1945 New York Yankees

81-71 • .533 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1945 New York Yankees went 81-71 (.533) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 676 runs, allowed 606, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Nick Etten (18 HR, 111 RBI) and Bill Bevens (13-9, 3.67 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

81 Wins
71 Losses
.533 Win %
4th Rank
676 R 606 RA
Diff +70

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676 Runs Scored
606 Runs Allowed
+70 Run Diff
1,098K Attendance

📈 vs. 1945 AL Average

Batting Avg .259 2% above the 1945 league average (.255)
OBP .342 5% above the 1945 league average (.325)
SLG .373 8% above the 1945 league average (.345)
Team ERA 3.45 3% worse than the 1945 league average (3.36)
Runs Scored 676 13% above the 1945 league average (597 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 1,098,137
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Avg per Game 14,449

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1945

Batting Avg

1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 0.309 2 Charlie Keller 0.301 3 Nick Etten 0.285 4 Johnny Lindell 0.283 5 Aaron Robinson 0.281

Home Runs

1 Nick Etten 18 2 Russ Derry 13 3 Charlie Keller 10 4 Snuffy Stirnweiss 10 5 Bud Metheny 8

RBI

1 Nick Etten 111 2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 64 3 Hersh Martin 53 4 Bud Metheny 53 5 Frankie Crosetti 48
1945 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Snuffy Stirnweiss 152 632 107 195 32 22 10 64 78 62 33 0.309
Nick Etten 152 565 77 161 24 4 18 111 90 23 2 0.285
Bud Metheny 133 509 64 126 18 2 8 53 54 31 5 0.248
Oscar Grimes 142 480 64 127 19 7 4 45 97 73 7 0.265
Frankie Crosetti 130 441 57 105 12 0 4 48 59 65 7 0.238
Hersh Martin 117 408 53 109 18 6 7 53 65 31 4 0.267
Tuck Stainback 95 327 40 84 12 2 5 32 13 20 0 0.257
Russ Derry 78 253 37 57 6 2 13 45 31 49 1 0.225
Mike Garbark 60 176 23 38 5 3 1 26 23 12 0 0.216
Charlie Keller 44 163 26 49 7 4 10 34 31 21 0 0.301
Aaron Robinson 50 160 19 45 6 1 8 24 21 23 0 0.281
Johnny Lindell 41 159 26 45 6 3 1 20 17 10 2 0.283
Bill Drescher 48 126 10 34 3 1 0 15 8 5 0 0.270
Herb Crompton 36 99 6 19 3 0 0 12 2 7 0 0.192
Mike Milosevich 30 69 5 15 2 0 0 7 6 6 0 0.217
Joe Buzas 30 65 8 17 2 1 0 6 2 5 2 0.262
Bill Bevens 29 63 5 7 0 0 1 4 0 27 0 0.111
Tiny Bonham 23 63 6 15 5 0 0 4 5 9 0 0.238
Monk Dubiel 26 58 10 16 4 0 1 5 4 13 0 0.276
Don Savage 34 58 5 13 1 0 0 3 3 14 1 0.224
Al Gettel 27 57 8 16 2 0 0 3 1 3 0 0.281
Hank Borowy 18 50 5 11 2 1 0 6 3 12 0 0.220
Red Ruffing 21 46 4 10 0 1 1 5 0 8 0 0.217
Bill Zuber 21 42 1 7 0 1 0 3 1 13 0 0.167
Joe Page 20 36 5 9 0 0 0 5 3 7 0 0.250
Atley Donald 9 24 4 5 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0.208
Ken Holcombe 23 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.133
Spud Chandler 4 12 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0.333
Jim Turner 30 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.091
Steve Roser 11 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.125
Paul Schreiber 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Paul Waner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1945

ERA

1 Ken Holcombe 1.79 2 Joe Page 2.82 3 Red Ruffing 2.89 4 Atley Donald 2.97 5 Hank Borowy 3.13

Wins

1 Bill Bevens 13 2 Hank Borowy 10 3 Monk Dubiel 10 4 Al Gettel 9 5 Tiny Bonham 8

Strikeouts

1 Bill Bevens 76 2 Al Gettel 67 3 Joe Page 50 4 Bill Zuber 50 5 Monk Dubiel 45
1945 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Bevens 13 9 3.67 29 25 0 184.0 174 75 68 76
Tiny Bonham 8 11 3.29 23 23 0 180.2 186 66 22 42
Al Gettel 9 8 3.90 27 17 3 154.2 141 67 53 67
Monk Dubiel 10 9 4.64 26 20 0 151.1 157 78 62 45
Hank Borowy 10 5 3.13 18 18 0 132.1 107 46 58 35
Bill Zuber 5 11 3.19 21 14 1 127.0 121 45 56 50
Joe Page 6 3 2.82 20 9 0 102.0 95 32 46 50
Red Ruffing 7 3 2.89 11 11 0 87.1 85 28 20 24
Atley Donald 5 4 2.97 9 9 0 63.2 62 21 25 19
Ken Holcombe 3 3 1.79 23 2 0 55.1 43 11 27 20
Jim Turner 3 4 3.64 30 0 10 54.1 45 22 31 22
Spud Chandler 2 1 4.65 4 4 0 31.0 30 16 7 12
Steve Roser 0 0 3.67 11 0 0 27.0 27 11 8 11
Paul Schreiber 0 0 4.15 2 0 0 4.1 4 2 2 1

👥 Roster (32)

Bill Bevens Tiny Bonham Hank Borowy Joe Buzas Spud Chandler Herb Crompton Frankie Crosetti Russ Derry Atley Donald Bill Drescher Monk Dubiel Nick Etten +20 more

32 players

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The 1945 New York Yankees in brief

The 1945 New York Yankees finished 81-71, a .533 winning percentage, placing 4th in the AL. With 676 runs scored and 606 given up, the 1945 differential was +70. The team batting average of .259 was 2% above the 1945 league mark of .255. Pitchers allowed 3.45 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.36. League clubs averaged 597 runs that year, so the New York Yankees scored 13% more.

Home games were played at Yankee Stadium I, where 1,098,137 fans came through the gates. For power, Nick Etten led the way with 18 homers. Snuffy Stirnweiss collected the most hits, 195. Bill Bevens led the pitchers with 13 wins. The saves leader was Jim Turner with 10. The 1945 roster runs to 32 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1945 New York Yankees

What was the 1945 New York Yankees record?
The 1945 New York Yankees finished 81-71 (.533 win pct).
Who led the 1945 New York Yankees in home runs?
Nick Etten led the 1945 New York Yankees with 18 home runs.
What was the 1945 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1945 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.45.
Did the 1945 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1945 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1945 New York Yankees play?
The 1945 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1945 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Nick Etten (18 HR, 111 RBI) and Bill Bevens (13-9, 3.67 ERA).
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