1945 Philadelphia Athletics Roster

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



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
20 Joe Berry 5-10½ 145 Right Left 1904-12-16
21 Don Black 6-00 185 Right Right 1916-07-20
11 Charlie Bowles 6-03 180 Right Right 1917-03-15
17 Russ Christopher 6-03 180 Right Right 1917-09-12
- Bill Connelly 6-00 175 Right Left 1925-06-29
23 Woody Crowson 6-02 185 Right Right 1918-09-09
19 Jesse Flores 5-10 175 Right Right 1914-11-02
- Dick Fowler 6-04½ 215 Right Right 1921-03-30
3 Charlie Gassaway 6-02½ 210 Left Left 1918-08-12
18 Steve Gerkin 6-01 162 Right Right 1912-11-19
30 Lou Knerr 6-01 210 Right Right 1921-08-21
23 Phil Marchildon 5-11 175 Right Right 1913-10-25
16 Bobo Newsom 6-02 220 Right Right 1907-08-11
24 Carl Scheib 6-01 192 Right Right 1927-01-01
- Joe Astroth 5-09 187 Right Right 1922-09-01
8 Greek George 6-02 200 Right Right 1912-12-25
8 Frankie Hayes 6-00 185 Right Right 1914-10-13
9 Jim Pruett 5-10 178 Right Right 1917-12-16
9 Buddy Rosar 5-09 190 Right Right 1914-07-03
- Al Brancato 5-09½ 188 Right Right 1919-05-29
2 Ed Busch 5-10 175 Right Right 1917-11-16
6 Irv Hall 5-10½ 160 Right Right 1918-10-07
7 George Kell 5-09 175 Right Right 1922-08-23
5 Dick Siebert 6-00 170 Left Left 1912-02-19
22 Bobby Wilkins 5-09 165 Right Right 1922-08-11
13 Joe Burns 5-10½ 175 Right Right 1916-06-17
10 Sam Chapman 6-01 190 Right Right 1916-04-11
25 Joe Cicero 5-08 167 Right Right 1910-11-18
31 Larry Drake 6-01½ 195 Right Left 1921-05-04
4 Bobby Estalella 5-08 180 Right Right 1911-04-25
3 Ford Garrison 5-10½ 180 Right Right 1915-08-29
12 Ernie Kish 5-09½ 170 Right Left 1918-02-06
14 Bill McGhee 5-10½ 185 Left Left 1905-09-05
15 Charlie Metro 5-11½ 178 Right Right 1919-04-28
1, 3 Hal Peck 5-11 175 Left Left 1917-04-20
12, 33 Larry Rosenthal 6-00½ 190 Left Left 1910-05-21
10 Mayo Smith 6-00 183 Right Left 1915-01-17
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The 1945 Philadelphia Athletics played 150 games during the regular season, won 52 games, lost 98 games, and finished in eighth position. They played their home games at Shibe Park (Park Factors: 100/102) where 462,631 fans witnessed their 1945 Athletics finish the season with a .347 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 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1945 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1945 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1945 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list:

1945 Philadelphia Athletics
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1945 Philadelphia Athletics
Most Games by Position

C Buddy Rosar (85)
1B Dick Siebert (147)
2B Irv Hall (151)
3B George Kell (147)
SS Ed Busch (116)
LF Charlie Metro (53)
CF Bobby Estalella (118)
RF Hal Peck (110)
  
SP Don Black
SP Russ Christopher
SP Jesse Flores
SP Lou Knerr
SP Bobo Newsom
  
CL Joe Berry


1945 Philadelphia Athletics
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1945 Philadelphia Athletics
Uniform Numbers

#1 Hal Peck
#2 Ed Busch
#3 Ford Garrison
#3 Charlie Gassaway
#3 Hal Peck
#4 Bobby Estalella
#5 Dick Siebert
#6 Irv Hall
#7 George Kell
#8 Greek George
#8 Frankie Hayes
#9 Jim Pruett
#9 Buddy Rosar
#10 Sam Chapman
#10 Mayo Smith
#11 Charlie Bowles
#12 Ernie Kish
#12 Larry Rosenthal
#13 Joe Burns
#14 Bill McGhee
#15 Charlie Metro
#16 Bobo Newsom
#17 Russ Christopher
#18 Steve Gerkin
#19 Jesse Flores
#20 Joe Berry
#21 Don Black
#22 Bobby Wilkins
#23 Woody Crowson
#23 Phil Marchildon
#24 Carl Scheib
#25 Joe Cicero
#30 Lou Knerr
#31 Larry Drake
#33 Larry Rosenthal

Did you know that a 1945 Philadelphia Athletics 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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