1945 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1945 New York Yankees finished with a record of 81-71. They scored 676 runs and belted 93 home runs to go along with a .259 batting average. The offense was powered by Nick Etten, who led the team with 18 home runs and 111 RBI. Snuffy Stirnweiss led the team with 195 hits for a .309 average. Snuffy Stirnweiss had a great year on the basepaths with 33 stolen bases.
The team allowed 606 runs and had a team ERA of 3.45. Bill Bevens led the pitching staff with 13 wins and 76 strikeouts. Jim Turner led the team with 10 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Joe Buzas | SS | 30 | 65 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .284 | .323 | .607 | .262 |
| Frankie Crosetti | SS | 130 | 441 | 57 | 105 | 4 | 48 | 7 | .341 | .293 | .634 | .238 |
| Nick Etten | 1B | 152 | 565 | 77 | 161 | 18 | 111 | 2 | .387 | .437 | .824 | .285 |
| Oscar Grimes | 3B | 142 | 480 | 64 | 127 | 4 | 45 | 7 | .395 | .358 | .753 | .265 |
| Mike Milosevich | SS | 30 | 69 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .289 | .246 | .535 | .217 |
| Don Savage | 3B | 34 | 58 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .262 | .241 | .503 | .224 |
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | 2B | 152 | 632 | 107 | 195 | 10 | 64 | 33 | .385 | .476 | .861 | .309 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Russ Derry | OF | 78 | 253 | 37 | 57 | 13 | 45 | 1 | .312 | .419 | .731 | .225 |
| Charlie Keller | OF | 44 | 163 | 26 | 49 | 10 | 34 | 0 | .412 | .577 | .989 | .301 |
| Johnny Lindell | OF | 41 | 159 | 26 | 45 | 1 | 20 | 2 | .363 | .377 | .740 | .283 |
| Hersh Martin | OF | 117 | 408 | 53 | 109 | 7 | 53 | 4 | .368 | .392 | .760 | .267 |
| Bud Metheny | OF | 133 | 509 | 64 | 126 | 8 | 53 | 5 | .325 | .338 | .663 | .248 |
| Tuck Stainback | OF | 95 | 327 | 40 | 84 | 5 | 32 | 0 | .289 | .352 | .641 | .257 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Herb Crompton | C | 36 | 99 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .208 | .222 | .430 | .192 |
| Bill Drescher | C | 48 | 126 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .313 | .310 | .623 | .270 |
| Mike Garbark | C | 60 | 176 | 23 | 38 | 1 | 26 | 0 | .310 | .295 | .605 | .216 |
| Aaron Robinson | C | 50 | 160 | 19 | 45 | 8 | 24 | 0 | .368 | .481 | .849 | .281 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Paul Waner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5176 | 676 | 1343 | 93 | 639 | 64 | .337 | .373 | .711 | .259 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Bevens | 29 | 25 | 184 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 0 | 76 | 68 | 3.67 | 1.315 | |||
| Tiny Bonham | 23 | 23 | 180.7 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 0 | 42 | 22 | 3.29 | 1.151 | |||
| Hank Borowy | 18 | 18 | 132.3 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 0 | 35 | 58 | 3.13 | 1.247 | |||
| Spud Chandler | 4 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 4.65 | 1.194 | |||
| Atley Donald | 9 | 9 | 63.7 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 19 | 25 | 2.97 | 1.366 | |||
| Monk Dubiel | 26 | 20 | 151.3 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 0 | 45 | 62 | 4.64 | 1.447 | |||
| Al Gettel | 27 | 17 | 154.7 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 3 | 67 | 53 | 3.90 | 1.254 | |||
| Ken Holcombe | 23 | 2 | 55.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 20 | 27 | 1.79 | 1.266 | |||
| Joe Page | 20 | 9 | 102 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 50 | 46 | 2.82 | 1.382 | |||
| Steve Roser | 11 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3.67 | 1.296 | |||
| Red Ruffing | 11 | 11 | 87.3 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 2.89 | 1.203 | |||
| Paul Schreiber | 2 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.15 | 1.395 | |||
| Jim Turner | 30 | 0 | 54.3 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 3.64 | 1.400 | |||
| Bill Zuber | 21 | 14 | 127 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 1 | 50 | 56 | 3.19 | 1.394 | |||
| Team Totals | 254 | 152 | 1354.9 | 81 | 71 | .533 | 14 | 474 | 485 | 3.45 | 1.300 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Nick Etten and Snuffy Stirnweiss | 152 |
| At Bats | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 632 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 717 |
| Batting Average | Snuffy Stirnweiss | .309 |
| On-Base % | Oscar Grimes | .395 |
| Slugging % | Snuffy Stirnweiss | .476 |
| OPS | Snuffy Stirnweiss | .861 |
| Runs | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 107 |
| Hits | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 195 |
| Total Bases | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 301 |
| Doubles | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 32 |
| Triples | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 22 |
| Home Runs | Nick Etten | 18 |
| RBI | Nick Etten | 111 |
| Walks | Oscar Grimes | 97 |
| Strikeouts | Oscar Grimes | 73 |
| Stolen Bases | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 33 |
| Caught Stealing | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 17 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Frankie Crosetti | 14 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Nick Etten | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bill Bevens | 13 |
| Losses | Tiny Bonham and Bill Zuber | 11 |
| Saves | Jim Turner | 10 |
| Won-Loss % | Hank Borowy | .667 |
| ERA | Tiny Bonham | 3.29 |
| WHIP | Tiny Bonham | 1.151 |
| Innings Pitched | Bill Bevens | 184 |
| Games | Jim Turner | 30 |
| Games Started | Bill Bevens | 25 |
| Strikeouts | Bill Bevens | 76 |
| Complete Games | Bill Bevens | 14 |
| Shutouts | Bill Bevens and Atley Donald | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Bill Bevens | 773 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Monk Dubiel | 78 |
| Hits Allowed | Tiny Bonham | 186 |
| Walks Allowed | Bill Bevens | 68 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bill Bevens | 12 |
| Wild Pitches | Hank Borowy | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Al Gettel | 7 |
