1946 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 1946 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 65th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 60th in the National League. The Pirates finished seventh in the league standings with a record of 63–91.
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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 | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 98 | 58 | 0.628 | — | 49–29 | 49–29 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 96 | 60 | 0.615 | 2 | 56–22 | 40–38 |
Chicago Cubs | 82 | 71 | 0.536 | 14½ | 44–33 | 38–38 |
Boston Braves | 81 | 72 | 0.529 | 15½ | 45–31 | 36–41 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 69 | 85 | 0.448 | 28 | 41–36 | 28–49 |
Cincinnati Reds | 67 | 87 | 0.435 | 30 | 35–42 | 32–45 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 63 | 91 | 0.409 | 34 | 37–40 | 26–51 |
New York Giants | 61 | 93 | 0.396 | 36 | 38–39 | 23–54 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BR | 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 | — |
Game log
1946 Game Log: 63–91 (Home: 37–40; Away: 26–51) | ||||||||
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April: 5–8 (Home: 4–4; Away: 1–4)
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May: 10–10 (Home: 8–5; Away: 2–5)
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June: 11–19 (Home: 8–9; Away: 3–10)
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July: 11–19 (Home: 5–7; Away: 6–12)
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August: 11–15 (Home: 9–10; Away: 2–5)
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September: 15–20 (Home: 3–5; Away: 12–15)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie Bold = Pirates team member |
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- June 17, 1946: Frank Colman was purchased from the Pirates by the New York Yankees.[2]
- 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.[3]
Roster
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Outfielders
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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 | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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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
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
References
- From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
- Frank Colman page at Baseball Reference
- Wally Westlake page at Baseball Reference