1945 Boston Red Sox

71-83 • .461 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1945 Boston Red Sox went 71-83 (.461) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 599 runs, allowed 674, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Bob Johnson (12 HR, 74 RBI) and Dave Ferriss (21-10, 2.96 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

71 Wins
83 Losses
.461 Win %
7th Rank
599 R 674 RA
Diff -75

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599 Runs Scored
674 Runs Allowed
-75 Run Diff
623K Attendance

📈 vs. 1945 AL Average

Batting Avg .259 2% above the 1945 league average (.255)
OBP .329 1% above the 1945 league average (.325)
SLG .345 equal to the 1945 league average (.345)
Team ERA 3.80 13% worse than the 1945 league average (3.36)
Runs Scored 599 equal to the 1945 league average (597 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 623,085
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Avg per Game 7,988

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1945

Batting Avg

1 Johnny Lazor 0.310 2 Tom McBride 0.305 3 Skeeter Newsome 0.290 4 Bob Johnson 0.280 5 Eddie Lake 0.279

Home Runs

1 Bob Johnson 12 2 Eddie Lake 11 3 Leon Culberson 6 4 Johnny Lazor 5 5 George Metkovich 5

RBI

1 Bob Johnson 74 2 George Metkovich 62 3 Eddie Lake 51 4 Skeeter Newsome 48 5 Tom McBride 47
1945 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Metkovich 138 539 65 140 26 3 5 62 51 70 19 0.260
Bob Johnson 143 529 71 148 27 7 12 74 63 56 5 0.280
Eddie Lake 133 473 81 132 27 1 11 51 106 37 9 0.279
Skeeter Newsome 125 438 45 127 30 1 1 48 20 15 6 0.290
Tom McBride 100 344 38 105 11 7 1 47 26 17 2 0.305
Johnny Lazor 101 335 35 104 19 2 5 45 18 17 3 0.310
Leon Culberson 97 331 26 91 21 6 6 45 20 37 4 0.275
Ben Steiner 78 304 39 78 8 3 3 20 31 29 10 0.257
Jackie Tobin 84 278 25 70 6 2 0 21 26 24 2 0.252
Pete Fox 66 208 21 51 4 1 0 20 11 18 2 0.245
Ty LaForest 52 204 25 51 7 4 2 16 10 35 4 0.250
Bob Garbark 68 199 21 52 6 0 0 17 18 10 0 0.261
Dolph Camilli 63 198 24 42 5 2 2 19 35 38 2 0.212
Jim Bucher 52 151 19 34 4 3 0 11 7 13 1 0.225
Billy Holm 58 135 12 25 2 1 0 9 23 17 1 0.185
Dave Ferriss 61 120 16 32 7 1 1 19 19 11 0 0.267
Fred Walters 40 93 2 16 2 0 0 5 10 9 1 0.172
Red Steiner 26 59 6 12 1 0 0 4 14 2 0 0.203
Jim Wilson 25 53 5 13 3 0 0 3 2 7 0 0.245
Emmett O'Neill 24 50 7 9 2 0 1 6 8 14 0 0.180
Pinky Woods 24 42 0 9 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.214
Clem Hausmann 31 39 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 0.103
Mike Ryba 34 36 4 9 1 0 0 2 5 4 0 0.250
Randy Heflin 20 35 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.086
Vic Johnson 26 30 2 5 1 0 0 3 0 5 0 0.167
Otey Clark 12 24 0 5 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.208
Frank Barrett 37 20 3 5 0 0 0 1 2 7 0 0.250
Rex Cecil 7 20 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.300
Yank Terry 12 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0.111
Frankie Pytlak 9 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.118
Loyd Christopher 8 14 4 4 0 0 0 4 3 2 0 0.286
Joe Bowman 9 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.222
Joe Cronin 3 8 1 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0.375
Nick Polly 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.143
Clem Dreisewerd 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Lou Finney 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Oscar Judd 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1945

ERA

1 Mike Ryba 2.49 2 Frank Barrett 2.62 3 Dave Ferriss 2.96 4 Otey Clark 3.07 5 Jim Wilson 3.30

Wins

1 Dave Ferriss 21 2 Emmett O'Neill 8 3 Mike Ryba 7 4 Vic Johnson 6 5 Jim Wilson 6

Strikeouts

1 Dave Ferriss 94 2 Emmett O'Neill 55 3 Jim Wilson 50 4 Mike Ryba 44 5 Randy Heflin 39
1945 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dave Ferriss 21 10 2.96 35 31 2 264.2 263 87 85 94
Jim Wilson 6 8 3.30 23 21 0 144.1 121 53 88 50
Emmett O'Neill 8 11 5.15 24 22 0 141.2 134 81 117 55
Clem Hausmann 5 7 5.04 31 13 2 125.0 131 70 60 30
Mike Ryba 7 6 2.49 34 9 2 123.0 122 34 33 44
Pinky Woods 4 7 4.19 24 12 2 107.1 108 50 63 36
Randy Heflin 4 10 4.06 20 14 0 102.0 102 46 61 39
Frank Barrett 4 3 2.62 37 0 3 86.0 77 25 29 35
Vic Johnson 6 4 4.01 26 9 2 85.1 90 38 46 21
Otey Clark 4 4 3.07 12 9 0 82.0 86 28 19 20
Yank Terry 0 4 4.13 12 4 0 56.2 68 26 14 28
Rex Cecil 2 5 5.20 7 7 0 45.0 46 26 27 30
Joe Bowman 0 2 9.26 3 3 0 11.2 18 12 9 0
Clem Dreisewerd 0 1 4.66 2 2 0 9.2 13 5 2 3
Oscar Judd 0 1 8.53 2 1 0 6.1 10 6 3 5

👥 Roster (37)

Frank Barrett Joe Bowman Jim Bucher Dolph Camilli Rex Cecil Loyd Christopher Otey Clark Joe Cronin Leon Culberson Clem Dreisewerd Dave Ferriss Lou Finney +25 more

37 players

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The 1945 Boston Red Sox in brief

A 71-83 record (.461) put the 1945 Boston Red Sox 7th in the AL. The Boston Red Sox scored 599 runs and allowed 674, a run differential of -75. The team batting average of .259 was 2% above the 1945 league mark of .255. The staff ERA of 3.80 was 13% worse than the league average of 3.36.

The home park, Fenway Park II, recorded 623,085 in attendance, about 7,988 a game. Bob Johnson led the club in home runs with 12. The pitching staff's wins leader was Dave Ferriss (21). In all, the roster shows 37 players. The 1944 season and the 1946 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1945 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1945 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1945 Boston Red Sox finished 71-83 (.461 win pct).
Who led the 1945 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Bob Johnson led the 1945 Boston Red Sox with 12 home runs.
What was the 1945 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1945 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 3.80.
Did the 1945 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1945 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1945 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1945 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1945 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bob Johnson (12 HR, 74 RBI) and Dave Ferriss (21-10, 2.96 ERA).
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