1945 Brooklyn Dodgers season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969 alt‎
name = Brooklyn Dodgers
season = 1945
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1890
Uniform
ballpark = Ebbets Field
y4 = 1913
city = Brooklyn, New York
y5 = 1883
owners = Branch Rickey, Walter O'Malley, Andrew Schmitz, James & Dearie Mulvey
general manager =Branch Rickey
managers = Leo Durocher
television = none
radio = WHN
Red Barber, Connie Desmond|As the war was drawing to a close, the 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers finished 11 games back in third place in the National League race. Eddie Stanky led the NL in runs scored with 128 in 1945, when he drew a then-record 148 walks. [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Eddie_Stanky_1916]

eason standings

1945 Roster

Relief Pitchers stats

Batting Stats

1945 Awards

*1945 Major League Baseball All-Star Game - Unofficial Rosters, the Game was not played due to the war
**Hal Gregg starter
**Goody Rosen reserve
**Dixie Walker reserve
*TSN Major League All-Star Team
**Goody Rosen

1945 Transactions

*February 24: Sold Carden Gillenwater to the Boston Braves
*March 28: Sold Whit Wyatt to the Philadelphia Phillies
*June 15: Traded Ben Chapman to the Philadelphia Phillies for Johnny Peacock

1945 Minor League Teams

*AA: Montreal Royals (managed by Bruno Betzel) - International League
*AA: St. Paul Saints (managed by Ray Blades) - American Association
*A1 Mobile Bears (managed by Clay Hopper) - Southern Association - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
*B: Newport News Dodgers (managed by Jake Pitler) - Piedmont League
*B: Trenton Packers (managed by Walter Alston) - Interstate League
*D: Olean Oilers (managed by John Fitzpatrick)- Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League
*D: Zanesville Dodgers (managed by Jack Knight/Morris Mikesell/Ray Hayworth/Eric McNair/Clay Bryant)- Ohio-Indiana League - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

References

External links

* [http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/dressed_to_the_nines/detail_page.asp?fileName=nl_1945_brooklyn.gif&Entryid=714 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform]
* [http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nl/bdodgers/brooklyn.html Brooklyn Dodgers reference site]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BRO/1945.shtml Baseball-Reference season page]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1945&t=BRO Baseball Almanac season page]
* [http://pressbox.mlb.com/pressbox/downloads/y2007/la/history_records.pdf Dodgers Media Guide History]
* [http://www.acmewebpages.com/dodgers/ Acme Dodgers page]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/ Retrosheet]