# 1946 Boston Red Sox season

The 1946 Boston Red Sox season was the 46th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished first in the American League (AL) with a record of 104 wins and 50 losses. This was the team's sixth AL championship, and their first since 1918. In the 1946 World Series, the Red Sox lost to the National League (NL) champion St. Louis Cardinals, whose winning run in the seventh game was scored on Enos Slaughter's famous "Mad Dash".

## Regular season
### Overview

The 1946 Red Sox were led by their All-Star left fielder, Ted Williams, who was in his first year back in the majors after serving as a fighter pilot in World War II. 1946 was Ted Williams first of two MVP seasons, and the only time he ever won a pennant. He was among the league leaders in many offensive categories, with a batting average of .342, 38 home runs and 123 runs batted in.
On April 24, the Red Sox were 6–3, 1 game behind the Yankees and tied for second with the defending world series champion Tigers. Then, from April 25 through May 10, they won 15 games in a row, beating the Yankees twice and sweeping the Tigers in a three-game series. Over this stretch Ted Williams had a batting average of .442, with 4 home runs and 17 runs batted in. On May 10 the Red Sox were 21–3 and leading the American League, 5.5 games ahead of the Yankees and 8 games ahead of the Tigers. This was their biggest lead in 28 seasons, since winning their last pennant in 1918. The fans took notice as the Red Sox had their highest attendance ever, nearly doubling their previous record. For the first time in Fenway Park history the Red Sox were averaging over 10,000 fans per game, averaging 18,166 fans per game throughout 1946.
The Red Sox never turned back, winning 12 straight decisions from May 29 through June 11, including their second three-game sweep of the Tigers. On June 11, the Red Sox were 41–9, 10 games ahead of the Yankees. From June 5 through July 21, in 48 games, Ted Williams had a batting average of .399, with 18 home runs and 52 runs batted in. The Red Sox swept the Tigers for the third time that year on July 11–13. On July 14, Williams hit three home runs in a game. The Red Sox swept their rivals, the Yankees, in a double-header at Yankee Stadium on September 2, expanding their lead to 15.5 games ahead of the Yankees and 18 games ahead of the Tigers. The Red Sox clinched the American League pennant on September 13, off of an inside-the-park home run hit by Ted Williams, the only one of his major-league career. It was their first pennant since 1918, when they won the World Series. The Red Sox ended the season 12 games ahead of the Tigers and 17 games ahead of the Yankees.
The Red Sox played a three-game series against an American League all star team following the end of the regular season and the beginning of the World Series. While the Red Sox had clinched in September, the St Louis Cardinals and Brooklyn Dodgers would play a three-game playoff for the National League pennant, pushing back the start of the World Series. The Red Sox hosted the three game exhibition series beginning October 1, 1946, at Fenway Park. The Red Sox won two of three, but Williams exacerbated his injury which would plague him in the Series against St. Louis.

