1946 New York Yankees

87-67 • .565 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1946 New York Yankees went 87-67 (.565) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 684 runs, allowed 547, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Charlie Keller (30 HR, 101 RBI) and Spud Chandler (20-8, 2.10 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

87 Wins
67 Losses
.565 Win %
3rd Rank
684 R 547 RA
Diff +137

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684 Runs Scored
547 Runs Allowed
+137 Run Diff
2,277K Attendance

📈 vs. 1946 AL Average

Batting Avg .248 3% below the 1946 league average (.255)
OBP .333 2% above the 1946 league average (.327)
SLG .387 6% above the 1946 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.13 11% better than the 1946 league average (3.51)
Runs Scored 684 9% above the 1946 league average (630 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 2,277,393
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Avg per Game 29,576

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1946

Batting Avg

1 Bud Souchock 0.302 2 Aaron Robinson 0.297 3 Joe DiMaggio 0.290 4 Frankie Crosetti 0.288 5 Charlie Keller 0.275

Home Runs

1 Charlie Keller 30 2 Joe DiMaggio 25 3 Tommy Henrich 19 4 Aaron Robinson 16 5 Joe Gordon 11

RBI

1 Charlie Keller 101 2 Joe DiMaggio 95 3 Tommy Henrich 83 4 Aaron Robinson 64 5 Nick Etten 49
1946 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tommy Henrich 150 565 92 142 25 4 19 83 87 63 5 0.251
Charlie Keller 150 538 98 148 29 10 30 101 113 101 1 0.275
Joe DiMaggio 132 503 81 146 20 8 25 95 59 24 1 0.290
Snuffy Stirnweiss 129 487 75 122 19 7 0 37 66 58 18 0.251
Phil Rizzuto 126 471 53 121 17 1 2 38 34 39 14 0.257
Joe Gordon 112 376 35 79 15 0 11 47 49 72 2 0.210
Johnny Lindell 102 332 41 86 10 5 10 40 32 47 4 0.259
Aaron Robinson 100 330 32 98 17 2 16 64 48 39 0 0.297
Nick Etten 108 323 37 75 14 1 9 49 38 35 0 0.232
Billy Johnson 85 296 51 77 14 5 4 35 31 42 1 0.260
Bill Dickey 54 134 10 35 8 0 2 10 19 12 0 0.261
Spud Chandler 34 94 9 14 5 2 0 3 2 27 0 0.149
Bud Souchock 47 86 15 26 3 3 2 10 7 13 0 0.302
Bill Bevens 31 84 5 7 0 0 2 5 2 39 1 0.083
Frankie Crosetti 28 59 4 17 3 0 0 3 8 2 0 0.288
Randy Gumpert 33 47 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0.128
Joe Page 32 43 5 7 1 0 1 5 0 14 0 0.163
Gus Niarhos 37 40 11 9 1 1 0 2 11 2 1 0.225
Oscar Grimes 14 39 1 8 1 0 0 4 1 7 0 0.205
Al Gettel 26 32 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.125
Tiny Bonham 18 31 4 4 0 0 0 1 4 5 0 0.129
Cuddles Marshall 23 28 2 4 0 0 0 1 2 7 0 0.143
Red Ruffing 8 25 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.120
Bobby Brown 7 24 1 8 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0.333
Yogi Berra 7 22 3 8 1 0 2 4 1 1 0 0.364
Ken Silvestri 13 21 4 6 1 0 0 1 3 7 0 0.286
Frank Colman 5 15 2 4 0 0 1 5 1 1 0 0.267
Eddie Bockman 4 12 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.083
Hank Majeski 8 12 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.083
Tommy Byrne 14 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.222
Jake Wade 13 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.111
Bill Wight 14 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Mel Queen 14 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
Bill Drescher 5 6 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Johnny Murphy 27 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Frank Hiller 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Al Lyons 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Vic Raschi 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Marius Russo 10 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bud Metheny 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roy Weatherly 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Bill Zuber 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Karl Drews 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Herb Karpel 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Roser 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charley Stanceu 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1946

