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1946 Boston Red Sox

104-50 • .675 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1946 Boston Red Sox went 104-50 (.675) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 792 runs, allowed 594, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Ted Williams (38 HR, 123 RBI) and Dave Ferriss (25-6, 3.25 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

104 Wins
50 Losses
.675 Win %
1st Rank
792 R 594 RA
Diff +198

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792 Runs Scored
594 Runs Allowed
+198 Run Diff
1,412K Attendance

📈 vs. 1946 AL Average

Batting Avg .270 6% above the 1946 league average (.255)
OBP .355 9% above the 1946 league average (.327)
SLG .401 10% above the 1946 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.38 4% better than the 1946 league average (3.51)
Runs Scored 792 26% above the 1946 league average (630 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,412,141
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Avg per Game 18,104

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1946

Batting Avg

1 Ted Williams 0.342 2 Johnny Pesky 0.335 3 Dom DiMaggio 0.316 4 Roy Partee 0.315 5 Leon Culberson 0.313

Home Runs

1 Ted Williams 38 2 Bobby Doerr 18 3 Rudy York 17 4 Dom DiMaggio 7 5 Rip Russell 6

RBI

1 Ted Williams 123 2 Rudy York 119 3 Bobby Doerr 116 4 Dom DiMaggio 73 5 Johnny Pesky 55
1946 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Johnny Pesky 153 621 115 208 43 4 2 55 65 29 9 0.335
Bobby Doerr 151 583 95 158 34 9 18 116 66 67 5 0.271
Rudy York 154 579 78 160 30 6 17 119 86 93 3 0.276
Dom DiMaggio 142 534 85 169 24 7 7 73 66 58 10 0.316
Ted Williams 150 514 142 176 37 8 38 123 156 44 0 0.342
Hal Wagner 117 370 39 85 12 2 6 52 69 32 3 0.230
George Metkovich 86 281 42 69 15 2 4 25 36 39 8 0.246
Rip Russell 80 274 22 57 10 1 6 35 13 30 1 0.208
Pinky Higgins 64 200 18 55 11 1 2 28 24 24 0 0.275
Leon Culberson 59 179 34 56 10 1 3 18 16 19 3 0.313
Wally Moses 48 175 23 36 11 3 2 17 14 15 2 0.206
Tom McBride 61 153 21 46 5 2 0 19 9 6 0 0.301
Dave Ferriss 45 115 12 24 6 0 0 7 5 19 0 0.209
Roy Partee 40 111 13 35 5 2 0 9 13 14 0 0.315
Tex Hughson 39 91 5 12 1 0 0 4 8 28 0 0.132
Mickey Harris 34 78 11 18 1 0 0 5 10 21 0 0.231
Eddie Pellagrini 22 71 7 15 3 1 2 4 3 18 1 0.211
Joe Dobson 32 50 5 5 0 0 0 2 4 28 0 0.100
Don Gutteridge 22 47 8 11 3 0 1 6 2 7 0 0.234
Jim Bagby 21 42 2 5 1 0 0 2 2 9 0 0.119
Ernie Andres 15 41 0 4 2 0 0 1 3 5 0 0.098
Eddie McGah 15 37 2 8 1 1 0 1 7 7 0 0.216
Johnny Lazor 23 29 1 4 0 0 1 4 2 11 0 0.138
Paul Campbell 28 26 3 3 1 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.115
Earl Johnson 29 22 4 5 2 0 0 4 4 9 0 0.227
Bill Zuber 15 18 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 0.111
Bob Klinger 28 16 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.312
Frankie Pytlak 4 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.143
Charlie Wagner 8 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.091
Clem Dreisewerd 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.000
Mace Brown 18 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Carey 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Bill Butland 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.250
Ben Steiner 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Randy Heflin 5 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.667
Mel Deutsch 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Ryba 9 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Andy Gilbert 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1946

ERA

1 Bob Klinger 2.37 2 Bill Zuber 2.54 3 Tex Hughson 2.75 4 Joe Dobson 3.24 5 Dave Ferriss 3.25

Wins

1 Dave Ferriss 25 2 Tex Hughson 20 3 Mickey Harris 17 4 Joe Dobson 13 5 Jim Bagby 7

Strikeouts

1 Tex Hughson 172 2 Mickey Harris 131 3 Dave Ferriss 106 4 Joe Dobson 91 5 Earl Johnson 40
1946 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tex Hughson 20 11 2.75 39 35 3 278.0 252 85 51 172
Dave Ferriss 25 6 3.25 40 35 3 274.0 274 99 71 106
Mickey Harris 17 9 3.64 34 30 0 222.2 236 90 76 131
Joe Dobson 13 7 3.24 32 24 0 166.2 148 60 68 91
Jim Bagby 7 6 3.71 21 11 0 106.2 117 44 49 16
Earl Johnson 5 4 3.71 29 5 3 80.0 78 33 39 40
Bob Klinger 3 2 2.37 28 1 9 57.0 49 15 25 16
Bill Zuber 5 1 2.54 15 7 0 56.2 37 16 39 29
Clem Dreisewerd 4 1 4.18 20 1 0 47.1 50 22 15 19
Charlie Wagner 1 0 5.87 8 4 0 30.2 32 20 19 14
Mace Brown 3 1 2.05 18 0 1 26.1 26 6 16 10
Bill Butland 1 0 11.02 5 2 0 16.1 23 20 13 10
Randy Heflin 0 1 2.45 5 1 0 14.2 16 4 12 6
Mike Ryba 0 1 3.55 9 0 1 12.2 12 5 5 5
Mel Deutsch 0 0 5.68 3 0 0 6.1 7 4 3 2
Jim Wilson 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0.2 2 2 0 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to SLN 4-3

👥 Roster (39)

Ernie Andres Jim Bagby Mace Brown Bill Butland Paul Campbell Tom Carey Leon Culberson Mel Deutsch Dom DiMaggio Joe Dobson Bobby Doerr Clem Dreisewerd +27 more

39 players

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The 1946 Boston Red Sox in brief

The 1946 Boston Red Sox finished 104-50, a .675 winning percentage, placing 1st in the AL. This was a year in which the Boston Red Sox won the pennant. With 792 runs scored and 594 given up, the 1946 differential was +198. Against a league average of .255, the 1946 Boston Red Sox batted .270. The staff ERA of 3.38 was 4% better than the league average of 3.51.

The home park, Fenway Park II, recorded 1,412,141 in attendance, about 18,104 a game. For power, Ted Williams led the way with 38 homers. Dave Ferriss was the top winner, with 25 victories. Tex Hughson struck out 172, the most on the club. The World Series ended in a loss against SLN 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1946 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1946 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1946 Boston Red Sox finished 104-50 (.675 win pct).
How did the 1946 Boston Red Sox finish?
The 1946 Boston Red Sox finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1946 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Ted Williams led the 1946 Boston Red Sox with 38 home runs.
What was the 1946 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1946 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 3.38.
Did the 1946 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1946 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1946 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1946 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
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