1945 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
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 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 |
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Buster Adams | CF | R | R | June 24, 1915 | 6'0" | 180 | Trinidad, CO USA |
John Antonelli | 3B | R | R | July 15, 1915 | 5'10" | 165 | Memphis, TN USA |
Red Barrett | P | R | R | February 14, 1915 | 5'11" | 183 | Santa Barbara, CA USA |
Dave Bartosch | RF | R | R | March 24, 1917 | 6'1" | 190 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Augie Bergamo | RF | L | L | February 14, 1917 | 5'9" | 165 | Detroit, MI USA |
Harry Brecheen | P | L | L | October 14, 1914 | 5'10" | 160 | Broken Bow, OK USA |
Ken Burkhart | P | R | R | November 18, 1916 | 6'1" | 190 | Knoxville, TN USA |
Bud Byerly | P | R | R | October 26, 1919 | 6'2" | 185 | Webster Groves, MO USA |
Mort Cooper | P | R | R | March 2, 1913 | 6'2" | 210 | Atherton, MO USA |
Walker Cooper | C | R | R | January 8, 1915 | 6'3" | 210 | Atherton, MO USA |
Glenn Crawford | LF | L | R | December 2, 1913 | 5'9" | 165 | North Branch, MI USA |
Jack Creel | P | R | R | April 23, 1916 | 6'0" | 165 | Kyle, TX USA |
Bill Crouch | P | B | R | August 20, 1907 | 6'1" | 180 | Wilmington, DE USA |
Gene Crumling | C | R | R | April 5, 1922 | 6'0" | 180 | Wrightsville, PA USA |
George Dockins | P | L | L | May 5, 1917 | 6'0" | 175 | Clyde, KS USA |
Blix Donnelly | P | R | R | January 21, 1914 | 5'10" | 166 | Olivia, MN USA |
George Fallon | SS | R | R | July 8, 1914 | 5'9" | 155 | Jersey City, NJ USA |
Glenn Gardner | P | R | R | January 25, 1916 | 5'11" | 180 | Burnsville, NC USA |
Debs Garms | 3B | L | R | June 26, 1907 | 5'8" | 165 | Bangs, TX USA |
Johnny Hopp | RF | L | L | July 18, 1916 | 5'10" | 170 | Hastings, NE USA |
Al Jurisich | P | R | R | August 25, 1921 | 6'2" | 193 | New Orleans, LA USA |
Bob Keely | C | R | R | August 22, 1909 | 6'0" | 175 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Lou Klein | IF | R | R | October 22, 1918 | 5'11" | 167 | New Orleans, LA USA |
Whitey Kurowski | 3B | R | R | April 19, 1918 | 5'11" | 193 | Reading, PA USA |
Max Lanier | P | R | L | August 18, 1915 | 5'11" | 180 | Denton, NC USA |
Art Lopatka | P | B | L | May 28, 1919 | 5'10" | 170 | Chicago, IL USA |
Jim Mallory | LF | R | R | September 1, 1918 | 6'1" | 170 | Lawrenceville, VA USA |
Marty Marion | SS | R | R | December 1, 1916 | 6'2" | 170 | Richburg, SC USA |
Ken O'Dea | C | L | R | March 16, 1913 | 6'0" | 180 | Lima, NY USA |
Stan Partenheimer | P | R | L | October 21, 1922 | 5'11" | 175 | Chicopee Falls, MA USA |
Art Rebel | RF | L | L | March 4, 1914 | 5'8" | 180 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
Del Rice | C | R | R | October 27, 1922 | 6'2" | 190 | Portsmouth, OH USA |
Ray Sanders | 1B | L | R | December 4, 1916 | 6'2" | 185 | Bonne Terre, MO USA |
Red Schoendienst | LF | B | R | February 2, 1923 | 6'0" | 170 | Germantown, IL USA |
Emil Verban | 2B | R | R | August 27, 1915 | 5'11" | 165 | Lincoln, IL USA |
Ted Wilks | P | R | R | November 13, 1915 | 5'9" | 178 | Fulton, NY USA |
Pep Young | SS | R | R | August 29, 1907 | 5'9" | 162 | Jamestown, NC USA |