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The 1946 Boston Red Sox season was the 46th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished first in the American League (AL) with a record of 104 wins and 50 losses, and set a franchise record with a 15-game winning streak.[1][a] This was the team's sixth AL championship, and their first since 1918. In the 1946 World Series, the Red Sox lost to the National League (NL) champion St. Louis Cardinals, whose winning run in the seventh game was scored on Enos Slaughter's famous "Mad Dash".

LeagueAmerican League
BallparkFenway Park
Record104–50 (.675)
OwnersTom Yawkey
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1946 Boston Red Sox
American League champions
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkFenway Park
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Record104–50 (.675)
League place1st
OwnersTom Yawkey
PresidentTom Yawkey
General managersEddie Collins
ManagersJoe Cronin
RadioWNAC
(Jim Britt, Tom Hussey)
StatsESPN.com
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Regular season

Overview

The 1946 Red Sox were led by their All-Star left fielder, Ted Williams, who was in his first year back in the majors after serving as a fighter pilot in World War II. 1946 was Ted Williams first of two MVP seasons, and the only time he ever won a pennant. He was among the league leaders in many offensive categories, with a batting average of .342, 38 home runs and 123 runs batted in.[3]

On April 24, the Red Sox were 6–3, 1 game behind the Yankees and tied for second with the defending world series champion Tigers.[4] Then, from April 25 through May 10, they won 15 games in a row, beating the Yankees twice and sweeping the Tigers in a three-game series.[5] Over this stretch Ted Williams had a batting average of .442, with 4 home runs and 17 runs batted in.[6] On May 10 the Red Sox were 21–3 and leading the American League, 5+1⁄2 games ahead of the Yankees and 8 games ahead of the Tigers.[7] This was their biggest lead in 28 seasons, since winning their last pennant in 1918.[8] The fans took notice as the Red Sox had their highest attendance ever, nearly doubling their previous record. For the first time in Fenway Park history, the Red Sox were averaging over 10,000 fans per game, averaging 18,166 fans per game throughout 1946.[9]

The Red Sox never turned back, winning 12 straight decisions from May 29 through June 11, including their second three-game sweep of the Tigers.[5] On June 11, the Red Sox were 41–9, 10 games ahead of the Yankees.[10] From June 5 through July 21, in 48 games, Ted Williams had a batting average of .399, with 18 home runs and 52 runs batted in. The Red Sox swept the Tigers for the third time that year on July 11–13. On July 14, Williams hit three home runs in a game.[6] The Red Sox swept their rivals, the Yankees, in a double-header at Yankee Stadium on September 2, expanding their lead to 15+1⁄2 games ahead of the Yankees and 18 games ahead of the Tigers. The Red Sox clinched the American League pennant on September 13, off of an inside-the-park home run hit by Ted Williams, the only one of his major-league career.[11] It was their first pennant since 1918, when they won the World Series. The Red Sox ended the season 12 games ahead of the Tigers and 17 games ahead of the Yankees.[12]

While the Red Sox had clinched the American League pennant in September, the St. Louis Cardinals and Brooklyn Dodgers both finished atop the National League with a record of 96–58, necessitating a three-game playoff.

Further information: 1946 National League tie-breaker series

With the start of the 1946 World Series delayed, The Red Sox played a three-game series against an American League all-star team beginning October 1 at Fenway Park. The Red Sox won two of three, but Williams exacerbated his injury, which plagued him in the ensuing World Series against St. Louis.[13]

