1945 St. Louis Browns Roster

The 1945 St. Louis Browns 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 St. Louis Browns Opening Day starters list, a 1945 St. Louis Browns salary list, a 1945 St. Louis Browns uniform number breakdown and a 1945 St. Louis Browns primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1945 St. Louis Browns



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Complete Roster  
 

36 Pete Appleton 5-11 180 Right Right 1904-05-20
16 George Caster 6-01½ 180 Right Right 1907-08-04
23 Cliff Fannin 6-00 170 Right Left 1924-05-13
25 Al Hollingsworth 6-00 174 Left Left 1908-02-25
22 Sig Jakucki 6-02½ 198 Right Right 1909-08-20
17, 35 Earl Jones 5-10½ 190 Left Left 1919-06-11
19 Jack Kramer 6-02 190 Right Right 1918-01-05
27, 31 Al LaMacchia 5-10½ 190 Right Right 1921-07-22
36 Ox Miller 6-01 190 Right Right 1915-05-04
29 Bob Muncrief 6-02 190 Right Right 1916-01-28
24 Nels Potter 5-11 180 Right Left 1911-08-23
23 Dee Sanders 6-03 195 Right Right 1921-04-08
21 Tex Shirley 6-01 175 Right Both 1918-04-25
20 Lefty West 6-00 165 Left Right 1915-09-03
26 Sam Zoldak 5-11½ 185 Left Left 1918-12-08
9 Red Hayworth 6-01½ 200 Right Right 1915-05-14
8 Frank Mancuso 6-00 195 Right Right 1918-05-23
7 Joe Schultz 5-11 184 Right Left 1918-08-29
6 Mark Christman 5-11 180 Right Right 1913-10-21
2 Ellis Clary 5-08 160 Right Right 1916-09-11
4 Don Gutteridge 5-10½ 165 Right Right 1912-06-19
3 George McQuinn 5-11 165 Left Left 1910-05-29
1, 18 Len Schulte 5-10 160 Right Right 1916-12-05
5 Vern Stephens 5-10 185 Right Right 1920-10-23
11 Milt Byrnes 5-10½ 170 Left Left 1916-11-15
18 Lou Finney 6-00 180 Right Left 1910-08-13
1, 14 Pete Gray 6-01 169 Left Left 1915-03-06
12 Mike Kreevich 5-07½ 168 Right Right 1908-06-10
12, 28 Chet Laabs 5-08 175 Right Right 1912-04-30
18, 23 Babe Martin 5-11½ 194 Right Right 1920-03-28
15 Gene Moore 5-11 175 Left Left 1909-08-26


The 1945 St. Louis Browns played 151 games during the regular season, won 81 games, lost 70 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Sportsman's Park III (Park Factors: 105/105) where 482,986 fans witnessed their 1945 Browns finish the season with a .536 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 St. Louis Browns Opening Day starters list, a 1945 St. Louis Browns salary list, a 1945 St. Louis Browns uniform number breakdown and a 1945 St. Louis Browns primary starters list:

1945 St. Louis Browns
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1945 St. Louis Browns
Most Games by Position

C Frank Mancuso (115)
1B George McQuinn (136)
2B Don Gutteridge (128)
3B Mark Christman (77)
SS Vern Stephens (144)
LF Babe Martin (42)
CF Mike Kreevich (81)
RF Gene Moore (99)
  
SP Al Hollingsworth
SP Sig Jakucki
SP Bob Muncrief
SP Nels Potter
SP Tex Shirley
  
RP Lefty West
RP Sam Zoldak
CL Jack Kramer


1945 St. Louis Browns
Salaries

Mike Kreevich $11,000.00
Vern Stephens $9,000.00
Mark Christman $6,000.00
Babe Martin $3,500.00


1945 St. Louis Browns
Uniform Numbers

#1 Pete Gray
#1 Len Schulte
#2 Ellis Clary
#3 George McQuinn
#4 Don Gutteridge
#5 Vern Stephens
#6 Mark Christman
#7 Joe Schultz
#8 Frank Mancuso
#9 Red Hayworth
#11 Milt Byrnes
#12 Mike Kreevich
#12 Chet Laabs
#14 Pete Gray
#15 Gene Moore
#16 George Caster
#17 Earl Jones
#18 Lou Finney
#18 Babe Martin
#18 Len Schulte
#19 Jack Kramer
#20 Lefty West
#21 Tex Shirley
#22 Sig Jakucki
#23 Cliff Fannin
#23 Babe Martin
#23 Dee Sanders
#24 Nels Potter
#25 Al Hollingsworth
#26 Sam Zoldak
#27 Al LaMacchia
#28 Chet Laabs
#29 Bob Muncrief
#31 Al LaMacchia
#35 Earl Jones
#36 Pete Appleton
#36 Ox Miller

Did you know that a 1945 St. Louis Browns 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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