1946 New York Yankees

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1945 / 1947

87-67, Finished 3rd in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Joe McCarthy (22-13), Bill Dickey (57-48) and Johnny Neun (8-6)
Scored 684 runs, Allowed 547 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 93-61

Ballparks: Yankee Stadium I · Attendance: 2,265,512 (1st of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 98 · one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 98

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1945 / 1947 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

Standard Fielding by Position Below · League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Pos. Summary
Yogi Berra	21	6	6	6	34	28	6	0	2	1.000	5.67	0		3	1	25%	46%		C
Bill Bevens	29	31	31	18	39	9	25	5	1	.872	1.10								P
Eddie Bockman	25	4	3	3	15	8	6	1	3	.933	3.50								3B
Tiny Bonham	32	18	14	6	17	2	13	2	1	.882	0.83								P
Bobby Brown	21	7	7	7	21	9	12	0	1	1.000	3.00								SS-3B
Tommy Byrne	26	4	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	0.75								P
Spud Chandler	38	34	32	20	74	13	60	1	7	.986	2.15								P
Frank Colman	28	5	5	4	9	9	0	0	0	1.000	1.80								OF
Frankie Crosetti	35	24	16	15	100	32	62	6	15	.940	3.92								SS
Bill Dickey	39	39	38	33	233	201	29	3	4	.987	5.90	0		9	16	64%	46%		C
Joe DiMaggio	31	131	130	126	335	314	15	6	3	.982	2.51								OF
Bill Drescher	25	3	1	1	7	6	1	0	1	1.000	2.33	0		0	0				C
Karl Drews	26	3	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	.500	0.33								P
Nick Etten	32	84	83	82	779	717	55	7	80	.991	9.19								1B
Al Gettel	28	26	11	5	23	5	18	0	2	1.000	0.88								P
Joe Gordon	31	108	106	103	644	281	346	17	87	.974	5.81								2B
Oscar Grimes	31	12	11	11	61	31	25	5	5	.918	4.67								SS-2B
Randy Gumpert	28	33	12	4	28	4	21	3	4	.893	0.76								P
Tommy Henrich	33	150	150	146	627	588	32	7	40	.989	4.08								OF-1B
Frank Hiller	25	3	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.67								P
Billy Johnson	27	75	71	68	245	71	163	11	15	.955	3.16								3B
Herb Karpel	28	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								P
Charlie Keller	29	149	149	149	335	324	4	7	0	.979	2.20								OF
Johnny Lindell	29	87	82	78	293	275	12	6	18	.980	3.26								OF-1B
Al Lyons	27	2	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	1.50								P
Hank Majeski	29	2	2	2	4	1	2	1	0	.750	1.50								3B
Cuddles Marshall	21	23	11	1	20	2	18	0	2	1.000	0.87								P
Johnny Murphy	37	27	0	0	19	6	11	2	2	.895	0.63								P
Gus Niarhos	25	29	13	10	87	76	10	1	1	.989	2.97	3		5	6	55%	46%		C
Joe Page	28	31	17	6	30	2	23	5	1	.833	0.81								P
Mel Queen	28	14	3	1	4	2	2	0	0	1.000	0.29								P
Vic Raschi	27	2	2	2	4	1	3	0	0	1.000	2.00								P
Phil Rizzuto	28	125	124	112	671	267	378	26	97	.961	5.16								SS
Aaron Robinson	31	95	92	73	468	410	50	8	5	.983	4.84	7		23	26	53%	46%		C
Steve Roser	28	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								P
Red Ruffing	41	8	8	4	8	2	6	0	1	1.000	1.00								P
Marius Russo	31	8	3	0	7	2	5	0	0	1.000	0.88								P
Ken Silvestri	30	12	4	3	44	40	3	1	1	.977	3.58	1		2	0	0%	46%		C
Bud Souchock	27	20	17	17	196	180	9	7	19	.964	9.45								1B
Charley Stanceu	30	3	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.67								P
Snuffy Stirnweiss	27	125	121	116	466	159	299	8	49	.983	3.55								3B-2B-SS
Jake Wade	34	13	1	0	10	3	7	0	0	1.000	0.77								P
Bill Wight	24	14	4	1	15	1	11	3	0	.800	0.86								P
Bill Zuber	33	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								P
Team Totals	30.0	154	1385	1233	5984	4083	1751	150	467	.975	3.64	11		42	49	54%	46%
Rank in 8 AL teams								6	1	2
	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Pos. Summary

