Английская Википедия:1945 St. Louis Cardinals season
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The 1945 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 64th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 54th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 95–59 during the season and finished 2nd in the National League. The Cardinals set a Major League record which still stands, for the fewest double plays grounded into during a season, with only 75.[1]
Offseason
- Prior to 1945 season: Steve Bilko was signed by the Cardinals as an amateur free agent.[2]
Regular season
An almost incredible place in baseball history was at stake. Billy Southworth and his Cardinals had a chance to become only the second ball club after the 1921-24 Giants to win four consecutive NL pennants.
However, the war finally drained the Redbirds of the talent needed to win a championship.
Stan Musial, Walker Cooper, Max Lanier and pitcher Mort Cooper, who experienced elbow problems later in the season, got into a contract squabble with Harry Breadon during the spring. They signed contracts for $12,000 apiece, then balked at reporting for opening day after learning Marion had been upped to $15,000.
On May 23, the Cards sent Mort Cooper to the Boston Braves for pitcher Red Barrett, who compiled a league-high total of 23 wins, and $60,000. However, the Redbirds did not have enough pitching depth to keep up with the faster pace of a Chicago Cubs team filled with veteran pitchers such as Paul Derringer.
The Cardinals actually won 16 of their 22 meetings with The Cubs.
Only Whitey Kurowski batted over .300 among the regulars. He was one of the few Cardinals were able to keep their jobs once the boys marched home from Europe and the Pacific.
Red Schoendienst stole 26 bases but batted just .278 and drove in only 47 runs.
Season standings
Шаблон:1945 National League standings
Record vs. opponents
Шаблон:1945 NL Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- May 8, 1945: Glenn Crawford and John Antonelli were traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Buster Adams.[3]
Roster
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 | Шаблон:Sortname | 100 | 307 | 78 | .254 | 4 | 43 |
| 1B | Шаблон:Sortname | 143 | 537 | 148 | .276 | 8 | 78 |
| 2B | Шаблон:Sortname | 155 | 597 | 166 | .278 | 0 | 72 |
| SS | Шаблон:Sortname | 123 | 430 | 119 | .277 | 1 | 59 |
| 3B | Шаблон:Sortname | 133 | 511 | 165 | .323 | 21 | 102 |
| OF | Шаблон:Sortname | 140 | 578 | 169 | .292 | 20 | 101 |
| OF | Шаблон:Sortname | 124 | 446 | 129 | .289 | 3 | 44 |
| OF | Шаблон:Sortname | 137 | 565 | 157 | .278 | 1 | 47 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sortname | 94 | 304 | 96 | .316 | 3 | 44 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 83 | 253 | 66 | .261 | 1 | 28 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 74 | 146 | 49 | .336 | 0 | 18 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 26 | 72 | 25 | .347 | 0 | 5 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 19 | 57 | 13 | .228 | 1 | 6 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 24 | 55 | 13 | .236 | 0 | 7 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 24 | 47 | 12 | .255 | 0 | 1 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 27 | 47 | 7 | .149 | 1 | 4 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 13 | 43 | 10 | .233 | 0 | 5 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 4 | 18 | 7 | .389 | 0 | 1 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 6 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 1 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 1 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sortname | 36 | 246.2 | 21 | 9 | 2.74 | 63 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 31 | 166.1 | 8 | 10 | 3.52 | 76 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 24 | 157.1 | 15 | 4 | 2.52 | 63 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 18 | 98.1 | 4 | 7 | 2.93 | 28 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 4 | 26.0 | 2 | 2 | 1.73 | 16 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 4 | 23.2 | 2 | 0 | 1.52 | 14 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sortname | 42 | 217.1 | 18 | 8 | 2.90 | 67 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 31 | 126.1 | 8 | 6 | 3.21 | 33 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 33 | 95.0 | 4 | 5 | 4.74 | 39 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 26 | 87.0 | 5 | 4 | 4.14 | 34 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 27 | 71.2 | 3 | 3 | 5.15 | 42 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 17 | 54.2 | 3 | 1 | 3.29 | 20 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 8 | 13.1 | 0 | 0 | 6.08 | 6 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 4 | 11.2 | 1 | 0 | 1.54 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sortname | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 4 |
Farm system
External links
- 1945 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference
- 1945 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
Notes
References
Шаблон:1945 MLB season by team Шаблон:St. Louis Cardinals
Шаблон:StLouisCardinals-season-stub
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Steve Bilko page at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Glenn Crawford page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
