1946 Washington Senators
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkGriffith Stadium
CityWashington, D.C.
OwnersClark Griffith and George H. Richardson
ManagersOssie Bluege
RadioWWDC (FM)/WPIX
(Arch McDonald, Stan Stoller)
← 1945 Seasons 1947 →

The 1946 Washington Senators of Major League Baseball won 76 games, lost 78, and finished in fourth place in the American League. The 46th edition of the franchise was managed by Ossie Bluege and played its home games at Griffith Stadium, where it drew 1,027,216 fans,[1] fifth in the league and tenth-most among the 16 MLB clubs. It was the only time the franchise would exceed one million in home attendance in its 60 years in Washington. In addition, its fourth-place standing represented the highest, and last "first-division", finish for the team during its final 15 seasons in the U.S. capital.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

American League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Red Sox 104 50 0.675 — 61–16 43–34
Detroit Tigers 92 62 0.597 12 48–30 44–32
New York Yankees 87 67 0.565 17 47–30 40–37
Washington Senators 76 78 0.494 28 38–38 38–40
Chicago White Sox 74 80 0.481 30 40–38 34–42
Cleveland Indians 68 86 0.442 36 36–41 32–45
St. Louis Browns 66 88 0.429 38 35–41 31–47
Philadelphia Athletics 49 105 0.318 55 31–46 18–59

Record vs. opponents

1946 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS CWS CLE DET NYY PHA SLB 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

Roster

1946 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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
C Al Evans 88 272 69 .254 2 30
1B Mickey Vernon 148 587 207 .353 8 85
2B Jerry Priddy 138 511 130 .254 6 58
SS Cecil Travis 137 465 117 .252 1 56
3B Billy Hitchcock 98 354 75 .212 0 25
OF Joe Grace 77 321 97 .302 2 31
OF Stan Spence 152 578 169 .292 16 87
OF Buddy Lewis 150 582 170 .292 7 45

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
Sherry Robertson 74 230 46 .200 6 19
Jake Early 64 189 38 .201 4 18
Gil Torres 63 185 47 .254 0 13
Jeff Heath 48 166 47 .283 4 27
Gil Coan 59 134 28 .209 3 9
George Binks 65 134 26 .194 0 12
Mike Guerra 41 83 21 .253 0 4
George Myatt 15 34 8 .235 0 4
Jack Sanford 10 28 6 .214 0 1
Eddie Yost 8 25 2 .080 0 1
Joe Kuhel 14 20 3 .150 0 2
Ray Goolsby 3 4 0 .000 0 0

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
Mickey Haefner 33 227.2 14 11 2.85 85
Bobo Newsom 24 178.0 11 8 2.78 82
Dutch Leonard 26 161.2 10 10 3.56 62
Roger Wolff 21 122.0 5 8 2.58 50
Early Wynn 17 107.0 8 5 3.11 36
Johnny Niggeling 8 38.0 3 2 4.03 10

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
Ray Scarborough 32 155.2 7 11 4.05 46
Sid Hudson 31 142.2 8 11 3.60 35
Walt Masterson 29 91.1 5 6 6.01 61

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
Bill Kennedy 21 1 2 3 6.00 18
Marino Pieretti 30 2 2 0 5.95 20
Vern Curtis 11 0 0 0 7.16 7
Milo Candini 9 2 0 1 2.08 6
Max Wilson 9 0 1 0 7.11 8
Jake Wade 6 0 0 0 4.76 9
Gil Torres 3 0 0 1 7.71 2
Al LaMacchia 2 0 1 0 16.88 0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern Association Bert Niehoff
B Pensacola Fliers Southeastern League Bill McGhee
B Charlotte Hornets Tri-State League Spencer Abbott
D Kingsport Cherokees Appalachian League Hobe Brummette and Red Mincy
D Orlando Senators Florida State League Ed Madjeski

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Orlando[5]

References

  1. ^ Baseball Reference: 1946 MLB Attendance & Team Age
  2. ^ Dick Weik at Baseball-Reference
  3. ^ Jug Thesenga at Baseball-Reference
  4. ^ Joe Grace at Baseball-Reference
  5. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

1946 MLB season by team
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