1945 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

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



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
13 Red Barrett 5-11 183 Right Right 1915-02-14
31 Harry Brecheen 5-10 160 Left Left 1914-10-14
10 Ken Burkhart 6-01 190 Right Right 1916-11-18
27 Bud Byerly 6-02½ 185 Right Right 1920-10-26
13 Mort Cooper 6-02 210 Right Right 1913-03-02
19 Jack Creel 6-00 165 Right Right 1916-04-23
22 Bill Crouch 6-01 180 Right Both 1907-08-20
23 George Dockins 6-00 175 Left Left 1917-05-05
20 Blix Donnelly 5-10 178 Right Right 1914-01-21
15 Glenn Gardner 5-11 180 Right Right 1916-01-25
29 Al Jurisich 6-02 193 Right Right 1921-08-25
21 Max Lanier 5-10 187 Left Right 1915-08-18
24 Art Lopatka 5-10 170 Left Both 1919-05-28
32 Stan Partenheimer 5-11 175 Left Right 1922-10-21
28 Ted Wilks 5-09½ 178 Right Right 1915-11-13
15 Walker Cooper 6-03 210 Right Right 1915-01-08
35 Gene Crumling 6-00 180 Right Right 1922-04-05
2, 18 Bob Keely 6-00 175 Right Right 1909-08-22
16 Ken O'Dea 6-00 180 Right Left 1913-03-16
11 Del Rice 6-02 190 Right Right 1922-10-27
22 John Antonelli 5-10½ 165 Right Right 1915-07-15
7 George Fallon 5-09 155 Right Right 1914-07-08
9 Debs Garms 5-08½ 165 Right Left 1907-06-26
2 Lou Klein 5-11 170 Right Right 1918-10-22
1 Whitey Kurowski 5-11 193 Right Right 1918-04-19
4 Marty Marion 6-02 170 Right Right 1917-12-01
5 Ray Sanders 6-02 185 Right Left 1916-12-04
3 Emil Verban 5-11 165 Right Right 1915-08-27
7 Pep Young 5-09 162 Right Right 1907-08-29
14 Buster Adams 6-00 180 Right Right 1915-06-24
8 Dave Bartosch 6-01 190 Right Right 1917-03-24
17 Augie Bergamo 5-09 165 Left Left 1917-02-14
35 Glenn Crawford 5-09 165 Right Left 1913-12-02
12 Johnny Hopp 5-10 175 Left Left 1916-07-18
18 Jim Mallory 6-01 170 Right Right 1918-09-01
8 Art Rebel 5-08 180 Left Left 1914-05-04
6 Red Schoendienst 6-00 170 Right Both 1923-02-02
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The 1945 St. Louis Cardinals played 154 games during the regular season, won 95 games, lost 59 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Sportsman's Park III (Park Factors: 102/99) where 594,630 fans witnessed their 1945 Cardinals finish the season with a .617 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 Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1945 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1945 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1945 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1945 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


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1945 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Ken O'Dea (91)
1B Ray Sanders (142)
2B Emil Verban (155)
3B Whitey Kurowski (131)
SS Marty Marion (122)
LF Red Schoendienst (118)
CF Buster Adams (126)
RF Johnny Hopp (89)
  
SP Red Barrett
SP Harry Brecheen
SP Ken Burkhart
SP Blix Donnelly
SP Ted Wilks
  
RP Bud Byerly
RP Al Jurisich
CL Jack Creel


1945 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Max Lanier $20,000.00
Marty Marion $13,500.00
Whitey Kurowski $9,000.00


1945 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Whitey Kurowski
#2 Bob Keely
#2 Lou Klein
#3 Emil Verban
#4 Marty Marion
#5 Ray Sanders
#6 Red Schoendienst
#7 George Fallon
#7 Pep Young
#8 Dave Bartosch
#8 Art Rebel
#9 Debs Garms
#10 Ken Burkhart
#11 Del Rice
#12 Johnny Hopp
#13 Red Barrett
#13 Mort Cooper
#14 Buster Adams
#15 Walker Cooper
#15 Glenn Gardner
#16 Ken O'Dea
#17 Augie Bergamo
#18 Bob Keely
#18 Jim Mallory
#19 Jack Creel
#20 Blix Donnelly
#21 Max Lanier
#22 John Antonelli
#22 Bill Crouch
#23 George Dockins
#24 Art Lopatka
#27 Bud Byerly
#28 Ted Wilks
#29 Al Jurisich
#31 Harry Brecheen
#32 Stan Partenheimer
#35 Glenn Crawford
#35 Gene Crumling

Did you know that a 1945 St. Louis Cardinals 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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