1945 Pittsburgh Pirates

82-72 • .532 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates went 82-72 (.532) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 753 runs, allowed 686, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Johnny Barrett (15 HR, 67 RBI) and Nick Strincevich (16-10, 3.31 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

82 Wins
72 Losses
.532 Win %
4th Rank
753 R 686 RA
Diff +67

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⚡ Quick Stats

753 Runs Scored
686 Runs Allowed
+67 Run Diff
623K Attendance

📈 vs. 1945 NL Average

Batting Avg .266 1% above the 1945 league average (.264)
OBP .341 3% above the 1945 league average (.332)
SLG .376 4% above the 1945 league average (.363)
Team ERA 3.76 1% better than the 1945 league average (3.80)
Runs Scored 753 9% above the 1945 league average (689 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 623,462
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Avg per Game 7,891

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1945

Batting Avg

1 Tommy O'Brien 0.335 2 Jack Saltzgaver 0.325 3 Rip Sewell 0.312 4 Bill Salkeld 0.311 5 Lee Handley 0.298

Home Runs

1 Johnny Barrett 15 2 Bill Salkeld 15 3 Jim Russell 12 4 Pete Coscarart 8 5 Bob Elliott 8

RBI

1 Bob Elliott 108 2 Jim Russell 77 3 Babe Dahlgren 75 4 Johnny Barrett 67 5 Frankie Gustine 66
1945 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bob Elliott 144 541 80 157 36 6 8 108 64 38 5 0.290
Babe Dahlgren 144 531 57 133 24 8 5 75 51 51 1 0.250
Jim Russell 146 510 88 145 24 8 12 77 71 40 15 0.284
Johnny Barrett 142 507 97 130 29 4 15 67 79 68 25 0.256
Frankie Gustine 128 478 67 134 27 5 2 66 37 33 8 0.280
Al Gionfriddo 122 409 74 116 18 9 2 42 60 22 12 0.284
Pete Coscarart 123 392 59 95 17 2 8 38 55 55 2 0.242
Lee Handley 98 312 39 93 16 2 1 32 20 16 7 0.298
Bill Salkeld 95 267 45 83 16 1 15 52 50 16 2 0.311
Al Lopez 91 243 22 53 8 0 0 18 35 12 1 0.218
Vic Barnhart 71 201 21 54 7 0 0 19 9 11 2 0.269
Tommy O'Brien 58 161 23 54 6 5 0 18 9 13 0 0.335
Frank Colman 77 153 18 32 11 1 4 30 9 16 0 0.209
Jack Saltzgaver 52 117 20 38 5 3 0 10 8 8 0 0.325
Nick Strincevich 36 84 4 17 1 0 0 8 4 11 0 0.202
Preacher Roe 33 75 3 8 1 0 0 3 6 21 0 0.107
Rip Sewell 35 64 10 20 3 0 0 6 7 11 1 0.312
Max Butcher 28 54 6 12 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.222
Al Gerheauser 32 48 2 12 2 2 0 7 2 11 0 0.250
Ken Gables 29 39 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.103
Virgil Davis 23 33 2 8 2 0 0 6 2 2 0 0.242
Fritz Ostermueller 14 28 2 9 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0.321
Frankie Zak 15 28 2 4 2 0 0 3 3 5 0 0.143
Lloyd Waner 23 19 5 5 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.263
Boom-Boom Beck 14 16 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.125
Xavier Rescigno 44 15 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.133
Arthur Cuccurullo 29 14 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.214
Hank Camelli 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Bill Rodgers 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Ray Starr 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Johnny Lanning 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Vitelli 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1945

ERA

1 Boom-Boom Beck 2.14 2 Preacher Roe 2.87 3 Max Butcher 3.03 4 Nick Strincevich 3.31 5 Al Gerheauser 3.91

Wins

1 Nick Strincevich 16 2 Preacher Roe 14 3 Ken Gables 11 4 Rip Sewell 11 5 Max Butcher 10

Strikeouts

1 Preacher Roe 148 2 Nick Strincevich 74 3 Rip Sewell 60 4 Al Gerheauser 55 5 Ken Gables 49
1945 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Preacher Roe 14 13 2.87 33 31 1 235.0 228 75 46 148
Nick Strincevich 16 10 3.31 36 29 2 228.1 235 84 49 74
Rip Sewell 11 9 4.07 33 24 1 188.0 212 85 91 60
Max Butcher 10 8 3.03 28 20 0 169.1 184 57 46 37
Al Gerheauser 5 10 3.91 32 14 1 140.1 170 61 54 55
Ken Gables 11 7 4.15 29 16 1 138.2 139 64 46 49
Fritz Ostermueller 5 4 4.57 14 11 0 80.2 74 41 37 29
Xavier Rescigno 3 5 5.72 44 1 9 78.2 95 50 34 29
Boom-Boom Beck 6 1 2.14 14 5 0 63.0 54 15 14 20
Arthur Cuccurullo 1 3 5.24 29 4 1 56.2 68 33 34 17
Ray Starr 0 2 9.45 4 0 0 6.2 10 7 4 0
Johnny Lanning 0 0 36.00 1 0 0 2.0 8 8 0 0

👥 Roster (32)

Vic Barnhart Johnny Barrett Boom-Boom Beck Max Butcher Hank Camelli Frank Colman Pete Coscarart Arthur Cuccurullo Babe Dahlgren Virgil Davis Bob Elliott Ken Gables +20 more

32 players

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The 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

A 82-72 record (.532) put the 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates 4th in the NL. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 753 runs and allowed 686, a run differential of +67. At the plate the Pittsburgh Pirates hit .266, 1% better than the league's .264. Pitchers allowed 3.76 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.80. League clubs averaged 689 runs that year, so the Pittsburgh Pirates scored 9% more.

Forbes Field was home in 1945, drawing a total attendance of 623,462. The home run leader was Johnny Barrett, who hit 15. The RBI leader was Bob Elliott, with 108. The pitching staff's wins leader was Nick Strincevich (16). Preacher Roe struck out 148, the most on the club. The 1945 roster runs to 32 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 82-72 (.532 win pct).
Who led the 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Johnny Barrett led the 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates with 15 home runs.
What was the 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.76.
Did the 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Johnny Barrett (15 HR, 67 RBI) and Nick Strincevich (16-10, 3.31 ERA).
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