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1945 St. Louis Browns season

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Record
  
81–70 (.536)

Owner(s)
  
Richard Muckerman

Manager(s)
  
Luke Sewell

League place
  
3rd

General manager(s)
  
Bill DeWitt

Local radio
  
WIL (Harry Caray, Gabby Street) WTMV (France Laux, Johnny O'Hara)

The 1945 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 3rd in the American League with a record of 81 wins and 70 losses.

Contents

Regular season

Coming off their first pennant in 1944, St. Louis didn't regress very far but still finished six games off the pace.

Notable transactions

  • August 8, 1945: George Caster was selected off waivers from the Browns by the Detroit Tigers.
  • Starters by position

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

    Other batters

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

    Starting pitchers

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

    Other pitchers

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

    Relief pitchers

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

    League top five finishers

    Nels Potter

  • #2 in AL in strikeouts (129)
  • Vern Stephens

  • Led AL in home runs (24)
  • #2 in AL in runs scored (90)
  • #2 in AL in slugging percentage (.473)
  • #3 in AL in RBI (89)
  • References

    1945 St. Louis Browns season Wikipedia