### Season Log

| Boston Win | Boston Loss | Tie |
1946 Boston Red Sox Season Log: 104─50─2 :
April: 11─3
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordSource
1April 16@ Washington6─3Tex Hughson (1─0)Roger Wolff (0─1)─1─0
2April 17@ Washington13─6 Earl Johnson (1─0)Walt Masterson (0─1)─2─0
3April 18@ Washington3─1Mickey Harris (1─0)Ray Scarborough (0─1)─3─0
4April 20Vs. Philadelphia1─2Tex Hughson (2─0)Dick Fowler (0─1)─4─0
5April 21 (1)Vs. Philadelphia11─12Joe Dobson (1─0)Joe Berry (0─1)─5─0
6April 21 (2)Vs. Philadelphia3─0Bobo Newsom (2─0)Jim Bagby Jr. (0─1)─5─1
7April 22Vs. Philadelphia4─5Mickey Harris (2─0)Sid Hudson (0─1)─6─1
8April 23Vs. Philadelphia8─2Roger Wolff (1─2)Mike Ryba (1─2)─6─2
9April 24Vs. New York12─5Randy Gumpert (1─1)Tex Hughson (2─1) Jake Wade (1)6─3
10April 25Vs. New York5─12Joe Dobson (2─0)Steve Roser (1─1)─7─3
11April 26@ Philadelphia7─0Dave Ferriss (1─0)Dick Fowler (0─2)─8─3
12April 28 (1)@ Philadelphia2─1Tex Hughson (3─1)Lou Knerr (0─2)─9─3
13April 28 (2)@ Philadelphia5─1Mickey Harris (3─0)Bobo Newsom (2─1)─10─3
14April 30Vs. Detroit0─4Joe Dobson (3─0)Hal Newhouser (3─1)─11─3 :
May: 21─6
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordSource
15May 1Vs. Detroit1─13Dave Ferriss (2─0)Al Benton (1─2)─12─3
16May 2Vs. Detroit4─5Clem Dreisewerd (1─0)Tommy Bridges (0─1)─13─3
17May 3Vs. Cleveland4─9Mickey Harris (4─0)Red Embree (2─1)─14─3
18May 4Vs. Cleveland2─6Jim Bagby Jr. (1─1)Bob Feller (2─3)─15─3
19May 6 (1)Vs. St. Louis5─7Dave Ferriss (3─0)Denny Galehouse (0─4)─16─3
20May 6 (2)Vs. St. Louis4─5Joe Dobson (4─0)Stan Ferens (0─2)─17─3
21May 7Vs. St. Louis6─10Clem Dreisewerd (2─0)Tex Shirley (1─2)─18─3
22May 8Vs. Chicago10─14Mickey Harris (5─0)Joe Haynes (1─1)Dave Ferriss (1)19─3
23May 9Vs. Chicago5─7Jim Bagby Jr. (2─1)Eddie Lopat (2─2)Mace Brown (1)20─3
24May 10@ New York5─4Earl Johnson (2─0)Joe Page (0─1)─21─3
25May 11@ New York0─2Tiny Bonham (2─0)Tex Hughson (3─2)─21─4
26May 12@ New York3─1Mickey Harris (6─0)Spud Chandler (5─1)─22─4
27May 14@ Chicago3─0Dave Ferriss (4─0)Joe Haynes (1─2)─23─4
28May 15@ Chicago2─3Johnny Rigney (1─1)Tex Hughson (3─3)Eddie Smith (1)23─5
29May 16@ St Louis0─3Jack Kramer (2─0)Joe Dobson (4─1)─23─6
30May 18@ St Louis18─8Mickey Harris (7─0)Tex Shirley (2─3)─24─6
31May 19 (1)@ Detroit4─0Dave Ferriss (5─0)Dizzy Trout (3─2)─25─6
32May 19 (2)@ Detroit1─3Hal Newhouser (6─1)Tex Hughson (3─4)─25─7
33May 21@ Detroit6─4Earl Johnson (3─0)Al Benton (1─4)─26─7
34May 22@ Cleveland7─4Dave Ferriss (6─0)Pete Center (0─1)Tex Hughson (1)27─7
35May 23@ Cleveland2─3Red Embree (4─2)Randy Heflin (0─1)─27─8
36May 25Vs. New York4─7Dave Ferriss (7─0)Spud Chandler (6─2)Earl Johnson (1)28─8
37May 26 (1)Vs. New York0─1Tex Hughson (4─4)Bill Bevens (2─4)─29─8
38May 26 (2)Vs. New York4─1Joe Page (2─1)Mickey Harris (7─1)─29─9
39May 29Vs. Philadelphia0─2Dave Ferriss (8─0)Phil Marchildon (0─4)─30─9
40May 30 (1)Vs. Washington5─6Joe Dobson (5─1)Sid Hudson (1─3)─31─9
41May 30 (2)Vs. Washington2─7Mickey Harris (8─1)Ray Scarborough (3─2)─32─9 :
