1945 Philadelphia Athletics

52-98 • .347 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1945 Philadelphia Athletics went 52-98 (.347) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 494 runs, allowed 638, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Bobby Estalella (8 HR, 52 RBI) and Russ Christopher (13-13, 3.17 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

52 Wins
98 Losses
.347 Win %
8th Rank
494 R 638 RA
Diff -144

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494 Runs Scored
638 Runs Allowed
-144 Run Diff
560K Attendance

📈 vs. 1945 AL Average

Batting Avg .244 4% below the 1945 league average (.255)
OBP .306 6% below the 1945 league average (.325)
SLG .315 9% below the 1945 league average (.345)
Team ERA 3.62 8% worse than the 1945 league average (3.36)
Runs Scored 494 17% below the 1945 league average (597 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 560,890
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Avg per Game 7,284

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1945

Batting Avg

1 Bobby Estalella 0.299 2 Hal Peck 0.276 3 George Kell 0.272 4 Dick Siebert 0.267 5 Irv Hall 0.261

Home Runs

1 Bobby Estalella 8 2 Dick Siebert 7 3 Hal Peck 5 4 George Kell 4 5 Frankie Hayes 3

RBI

1 George Kell 56 2 Bobby Estalella 52 3 Dick Siebert 51 4 Irv Hall 50 5 Hal Peck 39
1945 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Irv Hall 151 616 62 161 17 5 0 50 35 42 3 0.261
Dick Siebert 147 573 62 153 29 1 7 51 50 33 2 0.267
George Kell 147 567 50 154 30 3 4 56 27 15 2 0.272
Bobby Estalella 126 451 45 135 25 6 8 52 74 46 1 0.299
Hal Peck 112 449 51 124 22 9 5 39 37 28 5 0.276
Ed Busch 126 416 37 104 10 3 0 35 32 9 2 0.250
Buddy Rosar 92 300 23 63 12 1 1 25 20 16 2 0.210
Bill McGhee 93 250 24 63 6 1 0 19 24 16 3 0.252
Mayo Smith 73 203 18 43 5 0 0 11 36 13 0 0.212
Charlie Metro 65 200 18 42 10 1 3 15 23 33 1 0.210
Bobby Wilkins 62 154 22 40 6 0 0 4 10 17 2 0.260
Charles George 51 138 8 24 4 1 0 11 17 29 0 0.174
Frankie Hayes 32 110 12 25 2 1 3 14 18 14 1 0.227
Ernie Kish 43 110 10 27 5 1 0 10 9 9 0 0.245
Joe Burns 31 90 7 23 1 1 0 3 4 17 0 0.256
Bobo Newsom 36 86 3 14 1 0 0 2 1 21 0 0.163
Russ Christopher 34 76 5 13 1 0 1 4 6 28 0 0.171
Larry Rosenthal 28 75 6 15 3 2 0 5 9 8 0 0.200
Jesse Flores 29 61 4 9 1 0 0 4 5 11 0 0.148
Lou Knerr 28 47 3 9 1 0 0 8 0 5 0 0.191
Charlie Gassaway 24 39 2 6 0 0 0 4 1 13 0 0.154
Don Black 26 37 0 6 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 0.162
Joe Berry 52 35 3 5 2 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.143
Al Brancato 10 34 3 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.118
Steve Gerkin 21 34 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.059
Sam Chapman 9 30 3 6 2 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.200
Ford Garrison 6 23 3 7 1 0 1 6 4 3 1 0.304
Charlie Bowles 13 21 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.238
Joe Cicero 12 19 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.158
Dick Fowler 11 18 3 8 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0.444
Joe Astroth 10 17 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.059
Jim Pruett 6 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.222
Larry Drake 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Phil Marchildon 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Carl Scheib 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Connelly 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Woody Crowson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1945

ERA

1 Joe Berry 2.35 2 Russ Christopher 3.17 3 Bobo Newsom 3.29 4 Jesse Flores 3.43 5 Steve Gerkin 3.62

Wins

1 Russ Christopher 13 2 Joe Berry 8 3 Bobo Newsom 8 4 Jesse Flores 7 5 Don Black 5

Strikeouts

1 Bobo Newsom 127 2 Russ Christopher 100 3 Jesse Flores 52 4 Joe Berry 51 5 Charlie Gassaway 50
1945 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bobo Newsom 8 20 3.29 36 34 0 257.1 255 94 103 127
Russ Christopher 13 13 3.17 33 27 2 227.1 213 80 75 100
Jesse Flores 7 10 3.43 29 24 1 191.1 180 73 63 52
Joe Berry 8 7 2.35 52 0 5 130.1 114 34 38 51
Lou Knerr 5 11 4.22 27 17 0 130.0 142 61 74 41
Don Black 5 11 5.17 26 18 0 125.1 154 72 69 47
Charlie Gassaway 4 7 3.74 24 11 0 118.0 114 49 55 50
Steve Gerkin 0 12 3.62 21 12 0 102.0 112 41 27 25
Dick Fowler 1 2 4.82 7 3 0 37.1 41 20 18 21
Charlie Bowles 0 3 5.13 8 4 0 33.1 35 19 23 11
Phil Marchildon 0 1 4.00 3 2 0 9.0 5 4 11 2
Carl Scheib 0 0 3.12 4 0 0 8.2 6 3 4 2
Bill Connelly 1 1 4.50 2 1 0 8.0 7 4 8 0
Woody Crowson 0 0 6.00 1 0 0 3.0 2 2 3 2

👥 Roster (37)

Joe Astroth Joe Berry Don Black Charlie Bowles Al Brancato Joe Burns Ed Busch Sam Chapman Russ Christopher Joe Cicero Bill Connelly Woody Crowson +25 more

37 players

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The 1945 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

The 1945 Philadelphia Athletics won 52 games and lost 98, ending up 8th in the AL. The Philadelphia Athletics scored 494 runs and allowed 638, a run differential of -144. Against a league average of .255, the 1945 Philadelphia Athletics batted .244. Pitchers allowed 3.62 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.36. League clubs averaged 597 runs that year, so the Philadelphia Athletics scored 17% fewer.

The home park, Shibe Park, recorded 560,890 in attendance, about 7,284 a game. For power, Bobby Estalella led the way with 8 homers. George Kell drove in a team-high 56 runs. The hits leader was Irv Hall with 161. The pitching staff's wins leader was Russ Christopher (13). The strikeout leader was Bobo Newsom with 127.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1945 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1945 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1945 Philadelphia Athletics finished 52-98 (.347 win pct).
Who led the 1945 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Bobby Estalella led the 1945 Philadelphia Athletics with 8 home runs.
What was the 1945 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1945 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 3.62.
Did the 1945 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1945 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1945 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1945 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1945 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bobby Estalella (8 HR, 52 RBI) and Russ Christopher (13-13, 3.17 ERA).
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