1946 Cincinnati Reds

67-87 • .435 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1946 Cincinnati Reds went 67-87 (.435) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 523 runs, allowed 570, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Grady Hatton (14 HR, 69 RBI) and Joe Beggs (12-10, 2.32 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

67 Wins
87 Losses
.435 Win %
6th Rank
523 R 570 RA
Diff -47

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523 Runs Scored
570 Runs Allowed
-47 Run Diff
711K Attendance

📈 vs. 1946 NL Average

Batting Avg .238 7% below the 1946 league average (.255)
OBP .306 7% below the 1946 league average (.328)
SLG .326 8% below the 1946 league average (.355)
Team ERA 3.08 10% better than the 1946 league average (3.42)
Runs Scored 523 15% below the 1946 league average (614 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 711,835
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Avg per Game 9,244

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1946

Batting Avg

1 Benny Zientara 0.289 2 Grady Hatton 0.271 3 Bert Haas 0.264 4 Ray Mueller 0.254 5 Al Libke 0.253

Home Runs

1 Grady Hatton 14 2 Eddie Lukon 12 3 Ray Mueller 8 4 Eddie Miller 6 5 Al Libke 5

RBI

1 Grady Hatton 69 2 Bert Haas 50 3 Ray Mueller 48 4 Al Libke 42 5 Eddie Miller 36
1946 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bert Haas 140 535 57 141 24 7 3 50 33 42 22 0.264
Grady Hatton 116 436 56 118 18 3 14 69 66 53 6 0.271
Dain Clay 121 435 52 99 17 0 2 22 53 40 11 0.228
Al Libke 124 431 32 109 22 1 5 42 43 50 0 0.253
Ray Mueller 114 378 35 96 18 4 8 48 27 37 0 0.254
Lonny Frey 111 333 46 82 10 3 3 24 63 31 5 0.246
Eddie Lukon 102 312 31 78 8 8 12 34 26 29 3 0.250
Bobby Adams 94 311 35 76 13 3 4 24 18 32 16 0.244
Eddie Miller 91 299 30 58 10 0 6 36 25 34 5 0.194
Benny Zientara 78 280 26 81 10 2 0 16 14 11 3 0.289
Claude Corbitt 82 274 25 68 10 1 1 16 23 13 3 0.248
Ray Lamanno 85 239 18 58 12 0 1 30 11 26 0 0.243
Max West 72 202 16 43 13 0 5 18 32 36 1 0.213
Bob Usher 92 152 16 31 5 1 1 14 13 27 2 0.204
Eddie Shokes 31 83 3 10 1 0 0 5 18 21 1 0.120
Mike McCormick 23 74 10 16 2 0 0 5 8 4 0 0.216
Johnny Vander Meer 33 73 6 18 2 0 0 2 1 21 0 0.247
Joe Beggs 28 63 4 14 2 0 0 2 4 17 0 0.222
Ewell Blackwell 33 56 2 6 1 0 0 2 1 12 0 0.107
Bucky Walters 24 55 6 7 2 0 0 5 4 12 2 0.127
Ed Heusser 29 53 8 11 3 0 0 1 3 11 0 0.208
Johnny Hetki 32 33 4 11 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 0.333
Harry Gumbert 36 32 1 8 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.250
Al Lakeman 23 30 0 4 0 0 0 4 2 7 0 0.133
Howie Moss 7 26 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.192
Clyde Vollmer 9 22 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 0.182
Clyde Shoun 27 21 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.095
Bob Malloy 27 18 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.278
Nate Andrews 7 14 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 7 0 0.071
Clayton Lambert 23 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.154
Lon Goldstein 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Garland Lawing 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
George Burpo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Dasso 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Howie Fox 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1946

ERA

1 Joe Beggs 2.32 2 Ewell Blackwell 2.45 3 Bucky Walters 2.56 4 Bob Malloy 2.75 5 Johnny Hetki 2.99

Wins

1 Joe Beggs 12 2 Johnny Vander Meer 10 3 Bucky Walters 10 4 Ewell Blackwell 9 5 Ed Heusser 7

Strikeouts

1 Ewell Blackwell 100 2 Johnny Vander Meer 94 3 Bucky Walters 60 4 Ed Heusser 47 5 Harry Gumbert 44
1946 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Johnny Vander Meer 10 12 3.17 29 25 0 204.1 175 72 78 94
Ewell Blackwell 9 13 2.45 33 25 0 194.1 160 53 79 100
Joe Beggs 12 10 2.32 28 22 1 190.0 175 49 39 38
Ed Heusser 7 14 3.22 29 21 2 167.2 167 60 39 47
Bucky Walters 10 7 2.56 22 22 0 151.1 146 43 64 60
Johnny Hetki 6 6 2.99 32 11 1 126.1 121 42 31 41
Harry Gumbert 6 8 3.25 36 10 4 119.0 112 43 42 44
Clyde Shoun 1 6 4.10 27 5 0 79.0 87 36 26 20
Bob Malloy 2 5 2.75 27 3 2 72.0 71 22 26 24
Clayton Lambert 2 2 4.27 23 4 1 52.2 48 25 20 20
Nate Andrews 2 4 3.95 7 7 0 43.1 50 19 8 13
Howie Fox 0 0 18.00 4 0 0 5.0 12 10 5 1
Al Libke 0 0 3.60 1 1 0 5.0 4 2 3 2
George Burpo 0 0 15.43 2 0 0 2.1 4 4 5 1
Frank Dasso 0 0 27.00 2 0 0 1.0 2 3 2 1

👥 Roster (35)

Bobby Adams Nate Andrews Joe Beggs Ewell Blackwell George Burpo Dain Clay Claude Corbitt Frank Dasso Howie Fox Lonny Frey Lon Goldstein Harry Gumbert +23 more

35 players

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The 1946 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The record for the 1946 Cincinnati Reds reads 67 wins and 87 losses, good for 6th in the NL. With 523 runs scored and 570 given up, the 1946 differential was -47. The team batting average of .238 was 7% below the 1946 league mark of .255. The Cincinnati Reds staff finished with a 3.08 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.42. League clubs averaged 614 runs that year, so the Cincinnati Reds scored 15% fewer.

The home park, Crosley Field, recorded 711,835 in attendance, about 9,244 a game. Grady Hatton topped the Cincinnati Reds with 14 home runs. Bert Haas collected the most hits, 141. Joe Beggs led the pitchers with 12 wins. Ewell Blackwell struck out 100, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1946 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1946 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1946 Cincinnati Reds finished 67-87 (.435 win pct).
Who led the 1946 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Grady Hatton led the 1946 Cincinnati Reds with 14 home runs.
What was the 1946 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1946 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 3.08.
Did the 1946 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1946 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1946 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1946 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1946 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Grady Hatton (14 HR, 69 RBI) and Joe Beggs (12-10, 2.32 ERA).
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