June: 18─10─2
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordSource
42June 3 (1)Vs. Chicago1─6Dave Ferriss (9─0)Thornton Lee (2─3)─33─9
43June 3 (2)Vs. Chicago2─5Joe Dobson (6─1)Eddie Lopat (3─4)─34─9
44June 4Vs. St. Louis4─9Earl Johnson (4─0)Tex Shirley (3─5)─35─9
45June 5Vs. St. Louis8─8───35─9─1
46June 6Vs. St. Louis4─5Mace Brown (1─0)Ox Miller (1─2)Dave Ferriss (2)36─9─1
47June 8Vs. Detroit4─15Joe Dobson (7─1)Hal Newhouser (9─2)Bob Klinger (1)37─9─1
48June 9 (1)Vs. Detroit1─7Mickey Harris (9─1)Dizzy Trout (5─4)─38─9─1
49June 9 (2)Vs. Detroit6─11Dave Ferriss (10─0)Fred Hutchinson (2─3)─39─9─1
50June 10Vs. Cleveland3─6Bill Butland (1─0)Steve Gromek (3─6)Earl Johnson (2)40─9─1
51June 11Vs. Cleveland5─10Bob Klinger (1─0)Red Embree (5─4)─41─9─1
52June 12Vs. Cleveland7─2Bob Feller (10─4)Jim Bagby Jr. (2─2)─41─10─1
53June 14@ Chicago5─9Earl Caldwell (3─2)Earl Johnson (4─1)─41─11─1
54June 15@ Chicago6─7Joe Haynes (2─5)Dave Ferriss (10─1)Bill Dietrich (1)41─12─1
55June 16 (1)@ Chicago6─1Tex Hughson (5─4)Thornton Lee (2─4)─42─12─1
56June 16 (2)@ Chicago4─7Earl Caldwell (4─2)Jim Bagby Jr. (2─3)─42─13─1
57June 17@ St. Louis1─7Jack Kramer (7─1)Mickey Harris (9─2)─42─14─1
58June 18@ St. Louis0─1Bob Muncrief (1─2)Dave Ferriss (10─2)─42─15─1
59June 20@ St. Louis0─2Sam Zoldak (6─6)Joe Dobson (7─2)─42─16─1
60June 21@ Cleveland1─0Tex Hughson (6─4)Bob Feller (11─5)─43─16─1
61June 22@ Cleveland3─4Joe Krakauskas (2─3)Dave Ferriss (10─3)─43─17─1
62June 23 (1)@ Cleveland5─1Mickey Harris (10─2)Steve Gromek (3─7)─44─17─1
63June 23 (2)@ Cleveland6─0Bill Zuber (1─1)Don Black (1─2)─45─17─1
64June 24@ Detroit5─5───45─17─2
65June 25@ Detroit1─0Tex Hughson (7─4)Fred Hutchinson (2─5)─46─17─2
66June 26 (1)@ Detroit Tigers2─16Hal Newhouser (13─3)Joe Dobson (7─3)─46─18─2
67June 26 (2)@ Detroit Tigers9─3Dave Ferriss (11─3)Virgil Trucks (11─6)─47─18─2
68June 28Vs. Washington1─12Mickey Harris (11─2)Roger Wolff (4─7)─48─18─2
69June 29Vs. Washington8─12Tex Hughson (8─4)Al LaMacchia (0─1)Bob Klinger (2)49─18─2
70June 30 (1)Vs. Washington8─15Dave Ferriss (12─3)Bobo Newsome (4─7)─50─18─2
71June 30 (2)Vs. Washington9─2Mickey Haefner (5─5)Earl Johnson (4─2)─50─19─2 :
July: 20─10
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordSource
72July 2@ New York1─2Spud Chandler (12─3)Mickey Harris (11─3)─50─20─2
73July 3@ New York2─3Joe Page (4─3)Tex Hughson (8─5)─50─21─2
74July 4 (1)@ Philadelphia2─3Phil Marchildon (4─7)Dave Ferriss (12─4)─50─22─2
75July 4 (2)@ Philadelphia9─8Clem Dreisewerd (3─0)Lou Knerr (2─8)Mike Ryba (1)51─22─2
76July 5@ Philadelphia5─2Joe Dobson (8─3)Dick Fowler (5─7)Tex Hughson (2)52─22─2
77July 6@ Washington0─4Mickey Haefner (6─5)Mickey Harris (11─4)─52─23─2
78July 7 (1)@ Washington11─1Tex Hughson (9─5)Sid Hudson (6─6)─53─23─2
79July 7 (2)@ Washington9─4Clem Dreisewerd (4─0)Walt Masterson (3─5)Bob Klinger (3)54─23─2
80July 11Vs. Detroit2─3Tex Hughson (10─5)Fred Hutchinson (4─6)─55─23─2
