1945 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1945 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1887);
Location
	Forbes Field (since 1909);
	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (since 1887);
Other information
Owner(s)	Bill Benswanger
Manager(s)	Frankie Frisch
Local radio	WWSW; Rosey Rowswell, Jack Craddock
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The 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 64th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 59th in Major League Baseball (MLB). The Pirates finished fourth in the National League with a record of 82–72.

Offseason

Prior to 1945 season: Tod Davis was acquired by the Pirates from the Hollywood Stars as part of a minor league working agreement.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Chicago Cubs	98	56	--	.636
St. Louis Cardinals	95	59	3	.617
Brooklyn Dodgers	87	67	11	.565
Pittsburgh Pirates	82	72	16	.532
New York Giants	78	74	19	.513
Boston Braves	67	85	30	.441
Cincinnati Reds	61	93	37	.396
Philadelphia Phillies	46	108	52	.299

Opening Day lineup

Roster

1945 Pittsburgh Pirates

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

4 Bill Rodgers
25 Joe Vitelli

Manager

35 Frankie Frisch

Coaches

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
3B	Elliott, BobBob Elliott	144	541	157	.290	8	108

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
Rodgers, BillBill Rodgers	1	1	1	1.000	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
Butcher, MaxMax Butcher	28	169.1	10	8	3.03	37

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
Beck, Boom-BoomBoom-Boom Beck	14	63	6	1	2.14	20

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
Cuccurullo, CookieCookie Cuccurullo	29	1	3	1	5.24	17

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Albany

Notes

^ Tod Davis page at Baseball Reference

References

1945 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
1945 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.

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[1] Tod Davis page at Baseball Reference

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