1945 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1945 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 95-59. They scored 756 runs and belted 64 home runs to go along with a .273 batting average. The offense was powered by Whitey Kurowski, who led the team with 21 home runs and 102 RBI. Buster Adams led the team with 169 hits for a .292 average.
The team allowed 582 runs and had a team ERA of 3.24. Red Barrett led the team with 21 wins. Blix Donnelly racked up 76 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| John Antonelli | 3B | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| George Fallon | SS | 24 | 55 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .311 | .309 | .620 | .236 |
| Debs Garms | 3B | 74 | 146 | 23 | 49 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .452 | .411 | .863 | .336 |
| Whitey Kurowski | 3B | 133 | 511 | 84 | 165 | 21 | 102 | 1 | .383 | .511 | .894 | .323 |
| Marty Marion | SS | 123 | 430 | 63 | 119 | 1 | 59 | 2 | .340 | .370 | .710 | .277 |
| Ray Sanders | 1B | 143 | 537 | 85 | 148 | 8 | 78 | 3 | .375 | .385 | .760 | .276 |
| Emil Verban | 2B | 155 | 597 | 59 | 166 | 0 | 72 | 4 | .304 | .342 | .646 | .278 |
| Pep Young | SS | 27 | 47 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .167 | .234 | .401 | .149 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Buster Adams | OF | 140 | 578 | 98 | 169 | 20 | 101 | 3 | .359 | .441 | .800 | .292 |
| Dave Bartosch | OF | 24 | 47 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .340 | .277 | .617 | .255 |
| Augie Bergamo | OF | 94 | 304 | 51 | 96 | 3 | 44 | 0 | .401 | .414 | .815 | .316 |
| Glenn Crawford | OF | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Johnny Hopp | OF | 124 | 446 | 67 | 129 | 3 | 44 | 14 | .363 | .395 | .758 | .289 |
| Lou Klein | OF | 19 | 57 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .389 | .386 | .775 | .228 |
| Jim Mallory | OF | 13 | 43 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .233 | .279 | .512 | .233 |
| Art Rebel | OF | 26 | 72 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .397 | .403 | .800 | .347 |
| Red Schoendienst | OF | 137 | 565 | 89 | 157 | 1 | 47 | 26 | .305 | .343 | .648 | .278 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Walker Cooper | C | 4 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .389 | .389 | .778 | .389 |
| Gene Crumling | C | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .083 | .083 | .166 | .083 |
| Bob Keely | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ken O'Dea | C | 100 | 307 | 36 | 78 | 4 | 43 | 0 | .359 | .365 | .724 | .254 |
| Del Rice | C | 83 | 253 | 27 | 66 | 1 | 28 | 0 | .313 | .364 | .677 | .261 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5487 | 756 | 1498 | 64 | 698 | 55 | .331 | .371 | .701 | .273 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Red Barrett | 36 | 29 | 246.7 | 21 | 9 | .700 | 0 | 63 | 38 | 2.74 | 1.143 | |||
| Harry Brecheen | 24 | 18 | 157.3 | 15 | 4 | .789 | 2 | 63 | 44 | 2.52 | 1.144 | |||
| Ken Burkhart | 42 | 22 | 217.3 | 18 | 8 | .692 | 2 | 67 | 66 | 2.90 | 1.252 | |||
| Bud Byerly | 33 | 8 | 95 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 39 | 41 | 4.74 | 1.600 | |||
| Mort Cooper | 4 | 3 | 23.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 1.52 | 1.139 | |||
| Jack Creel | 26 | 8 | 87 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2 | 34 | 45 | 4.14 | 1.414 | |||
| Bill Crouch | 6 | 0 | 13.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3.38 | 1.429 | |||
| George Dockins | 31 | 12 | 126.3 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 0 | 33 | 38 | 3.21 | 1.346 | |||
| Blix Donnelly | 31 | 23 | 166.3 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 2 | 76 | 87 | 3.52 | 1.467 | |||
| Glenn Gardner | 17 | 4 | 54.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 | 20 | 27 | 3.29 | 1.408 | |||
| Al Jurisich | 27 | 6 | 71.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 42 | 41 | 5.15 | 1.423 | |||
| Max Lanier | 4 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 1.73 | 1.154 | |||
| Art Lopatka | 4 | 1 | 11.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.54 | 0.855 | |||
| Stan Partenheimer | 8 | 2 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 6.07 | 2.105 | |||
| Ted Wilks | 18 | 16 | 98.3 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 28 | 29 | 2.93 | 1.343 | |||
| Team Totals | 311 | 155 | 1408.6 | 95 | 59 | .617 | 9 | 510 | 497 | 3.24 | 1.312 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Emil Verban | 155 |
| At Bats | Emil Verban | 597 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Buster Adams | 646 |
| Batting Average | Whitey Kurowski | .323 |
| On-Base % | Whitey Kurowski | .383 |
| Slugging % | Whitey Kurowski | .511 |
| OPS | Whitey Kurowski | .894 |
| Runs | Buster Adams | 98 |
| Hits | Buster Adams | 169 |
| Total Bases | Whitey Kurowski | 261 |
| Doubles | Ray Sanders | 29 |
| Triples | Johnny Hopp and Emil Verban | 8 |
| Home Runs | Whitey Kurowski | 21 |
| RBI | Whitey Kurowski | 102 |
| Walks | Ray Sanders | 83 |
| Strikeouts | Buster Adams | 75 |
| Stolen Bases | Red Schoendienst | 26 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Emil Verban | 16 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Whitey Kurowski | 10 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Red Barrett | 21 |
| Losses | Blix Donnelly | 10 |
| Saves | Harry Brecheen, Ken Burkhart, Jack Creel, and Blix Donnelly | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Harry Brecheen | .789 |
| ERA | Harry Brecheen | 2.52 |
| WHIP | Red Barrett | 1.143 |
| Innings Pitched | Red Barrett | 246.7 |
| Games | Ken Burkhart | 42 |
| Games Started | Red Barrett | 29 |
| Strikeouts | Blix Donnelly | 76 |
| Complete Games | Red Barrett | 22 |
| Shutouts | Ken Burkhart and Blix Donnelly | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Red Barrett | 1001 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Red Barrett | 75 |
| Hits Allowed | Red Barrett | 244 |
| Walks Allowed | Blix Donnelly | 87 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Red Barrett | 12 |
| Wild Pitches | Ken Burkhart, Bud Byerly, and Blix Donnelly | 3 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jack Creel and Blix Donnelly | 6 |
