1945 Cincinnati Reds season

The 1945 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished seventh in the National League with a record of 61–93, 37 games behind the Chicago Cubs.

Offseason

Prior to 1945 season: Eddie Erautt was obtained by the Reds from the Hollywood Stars as part of a minor league working agreement.^[1]

1945 National League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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	—

1945 Cincinnati Reds

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

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	Al Lakeman	76	258	66	.256	8	31
1B	Frank McCormick	152	580	160	.276	10	81
2B	Woody Williams	133	482	114	.237	0	27
SS	Eddie Miller	115	421	100	.238	13	49
3B	Steve Mesner	150	540	137	.254	1	52
OF	Al Libke	130	449	127	.283	4	53
OF	Eric Tipton	108	331	80	.242	5	34
OF	Dain Clay	153	656	184	.280	1	50

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
Gee Walker	106	316	80	.253	2	21
Al Unser	67	204	54	.265	3	21
Kermit Wahl	71	194	39	.201	0	10
Dick Sipek	82	156	38	.244	0	13
Hank Sauer	31	116	34	.293	5	20
Wally Flager	21	52	11	.212	0	6
Johnny Riddle	23	45	8	.178	0	2
Joe Just	14	34	5	.147	0	2
Eddie Lukon	2	8	1	.125	0	0
Ray Medeiros	1	0	0	----	0	0

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Ed Heusser	31	223.0	11	16	3.71	56
Joe Bowman	25	185.2	11	13	3.59	71
Bucky Walters	22	168.0	10	10	2.68	45
Vern Kennedy	24	157.2	5	12	4.00	38
Frank Dasso	16	95.2	4	5	3.67	39
Herm Wehmeier	2	5.0	0	1	12.60	0

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Howie Fox	45	164.1	8	13	4.93	54
Earl Harrist	14	62.1	2	4	3.61	15
Boom-Boom Beck	11	47.2	2	4	3.40	9
Arnold Carter	13	46.2	2	4	3.09	4
Johnny Hetki	5	32.2	1	2	3.58	9
Elmer Riddle	12	29.2	1	4	8.19	5
Mel Bosser	7	16.0	2	0	3.38	3

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Hod Lisenbee	31	1	3	1	5.49	14
Mike Modak	20	1	2	1	5.74	7
Guy Bush	4	0	0	1	8.31	1
Al Libke	4	0	0	0	0.00	2

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Syracuse Chiefs	International League	Jewel Ens
A1	Birmingham Barons	Southern Association	Frank Snyder
C	Raleigh Capitals	Carolina League	Charles Carroll
D	Lima Reds	Ohio State League	Cap Crossley

^ Eddie Erautt page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007