| 1946 Philadelphia Phillies | |
|---|---|
| Also known as thePhiladelphia Blue Jays | |
| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| Owners | R. R. M. Carpenter |
| General managers | Herb Pennock |
| Managers | Ben Chapman |
| Radio | WIBG (By Saam, Claude Haring) |
The1946 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 64th season in thehistory of the franchise.
The Phillies held spring training in Miami Beach, Florida, returning toFlamingo Field where the team had trained from 1940 to 1942 before World War II travel restrictions kept teams close to home.[2] The team stayed at the Boulevard Hotel[3] at the corner of Dade Boulevard and Meridian Avenue.[4]
The Phillies held minor league camp in Dover, Delaware.[5]
For the first time in the 1946 season, thePhiladelphia Phillies used airplanes to travel between cities during the regular season. The Phillies chartered two planes and returned to Philadelphia from Chicago following the scheduled June 12 game against the Cubs.[6]
In June 1946, theCleveland American League club was sold toBill Veeck and a note appeared in theSporting News that the team was considering a spring training move toTucson, Arizona for 1947.
Paul Ficht, secretary of the Clearwater Chamber of Commerce, along with Mayor J.C. House, and city manager F.L. Hendrix spoke with theSt. Louis Browns, Newark Bears,Kansas City Blues, and Phillies about training in Clearwater in 1947. On July 27, 1946, Hendrix announced that the Phillies had accepted Clearwater's invitation to train atClearwater Athletic Field in 1947 on a one-year agreement.[7]
| 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 Philadelphia Phillies | |||||||||
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| 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 | Andy Seminick | 124 | 406 | 107 | .264 | 12 | 52 |
| 1B | Frank McCormick | 135 | 504 | 143 | .284 | 11 | 66 |
| 2B | Emil Verban | 138 | 473 | 130 | .275 | 0 | 34 |
| SS | Skeeter Newsome | 112 | 375 | 87 | .232 | 1 | 23 |
| 3B | Jim Tabor | 124 | 463 | 124 | .268 | 10 | 50 |
| OF | Ron Northey | 128 | 438 | 109 | .249 | 16 | 62 |
| OF | Del Ennis | 141 | 540 | 169 | .313 | 17 | 73 |
| OF | Johnny Wyrostek | 145 | 545 | 153 | .281 | 6 | 45 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Hughes | 89 | 276 | 65 | .236 | 0 | 22 |
| Charlie Gilbert | 88 | 260 | 63 | .242 | 1 | 17 |
| Rollie Hemsley | 49 | 139 | 31 | .223 | 0 | 11 |
| Vance Dinges | 50 | 104 | 32 | .308 | 1 | 10 |
| John O'Neil | 46 | 94 | 25 | .266 | 0 | 9 |
| Jimmy Wasdell | 26 | 51 | 13 | .255 | 1 | 5 |
| Lou Novikoff | 17 | 23 | 7 | .304 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Richardson | 6 | 20 | 3 | .150 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Murtaugh | 6 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 1 | 3 |
| Vince DiMaggio | 6 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 1 |
| Dee Moore | 11 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Letchas | 6 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Hasenmayer | 6 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
| Granny Hamner | 2 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Spindel | 1 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
| Glenn Crawford | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Burich | 2 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Raffensberger | 39 | 196.0 | 8 | 15 | 3.63 | 73 |
| Oscar Judd | 30 | 173.1 | 11 | 12 | 3.53 | 65 |
| Schoolboy Rowe | 17 | 136.0 | 11 | 4 | 2.12 | 51 |
| Blix Donnelly | 12 | 76.1 | 3 | 4 | 2.95 | 38 |
| Charley Stanceu | 14 | 70.1 | 2 | 4 | 4.22 | 23 |
| Al Jurisich | 13 | 68.1 | 4 | 3 | 3.69 | 34 |
| Lou Possehl | 4 | 13.2 | 1 | 2 | 5.93 | 4 |
| Dick Koecher | 1 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 10.13 | 2 |
| Al Milnar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | inf | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Schanz | 32 | 116.1 | 6 | 6 | 5.80 | 47 |
| Tommy Hughes | 29 | 111.0 | 6 | 9 | 4.38 | 34 |
| Dick Mauney | 24 | 90.0 | 6 | 4 | 2.70 | 31 |
| Lefty Hoerst | 18 | 68.1 | 1 | 6 | 4.61 | 17 |
| Hugh Mulcahy | 16 | 62.2 | 2 | 4 | 4.45 | 12 |
| Dick Mulligan | 19 | 54.2 | 2 | 2 | 4.77 | 16 |
| Ike Pearson | 5 | 14.1 | 1 | 0 | 3.77 | 6 |
| Art Lopatka | 4 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 16.88 | 4 |
| Eli Hodkey | 2 | 4.1 | 0 | 1 | 12.46 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Karl | 39 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4.96 | 15 |
| Johnny Humphries | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.01 | 10 |
| Charlie Ripple | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 3 |
| Don Grate | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.12 | 2 |
| Si Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 2 |
| Ben Chapman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