Season Log

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1946 Boston Red Sox Season Log: 104─50─2
April: 11─3
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordSource
1April 16@ Washington6─3Tex Hughson (1─0)Roger Wolff (0─1)─1─0[14]
2April 17@ Washington13─6 Earl Johnson (1─0)Walt Masterson (0─1)─2─0[15]
3April 18@ Washington3─1Mickey Harris (1─0)Ray Scarborough (0─1)─3─0[16]
4April 20Vs. Philadelphia1─2Tex Hughson (2─0)Dick Fowler (0─1)─4─0[17]
5April 21 (1)Vs. Philadelphia11─12Joe Dobson (1─0)Joe Berry (0─1)─5─0[18]
6April 21 (2)Vs. Philadelphia3─0Bobo Newsom (2─0)Jim Bagby Jr. (0─1)─5─1[19]
7April 22Vs. Philadelphia4─5Mickey Harris (2─0)Sid Hudson (0─1)─6─1[20]
8April 23Vs. Philadelphia8─2Roger Wolff (1─2)Mike Ryba (1─2)─6─2[21]
9April 24Vs. New York12─5Randy Gumpert (1─1)Tex Hughson (2─1) Jake Wade (1)6─3[22]
10April 25Vs. New York5─12Joe Dobson (2─0)Steve Roser (1─1)─7─3[23]
11April 26@ Philadelphia7─0Dave Ferriss (1─0)Dick Fowler (0─2)─8─3[24]
12April 28 (1)@ Philadelphia2─1Tex Hughson (3─1)Lou Knerr (0─2)─9─3[25]
13April 28 (2)@ Philadelphia5─1Mickey Harris (3─0)Bobo Newsom (2─1)─10─3[26]
14April 30Vs. Detroit0─4Joe Dobson (3─0)Hal Newhouser (3─1)─11─3[27]
May: 21─6
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordSource
15May 1Vs. Detroit1─13Dave Ferriss (2─0)Al Benton (1─2)─12─3[28]
16May 2Vs. Detroit4─5Clem Dreisewerd (1─0)Tommy Bridges (0─1)─13─3[29]
17May 3Vs. Cleveland4─9Mickey Harris (4─0)Red Embree (2─1)─14─3[30]
18May 4Vs. Cleveland2─6Jim Bagby Jr. (1─1)Bob Feller (2─3)─15─3[31]
19May 6 (1)Vs. St. Louis5─7Dave Ferriss (3─0)Denny Galehouse (0─4)─16─3[32]
20May 6 (2)Vs. St. Louis4─5Joe Dobson (4─0)Stan Ferens (0─2)─17─3[33]
21May 7Vs. St. Louis6─10Clem Dreisewerd (2─0)Tex Shirley (1─2)─18─3[34]
22May 8Vs. Chicago10─14Mickey Harris (5─0)Joe Haynes (1─1)Dave Ferriss (1)19─3[35]
23May 9Vs. Chicago5─7Jim Bagby Jr. (2─1)Eddie Lopat (2─2)Mace Brown (1)20─3[36]
24May 10@ New York5─4Earl Johnson (2─0)Joe Page (0─1)─21─3[37]
25May 11@ New York0─2Tiny Bonham (2─0)Tex Hughson (3─2)─21─4[38]
26May 12@ New York3─1Mickey Harris (6─0)Spud Chandler (5─1)─22─4[39]
27May 14@ Chicago3─0Dave Ferriss (4─0)Joe Haynes (1─2)─23─4[40]
28May 15@ Chicago2─3Johnny Rigney (1─1)Tex Hughson (3─3)Eddie Smith (1)23─5[41]
29May 16@ St Louis0─3Jack Kramer (2─0)Joe Dobson (4─1)─23─6[42]
30May 18@ St Louis18─8Mickey Harris (7─0)Tex Shirley (2─3)─24─6[43]
31May 19 (1)@ Detroit4─0Dave Ferriss (5─0)Dizzy Trout (3─2)─25─6[44]
32May 19 (2)@ Detroit1─3Hal Newhouser (6─1)Tex Hughson (3─4)─25─7[45]
33May 21@ Detroit6─4Earl Johnson (3─0)Al Benton (1─4)─26─7[46]
34May 22@ Cleveland7─4Dave Ferriss (6─0)Pete Center (0─1)Tex Hughson (1)27─7[47]
35May 23@ Cleveland2─3Red Embree (4─2)Randy Heflin (0─1)─27─8[48]
36May 25Vs. New York4─7Dave Ferriss (7─0)Spud Chandler (6─2)Earl Johnson (1)28─8[49]
37May 26 (1)Vs. New York0─1Tex Hughson (4─4)Bill Bevens (2─4)─29─8[50]
38May 26 (2)Vs. New York4─1Joe Page (2─1)Mickey Harris (7─1)─29─9[51]
39May 29Vs. Philadelphia0─2Dave Ferriss (8─0)Phil Marchildon (0─4)─30─9[52]
40May 30 (1)Vs. Washington5─6Joe Dobson (5─1)Sid Hudson (1─3)─31─9[53]
41May 30 (2)Vs. Washington2─7Mickey Harris (8─1)Ray Scarborough (3─2)─32─9[54]
