1946 Brooklyn Dodgers season

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1946 Brooklyn Dodgers
Major league affiliations
Location
1946 Information
Owner(s) Branch Rickey, Walter O'Malley, Andrew Schmitz
General Manager(s) Branch Rickey
Manager(s) Leo Durocher
Local television none
Local radio WHN
Red Barber, Connie Desmond

The 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers finished the season tied for first place with the St. Louis Cardinals. The two teams played in the first ever playoff series to decide the pennant, with the Cardinals taking two straight to win the title.

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[edit] Season standings

National League W L GB Pct.
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

[edit] 1946 Roster

Opening Day Starters
Name Position
Pee Wee Reese Shortstop
Billy Herman Second Baseman
Dick Whitman Leftfielder
Gene Hermanski Rightfielder
Jack Graham First Baseman
Carl Furillo Centerfielder
Lew Riggs Third Baseman
Ferrell Anderson Catcher
Hal Gregg Starting Pitcher
1946 Brooklyn Dodgers roster
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Roster
Starting Pitchers

Relief Pitchers

 Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

[edit] Starting Pitchers stats

Name G GS IP W/L ERA BB SO CG

[edit] Relief Pitchers stats

Name G GS IP W/L ERA BB SO SV

[edit] Batting Stats

Name Pos G AB Avg. R H HR RBI SB


[edit] 1946 Awards

[edit] 1946 Transactions

[edit] 1946 Minor League Teams

[edit] External links

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1946 MLB season by team
American League
National League
Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis
1946 All-Star Game • 1946 World Series
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Formerly the Brooklyn Robins and the Brooklyn Dodgers • Based in Los Angeles, California
The Franchise
Ballparks
Culture
Rivalries
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
1 • 2 • 4 • 19 • 20 • 24 • 32 • 39 • 42 • 53
Key Personnel
Owner: Frank McCourt • General Manager: Ned Colletti • Manager: Joe Torre
Minors
Championships (6)
1955 • 1959 • 1963 • 1965 • 1981 • 1988
League Pennants
American Association: 1889 • National League: 1890 • 1899 • 1900 • 1916 • 1920 • 1941 • 1947 • 1949 • 1952 • 1953 • 1955 • 1956 • 1959 • 1963 • 1965 • 1966 • 1974 • 1977 • 1978 • 1981 • 1988
Division Titles
Western: 1974 • 1977 • 1978 • 1981 (first half) • 1983 • 1985 • 1988 • 1995 • 2004 • Wild Card: 1996 • 2006