1945 Washington Senators

87-67 • .565 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1945 Washington Senators went 87-67 (.565) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 622 runs, allowed 562, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Harlond Clift (8 HR, 53 RBI) and Roger Wolff (20-10, 2.12 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

87 Wins
67 Losses
.565 Win %
2nd Rank
622 R 562 RA
Diff +60

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622 Runs Scored
562 Runs Allowed
+60 Run Diff
735K Attendance

📈 vs. 1945 AL Average

Batting Avg .258 1% above the 1945 league average (.255)
OBP .329 1% above the 1945 league average (.325)
SLG .334 3% below the 1945 league average (.345)
Team ERA 2.92 13% better than the 1945 league average (3.36)
Runs Scored 622 4% above the 1945 league average (597 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 735,797
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Avg per Game 9,433

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1945

Batting Avg

1 Buddy Lewis 0.333 2 Hillis Layne 0.299 3 George Myatt 0.296 4 George Case 0.294 5 Jose Zardon 0.290

Home Runs

1 Harlond Clift 8 2 George Binks 6 3 Al Evans 2 4 Joe Kuhel 2 5 Buddy Lewis 2

RBI

1 George Binks 81 2 Joe Kuhel 75 3 Harlond Clift 53 4 Gil Torres 48 5 George Myatt 39
1945 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Gil Torres 147 562 39 133 12 5 0 48 21 29 7 0.237
George Binks 145 550 62 153 32 6 6 81 34 52 11 0.278
Joe Kuhel 142 533 73 152 29 13 2 75 79 31 10 0.285
George Case 123 504 72 148 19 5 1 31 49 27 30 0.294
George Myatt 133 490 81 145 17 7 1 39 63 43 30 0.296
Harlond Clift 119 375 49 79 12 0 8 53 76 58 2 0.211
Rick Ferrell 91 286 33 76 12 1 1 38 43 13 2 0.266
Fred Vaughn 80 268 28 63 7 4 1 25 23 48 0 0.235
Buddy Lewis 69 258 42 86 14 7 2 37 37 15 1 0.333
Mike Kreevich 45 158 22 44 8 2 1 23 21 9 7 0.278
Al Evans 51 150 19 39 11 2 2 19 17 22 2 0.260
Hillis Layne 61 147 23 44 5 4 1 14 10 7 0 0.299
Mike Guerra 56 138 11 29 1 1 1 15 10 12 4 0.210
Jose Zardon 54 131 13 38 5 3 0 13 7 11 3 0.290
Jake Powell 31 98 4 19 2 0 0 3 8 8 1 0.194
Roger Wolff 33 84 2 9 1 0 0 6 6 20 0 0.107
Mickey Haefner 37 82 8 20 1 0 0 5 9 13 0 0.244
Marino Pieretti 44 81 7 18 2 1 0 9 3 8 0 0.222
Dutch Leonard 31 78 9 18 2 0 0 9 1 5 0 0.231
Johnny Niggeling 26 59 2 7 1 0 0 2 2 12 0 0.119
Vince Ventura 18 58 4 12 0 0 0 2 4 4 0 0.207
Cecil Travis 15 54 4 13 2 1 0 10 4 5 0 0.241
Dick Kimble 20 49 5 12 1 1 0 1 5 2 0 0.245
Walt Chipple 18 44 4 6 0 0 0 5 5 6 0 0.136
Alex Carrasquel 35 36 4 3 0 0 0 3 6 11 0 0.083
Sandy Ullrich 28 22 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.273
Howie McFarland 6 11 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.091
Walt Masterson 4 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.111
Pete Appleton 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.200
Bert Shepard 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Wally Holborow 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Armando Roche 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Cleary 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Stone 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1945

ERA

1 Roger Wolff 2.12 2 Dutch Leonard 2.13 3 Wally Holborow 2.30 4 Alex Carrasquel 2.71 5 Johnny Niggeling 3.16

Wins

1 Roger Wolff 20 2 Dutch Leonard 17 3 Mickey Haefner 16 4 Marino Pieretti 14 5 Alex Carrasquel 7

Strikeouts

1 Roger Wolff 108 2 Dutch Leonard 96 3 Johnny Niggeling 90 4 Mickey Haefner 83 5 Marino Pieretti 66
1945 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Roger Wolff 20 10 2.12 33 29 2 250.0 200 59 53 108
Mickey Haefner 16 14 3.47 37 28 3 238.1 226 92 69 83
Marino Pieretti 14 13 3.32 44 27 2 233.1 235 86 91 66
Dutch Leonard 17 7 2.13 31 29 1 216.0 208 51 35 96
Johnny Niggeling 7 12 3.16 26 25 0 176.2 161 62 73 90
Alex Carrasquel 7 5 2.71 35 7 1 122.2 105 37 40 38
Sandy Ullrich 3 3 4.54 28 6 1 81.1 91 41 34 26
Wally Holborow 1 1 2.30 15 1 0 31.1 20 8 16 14
Walt Masterson 1 2 1.08 4 2 0 25.0 21 3 10 14
Pete Appleton 1 0 3.38 6 2 1 21.1 16 8 11 12
Armando Roche 0 0 6.00 2 0 0 6.0 10 4 2 0
Bert Shepard 0 0 1.69 1 0 0 5.1 3 1 1 2
Dick Stone 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 5.0 6 0 2 0
Joe Cleary 0 0 189.00 1 0 0 0.1 5 7 3 1

👥 Roster (34)

Pete Appleton George Binks Alex Carrasquel George Case Walt Chipple Joe Cleary Harlond Clift Al Evans Rick Ferrell Mike Guerra Mickey Haefner Wally Holborow +22 more

34 players

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The 1945 Washington Senators in brief

The 1945 Washington Senators won 87 games and lost 67, ending up 2nd in the AL. The Washington Senators scored 622 runs and allowed 562, a run differential of +60. The team batting average of .258 was 1% above the 1945 league mark of .255. The Washington Senators staff finished with a 2.92 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.36. Measured against the 597-run league average, the offense was 4% ahead.

Home games were played at Griffith Stadium I, where 735,797 fans came through the gates. Harlond Clift topped the Washington Senators with 8 home runs. George Binks drove in a team-high 81 runs. On the mound, Roger Wolff won 20 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 34 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1945 Washington Senators

What was the 1945 Washington Senators record?
The 1945 Washington Senators finished 87-67 (.565 win pct).
Who led the 1945 Washington Senators in home runs?
Harlond Clift led the 1945 Washington Senators with 8 home runs.
What was the 1945 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1945 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 2.92.
Did the 1945 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1945 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1945 Washington Senators play?
The 1945 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
Who led the 1945 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harlond Clift (8 HR, 53 RBI) and Roger Wolff (20-10, 2.12 ERA).
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