June: 18─10─2
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordSource
42June 3 (1)Vs. Chicago1─6Dave Ferriss (9─0)Thornton Lee (2─3)─33─9[55]
43June 3 (2)Vs. Chicago2─5Joe Dobson (6─1)Eddie Lopat (3─4)─34─9[56]
44June 4Vs. St. Louis4─9Earl Johnson (4─0)Tex Shirley (3─5)─35─9[57]
45June 5Vs. St. Louis8─8───35─9─1[58]
46June 6Vs. St. Louis4─5Mace Brown (1─0)Ox Miller (1─2)Dave Ferriss (2)36─9─1[59]
47June 8Vs. Detroit4─15Joe Dobson (7─1)Hal Newhouser (9─2)Bob Klinger (1)37─9─1[60]
48June 9 (1)Vs. Detroit1─7Mickey Harris (9─1)Dizzy Trout (5─4)─38─9─1[61]
49June 9 (2)Vs. Detroit6─11Dave Ferriss (10─0)Fred Hutchinson (2─3)─39─9─1[62]
50June 10Vs. Cleveland3─6Bill Butland (1─0)Steve Gromek (3─6)Earl Johnson (2)40─9─1[63]
51June 11Vs. Cleveland5─10Bob Klinger (1─0)Red Embree (5─4)─41─9─1[64]
52June 12Vs. Cleveland7─2Bob Feller (10─4)Jim Bagby Jr. (2─2)─41─10─1[65]
53June 14@ Chicago5─9Earl Caldwell (3─2)Earl Johnson (4─1)─41─11─1[66]
54June 15@ Chicago6─7Joe Haynes (2─5)Dave Ferriss (10─1)Bill Dietrich (1)41─12─1[67]
55June 16 (1)@ Chicago6─1Tex Hughson (5─4)Thornton Lee (2─4)─42─12─1[68]
56June 16 (2)@ Chicago4─7Earl Caldwell (4─2)Jim Bagby Jr. (2─3)─42─13─1[69]
57June 17@ St. Louis1─7Jack Kramer (7─1)Mickey Harris (9─2)─42─14─1[70]
58June 18@ St. Louis0─1Bob Muncrief (1─2)Dave Ferriss (10─2)─42─15─1[71]
59June 20@ St. Louis0─2Sam Zoldak (6─6)Joe Dobson (7─2)─42─16─1[72]
60June 21@ Cleveland1─0Tex Hughson (6─4)Bob Feller (11─5)─43─16─1[73]
61June 22@ Cleveland3─4Joe Krakauskas (2─3)Dave Ferriss (10─3)─43─17─1[74]
62June 23 (1)@ Cleveland5─1Mickey Harris (10─2)Steve Gromek (3─7)─44─17─1[75]
63June 23 (2)@ Cleveland6─0Bill Zuber (1─1)Don Black (1─2)─45─17─1[76]
64June 24@ Detroit5─5───45─17─2[77]
65June 25@ Detroit1─0Tex Hughson (7─4)Fred Hutchinson (2─5)─46─17─2[78]
66June 26 (1)@ Detroit Tigers2─16Hal Newhouser (13─3)Joe Dobson (7─3)─46─18─2[79]
67June 26 (2)@ Detroit Tigers9─3Dave Ferriss (11─3)Virgil Trucks (11─6)─47─18─2[80]
68June 28Vs. Washington1─12Mickey Harris (11─2)Roger Wolff (4─7)─48─18─2[81]
69June 29Vs. Washington8─12Tex Hughson (8─4)Al LaMacchia (0─1)Bob Klinger (2)49─18─2[82]
70June 30 (1)Vs. Washington8─15Dave Ferriss (12─3)Bobo Newsome (4─7)─50─18─2[83]
71June 30 (2)Vs. Washington9─2Mickey Haefner (5─5)Earl Johnson (4─2)─50─19─2[84]
July: 20─10
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordSource
72July 2@ New York1─2Spud Chandler (12─3)Mickey Harris (11─3)─50─20─2[85]
73July 3@ New York2─3Joe Page (4─3)Tex Hughson (8─5)─50─21─2[86]
74July 4 (1)@ Philadelphia2─3Phil Marchildon (4─7)Dave Ferriss (12─4)─50─22─2[87]
75July 4 (2)@ Philadelphia9─8Clem Dreisewerd (3─0)Lou Knerr (2─8)Mike Ryba (1)51─22─2[88]
76July 5@ Philadelphia5─2Joe Dobson (8─3)Dick Fowler (5─7)Tex Hughson (2)52─22─2[89]
77July 6@ Washington0─4Mickey Haefner (6─5)Mickey Harris (11─4)─52─23─2[90]
78July 7 (1)@ Washington11─1Tex Hughson (9─5)Sid Hudson (6─6)─53─23─2[91]
79July 7 (2)@ Washington9─4Clem Dreisewerd (4─0)Walt Masterson (3─5)Bob Klinger (3)54─23─2[92]
80July 11Vs. Detroit2─3Tex Hughson (10─5)Fred Hutchinson (4─6)─55─23─2[93]
81July 12Vs. Detroit2─4Dave Ferriss (13─4)Virgil Trucks (10─7)─56─23─2[94]
