1945 Major League Baseball season
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The 1945 Major League Baseball season featured 16 teams, eight in both the American League (AL) and National League (NL). The AL's Detroit Tigers defeated the NL's Chicago Cubs in the World Series, four games to three. It would prove to be the Cubs’ last appearance in a World Series until the 2016 World Series.
This article is about the 1945 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1945 in baseball.
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1945 MLB season | |
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League | Major League Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 17 – October 10, 1945 |
Number of games | 154 |
Number of teams | 16 |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | AL: Hal Newhouser (DET) NL: Phil Cavarretta (CHC) |
AL champions | Detroit Tigers |
AL runners-up | Washington Senators |
NL champions | Chicago Cubs |
NL runners-up | St. Louis Cardinals |
World Series | |
Champions | Detroit Tigers |
Runners-up | Chicago Cubs |
MLB seasons | |
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