1946 Brooklyn Dodgers
[edit] Summary
The 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers finished with a record of 96-60. They scored 701 runs and belted 55 home runs to go along with a .260 batting average. Pete Reiser led the team in home runs with 11. The offense was powered by Dixie Walker, who led the team with 116 RBI and 184 hits. Pete Reiser had a great year on the basepaths with 34 stolen bases.
The team allowed 573 runs and had a team ERA of 3.05. Kirby Higbe led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 134 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jack Graham | 1B | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Billy Herman | 3B | 47 | 184 | 24 | 53 | 0 | 28 | 2 | .376 | .375 | .751 | .288 |
| Cookie Lavagetto | 3B | 88 | 242 | 36 | 57 | 3 | 27 | 3 | .339 | .318 | .657 | .236 |
| Eddie Miksis | 3B | 23 | 48 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .212 | .146 | .358 | .146 |
| Bob Ramazzotti | 3B | 62 | 120 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .264 | .242 | .506 | .208 |
| Pee Wee Reese | SS | 152 | 542 | 79 | 154 | 5 | 60 | 10 | .384 | .378 | .762 | .284 |
| Lew Riggs | 3B | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Stan Rojek | SS | 45 | 47 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .362 | .695 | .277 |
| Howie Schultz | 1B | 90 | 249 | 27 | 63 | 3 | 27 | 2 | .298 | .353 | .651 | .253 |
| Eddie Stanky | 2B | 144 | 483 | 98 | 132 | 0 | 36 | 8 | .436 | .352 | .788 | .273 |
| Ed Stevens | 1B | 103 | 310 | 34 | 75 | 10 | 60 | 2 | .303 | .426 | .729 | .242 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Carl Furillo | OF | 117 | 335 | 29 | 95 | 3 | 35 | 6 | .346 | .400 | .746 | .284 |
| Augie Galan | OF | 99 | 274 | 53 | 85 | 3 | 38 | 8 | .451 | .460 | .911 | .310 |
| Gene Hermanski | OF | 64 | 110 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 2 | .313 | .255 | .568 | .200 |
| Joe Medwick | OF | 41 | 77 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .369 | .442 | .811 | .312 |
| Pete Reiser | OF | 122 | 423 | 75 | 117 | 11 | 73 | 34 | .361 | .428 | .789 | .277 |
| Goody Rosen | OF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Joe Tepsic | OF | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
| Dixie Walker | OF | 150 | 576 | 80 | 184 | 9 | 116 | 14 | .391 | .448 | .839 | .319 |
| Dick Whitman | OF | 104 | 265 | 39 | 69 | 2 | 31 | 5 | .317 | .362 | .679 | .260 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ferrell Anderson | C | 79 | 199 | 19 | 51 | 2 | 14 | 1 | .330 | .337 | .667 | .256 |
| Bruce Edwards | C | 92 | 292 | 24 | 78 | 1 | 25 | 1 | .348 | .356 | .704 | .267 |
| Don Padgett | C | 19 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .265 | .300 | .565 | .167 |
| Mike Sandlock | C | 19 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .147 | .363 | .147 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| John Corriden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Otis Davis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Earl Naylor | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5285 | 701 | 1376 | 55 | 642 | 100 | .340 | .361 | .701 | .260 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Rex Barney | 16 | 9 | 53.7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 36 | 51 | 5.87 | 1.806 | |||
| Hank Behrman | 47 | 11 | 150.7 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 4 | 78 | 69 | 2.93 | 1.374 | |||
| Ralph Branca | 24 | 10 | 67.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3 | 42 | 41 | 3.88 | 1.530 | |||
| Hugh Casey | 46 | 1 | 99.7 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 5 | 31 | 33 | 1.99 | 1.344 | |||
| Curt Davis | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13.50 | 2.500 | |||
| Hal Gregg | 26 | 16 | 117.3 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2 | 54 | 44 | 2.99 | 1.253 | |||
| Joe Hatten | 42 | 30 | 222 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 2 | 85 | 110 | 2.84 | 1.428 | |||
| Ed Head | 13 | 7 | 56 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 3.21 | 1.429 | |||
| Art Herring | 35 | 2 | 86 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 5 | 34 | 29 | 3.35 | 1.395 | |||
| Kirby Higbe | 42 | 29 | 210.7 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 1 | 134 | 107 | 3.03 | 1.353 | |||
| Vic Lombardi | 41 | 25 | 193 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 3 | 60 | 84 | 2.89 | 1.316 | |||
| Cal McLish | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Rube Melton | 24 | 12 | 99.7 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1 | 44 | 52 | 1.99 | 1.244 | |||
| Paul Minner | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6.75 | 2.250 | |||
| Glen Moulder | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 1.500 | |||
| Jean-Pierre Roy | 3 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 9.95 | 1.587 | |||
| Harry Taylor | 4 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3.86 | 1.277 | |||
| Les Webber | 11 | 4 | 43 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 2.30 | 1.140 | |||
| Team Totals | 380 | 157 | 1418.1 | 96 | 60 | .615 | 28 | 647 | 671 | 3.05 | 1.376 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Pee Wee Reese | 152 |
| At Bats | Dixie Walker | 576 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dixie Walker | 646 |
| Batting Average | Dixie Walker | .319 |
| On-Base % | Eddie Stanky | .436 |
| Slugging % | Dixie Walker | .448 |
| OPS | Dixie Walker | .839 |
| Runs | Eddie Stanky | 98 |
| Hits | Dixie Walker | 184 |
| Total Bases | Dixie Walker | 258 |
| Doubles | Dixie Walker | 29 |
| Triples | Pee Wee Reese | 10 |
| Home Runs | Pete Reiser | 11 |
| RBI | Dixie Walker | 116 |
| Walks | Eddie Stanky | 137 |
| Strikeouts | Pee Wee Reese | 71 |
| Stolen Bases | Pete Reiser | 34 |
| Caught Stealing | Carl Furillo | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Eddie Stanky | 20 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Carl Furillo and Pee Wee Reese | 10 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Kirby Higbe | 17 |
| Losses | Joe Hatten | 11 |
| Saves | Hugh Casey and Art Herring | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Hank Behrman and Hugh Casey | .688 |
| ERA | Joe Hatten | 2.84 |
| WHIP | Vic Lombardi | 1.316 |
| Innings Pitched | Joe Hatten | 222 |
| Games | Hank Behrman | 47 |
| Games Started | Joe Hatten | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Kirby Higbe | 134 |
| Complete Games | Joe Hatten and Vic Lombardi | 13 |
| Shutouts | Kirby Higbe | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Joe Hatten | 949 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Kirby Higbe | 71 |
| Hits Allowed | Joe Hatten | 207 |
| Walks Allowed | Joe Hatten | 110 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Joe Hatten and Vic Lombardi | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Kirby Higbe | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Joe Hatten | 7 |