82July 13Vs. Detroit4─5Mickey Harris (12─4)Dizzy Trout (8─7)Bob Klinger (4)57─23─2[95]
83July 14 (1)Vs. Cleveland10─11Jim Bagby Jr. (3─3)Joe Berry (1─2)Tex Hughson (3)58─23─2[96]
84July 14 (2)Vs. Cleveland4─6Bill Zuber (2─1)Red Embree (6─7)Dave Ferriss (3)59─23─2[97]
85July 16Vs. Cleveland6─3Bob Feller (16─6)Tex Hughson (10─6)─59─24─2[98]
86July 17 (1)Vs. Chicago1─3Joe Dobson (9─3)Eddie Lopat (5─7)─60─24─2[99]
87July 17 (2)Vs. Chicago1─6Dave Ferriss (14─4)Orval Grove (4─8)─61─24─2[100]
88July 18Vs. Chicago2─3Mickey Harris (13─4)Johnny Rigney (1─3)Bob Klinger (5)62─24─2[101]
89July 19Vs. Chicago2─9Bill Zuber (3─1)Joe Haynes (3─7)─63─24─2[102]
90July 20Vs. St. Louis5─4Jack Kramer (10─4)Tex Hughson (10─7)Tom Ferrick63─25─2[103]
91July 21 (1)Vs. St. Louis0─5Dave Ferriss (15─4)Tex Shirley (5─10)─64─25─2[104]
92July 21 (2)Vs. St. Louis4─7Joe Dobson (10─3)Cliff Fannin (2─1)Bob Klinger (6)65─25─2[105]
93July 23@ Chicago1─7Johnny Rigney (2─3)Bill Zuber (3─2)─65─26─2[106]
94July 24@ Chicago4─1Tex Hughson (11─7)Orval Grove (4─9)─66─26─2[107]
95July 25@ Chicago1─3Eddie Smith (6─7)Joe Dobson (10─4)Earl Caldwell (4)66─27─2[108]
96July 26@ St. Louis8─5Dave Ferriss (16─4)Nels Potter (6─6)─67─27─2[109]
97July 27@ St. Louis13─6Charlie Wagner (1─0)Bob Muncrief (2─6)Earl Johnson (3)68─27─2[110]
98July 28 (1)@ St. Louis2─3Denny Galehouse (5─7)Tex Hughson (11─8)─68─28─2[111]
99July 28 (2)@ St. Louis11─4Jim Bagby Jr. (4─3)Jack Kramer (10─6)─69─28─2[112]
100July 30@ Cleveland4─0Dave Ferriss (17─4)Steve Gromek (4─10)─70─28─2[113]
101July 31@ Cleveland1─4Bob Feller (20─6)Mickey Harris (13─5)─70─29─2[114]
August: 21─11
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordSource
102August 1@ Cleveland1─2Mel Harder (3─2)Joe Dobson (10─5)Joe Berry (1)70─30─2[115]
103August 2@ Detroit1─7Dizzy Trout (9─10)Tex Hughson (11─9)─70─31─2[116]
104August 3@ Detroit5─3Dave Ferriss (18─4)Fred Hutchinson (7─8)─71─31─2[117]
105August 4@ Detroit9─4Mickey Harris (14─5)Hal Newhouser (20─4)─72─31─2[118]
106August 6Vs. Philadelphia0─5Tex Hughson (12─9)Dick Fowler (8─11)─73─31─2[119]
107August 8 (1)Vs. Philadelphia3─4Joe Dobson (11─5)Phil Marchildon (7─12)─74─31─2[120]
108August 8 (2)Vs. Philadelphia6─10Bob Klinger (2─0)Bob Savage (1─10)─75─31─2[121]
109August 9@ New York4─3Dave Ferriss (19─4)Bill Bevens (12─8)─76─31─2[122]
110August 10@ New York5─7Johnny Murphy (3─2)Clem Dreisewerd (4─1)─76─32─2[123]
111August 11 (1)@ New York7─5Mace Brown (2─0)Spud Chandler (15─6)Bob Klinger (7)77─32─2[124]
112August 11 (2)@ New York1─9Joe Page (6─5)Jim Bagby Jr. (4─4)─77─33─2[125]
113August 13@ Philadelphia7─5Dave Ferriss (20─4)Bob Savage (1─11)─78─33─2[126]
114August 14@ Philadelphia3─1Tex Hughson (13─9)Dick Fowler (8─13)─79─33─2[127]
115August 15@ Philadelphia Athletics3─5Lou Knerr (3─13)Joe Dobson (11─6)─79─34─2[128]
116August 16Vs. New York1─4Mickey Harris (15─5)Spud Chandler (15─7)─80─34─2[129]
117August 17Vs. New York4─7Dave Ferriss (21─4)Tiny Bonham (3─5)─81─34─2[130]
118August 18 (1)Vs. New York5─0Bill Bevens (14─8)Tex Hughson (13─10)─81─35─2[131]
119August 18 (2)Vs. New York3─4Bob Klinger (3─0)Joe Page (6─6)─82─35─2[132]
120August 20 (1)Vs. St. Louis1─5Jim Bagby Jr. (5─4)Tex Shirley (6─11)─83─35─2[133]
