1945 Brooklyn Dodgers

87-67 • .565 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers went 87-67 (.565) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 795 runs, allowed 724, and played home games at Ebbets Field. Team leaders included Goody Rosen (12 HR, 75 RBI) and Hal Gregg (18-13, 3.47 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

87 Wins
67 Losses
.565 Win %
3rd Rank
795 R 724 RA
Diff +71

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795 Runs Scored
724 Runs Allowed
+71 Run Diff
1,067K Attendance

📈 vs. 1945 NL Average

Batting Avg .270 2% above the 1945 league average (.264)
OBP .349 5% above the 1945 league average (.332)
SLG .376 3% above the 1945 league average (.363)
Team ERA 3.70 3% better than the 1945 league average (3.80)
Runs Scored 795 15% above the 1945 league average (689 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEbbets Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,067,097
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Avg per Game 13,680

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1945

Batting Avg

1 Goody Rosen 0.325 2 Luis Olmo 0.313 3 Augie Galan 0.307 4 Dixie Walker 0.300 5 Clyde Sukeforth 0.294

Home Runs

1 Goody Rosen 12 2 Luis Olmo 10 3 Augie Galan 9 4 Dixie Walker 8 5 Ed Stevens 4

RBI

1 Dixie Walker 124 2 Luis Olmo 110 3 Augie Galan 92 4 Goody Rosen 75 5 Frenchy Bordagaray 49
1945 Brooklyn Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dixie Walker 154 607 102 182 42 9 8 124 75 16 6 0.300
Goody Rosen 145 606 126 197 24 11 12 75 50 36 4 0.325
Augie Galan 152 576 114 177 36 7 9 92 114 27 13 0.307
Luis Olmo 141 556 62 174 27 13 10 110 36 33 15 0.313
Eddie Stanky 153 555 128 143 29 5 1 39 148 42 6 0.258
Eddie Basinski 108 336 30 88 9 4 0 33 11 33 0 0.262
Frenchy Bordagaray 113 273 32 70 9 6 2 49 29 15 7 0.256
Ed Stevens 55 201 29 55 14 3 4 29 32 20 0 0.274
Tommy Brown 57 196 13 48 3 4 2 19 6 16 3 0.245
Mike Sandlock 80 195 21 55 14 2 2 17 18 19 2 0.282
Bill Hart 58 161 27 37 6 2 3 27 14 21 7 0.230
Howie Schultz 39 142 18 34 8 2 1 19 10 14 2 0.239
John Dantonio 47 128 12 32 6 1 0 12 11 6 3 0.250
Johnny Peacock 48 110 11 28 5 1 0 14 24 10 2 0.255
Hal Gregg 42 91 11 20 6 0 1 9 2 13 0 0.220
Mickey Owen 24 84 5 24 9 0 0 11 10 2 0 0.286
Vic Lombardi 45 71 8 13 2 0 0 5 1 10 2 0.183
Morrie Aderholt 39 60 4 13 1 0 0 6 3 10 0 0.217
Curt Davis 24 51 3 7 0 0 1 3 2 12 1 0.137
Clyde Sukeforth 18 51 2 15 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 0.294
Stan Andrews 21 49 5 8 0 1 0 2 5 4 0 0.163
Tom Seats 31 43 5 9 2 0 0 4 0 13 0 0.209
Art Herring 23 42 3 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 1 0.095
Ralph Branca 16 40 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 11 0 0.100
Babe Herman 37 34 6 9 1 0 1 9 5 7 0 0.265
Clyde King 43 32 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0.125
Ben Chapman 13 22 2 3 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0.136
Lee Pfund 15 22 2 4 1 0 0 4 2 6 0 0.182
Les Webber 17 22 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 5 1 0.091
Cy Buker 42 16 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.188
Red Durrett 8 16 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0.125
John Douglas 5 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.000
Leo Durocher 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.200
Claude Corbitt 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
Otho Nitcholas 7 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Don Lund 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Ray Hathaway 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ray Hayworth 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Barney White 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Claude Crocker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Erv Palica 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ernie Rudolph 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1945

ERA

1 Ralph Branca 3.04 2 Curt Davis 3.25 3 Cy Buker 3.30 4 Vic Lombardi 3.31 5 Hal Gregg 3.47

Wins

1 Hal Gregg 18 2 Curt Davis 10 3 Vic Lombardi 10 4 Tom Seats 10 5 Cy Buker 7

Strikeouts

1 Hal Gregg 139 2 Ralph Branca 69 3 Vic Lombardi 64 4 Cy Buker 48 5 Tom Seats 44
1945 Brooklyn Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Hal Gregg 18 13 3.47 42 34 2 254.1 221 98 120 139
Vic Lombardi 10 11 3.31 38 24 4 203.2 195 75 86 64
Curt Davis 10 10 3.25 24 18 0 149.2 171 54 21 39
Art Herring 7 4 3.48 22 15 2 124.0 103 48 43 34
Tom Seats 10 7 4.36 31 18 0 121.2 127 59 37 44
Clyde King 5 5 4.09 42 2 3 112.1 131 51 48 29
Ralph Branca 5 6 3.04 16 15 1 109.2 73 37 79 69
Cy Buker 7 2 3.30 42 4 5 87.1 90 32 45 48
Les Webber 7 3 3.58 17 7 0 75.1 69 30 25 30
Lee Pfund 3 2 5.20 15 10 0 62.1 69 36 35 27
Ben Chapman 3 3 5.53 10 7 0 53.2 64 33 32 23
Otho Nitcholas 1 0 5.30 7 0 0 18.2 19 11 1 4
Ray Hathaway 0 1 4.00 4 1 0 9.0 11 4 6 3
Ernie Rudolph 1 0 5.19 7 0 0 8.2 12 5 7 3
Claude Crocker 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 2.0 2 0 1 1

👥 Roster (42)

Morrie Aderholt Stan Andrews Eddie Basinski Frenchy Bordagaray Ralph Branca Tommy Brown Cy Buker Ben Chapman Claude Corbitt Claude Crocker John Dantonio Curt Davis +30 more

42 players

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The 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers in brief

A 87-67 record (.565) put the 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers 3rd in the NL. The Brooklyn Dodgers scored 795 runs and allowed 724, a run differential of +71. The team batting average of .270 was 2% above the 1945 league mark of .264. The Brooklyn Dodgers staff finished with a 3.70 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.80. The 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers outscored the average club by 15% (795 against 689).

The home park, Ebbets Field, recorded 1,067,097 in attendance, about 13,680 a game. Goody Rosen topped the Brooklyn Dodgers with 12 home runs. The RBI leader was Dixie Walker, with 124. On the mound, Hal Gregg won 18 games to lead the staff. The 1945 roster runs to 42 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers

What was the 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers record?
The 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers finished 87-67 (.565 win pct).
Who led the 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers in home runs?
Goody Rosen led the 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers with 12 home runs.
What was the 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers team ERA?
The 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers posted a team ERA of 3.70.
Did the 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series?
No. The 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers play?
The 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers played home games at Ebbets Field.
Who led the 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Goody Rosen (12 HR, 75 RBI) and Hal Gregg (18-13, 3.47 ERA).
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