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The following are the baseball events of the year 1945 throughout the world.  

This year in baseball

2020s

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2010s

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2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011 • 2010

2000s

2009 • 2008 • 2007 • 2006 • 2005
2004 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001 • 2000

1990s

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1994 • 1993 • 1992 • 1991 • 1990

1980s

1989 • 1988 • 1987 • 1986 • 1985
1984 • 1983 • 1982 • 1981 • 1980

1970s

1979 • 1978 • 1977 • 1976 • 1975
1974 • 1973 • 1972 • 1971 • 1970

1960s

1969 • 1968 • 1967 • 1966 • 1965
1964 • 1963 • 1962 • 1961 • 1960

1950s

1959 • 1958 • 1957 • 1956 • 1955
1954 • 1953 • 1952 • 1951 • 1950

1940s

1949 • 1948 • 1947 • 1946 • 1945
1944 • 1943 • 1942 • 1941 • 1940

1930s

1939 • 1938 • 1937 • 1936 • 1935
1934 • 1933 • 1932 • 1931 • 1930

1920s

1929 • 1928 • 1927 • 1926 • 1925
1924 • 1923 • 1922 • 1921 • 1920

1910s

1919 • 1918 • 1917 • 1916 • 1915
1914 • 1913 • 1912 • 1911 • 1910

1900s

1909 • 1908 • 1907 • 1906 • 1905
1904 • 1903 • 1902 • 1901 • 1900

1890s

1899 • 1898 • 1897 • 1896 • 1895
1894 • 1893 • 1892 • 1891 • 1890

1880s

1889 • 1888 • 1887 • 1886 • 1885
1884 • 1883 • 1882 • 1881 • 1880

1870s

1879 • 1878 • 1877 • 1876 • 1875
1874 • 1873 • 1872 • 1871 • 1870

1860s

1869 • 1868 • 1867 • 1866 • 1865
1864 • 1863 • 1862 • 1861 • 1860

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Champions[]

Major League Baseball[]

Other champions[]

Awards and honors[]

  • Most Valuable Player
    • Hal Newhouser (AL) - P, Detroit Tigers
    • Phil Cavarretta (NL) - 1B, Chicago Cubs
  • The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
  • The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award
    • Eddie Mayo (AL) - 2B, Detroit Tigers
    • Tommy Holmes (NL) - OF, Boston Braves
  • The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
    • Hal Newhouser (AL) - Detroit Tigers
    • Hank Borowy (NL) - Chicago Cubs
  • The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
    • Ossie Bluege - Washington Senators

MLB Statistical Leaders[]

Type Name Stat Name Stat
AVG Snuffy Stirnweiss NYY .309 Phil Cavarretta CHC .355
HR Vern Stephens SLB 24 Tommy Holmes BSB 28
RBI Nick Etten NYY 111 Dixie Walker BRO 124
Wins Hal Newhouser DET 25 Red Barrett STL 23
ERA Hal Newhouser DET 1.81 Ray Prim CHC 2.40
Ks Hal Newhouser DET 212 Preacher Roe PIT 140

Major League Baseball final standings[]

American League final standings[]

American League
Rank Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
1st Detroit Tigers 88   65 .575    --
2nd Washington Senators 87   67 .565   1.5
3rd St. Louis Browns 81   70 .536   6.0
3rd New York Yankees 81   71 .533   6.5
5th Cleveland Indians 73   72 .503 11.0
6th Chicago White Sox 71   78 .477 15.0
7th Boston Red Sox 71 83 .461 17.5
8th Philadelphia Athletics 52 98 .347 34.5

National League final standings[]

National League
Rank Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
1st Chicago Cubs 98   56 .636    --
2nd St. Louis Cardinals 95   59 .617   3
3rd Brooklyn Dodgers 87   67 .565   11
3rd Pittsburgh Pirates 82   72 .532   16
5th New York Giants 78   74 .513 19
6th Boston Braves 67   85 .441 30
7th Cincinnati Reds 61 93 .396 37
8th Philadelphia Phillies 46 108 .299 52

Events[]

January-March[]

April-June[]

  • May 17 - For the fourth time in four days, every American League game was postponed due to rain.

July-September[]

October-December[]

Date Unknown[]

  • The Mexican Winter League is born with the name Liga Invernal de Sonora

Births[]

January-March[]

April-June[]

July-September[]

October-December[]

Deaths[]

  • June 18 - Sid Mercer, 64, sportswriter for New York newspapers since 1905, previously in St. Louis; also an official with the St. Louis Browns from 1903-05
  • August 7 - Bobby Veach, 57, left fielder for the Tigers who batted .310 lifetime, led AL in RBI three times and doubles twice
  • September 29 - George Van Haltren, 79, center fielder, primarily with the New York Giants, who batted .316 lifetime and ranked sixth all-time in both hits (2500+) and runs upon retirement; led NL in triples and steals once each, also won 40 games as pitcher, including a 6-inning no-hitter
  • December 27 - Hugh Fullerton, 72, Chicago sportswriter who helped break the story of the Black Sox scandal; an early advocate of the value of statistics, he first gained wide attention for correctly predicting the White Sox' upset of the Cubs in the 1906 World Series, even getting right the winner of each game and the day of a rainout
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