1945 Cleveland Indians

73-72 • .503 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1945 Cleveland Indians went 73-72 (.503) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 557 runs, allowed 548, and played home games at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Jeff Heath (15 HR, 61 RBI) and Steve Gromek (19-9, 2.55 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

73 Wins
72 Losses
.503 Win %
5th Rank
557 R 548 RA
Diff +9

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557 Runs Scored
548 Runs Allowed
+9 Run Diff
497K Attendance

📈 vs. 1945 AL Average

Batting Avg .255 equal to the 1945 league average (.255)
OBP .326 equal to the 1945 league average (.325)
SLG .358 4% above the 1945 league average (.345)
Team ERA 3.31 2% better than the 1945 league average (3.36)
Runs Scored 557 7% below the 1945 league average (597 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park II/Cleveland Stadium
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Home Games 46
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Total Attendance 497,733
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Avg per Game 10,820

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1945

Batting Avg

1 Les Fleming 0.329 2 Lou Boudreau 0.307 3 Jeff Heath 0.305 4 Jim Bagby 0.293 5 Dutch Meyer 0.292

Home Runs

1 Jeff Heath 15 2 Pat Seerey 14 3 Mickey Rocco 10 4 Dutch Meyer 7 5 Frankie Hayes 6

RBI

1 Jeff Heath 61 2 Mickey Rocco 56 3 Pat Seerey 56 4 Lou Boudreau 48 5 Dutch Meyer 48
1945 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Mickey Rocco 143 565 81 149 28 6 10 56 52 40 0 0.264
Dutch Meyer 130 524 71 153 29 8 7 48 40 32 2 0.292
Pat Seerey 126 414 56 98 22 2 14 56 66 97 1 0.237
Frankie Hayes 119 385 39 91 15 6 6 43 53 52 1 0.236
Jeff Heath 102 370 60 113 16 7 15 61 56 39 3 0.305
Don Ross 106 363 26 95 15 1 2 43 42 15 0 0.262
Felix Mackiewicz 120 359 42 98 14 7 2 37 44 41 5 0.273
Lou Boudreau 97 345 50 106 24 1 3 48 35 20 0 0.307
Al Cihocki 92 283 21 60 9 3 0 24 11 48 2 0.212
Paul O'Dea 87 221 21 52 2 2 1 21 20 26 3 0.235
Les Fleming 42 140 18 46 10 2 3 22 11 5 0 0.329
Myril Hoag 40 128 10 27 5 3 0 3 11 18 1 0.211
Steve Gromek 37 91 8 21 2 0 0 10 10 17 0 0.231
Allie Reynolds 44 85 1 8 1 0 0 3 1 12 0 0.094
Eddie Carnett 30 73 5 16 7 0 0 7 2 9 0 0.219
Ed Wheeler 46 72 12 14 2 0 0 1 8 13 1 0.194
Jim Bagby 25 58 6 17 1 0 0 6 2 7 0 0.293
Jim McDonnell 28 51 3 10 2 0 0 8 2 4 0 0.196
Hank Ruszkowski 14 49 2 10 0 0 0 5 4 9 0 0.204
Al Smith 22 41 2 12 2 0 0 2 6 6 0 0.293
Ed Klieman 38 40 1 8 2 0 1 4 1 13 0 0.200
Elmer Weingartner 20 39 5 9 1 0 0 1 4 11 0 0.231
Bob Feller 9 25 2 4 0 0 0 1 3 12 0 0.160
Mel Harder 11 25 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.080
Pete Center 31 22 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.091
Stan Benjamin 14 21 1 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.333
Red Embree 8 21 3 3 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.143
Red Steiner 12 20 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.150
Fred Williams 16 19 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.211
Roy Cullenbine 8 13 3 1 1 0 0 0 11 0 0 0.077
Bob Rothel 4 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.200
Jack Salveson 19 10 3 4 2 0 1 3 1 1 0 0.400
Gene Desautels 10 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.111
Earl Henry 16 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Hal Kleine 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Paul Calvert 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1945

ERA

1 Red Embree 1.93 2 Bob Feller 2.50 3 Steve Gromek 2.55 4 Allie Reynolds 3.20 5 Mel Harder 3.67

Wins

1 Steve Gromek 19 2 Allie Reynolds 18 3 Jim Bagby 8 4 Pete Center 6 5 Bob Feller 5

Strikeouts

1 Allie Reynolds 112 2 Steve Gromek 101 3 Bob Feller 59 4 Red Embree 42 5 Jim Bagby 38
1945 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Steve Gromek 19 9 2.55 33 30 1 251.0 229 71 66 101
Allie Reynolds 18 12 3.20 44 30 4 247.1 227 88 130 112
Jim Bagby 8 11 3.73 25 19 1 159.1 171 66 59 38
Al Smith 5 12 3.84 21 19 1 133.2 141 57 48 34
Ed Klieman 5 8 3.85 38 12 4 126.1 123 54 49 33
Pete Center 6 3 3.99 31 8 1 85.2 89 38 28 34
Mel Harder 3 7 3.67 11 11 0 76.0 93 31 23 16
Bob Feller 5 3 2.50 9 9 0 72.0 50 20 35 59
Red Embree 4 4 1.93 8 8 0 70.0 56 15 26 42
Jack Salveson 0 0 3.68 19 0 0 44.0 52 18 6 11
Earl Henry 0 3 5.40 15 1 0 21.2 20 13 20 10
Hal Kleine 0 0 3.86 3 0 0 7.0 8 3 7 5
Myril Hoag 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 3.0 3 0 1 0
Eddie Carnett 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 1
Paul O'Dea 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 2.0 4 3 2 0
Paul Calvert 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 1.1 3 2 1 1

👥 Roster (36)

Jim Bagby Stan Benjamin Lou Boudreau Paul Calvert Eddie Carnett Pete Center Al Cihocki Roy Cullenbine Gene Desautels Red Embree Bob Feller Les Fleming +24 more

36 players

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The 1945 Cleveland Indians in brief

The 1945 Cleveland Indians won 73 games and lost 72, ending up 5th in the AL. The run column shows 557 for and 548 against. Pitchers allowed 3.31 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.36. Measured against the 597-run league average, the offense was 7% behind. The home park, League Park II/Cleveland Stadium, recorded 497,733 in attendance, about 10,820 a game.

Jeff Heath led the club in home runs with 15. Dutch Meyer collected the most hits, 153. Steve Gromek led the pitchers with 19 wins. Allie Reynolds struck out 112, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 36 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1944 season and the 1946 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1945 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1945 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1945 Cleveland Indians finished 73-72 (.503 win pct).
Who led the 1945 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Jeff Heath led the 1945 Cleveland Indians with 15 home runs.
What was the 1945 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1945 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.31.
Did the 1945 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1945 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1945 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1945 Cleveland Indians played home games at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1945 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jeff Heath (15 HR, 61 RBI) and Steve Gromek (19-9, 2.55 ERA).
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