1946 St. Louis Browns

66-88 • .429 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1946 St. Louis Browns went 66-88 (.429) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 621 runs, allowed 710, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Chet Laabs (16 HR, 52 RBI) and Jack Kramer (13-11, 3.19 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

66 Wins
88 Losses
.429 Win %
7th Rank
621 R 710 RA
Diff -89

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621 Runs Scored
710 Runs Allowed
-89 Run Diff
544K Attendance

📈 vs. 1946 AL Average

Batting Avg .251 2% below the 1946 league average (.255)
OBP .312 5% below the 1946 league average (.327)
SLG .356 2% below the 1946 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.95 13% worse than the 1946 league average (3.51)
Runs Scored 621 1% below the 1946 league average (630 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 544,492
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Avg per Game 7,071

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1946

Batting Avg

1 Joe Schultz 0.386 2 Vern Stephens 0.307 3 Bob Dillinger 0.280 4 Jeff Heath 0.275 5 Johnny Berardino 0.265

Home Runs

1 Chet Laabs 16 2 Wally Judnich 15 3 Vern Stephens 14 4 Jeff Heath 12 5 Hank Helf 6

RBI

1 Wally Judnich 72 2 Johnny Berardino 68 3 Vern Stephens 64 4 Jeff Heath 57 5 Chet Laabs 52
1946 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Johnny Berardino 144 582 70 154 29 5 5 68 34 58 2 0.265
Wally Judnich 142 511 60 134 23 4 15 72 60 54 0 0.262
Mark Christman 128 458 40 118 22 2 1 41 22 29 0 0.258
Vern Stephens 115 450 67 138 19 4 14 64 35 49 0 0.307
Chuck Stevens 122 432 53 107 17 4 3 27 47 62 4 0.248
Al Zarilla 125 371 46 96 14 9 4 43 27 37 3 0.259
Jeff Heath 86 316 46 87 20 4 12 57 37 37 0 0.275
Chet Laabs 80 264 40 69 13 0 16 52 20 50 3 0.261
Frank Mancuso 87 262 22 63 8 3 3 23 30 31 1 0.240
Bob Dillinger 83 225 33 63 6 3 0 11 19 30 8 0.280
Johnny Lucadello 87 210 21 52 7 1 1 15 36 20 0 0.248
Hank Helf 71 182 17 35 11 0 6 21 9 40 0 0.192
Glenn McQuillen 59 166 24 40 3 3 1 12 19 18 0 0.241
Joe Grace 48 161 21 37 7 2 1 13 16 20 1 0.230
Babe Dahlgren 28 80 2 14 1 0 0 9 8 13 0 0.175
Jerry Witte 18 73 7 14 2 0 2 4 0 18 0 0.192
Jack Kramer 31 59 7 8 1 0 0 3 6 25 0 0.136
Joe Schultz 42 57 1 22 4 0 0 14 11 2 0 0.386
Denny Galehouse 30 55 2 5 0 0 0 1 3 23 0 0.091
Nels Potter 23 52 2 12 3 0 0 1 4 4 0 0.231
Sam Zoldak 35 52 3 9 1 0 0 0 3 12 0 0.173
Tex Shirley 35 51 9 10 2 0 0 0 0 15 0 0.196
Paul Lehner 16 45 6 10 1 2 0 5 1 5 0 0.222
Les Moss 12 35 4 13 3 0 0 5 3 5 1 0.371
Bob Muncrief 29 32 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 0.031
Cliff Fannin 27 31 4 5 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.161
Lou Finney 16 30 0 9 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 0.300
Stan Ferens 34 24 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.167
Ellis Kinder 33 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.053
Ken Sears 7 15 1 5 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.333
George Bradley 4 12 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0.167
George Archie 4 11 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.182
Babe Martin 3 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.222
Ox Miller 11 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.286
Fred Sanford 3 7 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.286
Chet Johnson 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.000
Len Schulte 4 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.400
Tom Ferrick 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Milnar 4 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.750
Frank Biscan 16 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al LaMacchia 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Al Hollingsworth 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Shore 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Sundra 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1946

ERA

1 Tom Ferrick 2.78 2 Cliff Fannin 3.01 3 Jack Kramer 3.19 4 Ellis Kinder 3.32 5 Sam Zoldak 3.43

Wins

1 Jack Kramer 13 2 Sam Zoldak 9 3 Denny Galehouse 8 4 Nels Potter 8 5 Tex Shirley 6

Strikeouts

1 Denny Galehouse 90 2 Nels Potter 72 3 Jack Kramer 69 4 Ellis Kinder 59 5 Cliff Fannin 52
1946 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Kramer 13 11 3.19 31 28 0 194.2 190 69 68 69
Denny Galehouse 8 12 3.65 30 24 0 180.0 194 73 52 90
Sam Zoldak 9 11 3.43 35 21 2 170.1 166 65 57 51
Nels Potter 8 9 3.72 23 19 0 145.0 152 60 59 72
Tex Shirley 6 12 4.96 27 18 0 139.2 148 77 105 45
Bob Muncrief 3 12 4.99 29 14 0 115.1 149 64 31 49
Stan Ferens 2 9 4.50 34 6 0 88.0 100 44 38 28
Cliff Fannin 5 2 3.01 27 7 2 86.2 76 29 42 52
Ellis Kinder 3 3 3.32 33 7 1 86.2 78 32 36 59
Ox Miller 1 3 6.88 11 3 1 35.1 52 27 15 12
Tom Ferrick 4 1 2.78 25 1 5 32.1 26 10 5 13
Frank Biscan 1 1 5.16 16 0 1 22.2 28 13 22 9
Fred Sanford 2 1 2.05 3 3 0 22.0 19 5 9 8
Chet Johnson 0 0 5.00 5 3 0 18.0 20 10 13 8
Al LaMacchia 0 0 6.00 8 0 0 15.0 17 10 7 3
Al Milnar 1 1 2.45 4 2 0 14.2 15 4 6 1
Al Hollingsworth 0 0 6.55 5 0 0 11.0 23 8 4 3
Steve Sundra 0 0 11.25 2 0 0 4.0 9 5 3 1
Ray Shore 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 2 1 1

👥 Roster (44)

George Archie Johnny Berardino Frank Biscan George Bradley Mark Christman Babe Dahlgren Bob Dillinger Cliff Fannin Stan Ferens Tom Ferrick Lou Finney Denny Galehouse +32 more

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The 1946 St. Louis Browns in brief

The record for the 1946 St. Louis Browns reads 66 wins and 88 losses, good for 7th in the AL. The run column shows 621 for and 710 against. Against a league average of .255, the 1946 St. Louis Browns batted .251. The St. Louis Browns staff finished with a 3.95 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.51. Measured against the 630-run league average, the offense was 1% behind.

Home games were played at Sportsman's Park IV, where 544,492 fans came through the gates. Chet Laabs topped the St. Louis Browns with 16 home runs. Wally Judnich drove in a team-high 72 runs. Johnny Berardino collected the most hits, 154. Jack Kramer was the top winner, with 13 victories. The strikeout leader was Denny Galehouse with 90.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1946 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1946 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1946 St. Louis Browns finished 66-88 (.429 win pct).
Who led the 1946 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Chet Laabs led the 1946 St. Louis Browns with 16 home runs.
What was the 1946 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1946 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 3.95.
Did the 1946 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1946 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1946 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1946 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1946 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Chet Laabs (16 HR, 52 RBI) and Jack Kramer (13-11, 3.19 ERA).
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