1945 St. Paul Saints Roster
Team Record: 75-76
Finished 4th in the AA
Manager: Ray Blades (75-76)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Ballpark: Lexington Park
Attendance: 187,780, Avg. 2,487
Playoffs - St. Paul Saints 4 games, Indianapolis Indians 2
Finals - Louisville Colonels 4 games, St. Paul Saints 2
The St. Paul Saints of the American Association ended the 1945 season with a record of 75 wins and 76 losses, finishing fourth in the AA.
The Saints scored 713 runs and yielded 646 runs. Bud Kimball led St. Paul with 22 home runs, while Bill Hart walloped 15 or more as well. Joe Vitter drove in 445 runs. Paul Schoendienst and Bud Kimball paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .315. Claude Weaver topped the team with 15 wins, and Otho Nitcholas registered a 2.9 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Dick Lanahan, Ralph Branca, John Dantonio, Gene Corbett, Tommy Brown, Otho Nitcholas, Sam Narron, Walt Tauscher, Don Lund, Glenn Chapman, Ernie Rudolph, Bill Hart, Bill Webb, George Coffman, Red Marion, Bill Lewis, Tom Sunkel and Howie Schultz were all players from the 1945 St. Paul Saints who played in the Majors during their careers.
Ray Blades served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnie Berge | R | 6'2" | 173 | |||
| William Boaz | R | 5'9" | 168 | |||
| Ralph Branca | R | R | January 6, 1926 | 6'3" | 220 | Mount Vernon, NY US |
| Tommy Brown | R | R | December 6, 1927 | 6'1" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Loy Camp | R | R | October 26, 1914 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Jack Capelle | ||||||
| Louis Cardinal | R | R | August 5, 1915 | 5'8" | 168 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Glenn Chapman | R | R | January 21, 1906 | 5'11" | 170 | Cambridge City, IN US |
| George Coffman | R | R | December 11, 1910 | 6'0" | 155 | Veto, AL US |
| Gene Corbett | L | R | October 25, 1913 | 6'1" | 190 | Winona, MN US |
| Everett Dannels | R | R | April 20, 1912 | 5'10" | 195 | |
| John Dantonio | R | R | December 31, 1918 | 5'8" | 165 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Cecil Dunn | R | R | May 13, 1911 | 5'11" | 185 | Linden, AL US |
| J. C. Ford | ||||||
| Bill Hart | R | R | March 4, 1913 | 6'0" | 175 | Wiconisco, PA US |
| LeRoy Hewette | L | L | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Eugene Kelly | R | R | February 12, 1922 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Bud Kimball | R | R | May 2, 1918 | 5'9" | 180 | Armond, NB CA |
| Dick Lanahan | L | L | September 27, 1911 | 6'0" | 186 | Washington, DC US |
| Bill Lewis | R | R | October 15, 1904 | 5'9" | 165 | Ripley, TN US |
| Don Lund | R | R | May 18, 1923 | 6'0" | 200 | Detroit, MI US |
| Red Marion | R | R | March 14, 1914 | 6'2" | 175 | Richburg, SC US |
| Ken Mauer | L | August 11, 1927 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Jack Miller | R | R | June 9, 1920 | 6'1" | 185 | Portland, OR US |
| Sam Narron | R | R | August 25, 1913 | 5'10" | 180 | Middlesex, NC US |
| Otho Nitcholas | R | R | September 13, 1908 | 6'0" | 190 | McKinney, TX US |
| Stan Platek | L | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Frank Powaski | R | May 19, 1919 | 5'8" | 165 | Greensburg, PA US | |
| Martin Radmer | S | 5'11" | 160 | |||
| Pat Riley | L | July 29, 1913 | 5'10" | 165 | Port Arthur, TX US | |
| Ernie Rudolph | L | R | February 13, 1909 | 5'8" | 165 | Black River Falls, WI US |
| Edward Scheiwe | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Paul Schoendienst | L | L | November 14, 1916 | 6'1" | 189 | |
| Howie Schultz | R | R | July 3, 1922 | 6'6" | 200 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Tom Sunkel | L | L | August 9, 1912 | 6'1" | 190 | Paris, IL US |
| Robert Tart | L | L | June 12, 1923 | 5'11" | 184 | |
| Walt Tauscher | R | R | November 22, 1901 | 6'1" | 186 | LaSalle, IL US |
| Carl Tucker | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Joe Vitter | S | January 25, 1911 | 5'10" | 169 | New Orleans, LA US | |
| Claude Weaver | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Bill Webb | R | R | December 12, 1913 | 6'2" | 180 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Henry Welsch | L | L | July 3, 1921 | 5'11" | 185 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Eugene Werth | R | L | 5'6" | 140 | ||
| Edward Yaeger | S | March 4, 1923 | 5'8" | 155 |
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.
