1945 International League season

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1945 International League season
League International League
Sport Baseball
DurationApril 19 October 4
Number of games154
Number of teams8
Regular season
Season MVP Sherm Lollar, Baltimore Orioles
Governors' Cup Playoffs
League champions Newark Bears
  Runners-up Montreal 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.

Contents

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

Team changes

Teams

1945 International League
TeamCityMLB AffiliateStadium
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

Black pog.svg International League teams

Regular season

Summary

Standings

[1]

International League
TeamWinLoss %GB
Montreal Royals 9558.621
Newark Bears 8964.5826
Toronto Maple Leafs 8567.5599.5
Baltimore Orioles 8073.52315
Jersey City Giants 7182.46424
Buffalo Bisons 6489.41831
Syracuse Chiefs 6489.41831
Rochester Red Wings 6490.41631.5

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[2]

StatPlayerTotal
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]

StatPlayerTotal
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 Newark4
2 Newark 4
3 Toronto 2

See also

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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