1946 Boston Red Sox roster

36 players appeared for the Boston Red Sox in the 1946 MLB season. They reached the 1946 World Series and lost 4-3.

1946 Red Sox roster: batting

1946 Boston Red Sox batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Johnny Pesky1536211152082559.335.401.827
Bobby Doerr15158395158181165.271.346.799
Rudy York15457978160171193.276.371.808
Dom Dimaggio1425348516977310.316.393.820
Ted Williams150514142176381230.342.4971.164
Hal Wagner11737039856523.230.354.675
Catfish Metkovich8628142694258.246.333.689
Rip Russell8027422576351.208.247.564
Leon Culberson5917934563183.313.369.799
Tom McBride6115321460190.301.340.699
Roy Partee401111335090.315.387.783
Eddie Pellagrini2271715241.211.253.620
Don Gutteridge2247811160.234.265.627
Ernie Andres154104010.098.159.305
Eddie McGah153728010.216.341.638
Johnny Lazor232914140.138.194.435
Paul Campbell282633000.115.179.332
Frankie Pytlak41412010.143.143.286
Tom Carey3501000.200.200.400
Ben Steiner3411000.250.250.500
Andy Gilbert2110000.000.000.000

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1946 Red Sox roster: pitching

1946 Boston Red Sox pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Tex HughsonP393520112.75278.01721.093
Dave FerrissP40352563.25274.01061.263
Mickey HarrisP34301793.64222.21311.400
Joe DobsonP32241373.24166.2911.300
Jim BagbyP2111763.71106.2161.560
Earl JohnsonP295543.7180.0401.463
Bob KlingerP281322.3757.0161.309
Clem DreisewerdP201414.1847.1191.370
Charlie WagnerP84105.8730.2141.660
Mace BrownP180312.0526.1101.591
Bill ButlandP521011.0216.1102.200
Randy HeflinP51012.4514.261.910
Mike RybaP90013.5512.251.341
Mel DeutschP30005.686.121.580
Jim WilsonP100027.000.203.000

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.