1945 St. Louis Browns

81-70 • .536 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1945 St. Louis Browns went 81-70 (.536) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 597 runs, allowed 548, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Vern Stephens (24 HR, 89 RBI) and Nels Potter (15-11, 2.47 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
70 Losses
.536 Win %
3rd Rank
597 R 548 RA
Diff +49

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597 Runs Scored
548 Runs Allowed
+49 Run Diff
529K Attendance

📈 vs. 1945 AL Average

Batting Avg .249 2% below the 1945 league average (.255)
OBP .316 3% below the 1945 league average (.325)
SLG .340 1% below the 1945 league average (.345)
Team ERA 3.14 7% better than the 1945 league average (3.36)
Runs Scored 597 equal to the 1945 league average (597 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 529,020
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Avg per Game 6,960

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1945

Batting Avg

1 Nels Potter 0.304 2 Vern Stephens 0.289 3 Tex Shirley 0.286 4 George McQuinn 0.277 5 Lou Finney 0.277

Home Runs

1 Vern Stephens 24 2 Milt Byrnes 8 3 George McQuinn 7 4 Gene Moore 5 5 Mark Christman 4

RBI

1 Vern Stephens 89 2 George McQuinn 61 3 Milt Byrnes 59 4 Gene Moore 50 5 Don Gutteridge 49
1945 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Vern Stephens 149 571 90 165 27 3 24 89 55 70 2 0.289
Don Gutteridge 143 543 72 129 24 3 2 49 43 46 9 0.238
George McQuinn 139 483 69 134 31 3 7 61 65 51 1 0.277
Milt Byrnes 133 442 53 110 29 4 8 59 78 84 1 0.249
Len Schulte 119 430 37 106 16 1 0 36 24 35 0 0.247
Frank Mancuso 119 365 39 98 13 3 1 38 46 44 0 0.268
Gene Moore 110 354 48 92 16 2 5 50 40 26 1 0.260
Mike Kreevich 84 295 34 70 11 1 2 21 37 27 4 0.237
Mark Christman 78 289 32 80 7 4 4 34 19 19 1 0.277
Pete Gray 77 234 26 51 6 2 0 13 13 11 5 0.218
Lou Finney 57 213 24 59 8 4 2 22 21 6 0 0.277
Babe Martin 54 185 13 37 5 2 2 16 11 24 0 0.200
Red Hayworth 56 160 7 31 4 0 0 17 7 6 0 0.194
Chet Laabs 35 109 15 26 4 3 1 8 16 17 0 0.239
Nels Potter 32 92 3 28 2 0 0 5 2 7 0 0.304
Sig Jakucki 30 70 7 13 1 1 2 6 2 8 0 0.186
Tex Shirley 43 70 7 20 1 0 0 8 0 11 1 0.286
Al Hollingsworth 28 61 4 12 3 0 1 4 4 4 0 0.197
Jack Kramer 29 61 4 9 2 0 0 6 11 21 0 0.148
Bob Muncrief 28 45 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 6 0 0.067
Joe Schultz 41 44 1 13 2 0 0 8 3 1 0 0.295
Ellis Clary 26 38 6 8 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 0.211
Weldon West 24 27 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0.074
Sam Zoldak 27 20 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.050
Ox Miller 6 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.182
Earl Jones 10 10 2 2 1 0 1 3 0 4 0 0.200
George Caster 10 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Cliff Fannin 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al LaMacchia 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Pete Appleton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dee Sanders 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1945

ERA

1 Nels Potter 2.47 2 Al Hollingsworth 2.70 3 Bob Muncrief 2.72 4 Jack Kramer 3.36 5 Sam Zoldak 3.36

Wins

1 Nels Potter 15 2 Bob Muncrief 13 3 Al Hollingsworth 12 4 Sig Jakucki 12 5 Jack Kramer 10

Strikeouts

1 Nels Potter 129 2 Jack Kramer 99 3 Tex Shirley 77 4 Al Hollingsworth 64 5 Sig Jakucki 55
1945 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Nels Potter 15 11 2.47 32 32 0 255.1 212 70 68 129
Jack Kramer 10 15 3.36 29 25 2 193.0 190 72 73 99
Sig Jakucki 12 10 3.51 30 24 2 192.1 188 75 65 55
Tex Shirley 8 12 3.63 32 24 0 183.2 191 74 93 77
Al Hollingsworth 12 9 2.70 26 22 1 173.1 164 52 68 64
Bob Muncrief 13 4 2.72 27 15 1 145.2 132 44 44 54
Weldon West 3 4 3.63 24 8 0 74.1 71 30 31 38
Sam Zoldak 3 2 3.36 26 1 0 69.2 74 26 18 19
Earl Jones 0 0 2.54 10 0 1 28.1 18 8 18 13
Ox Miller 2 1 1.59 4 3 0 28.1 23 5 5 4
George Caster 1 2 6.89 10 0 1 15.2 20 12 7 9
Cliff Fannin 0 0 2.61 5 0 0 10.1 8 3 5 5
Al LaMacchia 2 0 2.00 5 0 0 9.0 6 2 3 2
Pete Appleton 0 0 15.43 2 0 0 2.1 3 4 7 1
Dee Sanders 0 0 40.50 2 0 0 1.1 7 6 1 1

👥 Roster (31)

Pete Appleton Milt Byrnes George Caster Mark Christman Ellis Clary Cliff Fannin Lou Finney Pete Gray Don Gutteridge Red Hayworth Al Hollingsworth Sig Jakucki +19 more

31 players

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The 1945 St. Louis Browns in brief

The record for the 1945 St. Louis Browns reads 81 wins and 70 losses, good for 3rd in the AL. Runs came in at 597 scored against 548 allowed (+49). At the plate the St. Louis Browns hit .249, 2% worse than the league's .255. The staff ERA of 3.14 was 7% better than the league average of 3.36.

Sportsman's Park IV was home in 1945, drawing a total attendance of 529,020. Vern Stephens topped the St. Louis Browns with 24 home runs. Nels Potter was the top winner, with 15 victories. In all, the roster shows 31 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1944 season and the 1946 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1945 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1945 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1945 St. Louis Browns finished 81-70 (.536 win pct).
Who led the 1945 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Vern Stephens led the 1945 St. Louis Browns with 24 home runs.
What was the 1945 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1945 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 3.14.
Did the 1945 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1945 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1945 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1945 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1945 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Vern Stephens (24 HR, 89 RBI) and Nels Potter (15-11, 2.47 ERA).
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