1945 Baltimore Elite Giants

25-17 • .595 Win% • 2nd in NN2

The 1945 Baltimore Elite Giants went 25-17 (.595) finishing 2nd in the NN2. The club scored 319 runs, allowed 320, and played home games at Bugle Field. Team leaders included Roy Campanella (5 HR, 48 RBI) and Bill Byrd (11-5, 3.10 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

25 Wins
17 Losses
.595 Win %
2nd Rank
319 R 320 RA
Diff -1

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⚡ Quick Stats

319 Runs Scored
320 Runs Allowed
-1 Run Diff
21 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1945 NN2 Average

Batting Avg .280 5% above the 1945 league average (.267)
OBP .344 3% above the 1945 league average (.335)
SLG .398 10% above the 1945 league average (.363)
Team ERA 4.73 14% worse than the 1945 league average (4.16)
Runs Scored 319 56% above the 1945 league average (205 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBugle Field
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Home Games (est.) 21 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1945

Batting Avg

1 Roy Campanella 0.372 2 Wild Bill Wright 0.359 3 Norman Robinson 0.319 4 Bill Hoskins 0.314 5 Felton Snow 0.276

Home Runs

1 Roy Campanella 5 2 Bill Hoskins 5 3 Wild Bill Wright 5 4 Henry Kimbro 2 5 Harry Williams 2

RBI

1 Roy Campanella 48 2 Bill Hoskins 44 3 Wild Bill Wright 40 4 Doc Dennis 27 5 Harry Williams 25
1945 Baltimore Elite Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Henry Kimbro 54 229 42 60 11 9 2 17 24 0 5 0.262
Harry Williams 57 218 30 52 5 2 2 25 22 0 2 0.239
Wild Bill Wright 55 217 46 78 17 4 5 40 14 0 6 0.359
Roy Campanella 57 207 51 77 18 5 5 48 31 0 3 0.372
Bill Hoskins 50 185 32 58 7 7 5 44 16 1 3 0.314
Tommy Butts 48 182 31 48 6 3 0 19 10 0 3 0.264
Doc Dennis 50 175 21 45 4 4 1 27 13 1 2 0.257
Norman Robinson 40 138 23 44 6 1 0 13 5 0 2 0.319
Felton Snow 43 127 14 35 5 3 0 20 14 0 1 0.276
Bill Byrd 27 60 8 11 0 2 1 10 6 0 0 0.183
Bob Clarke 19 56 1 9 0 0 0 3 6 0 1 0.161
Andy Porter 13 32 1 6 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0.188
Archie Hinton 17 25 7 7 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 0.280
Tom Glover 11 22 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.182
Sack Morgan 10 18 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.167
Zack Clayton 4 11 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.273
Bill Harvey 7 11 4 4 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.364
Donald Troy 7 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.091
Jim Zapp 4 11 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.182
Frank Duncan III 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jamuel Tarrant 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Tony Walker 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Jonas Gaines 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Joe Black 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nate Moreland 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kessler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Mondell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1945

ERA

1 Andy Porter 2.94 2 Bill Byrd 3.10 3 Archie Hinton 5.32 4 Tom Glover 5.62 5 Donald Troy 5.68

Wins

1 Bill Byrd 11 2 Andy Porter 8 3 Tom Glover 4 4 Sack Morgan 3 5 Bill Harvey 2

Strikeouts

1 Bill Byrd 91 2 Andy Porter 53 3 Tom Glover 42 4 Archie Hinton 27 5 Sack Morgan 21
1945 Baltimore Elite Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Byrd 11 5 3.10 18 15 1 130.2 133 45 28 91
Andy Porter 8 2 2.94 13 11 0 95.0 96 31 22 53
Tom Glover 4 4 5.62 11 8 0 65.2 76 41 22 42
Archie Hinton 2 2 5.32 11 7 1 44.0 39 26 26 27
Sack Morgan 3 3 6.81 9 4 0 38.1 50 29 30 21
Donald Troy 1 2 5.68 7 2 0 31.2 31 20 19 17
Roy Campanella 1 0 5.28 2 2 0 15.1 13 9 6 16
Frank Duncan III 0 1 10.43 6 2 0 14.2 26 17 8 7
Bill Harvey 2 1 1.84 4 1 0 14.2 13 3 3 5
Tony Walker 0 0 10.97 4 0 1 10.2 17 13 6 6
Jonas Gaines 0 0 2.00 1 1 0 9.0 4 2 7 1
Joe Black 0 1 5.14 1 1 0 7.0 5 4 4 5
Jamuel Tarrant 0 1 14.14 2 1 0 7.0 14 11 4 3
Nate Moreland 0 1 6.23 1 1 0 4.1 11 3 2 0
Felton Snow 0 0 6.75 1 0 0 4.0 4 3 1 1
Mondell 0 1 9.00 2 1 0 3.0 5 3 0 0

👥 Roster (27)

Joe Black Tommy Butts Bill Byrd Roy Campanella Bob Clarke Zack Clayton Doc Dennis Frank Duncan III Jonas Gaines Tom Glover Bill Harvey Archie Hinton +15 more

27 players

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The 1945 Baltimore Elite Giants in brief

The 1945 Baltimore Elite Giants won 25 games and lost 17, ending up 2nd in the NN2. The Baltimore Elite Giants scored 319 runs and allowed 320, a run differential of -1. The team batting average of .280 was 5% above the 1945 league mark of .267. The Baltimore Elite Giants staff finished with a 4.73 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.16. The 319 runs scored compare with a league average of 205 per club, 56% more.

Home games were played at Bugle Field. The home run leader was Roy Campanella, who hit 5. The hits leader was Wild Bill Wright with 78. Bill Byrd was the top winner, with 11 victories. The 1945 roster runs to 27 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1945 Baltimore Elite Giants

What was the 1945 Baltimore Elite Giants record?
The 1945 Baltimore Elite Giants finished 25-17 (.595 win pct).
Who led the 1945 Baltimore Elite Giants in home runs?
Roy Campanella led the 1945 Baltimore Elite Giants with 5 home runs.
What was the 1945 Baltimore Elite Giants team ERA?
The 1945 Baltimore Elite Giants posted a team ERA of 4.73.
Did the 1945 Baltimore Elite Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1945 Baltimore Elite Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1945 Baltimore Elite Giants play?
The 1945 Baltimore Elite Giants played home games at Bugle Field.
Who led the 1945 Baltimore Elite Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Roy Campanella (5 HR, 48 RBI) and Bill Byrd (11-5, 3.10 ERA).
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