121August 20 (2)Vs. St. Louis5─4Ellis Kinder (1─2)Mickey Harris (15─6)Tom Ferrick (4)83─36─2[134]
122August 21Vs. St. Louis9─12Dave Ferriss (22─4)Bob Muncrief (3─10)Bob Klinger (8)84─36─2[135]
123August 22Vs. Chicago4─3Earl Caldwell (11─3)Mace Brown (2─1)─84─37─2[136]
124August 24 (1)Vs. Chicago5─6Mace Brown (3─1)Earl Caldwell (11─4)─85─37─2[137]
125August 24 (2)Vs. Chicago3─1Frank Papish (3─4)Jim Bagby Jr. (5─5)─85─38─2[138]
126August 25 (1)Vs. Cleveland1─2Dave Ferriss (23─4)Red Embree (8─10)─86─38─2[139]
127August 25 (2)Vs. Cleveland6─13Earl Johnson (5─2)Allie Reynolds (10─12)─87─38─2[140]
128August 26Vs. Cleveland1─5Tex Hughson (14─10)Bob Lemon (2─5)─88─38─2[141]
129August 28Vs. Detroit7─2Fred Hutchinson (9─11)Mickey Harris (15─7)Johnny Gorsica (1)88─39─2[142]
130August 29Vs. Detroit9─8Dizzy Trout (12─12)Bob Klinger (3─1)─88─40─2[143]
131August 30 (1)Vs. Philadelphia0─6Tex Hughson (15─10)Lou Knerr (3─14)─89─40─2[144]
132August 30 (2)Vs. Philadelphia2─6Jim Bagby Jr. (6─5)Phil Marchildon (11─13)─90─40─2[145]
133August 31Vs. Philadelphia2─4Bill Zuber (4─2)Dick Fowler (9─14)Bob Klinger (9)91─40─2[146]
September: 13─10
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordSource
134September 1Vs. Philadelphia3─4Tex Hughson (16─10)Bob Savage (2─13)─92─40─2[147]
135September 2 (1)@ New York5─2Dave Ferriss (24─4)Tiny Bonham (5─6)─93─40─2[148]
136September 2 (2)@ New York3─1Mickey Harris (16─7)Joe Page (7─7)─94─40─2[149]
137September 4@ Washington4─2Tex Hughson (17─10)Sid Hudson (17─11)─95─40─2[150]
138September 5@ Washington1─0Jim Bagby Jr. (7─5)Ray Scarborough (6─10)─96─40─2[151]
139September 6@ Washington2─3Bobo Newsom (14─10)Earl Johnson (5─3)─96─41─2[152]
140September 7@ Philadelphia2─4Jesse Flores (8─5)Dave Ferriss (24─5)─96─42─2[153]
141September 8@ Philadelphia3─5Phil Marchildon (13─13)Tex Hughson (17─11)─96─43─2[154]
142September 10@ Detroit1─9Fred Hutchinson (11─11)Mickey Harris (16─8)─96─44─2[155]
143September 11@ Detroit3─7Dizzy Trout (15─12)Dave Ferriss (24─6)─96─45─2[156]
144September 12@ Cleveland1─4Bob Feller (24─12)Jim Bagby Jr. (7─6)─96─46─2[157]
145September 13@ Cleveland1─0Tex Hughson (18─11)Red Embree (8─12)─97─46─2[158]
146September 15 (1)@ Chicago4─1Dave Ferriss (25─6)Eddie Smith (8─11)─98─46─2[159]
147September 15 (2)@ Chicago0─6Johnny Rigney (4─5)Earl Johnson (5─4)─98─47─2[160]
148September 18@ St. Louis6─2Joe Dobson (12─6)Jack Kramer (13─9)─99─47─2[161]
149September 19@ St. Louis5─6Cliff Fannin (5─2)Bob Klinger (3─2)─99─48─2[162]
150September 21@ Washington7─5Bill Zuber (5─2)Mickey Haefner (13─11)─100─48─2[163]
151September 22@ Washington4─1Tex Hughson (19─11)Early Wynn (7─5)─101─48─2[164]
152September 24Vs. New York4─5Mickey Harris (17─8)Al Lyons (0─1)─102─48─2[165]
153September 25Vs. New York2─5Joe Dobson (13─6)Cuddles Marshall (3─4)─103─48─2[166]
154September 27Vs. Washington4─5Tex Hughson (20─11)Bobo Newsom (14─13)─104─48─2[167]
155September 28Vs. Washington4─3Early Wynn (8─5)Mickey Harris (17─9)─104─49─2[168]
156September 29Vs. Washington7─0Ray Scarborough (7─11)Joe Dobson (13─7)─104─50─2[169]
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Season standings

