	16–6	—	10–12–1
St. Louis	12–10	13–9	16–6	13–9	16–6	13–9	12–10–1	—

Notable transactions

• May 8, 1945: Glenn Crawford and John Antonelli were traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Buster Adams.^[3]

Roster

1945 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers 13 Red Barrett 31 Harry Brecheen 10 Ken Burkhart 27 Bud Byerly 13 Mort Cooper 19 Jack Creel 27 Bill Crouch 23 George Dockins 20 Blix Donnelly 15 Glenn Gardner 29 Al Jurisich 21 Max Lanier 24 Art Lopatka 32 Stan Partenheimer 28 Ted Wilks		Catchers 15 Walker Cooper 35 Gene Crumling 2,18 Bob Keely 16 Ken O'Dea 11 Del Rice Infielders 18 John Antonelli  7 George Fallon  9 Debs Garms  2 Lou Klein  1 Whitey Kurowski  4 Marty Marion  5 Ray Sanders  3 Emil Verban  7 Pep Young		Outfielders 14 Buster Adams  8 Dave Bartosch 17 Augie Bergamo 35 Glenn Crawford 12 Johnny Hopp 18 Jim Mallory  8 Art Rebel  6 Red Schoendienst		Manager 30 Billy Southworth Coaches 25 Mike González 26 Buzzy Wares

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
OF	Adams, BusterBuster Adams	140	578	169	.292	20	101

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
Fallon, GeorgeGeorge Fallon	24	55	13	.236	0	7
Mallory, JimJim Mallory	13	43	10	.233	0	5
Crawford, GlennGlenn Crawford	4	3	0	.000	0	0
Antonelli, JohnJohn Antonelli	2	3	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
Barrett, RedRed Barrett	36	246.2	21	9	2.74	63
Brecheen, HarryHarry Brecheen	24	157.1	15	4	2.52	63

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

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

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Columbus Red Birds	American Association	Charlie Root
AA	Rochester Red Wings	International League	Burleigh Grimes
B	Allentown Cardinals	Interstate League	Ollie Vanek
B	Lynchburg Cardinals	Piedmont League	George Ferrell and Zip Payne
C	Winston-Salem Cardinals	Carolina League	George Smith and George Ferrell
D	Johnson City Cardinals	Appalachian League	Fred Hawn and Runt Marr
D	Marion Cardinals	Ohio State League	Grover Hartley and Wally Schang

^[4]

External links

• 1945 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1945 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

Notes

1. "Single Season Grounding Into Double Play Records". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
2. Steve Bilko page at Baseball-Reference
3. Glenn Crawford page at Baseball Reference
4. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References