1946 St. Louis Browns season

The 1946 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 66 wins and 88 losses.

1946 St. Louis Browns
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Sportsman's Park (since 1902) St. Louis, Missouri (since 1902)
Results
Record	66–88 (.429)
League place	7th
Other information
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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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 Records Sources:
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

1946 St. Louis Browns
Roster
Pitchers 10 Frank Biscan 47 Cliff Fannin 45 Stan Ferens 25 Tom Ferrick 30 Denny Galehouse 25 Al Hollingsworth 39 Chet Johnson 21 Ellis Kinder 35 Jack Kramer 44 Al LaMacchia 37 Ox Miller 40 Al Milnar 29 Bob Muncrief 27 Nels Potter 41 Fred Sanford 28 Tex Shirley 16 Ray Shore 31 Steve Sundra 26 Sam Zoldak		Catchers 11 Hank Helf 8,44 Frank Mancuso 10,22 Babe Martin 23 Les Moss  9 Joe Schultz 12,16 Ken Sears Infielders 23 George Archie  4 Johnny Berardino  6 Mark Christman  3 Babe Dahlgren  2 Bob Dillinger  7 Johnny Lucadello  1 Len Schulte  5 Vern Stephens 24 Chuck Stevens 37 Jerry Witte		Outfielders 22 George Bradley 18 Lou Finney 19 Joe Grace 18,40 Jeff Heath 17 Wally Judnich 12 Chet Laabs 19 Paul Lehner 15 Glenn McQuillen 14,20 Al Zarilla		Manager 32 Luke Sewell 34 Zack Taylor Coaches 33 Fred Hofmann 34 Zack Taylor -- Jack Tobin

Player stats

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
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
Jerry Witte	18	73	14	.192	2	4
Ken Sears	7	15	5	.333	0	1

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
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
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
Frank Biscan	16	1	1	1	5.16	9
Al LaMacchia	8	0	0	0	6.00	3

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	American Association	Don Gutteridge and George Detore
AA	San Antonio Missions	Texas League	Jimmy Adair
A	Elmira Pioneers	Eastern League	Ralph Winegarner
B	Springfield Browns	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Tony Robello
B	Spartanburg Spartans	Tri-State League	Frank Kappelman
C	Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers	Canadian–American League	Bennie Huffman
C	Paris Red Peppers	East Texas League	Homer Peel
C	Aberdeen Pheasants	Northern League	Gus Albright
D	Pittsburg Browns	Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League	Jim Crandall
D	Mayfield Clothiers	KITTY League	Ed O'Connell
D	Newark Moundsmen	Ohio State League	Bob Boken

References

1. Joe Grace page at Baseball Reference

External links

• 1946 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference
• 1946 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com