1945 Cincinnati Reds

61-93 • .396 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1945 Cincinnati Reds went 61-93 (.396) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 536 runs, allowed 694, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Eddie Miller (13 HR, 49 RBI) and Joe Bowman (11-13, 3.59 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

61 Wins
93 Losses
.396 Win %
7th Rank
536 R 694 RA
Diff -158

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536 Runs Scored
694 Runs Allowed
-158 Run Diff
294K Attendance

📈 vs. 1945 NL Average

Batting Avg .249 6% below the 1945 league average (.264)
OBP .304 9% below the 1945 league average (.332)
SLG .332 8% below the 1945 league average (.363)
Team ERA 4.00 5% worse than the 1945 league average (3.80)
Runs Scored 536 22% below the 1945 league average (689 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 294,787
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Avg per Game 3,828

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1945

Batting Avg

1 Hank Sauer 0.293 2 Al Libke 0.283 3 Dain Clay 0.280 4 Frank McCormick 0.276 5 Al Unser 0.265

Home Runs

1 Eddie Miller 13 2 Frank McCormick 10 3 Al Lakeman 8 4 Hank Sauer 5 5 Eric Tipton 5

RBI

1 Frank McCormick 81 2 Al Libke 53 3 Steve Mesner 52 4 Dain Clay 50 5 Eddie Miller 49
1945 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dain Clay 153 656 81 184 29 2 1 50 37 58 19 0.280
Frank McCormick 152 580 68 160 33 0 10 81 56 22 6 0.276
Steve Mesner 150 540 52 137 19 1 1 52 52 18 4 0.254
Woody Williams 133 482 46 114 14 0 0 27 39 24 6 0.237
Al Libke 130 449 41 127 23 5 4 53 34 62 6 0.283
Eddie Miller 115 421 46 100 27 2 13 49 18 38 4 0.238
Eric Tipton 108 331 32 80 17 1 5 34 40 37 11 0.242
Gee Walker 106 316 28 80 11 2 2 21 16 38 8 0.253
Al Lakeman 76 258 22 66 9 4 8 31 17 45 0 0.256
Al Unser 67 204 23 54 10 3 3 21 14 24 0 0.265
Kermit Wahl 71 194 18 39 8 2 0 10 23 22 2 0.201
Dick Sipek 82 156 14 38 6 2 0 13 9 15 0 0.244
Hank Sauer 31 116 18 34 1 0 5 20 6 16 2 0.293
Ed Heusser 31 77 10 19 2 1 1 7 3 19 0 0.247
Joe Bowman 29 71 4 5 2 1 0 3 2 9 1 0.070
Bucky Walters 24 61 11 14 3 0 3 8 3 14 2 0.230
Vern Kennedy 24 53 1 12 4 0 0 1 1 13 0 0.226
Wally Flager 21 52 5 11 1 0 0 6 8 5 0 0.212
Howie Fox 45 46 6 13 1 0 0 5 2 4 0 0.283
Johnny Riddle 23 45 0 8 0 0 0 2 4 6 0 0.178
Joe Just 14 34 2 5 0 0 0 2 4 7 0 0.147
Frank Dasso 16 31 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 10 0 0.161
Horace Lisenbee 31 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.000
Arnold Carter 19 17 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.176
Earl Harrist 14 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Boom-Boom Beck 11 14 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.214
Johnny Hetki 5 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.091
Elmer Riddle 12 11 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.273
Mike Modak 20 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.100
Eddie Lukon 2 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.125
Mel Bosser 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Herm Wehmeier 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Guy Bush 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Medeiros 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1945

ERA

1 Bucky Walters 2.68 2 Arnold Carter 3.09 3 Boom-Boom Beck 3.40 4 Johnny Hetki 3.58 5 Joe Bowman 3.59

Wins

1 Joe Bowman 11 2 Ed Heusser 11 3 Bucky Walters 10 4 Howie Fox 8 5 Vern Kennedy 5

Strikeouts

1 Joe Bowman 71 2 Ed Heusser 56 3 Howie Fox 54 4 Bucky Walters 45 5 Frank Dasso 39
1945 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ed Heusser 11 16 3.71 31 30 1 223.0 248 92 60 56
Joe Bowman 11 13 3.59 25 24 0 185.2 198 74 68 71
Bucky Walters 10 10 2.68 22 22 0 168.0 166 50 51 45
Howie Fox 8 13 4.93 45 15 0 164.1 169 90 77 54
Vern Kennedy 5 12 4.00 24 20 1 157.2 170 70 69 38
Frank Dasso 4 5 3.67 16 12 0 95.2 89 39 53 39
Horace Lisenbee 1 3 5.49 31 3 1 80.1 97 49 16 14
Earl Harrist 2 4 3.61 14 5 0 62.1 60 25 27 15
Boom-Boom Beck 2 4 3.40 11 5 1 47.2 42 18 12 9
Arnold Carter 2 4 3.09 13 6 0 46.2 54 16 13 4
Mike Modak 1 2 5.74 20 3 1 42.1 52 27 23 7
Johnny Hetki 1 2 3.58 5 2 0 32.2 28 13 11 9
Elmer Riddle 1 4 8.19 12 3 0 29.2 39 27 27 5
Mel Bosser 2 0 3.38 7 2 0 16.0 9 6 17 3
Herm Wehmeier 0 1 12.60 2 2 0 5.0 10 7 4 0
Guy Bush 0 0 8.31 4 0 1 4.1 5 4 3 1
Al Libke 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 4.1 3 0 3 2

👥 Roster (34)

Boom-Boom Beck Mel Bosser Joe Bowman Guy Bush Arnold Carter Dain Clay Frank Dasso Wally Flager Howie Fox Earl Harrist Johnny Hetki Ed Heusser +22 more

34 players

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The 1945 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The 1945 Cincinnati Reds finished 61-93, a .396 winning percentage, placing 7th in the NL. The run column shows 536 for and 694 against. At the plate the Cincinnati Reds hit .249, 6% worse than the league's .264. The staff ERA of 4.00 was 5% worse than the league average of 3.80. League clubs averaged 689 runs that year, so the Cincinnati Reds scored 22% fewer. Attendance at Crosley Field totaled 294,787 for the year.

Eddie Miller topped the Cincinnati Reds with 13 home runs. The RBI leader was Frank McCormick, with 81. The hits leader was Dain Clay with 184. The pitching staff's wins leader was Joe Bowman (11). The 1945 roster runs to 34 players. The 1944 season and the 1946 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1945 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1945 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1945 Cincinnati Reds finished 61-93 (.396 win pct).
Who led the 1945 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Eddie Miller led the 1945 Cincinnati Reds with 13 home runs.
What was the 1945 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1945 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 4.00.
Did the 1945 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1945 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1945 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1945 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1945 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Eddie Miller (13 HR, 49 RBI) and Joe Bowman (11-13, 3.59 ERA).
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