1945 Chicago Cubs roster

33 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1945 MLB season. They reached the 1945 World Series and lost 4-3.

1945 Cubs roster: batting

1945 Chicago Cubs batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Stan Hack15059711019324312.323.420.826
Bill Nicholson1515598213613884.243.356.734
Don Johnson138557941682589.302.343.704
Andy Pafko14453464159121105.298.361.816
Peanuts Lowrey1435237214878911.283.343.735
Phil Cavarretta132498941776975.355.449.949
Lennie Merullo12139440942377.239.297.597
Mickey Livingston7122419572232.254.324.641
Roy Hughes692223458086.261.311.617
Paul Gillespie7516312473252.288.366.746
Heinz Becker6713325382270.286.375.796
Dewey Williams591001628250.280.363.763
Len Rice32991023072.232.269.532
Ed Sauer49938242112.258.317.704
Frank Secory355749060.158.186.362
Bill Schuster454789022.191.296.573
Reggie Otero142319050.391.440.831
Johnny Ostrowski71043010.300.300.800
Cy Block2711010.143.143.286
Johnny Moore7601020.167.286.452

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1945 Cubs roster: pitching

1945 Chicago Cubs pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Hank WyseP383422102.68278.1771.170
Claude PasseauP34271792.46227.0981.161
Paul DerringerP353016113.45213.2861.284
Ray PrimP34191382.40165.1881.002
Paul EricksonP289743.32108.1531.313
Hy VandenbergP307733.4995.1351.302
Bob ChipmanP2510453.5072.0291.350
Mack StewartP161014.7628.191.800
Lon WarnekeP91013.8614.061.210
Jorge ComellasP71024.5012.061.420
Walter SignerP60003.388.002.001
Ed HanyzewskiP21005.794.201.710
George HennesseyP20007.363.222.180

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.