1946 Cleveland Indians

68-86 • .442 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1946 Cleveland Indians went 68-86 (.442) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 537 runs, allowed 638, and played home games at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Pat Seerey (26 HR, 62 RBI) and Bob Feller (26-15, 2.18 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

68 Wins
86 Losses
.442 Win %
6th Rank
537 R 638 RA
Diff -101

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⚡ Quick Stats

537 Runs Scored
638 Runs Allowed
-101 Run Diff
875K Attendance

📈 vs. 1946 AL Average

Batting Avg .245 4% below the 1946 league average (.255)
OBP .313 4% below the 1946 league average (.327)
SLG .356 2% below the 1946 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.62 3% worse than the 1946 league average (3.51)
Runs Scored 537 15% below the 1946 league average (630 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park II/Cleveland Stadium
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Home Games 41
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Total Attendance 875,931
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Avg per Game 21,364

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1946

Batting Avg

1 Hank Edwards 0.301 2 Heinz Becker 0.299 3 Lou Boudreau 0.293 4 Les Fleming 0.278 5 Don Ross 0.268

Home Runs

1 Pat Seerey 26 2 Ken Keltner 13 3 Hank Edwards 10 4 Les Fleming 8 5 Lou Boudreau 6

RBI

1 Lou Boudreau 62 2 Pat Seerey 62 3 Hank Edwards 54 4 Ken Keltner 45 5 Les Fleming 42
1946 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lou Boudreau 140 515 51 151 30 6 6 62 40 14 6 0.293
George Case 118 484 46 109 23 4 1 22 34 38 28 0.225
Hank Edwards 124 458 62 138 33 16 10 54 43 48 1 0.301
Pat Seerey 117 404 57 91 17 2 26 62 65 101 2 0.225
Ken Keltner 116 398 47 96 17 1 13 45 30 38 0 0.241
Les Fleming 99 306 40 85 17 5 8 42 50 42 1 0.278
Jim Hegan 88 271 29 64 11 5 0 17 17 44 1 0.236
Jack Conway 68 258 24 58 6 2 0 18 20 36 2 0.225
Felix Mackiewicz 78 258 35 67 15 4 0 16 16 32 5 0.260
Dutch Meyer 72 207 13 48 5 3 0 16 26 16 0 0.232
Ray Mack 61 171 13 35 6 2 1 9 23 27 2 0.205
Frankie Hayes 51 156 11 40 12 0 3 18 21 26 1 0.256
Don Ross 55 153 12 41 7 0 3 14 17 12 0 0.268
Heinz Becker 50 147 15 44 10 1 0 17 23 18 1 0.299
Gene Woodling 61 133 8 25 1 4 0 9 16 13 1 0.188
Bob Feller 48 124 9 16 1 1 0 7 9 49 0 0.129
Mickey Rocco 34 98 8 24 2 0 2 14 15 15 1 0.245
Bob Lemon 55 89 9 16 3 0 1 4 7 18 0 0.180
Red Embree 28 70 6 13 3 0 0 6 2 8 0 0.186
Allie Reynolds 35 63 1 14 0 0 0 9 2 11 0 0.222
Sherm Lollar 28 62 7 15 6 0 1 9 5 9 0 0.242
Steve Gromek 37 56 4 11 0 0 0 0 2 14 1 0.196
Dale Mitchell 11 44 7 19 3 0 0 5 1 2 1 0.432
Jimmy Wasdell 32 41 1 11 0 0 0 4 4 4 1 0.268
Mel Harder 13 35 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 14 0 0.086
Tom Jordan 14 35 2 7 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0.200
Howie Moss 8 32 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 0.062
Eddie Robinson 8 30 6 12 1 0 3 4 2 4 0 0.400
Buster Mills 9 22 1 6 0 0 0 3 3 5 0 0.273
Rusty Peters 9 21 0 6 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.286
Charlie Gassaway 13 15 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 9 0 0.067
Jackie Price 7 13 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.231
Ralph Weigel 6 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.167
Don Black 18 10 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.200
Joe Krakauskas 29 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Ted Sepkowski 2 8 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Joe Berry 21 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.286
Blas Monaco 12 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Bob Kuzava 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.200
Pete Center 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tom Ferrick 9 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667
Charlie Brewster 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Ray Flanigan 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
Vic Johnson 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ed Klieman 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ralph McCabe 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Les Webber 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Johnny Podgajny 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1946

