Cleveland Indians | |
Season: | 1946 |
League: | American League |
Ballpark: | League Park Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City: | Cleveland, Ohio |
Owners: | Alva Bradley, Bill Veeck |
General Managers: | Roger Peckinpaugh, Bill Veeck |
Managers: | Lou Boudreau |
Radio: | WGAR (AM) WHK WJW WTAM (Jack Graney, Bob Neal, Earl Harper, Don Campbell, Tom Manning) |
In 1946, Bill Veeck finally became the owner of a major league team, the Cleveland Indians. He immediately put the team's games on radio, and set about to put his own indelible stamp on the franchise. Actor Bob Hope also acquired a minority share of the Indians.[1]
During the season, Bob Feller became the last pitcher to win at least 25 games in one season for the Indians in the 20th century.[3]
1946 Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | OutfieldersOther batters | ManagerCoaches |
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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C | Jim Hegan | 88 | 271 | 64 | .236 | 0 | 17 | |
1B | Les Fleming | 99 | 306 | 85 | .278 | 8 | 42 | |
2B | Dutch Meyer | 72 | 207 | 48 | .232 | 0 | 16 | |
SS | Lou Boudreau | 140 | 515 | 151 | .293 | 6 | 62 | |
3B | Ken Keltner | 116 | 398 | 96 | .241 | 13 | 45 | |
OF | Pat Seerey | 117 | 404 | 91 | .225 | 26 | 62 | |
OF | Hank Edwards | 124 | 458 | 138 | .301 | 10 | 54 | |
OF | George Case | 118 | 484 | 109 | .225 | 1 | 22 |
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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Jack Conway | 68 | 258 | 58 | .225 | 0 | 18 |
Felix Mackiewicz | 78 | 258 | 67 | .260 | 0 | 16 |
Ray Mack | 61 | 171 | 35 | .205 | 1 | 9 |
Frankie Hayes | 51 | 156 | 40 | .256 | 3 | 18 |
Don Ross | 55 | 153 | 41 | .268 | 3 | 14 |
Heinz Becker | 50 | 147 | 44 | .299 | 0 | 17 |
Gene Woodling | 61 | 133 | 25 | .188 | 0 | 9 |
34 | 98 | 24 | .245 | 2 | 14 | |
Bob Lemon | 55 | 89 | 16 | .180 | 1 | 4 |
Sherm Lollar | 28 | 62 | 15 | .242 | 1 | 9 |
Dale Mitchell | 11 | 44 | 19 | .432 | 0 | 5 |
Jimmy Wasdell | 32 | 41 | 11 | .268 | 0 | 4 |
Tom Jordan | 14 | 35 | 7 | .200 | 1 | 3 |
Howie Moss | 8 | 32 | 2 | .063 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Robinson | 8 | 30 | 12 | .400 | 3 | 4 |
Buster Mills | 9 | 22 | 6 | .273 | 0 | 3 |
Rusty Peters | 9 | 21 | 6 | .286 | 0 | 2 |
Jackie Price | 7 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 0 |
Ralph Weigel | 6 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
Ted Sopkowski | 2 | 8 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 1 |
Blas Monaco | 12 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Charlie Brewster | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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48 | 371.1 | 26 | 15 | 2.18 | 348 | |
Red Embree | 28 | 200.0 | 8 | 12 | 3.47 | 87 |
Allie Reynolds | 31 | 183.1 | 11 | 15 | 3.88 | 107 |
Steve Gromek | 29 | 153.2 | 5 | 15 | 4.33 | 75 |
Mel Harder | 13 | 92.1 | 5 | 4 | 3.41 | 21 |
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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Charlie Gassaway | 13 | 50.2 | 1 | 1 | 3.91 | 23 | |
Don Black | 18 | 43.2 | 1 | 2 | 4.53 | 15 | |
Ed Klieman | 9 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | 2 | |
Vic Johnson | 9 | 13.2 | 0 | 1 | 9.22 | 3 | |
Bob Kuzava | 2 | 12.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 4 | |
Ray Flanigan | 3 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 11.00 | 2 | |
Johnny Podgajny | 6 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 4 | |
Les Webber | 4 | 5.1 | 1 | 1 | 23.63 | 5 | |
Ralph McCabe | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 11.25 | 3 |
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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Bob Lemon | 32 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2.49 | 39 |
Joe Krakauskas | 29 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5.51 | 20 |
21 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3.38 | 16 | |
Pete Center | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.97 | 6 |
Tom Ferrick | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 9 |
Bob Feller, Pitcher (starter)
Frankie Hayes, Catcher (starter)
Ken Keltner, Third baseman (starter)
See also: Minor League Baseball.
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Harrisburg, Centreville, Batavia[7]