1946 All-American Girls Baseball League
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The 1946 season of the All-American Girls Baseball League was the fourth season of the league.
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[edit] Season Summary
[edit] Standings
- Italics indicates a playoff team, Bold indicates the Shaughnessy Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | WPCT | GB | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Racine Belles | 112 | 74 | 38 | 0.661 | -.- | Leo Murphy |
| 2 | Grand Rapids Chicks | 112 | 71 | 41 | 0.634 | 3.0 | Johnny Rawlings |
| 3 | South Bend Blue Sox | 112 | 70 | 42 | 0.625 | 4.0 | Chet Grant |
| 4 | Rockford Peaches | 112 | 60 | 52 | 0.536 | 14.0 | Bill Allington |
| 5 | Fort Wayne Daisies | 112 | 52 | 60 | 0.464 | 22.0 | Bill Wambsganss |
| 6 | Muskegon Lassies | 112 | 46 | 66 | 0.411 | 28.0 | Buzz Boyle |
| 7 | Kenosha Comets | 112 | 42 | 70 | 0.375 | 32.0 | Press Cruthers |
| 8 | Peoria Redwings | 112 | 33 | 79 | 0.295 | 41.0 | Bill Rogers/Thelma Eisen |
[edit] Leaders
- Bold indicates league record
[edit] All-Star Game
The league's fourth All-Star Game was played on at . by a score of .
[edit] Postseason
The playoffs featured the top four teams in the league. The teams competed in a best-of-five first round, with the first place team faced off against the third place team and the second place team played against the fourth place team. The winners then advanced to the best-of-seven Shaughnessy Series.
| First Round | Shaughnessy Series | |||||||
| 1 | Racine Belles | 3 | ||||||
| 3 | South Bend Blue Sox | 1 | ||||||
| 1 | Racine Belles | 4 | ||||||
| 4 | Rockford Peaches | 2 | ||||||
| 2 | Grand Rapids Chicks | 2 | ||||||
| 4 | Rockford Peaches | 3 | ||||||
[edit] Award Winners
The winner of the league's Player of the Year Award, was Sophie Kurys, a second sacker with the Racine Belles. The award was voted upon by the league's managers.
[edit] All-Star Team
The following players were named to the league's all-star team, as voted upon by the league's managers.
[edit] Notable Events
| All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |||||||||||
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| 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 |
Categories: 1946 | AAGPBL Seasons | Stub
