1945 New York Yankees Organizational Leaders
1945 New York Yankees Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl McQuillen | Norfolk Tars | B | 170 | 39 | 7 | 6 |
| Johnny Ostrowski | Kansas City Blues | AA | 166 | 28 | 4 | 13 |
| Walter Nowak | Newark Bears, Kansas City Blues | AA | 165 | 31 | 10 | 6 |
| George Gasser | Norfolk Tars | B | 149 | 34 | 9 | 1 |
| Chris McKenna | Binghamton Triplets, Kansas City Blues | A, AA | 149 | 28 | 7 | 2 |
| Al Baker | Norfolk Tars | B | 148 | 31 | 7 | 3 |
| Gordon Johnston | Norfolk Tars, Wellsville Yankees | B, D | 132 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Portner | Newark Bears | AA | 132 | 21 | 9 | 18 |
| Loren Babe | Norfolk Tars, Kansas City Blues, Binghamton Triplets | A, AA, B | 129 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| William Rabe | Newark Bears | AA | 125 | 19 | 4 | 9 |
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Avg. | Hits | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Greengrass | Wellsville Yankees | D | .349 | 99 | 284 |
| Johnny Cooney | Kansas City Blues | AA | .343 | 37 | 108 |
| Mel Serafini | Kansas City Blues | AA | .335 | 87 | 260 |
| Tony Sabol | Kansas City Blues | AA | .328 | 76 | 232 |
| Walter Nowak | Newark Bears, Kansas City Blues | AA | .326 | 165 | 506 |
| George Gasser | Norfolk Tars | B | .324 | 149 | 460 |
| Bob Crow | Wellsville Yankees | D | .322 | 65 | 202 |
| Hal Douglas | Newark Bears | AA | .322 | 120 | 373 |
| Loren Babe | Kansas City Blues, Binghamton Triplets, Norfolk Tars | A, AA, B | .316 | 129 | 408 |
| Chris McKenna | Binghamton Triplets, Kansas City Blues | A, AA | .316 | 149 | 471 |
Home Run Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Zimmerman | Newark Bears | AA | 32 |
| Mike Portner | Newark Bears | AA | 18 |
| Johnny Ostrowski | Kansas City Blues | AA | 13 |
| Jerry Crosby | Newark Bears | AA | 12 |
| William Rabe | Newark Bears | AA | 9 |
| Jim Greengrass | Wellsville Yankees | D | 8 |
| Paul Martin | Norfolk Tars | B | 8 |
| Phil Weintraub | Newark Bears | AA | 8 |
| Jack Devincenzi | Kansas City Blues | AA | 7 |
| Stephen Kuk | Newark Bears | AA | 7 |
| Jake Suytar | Kansas City Blues, Binghamton Triplets | A, AA | 7 |
Doubles Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 2B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl McQuillen | Norfolk Tars | B | 39 |
| George Gasser | Norfolk Tars | B | 34 |
| Jake Suytar | Binghamton Triplets, Kansas City Blues | A, AA | 33 |
| Al Baker | Norfolk Tars | B | 31 |
| Walter Nowak | Kansas City Blues, Newark Bears | AA | 31 |
| Chris McKenna | Binghamton Triplets | A | 28 |
| Johnny Ostrowski | Kansas City Blues | AA | 28 |
| Mel Serafini | Kansas City Blues | AA | 25 |
| Hal Douglas | Newark Bears | AA | 22 |
| Jack Bell | Norfolk Tars | B | 21 |
| Paul Martin | Norfolk Tars | B | 21 |
| Mike Portner | Newark Bears | AA | 21 |
Triples Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Greengrass | Wellsville Yankees | D | 12 |
| Walter Nowak | Newark Bears, Kansas City Blues | AA | 10 |
| George Gasser | Norfolk Tars | B | 9 |
| Mike Portner | Newark Bears | AA | 9 |
| Al Baker | Norfolk Tars | B | 7 |
| Chris McKenna | Binghamton Triplets | A | 7 |
| Carl McQuillen | Norfolk Tars | B | 7 |
| Frank Shupper | Wellsville Yankees | D | 7 |
| Daniel Doy | Binghamton Triplets | A | 6 |
| Gene Bearden | Binghamton Triplets | A | 5 |
| Arnold Cohen | Binghamton Triplets | A | 5 |
| Robert Ingerson | Wellsville Yankees | D | 5 |
RBI Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Ostrowski | Kansas City Blues | AA | 99 |
| George Gasser | Norfolk Tars | B | 92 |
| Mike Portner | Newark Bears | AA | 91 |
| Walter Nowak | Kansas City Blues, Newark Bears | AA | 87 |
| Carl McQuillen | Norfolk Tars | B | 86 |
| Roy Zimmerman | Newark Bears | AA | 81 |
| Al Baker | Norfolk Tars | B | 74 |
| Jake Suytar | Kansas City Blues, Binghamton Triplets | A, AA | 68 |
| Jerry Crosby | Kansas City Blues, Newark Bears | AA | 65 |
| Paul Martin | Norfolk Tars | B | 65 |
Wins Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Drews | Newark Bears | AA | 19 | 9 |
| John Maldovan | Newark Bears | AA | 16 | 6 |
| Gene Bearden | Binghamton Triplets | A | 15 | 5 |
| Bill Houtz | Norfolk Tars, Newark Bears | AA, B | 15 | 6 |
| Frank Hiller | Newark Bears | AA | 14 | 8 |
| Robert Glumpe | Norfolk Tars | B | 12 | 6 |
| Ed Bahr | Kansas City Blues | AA | 12 | 9 |
| Cuddles Marshall | Kansas City Blues | AA | 12 | 9 |
| Edward Mackay | Newark Bears | AA | 12 | 12 |
| John Moore | Newark Bears, Kansas City Blues | AA | 12 | 14 |
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Bearden | Newark Bears, Binghamton Triplets | A, AA | 2.41 | 15 | 6 |
| Frank Hiller | Newark Bears | AA | 2.58 | 14 | 8 |
| Bill Houtz | Newark Bears, Norfolk Tars | AA, B | 2.66 | 15 | 6 |
| Karl Drews | Newark Bears | AA | 2.70 | 19 | 9 |
| Edward Mackay | Newark Bears | AA | 3.18 | 12 | 12 |
| Robert Glumpe | Norfolk Tars | B | 3.90 | 12 | 6 |
| John Maldovan | Newark Bears | AA | 3.95 | 16 | 6 |
| Ed Bahr | Kansas City Blues | AA | 4.09 | 12 | 9 |
| Cuddles Marshall | Kansas City Blues | AA | 4.27 | 12 | 9 |
| John Moore | Kansas City Blues, Newark Bears | AA | 4.90 | 12 | 14 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
Shutout Leaders
Strikeout Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kermit Rothrock | Wellsville Yankees, Norfolk Tars | B, D | 170 |
| Bill Houtz | Newark Bears, Norfolk Tars | AA, B | 150 |
| Cuddles Marshall | Kansas City Blues | AA | 121 |
| Karl Drews | Newark Bears | AA | 115 |
| Ed Bahr | Kansas City Blues | AA | 112 |
| John Maldovan | Newark Bears | AA | 112 |
| Carmine Melignano | Binghamton Triplets | A | 112 |
| Joseph McCall | Norfolk Tars | B | 96 |
| Hamilton Graham | Wellsville Yankees | D | 94 |
| Gene Schroer | Wellsville Yankees | D | 91 |
