1945 New York Yankees Roster by Baseball Almanac

1945 New York Yankees Roster

The 1945 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1945 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1945 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1945 New York Yankees salary list, a 1945 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1945 New York Yankees primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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#	Pitchers	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
21	Bill Bevens	6-03�	210	Right	Right	1916-10-21
20	Tiny Bonham	6-02	215	Right	Right	1913-08-16
15	Hank Borowy	6-00	175	Right	Right	1916-05-12
28	Spud Chandler	6-00	181	Right	Right	1907-09-12
28	Atley Donald	6-01	186	Right	Left	1910-08-19
14	Monk Dubiel	6-00	190	Right	Right	1918-02-12
25	Al Gettel	6-03�	200	Right	Right	1917-09-17
19	Ken Holcombe	5-11�	169	Right	Right	1918-08-23
11	Joe Page	6-02	205	Left	Left	1917-10-28
24	Steve Roser	6-04	220	Right	Right	1918-01-25
22	Red Ruffing	6-01�	205	Right	Right	1905-05-03
35	Paul Schreiber	6-02	180	Right	Right	1902-10-08
30	Jim Turner	6-00	185	Right	Left	1903-08-06
17	Bill Zuber	6-02	195	Right	Right	1913-03-26
#	Catchers	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
16	Herb Crompton	6-00	185	Right	Right	1911-11-07
29, 36	Bill Drescher	6-02	190	Right	Left	1921-05-23
10	Mike Garbark	6-00	200	Right	Right	1916-02-03
8	Aaron Robinson	6-02	205	Right	Left	1915-06-23
#	Infielders	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
12	Joe Buzas	6-01	180	Right	Right	1919-10-02
2	Frankie Crosetti	5-10	165	Right	Right	1910-10-04
5	Nick Etten	6-02	198	Left	Left	1913-09-19
7	Oscar Grimes	5-11	178	Right	Right	1915-04-13
26	Mike Milosevich	5-10�	172	Right	Right	1915-01-13
6	Don Savage	6-00	180	Right	Right	1919-03-05
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5-08�	175	Right	Right	1918-10-26
#	Outfielders	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
27	Russ Derry	6-01	180	Right	Left	1916-10-07
12	Charlie Keller	5-10	190	Right	Left	1916-09-12
8	Johnny Lindell	6-04�	217	Right	Right	1916-08-30
9	Hersh Martin	6-02	190	Right	Both	1909-09-19
3	Bud Metheny	5-11	190	Left	Left	1915-06-01
18	Tuck Stainback	5-11�	175	Right	Right	1911-08-04
#	Other Positions	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
22	Paul Waner	5-08�	153	Left	Left	1903-04-16
1945 New York Yankees Roster

The 1945 New York Yankees played 152 games during the regular season, won 81 games, lost 71 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 105/103) where 881,845 fans witnessed their 1945 Yankees finish the season with a .533 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1945 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1945 New York Yankees salary list, a 1945 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1945 New York Yankees primary starters list:

1945 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters

No Opening Day Information Available
1945 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position
C Mike Garbark (59)
1B Nick Etten (152)
2B Snuffy Stirnweiss (152)
3B Oscar Grimes (141)
SS Frankie Crosetti (126)
LF Hersh Martin (97)
CF Tuck Stainback (72)
RF Bud Metheny (128)

SP Bill Bevens
SP Tiny Bonham
SP Hank Borowy
SP Monk Dubiel
SP Al Gettel

RP Ken Holcombe
RP Joe Page
CL Jim Turner

1945 New York Yankees
Salaries
Snuffy Stirnweiss $16,000.00
Frankie Crosetti $15,000.00

1945 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers
#1 Snuffy Stirnweiss
#2 Frankie Crosetti
#3 Bud Metheny
#5 Nick Etten
#6 Don Savage
#7 Oscar Grimes
#8 Johnny Lindell
#8 Aaron Robinson
#9 Hersh Martin
#10 Mike Garbark
#11 Joe Page
#12 Joe Buzas
#12 Charlie Keller
#14 Monk Dubiel
#15 Hank Borowy
#16 Herb Crompton
#17 Bill Zuber
#18 Tuck Stainback
#19 Ken Holcombe
#20 Tiny Bonham
#21 Bill Bevens
#22 Red Ruffing
#22 Paul Waner
#24 Steve Roser
#25 Al Gettel
#26 Mike Milosevich
#27 Russ Derry
#28 Spud Chandler
#28 Atley Donald
#29 Bill Drescher
#30 Jim Turner
#35 Paul Schreiber
#36 Bill Drescher

Did you know that a 1945 New York Yankees Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?

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