1945 Brooklyn Dodgers season
As World War II was drawing to a close, the 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers finished 11 games back in third place in the National League race.Offseason
led the NL in runs scored with 128 in 1945, when he drew a then-record 148 walks.Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
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 | | 80 | 195 | 55 | .282 | 2 | 17 |
| 1B | | 152 | 576 | 177 | .307 | 9 | 92 |
| 2B | | 153 | 555 | 143 | .258 | 1 | 39 |
| 3B | | 113 | 273 | 70 | .256 | 2 | 49 |
| SS | | 108 | 336 | 88 | .262 | 0 | 33 |
| OF | | 154 | 607 | 182 | .300 | 8 | 124 |
| OF | | 145 | 606 | 197 | .325 | 12 | 75 |
| OF | | 141 | 556 | 174 | .313 | 10 | 110 |
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 |
| 55 | 201 | 55 | .274 | 4 | 29 |
| 57 | 196 | 48 | .245 | 2 | 19 |
| 58 | 161 | 37 | .230 | 3 | 27 |
| 39 | 142 | 34 | .239 | 1 | 19 |
| 47 | 128 | 32 | .250 | 0 | 12 |
| 48 | 110 | 28 | .255 | 0 | 14 |
| 24 | 84 | 24 | .286 | 0 | 11 |
| 39 | 60 | 13 | .217 | 0 | 6 |
| 18 | 51 | 15 | .294 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | 49 | 8 | .163 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | 34 | 9 | .265 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | 16 | 2 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 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 |
| 42 | 254.1 | 18 | 13 | 3.47 | 139 |
| 24 | 149.2 | 10 | 10 | 3.25 | 39 |
| 22 | 124 | 7 | 4 | 3.48 | 34 |
| 16 | 109.2 | 5 | 6 | 3.04 | 69 |
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 |
| 38 | 203.2 | 10 | 11 | 3.31 | 64 |
| 31 | 121.2 | 10 | 7 | 4.36 | 44 |
| 17 | 75.1 | 7 | 3 | 3.58 | 30 |
| 15 | 62.1 | 3 | 2 | 5.20 | 27 |
| 10 | 53.2 | 3 | 3 | 5.53 | 23 |
| 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 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 |
| 42 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3.30 | 48 |
| 42 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4.09 | 29 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.30 | 4 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.19 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 |
Awards and honors
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Mobile, Zanesville
