1945 Kansas City Monarchs

35-27 • .565 Win% • 2nd in NAL

📊 Season Record

35 Wins
27 Losses
.565 Win %
2nd Rank
273 R 231 RA
Diff +42

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⚡ Quick Stats

273 Runs Scored
231 Runs Allowed
+42 Run Diff
10 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1945 NAL Average

Batting Avg .278 6% above the 1945 league average (.262)
OBP .326 4% above the 1945 league average (.315)
SLG .363 5% above the 1945 league average (.347)
Team ERA 3.72 14% better than the 1945 league average (4.33)
Runs Scored 273 84% above the 1945 league average (148 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRuppert Stadium
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Home Games (est.) 32 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1945

Batting Avg

1 Jackie Robinson 0.388 2 Lee Moody 0.328 3 Herb Souell 0.317 4 Walter Thomas 0.312 5 Jesse Williams 0.296

Home Runs

1 Jackie Robinson 4 2 Jesse Williams 2 3 Lee Moody 1 4 Johnie Scott 1 5 Herb Souell 1

RBI

1 Herb Souell 33 2 Johnie Scott 32 3 Jackie Robinson 30 4 Lee Moody 27 5 Walter Thomas 23
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Johnie Scott 51 202 30 49 6 4 1 32 12 0 6 0.243
Jesse Williams 50 196 50 58 10 2 2 15 22 0 11 0.296
Herb Souell 47 186 39 59 8 5 1 33 10 0 4 0.317
Walter Thomas 50 186 30 58 5 4 1 23 12 0 5 0.312
Lee Moody 47 183 27 60 10 0 1 27 8 0 2 0.328
Chico Renfroe 41 141 20 35 3 2 0 16 11 0 1 0.248
Jackie Robinson 36 129 27 50 14 1 4 30 16 0 6 0.388
Sammy Haynes 26 76 7 15 1 0 0 10 3 0 1 0.197
Eli Williams 19 63 4 17 2 0 0 4 2 0 1 0.270
Booker McDaniel 29 60 5 14 5 1 0 8 1 0 0 0.233
Jim LaMarque 20 48 7 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0.125
Hilton Smith 20 39 2 10 1 0 0 8 1 0 1 0.256
Chesley Gray 14 37 6 9 1 1 0 5 2 0 1 0.243
Frank Duncan 15 34 2 6 2 0 0 3 8 0 1 0.176
Dave Harper 10 32 2 8 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0.250
Johnny Ray 11 31 3 9 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0.290
Jack Matchett 19 28 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.214
Satchel Paige 11 25 2 9 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.360
Ted Radcliffe 6 18 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.278
Steve Wylie 9 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.143
Bonnie Serrell 3 11 3 2 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 0.182
Eddie Locke 5 9 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0.222
Clarence McMullen 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Robert Abernathy 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0.500
Sylvester Carlisle 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.250
Emory Long 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lee Davis 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Newt Allen 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dozier Hood 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Garcia Massingale 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1945

ERA

1 Jim LaMarque 3.16 2 Booker McDaniel 3.18 3 Hilton Smith 3.27 4 Satchel Paige 4.05 5 Steve Wylie 4.26

Wins

1 Booker McDaniel 9 2 Jim LaMarque 7 3 Hilton Smith 6 4 Satchel Paige 4 5 Steve Wylie 4

Strikeouts

1 Booker McDaniel 117 2 Jim LaMarque 71 3 Satchel Paige 48 4 Hilton Smith 42 5 Steve Wylie 19
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Booker McDaniel 9 5 3.18 28 16 6 152.2 145 54 35 117
Jim LaMarque 7 2 3.16 12 10 0 91.0 81 32 23 71
Hilton Smith 6 4 3.27 11 8 0 77.0 76 28 19 42
Satchel Paige 4 4 4.05 10 8 0 53.1 48 24 15 48
Steve Wylie 4 4 4.26 9 6 0 38.0 42 18 28 19
Eddie Locke 0 1 5.40 3 1 0 16.2 19 10 9 6
Lee Davis 0 1 5.63 1 1 0 8.0 8 5 5 2
Jack Matchett 0 0 8.22 4 1 1 7.2 11 7 5 2
Walter Thomas 0 0 40.50 1 1 0 1.1 6 6 1 1

👥 Roster (30)

Robert Abernathy Newt Allen Sylvester Carlisle Lee Davis Frank Duncan Chesley Gray Dave Harper Sammy Haynes Dozier Hood Jim LaMarque Eddie Locke Emory Long +18 more

30 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1945 Kansas City Monarchs

What was the 1945 Kansas City Monarchs record?
The 1945 Kansas City Monarchs finished 35-27 (.565 win pct).
Who led the 1945 Kansas City Monarchs in home runs?
Jackie Robinson led the 1945 Kansas City Monarchs with 4 home runs.
What was the 1945 Kansas City Monarchs team ERA?
The 1945 Kansas City Monarchs posted a team ERA of 3.72.
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