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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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
21 Bill Bevens 6-03½ 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 6-03½ 200 Right Right 1917-09-17
19 Ken Holcombe 5-11½ 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 6-01½ 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
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
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 5-10½ 172 Right Right 1915-01-13
6 Don Savage 6-00 180 Right Right 1919-03-05
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 5-08½ 175 Right Right 1918-10-26
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 6-04½ 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 5-11½ 175 Right Right 1911-08-04
22 Paul Waner 5-08½ 153 Left Left 1903-04-16
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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


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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


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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