1945 Boston Braves

67-85 • .441 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1945 Boston Braves went 67-85 (.441) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 721 runs, allowed 728, and played home games at Braves Field. Team leaders included Tommy Holmes (28 HR, 117 RBI) and Jim Tobin (9-14, 3.84 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

67 Wins
85 Losses
.441 Win %
6th Rank
721 R 728 RA
Diff -7

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⚡ Quick Stats

721 Runs Scored
728 Runs Allowed
-7 Run Diff
406K Attendance

📈 vs. 1945 NL Average

Batting Avg .267 1% above the 1945 league average (.264)
OBP .333 equal to the 1945 league average (.332)
SLG .374 3% above the 1945 league average (.363)
Team ERA 4.04 6% worse than the 1945 league average (3.80)
Runs Scored 721 5% above the 1945 league average (689 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBraves Field
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 406,024
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Avg per Game 5,413

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1945

Batting Avg

1 Tommy Holmes 0.352 2 Morrie Aderholt 0.333 3 Clyde Kluttz 0.296 4 Bill Ramsey 0.292 5 Carden Gillenwater 0.288

Home Runs

1 Tommy Holmes 28 2 Chuck Workman 25 3 Butch Nieman 14 4 Carden Gillenwater 7 5 Phil Masi 7

RBI

1 Tommy Holmes 117 2 Chuck Workman 87 3 Carden Gillenwater 72 4 Butch Nieman 56 5 Phil Masi 46
1945 Boston Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tommy Holmes 154 636 125 224 47 6 28 117 70 9 15 0.352
Dick Culler 136 527 87 138 12 1 2 30 50 35 7 0.262
Carden Gillenwater 144 517 74 149 20 2 7 72 73 70 13 0.288
Chuck Workman 139 514 77 141 16 2 25 87 51 58 9 0.274
Whitey Wietelmann 123 428 53 116 15 3 4 33 39 27 4 0.271
Phil Masi 114 371 55 101 25 4 7 46 42 32 9 0.272
Vince Shupe 78 283 22 76 8 0 0 15 17 16 3 0.269
Joe Mack 66 260 30 60 13 1 3 44 34 39 1 0.231
Butch Nieman 97 247 43 61 15 0 14 56 43 33 11 0.247
Joe Medwick 66 218 17 62 13 0 0 26 12 12 3 0.284
Stew Hofferth 50 170 13 40 2 0 3 15 14 11 1 0.235
Frank Drews 49 147 13 30 4 1 0 19 16 18 0 0.204
Eddie Joost 35 141 16 35 7 1 0 9 13 7 0 0.248
Bill Ramsey 78 137 16 40 8 0 1 12 4 22 1 0.292
Tommy Nelson 40 121 6 20 2 0 0 6 4 13 1 0.165
Morrie Aderholt 31 102 15 34 4 0 2 11 9 6 3 0.333
Clyde Kluttz 25 81 9 24 4 1 0 10 2 6 0 0.296
Jim Tobin 41 77 9 11 3 0 3 12 15 22 0 0.143
Bob Logan 34 61 3 13 2 1 0 7 1 10 0 0.213
Johnny Hutchings 57 54 4 13 4 0 0 7 1 8 0 0.241
Steve Shemo 17 46 4 11 1 0 0 7 1 3 0 0.239
Nate Andrews 22 43 1 9 0 0 0 1 2 11 0 0.209
Ed Wright 15 39 6 5 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.128
Bill Lee 16 31 0 4 0 0 0 2 4 5 0 0.129
Al Javery 17 29 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.207
Mort Cooper 20 26 5 6 0 0 1 7 0 3 0 0.231
Stan Wentzel 4 19 3 4 0 1 0 6 0 3 1 0.211
Don Hendrickson 37 18 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.167
Mike Ulicny 11 18 4 7 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 0.389
Norm Wallen 4 15 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0.133
Tom Earley 13 14 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.214
Elmer Singleton 7 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Red Barrett 9 9 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.222
Ira Hutchinson 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ewald Pyle 4 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Lefty Wallace 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Whitcher 9 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Charlie Cozart 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lou Fette 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hal Schacker 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Joe Heving 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ben Cardoni 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1945