ERA

1 Red Ruffing 1.77 2 Spud Chandler 2.10 3 Bill Bevens 2.23 4 Jake Wade 2.29 5 Randy Gumpert 2.31

Wins

1 Spud Chandler 20 2 Bill Bevens 16 3 Randy Gumpert 11 4 Joe Page 9 5 Al Gettel 6

Strikeouts

1 Spud Chandler 138 2 Bill Bevens 120 3 Joe Page 77 4 Randy Gumpert 63 5 Al Gettel 54
1946 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Spud Chandler 20 8 2.10 34 32 2 257.1 200 60 90 138
Bill Bevens 16 13 2.23 31 31 0 249.2 213 62 78 120
Joe Page 9 8 3.57 31 17 3 136.0 126 54 72 77
Randy Gumpert 11 3 2.31 33 12 1 132.2 113 34 32 63
Tiny Bonham 5 8 3.70 18 14 3 104.2 97 43 23 30
Al Gettel 6 7 2.97 26 11 0 103.0 89 34 40 54
Cuddles Marshall 3 4 5.33 23 11 0 81.0 96 48 56 32
Red Ruffing 5 1 1.77 8 8 0 61.0 37 12 23 19
Johnny Murphy 4 2 3.40 27 0 7 45.0 40 17 19 19
Bill Wight 2 2 4.46 14 4 0 40.1 44 20 30 11
Jake Wade 2 1 2.29 13 1 1 35.1 33 9 14 22
Mel Queen 1 1 6.53 14 3 0 30.1 40 22 21 26
Marius Russo 0 2 4.34 8 3 0 18.2 26 9 11 7
Vic Raschi 2 0 3.94 2 2 0 16.0 14 7 5 11
Frank Hiller 0 2 4.76 3 1 0 11.1 13 6 6 4
Tommy Byrne 0 1 5.79 4 1 0 9.1 7 6 8 5
Al Lyons 0 1 5.40 2 1 0 8.1 11 5 6 4
Karl Drews 0 1 8.53 3 1 0 6.1 6 6 6 4
Bill Zuber 0 1 12.71 3 0 0 5.2 10 8 3 3
Charley Stanceu 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 4.0 6 4 5 3
Steve Roser 1 1 16.20 4 1 0 3.1 7 6 4 1
Herb Karpel 0 0 10.80 2 0 0 1.2 4 2 0 0

👥 Roster (46)

Yogi Berra Bill Bevens Eddie Bockman Tiny Bonham Bobby Brown Tommy Byrne Spud Chandler Frank Colman Frankie Crosetti Joe DiMaggio Bill Dickey Bill Drescher +34 more

46 players

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The 1946 New York Yankees in brief

The 1946 New York Yankees finished 87-67, a .565 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the AL. With 684 runs scored and 547 given up, the 1946 differential was +137. The team batting average of .248 was 3% below the 1946 league mark of .255. The staff ERA of 3.13 was 11% better than the league average of 3.51. League clubs averaged 630 runs that year, so the New York Yankees scored 9% more.

Home games were played at Yankee Stadium I, where 2,277,393 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Charlie Keller, who hit 30. The pitching staff's wins leader was Spud Chandler (20). The 1946 roster runs to 46 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1945 season and the 1947 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1946 New York Yankees

What was the 1946 New York Yankees record?
The 1946 New York Yankees finished 87-67 (.565 win pct).
Who led the 1946 New York Yankees in home runs?
Charlie Keller led the 1946 New York Yankees with 30 home runs.
What was the 1946 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1946 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.13.
Did the 1946 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1946 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1946 New York Yankees play?
The 1946 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1946 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Charlie Keller (30 HR, 101 RBI) and Spud Chandler (20-8, 2.10 ERA).
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