1945 Cincinnati Reds
[edit] Summary
The 1945 Cincinnati Reds finished with a record of 61-93. They scored 536 runs and belted 56 home runs to go along with a .249 batting average. Eddie Miller provided the power for the team with 13 homers. Frank McCormick was the best run producer with 81 RBI. Dain Clay led the team with 184 hits for a .280 average.
The team allowed 694 runs and had a team ERA of 4.00. Joe Bowman and Ed Heusser were tied for the team lead in wins with 11. Joe Bowman racked up 71 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Wally Flager | SS | 21 | 52 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .317 | .231 | .548 | .212 |
| Frank McCormick | 1B | 152 | 580 | 68 | 160 | 10 | 81 | 6 | .345 | .384 | .729 | .276 |
| Steve Mesner | 3B | 150 | 540 | 52 | 137 | 1 | 52 | 4 | .322 | .298 | .620 | .254 |
| Eddie Miller | SS | 115 | 421 | 46 | 100 | 13 | 49 | 4 | .275 | .404 | .679 | .238 |
| Kermit Wahl | 2B | 71 | 194 | 18 | 39 | 0 | 10 | 2 | .286 | .263 | .549 | .201 |
| Woody Williams | 2B | 133 | 482 | 46 | 114 | 0 | 27 | 6 | .296 | .266 | .562 | .237 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Dain Clay | OF | 153 | 656 | 81 | 184 | 1 | 50 | 19 | .321 | .335 | .656 | .280 |
| Al Libke | OF | 130 | 449 | 41 | 127 | 4 | 53 | 6 | .336 | .383 | .719 | .283 |
| Eddie Lukon | OF | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .125 |
| Hank Sauer | OF | 31 | 116 | 18 | 34 | 5 | 20 | 2 | .328 | .431 | .759 | .293 |
| Dick Sipek | OF | 82 | 156 | 14 | 38 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .302 | .308 | .610 | .244 |
| Eric Tipton | OF | 108 | 331 | 32 | 80 | 5 | 34 | 11 | .327 | .344 | .671 | .242 |
| Gee Walker | OF | 106 | 316 | 28 | 80 | 2 | 21 | 8 | .289 | .320 | .609 | .253 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Just | C | 14 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .237 | .147 | .384 | .147 |
| Al Lakeman | C | 76 | 258 | 22 | 66 | 8 | 31 | 0 | .304 | .415 | .719 | .256 |
| Johnny Riddle | C | 23 | 45 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .245 | .178 | .423 | .178 |
| Al Unser | C | 67 | 204 | 23 | 54 | 3 | 21 | 0 | .318 | .387 | .705 | .265 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ray Medeiros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5283 | 536 | 1317 | 56 | 498 | 71 | .299 | .333 | .632 | .249 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Boom-Boom Beck | 11 | 5 | 47.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 3.40 | 1.132 | |||
| Mel Bosser | 7 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 3.38 | 1.625 | |||
| Joe Bowman | 25 | 24 | 185.7 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 0 | 71 | 68 | 3.59 | 1.432 | |||
| Guy Bush | 4 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8.31 | 1.860 | |||
| Arnold Carter | 13 | 6 | 46.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 3.09 | 1.435 | |||
| Frank Dasso | 16 | 12 | 95.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 39 | 53 | 3.67 | 1.484 | |||
| Howie Fox | 45 | 15 | 164.3 | 8 | 13 | .381 | 0 | 54 | 77 | 4.93 | 1.497 | |||
| Earl Harrist | 14 | 5 | 62.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 3.61 | 1.396 | |||
| Johnny Hetki | 5 | 2 | 32.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 3.58 | 1.193 | |||
| Ed Heusser | 31 | 30 | 223 | 11 | 16 | .407 | 1 | 56 | 60 | 3.71 | 1.381 | |||
| Vern Kennedy | 24 | 20 | 157.7 | 5 | 12 | .294 | 1 | 38 | 69 | 4.00 | 1.516 | |||
| Al Libke | 4 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .00 | 1.395 | |||
| Hod Lisenbee | 31 | 3 | 80.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 5.49 | 1.407 | |||
| Mike Modak | 20 | 3 | 42.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 5.74 | 1.773 | |||
| Elmer Riddle | 12 | 3 | 29.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 8.19 | 2.222 | |||
| Bucky Walters | 22 | 22 | 168 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 0 | 45 | 51 | 2.68 | 1.292 | |||
| Herm Wehmeier | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12.60 | 2.800 | |||
| Team Totals | 286 | 154 | 1365.7 | 61 | 93 | .396 | 6 | 372 | 534 | 4.00 | 1.445 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dain Clay | 153 |
| At Bats | Dain Clay | 656 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dain Clay | 700 |
| Batting Average | Al Libke | .283 |
| On-Base % | Frank McCormick | .345 |
| Slugging % | Frank McCormick | .384 |
| OPS | Frank McCormick | .729 |
| Runs | Dain Clay | 81 |
| Hits | Dain Clay | 184 |
| Total Bases | Frank McCormick | 223 |
| Doubles | Frank McCormick | 33 |
| Triples | Al Libke | 5 |
| Home Runs | Eddie Miller | 13 |
| RBI | Frank McCormick | 81 |
| Walks | Frank McCormick | 56 |
| Strikeouts | Al Libke | 62 |
| Stolen Bases | Dain Clay | 19 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Steve Mesner | 17 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Frank McCormick | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Joe Bowman and Ed Heusser | 11 |
| Losses | Ed Heusser | 16 |
| Saves | Boom-Boom Beck, Guy Bush, Ed Heusser, Vern Kennedy, Hod Lisenbee, and Mike Modak | 1 |
| Won-Loss % | Bucky Walters | .500 |
| ERA | Bucky Walters | 2.68 |
| WHIP | Bucky Walters | 1.292 |
| Innings Pitched | Ed Heusser | 223 |
| Games | Howie Fox | 45 |
| Games Started | Ed Heusser | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Joe Bowman | 71 |
| Complete Games | Ed Heusser | 18 |
| Shutouts | Ed Heusser | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Ed Heusser | 965 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ed Heusser | 92 |
| Hits Allowed | Ed Heusser | 248 |
| Walks Allowed | Howie Fox | 77 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Hod Lisenbee | 12 |
| Wild Pitches | Frank Dasso and Howie Fox | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Joe Bowman | 7 |
