1945 Cleveland Indians Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 73-72
Finished 5th in the AL
Attendance: 116,588, Avg. 4,164
Ballpark: League Park II/Cleveland Stadium
Manager: Lou Boudreau (73-72)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1945 Cleveland Indians Statistics
1945 Cleveland Indians Results

The Cleveland Indians of the American League ended the 1945 season with a record of 73 wins and 72 losses, finishing fifth in the AL.

The Indians conceded 548 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Cleveland plated 557 runs. Jeff Heath paced the team with 15 home runs and drove in 61 runs. Dutch Meyer led all regular hitters by hitting .292. Steve Gromek topped the squad with 19 wins, while Allie Reynolds added 15 or more wins also Steve Gromek recorded a 2.55 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Lou Boudreau coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jim BagbyPRRSeptember 8, 19166'2"170Cleveland, OH USA
Stan BenjaminLFRRMay 20, 19146'2"194Framingham, MA USA
Lou BoudreauSSRRJuly 17, 19175'11"185Harvey, IL USA
Paul CalvertPRROctober 6, 19176'0"175Montreal, QC CAN
Eddie CarnettOFLLOctober 21, 19166'0"185Springfield, MO USA
Pete CenterPRRApril 22, 19126'4"190Hazel Green, KY USA
Al CihockiIFRRMay 7, 19245'11"185Nanticoke, PA USA
Roy Cullenbine3BBROctober 18, 19136'1"190Nashville, TN USA
Gene DesautelsCRRJune 13, 19075'11"170Worcester, MA USA
Red EmbreePRRAugust 30, 19176'0"165El Monte, CA USA
Bob FellerPRRNovember 3, 19186'0"185Van Meter, IA USA
Les FlemingRFLLAugust 7, 19155'10"185Singleton, TX USA
Steve GromekPBRJanuary 15, 19206'2"180Hamtramck, MI USA
Mel HarderPRROctober 15, 19096'1"195Beemer, NE USA
Frankie HayesCRROctober 13, 19146'0"185Jamesburg, NJ USA
Jeff HeathLFLRApril 1, 19155'11"200Fort William, ON CAN
Earl HenryPLLJune 10, 19175'11"172Roseville, OH USA
Myril HoagCFRRMarch 9, 19085'11"180Davis, CA USA
Hal KleinePLLJune 8, 19236'2"193St. Louis, MO USA
Ed KliemanPRRMarch 21, 19186'1"190Norwood, OH USA
Felix MackiewiczCFRRNovember 20, 19176'2"195Chicago, IL USA
Jim McDonnellCLRAugust 15, 19225'11"165Gagetown, MI USA
Dutch Meyer2BRROctober 6, 19155'10"181Waco, TX USA
Paul O'DeaRFLLJuly 3, 19206'0"200Cleveland, OH USA
Allie ReynoldsPRRFebruary 10, 19176'0"195Bethany, OK USA
Mickey Rocco1BLLMarch 2, 19165'11"188St. Paul, MN USA
Don Ross3BRRJuly 16, 19146'1"185Pasadena, CA USA
Bob Rothel3BRRSeptember 17, 19235'10"170Columbia Station, OH USA
Hank RuszkowskiCRRNovember 10, 19256'0"190Cleveland, OH USA
Jack SalvesonPRRJanuary 5, 19146'0"180Fullerton, CA USA
Pat SeereyRFRRMarch 17, 19235'10"200Wilburton, OK USA
Al SmithPLLOctober 12, 19075'11"180Belleville, IL USA
Red SteinerCLRJanuary 7, 19156'0"185Los Angeles, CA USA
Elmer WeingartnerSSRRAugust 13, 19185'11"178Cleveland, OH USA
Ed Wheeler3BRRMay 24, 19155'9"160Los Angeles, CA USA
Fred Williams1BRRJuly 17, 19136'1"200Meridian, MS USA



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