1945 New York Cubans

7-20 • .259 Win% • 5th in NN2

The 1945 New York Cubans went 7-20 (.259) finishing 5th in the NN2. The club scored 101 runs, allowed 129, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Martín Dihigo (2 HR, 7 RBI) and Patricio Scantlebury (4-1, 2.90 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

7 Wins
20 Losses
.259 Win %
5th Rank
101 R 129 RA
Diff -28

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101 Runs Scored
129 Runs Allowed
-28 Run Diff
7 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1945 NN2 Average

Batting Avg .224 16% below the 1945 league average (.267)
OBP .284 15% below the 1945 league average (.335)
SLG .310 14% below the 1945 league average (.363)
Team ERA 3.87 7% better than the 1945 league average (4.16)
Runs Scored 101 51% below the 1945 league average (205 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games (est.) 13 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1945

Batting Avg

1 Tom Parker 0.286 2 Lou Louden 0.284 3 Rogelio Linares 0.268 4 Fernando Díaz 0.252 5 Rabbit Martínez 0.224

Home Runs

1 Martín Dihigo 2 2 Lou Louden 1 3 Rabbit Martínez 1 4 Barney Morris 1 5 Ray Noble 1

RBI

1 Fernando Díaz 13 2 Dave Thomas 12 3 Tom Parker 10 4 Rogelio Linares 9 5 Lou Louden 9
1945 New York Cubans — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Fernando Díaz 30 115 13 29 3 4 0 13 9 0 2 0.252
Tom Parker 23 84 7 24 4 1 1 10 3 1 0 0.286
Rogelio Linares 25 82 8 22 4 3 0 9 7 1 0 0.268
Lou Louden 24 81 7 23 7 0 1 9 4 0 1 0.284
Rabbit Martínez 23 76 10 17 2 0 1 4 10 0 0 0.224
Gil Garrido 21 75 8 16 0 0 0 2 4 0 2 0.213
Dave Thomas 20 73 10 16 4 2 0 12 6 0 1 0.219
Javier Pérez 21 57 2 8 1 0 0 1 5 0 1 0.140
Martín Dihigo 17 49 9 15 1 0 2 7 7 0 1 0.306
Walter Cannady 14 46 3 7 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 0.152
Ray Noble 17 43 7 7 0 2 1 4 3 0 0 0.163
Cleveland Clark 17 38 4 5 1 0 0 0 4 1 1 0.132
Dave Barnhill 11 28 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.179
Greene Farmer 8 22 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0.091
Patricio Scantlebury 12 21 4 10 2 2 0 3 3 0 0 0.476
Barney Morris 8 15 2 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0.133
Luis Tiant 9 14 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.000
Bill Anderson 8 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.100
Santiago Salazar 2 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.286
Carrenza Howard 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pedro Miró 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Armando Vázquez 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Ameal Brooks 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Spencer 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.333
Bill Noble 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Willie Burns 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Taylor 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnny Taylor 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1945

ERA

1 Barney Morris 1.73 2 Patricio Scantlebury 2.90 3 Luis Tiant 3.47 4 Dave Barnhill 3.70 5 Bill Anderson 5.40

Wins

1 Patricio Scantlebury 4 2 Luis Tiant 4 3 Dave Barnhill 2 4 Barney Morris 2 5 Bill Anderson 1

Strikeouts

1 Luis Tiant 45 2 Dave Barnhill 37 3 Barney Morris 30 4 Patricio Scantlebury 27 5 Martín Dihigo 12
1945 New York Cubans — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Patricio Scantlebury 4 1 2.90 11 3 1 49.2 54 16 6 27
Luis Tiant 4 1 3.47 9 6 1 46.2 51 18 15 45
Barney Morris 2 2 1.73 8 4 1 41.2 28 8 13 30
Dave Barnhill 2 3 3.70 7 6 0 41.1 46 17 11 37
Bill Anderson 1 3 5.40 8 4 1 33.1 37 20 11 11
Martín Dihigo 0 3 4.63 3 3 0 23.1 24 12 6 12
Carrenza Howard 0 2 9.72 2 2 0 8.1 12 9 2 2
Johnny Taylor 0 0 4.76 1 1 0 5.2 8 3 1 1
Willie Burns 0 1 18.00 1 1 0 2.0 3 4 2 1
Bill Noble 0 1 13.50 1 0 0 1.1 3 2 0 2

👥 Roster (28)

Bill Anderson Dave Barnhill Ameal Brooks Willie Burns Walter Cannady Cleveland Clark Martín Dihigo Fernando Díaz Greene Farmer Gil Garrido Carrenza Howard Rogelio Linares +16 more

28 players

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The 1945 New York Cubans in brief

The 1945 New York Cubans finished 7-20, a .259 winning percentage, placing 5th in the NN2. The run column shows 101 for and 129 against. The team batting average of .224 was 16% below the 1945 league mark of .267. The New York Cubans staff finished with a 3.87 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.16. The 101 runs scored compare with a league average of 205 per club, 51% fewer.

The club's home park in 1945 was Polo Grounds IV. Martín Dihigo led the club in home runs with 2. The RBI leader was Fernando Díaz, with 13. The pitching staff's wins leader was Patricio Scantlebury (4). Luis Tiant struck out 45, the most on the club. The roster section lists 28 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1945 New York Cubans

What was the 1945 New York Cubans record?
The 1945 New York Cubans finished 7-20 (.259 win pct).
Who led the 1945 New York Cubans in home runs?
Martín Dihigo led the 1945 New York Cubans with 2 home runs.
What was the 1945 New York Cubans team ERA?
The 1945 New York Cubans posted a team ERA of 3.87.
Did the 1945 New York Cubans win the World Series?
No. The 1945 New York Cubans did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1945 New York Cubans play?
The 1945 New York Cubans played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1945 New York Cubans in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Martín Dihigo (2 HR, 7 RBI) and Patricio Scantlebury (4-1, 2.90 ERA).
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