1946 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1946 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
Location
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (since 1887)
Other information
Owner(s) Bill Benswanger, John W. Galbreath
Manager(s) Frankie Frisch, Spud Davis
Local radio WWSW
Rosey Rowswell, Jack Craddock
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The 1946 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 65th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 60th in Major League Baseball (MLB). The Pirates finished seventh in the National League with a record of 63–91.

Regular season

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

Notable transactions

Roster

1946 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

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
SS Cox, BillyBilly 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
Colman, FrankFrank 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

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
Bahr, EdEd Bahr 27 136.2 8 6 2.63 44
Albosta, EdEd 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
Gornicki, HankHank Gornicki 7 0 0 0 3.55 4

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
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

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