81July 12Vs. Detroit2─4Dave Ferriss (13─4)Virgil Trucks (10─7)─56─23─2
82July 13Vs. Detroit4─5Mickey Harris (12─4)Dizzy Trout (8─7)Bob Klinger (4)57─23─2
83July 14 (1)Vs. Cleveland10─11Jim Bagby Jr. (3─3)Joe Berry (1─2)Tex Hughson (3)58─23─2
84July 14 (2)Vs. Cleveland4─6Bill Zuber (2─1)Red Embree (6─7)Dave Ferriss (3)59─23─2
85July 16Vs. Cleveland6─3Bob Feller (16─6)Tex Hughson (10─6)─59─24─2
86July 17 (1)Vs. Chicago1─3Joe Dobson (9─3)Eddie Lopat (5─7)─60─24─2
87July 17 (2)Vs. Chicago1─6Dave Ferriss (14─4)Orval Grove (4─8)─61─24─2
88July 18Vs. Chicago2─3Mickey Harris (13─4)Johnny Rigney (1─3)Bob Klinger (5)62─24─2
89July 19Vs. Chicago2─9Bill Zuber (3─1)Joe Haynes (3─7)─63─24─2
90July 20Vs. St. Louis5─4Jack Kramer (10─4)Tex Hughson (10─7)Tom Ferrick63─25─2
91July 21 (1)Vs. St. Louis0─5Dave Ferriss (15─4)Tex Shirley (5─10)─64─25─2
92July 21 (2)Vs. St. Louis4─7Joe Dobson (10─3)Cliff Fannin (2─1)Bob Klinger (6)65─25─2
93July 23@ Chicago1─7Johnny Rigney (2─3)Bill Zuber (3─2)─65─26─2
94July 24@ Chicago4─1Tex Hughson (11─7)Orval Grove (4─9)─66─26─2
95July 25@ Chicago1─3Eddie Smith (6─7)Joe Dobson (10─4)Earl Caldwell (4)66─27─2
96July 26@ St. Louis8─5Dave Ferriss (16─4)Nels Potter (6─6)─67─27─2
97July 27@ St. Louis13─6Charlie Wagner (1─0)Bob Muncrief (2─6)Earl Johnson (3)68─27─2
98July 28 (1)@ St. Louis2─3Denny Galehouse (5─7)Tex Hughson (11─8)─68─28─2
99July 28 (2)@ St. Louis11─4Jim Bagby Jr. (4─3)Jack Kramer (10─6)─69─28─2
100July 30@ Cleveland4─0Dave Ferriss (17─4)Steve Gromek (4─10)─70─28─2
101July 31@ Cleveland1─4Bob Feller (20─6)Mickey Harris (13─5)─70─29─2 :
August: 21─11
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordSource
102August 1@ Cleveland1─2Mel Harder (3─2)Joe Dobson (10─5)Joe Berry (1)70─30─2
103August 2@ Detroit1─7Dizzy Trout (9─10)Tex Hughson (11─9)─70─31─2
104August 3@ Detroit5─3Dave Ferriss (18─4)Fred Hutchinson (7─8)─71─31─2
105August 4@ Detroit9─4Mickey Harris (14─5)Hal Newhouser (20─4)─72─31─2
106August 6Vs. Philadelphia0─5Tex Hughson (12─9)Dick Fowler (8─11)─73─31─2
107August 8 (1)Vs. Philadelphia3─4Joe Dobson (11─5)Phil Marchildon (7─12)─74─31─2
108August 8 (2)Vs. Philadelphia6─10Bob Klinger (2─0)Bob Savage (1─10)─75─31─2
109August 9@ New York4─3Dave Ferriss (19─4)Bill Bevens (12─8)─76─31─2
110August 10@ New York5─7Johnny Murphy (3─2)Clem Dreisewerd (4─1)─76─32─2
111August 11 (1)@ New York7─5Mace Brown (2─0)Spud Chandler (15─6)Bob Klinger (7)77─32─2
112August 11 (2)@ New York1─9Joe Page (6─5)Jim Bagby Jr. (4─4)─77─33─2
113August 13@ Philadelphia7─5Dave Ferriss (20─4)Bob Savage (1─11)─78─33─2
114August 14@ Philadelphia3─1Tex Hughson (13─9)Dick Fowler (8─13)─79─33─2
115August 15@ Philadelphia Athletics3─5Lou Knerr (3─13)Joe Dobson (11─6)─79─34─2
116August 16Vs. New York1─4Mickey Harris (15─5)Spud Chandler (15─7)─80─34─2
117August 17Vs. New York4─7Dave Ferriss (21─4)Tiny Bonham (3─5)─81─34─2
118August 18 (1)Vs. New York5─0Bill Bevens (14─8)Tex Hughson (13─10)─81─35─2
119August 18 (2)Vs. New York3─4Bob Klinger (3─0)Joe Page (6─6)─82─35─2
