1946 Brooklyn Dodgers
LeagueNational League
BallparkEbbets Field
CityBrooklyn, New York
OwnersJames & Dearie Mulvey, Walter O'Malley, Branch Rickey, John L. Smith
PresidentBranch Rickey
ManagersLeo Durocher
RadioWHN
Red Barber, Connie Desmond

The 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers finished the season tied for first place with the St. Louis Cardinals. The two teams played in the first ever regular season tie-breaker 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 9858 0.628 — 49–29 49–29
Brooklyn Dodgers 9660 0.615 2 56–22 40–38
Chicago Cubs 8271 0.536 14½ 44–33 38–38
Boston Braves 8172 0.529 15½ 45–31 36–41
Philadelphia Phillies 6985 0.448 28 41–36 28–49
Cincinnati Reds 6787 0.435 30 35–42 32–45
Pittsburgh Pirates 6391 0.409 34 37–40 26–51
New York Giants 6193 0.396 36 38–39 23–54

Record vs. opponents

1946 National League record

Sources:
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston —5–1712–9–115–713–914–815–77–15
Brooklyn 17–5—11–1114–8–115–717–514–88–16
Chicago 9–12–111–11—13–917–512–1012–10–18–14
Cincinnati 7–158–14–19–13—14–88–14–113–98–14
New York 9–137–155–178–14—12–1010–1210–12
Philadelphia 8–145–1710–1214–8–110–12—14–88–14
Pittsburgh 7–158–1410–12–19–1312–108–14—9–13
St. Louis 15–716–814–814–812–1014–813–9—

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day lineup
NamePosition
Pee Wee ReeseShortstop
Billy HermanSecond baseman
Dick WhitmanLeft fielder
Gene HermanskiRight fielder
Jack GrahamFirst baseman
Carl FurilloCenter fielder
Lew RiggsThird baseman
Ferrell AndersonCatcher
Hal GreggStarting 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
CBruce Edwards9229278.267125
1BEd Stevens10331075.2421060
2BEddie Stanky144483132.273036
3BCookie Lavagetto8824257.236327
SSPee Wee Reese152542154.284560
OFCarl Furillo11733595.284335
OFPete Reiser122423117.2771173
OFDixie Walker150576184.3199116

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
Augie Galan9927485.310338
Dick Whitman10426569.260231
Howie Schultz9024963.253327
Ferrell Anderson7919951.256214
Billy Herman4718453.288028
Bob Ramazzotti6212025.20807
Gene Hermanski6411022.20008
Joe Medwick417724.312218
Eddie Miksis23487.14605
Stan Rojek454713.27702
Mike Sandlock19345.14700
Don Padgett19305.16719
Joe Tepsic1550.00000
Jack Graham251.20000
Lew Riggs140.00000
Goody Rosen331.33300
Earl Naylor320.00000
Otis Davis100----00
John Corriden100----00

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
Joe Hatten42222.014112.8485
Kirby Higbe42210.21783.03134
Vic Lombardi41193.013102.8960
Hal Gregg26117.1642.9954

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
Hank Behrman47150.21152.9378
Rube Melton2499.2631.9944
Ralph Branca2467.1313.8842
Ed Head1356.0323.2117
Rex Barney1653.2255.8736
Les Webber1143.0332.3016
Jean-Pierre Roy36.1009.956

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
Hugh Casey4611551.9931
Art Herring357253.3534
Harry Taylor40013.866
Paul Minner30106.753
Curt Davis100013.500
Glen Moulder10004.501
Cal McLish1000inf0

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Kirby Higbe

  • #2 in NL in strikeouts (134)
  • #3 in NL in wins (17)

Pete Reiser

  • MLB leader in stolen bases (34)

Eddie Stanky

  • #3 in NL in runs scored (98)

Dixie Walker

  • #2 in NL in RBI (116)
  • #3 in NL in batting average (.319)

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

  1. ↑ Jack Graham page at Baseball Reference
  2. ↑ Goody Rosen page at Baseball Reference
  3. ↑ Don Padgett page at Baseball Reference
  4. ↑ Billy Herman page at Baseball Reference

References

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