1945 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 95-59
Finished 2nd in the NL
Attendance: 599,697, Avg. 10,164
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV
Manager: Billy Southworth (95-59)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1945 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics
1945 St. Louis Cardinals Results

The St. Louis Cardinals of the National League ended the 1945 season with a record of 95 wins and 59 losses, finishing second in the NL.

The Cardinals plated 756 runs and surrendered 583 runs. Whitey Kurowski paced St. Louis with 21 home runs, while Buster Adams walloped 20 or more, too. Whitey Kurowski accounted for 102 RBI and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .323 clip. Red Barrett led the squad with 21 wins, plus Ken Burkhart and Harry Brecheen added 15 or more wins, too Harry Brecheen registered a 2.52 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Billy Southworth coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Buster AdamsCFRRJune 24, 19156'0"180Trinidad, CO USA
John Antonelli3BRRJuly 15, 19155'10"165Memphis, TN USA
Red BarrettPRRFebruary 14, 19155'11"183Santa Barbara, CA USA
Dave BartoschRFRRMarch 24, 19176'1"190St. Louis, MO USA
Augie BergamoRFLLFebruary 14, 19175'9"165Detroit, MI USA
Harry BrecheenPLLOctober 14, 19145'10"160Broken Bow, OK USA
Ken BurkhartPRRNovember 18, 19166'1"190Knoxville, TN USA
Bud ByerlyPRROctober 26, 19196'2"185Webster Groves, MO USA
Mort CooperPRRMarch 2, 19136'2"210Atherton, MO USA
Walker CooperCRRJanuary 8, 19156'3"210Atherton, MO USA
Glenn CrawfordLFLRDecember 2, 19135'9"165North Branch, MI USA
Jack CreelPRRApril 23, 19166'0"165Kyle, TX USA
Bill CrouchPBRAugust 20, 19076'1"180Wilmington, DE USA
Gene CrumlingCRRApril 5, 19226'0"180Wrightsville, PA USA
George DockinsPLLMay 5, 19176'0"175Clyde, KS USA
Blix DonnellyPRRJanuary 21, 19145'10"166Olivia, MN USA
George FallonSSRRJuly 8, 19145'9"155Jersey City, NJ USA
Glenn GardnerPRRJanuary 25, 19165'11"180Burnsville, NC USA
Debs Garms3BLRJune 26, 19075'8"165Bangs, TX USA
Johnny HoppRFLLJuly 18, 19165'10"170Hastings, NE USA
Al JurisichPRRAugust 25, 19216'2"193New Orleans, LA USA
Bob KeelyCRRAugust 22, 19096'0"175St. Louis, MO USA
Lou KleinIFRROctober 22, 19185'11"167New Orleans, LA USA
Whitey Kurowski3BRRApril 19, 19185'11"193Reading, PA USA
Max LanierPRLAugust 18, 19155'11"180Denton, NC USA
Art LopatkaPBLMay 28, 19195'10"170Chicago, IL USA
Jim MalloryLFRRSeptember 1, 19186'1"170Lawrenceville, VA USA
Marty MarionSSRRDecember 1, 19166'2"170Richburg, SC USA
Ken O'DeaCLRMarch 16, 19136'0"180Lima, NY USA
Stan PartenheimerPRLOctober 21, 19225'11"175Chicopee Falls, MA USA
Art RebelRFLLMarch 4, 19145'8"180Cincinnati, OH USA
Del RiceCRROctober 27, 19226'2"190Portsmouth, OH USA
Ray Sanders1BLRDecember 4, 19166'2"185Bonne Terre, MO USA
Red SchoendienstLFBRFebruary 2, 19236'0"170Germantown, IL USA
Emil Verban2BRRAugust 27, 19155'11"165Lincoln, IL USA
Ted WilksPRRNovember 13, 19155'9"178Fulton, NY USA
Pep YoungSSRRAugust 29, 19075'9"162Jamestown, NC USA



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