1945 New York Yankees season
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Owner(s) | Larry MacPhail, Dan Topping and Del Webb |
General manager(s) | Larry MacPhail |
Manager(s) | Joe McCarthy |
Local radio | WINS (AM) (Al Helfer, Bill Slater) |
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The 1945 New York Yankees season was the team's 43rd season in New York and its 45th overall. 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.
Contents
Regular season
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 |
Record vs. opponents
1945 American League Records
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | 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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Pitchers
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
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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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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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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 | 13 | 9 | 3.67 | 76 |
Tiny Bonham | 23 | 180.2 | 8 | 11 | 3.29 | 42 |
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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Jim Turner | 30 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3.64 | 22 |
Farm system
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Newark[1]
References
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007