1946 Philadelphia Athletics season
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1946 Philadelphia Athletics season
| 1946 Philadelphia Athletics |
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| Owner(s) | Connie Mack | |
| Manager(s) | Connie Mack | |
| Local radio | WIBG (By Saam, Claude Haring) |
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The 1946 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 49 wins and 105 losses.
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Regular season
Buddy Rosar led the American League in assists and set the record for errorless games by a catcher, posting a 1.000 fielding percentage in 117 games.[1][2]
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Boston Red Sox | 104 | 50 | .675 | -- |
| Detroit Tigers | 92 | 62 | .597 | 12 |
| New York Yankees | 87 | 67 | .565 | 17 |
| Washington Senators | 76 | 78 | .494 | 28 |
| Chicago White Sox | 74 | 80 | .481 | 30 |
| Cleveland Indians | 68 | 86 | .442 | 36 |
| St. Louis Browns | 66 | 88 | .429 | 38 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 49 | 105 | .318 | 55 |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches |
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Player stats
Batting
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 |
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| C | Buddy Rosar | 121 | 424 | 120 | .283 | 2 | 47 |
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 |
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| George Kell | 26 | 87 | 26 | .299 | 0 | 11 |
| George Armstrong | 8 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
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 |
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| Bobo Newsom | 10 | 58.2 | 3 | 5 | 3.38 | 32 |
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 |
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| Bob Savage | 40 | 164 | 3 | 15 | 4.06 | 78 |
| Herman Besse | 7 | 20.2 | 0 | 2 | 5.23 | 10 |
| Joe Coleman | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 5.54 | 8 |
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 |
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| Everett Fagan | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.80 | 12 |
| Joe Berry | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.77 | 5 |
| Norm Brown | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.14 | 3 |
| Pat Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Porter Vaughan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Toronto Maple Leafs | International League | Harry Davis and Bill Norman |
| A | Savannah Indians | Sally League | Chief Bender and Lena Blackburne |
| B | Lancaster Red Roses | Interstate League | Tom Oliver |
| C | Kingston Ponies | Border League | Ben Lady |
| C | Martinsville Athletics | Carolina League | Cliff Bolton |
| D | Federalsburg A's | Eastern Shore League | Lew Krausse, Sr. |
| D | Lexington A's | North Carolina State League | Jimmy Maus |
References
External links
- 1946 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 1946 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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