| 1946 Cleveland Indians | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | League Park Cleveland Municipal Stadium | |||
| City | Cleveland, Ohio | |||
| Owners | Alva Bradley, Bill Veeck | |||
| General managers | Roger Peckinpaugh, Bill Veeck | |||
| Managers | Lou Boudreau | |||
| Radio | WGAR (AM) · WHK · WJW · WTAM (Jack Graney, Bob Neal, Earl Harper, Don Campbell, Tom Manning) | |||
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In 1946, Bill Veeck finally became the owner of a major league team, the Cleveland Indians. He immediately put the team's games on radio, and set about to put his own indelible stamp on the franchise. Actor Bob Hope also acquired a minority share of the Indians.[1]
During the season, Bob Feller became the last pitcher to win at least 25 games in one season for the Indians in the 20th century.[3]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Boston Red Sox | 104 | 50 | .675 | — | 61–16 | 43–34 |
| Detroit Tigers | 92 | 62 | .597 | 12 | 48–30 | 44–32 |
| New York Yankees | 87 | 67 | .565 | 17 | 47–30 | 40–37 |
| Washington Senators | 76 | 78 | .494 | 28 | 38–38 | 38–40 |
| Chicago White Sox | 74 | 80 | .481 | 30 | 40–38 | 34–42 |
| Cleveland Indians | 68 | 86 | .442 | 36 | 36–41 | 32–45 |
| St. Louis Browns | 66 | 88 | .429 | 38 | 35–41 | 31–47 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 49 | 105 | .318 | 55 | 31–46 | 18–59 |
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 13–9 | 15–7 | 15–7–1 | 14–8 | 17–5 | 14–8–1 | 16–6 | |||||
| Chicago | 9–13 | — | 13–9–1 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 10–12 | |||||
| Cleveland | 7–15 | 9–13–1 | — | 5–17 | 10–12 | 15–7 | 15–7–1 | 7–15 | |||||
| Detroit | 7–15–1 | 12–10 | 17–5 | — | 13–9 | 17–5 | 14–8 | 12–10 | |||||
| New York | 8–14 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 9–13 | — | 16–6 | 14–8 | 14–8 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 5–17 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 5–17 | 6–16 | — | 10–12 | 6–16–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 8–14–1 | 10–12 | 7–15–1 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 12–10 | — | 13–9 | |||||
| Washington | 6–16 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 16–6–1 | 9–13 | — | |||||
| 1946 Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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| C | Jim Hegan | 88 | 271 | 64 | .236 | 0 | 17 |
| 1B | Les Fleming | 99 | 306 | 85 | .278 | 8 | 42 |
| 2B | Dutch Meyer | 72 | 207 | 48 | .232 | 0 | 16 |
| SS | Lou Boudreau | 140 | 515 | 151 | .293 | 6 | 62 |
| 3B | Ken Keltner | 116 | 398 | 96 | .241 | 13 | 45 |
| OF | Pat Seerey | 117 | 404 | 91 | .225 | 26 | 62 |
| OF | Hank Edwards | 124 | 458 | 138 | .301 | 10 | 54 |
| OF | George Case | 118 | 484 | 109 | .225 | 1 | 22 |
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 |
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| Jack Conway | 68 | 258 | 58 | .225 | 0 | 18 |
| Felix Mackiewicz | 78 | 258 | 67 | .260 | 0 | 16 |
| Ray Mack | 61 | 171 | 35 | .205 | 1 | 9 |
| Frankie Hayes | 51 | 156 | 40 | .256 | 3 | 18 |
| Don Ross | 55 | 153 | 41 | .268 | 3 | 14 |
| Heinz Becker | 50 | 147 | 44 | .299 | 0 | 17 |
| Gene Woodling | 61 | 133 | 25 | .188 | 0 | 9 |
| Mickey Rocco | 34 | 98 | 24 | .245 | 2 | 14 |
| Bob Lemon | 55 | 89 | 16 | .180 | 1 | 4 |
| Sherm Lollar | 28 | 62 | 15 | .242 | 1 | 9 |
| Dale Mitchell | 11 | 44 | 19 | .432 | 0 | 5 |
| Jimmy Wasdell | 32 | 41 | 11 | .268 | 0 | 4 |
| Tom Jordan | 14 | 35 | 7 | .200 | 1 | 3 |
| Howie Moss | 8 | 32 | 2 | .063 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Robinson | 8 | 30 | 12 | .400 | 3 | 4 |
| Buster Mills | 9 | 22 | 6 | .273 | 0 | 3 |
| Rusty Peters | 9 | 21 | 6 | .286 | 0 | 2 |
| Jackie Price | 7 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Weigel | 6 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Sopkowski | 2 | 8 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 1 |
| Blas Monaco | 12 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Brewster | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bob Feller | 48 | 371.1 | 26 | 15 | 2.18 | 348 |
| Red Embree | 28 | 200.0 | 8 | 12 | 3.47 | 87 |
| Allie Reynolds | 31 | 183.1 | 11 | 15 | 3.88 | 107 |
| Steve Gromek | 29 | 153.2 | 5 | 15 | 4.33 | 75 |
| Mel Harder | 13 | 92.1 | 5 | 4 | 3.41 | 21 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Charlie Gassaway | 13 | 50.2 | 1 | 1 | 3.91 | 23 |
| Don Black | 18 | 43.2 | 1 | 2 | 4.53 | 15 |
| Ed Klieman | 9 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | 2 |
| Vic Johnson | 9 | 13.2 | 0 | 1 | 9.22 | 3 |
| Bob Kuzava | 2 | 12.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 4 |
| Ray Flanigan | 3 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 11.00 | 2 |
| Johnny Podgajny | 6 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 4 |
| Les Webber | 4 | 5.1 | 1 | 1 | 23.63 | 5 |
| Ralph McCabe | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 11.25 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Bob Lemon | 32 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2.49 | 39 |
| Joe Krakauskas | 29 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5.51 | 20 |
| Joe Berry | 21 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3.38 | 16 |
| Pete Center | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.97 | 6 |
| Tom Ferrick | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 9 |
Bob Feller, Pitcher (starter)
Frankie Hayes, Catcher (starter)
Ken Keltner, Third baseman (starter)
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Harrisburg, Centreville, Batavia[7]
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