Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees
Major League Baseball team season
The 1946 New York Yankees season was the team's 44th season. The team finished with a record of 87–67, finishing 17 games behind the Boston Red Sox . New York was managed by Joe McCarthy , Bill Dickey , and Johnny Neun . The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium .
Offseason
Prior to 1946 season: Frank Verdi was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.[1]
Regular season
On May 24, Joe McCarthy, who had managed the team since 1931 and led them to seven World Championships, resigned.[2] Although he had been in ill health, there were also underlying issues with team executive Larry MacPhail [3] and frustrations with the team's performance, especially that of pitcher Joe Page ,[4] with whom he had an argument the previous day on the team plane.[5] Long-time Yankee catcher Bill Dickey took over the team. Dickey himself resigned on September 12,[6] and coach Johnny Neun finished out the year at the helm.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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
—
Notable transactions
Roster
1946 New York Yankees roster
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
Coaches
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
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Augusta [8]
References
^ Frank Verdi page at Baseball Reference
^ "Joe McCarthy" . Retrieved September 6, 2010 .
^ "New York Yankees team history at Baseball Library" . Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2010 .
^ Google Books result: The Yankee Encyclopedia By Mark Gallagher, Walter LeConte, p. 281
^ Joe Page at They Played the Game
^ Google Books result: The Yankee Encyclopedia , p. 283
^ Frank Colman page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball , 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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