1945 Columbus Red Birds Roster
Team Record: 63-90
Finished 8th in the AA
Manager: Charlie Root (63-90)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Ballpark: Harold Cooper Stadium
Attendance: 87,248, Avg. 1,140
The Columbus Red Birds of the American Association ended the 1945 season with a record of 63 wins and 90 losses, finishing eighth in the AA.
The Red Birds scored 672 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 787 runs. Art Rebel led Columbus with 10 home runs and recorded 70 runs batted in. Jack McLain paced hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .272 clip. Pete Mazar topped the squad with 12 wins, while Pete Brunswick registered a 3.47 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1945 Columbus Red Birds who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Pep Young, Art Rebel, Stan Partenheimer, Dave Bartosch, Elmer Burkart, Gene Crumling, Steve Filipowicz, Jackie Price, Art Lopatka, Jim Mallory, Charlie Root, Johnny Bucha, George Stumpf, Warren Huston and Bobby Rhawn.
Charlie Root served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Archer | R | R | December 26, 1920 | 6'1" | 165 | |
| Charley Baron | L | November 25, 1912 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Dave Bartosch | R | R | March 24, 1917 | 6'1" | 190 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Raymond Baughn | L | 6'3" | 185 | |||
| Lewis Brock | R | R | 6'0" | 179 | ||
| Pete Brunswick | R | R | August 6, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Johnny Bucha | R | R | January 22, 1925 | 5'11" | 190 | Allentown, PA US |
| Elmer Burkart | R | R | February 1, 1917 | 6'2" | 190 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Michael Cronin | L | L | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Gene Crumling | R | R | April 5, 1922 | 6'0" | 180 | Wrightsville, PA US |
| Wesley Cunningham | R | R | 5'9" | 155 | ||
| George Davis | R | November 30, 1918 | 6'0" | 180 | Carnegie, PA US | |
| Robert Eisiminger | R | R | September 1, 1920 | 5'11" | 155 | |
| Steve Filipowicz | R | R | June 28, 1921 | 5'8" | 195 | Donora, PA US |
| Charles Gooding | R | R | January 12, 1928 | 5'9" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Dick Gracey | S | December 22, 1916 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Vaughn Hazen | R | September 30, 1924 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Warren Huston | R | R | October 31, 1913 | 6'0" | 170 | Newtonville, MA US |
| Henry Koch | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Luco Lancellotti | R | R | November 6, 1922 | 5'11" | 180 | Providence, RI US |
| Art Lopatka | S | L | May 28, 1919 | 5'10" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Milton Lowery | L | L | November 4, 1914 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Jim Mallory | R | R | September 1, 1918 | 6'1" | 170 | Lawrenceville, VA US |
| Frank Martin | R | R | June 13, 1919 | 5'10" | 195 | Calera, AL US |
| Robert Matthews | R | R | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Pete Mazar | R | L | February 9, 1921 | 5'9" | 152 | Annandale, NJ US |
| Jack McLain | R | March 29, 1920 | 6'5" | 175 | Columbus, OH US | |
| Conk Meriwether | L | L | June 19, 1918 | 6'0" | 210 | Island Grove, FL US |
| Stan Partenheimer | R | L | October 21, 1922 | 5'11" | 175 | Chicopee Falls, MA US |
| Chauncey Peffer | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| George Pratt | L | August 17, 1913 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Jackie Price | L | R | November 13, 1912 | 5'10" | 150 | Winborn, MS US |
| Peter Prunczik | R | 6'3" | 195 | |||
| Art Rebel | L | L | March 4, 1914 | 5'8" | 180 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Bobby Rhawn | R | R | February 13, 1919 | 5'8" | 180 | Catawissa, PA US |
| Vernon Rider | R | August 15, 1923 | 6'1" | 175 | Warsaw, KY US | |
| Charlie Root | R | R | March 17, 1899 | 5'10" | 190 | Middletown, OH US |
| Eddie Storenski | R | 5'11" | 178 | |||
| Clair Strommen | R | R | April 30, 1924 | 6'4" | 175 | Madelia, MN US |
| George Stumpf | L | L | December 15, 1910 | 5'8" | 155 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Jack Sturdy | R | January 31, 1913 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Joe Sugrue | R | March 1, 1906 | 5'9" | 150 | ||
| George Sumey | R | R | May 15, 1924 | 5'11" | 158 | |
| James Towns | L | 5'10" | 148 | |||
| Joseph Urso | R | 5'8" | 170 | |||
| Nicholas Vucovich | R | R | February 9, 1925 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Pep Young | R | R | August 29, 1907 | 5'9" | 162 | Jamestown, NC US |
| Louis Zaden | R | 6'0" | 175 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
