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For information on all of baseball, see 1945 in baseball.Sports seasonThe 1945 Major League Baseball season featured 16 teams, eight in both the American League (AL) and National League (NL). The AL’s Detroit Tigers defeated the NL’s Chicago Cubs in the World Series, four games to three. It would prove to be the Cubs\u2019 last appearance in a World Series until the 2016 World Series.Table of ContentsAwards and honors[edit]Statistical leaders[edit]Standings[edit]American League[edit]National League[edit]Postseason[edit]Bracket[edit]Managers[edit]American League[edit]National League[edit]Home Field Attendance[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Awards and honors[edit]The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award went to Detroit Tigers third baseman Eddie Mayo; however, following a post-season vote, the official AL MVP Award was given to fellow Detroit Tiger Hal Newhouser, a pitcher.[1] Newhouser ended the season with an ERA of 1.81, a record of 25 wins and 9 losses, and 212 strikeouts.[1] Both of them helped lead the Detroit Tigers to a World Series win, and Newhouser remarked that Eddie Mayo was the driving force behind the 1945 pennant chase and that Mayo was a “take-charge kind of guy in our field.”[citation needed]The NL Most Valuable Player Award went to Chicago Cubs first baseman and outfielder Phil Cavarretta.[2] He ended the season with an impressive batting average of .355 and an on-base-percentage of .455.[3] The second-place finisher was Boston Braves player Tommy Holmes who finished the season with a batting average of .352 and an impressive slugging percentage of .577.[2]Hal Newhouser won the pitching Triple Crown in addition to the official AL MVP Award.[4] To win this award you have to lead the league in wins, strikeouts, and ERA.There was no hitter that was awarded the Triple Crown, which entails leading the league in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in.[4]There were nine players and one manager inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame during the year 1945.[5] The players were: Jim O’Rourke, King Kelly, Hughie Jennings, Hugh Duffy, Ed Delahanty, Jimmy Collins, Fred Clarke, Dan Brouthers, and Roger Bresnahan.[5]Wilbert Robinson was the manager that was inducted in the Hall of Fame.[5]Statistical leaders[edit]Standings[edit]American League[edit]National League[edit]Postseason[edit]Bracket[edit]Managers[edit]American League[edit]National League[edit]Home Field Attendance[edit]Team NameWins%\u00b1Home attendance%\u00b1Per GameDetroit Tigers[6]880.0%1,280,34138.7%16,847Brooklyn Dodgers[7]8738.1%1,059,22074.8%13,580Chicago Cubs[8]9830.7%1,036,38661.9%13,637New York Giants[9]7816.4%1,016,46850.7%13,032New York Yankees[10]81-2.4%881,84511.6%11,603Chicago White Sox[11]710.0%657,98116.8%8,892Washington Senators[12]8735.9%652,66024.3%8,367Pittsburgh Pirates[13]82-8.9%604,6940.1%7,654Boston Red Sox[14]71-7.8%603,79419.1%7,741St. Louis Cardinals[15]95-9.5%594,63028.7%7,623Cleveland Indians[16]731.4%558,18217.4%7,249St. Louis Browns[17]81-9.0%482,986-5.0%6,355Philadelphia Athletics[18]52-27.8%462,631-8.4%6,008Boston Braves[19]673.1%374,17879.3%4,989Cincinnati Reds[20]61-31.5%290,070-29.2%3,767Philadelphia Phillies[18]46-24.6%285,057-22.9%3,702On April 17, Pete Gray became the first (and so far, only) one-armed man to ever play in the Major Leagues.  He batted .218 in 77 games with the St. Louis Browns.This season would be the last World Series appearance for the Chicago Cubs until 2016.See also[edit]References[edit]^ a b “1945 Awards Voting | Baseball-Reference.com”. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 15, 2015.^ a b “Tommy Holmes Statistics and History | Baseball-Reference.com”. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 15, 2015.^ “Phil Cavarretta Statistics and History | Baseball-Reference.com”. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 15, 2015.^ a b “MLB Triple Crown Winners | Baseball-Reference.com”. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 15, 2015.^ a b c “MLB Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees | Baseball-Reference.com”. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 15, 2015.^ “Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors”. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.^ “Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors”. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.^ “Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors”. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.^ “San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors”. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.^ “New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors”. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.^ “Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors”. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.^ “Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors”. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.^ “Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors”. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.^ “Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors”. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.^ “St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors”. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.^ “Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors”. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.^ “Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors”. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.^ a b “Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors”. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.^ “Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors”. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.^ “Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors”. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.External links[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki5\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki5\/1945-major-league-baseball-season\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"1945 Major League Baseball season"}}]}]