1946 St. Louis Browns season
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Record | 66–88 (.429) |
League place | 7th |
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Owner(s) | Richard Muckerman |
General manager(s) | Bill DeWitt |
Manager(s) | Luke Sewell, Zack Taylor |
Local radio | WIL (Dizzy Dean, Johnny O'Hara) WTMV/WEW (Harry Caray, Gabby Street) |
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The 1946 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 66 wins and 88 losses.
Contents
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Boston Red Sox | 104 | 50 | .675 | -- |
Detroit Tigers | 92 | 62 | .597 | 12 |
New York Yankees | 87 | 67 | .565 | 17 |
Washington Senators | 76 | 78 | .494 | 28 |
Chicago White Sox | 74 | 80 | .481 | 30 |
Cleveland Indians | 68 | 86 | .442 | 36 |
St. Louis Browns | 66 | 88 | .429 | 38 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 49 | 105 | .318 | 55 |
Record vs. opponents
1946 American League Records
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 13–9 | 15–7 | 15–7–1 | 14–8 | 17–5 | 14–8–1 | 16–6 | |||||
Chicago | 9–13 | — | 13–9–1 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 10–12 | |||||
Cleveland | 7–15 | 9–13–1 | — | 5–17 | 10–12 | 15–7 | 15–7–1 | 7–15 | |||||
Detroit | 7–15–1 | 12–10 | 17–5 | — | 13–9 | 17–5 | 14–8 | 12–10 | |||||
New York | 8–14 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 9–13 | — | 16–6 | 14–8 | 14–8 | |||||
Philadelphia | 5–17 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 5–17 | 6–16 | — | 10–12 | 6–16–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 8–14–1 | 10–12 | 7–15–1 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 12–10 | — | 13–9 | |||||
Washington | 6–16 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 16–6–1 | 9–13 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 15, 1946: Joe Grace and Al LaMacchia were traded by the Browns to the Washington Senators for Jeff Heath.[1]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Outfielders
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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OF | Jeff Heath | 86 | 316 | 87 | .275 | 12 | 57 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Jerry Witte | 18 | 73 | 14 | .192 | 2 | 4 |
Ken Sears | 7 | 15 | 5 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Denny Galehouse | 30 | 180 | 8 | 12 | 3.65 | 90 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Cliff Fannin | 27 | 86.2 | 5 | 2 | 3.01 | 52 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Frank Biscan | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.16 | 9 |
Al LaMacchia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 |
Farm system
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References
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External links
- 1946 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference
- 1946 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com
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