ERA

1 Ed Wright 2.51 2 Bill Lee 2.79 3 Bob Logan 3.18 4 Mort Cooper 3.35 5 Johnny Hutchings 3.75

Wins

1 Jim Tobin 9 2 Ed Wright 8 3 Nate Andrews 7 4 Mort Cooper 7 5 Johnny Hutchings 7

Strikeouts

1 Johnny Hutchings 99 2 Bob Logan 53 3 Mort Cooper 45 4 Jim Tobin 38 5 Nate Andrews 26
1945 Boston Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Tobin 9 14 3.84 27 25 0 196.2 220 84 56 38
Bob Logan 7 11 3.18 34 25 1 187.0 213 66 53 53
Johnny Hutchings 7 6 3.75 57 12 3 185.0 173 77 75 99
Nate Andrews 7 12 4.58 21 19 0 137.2 160 70 52 26
Ed Wright 8 3 2.51 15 12 0 111.1 104 31 33 24
Bill Lee 6 3 2.79 16 13 0 106.1 112 33 36 12
Mort Cooper 7 4 3.35 20 11 1 78.0 77 29 27 45
Al Javery 2 7 6.28 17 14 0 77.1 92 54 51 18
Don Hendrickson 4 8 4.91 37 2 5 73.1 74 40 39 14
Tom Earley 2 1 4.61 11 2 0 41.0 36 21 19 4
Red Barrett 2 3 4.74 9 5 2 38.0 43 20 16 13
Elmer Singleton 1 4 4.82 7 5 0 37.1 35 20 14 14
Ira Hutchinson 2 3 5.02 11 0 1 28.2 33 16 8 4
Lefty Wallace 1 0 4.50 5 3 0 20.0 18 10 9 4
Bob Whitcher 0 2 2.87 6 3 0 15.2 12 5 12 6
Hal Schacker 0 1 5.28 6 0 0 15.1 14 9 9 6
Ewald Pyle 0 1 7.24 4 2 0 13.2 16 11 18 10
Lou Fette 0 2 5.73 5 1 0 11.0 16 7 7 4
Charlie Cozart 1 0 10.13 5 0 0 8.0 10 9 15 4
Joe Heving 1 0 3.38 3 0 0 5.1 5 2 3 1
Ben Cardoni 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 4.0 6 4 3 5
Whitey Wietelmann 0 0 54.00 1 0 0 1.0 6 6 2 0

👥 Roster (42)

Morrie Aderholt Nate Andrews Red Barrett Ben Cardoni Mort Cooper Charlie Cozart Dick Culler Frank Drews Tom Earley Lou Fette Carden Gillenwater Don Hendrickson +30 more

42 players

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The 1945 Boston Braves in brief

The 1945 Boston Braves won 67 games and lost 85, ending up 6th in the NL. The run column shows 721 for and 728 against. At the plate the Boston Braves hit .267, 1% better than the league's .264. The staff ERA of 4.04 was 6% worse than the league average of 3.80. The 721 runs scored compare with a league average of 689 per club, 5% more.

Braves Field was home in 1945, drawing a total attendance of 406,024. The home run leader was Tommy Holmes, who hit 28. Jim Tobin led the pitchers with 9 wins. The strikeout leader was Johnny Hutchings with 99. The 1945 roster runs to 42 players. The 1944 season and the 1946 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1945 Boston Braves

What was the 1945 Boston Braves record?
The 1945 Boston Braves finished 67-85 (.441 win pct).
Who led the 1945 Boston Braves in home runs?
Tommy Holmes led the 1945 Boston Braves with 28 home runs.
What was the 1945 Boston Braves team ERA?
The 1945 Boston Braves posted a team ERA of 4.04.
Did the 1945 Boston Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1945 Boston Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1945 Boston Braves play?
The 1945 Boston Braves played home games at Braves Field.
Who led the 1945 Boston Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tommy Holmes (28 HR, 117 RBI) and Jim Tobin (9-14, 3.84 ERA).
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