1945 Season
Top 100 Prospects List Published
Monday, April 16th, 1945
The season is about to start, so it's time to publish the annual Top 100 Prospects list. This year 23-year-old starting pitcher Dave Ferriss of the Philadelphia Phillies is the #1 prospect overall.
Here is the top 10:
1) SP Dave Ferriss, 23, Philadelphia Phillies
2) CF Whitey Lockman, 18, Cincinnati Reds
3) 2B Red Schoendienst, 22, Detroit Tigers
4) MR Dick Mauney, 25, St. Louis Browns
5) MR Ralph Branca, 19, Washington Senators
6) C Del Rice, 22, New York Giants
7) MR Jim Wilson, 23, Chicago White Sox
8) 2B Ben Steiner, 23, Philadelphia Athletics
9) C Tom Jordan, 25, New York Giants
10) SP Ken Gables, 26, St. Louis Browns
Name Change: Philadelphia Blue Jays back to Philadelphia Phillies.
| AMERICAN LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS |
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Runs | AVG | HR | SB | Runs against | ERA | K | BB |
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| Philadelphia Athletics | 86 | 68 | .558 | - | 787 | .283 | 81 | 93 | 704 | 3.77 | 645 | 520 | | Boston Red Sox | 84 | 70 | .545 | 2 | 758 | .277 | 88 | 70 | 696 | 3.77 | 671 | 534 | | Cleveland Indians | 80 | 74 | .519 | 6 | 744 | .279 | 94 | 21 | 720 | 4.00 | 454 | 626 | | New York Yankees | 78 | 76 | .506 | 8 | 715 | .266 | 92 | 57 | 727 | 3.96 | 528 | 574 | | Washington Senators | 75 | 79 | .487 | 11 | 610 | .247 | 68 | 88 | 628 | 3.50 | 613 | 568 | | St. Louis Browns | 73 | 81 | .474 | 13 | 671 | .265 | 98 | 37 | 740 | 4.15 | 516 | 593 | | Chicago White Sox | 72 | 82 | .468 | 14 | 665 | .260 | 47 | 45 | 650 | 3.55 | 611 | 591 | | Detroit Tigers | 70 | 84 | .455 | 16 | 705 | .272 | 96 | 103 | 791 | 4.32 | 520 | 621 |
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TOP 10 HITTERS
| Player | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG |
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| D. Wakefield, RF | BOS | 149 | 560 | 18 | 86 | 4 | .334 | .436 | .514 | | J. Russell, LF | BOS | 149 | 571 | 11 | 105 | 8 | .299 | .393 | .466 | | D. Gardella, LF | DET | 149 | 583 | 24 | 107 | 6 | .307 | .376 | .459 | | P. Reiser, 3B | DET | 145 | 545 | 13 | 79 | 54 | .293 | .384 | .454 | | J. Hopp, CF | BOS | 147 | 655 | 5 | 66 | 30 | .320 | .374 | .439 | | S. Spence, RF | SLA | 151 | 609 | 18 | 84 | 3 | .291 | .361 | .470 | | B. Johnson, LF | SLA | 153 | 586 | 13 | 85 | 2 | .292 | .379 | .445 | | L. Fleming, 1B | BOS | 154 | 598 | 15 | 105 | 0 | .280 | .367 | .429 | | B. McCosky, LF | PHA | 145 | 583 | 5 | 81 | 3 | .319 | .391 | .426 | | A. Bergamo, LF | CHA | 144 | 563 | 6 | 72 | 0 | .311 | .392 | .445 |
| TOP 10 PITCHERS
| Player | Team | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | HA | BB | K | K/9 |
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| T. Hughson | WS1 | 38 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 2.98 | 323.0 | 306 | 93 | 155 | 4.32 | | D. Trout | PHA | 38 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 3.48 | 310.1 | 311 | 120 | 143 | 4.16 | | F. Hutchinson | PHA | 38 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 3.72 | 306.2 | 317 | 91 | 156 | 4.60 | | B. Muncrief | BOS | 38 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 3.38 | 308.2 | 321 | 86 | 112 | 3.28 | | O. Grove | NYA | 38 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 3.25 | 300.0 | 314 | 104 | 85 | 2.55 | | M. Cooper | BOS | 38 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 3.67 | 303.2 | 327 | 90 | 133 | 3.94 | | S. Overmire | SLA | 38 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 3.41 | 302.2 | 313 | 84 | 80 | 2.38 | | S. Gromek | PHA | 38 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 3.94 | 304.1 | 326 | 117 | 147 | 4.35 | | J. Haynes | CLE | 38 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 3.74 | 305.2 | 312 | 124 | 85 | 2.50 | | R. Prim | CHA | 38 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3.39 | 245.0 | 230 | 85 | 88 | 3.23 |
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| NATIONAL LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS |
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Runs | AVG | HR | SB | Runs against | ERA | K | BB |
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| Boston Braves | 88 | 66 | .571 | - | 720 | .272 | 88 | 24 | 640 | 3.54 | 720 | 582 | | Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 70 | .545 | 4 | 781 | .276 | 130 | 52 | 709 | 3.88 | 549 | 644 | | Cincinnati Reds | 84 | 70 | .545 | 4 | 696 | .253 | 144 | 32 | 640 | 3.58 | 559 | 585 | | St. Louis Cardinals | 80 | 74 | .519 | 8 | 734 | .270 | 88 | 119 | 699 | 3.79 | 490 | 608 | | Chicago Cubs | 77 | 77 | .500 | 11 | 713 | .266 | 78 | 41 | 686 | 3.75 | 640 | 656 | | New York Giants | 74 | 80 | .481 | 14 | 714 | .264 | 110 | 55 | 746 | 4.26 | 558 | 656 | | Philadelphia Phillies | 69 | 85 | .448 | 19 | 686 | .264 | 58 | 125 | 744 | 4.10 | 437 | 602 | | Brooklyn Dodgers | 63 | 91 | .409 | 25 | 630 | .260 | 83 | 53 | 810 | 4.58 | 434 | 608 |
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TOP 10 HITTERS
| Player | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG |
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| T. Williams, LF | PIT | 148 | 540 | 42 | 121 | 1 | .352 | .488 | .656 | | S. Musial, RF | SLN | 146 | 569 | 19 | 89 | 9 | .336 | .429 | .568 | | C. Keller, RF | CIN | 152 | 548 | 36 | 106 | 2 | .263 | .393 | .513 | | H. Steinbacher, RF | PHI | 147 | 505 | 9 | 66 | 4 | .311 | .476 | .451 | | J. Pesky, SS | SLN | 148 | 590 | 4 | 89 | 8 | .349 | .414 | .461 | | J. Mize, 1B | CHN | 154 | 583 | 22 | 98 | 2 | .299 | .389 | .475 | | J. DiMaggio, LF | CIN | 150 | 597 | 25 | 102 | 3 | .296 | .350 | .505 | | H. Greenberg, 1B | CIN | 154 | 596 | 32 | 95 | 3 | .250 | .350 | .464 | | M. Ott, RF | BRO | 140 | 473 | 24 | 84 | 0 | .288 | .399 | .496 | | W. Kurowski, 3B | NY1 | 146 | 610 | 22 | 98 | 0 | .288 | .338 | .457 |
| TOP 10 PITCHERS
| Player | Team | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | HA | BB | K | K/9 |
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| H. Brecheen | BSN | 38 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 2.96 | 322.1 | 310 | 91 | 142 | 3.97 | | H. Newhouser | CHN | 38 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 2.91 | 311.2 | 290 | 129 | 218 | 6.30 | | R. Christopher | CIN | 38 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 3.21 | 315.2 | 292 | 117 | 121 | 3.46 | | M. Haefner | PIT | 38 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 3.24 | 323.2 | 320 | 108 | 118 | 3.28 | | P. Derringer | PIT | 38 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 3.65 | 324.0 | 329 | 101 | 108 | 3.00 | | N. Potter | BSN | 38 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 3.25 | 320.1 | 301 | 123 | 132 | 3.72 | | B. Feller | BSN | 38 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 3.81 | 314.0 | 287 | 160 | 261 | 7.48 | | S. Chandler | SLN | 38 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 3.54 | 318.1 | 292 | 147 | 117 | 3.32 | | H. Borowy | CIN | 38 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 3.41 | 316.0 | 292 | 126 | 116 | 3.31 | | N. Strincevich | SLN | 38 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 3.59 | 303.0 | 321 | 86 | 77 | 2.29 |
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NABL News: Opening Day
Monday, April 16th, 1945
It is Opening Day in North American BaseBall League! Our hardball heroes are back in town for another fresh season of baseball. It is a time of joy and optimism, a time to get away from the world for three hours, enjoy a few hot dogs, hamburgers and soda pops, holler at the umpires and cheer our favorite teams to victory. Highlighting today's schedule are these games:
New York Yankees @ Washington Senators
Meet The 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers
Starting Rotation
1944 Stats
Ken Raffensberger 23-13, 3.48 146 Ks
Johnny Vander Meer 19-17, 3.69 144 Ks
Warren Spahn 2-3, 6.16 5 Ks
Bill Lee 10-10, 4.58 34 Ks
Bull Pen
1944 Stats
Dick Conger DNP
Johnny Johnson 0-1, 5.40 3 Ks
Lefty West DNP
Bill Donovan 4-5, 13 svs, 3.66 35 Ks