120August 20 (1)Vs. St. Louis1─5Jim Bagby Jr. (5─4)Tex Shirley (6─11)─83─35─2
121August 20 (2)Vs. St. Louis5─4Ellis Kinder (1─2)Mickey Harris (15─6)Tom Ferrick (4)83─36─2
122August 21Vs. St. Louis9─12Dave Ferriss (22─4)Bob Muncrief (3─10)Bob Klinger (8)84─36─2
123August 22Vs. Chicago4─3Earl Caldwell (11─3)Mace Brown (2─1)─84─37─2
124August 24 (1)Vs. Chicago5─6Mace Brown (3─1)Earl Caldwell (11─4)─85─37─2
125August 24 (2)Vs. Chicago3─1Frank Papish (3─4)Jim Bagby Jr. (5─5)─85─38─2
126August 25 (1)Vs. Cleveland1─2Dave Ferriss (23─4)Red Embree (8─10)─86─38─2
127August 25 (2)Vs. Cleveland6─13Earl Johnson (5─2)Allie Reynolds (10─12)─87─38─2
128August 26Vs. Cleveland1─5Tex Hughson (14─10)Bob Lemon (2─5)─88─38─2
129August 28Vs. Detroit7─2Fred Hutchinson (9─11)Mickey Harris (15─7)Johnny Gorsica (1)88─39─2
130August 29Vs. Detroit9─8Dizzy Trout (12─12)Bob Klinger (3─1)─88─40─2
131August 30 (1)Vs. Philadelphia0─6Tex Hughson (15─10)Lou Knerr (3─14)─89─40─2
132August 30 (2)Vs. Philadelphia2─6Jim Bagby Jr. (6─5)Phil Marchildon (11─13)─90─40─2
133August 31Vs. Philadelphia2─4Bill Zuber (4─2)Dick Fowler (9─14)Bob Klinger (9)91─40─2 :
September: 13─10
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordSource
134September 1Vs. Philadelphia3─4Tex Hughson (16─10)Bob Savage (2─13)─92─40─2
135September 2 (1)@ New York5─2Dave Ferriss (24─4)Tiny Bonham (5─6)─93─40─2
136September 2 (2)@ New York3─1Mickey Harris (16─7)Joe Page (7─7)─94─40─2
137September 4@ Washington4─2Tex Hughson (17─10)Sid Hudson (17─11)─95─40─2
138September 5@ Washington1─0Jim Bagby Jr. (7─5)Ray Scarborough (6─10)─96─40─2
139September 6@ Washington2─3Bobo Newsom (14─10)Earl Johnson (5─3)─96─41─2
140September 7@ Philadelphia2─4Jesse Flores (8─5)Dave Ferriss (24─5)─96─42─2
141September 8@ Philadelphia3─5Phil Marchildon (13─13)Tex Hughson (17─11)─96─43─2
142September 10@ Detroit1─9Fred Hutchinson (11─11)Mickey Harris (16─8)─96─44─2
143September 11@ Detroit3─7Dizzy Trout (15─12)Dave Ferriss (24─6)─96─45─2
144September 12@ Cleveland1─4Bob Feller (24─12)Jim Bagby Jr. (7─6)─96─46─2
145September 13@ Cleveland1─0Tex Hughson (18─11)Red Embree (8─12)─97─46─2
146September 15 (1)@ Chicago4─1Dave Ferriss (25─6)Eddie Smith (8─11)─98─46─2
147September 15 (2)@ Chicago0─6Johnny Rigney (4─5)Earl Johnson (5─4)─98─47─2
148September 18@ St. Louis6─2Joe Dobson (12─6)Jack Kramer (13─9)─99─47─2
149September 19@ St. Louis5─6Cliff Fannin (5─2)Bob Klinger (3─2)─99─48─2
150September 21@ Washington7─5Bill Zuber (5─2)Mickey Haefner (13─11)─100─48─2
151September 22@ Washington4─1Tex Hughson (19─11)Early Wynn (7─5)─101─48─2
152September 24Vs. New York4─5Mickey Harris (17─8)Al Lyons (0─1)─102─48─2
153September 25Vs. New York2─5Joe Dobson (13─6)Cuddles Marshall (3─4)─103─48─2
154September 27Vs. Washington4─5Tex Hughson (20─11)Bobo Newsom (14─13)─104─48─2
155September 28Vs. Washington4─3Early Wynn (8─5)Mickey Harris (17─9)─104─49─2
156September 29Vs. Washington7─0Ray Scarborough (7─11)Joe Dobson (13─7)─104─50─2 :