ERA

1 Bob Feller 2.18 2 Bob Lemon 2.49 3 Joe Berry 3.38 4 Mel Harder 3.41 5 Red Embree 3.47

Wins

1 Bob Feller 26 2 Allie Reynolds 11 3 Red Embree 8 4 Steve Gromek 5 5 Mel Harder 5

Strikeouts

1 Bob Feller 348 2 Allie Reynolds 107 3 Red Embree 87 4 Steve Gromek 75 5 Bob Lemon 39
1946 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Feller 26 15 2.18 48 42 4 371.1 277 90 153 348
Red Embree 8 12 3.47 28 26 0 200.0 170 77 79 87
Allie Reynolds 11 15 3.88 31 28 0 183.1 180 79 108 107
Steve Gromek 5 15 4.33 29 21 4 153.2 159 74 47 75
Bob Lemon 4 5 2.49 32 5 1 94.0 77 26 68 39
Mel Harder 5 4 3.41 13 12 0 92.1 85 35 31 21
Charlie Gassaway 1 1 3.91 13 6 0 50.2 54 22 26 23
Joe Krakauskas 2 5 5.51 29 5 1 47.1 60 29 25 20
Don Black 1 2 4.53 18 4 0 43.2 45 22 21 15
Joe Berry 3 6 3.38 21 0 1 37.1 32 14 21 16
Pete Center 0 2 4.97 21 0 1 29.0 29 16 20 6
Tom Ferrick 0 0 5.00 9 0 1 18.0 25 10 4 9
Ed Klieman 0 0 6.60 9 0 0 15.0 18 11 10 2
Vic Johnson 0 1 9.22 9 1 0 13.2 20 14 8 3
Bob Kuzava 1 0 3.00 2 2 0 12.0 9 4 11 4
Ray Flanigan 0 1 11.00 3 1 0 9.0 11 11 8 2
Johnny Podgajny 0 0 5.00 6 0 0 9.0 13 5 2 4
Les Webber 1 1 23.63 4 2 0 5.1 13 14 5 5
Ralph McCabe 0 1 11.25 1 1 0 4.0 5 5 2 3

👥 Roster (48)

Heinz Becker Joe Berry Don Black Lou Boudreau Charlie Brewster George Case Pete Center Jack Conway Hank Edwards Red Embree Bob Feller Tom Ferrick +36 more

48 players

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The 1946 Cleveland Indians in brief

The 1946 Cleveland Indians finished 68-86, a .442 winning percentage, placing 6th in the AL. The Cleveland Indians scored 537 runs and allowed 638, a run differential of -101. Against a league average of .255, the 1946 Cleveland Indians batted .245. The Cleveland Indians staff finished with a 3.62 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.51. The 537 runs scored compare with a league average of 630 per club, 15% fewer.

Attendance at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium totaled 875,931 for the year. For power, Pat Seerey led the way with 26 homers. Lou Boudreau collected the most hits, 151. The pitching staff's wins leader was Bob Feller (26). The roster section lists 48 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1946 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1946 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1946 Cleveland Indians finished 68-86 (.442 win pct).
Who led the 1946 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Pat Seerey led the 1946 Cleveland Indians with 26 home runs.
What was the 1946 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1946 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.62.
Did the 1946 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1946 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1946 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1946 Cleveland Indians played home games at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1946 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Pat Seerey (26 HR, 62 RBI) and Bob Feller (26-15, 2.18 ERA).
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