| 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers | |
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| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn, New York |
| Record | 96–60 (.615) |
| League place | 2nd |
| Owners | James &Dearie Mulvey,Walter O'Malley,Branch Rickey,John L. Smith |
| President | Branch Rickey |
| Managers | Leo Durocher |
| Radio | WHN Red Barber,Connie Desmond |
The1946 Brooklyn Dodgers finished the season tied for first place with theSt. Louis Cardinals. The two teams played in thefirst ever regular season tie-breaker to decide the pennant, and the Cardinals took two straight to win the title.
This season was the team's – andMajor League Baseball's – last non-integrated one.
On October 23, 1945, the Dodgers signedJackie 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 ofFleet andWelday Walker in 1884. For the 1946 season, Robinson was assigned to theMontreal Royals, the Dodgers' top farm team.
Later in the offseason, the Dodgers signed two more players from theNegro leagues,Roy Campanella andDon Newcombe, who were assigned to theNashua Dodgers.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 98 | 58 | .628 | — | 49–29 | 49–29 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 96 | 60 | .615 | 2 | 56–22 | 40–38 |
| Chicago Cubs | 82 | 71 | .536 | 14½ | 44–33 | 38–38 |
| Boston Braves | 81 | 72 | .529 | 15½ | 45–31 | 36–41 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 69 | 85 | .448 | 28 | 41–36 | 28–49 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 67 | 87 | .435 | 30 | 35–42 | 32–45 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 63 | 91 | .409 | 34 | 37–40 | 26–51 |
| New York Giants | 61 | 93 | .396 | 36 | 38–39 | 23–54 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | 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 | — | |||||
| 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters
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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 | Bruce Edwards | 92 | 292 | 78 | .267 | 1 | 25 |
| 1B | Ed Stevens | 103 | 310 | 75 | .242 | 10 | 60 |
| 2B | Eddie Stanky | 144 | 483 | 132 | .273 | 0 | 36 |
| 3B | Cookie Lavagetto | 88 | 242 | 57 | .236 | 3 | 27 |
| SS | Pee Wee Reese | 152 | 542 | 154 | .284 | 5 | 60 |
| OF | Carl Furillo | 117 | 335 | 95 | .284 | 3 | 35 |
| OF | Pete Reiser | 122 | 423 | 117 | .277 | 11 | 73 |
| OF | Dixie Walker | 150 | 576 | 184 | .319 | 9 | 116 |
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 Galan | 99 | 274 | 85 | .310 | 3 | 38 |
| Dick Whitman | 104 | 265 | 69 | .260 | 2 | 31 |
| Howie Schultz | 90 | 249 | 63 | .253 | 3 | 27 |
| Ferrell Anderson | 79 | 199 | 51 | .256 | 2 | 14 |
| Billy Herman | 47 | 184 | 53 | .288 | 0 | 28 |
| Bob Ramazzotti | 62 | 120 | 25 | .208 | 0 | 7 |
| Gene Hermanski | 64 | 110 | 22 | .200 | 0 | 8 |
| Joe Medwick | 41 | 77 | 24 | .312 | 2 | 18 |
| Eddie Miksis | 23 | 48 | 7 | .146 | 0 | 5 |
| Stan Rojek | 45 | 47 | 13 | .277 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Sandlock | 19 | 34 | 5 | .147 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Padgett | 19 | 30 | 5 | .167 | 1 | 9 |
| Joe Tepsic | 15 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Graham | 2 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Lew Riggs | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Goody Rosen | 3 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Naylor | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Otis Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
| John Corriden | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Hatten | 42 | 222.0 | 14 | 11 | 2.84 | 85 |
| Kirby Higbe | 42 | 210.2 | 17 | 8 | 3.03 | 134 |
| Vic Lombardi | 41 | 193.0 | 13 | 10 | 2.89 | 60 |
| Hal Gregg | 26 | 117.1 | 6 | 4 | 2.99 | 54 |
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 Behrman | 47 | 150.2 | 11 | 5 | 2.93 | 78 |
| Rube Melton | 24 | 99.2 | 6 | 3 | 1.99 | 44 |
| Ralph Branca | 24 | 67.1 | 3 | 1 | 3.88 | 42 |
| Ed Head | 13 | 56.0 | 3 | 2 | 3.21 | 17 |
| Rex Barney | 16 | 53.2 | 2 | 5 | 5.87 | 36 |
| Les Webber | 11 | 43.0 | 3 | 3 | 2.30 | 16 |
| Jean-Pierre Roy | 3 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 9.95 | 6 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Casey | 46 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1.99 | 31 |
| Art Herring | 35 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3.35 | 34 |
| Harry Taylor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.86 | 6 |
| Paul Minner | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 3 |
| Curt Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
| Glen Moulder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
| Cal McLish | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | inf | 0 |
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