1945 Washington Senators season
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The Washington Senators
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won 87 games, lost 67, and finished in second place in the American League
American League
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. They were managed by Ossie Bluege
Ossie Bluege
Oswald Louis "Ossie" Bluege was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Washington Senators from 1922 through 1939...

 and played home games at Griffith Stadium
Griffith Stadium
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Regular season

  • August 14, 1945: Handicapped Senators coach Bert Shepard
    Bert Shepard
    Robert Earl "Bert" Shepard was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who pitched in one game for the Washington Senators in 1945 after having had his right leg amputated after his fighter plane was shot down in Germany during World War II while he was serving as a pilot in the...

     pitched in a game against the Red Sox
    1945 Boston Red Sox season
    The 1945 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 71 wins and 83 losses.- Offseason :* Prior to 1945 season: Tom Poholsky was signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.- Regular season :...

    . Shepard had an artificial leg but managed to give up only one run in 5⅓ innings while striking out two Red Sox batters.

Roster

1945 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
60 147 44 .299 1 14
54 131 38 .290 0 13

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player G IP W L ERA SO
31 216 17 7 2.13 96

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player G IP W L ERA SO
35 122.2 7 5 2.71 38
6 21.1 1 0 3.38 12

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player G W L SV ERA SO
1 0 0 0 1.69 2

Farm system

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