Starters
Prospects
| TOP PROSPECTS - BATTERS |
| # | Name | Age | Pos | Contact | Power | Eye/Discipline | Speed | Defense | Level | AVG | HR | RBI |
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| 1 | Joe Astroth | 22 | C | 11 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 12 | AA | .135 | 0 | 4 |
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| TOP PROSPECTS - PITCHERS |
| # | Name | Age | Role | Stuff | Control | Movement | Level | Rec | ERA | IP | HA | BB | K |
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| 2 | Al LaMacchia | 23 | P | 5 | 12 | 16 | AA | 0-0 | .00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 3 | Harry Macpherson | 18 | P | 4 | 3 | 13 | AA | 0-0 | 18.00 | 3.0 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
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Salaries
| Name | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 |
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| Johnny Vander Meer | $47k | $47k | $47k |
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| Bill Lee | $37k |
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| Mel Ott | $36k | $40k | $43k | $47k |
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| Tommy Bridges | $33k | $39k |
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| Calvin Chapman | $26k | $29k | $31k | $34k |
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| Ben Huffman | $19k | $21k |
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| Jim Tabor | $16k | $19k | $22k |
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| Phil Rizzuto | $14k | $19k(A) | $19k(A) | $19k(A) |
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| Ken Raffensberger | $13k | $13k | $13k | $13k |
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| Art Parks | $11k | $12k(A) |
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| Fred Sington | $10k |
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| Tiny Bonham | $10k | $12k(A) | $12k(A) | $12k(A) |
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| Joe Gallagher | $10k | $12k(A) | $12k(A) |
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| Bob McNamara | $9k | $10k(A) | $10k(A) |
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| Bob Prichard | $9k | $10k(A) |
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| Vic Barnhart | $6k | $6k | $6k | $6k | $9k(A) | $9k(A) | $9k(A) |
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| Vern Benson | $6k | $6k | $6k | $9k(A) | $9k(A) | $9k(A) |
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| Frank Biscan | $6k | $6k | $6k | $9k(A) | $9k(A) | $9k(A) |
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| Joe Coleman | $6k | $6k | $6k | $9k(A) | $9k(A) | $9k(A) |
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| Bill Donovan | $6k | $6k | $6k | $9k(A) | $9k(A) | $9k(A) |
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| Granny Hamner | $6k | $6k | $6k | $6k | $9k(A) | $9k(A) | $9k(A) |
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| Johnny Johnson | $6k | $6k | $6k | $6k | $9k(A) | $9k(A) | $9k(A) |
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| Clyde McCullough | $6k | $6k | $6k | $9k(A) | $9k(A) | $9k(A) |
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| Catfish Metkovich | $6k | $6k | $6k | $9k(A) | $9k(A) | $9k(A) |
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| Al Montgomery | $6k | $6k | $6k | $6k | $9k(A) | $9k(A) | $9k(A) |
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| Joe Nuxhall | $6k | $6k | $6k | $6k | $9k(A) | $9k(A) | $9k(A) |
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| Warren Spahn | $6k | $6k | $9k(A) | $9k(A) | $9k(A) |
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| Kermit Wahl | $6k | $6k | $6k | $6k | $9k(A) | $9k(A) | $9k(A) |
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| Al Zarilla | $6k | $6k | $6k | $12k(A) | $12k(A) | $12k(A) |
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| TOTAL | $379k | $361k | $291k | $230k | $122k | $114k | $51k |