### Season Standings

vteAmerican League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Boston Red Sox | 104 | 50 | .675 | — | 61‍–‍16 | 43‍–‍34 |
| Detroit Tigers | 92 | 62 | .597 | 12 | 48‍–‍30 | 44‍–‍32 |
| New York Yankees | 87 | 67 | .565 | 17 | 47‍–‍30 | 40‍–‍37 |
| Washington Senators | 76 | 78 | .494 | 28 | 38‍–‍38 | 38‍–‍40 |
| Chicago White Sox | 74 | 80 | .481 | 30 | 40‍–‍38 | 34‍–‍42 |
| Cleveland Indians | 68 | 86 | .442 | 36 | 36‍–‍41 | 32‍–‍45 |
| St. Louis Browns | 66 | 88 | .429 | 38 | 35‍–‍41 | 31‍–‍47 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 49 | 105 | .318 | 55 | 31‍–‍46 | 18‍–‍59 |

### Record vs. opponents

1946 American League recordvte Sources: :
| 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 | — |

### Opening Day lineup

| 7 | Dom DiMaggio | CF |
| 6 | Johnny Pesky | SS |
| 9 | Ted Williams | LF |
| 1 | Bobby Doerr | 2B |
| 3 | Rudy York | 1B |
| 2 | Catfish Metkovich | RF |
| 35 | Ernie Andres | 3B |
| 8 | Hal Wagner | C |
| 21 | Tex Hughson | P |

### Notable transactions

* July 1946: Don Lang and Bill Howerton were traded by the Red Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jim Gleeson.
* July 23, 1946: Wally Moses was purchased by the Red Sox from the Chicago White Sox.