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American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Red Sox 10450 .675 — 61‍–‍16 43‍–‍34
Detroit Tigers 9262 .597 12 48‍–‍30 44‍–‍32
New York Yankees 8767 .565 17 47‍–‍30 40‍–‍37
Washington Senators 7678 .494 28 38‍–‍38 38‍–‍40
Chicago White Sox 7480 .481 30 40‍–‍38 34‍–‍42
Cleveland Indians 6886 .442 36 36‍–‍41 32‍–‍45
St. Louis Browns 6688 .429 38 35‍–‍41 31‍–‍47
Philadelphia Athletics 49105 .318 55 31‍–‍46 18‍–‍59
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Record vs. opponents

More information Team, BOS ...
1946 American League record

Sources:
Team BOS CWS CLE DET NYY PHA SLB WSH
Boston —13–915–715–7–114–817–514–8–116–6
Chicago 9–13—13–9–110–128–1412–1012–1010–12
Cleveland 7–159–13–1—5–1710–1215–715–7–17–15
Detroit 7–15–112–1017–5—13–917–514–812–10
New York 8–1414–812–109–13—16–614–814–8
Philadelphia 5–1710–127–155–176–16—10–126–16–1
St. Louis 8–14–110–127–15–18–148–1412–10—13–9
Washington 6–1612–1015–710–128–1416–6–19–13—
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Opening Day lineup

