1945 Philadelphia Phillies season

1945 Philadelphia Phillies
Also known as the Philadelphia Blue Jays
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Shibe Park (since 1938)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	R. R. M. Carpenter
General manager(s)	Herb Pennock
Manager(s)	Freddie Fitzsimmons, Ben Chapman
Local radio	WIBG (By Saam, Claude Haring, Doug Arthur)
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Offseason

• February 11, 1945: Jimmie Foxx was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.^[1]
• Prior to 1945 season (exact date unknown)
  • Tommy Lasorda was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.^[2]
  • Carl Sawatski was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	98	56	0.636	—	49–26	49–30
St. Louis Cardinals	95	59	0.617	3	48–29	47–30
Brooklyn Dodgers	87	67	0.565	11	48–30	39–37
Pittsburgh Pirates	82	72	0.532	16	45–34	37–38
New York Giants	78	74	0.513	19	47–30	31–44
Boston Braves	67	85	0.441	30	36–38	31–47
Cincinnati Reds	61	93	0.396	37	36–41	25–52
Philadelphia Phillies	46	108	0.299	52	22–55	24–53

Record vs. opponents

1945 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	9–13–1	7–15	10–12	10–10–2	14–8	7–15	10–12
Brooklyn	13–9–1	—	8–14–1	11–11	15–7	19–3	12–10	9–13
Chicago	15–7	14–8–1	—	21–1	11–11	17–5	14–8	6–16
Cincinnati	12–10	11–11	1–21	—	6–16	12–10	10–12	9–13
New York	10–10–2	7–15	11–11	16–6	—	17–5	11–11	6–16
Philadelphia	8–14	3–19	5–17	10–12	5–17	—	6–16	9–13
Pittsburgh	15–7	10–12	8–14	12–10	11–11	16–6	—	10–12–1
St. Louis	12–10	13–9	16–6	13–9	16–6	13–9	12–10–1	—

Notable transactions

1945 Phillies program listing team members serving in World War II

• May 8, 1945: Buster Adams was traded by the Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Glenn Crawford and John Antonelli.^[4]

Roster

1945 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers 12 Dick Barrett 34 Mitch Chetkovich 20 Dick Coffman 37 Don Grate 29 Oscar Judd 33,23,11 Andy Karl 19 Vern Kennedy 19 Jack Kraus 17 Bill Lee 31 Izzy León 36 Lou Lucier 15 Dick Mauney 17 Hugh Mulcahy 15 Ken Raffensberger 35 Charlie Ripple 16 Charley Schanz 36 Lefty Scott 18 Charlie Sproull 11,10 Whit Wyatt		Catchers 32 Stan Andrews  9 Gus Mancuso 10,8 Johnny Peacock 24 Andy Seminick 10 Hal Spindel Infielders 32,2 John Antonelli 28 Putsy Caballero  6 Tony Daniels  8 Wally Flager  4 Jimmie Foxx  8 Garvin Hamner 33 Granny Hamner 33 Don Hasenmayer 21 Heinie Heltzel -- Tony Lupien  1 Bitsy Mott  1 Nick Picciuto  8 Ed Walczak		Outfielders  2 Buster Adams 34 Ben Chapman 28,23 Glenn Crawford  7 Vince DiMaggio  5 Vance Dinges 37 Nick Goulish 22 René Monteagudo 36 Jake Powell 27 Coaker Triplett  3 Jimmy Wasdell		Manager 34 Ben Chapman 14 Freddie Fitzsimmons Coaches 26 Chuck Klein 25 Merv Shea

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
2B	Daniels, TonyTony Daniels	76	230	46	.200	0	10
3B	Antonelli, JohnJohn Antonelli	125	504	129	.256	1	28

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
Crawford, GlennGlenn Crawford	82	302	89	.295	2	24
Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx	89	224	60	.268	7	38
Monteagudo, RenéRené Monteagudo	114	193	58	.301	0	15
Chapman, BenBen Chapman	24	51	16	.314	0	4
Adams, BusterBuster Adams	14	56	16	.232	2	8
Goulish, NickNick Goulish	13	11	3	.273	0	2

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
Barrett, DickDick Barrett	36	190.2	8	20	5.38	72

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
León, IzzyIzzy León	14	38.2	0	4	5.35	11
Grate, DonDon Grate	4	8.1	0	1	17.28	6

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
Monteagudo, RenéRené Monteagudo	14	0	0	0	7.49	16
Coffman, DickDick Coffman	14	2	1	0	5.13	2
Chetkovich, MitchMitch Chetkovich	4	0	0	0	0.00	0
Chapman, BenBen Chapman	3	0	0	0	7.71	4

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
A	Utica Blue Sox	Eastern League	Eddie Sawyer
B	Wilmington Blue Rocks	Interstate League	Ray Brubaker and Cy Morgan
C	Greensboro Patriots	Carolina League	Wes Ferrell, Charles Burgess, Charles Eatman and Johnny Allen
D	Concord Weavers	North Carolina State League	John Lehman
D	Bradford Blue Wings	PONY League	Leon Riley

^[5]

Notes

1. Jimmie Foxx page at Baseball Reference
2. Tommy Lasorda page at Baseball Reference
3. Carl Sawatski page at Baseball Reference
4. Glenn Crawford page at Baseball Reference
5. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1945 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference