1946 Philadelphia Athletics

49-105 • .318 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1946 Philadelphia Athletics went 49-105 (.318) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 529 runs, allowed 680, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Sam Chapman (20 HR, 67 RBI) and Phil Marchildon (13-16, 3.49 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

49 Wins
105 Losses
.318 Win %
8th Rank
529 R 680 RA
Diff -151

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529 Runs Scored
680 Runs Allowed
-151 Run Diff
713K Attendance

📈 vs. 1946 AL Average

Batting Avg .253 1% below the 1946 league average (.255)
OBP .317 3% below the 1946 league average (.327)
SLG .338 7% below the 1946 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.90 11% worse than the 1946 league average (3.51)
Runs Scored 529 16% below the 1946 league average (630 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 713,174
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Avg per Game 9,143

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1946

Batting Avg

1 Barney McCosky 0.354 2 Elmer Valo 0.307 3 George Kell 0.299 4 Don Richmond 0.290 5 Buddy Rosar 0.283

Home Runs

1 Sam Chapman 20 2 Jack Wallaesa 5 3 George McQuinn 3 4 Hal Peck 2 5 Buddy Rosar 2

RBI

1 Sam Chapman 67 2 Pete Suder 50 3 Buddy Rosar 47 4 George McQuinn 35 5 Barney McCosky 34
1946 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sam Chapman 146 545 77 142 22 5 20 67 54 66 1 0.261
George McQuinn 136 484 47 109 23 6 3 35 64 62 4 0.225
Pete Suder 128 455 38 128 20 3 2 50 18 37 1 0.281
Buddy Rosar 121 424 34 120 22 2 2 47 36 17 1 0.283
Elmer Valo 108 348 59 107 21 6 1 31 60 18 9 0.307
Barney McCosky 92 308 33 109 17 4 1 34 43 13 2 0.354
Tuck Stainback 91 291 35 71 10 2 0 20 7 20 3 0.244
Hank Majeski 78 264 25 66 14 3 1 25 26 13 3 0.250
Gene Handley 89 251 31 63 8 5 0 21 22 25 8 0.251
Jack Wallaesa 63 194 16 38 4 2 5 11 14 47 1 0.196
Oscar Grimes 59 191 28 50 5 0 1 20 27 29 2 0.262
Irv Hall 63 185 19 46 6 2 0 19 9 18 1 0.249
Russ Derry 69 184 17 38 8 5 0 14 27 54 0 0.207
Hal Peck 48 150 14 37 8 2 2 11 16 14 1 0.247
Gene Desautels 52 130 10 28 3 1 0 13 12 16 1 0.215
Jake Caulfield 44 94 13 26 8 0 0 10 4 11 0 0.277
Bruce Konopka 38 93 7 22 4 1 0 9 4 8 0 0.237
George Kell 26 87 3 26 6 1 0 11 10 6 0 0.299
Phil Marchildon 36 75 3 5 1 0 0 3 2 21 0 0.067
Dick Fowler 32 71 1 13 1 0 0 3 0 9 0 0.183
Don Richmond 16 62 3 18 3 0 1 9 0 10 1 0.290
Lou Knerr 30 50 1 9 2 0 0 2 1 8 0 0.180
Jesse Flores 29 44 3 11 1 0 0 7 7 7 0 0.250
Bob Savage 40 41 3 5 0 0 0 0 11 22 0 0.122
Ford Garrison 9 37 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.108
Russ Christopher 30 36 2 5 1 1 0 5 1 9 0 0.139
Lum Harris 34 36 1 8 0 0 1 4 1 5 0 0.222
Bobo Newsom 10 19 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.105
Everett Fagan 20 14 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.286
Joe Astroth 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
George Armstrong 8 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.167
Vern Benson 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Herman Besse 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Joe Coleman 4 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.400
Bill McCahan 4 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.400
Joe Berry 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Lee Griffeth 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Norm Brown 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat Cooper 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Knott 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Porter Vaughan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1946

ERA

1 Jesse Flores 2.32 2 Dick Fowler 3.28 3 Bobo Newsom 3.38 4 Phil Marchildon 3.49 5 Bob Savage 4.06

Wins

1 Phil Marchildon 13 2 Jesse Flores 9 3 Dick Fowler 9 4 Russ Christopher 5 5 Lum Harris 3

Strikeouts

1 Phil Marchildon 95 2 Dick Fowler 89 3 Russ Christopher 79 4 Bob Savage 78 5 Lou Knerr 58
1946 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Phil Marchildon 13 16 3.49 36 29 1 226.2 197 88 114 95
Dick Fowler 9 16 3.28 32 28 0 205.2 213 75 75 89
Bob Savage 3 15 4.06 40 19 2 164.0 164 74 93 78
Jesse Flores 9 7 2.32 29 15 1 155.0 147 40 38 48
Lou Knerr 3 16 5.40 30 22 0 148.1 171 89 67 58
Lum Harris 3 14 5.24 34 12 0 125.1 153 73 48 33
Russ Christopher 5 7 4.30 30 13 0 119.1 119 57 44 79
Bobo Newsom 3 5 3.38 10 9 0 58.2 61 22 30 32
Everett Fagan 0 1 4.80 20 0 0 45.0 47 24 24 12
Herman Besse 0 2 5.23 7 3 1 20.2 19 12 9 10
Bill McCahan 1 1 1.00 4 2 0 18.0 16 2 9 6
Lee Griffeth 0 0 2.93 10 0 0 15.1 13 5 6 4
Joe Berry 0 1 2.77 5 0 0 13.0 15 4 3 5
Joe Coleman 0 2 5.54 4 2 0 13.0 19 8 8 8
Norm Brown 0 1 6.14 4 0 0 7.1 8 5 6 3
Jack Knott 0 1 5.68 3 1 0 6.1 7 4 1 2
Pat Cooper 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0
Porter Vaughan 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0

👥 Roster (41)

George Armstrong Joe Astroth Vern Benson Joe Berry Herman Besse Norm Brown Jake Caulfield Sam Chapman Russ Christopher Joe Coleman Pat Cooper Russ Derry +29 more

41 players

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The 1946 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

In 1946 the Philadelphia Athletics posted a 49-105 mark (.318) and finished 8th in the AL. With 529 runs scored and 680 given up, the 1946 differential was -151. Against a league average of .255, the 1946 Philadelphia Athletics batted .253. The staff ERA of 3.90 was 11% worse than the league average of 3.51. The 529 runs scored compare with a league average of 630 per club, 16% fewer.

Attendance at Shibe Park totaled 713,174 for the year. The home run leader was Sam Chapman, who hit 20. Phil Marchildon led the pitchers with 13 wins. The 1946 roster runs to 41 players. The 1945 season and the 1947 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1946 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1946 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1946 Philadelphia Athletics finished 49-105 (.318 win pct).
Who led the 1946 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Sam Chapman led the 1946 Philadelphia Athletics with 20 home runs.
What was the 1946 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1946 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 3.90.
Did the 1946 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1946 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1946 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1946 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1946 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Sam Chapman (20 HR, 67 RBI) and Phil Marchildon (13-16, 3.49 ERA).
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