 7Dom DiMaggioCF
 6Johnny PeskySS
  9Ted WilliamsLF
 1Bobby Doerr2B
 3Rudy York1B
 2Catfish Metkovich   RF
35Ernie Andres3B
 8Hal WagnerC
21Tex HughsonP

Notable transactions

Roster

1946 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

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Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

Starters by position

Note: GP=Games played; AB=At bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home runs; RBI=Runs batted in; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting average; OBP=On base percentage; SLG=Slugging percentage

More information Pos, Player ...
Pos Player GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB AVG OBP SLG Ref
CHal Wagner117370 3985 12 2651 69.230 .354 .322 [172]
1BRudy York154579 78160 30 617119 86.276 .371 .437 [173]
2BBobby Doerr151583 95158 35 918117 66.271 .346 .455 [174]
SSJohnny Pesky153621 115208 43 4255 65.335 .401 .427 [175]
3BRip Russell80274 2257 10 1635 13.208 .247 .318 [176]
OFDom DiMaggio142534 85169 24 7773 66.316 .393 .427 [177]
OFTed Williams15051414217637838123156.342.497.667 [178]
OFGeorge Metkovich86281 4269 15 2425 36.246 .333 .356 [179]
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Position players

Note: GP=Games played; AB=At bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home runs; RBI=Runs batted in; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting average; OBP=On base percentage; SLG=Slugging percentage

More information Player, GP ...
Player GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB AVG OBP SLG Ref
Pinky Higgins64200 1855 11 1228 24.275 .356 .370 [180]
Leon Culberson59179 3456 10 1318 16.313 .369 .430 [181]
Wally Moses48175 2336 11 3217 14.206 .268 .337 [182]
Tom McBride62153 2146 5 2018 9.301 .340 .359 [183]
Roy Partee40111 1335 5 209 13.315 .387 .396 [184]
Eddie Pellagrini2271 715 3 124 3.211 .253 .366 [185]
Don Gutteridge2247 811 3 016 2.234 .265 .362 [186]
Ernie Andres1541 04 2 001 3.098 .159 .146 [187]
Eddie McGah1537 28 1 101 7.216 .341 .297 [188]
Johnny Lazor2329 14 0 014 2.138 .194 .241 [189]
Paul Campbell2826 33 1 000 2.115 .179 .154 [190]
Frankie Pytlak414 12 0 001 0.143 .143 .143 [191]
Tom Carey35 01 0 000 0.200 .200 .200 [192]
Ben Steiner34 11 0 000 0.250 .250 .250 [193]
Andy Gilbert21 10 0 000 0.000 .000 .000 [194]
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Pitchers

Note: GP=Games played; AB=At bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home runs; RBI=Runs batted in; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting average; OBP=On base percentage; SLG=Slugging percentage

More information Player, GP ...
Player GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB AVG OBP SLG Ref
Dave Ferriss45115 1224 6 007 5.209 .242 .261 [195]
Tex Hughson3991 512 1 004 8.132 .202 .143 [196]
Mickey Harris3478 1118 1 005 10.231 .318 .244 [197]
Joe Dobson3250 55 0 002 4.100 .167 .100 [198]
Jim Bagby Jr.2142 25 1 002 2.119 .159 .143 [199]
Earl Johnson2922 45 2 004 4.227 .346 .318 [200]
Bill Zuber1518 12 0 002 1.111 .158 .111 [201]
Bob Klinger2816 15 0 002 0.313 .313 .313 [202]
Charlie Wagner811 01 0 000 0.091 .091 .091 [203]
Clem Dreiseward2010 00 0 000 1.000 .091 .000 [204]
Mace Brown185 00 0 000 0.000 .000 .000 [205]
Bill Butland54 01 0 002 0.250 .250 .250 [206]
Randy Heflin53 02 0 001 0.667 .667 .667 [207]
Mike Ryba92 02 0 000 01.000 1.000 1.000 [208]
Mel Deutsch32 00 0 000 0.000 .000 .000 [209]
Totals1565318792144126850109737687.271.356.402[210]
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Pitching

Note: G=Games Played; GS=Games Started; IP=Innings Pitched; H=Hits; BB=Walks; R=Runs; ER=Earned Runs; SO=Strikeouts; W=Wins; L=Losses; SV=Saves; ERA=Earned Run Average

More information Player, G ...
Player G GS IP H BB R ER SO W L SV ERA Ref
Tex Hughson39 35278 252 51 89 851722011 32.75 [211]
Dave Ferriss40 35274 274 71 109 99106256 33.25 [212]
Mickey Harris34 30222+2⁄3 236 77 105 92131179 03.72 [213]
Joe Dobson32 24166+2⁄3 148 68 72 6090137 03.24 [214]
Jim Bagby Jr. 21 11 106+2⁄3 117 49 55 44 16 7 6 0 3.71 [215]
Earl Johnson 29 5 80 78 39 39 33 41 5 4 3 3.71 [216]
Bob Klinger 28 1 57 49 25 16 15 16 3 2 9 2.37 [217]
Bill Zuber 15 7 56+2⁄3 37 39 20 16 29 5 1 0 2.54 [218]
Clem Dreisewerd 20 1 47+1⁄3 50 15 22 22 19 4 1 0 4.18 [219]
Charlie Wagner 8 4 30+2⁄3 32 19 21 21 13 1 0 0 6.16 [220]
Mace Brown 18 0 26+1⁄3 26 16 7 6 10 3 1 1 2.05 [221]
Bill Butland 5 2 16+1⁄3 23 13 20 20 11 1 0 0 11.02 [222]
Randy Heflin 5 1 14+2⁄3 16 12 5 4 6 0 1 0 2.45 [223]
Mike Ryba 9 0 12+2⁄3 12 5 7 7 5 0 1 1 4.97 [224]
Mel Deutsch 3 0 6+1⁄3 7 3 5 4 2 0 0 0 5.68 [225]
Jim Wilson 1 0 0+2⁄3 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 27.00 [226]
Totals1561561396+2⁄3135950159452566710450203.38[227]
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Achievements, Awards, and Accomplishments

Team

The Red Sox led MLB in:

The Red Sox led the American League in:

Player

Ted Williams

Dave Ferriss

Bob Klinger

1946 World Series

Main article: 1946 World Series

NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL Boston Red Sox (3)

Sportsman's Park during the 1946 World Series
More information Game, Score ...
GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Boston 3, St. Louis 2 (10)October 6St. Louis36,218
2St. Louis 3, Boston 0October 7St. Louis35,815
3Boston 4, St. Louis 0October 9Boston34,500
4St. Louis 12, Boston 3October 10Boston35,645
5Boston 6, St. Louis 3October 11Boston35,982
6St. Louis 4, Boston 1October 13St. Louis35,768
7St. Louis 4, Boston 3October 15St. Louis36,143
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Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
More information Level, Team ...
Level Team League Manager
AAA Louisville Colonels American Association Fred Walters and Nemo Leibold
AA New Orleans Pelicans Southern Association Johnny Peacock
A Scranton Red Sox Eastern League Elmer Yoter
B Lynn Red Sox New England League Lawrence "Pip" Kennedy[254]
B Roanoke Red Sox Piedmont League Eddie Popowski
C Oneonta Red Sox Canadian–American League Red Marion
C Durham Bulls Carolina League Floyd "Pat" Patterson
D Geneva Red Birds Alabama State League Charles Holly
D Salem Friends/Lenoir Red Sox Blue Ridge League Noel Casbier
D Tarboro Tars Coastal Plain League Michael Kardish and F. L. "Bull" Hamons
D Milford Red Sox Eastern Shore League Wally Millies
D New Iberia Cardinals Evangeline League Aaron Ward
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Louisville, Scranton

Source:[255]: 407 [256][257][b]

Salem franchise moved to Lenoir on June 25, 1946[255]: 405 

† Noel Casbier is listed as the sole manager for Salem/Lenoir by Baseball-Reference.com[258]

Notes

  1. [a]
    The 15-game winning streak was matched by the 2026 Red Sox.[2]
  2. [b]
    This table uses the Encyclopedia summary list for 1946, cross-checked with cited Baseball-Reference.com pages.

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