1946 Season

28 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1946 Major League Baseball season was played by 28 teams. The St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series, defeating the Boston Red Sox. Hank Greenberg led with 44 home runs, Enos Slaughter led with 130 RBI, and Stan Musial led with 228 hits. This page carries the 1946 standings, league leaders, postseason results and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

1946 Bracket
World Series SLN def. BOS (4-3)
NWS NE def. KCM (4-3)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

1946 Home Run Leaders

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Batting Average

1 Cool Papa Bell 0.397 2 Monte Irvin 0.369 3 Stan Musial 0.365 4 Ted Strong 0.364 5 Larry Doby 0.363

Home Runs

1 Hank Greenberg 44 2 Ted Williams 38 3 Charlie Keller 30 4 Pat Seerey 26 5 Joe DiMaggio 25

RBI

1 Enos Slaughter 130 2 Hank Greenberg 127 3 Ted Williams 123 4 Rudy York 119 5 Bobby Doerr 116

Stolen Bases

1 Pete Reiser 34 2 George Case 28 3 Bert Haas 22 4 Johnny Hopp 21 5 Lennie Pearson 18

Hits

1 Stan Musial 228 2 Johnny Pesky 208 3 Mickey Vernon 207 4 Dixie Walker 184 5 Enos Slaughter 183

Runs

1 Ted Williams 142 2 Stan Musial 124 3 Johnny Pesky 115 4 Eddie Lake 105 5 Enos Slaughter 100
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1946 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA

1 Satchel Paige 1.29 2 Gene Thompson 1.29 3 Angel García 1.36 4 Hilton Smith 1.39 5 Gordon Maltzberger 1.59

Wins

1 Bob Feller 26 2 Hal Newhouser 26 3 Dave Ferriss 25 4 Howie Pollet 21 5 Spud Chandler 20

Strikeouts

1 Bob Feller 348 2 Hal Newhouser 275 3 Tex Hughson 172 4 Virgil Trucks 161 5 Dizzy Trout 151

Saves

1 Bob Klinger 9 2 Earl Caldwell 8 3 Johnny Murphy 7 4 Ken Raffensberger 6 5 Hugh Casey 5

WHIP

1 Satchel Paige 0.83 2 Gordon Maltzberger 0.91 3 Tom Ferrick 0.96 4 Hilton Smith 0.97 5 Schoolboy Rowe 0.98
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📋 Standings

NAL

Kansas City Monarchs ★ 48-17 Birmingham Black Barons 34-31 Cleveland Buckeyes 33-32 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 31-37 Memphis Red Sox 32-42 Chicago American Giants 30-49

NN2

Newark Eagles ★ 46-16 New York Cubans 28-21 Philadelphia Stars 27-28 Baltimore Elite Giants 27-29 Homestead Grays 26-30 New York Black Yankees 8-38

American League

Boston Red Sox ★ 104-50 Detroit Tigers 92-62 New York Yankees 87-67 Washington Senators 76-78 Chicago White Sox 74-80 Cleveland Indians 68-86 St. Louis Browns 66-88 Philadelphia Athletics 49-105

National League

St. Louis Cardinals ★ 98-58 Brooklyn Dodgers 96-60 Chicago Cubs 82-71 Boston Braves 81-72 Philadelphia Phillies 69-85 Cincinnati Reds 67-87 Pittsburgh Pirates 63-91 New York Giants 61-93

1946 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1946?
The St. Louis Cardinals won the 1946 World Series, beating the Boston Red Sox.
How many teams played in 1946?
28 teams played in the 1946 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1946?
Hank Greenberg led with 44 home runs in 1946.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1946?
Enos Slaughter led with 130 RBI in 1946.
Who led MLB in hits in 1946?
Stan Musial led with 228 hits in 1946.
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