1945 World Series
October 3, 1945 · Tiger Stadium
Every player's age on the day of Game 1.
Detroit Tigers (4), manager Steve O'Neill
- Chuck Hostetler, RF: 42 years, 11 days
- Doc Cramer, CF: 40 years, 73 days
- Hub Walker, CF: 39 years, 47 days
- Tommy Bridges, P: 38 years, 279 days
- George Caster, P: 38 years, 60 days
- Paul Richards, C: 36 years, 316 days
- Skeeter Webb, SS: 35 years, 333 days
- Eddie Mayo, 2B: 35 years, 171 days
- Hank Greenberg, 1B: 34 years, 275 days
- Al Benton, P: 34 years, 199 days
- Jim Tobin, P: 32 years, 280 days
- Jimmy Outlaw, LF: 32 years, 256 days
- Rudy York, 1B: 32 years, 47 days
- Roy Cullenbine, RF: 31 years, 350 days
- Bob Swift, C: 30 years, 211 days
- Joe Hoover, SS: 30 years, 171 days
- Dizzy Trout, P: 30 years, 96 days
- Bob Maier, 3B: 30 years, 28 days
- Red Borom, 2B: 29 years, 338 days
- Virgil Trucks, P: 28 years, 160 days
- Les Mueller, P: 26 years, 213 days
- Stubby Overmire, P: 26 years, 140 days
- Zeb Eaton, P: 25 years, 243 days
- Hal Newhouser, P: 24 years, 136 days
- John McHale, 1B: 24 years, 12 days
- Ed Mierkowicz, LF: 21 years, 211 days
Chicago Cubs (3), manager Charlie Grimm
- Hy Vandenberg, P: 39 years, 200 days
- Paul Derringer, P: 38 years, 351 days
- Ray Prim, P: 38 years, 277 days
- Claude Passeau, P: 36 years, 177 days
- Stan Hack, 3B: 35 years, 301 days
- Roy Hughes, 2B: 34 years, 265 days
- Don Johnson, 2B: 33 years, 300 days
- Bill Schuster, SS: 33 years, 60 days
- Frank Secory, LF: 33 years, 40 days
- Mickey Livingston, C: 30 years, 322 days
- Bill Nicholson, RF: 30 years, 296 days
- Heinz Becker, 1B: 30 years, 38 days
- Paul Erickson, P: 29 years, 293 days
- Dewey Williams, C: 29 years, 240 days
- Hank Borowy, P: 29 years, 144 days
- Phil Cavarretta, 1B: 29 years, 76 days
- Clyde McCullough, C: 28 years, 213 days
- Lennie Merullo, SS: 28 years, 151 days
- Peanuts Lowrey, LF: 28 years, 37 days
- Hank Wyse, P: 27 years, 216 days
- Bob Chipman, P: 26 years, 357 days
- Ed Sauer, LF: 26 years, 273 days
- Cy Block, 3B: 26 years, 152 days
- Paul Gillespie, C: 25 years, 15 days
- Andy Pafko, CF: 24 years, 220 days