1945 Cincinnati Reds season
The 1945 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished seventh in the National League with a record of 61–93, 37 games behind the Chicago Cubs.
Offseason
- Prior to 1945 season: Eddie Erautt was obtained by the Reds from the Hollywood Stars as part of a minor league working agreement.
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | 76 | 258 | 66 | .256 | 8 | 31 | |
| 1B | Frank McCormick | 152 | 580 | 160 | .276 | 10 | 81 |
| 2B | 133 | 482 | 114 | .237 | 0 | 27 | |
| SS | 115 | 421 | 100 | .238 | 13 | 49 | |
| 3B | Steve Mesner | 150 | 540 | 137 | .254 | 1 | 52 |
| OF | Al Libke | 130 | 449 | 127 | .283 | 4 | 53 |
| OF | Eric Tipton | 108 | 331 | 80 | .242 | 5 | 34 |
| OF | Dain Clay | 153 | 656 | 184 | .280 | 1 | 50 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Gee Walker | 106 | 316 | 80 | .253 | 2 | 21 |
| 67 | 204 | 54 | .265 | 3 | 21 | |
| 71 | 194 | 39 | .201 | 0 | 10 | |
| 82 | 156 | 38 | .244 | 0 | 13 | |
| 31 | 116 | 34 | .293 | 5 | 20 | |
| Wally Flager | 21 | 52 | 11 | .212 | 0 | 6 |
| Johnny Riddle | 23 | 45 | 8 | .178 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Just | 14 | 34 | 5 | .147 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Medeiros | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Ed Heusser | 31 | 223.0 | 11 | 16 | 3.71 | 56 |
| 25 | 185.2 | 11 | 13 | 3.59 | 71 | |
| 22 | 168.0 | 10 | 10 | 2.68 | 45 | |
| Vern Kennedy | 24 | 157.2 | 5 | 12 | 4.00 | 38 |
| Frank Dasso | 16 | 95.2 | 4 | 5 | 3.67 | 39 |
| Herm Wehmeier | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 12.60 | 0 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Howie Fox | 45 | 164.1 | 8 | 13 | 4.93 | 54 |
| Earl Harrist | 14 | 62.1 | 2 | 4 | 3.61 | 15 |
| 11 | 47.2 | 2 | 4 | 3.40 | 9 | |
| 13 | 46.2 | 2 | 4 | 3.09 | 4 | |
| Johnny Hetki | 5 | 32.2 | 1 | 2 | 3.58 | 9 |
| Elmer Riddle | 12 | 29.2 | 1 | 4 | 8.19 | 5 |
| 7 | 16.0 | 2 | 0 | 3.38 | 3 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Hod Lisenbee | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5.49 | 14 |
| Mike Modak | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5.74 | 7 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.31 | 1 | |
| Al Libke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |