# 1945 Cincinnati Reds season

The 1945 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished seventh in the National League with a record of 61–93, 37 games behind the Chicago Cubs.

## Offseason

* Prior to 1945 season: Eddie Erautt was obtained by the Reds from the Hollywood Stars as part of a minor league working agreement.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Chicago Cubs | 98 | 56 | .636 | — | 49‍–‍26 | 49‍–‍30 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 59 | .617 | 3 | 48‍–‍29 | 47‍–‍30 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 87 | 67 | .565 | 11 | 48‍–‍30 | 39‍–‍37 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 82 | 72 | .532 | 16 | 45‍–‍34 | 37‍–‍38 |
| New York Giants | 78 | 74 | .513 | 19 | 47‍–‍30 | 31‍–‍44 |
| Boston Braves | 67 | 85 | .441 | 30 | 36‍–‍38 | 31‍–‍47 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 61 | 93 | .396 | 37 | 36‍–‍41 | 25‍–‍52 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 46 | 108 | .299 | 52 | 22‍–‍55 | 24‍–‍53 |

### Record vs. opponents

1945 National League recordvte 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 | — |

### 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 | Al Lakeman | 76 | 258 | 66 | .256 | 8 | 31 |
| 1B | Frank McCormick | 152 | 580 | 160 | .276 | 10 | 81 |
| 2B | Woody Williams | 133 | 482 | 114 | .237 | 0 | 27 |
| SS | Eddie Miller | 115 | 421 | 100 | .238 | 13 | 49 |
| 3B | Steve Mesner | 150 | 540 | 137 | .254 | 1 | 52 |
| OF | Al Libke | 130 | 449 | 127 | .283 | 4 | 53 |
| OF | Eric Tipton | 108 | 331 | 80 | .242 | 5 | 34 |
| OF | Dain Clay | 153 | 656 | 184 | .280 | 1 | 50 |

#### 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 |
| Gee Walker | 106 | 316 | 80 | .253 | 2 | 21 |
| Al Unser | 67 | 204 | 54 | .265 | 3 | 21 |
| Kermit Wahl | 71 | 194 | 39 | .201 | 0 | 10 |
| Dick Sipek | 82 | 156 | 38 | .244 | 0 | 13 |
| Hank Sauer | 31 | 116 | 34 | .293 | 5 | 20 |
| Wally Flager | 21 | 52 | 11 | .212 | 0 | 6 |
| Johnny Riddle | 23 | 45 | 8 | .178 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Just | 14 | 34 | 5 | .147 | 0 | 2 |
| Eddie Lukon | 2 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Medeiros | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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 |
| Ed Heusser | 31 | 223.0 | 11 | 16 | 3.71 | 56 |
| Joe Bowman | 25 | 185.2 | 11 | 13 | 3.59 | 71 |
| Bucky Walters | 22 | 168.0 | 10 | 10 | 2.68 | 45 |
| Vern Kennedy | 24 | 157.2 | 5 | 12 | 4.00 | 38 |
| Frank Dasso | 16 | 95.2 | 4 | 5 | 3.67 | 39 |
| Herm Wehmeier | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 12.60 | 0 |

#### 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 |
| Howie Fox | 45 | 164.1 | 8 | 13 | 4.93 | 54 |
| Earl Harrist | 14 | 62.1 | 2 | 4 | 3.61 | 15 |
| Boom-Boom Beck | 11 | 47.2 | 2 | 4 | 3.40 | 9 |
| Arnold Carter | 13 | 46.2 | 2 | 4 | 3.09 | 4 |
| Johnny Hetki | 5 | 32.2 | 1 | 2 | 3.58 | 9 |
| Elmer Riddle | 12 | 29.2 | 1 | 4 | 8.19 | 5 |
| Mel Bosser | 7 | 16.0 | 2 | 0 | 3.38 | 3 |

#### 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 |
| Hod Lisenbee | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5.49 | 14 |
| Mike Modak | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5.74 | 7 |
| Guy Bush | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.31 | 1 |
| Al Libke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AA | Syracuse Chiefs | International League | Jewel Ens |
| A1 | Birmingham Barons | Southern Association | Frank Snyder |
| C | Raleigh Capitals | Carolina League | Charles Carroll |
| D | Lima Reds | Ohio State League | Cap Crossley |