1945 St. Louis Cardinals

95-59 • .617 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1945 St. Louis Cardinals went 95-59 (.617) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 756 runs, allowed 583, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Whitey Kurowski (21 HR, 102 RBI) and Red Barrett (21-9, 2.74 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

95 Wins
59 Losses
.617 Win %
2nd Rank
756 R 583 RA
Diff +173

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756 Runs Scored
583 Runs Allowed
+173 Run Diff
599K Attendance

📈 vs. 1945 NL Average

Batting Avg .273 3% above the 1945 league average (.264)
OBP .338 2% above the 1945 league average (.332)
SLG .370 2% above the 1945 league average (.363)
Team ERA 3.24 15% better than the 1945 league average (3.80)
Runs Scored 756 10% above the 1945 league average (689 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 599,697
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Avg per Game 7,688

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1945

Batting Avg

1 Art Rebel 0.347 2 Debs Garms 0.336 3 Whitey Kurowski 0.323 4 Augie Bergamo 0.316 5 Buster Adams 0.292

Home Runs

1 Whitey Kurowski 21 2 Buster Adams 20 3 Ray Sanders 8 4 Ken O'Dea 4 5 Augie Bergamo 3

RBI

1 Whitey Kurowski 102 2 Buster Adams 101 3 Ray Sanders 78 4 Emil Verban 72 5 Marty Marion 59
1945 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Emil Verban 155 597 59 166 22 8 0 72 19 15 4 0.278
Buster Adams 140 578 98 169 26 0 20 101 57 75 3 0.292
Red Schoendienst 137 565 89 157 22 6 1 47 21 17 26 0.278
Ray Sanders 143 537 85 148 29 3 8 78 83 55 3 0.276
Whitey Kurowski 133 511 84 165 27 3 21 102 45 45 1 0.323
Johnny Hopp 124 446 67 129 22 8 3 44 49 24 14 0.289
Marty Marion 123 430 63 119 27 5 1 59 39 39 2 0.277
Ken O'Dea 100 307 36 78 18 2 4 43 50 31 0 0.254
Augie Bergamo 94 304 51 96 17 2 3 44 43 21 0 0.316
Del Rice 83 253 27 66 17 3 1 28 16 33 0 0.261
Debs Garms 74 146 23 49 7 2 0 18 31 3 0 0.336
Red Barrett 36 89 1 10 2 0 0 5 1 22 0 0.112
Ken Burkhart 42 72 5 13 2 0 0 5 4 14 0 0.181
Art Rebel 26 72 12 25 4 0 0 5 6 4 1 0.347
Harry Brecheen 24 57 1 7 2 0 0 7 4 11 0 0.123
Lou Klein 19 57 12 13 4 1 1 6 14 9 0 0.228
George Fallon 24 55 4 13 2 1 0 7 6 6 1 0.236
Blix Donnelly 31 54 3 7 1 0 0 4 2 5 0 0.130
Dave Bartosch 24 47 9 12 1 0 0 1 6 3 0 0.255
Pep Young 27 47 5 7 1 0 1 4 1 8 0 0.149
Jim Mallory 13 43 3 10 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 0.233
George Dockins 31 34 4 6 0 0 0 1 6 11 0 0.176
Ted Wilks 18 30 2 4 0 0 0 1 4 7 0 0.133
Jack Creel 35 26 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.077
Bud Byerly 33 23 4 5 0 0 0 4 3 5 0 0.217
Al Jurisich 27 23 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.087
Glenn Gardner 17 21 1 7 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.333
Walker Cooper 4 18 3 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.389
Gene Crumling 6 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.083
Max Lanier 4 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.182
Mort Cooper 4 6 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.333
Art Lopatka 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
John Antonelli 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Glenn Crawford 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Stan Partenheimer 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Crouch 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Keely 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1945

ERA

1 Harry Brecheen 2.52 2 Red Barrett 2.74 3 Ken Burkhart 2.90 4 Ted Wilks 2.93 5 George Dockins 3.21

Wins

1 Red Barrett 21 2 Ken Burkhart 18 3 Harry Brecheen 15 4 George Dockins 8 5 Blix Donnelly 8

Strikeouts

1 Blix Donnelly 76 2 Ken Burkhart 67 3 Red Barrett 63 4 Harry Brecheen 63 5 Al Jurisich 42
1945 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Red Barrett 21 9 2.74 36 29 0 246.2 244 75 38 63
Ken Burkhart 18 8 2.90 42 22 2 217.1 206 70 66 67
Blix Donnelly 8 10 3.52 31 23 2 166.1 157 65 87 76
Harry Brecheen 15 4 2.52 24 18 2 157.1 136 44 44 63
George Dockins 8 6 3.21 31 12 0 126.1 132 45 38 33
Ted Wilks 4 7 2.93 18 16 0 98.1 103 32 29 28
Bud Byerly 4 5 4.74 33 8 0 95.0 111 50 41 39
Jack Creel 5 4 4.14 26 8 2 87.0 78 40 45 34
Al Jurisich 3 3 5.15 27 6 0 71.2 61 41 41 42
Glenn Gardner 3 1 3.29 17 4 1 54.2 50 20 27 20
Max Lanier 2 2 1.73 4 3 0 26.0 22 5 8 16
Mort Cooper 2 0 1.52 4 3 0 23.2 20 4 7 14
Bill Crouch 1 0 3.38 6 0 0 13.1 12 5 7 4
Stan Partenheimer 0 0 6.08 8 2 0 13.1 12 9 16 6
Art Lopatka 1 0 1.54 4 1 0 11.2 7 2 3 5

👥 Roster (37)

Buster Adams John Antonelli Red Barrett Dave Bartosch Augie Bergamo Harry Brecheen Ken Burkhart Bud Byerly Mort Cooper Walker Cooper Glenn Crawford Jack Creel +25 more

37 players

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The 1945 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The record for the 1945 St. Louis Cardinals reads 95 wins and 59 losses, good for 2nd in the NL. With 756 runs scored and 583 given up, the 1945 differential was +173. The team batting average of .273 was 3% above the 1945 league mark of .264. Pitchers allowed 3.24 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.80. Measured against the 689-run league average, the offense was 10% ahead.

Sportsman's Park IV was home in 1945, drawing a total attendance of 599,697. Whitey Kurowski led the club in home runs with 21. The hits leader was Buster Adams with 169. Red Barrett was the top winner, with 21 victories. Blix Donnelly struck out 76, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1945 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1945 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1945 St. Louis Cardinals finished 95-59 (.617 win pct).
Who led the 1945 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Whitey Kurowski led the 1945 St. Louis Cardinals with 21 home runs.
What was the 1945 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1945 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.24.
Did the 1945 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1945 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1945 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1945 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1945 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Whitey Kurowski (21 HR, 102 RBI) and Red Barrett (21-9, 2.74 ERA).
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