### Roster
## Player stats

* = Indicates team leader

### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: GP=Games Played; AB=At Bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home Runs; RBI=Runs Batted In; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting Average; OBP=On Base Percentage; SLG=Slugging Percentage
| Pos | Player | GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| C | Hal Wagner | 117 | 370 | 39 | 85 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 69 | .230 | .354 | .322 |
| 1B | Rudy York | 154 | 579 | 78 | 160 | 30 | 6 | 17 | 119 | 86 | .276 | .371 | .437 |
| 2B | Bobby Doerr | 151 | 583 | 95 | 158 | 35 | 9 | 18 | 117 | 66 | .271 | .346 | .455 |
| SS | Johnny Pesky | 153 | 621 | 115 | 208 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 65 | .335 | .401 | .427 |
| 3B | Rip Russell | 80 | 274 | 22 | 57 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 13 | .208 | .247 | .318 |
| OF | Dom DiMaggio | 142 | 534 | 85 | 169 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 73 | 66 | .316 | .393 | .427 |
| OF | Ted Williams | 150 | 514 | 142 | 176 | 37 | 8 | 38 | 124 | 156 | .342 | .497 | .667 |
| OF | George Metkovich | 86 | 281 | 42 | 69 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 36 | .246 | .333 | .356 |

#### Position players

Note: GP=Games Played; AB=At Bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home Runs; RBI=Runs Batted In; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting Average; OBP=On Base Percentage; SLG=Slugging Percentage
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Pinky Higgins | 64 | 200 | 18 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 24 | .275 | .356 | .370 |
| Leon Culberson | 59 | 179 | 34 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 16 | .313 | .369 | .430 |
| Wally Moses | 48 | 175 | 23 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | .206 | .268 | .337 |
| Tom McBride | 62 | 153 | 21 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9 | .301 | .340 | .359 |
| Roy Partee | 40 | 111 | 13 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 | .315 | .387 | .396 |
| Eddie Pellagrini | 22 | 71 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .211 | .253 | .366 |
| Don Gutteridge | 22 | 47 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .234 | .265 | .362 |
| Ernie Andres | 15 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .098 | .159 | .146 |
| Eddie McGah | 15 | 37 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .216 | .341 | .297 |
| Johnny Lazor | 23 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .138 | .194 | .241 |
| Paul Campbell | 28 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .115 | .179 | .154 |
| Frankie Pytlak | 4 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
| Tom Carey | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
| Ben Steiner | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| Andy Gilbert | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |

#### Pitchers

Note: GP=Games Played; AB=At Bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home Runs; RBI=Runs Batted In; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting Average; OBP=On Base Percentage; SLG=Slugging Percentage
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Dave Ferriss | 45 | 115 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | .209 | .242 | .261 |
| Tex Hughson | 39 | 91 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .132 | .202 | .143 |
| Mickey Harris | 34 | 78 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .231 | .318 | .244 |
| Joe Dobson | 32 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .100 | .167 | .100 |
| Jim Bagby Jr. | 21 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .119 | .159 | .143 |
| Earl Johnson | 29 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .227 | .346 | .318 |
| Bill Zuber | 15 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .111 | .158 | .111 |
| Bob Klinger | 28 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .313 | .313 | .313 |
| Charlie Wagner | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .091 |
| Clem Dreiseward | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .091 | .000 |
| Mace Brown | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bill Butland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| Randy Heflin | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .667 | .667 |
| Mike Ryba | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Mel Deutsch | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |

