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1945 Boston Red Sox season

Major League Baseball season

Field	Value
name	Boston Red Sox
season	1945
league	American League
ballpark	Fenway Park
city	Boston, Massachusetts
record	71–83 (.461)
league_place	7th
owners	Tom Yawkey
president	Tom Yawkey
general_managers	Eddie Collins
managers	Joe Cronin
radio	WNAC
(Jim Britt, Tom Hussey, George Hartrick)
espntn	bos
brtn	BOS

(Jim Britt, Tom Hussey, George Hartrick) The 1945 Boston Red Sox season was the 45th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished seventh in the American League (AL) with a record of 71 wins and 83 losses, games behind the Detroit Tigers, who went on to win the 1945 World Series.

Offseason

Prior to 1945 season: Tom Poholsky was signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.
November 13, 1944: The Athletics sell catcher Bob Garbark to the Louisville Colonels for an undisclosed sum.

Regular season

April 1945: At the urging of Boston City Councillor Isadore H. Y. Muchnick and with the active involvement of noted African American journalist Wendell Smith, General Manager Eddie Collins allowed three players from the Negro leagues to try out for the Red Sox. The players included Sam Jethroe from the Cleveland Buckeyes, Marvin Williams from the Philadelphia Stars, and Jackie Robinson from the Kansas City Monarchs.
August 14, 1945: Handicapped Washington Senators coach Bert Shepard pitched in a game against the Red Sox. Shepard, who had an artificial leg, managed to give up only one run in five innings to the Red Sox.

Transactions

May 25: The Chicago Cubs claim outfielder Lloyd Christopher off of waivers from the Red Sox.
May 28: The Cincinnati Reds claim pitcher Joe Bowman off of waivers from the Red Sox.
May 31: The Philadelphia Phillies claim pitcher Oscar Judd off of waivers from the Red Sox.
June 16: Dolph Camilli announces that he has signed for the Red Sox to play as first baseman.
July 27: The St. Louis Browns purchase Lou Finney from the Red Sox.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Roster

1945 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Bob Garbark	68	199	52	.261	0	17
1B	George Metkovich	138	539	140	.260	5	62
2B	Skeeter Newsome	125	438	127	.290	1	48
SS	Eddie Lake	133	473	132	.279	11	51
3B	Jackie Tobin	84	278	70	.252	0	21
OF	Leon Culberson	97	331	91	.275	6	45
OF	Johnny Lazor	101	335	104	.310	5	45
OF		143	529	148	.280	12	74

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Tom McBride	100	344	105	.305	1	47
Ben Steiner	78	304	78	.257	3	20
Pete Fox	66	208	51	.245	0	20
Ty LaForest	52	204	51	.250	2	16
Dolph Camilli	63	198	42	.212	2	19
Jim Bucher	52	151	34	.225	0	11
Billy Holm	58	135	25	.185	0	9
Fred Walters	40	93	16	.172	0	5
Red Steiner	26	59	12	.203	0	4
Frankie Pytlak	9	17	2	.118	0	0
Loyd Christopher	8	14	4	.286	0	4
	3	8	3	.375	0	1
Nick Polly	4	7	1	.143	0	1
Lou Finney	2	2	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Dave Ferriss	35	264.2	21	10	2.96	94
Jim Wilson	23	144.1	6	8	3.30	50
Emmett O'Neill	24	141.2	8	11	5.15	55
Randy Heflin	20	102.0	4	10	4.06	39
Otey Clark	12	82.0	4	4	3.07	20
Rex Cecil	7	45.0	2	5	5.20	30
Joe Bowman	3	11.2	0	2	9.26	0
Clem Dreisewerd	2	9.2	0	1	4.66	3

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Clem Hausmann	31	125.0	5	7	5.04	30
Mike Ryba	34	123.0	7	6	2.49	44
Pinky Woods	24	107.1	4	7	4.19	36
Vic Johnson	26	85.1	6	4	4.01	21
Yank Terry	12	56.2	0	4	4.13	28
Oscar Judd	2	6.1	0	1	8.53	5

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	37	4	3	3	2.62	35

Farm system

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/poholto01.shtml Tom Poholsky page at Baseball Reference]
(November 14, 1944). "Mack Sells Garbark To Louisville Colonels". [[The Montreal Gazette]].
Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 136, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, {{ISBN. 978-0-7432-9461-4
''Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures'', 2008 Edition, p.193, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, {{ISBN. 978-0-451-22363-0
(May 26, 1945). "Red Sox Roster Reduced". [[Tampa Bay Times.
(May 29, 1945). "Bosox Sell Bowman To Reds". [[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]].
(June 1, 1945). "Phillies Buy Judd From Boston Red Sox". [[The Montreal Gazette]].
(June 17, 1945). "Camilli to Join Red Sox June 25". [[The Pittsburgh Press]].
(July 28, 1945). "Brownies Buy Finney". [[Youngstown Vindicator]].
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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