As World War II was drawing to a close, the 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers finished 11 games back in third place in the National League race.
Offseason February 24, 1945: Carden Gillenwater was purchased from the Dodgers by the Boston Braves.Carden Gillenwater page at Baseball Reference March 28, 1945: Whit Wyatt was purchased from the Dodgers by the Philadelphia Phillies.Whit Wyatt page at Baseball Reference
Regular season Eddie Stanky led the NL in runs scored with 128 in 1945, when he drew a then-record 148 walks.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup +Opening Day lineupName Position Frenchy Bordagaray Left fielderLuis Olmo Center fielderAugie Galan First basemanDixie Walker Right fielderBill Hart Third basemanMickey OwenCatcherMike Sandlock ShortstopLeo Durocher Second basemanCurt Davis Starting pitcher
Notable transactions June 15, 1945: Ben Chapman was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Johnny Peacock.Ben Chapman page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
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 80 195 55 .282 2 17 1B 152 576 177 .307 9 92 2B 153 555 143 .258 1 39 3B 113 273 70 .256 2 49 SS 108 336 88 .262 0 33 OF 154 607 182 .300 8 124 OF 145 606 197 .325 12 75 OF 141 556 174 .313 10 110
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 55 201 55 .274 4 29 57 196 48 .245 2 19 58 161 37 .230 3 27 39 142 34 .239 1 19 47 128 32 .250 0 12 48 110 28 .255 0 14 24 84 24 .286 0 11 39 60 13 .217 0 6 18 51 15 .294 0 1 21 49 8 .163 0 2 37 34 9 .265 1 9 8 16 2 .125 0 0 5 9 0 .000 0 0 2 5 1 .200 0 2 2 4 2 .500 0 0 4 3 0 .000 0 0 2 2 0 .000 0 0 4 1 0 .000 0 0 2 0 0 ---- 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 42 254.1 18 13 3.47 139 24 149.2 10 10 3.25 39 22 124.0 7 4 3.48 34 16 109.2 5 6 3.04 69
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 38 203.2 10 11 3.31 64 31 121.2 10 7 4.36 44 17 75.1 7 3 3.58 30 15 62.1 3 2 5.20 27 10 53.2 3 3 5.53 23 4 9.0 0 1 4.00 3
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 42 7 2 5 3.30 48 42 5 5 3 4.09 29 7 1 0 0 5.30 4 7 1 0 0 5.19 3 1 0 0 1 0.00 1
Awards and honors 1945 Major League Baseball All-Star Game – Unofficial rosters, the game was not played due to the war Hal Gregg starter Goody Rosen reserve Dixie Walker reserve TSN Major League All-Star Team Goody Rosen
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Mobile, Zanesville
Notes
References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page
External links 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site Acme Dodgers page Retrosheet