### Pitching

Note: G=Games Played; GS=Games Started; IP=Innings Pitched; H=Hits; BB=Walks; R=Runs; ER=Earned Runs; SO=Strikeouts; W=Wins; L=Losses; SV=Saves; ERA=Earned Run Average
| Player | G | GS | IP | H | BB | R | ER | SO | W | L | SV | ERA |
| Tex Hughson | 39 | 35 | 278 | 252 | 51 | 89 | 85 | 172 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 2.75 |
| Dave Ferriss | 40 | 35 | 274 | 274 | 71 | 109 | 99 | 106 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 3.25 |
| Mickey Harris | 34 | 30 | 222+2⁄3 | 236 | 77 | 105 | 92 | 131 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 3.72 |
| Joe Dobson | 32 | 24 | 166+2⁄3 | 148 | 68 | 72 | 60 | 90 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3.24 |
| Jim Bagby Jr. | 21 | 11 | 106+2⁄3 | 117 | 49 | 55 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3.71 |
| Earl Johnson | 29 | 5 | 80 | 78 | 39 | 39 | 33 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3.71 |
| Bob Klinger | 28 | 1 | 57 | 49 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2.37 |
| Bill Zuber | 15 | 7 | 56+2⁄3 | 37 | 39 | 20 | 16 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.54 |
| Clem Dreisewerd | 20 | 1 | 47+1⁄3 | 50 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.18 |
| Charlie Wagner | 8 | 4 | 30+2⁄3 | 32 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.16 |
| Mace Brown | 18 | 0 | 26+1⁄3 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.05 |
| Bill Butland | 5 | 2 | 16+1⁄3 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.02 |
| Randy Heflin | 5 | 1 | 14+2⁄3 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.45 |
| Mike Ryba | 9 | 0 | 12+2⁄3 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.97 |
| Mel Deutsch | 3 | 0 | 6+1⁄3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.68 |
| Jim Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0+2⁄3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 |

## Achievements, Awards, and Accomplishments
### Team

The Red Sox led MLB in:
* Runs (792).
* Hits (1441).
* Doubles (268).
* Runs batted in (737).
* Total bases (2136).
* Batting average on balls in play (.293).
The Red Sox led the American League in:
* Batting average (.271).
* On-base percentage (.356).
* Slugging percentage (.402).
* On-base plus slugging (.758).
* Base on balls (687).
* Plate appearances (6126).
* Saves (20).

### Player
#### Ted Williams

* American League MVP award winner.
* On June 9, Williams hit his famous 502-foot home run, the longest ever hit at Fenway Park.
* On July 14, Williams became the first Red Sox player to hit three home runs in one game at Fenway Park.
* On July 21, Williams Hit for the cycle against the St. Louis Browns.
* Williams led MLB in:
** Runs scored (142).
** Base on balls (156).
** On-base percentage (.497).
** Slugging percentage (.667).
** On-base plus slugging (1.164).
* Williams led the American League in total bases (343).

#### Dave Ferriss

* Led the American League in winning percentage (.806).

#### Bob Klinger

* Led MLB in saves (9).

## 1946 World Series

NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL Boston Red Sox (3)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
| 1 | Boston 3, St. Louis 2 (10) | October 6 | St. Louis | 36,218 |
| 2 | St. Louis 3, Boston 0 | October 7 | St. Louis | 35,815 |
| 3 | Boston 4, St. Louis 0 | October 9 | Boston | 34,500 |
| 4 | St. Louis 12, Boston 3 | October 10 | Boston | 35,645 |
| 5 | Boston 6, St. Louis 3 | October 11 | Boston | 35,982 |
| 6 | St. Louis 4, Boston 1 | October 13 | St. Louis | 35,768 |
| 7 | St. Louis 4, Boston 3 | October 15 | St. Louis | 36,143 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Louisville Colonels | American Association | Fred Walters and Nemo Leibold |
| AA | New Orleans Pelicans | Southern Association | Johnny Peacock |
| A | Scranton Red Sox | Eastern League | Elmer Yoter |
| B | Lynn Red Sox | New England League | Lawrence "Pip" Kennedy |
| B | Roanoke Red Sox | Piedmont League | Eddie Popowski |
| C | Oneonta Red Sox | Canadian–American League | Red Marion |
| C | Durham Bulls | Carolina League | Floyd "Pat" Patterson |
| D | Geneva Red Birds | Alabama State League | Charles Holly |
| D | Salem Friends/Lenoir Red Sox | Blue Ridge League | Noel Casbier |
| D | Tarboro Tars | Coastal Plain League | Michael Kardish and F. L. "Bull" Hamons |
| D | Milford Red Sox | Eastern Shore League | Wally Millies |
| D | New Iberia Cardinals | Evangeline League | Aaron Ward |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Louisville, Scranton
Source:$^{:407}$
Salem franchise moved to Lenoir on June 25, 1946$^{:405}$
† Noel Casbier is listed as the sole manager for Salem/Lenoir by Baseball-Reference.com