1945 International League season

1945 International League season
LeagueInternational League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 19 – October 4
Number of games154
Number of teams8
Regular season
Season MVPSherm Lollar, Baltimore Orioles
Governors' Cup Playoffs
League championsNewark Bears
  Runners-upMontreal Royals
IL seasons

The 1945 International League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 19 and October 4. Eight teams played a 154-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season.

The Newark Bears won the Governors' Cup, defeating the Montreal Royals in the final round of the playoffs.

Team changes

Teams

1945 International League
Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium
Baltimore Orioles Baltimore, Maryland Cleveland Indians Municipal Stadium
Buffalo Bisons Buffalo, New York Detroit Tigers Offermann Stadium
Jersey City Giants Jersey City, New Jersey New York Giants Roosevelt Stadium
Montreal Royals Montreal, Quebec Brooklyn Dodgers Delorimier Stadium
Newark Bears Newark, New Jersey New York Yankees Ruppert Stadium
Rochester Red Wings Rochester, New York St. Louis Cardinals Red Wing Stadium
Syracuse Chiefs Syracuse, New York Cincinnati Reds MacArthur Stadium
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto, Ontario Philadelphia Athletics Maple Leaf Stadium

Map of teams

International League teams

Regular season

Summary

  • The Montreal Royals finished with the best record in the regular season for the first time since 1935.

Standings

[1]

International League
Team Win Loss % GB
Montreal Royals 95 58 .621 –
Newark Bears 89 64 .582 6
Toronto Maple Leafs 85 67 .559 9.5
Baltimore Orioles 80 73 .523 15
Jersey City Giants 71 82 .464 24
Buffalo Bisons 64 89 .418 31
Syracuse Chiefs 64 89 .418 31
Rochester Red Wings 64 90 .416 31.5

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[2]

Stat Player Total
AVG Sherm Lollar, Baltimore Orioles .364
H Walter Cazen, Syracuse Chiefs
Roland Gladu, Montreal Royals		 204
R Frank Skaff, Baltimore Orioles 128
2B Roland Gladu, Montreal Royals 45
3B Roland Gladu, Montreal Royals 14
HR Frank Skaff, Baltimore Orioles 38
RBI Frank Skaff, Baltimore Orioles 126
SB Walter Cazen, Syracuse Chiefs 74

Pitching leaders

[3]

Stat Player Total
W Jean-Pierre Roy, Montreal Royals 25
L Frank Radler, Syracuse Chiefs 23
ERA Frank Hiller, Newark Bears 2.58
CG Jean-Pierre Roy, Montreal Royals 29
SHO Karl Drews, Newark Bears 6
SO Jean-Pierre Roy, Montreal Royals 139
IP Jean-Pierre Roy, Montreal Royals 293.0

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Semi-finals Governors' Cup
      
1 Montreal 4
4 Baltimore 3
1 Montreal 3
2 Newark 4
2 Newark 4
3 Toronto 2

See also

References

  1. ^ 1945 IL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed October 31, 2024
  2. ^ 1945 IL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 31, 2024
  3. ^ 1945 IL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 31, 2024