1945 NEW YORK YANKEES

| Level: MLB

Location: Bronx,NY
Team Record: 81-71 .533
Result: 4th in American League
Manager(s): Joe McCarthy
General Manager:
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 881,845
Playoffs: Did not qualify

New York Yankees affiliate history

Oldest Player: Paul Schreiber (42)
Youngest Player: Bill Drescher (24)
Longest Tenure: Frankie Crosetti, Red Ruffing (14)
Top Hitter: Snuffy Stirnweiss (1)
Top Pitcher: Al Gettel (17)
Top Draft Pick:

Roster Continuity: 87.57%

American League Standings

Teams	W	L	Pct	GB
Detroit	88	65	.575	--
Washington	87	67	.565	1.5
St. Louis	81	70	.536	6.0
NY Yankees	81	71	.533	6.5
Cleveland	73	72	.503	11.0
Chi White Sox	71	78	.477	15.0
Boston	71	83	.461	17.5
Philadelphia	52	98	.347	34.5

TEAM INFORMATION

Roster

#	Player	Pos	HiLvl	Ht	Wt	Bats	Throws	Born	Age	Place	Draft Information
21	Bill Bevens	P	MLB	6-3	210	Right	Right	10/21/1916	28	Hubbard,Oregon		UDFA
20	Tiny Bonham	P	MLB	6-2	215	Right	Right	8/16/1913	31	Ione,California		UDFA
15	Hank Borowy	P	MLB	6-0	175	Right	Right	5/12/1916	29	Bloomfield,New Jersey		UDFA
12	Joe Buzas	SS	MLB	6-1	180	Right	Right	10/2/1919	25	Alpha,New Jersey		UDFA
28	Spud Chandler	P	MLB	6-0	181	Right	Right	9/12/1907	37	Commerce,Georgia		UDFA
16	Herb Crompton	C	MLB	6-0	185	Right	Right	11/7/1911	33	Taylor Ridge,Illinois		UDFA
2	Frankie Crosetti	SS	MLB	5-10	165	Right	Right	10/4/1910	34	San Francisco,California		UDFA
27	Russ Derry	OF	MLB	6-1	180	Left	Right	10/7/1916	28	Princeton,Missouri		UDFA
28	Atley Donald	P	MLB	6-1	186	Left	Right	8/18/1910	34	Morton,Mississippi		UDFA
29,36	Bill Drescher	C	MLB	6-2	190	Left	Right	5/23/1921	24	Congers,New York		UDFA
14	Monk Dubiel	P	MLB	6-0	190	Right	Right	2/12/1918	27	Hartford,Connecticut		UDFA
5	Nick Etten	1B	MLB	6-2	198	Left	Left	9/19/1913	31	Spring Grove,Illinois		UDFA
10	Mike Garbark	C	MLB	6-0	200	Right	Right	2/2/1916	29	Houston,Texas		UDFA
25	Al Gettel	P	MLB	6-3	200	Right	Right	9/17/1917	27	Norfolk,Virginia		UDFA
7	Oscar Grimes	3B-2B	MLB	5-11	178	Right	Right	4/13/1915	30	Minerva,Ohio		UDFA
19	Ken Holcombe	P	MLB	5-11	169	Right	Right	8/23/1918	26	Burnsville,North Carolina		UDFA
12	Charlie Keller	OF	MLB	5-10	190	Left	Right	9/12/1916	28	Middletown,Maryland		UDFA
8	Johnny Lindell	OF	MLB		217	Right	Right	8/30/1916	28	Greeley,Colorado		UDFA
9	Hersh Martin	OF	MLB	6-2	190	Both	Right	9/19/1909	35	Birmingham,Alabama		UDFA
3	Bud Metheny	OF	MLB	5-11	190	Left	Left	6/1/1915	30	St. Louis,Missouri		UDFA
26	Mike Milosevich	SS	MLB	5-10	172	Right	Right	1/13/1915	30	Zeigler,Illinois		UDFA
11	Joe Page	P	MLB	6-2	205	Left	Left	10/28/1917	27	Cherry Valley,Pennsylvania		UDFA
8	Aaron Robinson	C	MLB	6-2	205	Left	Right	6/23/1915	30	Lancaster,South Carolina		UDFA
24	Steve Roser	P	MLB	6-4	220	Right	Right	1/25/1918	27	Rome,New York		UDFA
22	Red Ruffing	P	MLB	6-1	205	Right	Right	5/3/1904	41	Granville,Illinois		UDFA
6	Don Savage	3B	MLB	6-0	180	Right	Right	3/5/1919	26	Bloomfield,New Jersey		UDFA
35	Paul Schreiber	P	MLB	6-2	180	Right	Right	10/8/1902	42	Jacksonville,Florida		UDFA
18	Tuck Stainback	OF	MLB	5-11	175	Right	Right	8/4/1911	33	Los Angeles,California		UDFA
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	2B	MLB	5-8	175	Right	Right	10/26/1918	26	New York,New York		UDFA
30	Jim Turner	P	MLB	6-0	185	Left	Right	8/6/1903	41	Antioch,Tennessee		UDFA
22	Paul Waner	OF	MLB		153	Left	Left	4/16/1903	42	Harrah,Oklahoma		UDFA
17	Bill Zuber	P	MLB	6-2	195	Right	Right	3/26/1913	32	Middle Amana,Iowa		UDFA

Team Personnel	Position
Art Fletcher	Assistant Coach
Al Helfer	Broadcaster
Joe McCarthy	Manager
Johnny Neun	Assistant Coach
Paul Schreiber	Assistant Coach
Johnny Schulte	Assistant Coach
Bill Slater	Broadcaster

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