1945 Boston Braves season

1945 Boston Braves
LeagueNational League
BallparkBraves Field
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Record67–85 (.441)
League place6th
OwnersLouis R. Perini
ManagersBob Coleman, Del Bissonette
RadioWNAC
(George Hatrick, Tom Hussey)
← 1944
1946 →

The 1945 Boston Braves season was the 75th season of the franchise.

Tommy Holmes had a career year, with 28 home runs, 117 RBI, and a .352 batting average. He led his team in every offensive category except walks.[1] Holmes led the National League in hits (224), doubles (47), home runs (28), total bases (367), slugging percentage (.577) and on-base plus slugging (.997). He finished second in the NL in RBI and batting average.[2] Holmes also put up a 37-game hitting streak this season, lasting from June 6 to July 8, recording a .423 batting average (66-for-156) with 9 home runs and 41 RBI.[3] His hitting-streak record held for 33 years until 1978, when Pete Rose put together a 44-game hitting streak.

  1. ^ "1945 Boston Braves statistics at baseball-reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tommy Holmes career statistics at baseball-reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Tommy Holmes top performances at retrosheet.com". retrosheet.com. Retrieved October 11, 2022.