1946 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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1946 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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| Owner(s) | Bill Benswanger, John W. Galbreath | |
| General manager(s) | Ray Kennedy | |
| Manager(s) | Frankie Frisch, Spud Davis | |
| Local radio | WWSW Rosey Rowswell, Jack Craddock |
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Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 98 | 58 | -- | .628 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 96 | 60 | 2 | .615 |
| Chicago Cubs | 82 | 71 | 14.5 | .536 |
| Boston Braves | 81 | 72 | 15.5 | .529 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 69 | 85 | 28 | .448 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 67 | 87 | 30 | .435 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 63 | 91 | 34 | .409 |
| New York Giants | 61 | 93 | 36 | .396 |
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- June 17, 1946: Frank Colman was purchased from the Pirates by the New York Yankees.[1]
- September 25, 1946: The Pirates traded $35,000 to the Oakland Oaks for Wally Westlake. The Pirates completed the deal by sending Johnny Hutchings to the Oaks on December 5.[2]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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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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| SS | Billy Cox | 121 | 411 | 119 | .290 | 2 | 36 |
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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| Frank Colman | 26 | 53 | 9 | .170 | 1 | 6 |
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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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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| Ed Bahr | 27 | 136.2 | 8 | 6 | 2.63 | 44 |
| Ed Albosta | 17 | 39.2 | 0 | 6 | 6.13 | 19 |
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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| Hank Gornicki | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.55 | 4 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Hollywood Stars | Pacific Coast League | Buck Fausett and Jimmy Dykes |
| AA | Birmingham Barons | Southern Association | Frank Snyder |
| A | Albany Senators | Eastern League | Ripper Collins |
| B | York White Roses | Interstate League | Boom-Boom Beck |
| B | Anniston Rams | Southeastern League | Tommy West |
| B | Selma Cloverleafs | Southeastern League | Frank Oceak |
| B | Yakima Stars | Western International League | Spencer Harris and Harlond Clift |
| C | Oil City Oilers | Middle Atlantic League | Charles Muse and Charles Harig |
| D | Tallassee Indians | Georgia-Alabama League | Johnnie Heving |
| D | Tallahassee Pirates | Georgia-Florida League | Art Doll |
| D | Bartlesville Owls | Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League | Keith Willoughby |
| D | Salisbury Pirates | North Carolina State League | Tuck McWilliams |
| D | Hornell Pirates | PONY League | Lou Briganti and Phil Seghi |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Anniston, Tallassee
Notes
References
- 1946 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1946 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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