Standard Team Fielding

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Player Standard Fielding--C

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	SB	CS	CS%
Aaron Robinson	31	95	92	73	468	410	50	8	5	.983	4.84	7	23	26	53%
Bill Dickey	39	39	38	33	233	201	29	3	4	.987	5.90	0	9	16	64%
Gus Niarhos	25	29	13	10	87	76	10	1	1	.989	2.97	3	5	6	55%
Ken Silvestri	30	12	4	3	44	40	3	1	1	.977	3.58	1	2	0	0%
Yogi Berra	21	6	6	6	34	28	6	0	2	1.000	5.67	0	3	1	25%
Bill Drescher	25	3	1	1	7	6	1	0	1	1.000	2.33	0	0	0
League Average										.982	4.81				44%
Team Total		154	154	126	873	761	99	13	14	.985	4.67	11	42	49	54%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Nick Etten	32	84	83	82	779	717	55	7	80	.991	9.19
Tommy Henrich	33	41	40	38	391	364	22	5	35	.987	9.41
Bud Souchock	27	20	17	17	196	180	9	7	19	.964	9.45
Johnny Lindell	29	14	14	13	123	116	4	3	15	.976	8.57
League Average										.990	9.27
Team Total		154	154	150	1489	1377	90	22	149	.985	9.23

Player Standard Fielding--2B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Joe Gordon	31	108	106	103	644	281	346	17	87	.974	5.81
Snuffy Stirnweiss	27	46	44	43	234	88	141	5	30	.979	4.98
Oscar Grimes	31	5	4	4	23	11	11	1	2	.957	4.40
League Average										.969	5.21
Team Total		154	154	150	901	380	498	23	119	.974	5.52

Player Standard Fielding--3B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Snuffy Stirnweiss	27	79	76	72	220	66	152	2	18	.991	2.76
Billy Johnson	27	74	71	68	245	71	163	11	15	.955	3.16
Eddie Bockman	25	4	3	3	15	8	6	1	3	.933	3.50
Bobby Brown	21	2	2	2	4	1	3	0	0	1.000	2.00
Hank Majeski	29	2	2	2	4	1	2	1	0	.750	1.50
League Average										.952	2.91
Team Total		154	154	147	488	147	326	15	36	.969	2.94

Player Standard Fielding--SS

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Phil Rizzuto	28	125	124	112	671	267	378	26	97	.961	5.16
Frankie Crosetti	35	24	16	15	100	32	62	6	15	.940	3.92
Oscar Grimes	31	7	7	7	38	20	14	4	3	.895	4.86
Bobby Brown	21	5	5	5	17	8	9	0	1	1.000	3.40
Snuffy Stirnweiss	27	4	1	1	12	5	6	1	1	.917	2.75
League Average										.953	4.65
Team Total		154	153	140	838	332	469	37	117	.956	4.85

Player Standard Fielding--OF

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Charlie Keller	29	149	149	149	335	324	4	7	0	.979	2.20
Joe DiMaggio	31	131	130	126	335	314	15	6	3	.982	2.51
Tommy Henrich	33	111	110	108	236	224	10	2	5	.992	2.11
Johnny Lindell	29	74	68	65	170	159	8	3	3	.982	2.26
Frank Colman	28	5	5	4	9	9	0	0	0	1.000	1.80
League Average										.977	2.24
Team Total		154	462	452	1085	1030	37	18	11	.983	2.27

Player Standard Fielding--P

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Spud Chandler	38	34	32	20	74	13	60	1	7	.986	2.15
Bill Bevens	29	31	31	18	39	9	25	5	1	.872	1.10
Joe Page	28	31	17	6	30	2	23	5	1	.833	0.81
Randy Gumpert	28	33	12	4	28	4	21	3	4	.893	0.76
Tiny Bonham	32	18	14	6	17	2	13	2	1	.882	0.83
Al Gettel	28	26	11	5	23	5	18	0	2	1.000	0.88
Cuddles Marshall	21	23	11	1	20	2	18	0	2	1.000	0.87
Red Ruffing	41	8	8	4	8	2	6	0	1	1.000	1.00
Johnny Murphy	37	27	0	0	19	6	11	2	2	.895	0.63
Bill Wight	24	14	4	1	15	1	11	3	0	.800	0.86
Jake Wade	34	13	1	0	10	3	7	0	0	1.000	0.77
Mel Queen	28	14	3	1	4	2	2	0	0	1.000	0.29
Marius Russo	31	8	3	0	7	2	5	0	0	1.000	0.88
Vic Raschi	27	2	2	2	4	1	3	0	0	1.000	2.00
Frank Hiller	25	3	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.67
Tommy Byrne	26	4	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	0.75
Al Lyons	27	2	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	1.50
Karl Drews	26	3	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	.500	0.33
Bill Zuber	33	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
Charley Stanceu	30	3	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.67
Steve Roser	28	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
Herb Karpel	28	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
League Average										.951	0.98
Team Total		154	154	68	310	56	232	22	21	.929	0.94

1945 / 1947 Fielding Statistics

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