1946 AL
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The 1946 season of the American League was the forty-sixth season of the league.
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[edit] Season summary
[edit] Standings
- Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Sox | 156 | 104 | 50 | 2 | .667 | -.- | 792 (5.08) | 594 (3.81) | 0.271 | 0.354 | 0.402 | 3.38 | 0.977 |
| 2 | Detroit Tigers | 155 | 92 | 62 | 1 | .594 | 12.0 | 704 (4.54) | 567 (3.66) | 0.258 | 0.336 | 0.374 | 3.22 | 0.974 |
| 3 | New York Yankees | 154 | 87 | 67 | 0 | .565 | 17.0 | 684 (4.44) | 547 (3.55) | 0.248 | 0.330 | 0.387 | 3.13 | 0.975 |
| 4 | Washington Senators | 155 | 76 | 78 | 1 | .490 | 28.0 | 608 (3.92) | 706 (4.55) | 0.260 | 0.325 | 0.366 | 3.74 | 0.966 |
| 5 | Chicago White Sox | 155 | 74 | 80 | 1 | .477 | 30.0 | 562 (3.63) | 595 (3.84) | 0.257 | 0.321 | 0.333 | 3.10 | 0.972 |
| 6 | Cleveland Indians | 156 | 68 | 86 | 2 | .436 | 36.0 | 537 (3.44) | 638 (4.09) | 0.245 | 0.312 | 0.356 | 3.62 | 0.975 |
| 7 | St. Louis Browns | 156 | 66 | 88 | 2 | .423 | 38.0 | 621 (3.98) | 710 (4.55) | 0.251 | 0.311 | 0.356 | 3.95 | 0.974 |
| 8 | Philadelphia Athletics | 155 | 49 | 105 | 1 | .316 | 55.0 | 529 (3.41) | 680 (4.39) | 0.253 | 0.317 | 0.338 | 3.90 | 0.971 |
[edit] League leaders
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
[edit] Batting
[edit] Pitching
[edit] All-Star Game
The American League won the thirteenth midsummer classic at Fenway Park in Boston, MA on Tuesday, July 9, 1946 by a score of 12 to 0. The league's manager was Steve O'Neill.
[edit] Postseason
In the World Series, the American League champion Boston Red Sox were defeated by the National League's St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3.
[edit] Award winners
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Ted Williams, an outfielder with the Boston Red Sox. In the award's voting, he had 224 out of a possible 336 points and 9 first place votes.
[edit] Hall of Fame Game
The fifth annual Hall of Fame Game was played on June 13 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY near the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In the game, the American League's Detroit Tigers lost to the New York Giants of the National League by a score of 9 to 5.
[edit] Notable events
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