1945 Milwaukee Brewers Roster
Team Record: 93-61
Finished 1st in the AA
Manager: Nick Cullop (93-61)
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Borchert Field
Attendance: 249,819, Avg. 3,244
Playoffs - Louisville Colonels 4 games, Milwaukee Brewers 2
The Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association ended the 1945 season with a record of 93 wins and 61 losses, finishing first in the AA.
The Brewers scored 771 runs and surrendered 664 runs. Gene Nance led Milwaukee with 17 home runs and drove in 106 runs. Lew Flick topped all regular batters by connecting at a .374 clip. Owen Scheetz paced the team with 19 wins, while Bill Davis and Julio Acosta also added 15 or more victories also Owen Scheetz recorded a 1.95 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1945 Milwaukee Brewers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Joe Rullo, Owen Scheetz, Floyd Speer, John McGillen, Elmer Weingartner, Tom Padden, Bill Norman, Buck Etchison, Otto Denning, Elmer Burkart, Larry Rosenthal, Ewald Pyle, Mike Ulicny, Bill Burgo, Ben Cardoni, Lew Flick, Carl Lindquist, Jackie Price, Joe Stephenson, Don Hendrickson and Peaches Davis.
Nick Cullop served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Acosta | L | L | August 12, 1916 | 5'11" | 200 | |
| Arky Biggs | R | R | April 14, 1912 | 5'11" | 165 | Greenbrier, AR US |
| Bill Burgo | R | R | November 15, 1919 | 5'8" | 185 | Johnstown, PA US |
| Elmer Burkart | R | R | February 1, 1917 | 6'2" | 190 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Aldo Caravello | R | August 2, 1917 | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Ben Cardoni | R | R | August 21, 1920 | 6'3" | 195 | Jessup, PA US |
| Chuck Carroll | L | November 4, 1925 | 5'10" | 170 | Berwyn, IL US | |
| Bill Davis | R | R | May 7, 1914 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Peaches Davis | L | R | May 31, 1905 | 6'3" | 190 | Glen Rose, TX US |
| Otto Denning | R | R | December 28, 1912 | 6'0" | 180 | Hays, KS US |
| Gene Edwards | R | R | April 24, 1924 | 6'1" | 172 | Delafield, WI US |
| Buck Etchison | L | L | January 27, 1915 | 6'1" | 190 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Jack Farmer | R | R | March 12, 1913 | 5'8" | 145 | London, KY US |
| Lew Flick | L | L | February 18, 1915 | 5'9" | 155 | Bristol, TN US |
| Don Hendrickson | R | R | July 14, 1913 | 6'2" | 204 | Kewanna, IN US |
| Ed Kobesky | R | R | April 17, 1916 | 5'10" | 195 | Scranton, PA US |
| Carl Lindquist | R | R | May 9, 1919 | 6'2" | 185 | Morris Run, PA US |
| Felix Martignetti | R | September 3, 1917 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Frank Martin | R | R | June 13, 1919 | 5'10" | 195 | Calera, AL US |
| Anthony Mazurek | R | May 2, 1917 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| John McGillen | L | L | August 6, 1917 | 6'1" | 175 | Eddystone, PA US |
| Bob Mistele | R | R | January 1, 1920 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Gene Nance | R | R | June 15, 1914 | 5'11" | 180 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Bill Norman | R | R | July 16, 1910 | 6'2" | 190 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Tom Padden | R | R | October 6, 1908 | 5'11" | 170 | Manchester, NH US |
| Jackie Price | L | R | November 13, 1912 | 5'10" | 150 | Winborn, MS US |
| Ewald Pyle | L | L | August 27, 1910 | 6'0" | 175 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Larry Rosenthal | L | L | May 21, 1910 | 6'0" | 190 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Joseph Roxbury | L | R | June 18, 1913 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Joe Rullo | R | R | June 16, 1916 | 5'11" | 168 | New York, NY US |
| Owen Scheetz | R | R | December 24, 1913 | 6'0" | 190 | New Bedford, OH US |
| Joe Sosnouski | R | July 1, 1917 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Floyd Speer | R | R | January 27, 1913 | 6'0" | 180 | Booneville, AR US |
| Joe Stephenson | R | R | June 30, 1921 | 6'2" | 185 | Detroit, MI US |
| Mike Ulicny | R | R | September 28, 1917 | 5'9" | 165 | Greenwald, PA US |
| Elmer Weingartner | R | R | August 13, 1918 | 5'11" | 178 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Florian Zielinski | R | 5'9" | 150 |
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.
