1946 Brooklyn Dodgers season

1946 Brooklyn Dodgers
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) James & Dearie Mulvey, Walter O'Malley, Branch Rickey, John L. Smith
General manager(s) Branch Rickey
Manager(s) Leo Durocher
Local radio WHN
Red Barber, Connie Desmond
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The 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers finished the season tied for first place with the St. Louis Cardinals. The two teams played in the first ever playoff series to decide the pennant, and the Cardinals took two straight to win the title.

With their star players back from the war, Brooklyn had jumped back into serious contention. They would be respectable until their move to Los Angeles 10 years later.

This season was the team's – and Major League Baseball's – last non-integrated one.

Offseason

On October 23, 1945, the Dodgers signed Jackie Robinson as a free agent. Robinson was the first black player to be officially a part of a major league organization in over 60 years, since the barring of Fleet and Welday Walker in 1884. For the 1946 season, Robinson was assigned to the Montreal Royals, the Dodgers' top farm team.

Later in the offseason, the Dodgers signed two more players from the Negro leagues, Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe, who were assigned to the Nashua Dodgers.

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 98 58 0.628 — 49–29 49–29
Brooklyn Dodgers 96 60 0.615 2 56–22 40–38
Chicago Cubs 82 71 0.536 14½ 44–33 38–38
Boston Braves 81 72 0.529 15½ 45–31 36–41
Philadelphia Phillies 69 85 0.448 28 41–36 28–49
Cincinnati Reds 67 87 0.435 30 35–42 32–45
Pittsburgh Pirates 63 91 0.409 34 37–40 26–51
New York Giants 61 93 0.396 36 38–39 23–54

Record vs. opponents

1946 National League Records

Sources:

Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston — 5–17 12–9–1 15–7 13–9 14–8 15–7 7–15
Brooklyn 17–5 — 11–11 14–8–1 15–7 17–5 14–8 8–16
Chicago 9–12–1 11–11 — 13–9 17–5 12–10 12–10–1 8–14
Cincinnati 7–15 8–14–1 9–13 — 14–8 8–14–1 13–9 8–14
New York 9–13 7–15 5–17 8–14 — 12–10 10–12 10–12
Philadelphia 8–14 5–17 10–12 14–8–1 10–12 — 14–8 8–14
Pittsburgh 7–15 8–14 10–12–1 9–13 12–10 8–14 — 9–13
St. Louis 15–7 16–8 14–8 14–8 12–10 14–8 13–9 —

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day lineup
Name Position
Pee Wee Reese Shortstop
Billy Herman Second baseman
Dick Whitman Left fielder
Gene Hermanski Right fielder
Jack Graham First baseman
Carl Furillo Center fielder
Lew Riggs Third baseman
Ferrell AndersonCatcher
Hal Gregg Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

Roster

1946 Brooklyn Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 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 Edwards, BruceBruce Edwards 92 292 78 .267 1 25
1B Stevens, EdEd Stevens 103 310 75 .242 10 60
2B Stanky, EddieEddie Stanky 144 483 132 .273 0 36
3B Lavagetto, CookieCookie Lavagetto 88 242 57 .236 3 27
SS Reese, Pee WeePee Wee Reese 152 542 154 .284 5 60
OF Furillo, CarlCarl Furillo 117 335 95 .284 3 35
OF Reiser, PetePete Reiser 122 423 117 .277 11 73
OF Walker, DixieDixie Walker 150 576 184 .319 9 116

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
Whitman, DickDick Whitman 104 265 69 .260 2 31
Herman, BillyBilly Herman 47 184 53 .288 0 28
Hermanski, GeneGene Hermanski 64 110 22 .200 0 8

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

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
Behrman, HankHank Behrman 47 150.2 11 5 2.93 78
Branca, RalphRalph Branca 24 67.1 3 1 3.88 42
Barney, RexRex Barney 16 53.2 2 5 5.87 36

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
Taylor, HarryHarry Taylor 4 0 0 1 3.86 6

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Kirby Higbe

Pete Reiser

Eddie Stanky

Dixie Walker

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Montreal Royals International League Clay Hopper
AAA St. Paul Saints American Association Ray Blades
AA Ft. Worth Cats Texas League Ray Hayworth
AA Mobile Bears Southern Association Alfred Todd
B Asheville Tourists Tri-State League William Sayles
B Danville Dodgers Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Jake Pitler
Paul Chervinko
B Nashua Dodgers New England League Walter Alston
B Newport News Dodgers Piedmont League John Fitzpatrick
C Abilene Blue Sox West Texas–New Mexico League Hayden Greer
C Grand Forks Chiefs Northern League Glenn Chapman
Rae Blaemire
C Johnstown Johnnies Middle Atlantic League Cyril Pfeifer
C Santa Barbara Dodgers California League Jack Knight
Jack Mele
D Trois-Rivières Royals Canadian–American League Frenchy Bordagaray
D Cambridge Dodgers Eastern Shore League Jimmy Cooney
Barney DeForge
D Daytona Beach Islanders Florida State League Jason Sosh
D Miami Blues Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League Guy Froman
D Olean Oilers Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League Greg Mulleavy
D Thomasville Dodgers North Carolina State League John Carey
Jay Kirke, Jr.
D Valdosta Dodgers Georgia–Florida League Bill Welp
D Zanesville Dodgers Ohio–Indiana League Clay Bryant

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Montreal, Nashua, Newport News, Trois-Rivières, Zanesville

Notes

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