The 1946New York Yankees season was the team's 44th season. The team finished with a record of 87–67, finishing 17 games behind theBoston Red Sox. New York was managed byJoe McCarthy,Bill Dickey, andJohnny Neun. The Yankees played atYankee Stadium.
On May 24, Joe McCarthy, who had managed the team since 1931 and led them to seven World Championships, resigned.[2] Although he had been in ill health, there were also underlying issues with team executiveLarry MacPhail[3] and frustrations with the team's performance, especially that of pitcherJoe Page,[4] with whom he had an argument the previous day on the team plane.[5] Long-time Yankeecatcher Bill Dickey took over the team. Dickey himself resigned on September 12,[6] and coach Johnny Neun finished out the year at the helm.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 104 | 50 | .675 | — | 61–16 | 43–34 |
| Detroit Tigers | 92 | 62 | .597 | 12 | 48–30 | 44–32 |
| New York Yankees | 87 | 67 | .565 | 17 | 47–30 | 40–37 |
| Washington Senators | 76 | 78 | .494 | 28 | 38–38 | 38–40 |
| Chicago White Sox | 74 | 80 | .481 | 30 | 40–38 | 34–42 |
| Cleveland Indians | 68 | 86 | .442 | 36 | 36–41 | 32–45 |
| St. Louis Browns | 66 | 88 | .429 | 38 | 35–41 | 31–47 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 49 | 105 | .318 | 55 | 31–46 | 18–59 |
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | 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 | — | |||||
| 1946 New York Yankees roster | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
| Catchers
Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 | Aaron Robinson | 100 | 330 | 98 | .297 | 16 | 64 |
| 1B | Nick Etten | 108 | 323 | 75 | .232 | 9 | 49 |
| 2B | Joe Gordon | 112 | 376 | 79 | .210 | 11 | 47 |
| SS | Phil Rizzuto | 126 | 471 | 121 | .257 | 2 | 38 |
| 3B | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 129 | 487 | 122 | .251 | 0 | 37 |
| OF | Joe DiMaggio | 132 | 503 | 146 | .290 | 25 | 95 |
| OF | Charlie Keller | 150 | 538 | 148 | .275 | 30 | 101 |
| OF | Tommy Henrich | 150 | 565 | 142 | .251 | 19 | 83 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Lindell | 102 | 332 | 86 | .259 | 10 | 40 |
| Billy Johnson | 85 | 296 | 77 | .260 | 4 | 35 |
| Bill Dickey | 56 | 134 | 35 | .261 | 2 | 10 |
| Bud Souchock | 47 | 86 | 26 | .302 | 2 | 10 |
| Frankie Crosetti | 28 | 59 | 17 | .288 | 0 | 3 |
| Gus Niarhos | 37 | 40 | 9 | .225 | 0 | 2 |
| Oscar Grimes | 14 | 39 | 8 | .205 | 0 | 4 |
| Bobby Brown | 7 | 24 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
| Yogi Berra | 7 | 22 | 8 | .364 | 2 | 4 |
| Ken Silvestri | 13 | 21 | 6 | .286 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Colman | 5 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 1 | 5 |
| Eddie Bockman | 4 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Majeski | 8 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Drescher | 5 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
| Bud Metheny | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Weatherly | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spud Chandler | 34 | 257.1 | 20 | 8 | 2.10 | 138 |
| Bill Bevens | 31 | 249.2 | 16 | 13 | 2.23 | 120 |
| Tiny Bonham | 18 | 104.2 | 5 | 8 | 3.70 | 30 |
| Red Ruffing | 8 | 61.0 | 5 | 1 | 1.77 | 19 |
| Vic Raschi | 2 | 16.0 | 2 | 0 | 3.94 | 11 |
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 Page | 31 | 136.0 | 9 | 8 | 3.57 | 77 |
| Randy Gumpert | 33 | 132.2 | 11 | 3 | 2.31 | 63 |
| Al Gettel | 26 | 103.0 | 6 | 7 | 2.97 | 54 |
| Cuddles Marshall | 23 | 81.0 | 3 | 4 | 5.33 | 32 |
| Bill Wight | 14 | 40.1 | 2 | 2 | 4.46 | 11 |
| Mel Queen | 14 | 30.1 | 1 | 1 | 6.53 | 26 |
| Marius Russo | 8 | 18.2 | 0 | 2 | 4.34 | 7 |
| Frank Hiller | 3 | 11.1 | 0 | 2 | 4.76 | 4 |
| Tommy Byrne | 4 | 9.1 | 0 | 1 | 5.79 | 5 |
| Al Lyons | 2 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 4 |
| Karl Drews | 3 | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 8.53 | 4 |
| Steve Roser | 4 | 3.1 | 1 | 1 | 16.20 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Murphy | 27 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3.40 | 19 |
| Jake Wade | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.29 | 22 |
| Bill Zuber | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.71 | 3 |
| Charley Stanceu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 |
| Herb Karpel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 0 |
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAA | Kansas City Blues | American Association | Billy Meyer andBurleigh Grimes |
| AAA | Newark Bears | International League | George Selkirk |
| AA | Beaumont Exporters | Texas League | Jim Turner |
| A | Binghamton Triplets | Eastern League | Garland Braxton andLefty Gomez |
| A | Augusta Tigers | Sally League | Dib Williams |
| B | Quincy Gems | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Charles Marleau andCedric Durst |
| B | Sunbury Yankees | Interstate League | Walt Van Grofski |
| B | Norfolk Tars | Piedmont League | Tom Kain |
| C | Amsterdam Rugmakers | Canadian–American League | Solly Mishkin |
| C | Butler Yankees | Middle Atlantic League | Milt Rosner |
| C | Twin Falls Cowboys | Pioneer League | Earl Bolyard |
| C | Joplin Miners | Western Association | Jim Acton |
| D | Easton Yankees | Eastern Shore League | Jack Farmer |
| D | Wellsville Yankees | PONY League | Joe Abreu |
| D | Fond du Lac Panthers | Wisconsin State League | James Adlam |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Augusta[8]