1946 Brooklyn Dodgers

96-60 • .615 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers went 96-60 (.615) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 701 runs, allowed 570, and played home games at Ebbets Field. Team leaders included Pete Reiser (11 HR, 73 RBI) and Kirby Higbe (17-8, 3.03 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

96 Wins
60 Losses
.615 Win %
2nd Rank
701 R 570 RA
Diff +131

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701 Runs Scored
570 Runs Allowed
+131 Run Diff
1,820K Attendance

📈 vs. 1946 NL Average

Batting Avg .260 2% above the 1946 league average (.255)
OBP .347 6% above the 1946 league average (.328)
SLG .360 1% above the 1946 league average (.355)
Team ERA 3.05 11% better than the 1946 league average (3.42)
Runs Scored 701 14% above the 1946 league average (614 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEbbets Field
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 1,820,559
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Avg per Game 23,045

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1946

Batting Avg

1 Dixie Walker 0.319 2 Joe Medwick 0.312 3 Augie Galan 0.310 4 Billy Herman 0.288 5 Pee Wee Reese 0.284

Home Runs

1 Pete Reiser 11 2 Ed Stevens 10 3 Dixie Walker 9 4 Pee Wee Reese 5 5 Carl Furillo 3

RBI

1 Dixie Walker 116 2 Pete Reiser 73 3 Pee Wee Reese 60 4 Ed Stevens 60 5 Augie Galan 38
1946 Brooklyn Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dixie Walker 150 576 80 184 29 9 9 116 67 28 14 0.319
Pee Wee Reese 152 542 79 154 16 10 5 60 87 71 10 0.284
Eddie Stanky 144 483 98 132 24 7 0 36 137 56 8 0.273
Pete Reiser 122 423 75 117 21 5 11 73 55 58 34 0.277
Carl Furillo 117 335 29 95 18 6 3 35 31 20 6 0.284
Ed Stevens 103 310 34 75 13 7 10 60 27 44 2 0.242
Bruce Edwards 92 292 24 78 13 5 1 25 34 20 1 0.267
Augie Galan 99 274 53 85 22 5 3 38 68 21 8 0.310
Dick Whitman 104 265 39 69 15 3 2 31 22 19 5 0.260
Howie Schultz 90 249 27 63 14 1 3 27 16 34 2 0.253
Cookie Lavagetto 88 242 36 57 9 1 3 27 38 17 3 0.236
Ferrell Anderson 79 199 19 51 10 0 2 14 18 21 1 0.256
Billy Herman 47 184 24 53 8 4 0 28 26 10 2 0.288
Bob Ramazzotti 62 120 10 25 4 0 0 7 9 13 0 0.208
Gene Hermanski 64 110 15 22 2 2 0 8 17 10 2 0.200
Joe Hatten 42 79 4 6 1 0 0 4 2 24 1 0.076
Kirby Higbe 42 77 5 10 2 0 0 7 0 11 0 0.130
Joe Medwick 41 77 7 24 4 0 2 18 6 5 0 0.312
Vic Lombardi 43 61 6 14 1 0 0 8 3 11 0 0.230
Eddie Miksis 23 48 3 7 0 0 0 5 3 3 0 0.146
Stan Rojek 45 47 11 13 2 1 0 2 4 1 1 0.277
Hank Behrman 47 42 1 4 0 0 0 2 2 23 0 0.095
Mike Sandlock 19 34 1 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0.147
Hal Gregg 26 32 3 4 0 0 0 1 2 13 0 0.125
Don Padgett 19 30 2 5 1 0 1 9 4 4 0 0.167
Rube Melton 24 28 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.107
Hugh Casey 46 22 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.136
Art Herring 35 22 2 4 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.182
Ralph Branca 24 18 3 2 0 0 0 0 5 8 0 0.111
Rex Barney 16 17 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.235
Ed Head 13 16 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.312
Les Webber 11 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.100
Jack Graham 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Joe Tepsic 15 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Lew Riggs 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Goody Rosen 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Earl Naylor 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jean-Pierre Roy 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Corriden 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Curt Davis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Otis Davis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cal McLish 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Minner 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Glen Moulder 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Harry Taylor 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1946

ERA

1 Hugh Casey 1.99 2 Rube Melton 1.99 3 Les Webber 2.30 4 Joe Hatten 2.84 5 Vic Lombardi 2.89

Wins

1 Kirby Higbe 17 2 Joe Hatten 14 3 Vic Lombardi 13 4 Hank Behrman 11 5 Hugh Casey 11

Strikeouts

1 Kirby Higbe 134 2 Joe Hatten 85 3 Hank Behrman 78 4 Vic Lombardi 60 5 Hal Gregg 54
1946 Brooklyn Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Joe Hatten 14 11 2.84 42 30 2 222.0 207 70 110 85
Kirby Higbe 17 8 3.03 42 29 1 210.2 178 71 107 134
Vic Lombardi 13 10 2.89 41 25 3 193.0 170 62 84 60
Hank Behrman 11 5 2.93 47 11 4 150.2 138 49 69 78
Hal Gregg 6 4 2.99 26 16 2 117.1 103 39 44 54
Hugh Casey 11 5 1.99 46 1 5 99.2 101 22 33 31
Rube Melton 6 3 1.99 24 12 1 99.2 72 22 52 44
Art Herring 7 2 3.35 35 2 5 86.0 91 32 29 34
Ralph Branca 3 1 3.88 24 10 3 67.1 62 29 41 42
Ed Head 3 2 3.21 13 7 1 56.0 56 20 24 17
Rex Barney 2 5 5.87 16 9 0 53.2 46 35 51 36
Les Webber 3 3 2.30 11 4 0 43.0 34 11 15 16
Jean-Pierre Roy 0 0 9.95 3 1 0 6.1 5 7 5 6
Harry Taylor 0 0 3.86 4 0 1 4.2 5 2 1 6
Paul Minner 0 1 6.75 3 0 0 4.0 6 3 3 3
Curt Davis 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 2.0 3 3 2 0
Glen Moulder 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 1
Cal McLish 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (45)

Ferrell Anderson Rex Barney Hank Behrman Ralph Branca Hugh Casey John Corriden Curt Davis Otis Davis Bruce Edwards Carl Furillo Augie Galan Jack Graham +33 more

45 players

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The 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers in brief

The record for the 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers reads 96 wins and 60 losses, good for 2nd in the NL. With 701 runs scored and 570 given up, the 1946 differential was +131. The team batting average of .260 was 2% above the 1946 league mark of .255. The staff ERA of 3.05 was 11% better than the league average of 3.42. League clubs averaged 614 runs that year, so the Brooklyn Dodgers scored 14% more.

Ebbets Field was home in 1946, drawing a total attendance of 1,820,559. Pete Reiser led the club in home runs with 11. Dixie Walker led in RBI with 116. The pitching staff's wins leader was Kirby Higbe (17). In all, the roster shows 45 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers

What was the 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers record?
The 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers finished 96-60 (.615 win pct).
Who led the 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers in home runs?
Pete Reiser led the 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers with 11 home runs.
What was the 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers team ERA?
The 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers posted a team ERA of 3.05.
Did the 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series?
No. The 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers play?
The 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers played home games at Ebbets Field.
Who led the 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Pete Reiser (11 HR, 73 RBI) and Kirby Higbe (17-8, 3.03 ERA).
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