1946 Cincinnati Reds season

1946 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Crosley Field (since 1934)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Powel Crosley, Jr.
General manager(s)	Warren Giles
Manager(s)	Bill McKechnie, Hank Gowdy
Local radio	WCPO (Waite Hoyt)
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The 1946 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished sixth in the National League with a record of 67–87, 30 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	98	58	0.628	—	49–29	49–29
Brooklyn Dodgers	96	60	0.615	2	56–22	40–38
Chicago Cubs	82	71	0.536	14½	44–33	38–38
Boston Braves	81	72	0.529	15½	45–31	36–41
Philadelphia Phillies	69	85	0.448	28	41–36	28–49
Cincinnati Reds	67	87	0.435	30	35–42	32–45
Pittsburgh Pirates	63	91	0.409	34	37–40	26–51
New York Giants	61	93	0.396	36	38–39	23–54

Record vs. opponents

1946 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	5–17	12–9–1	15–7	13–9	14–8	15–7	7–15
Brooklyn	17–5	—	11–11	14–8–1	15–7	17–5	14–8	8–16
Chicago	9–12–1	11–11	—	13–9	17–5	12–10	12–10–1	8–14
Cincinnati	7–15	8–14–1	9–13	—	14–8	8–14–1	13–9	8–14
New York	9–13	7–15	5–17	8–14	—	12–10	10–12	10–12
Philadelphia	8–14	5–17	10–12	14–8–1	10–12	—	14–8	8–14
Pittsburgh	7–15	8–14	10–12–1	9–13	12–10	8–14	—	9–13
St. Louis	15–7	16–8	14–8	14–8	12–10	14–8	13–9	—

Roster

1946 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers 35 Nate Andrews 43 Joe Beggs 47 Ewell Blackwell 42 George Burpo 38 Frank Dasso 37 Howie Fox 41 Harry Gumbert 40 Johnny Hetki 34 Ed Heusser 32 Clayton Lambert 38,44 Bob Malloy 36 Clyde Shoun 33 Johnny Vander Meer 31 Bucky Walters		Catchers  4 Al Lakeman  5 Ray Lamanno  7 Ray Mueller Infielders 12 Bobby Adams 14 Claude Corbitt 11 Lonny Frey 18 Bert Haas 15 Grady Hatton 13 Eddie Miller 17 Eddie Shokes 16 Benny Zientara		Outfielders 20 Dain Clay 28 Garland Lawing 22 Al Libke 27 Eddie Lukon 23 Mike McCormick 21 Howie Moss 19 Bob Usher 28,46 Clyde Vollmer 24 Max West Other batters 21,23 Lonnie Goldstein		Manager  1 Bill McKechnie Coaches  3 Hank Gowdy  6 Gee Walker  2 Jimmie Wilson

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
SS	Miller, EddieEddie Miller	91	299	58	.194	6	36
OF	Lukon, EddieEddie Lukon	102	312	78	.250	12	34

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
McCormick, MikeMike McCormick	23	74	16	.216	0	5

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Beggs, JoeJoe Beggs	28	190	12	10	2.32	38
Andrews, NateNate Andrews	7	43.1	2	4	3.95	13

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Malloy, BobBob Malloy	27	2	5	2	2.75	24

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Syracuse Chiefs	International League	Jewel Ens
A	Columbia Reds	Sally League	Keith Molesworth
C	Ogden Reds	Pioneer League	Jim Keesey
D	Middletown Rockets	Ohio State League	Mike Blazo

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Notes

1. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

• 1946 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference