1946 Boston Red Sox Roster

The 1946 Boston Red Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1946 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1946 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1946 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1946 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1946 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1946 Boston Red Sox



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Complete Roster  
 

17 Jim Bagby 6-02 170 Right Right 1916-09-08
25 Mace Brown 6-01 190 Right Right 1909-05-21
28 Bill Butland 6-05 185 Left Right 1918-03-22
34 Mel Deutsch 6-04 215 Right Right 1915-07-26
15 Joe Dobson 6-02 197 Right Right 1917-01-20
23, 32 Clem Dreisewerd 6-01½ 195 Left Left 1916-01-24
33 Dave Ferriss 6-02 208 Right Left 1921-12-05
19 Mickey Harris 6-00 195 Left Left 1917-01-30
26 Randy Heflin 6-00 185 Right Left 1918-09-11
21 Tex Hughson 6-03 198 Right Right 1916-02-09
12 Earl Johnson 6-03 190 Left Left 1919-04-02
37 Bob Klinger 6-00 180 Right Right 1908-06-04
20 Mike Ryba 5-11½ 195 Right Right 1903-06-09
27 Charlie Wagner 5-11 170 Right Right 1912-12-03
10 Jim Wilson 6-01½ 200 Right Right 1922-02-20
26 Bill Zuber 6-02 195 Right Right 1913-03-26
38 Eddie McGah 6-00 183 Right Right 1921-09-30
16 Roy Partee 5-10 180 Right Right 1917-09-07
2 Frankie Pytlak 5-07½ 160 Right Right 1908-07-30
8 Hal Wagner 6-00 165 Right Left 1915-07-02
35 Ernie Andres 6-01 200 Right Right 1918-01-11
46 Paul Campbell 5-10 185 Left Left 1917-09-01
14 Tom Carey 5-08½ 170 Right Right 1906-10-11
1 Bobby Doerr 5-11 175 Right Right 1918-04-07
10 Don Gutteridge 5-10½ 165 Right Right 1912-06-19
36 Pinky Higgins 6-01 185 Right Right 1909-05-27
39 Eddie Pellagrini 5-09 165 Right Right 1918-03-13
6 Johnny Pesky 5-09 168 Right Left 1919-09-27
5 Rip Russell 6-01 180 Right Right 1915-01-26
44 Ben Steiner 5-11 165 Right Left 1921-07-28
3 Rudy York 6-01 209 Right Right 1913-08-17
11 Leon Culberson 5-11 180 Right Right 1919-08-06
7 Dom DiMaggio 5-09 168 Right Right 1917-02-12
42 Andy Gilbert 6-00 203 Right Right 1914-07-18
29 Johnny Lazor 5-09½ 180 Right Left 1912-09-09
18 Tom McBride 6-00 190 Right Right 1914-11-02
2 Catfish Metkovich 6-01 185 Left Left 1920-10-08
24 Wally Moses 5-10 160 Left Left 1910-10-08
9 Ted Williams 6-03 205 Right Left 1918-08-30
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The 1946 Boston Red Sox played 154 games during the regular season, won 104 games, lost 50 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 106/105) where 1,416,944 fans witnessed their 1946 Red Sox finish the season with a .675 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1946 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1946 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1946 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1946 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:

1946 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1946 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position

C Hal Wagner (116)
1B Rudy York (154)
2B Bobby Doerr (151)
3B Rip Russell (70)
SS Johnny Pesky (153)
LF Ted Williams (150)
CF Dom DiMaggio (142)
RF Catfish Metkovich (73)
  
SP Joe Dobson
SP Dave Ferriss
SP Mickey Harris
SP Tex Hughson
  
RP Clem Dreisewerd
RP Earl Johnson
CL Bob Klinger


1946 Boston Red Sox
Salaries

Ted Williams $50,000.00


1946 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers

#1 Bobby Doerr
#2 Catfish Metkovich
#2 Frankie Pytlak
#3 Rudy York
#5 Rip Russell
#6 Johnny Pesky
#7 Dom DiMaggio
#8 Hal Wagner
#9 Ted Williams
#10 Don Gutteridge
#10 Jim Wilson
#11 Leon Culberson
#12 Earl Johnson
#14 Tom Carey
#15 Joe Dobson
#16 Roy Partee
#17 Jim Bagby
#18 Tom McBride
#19 Mickey Harris
#20 Mike Ryba
#21 Tex Hughson
#23 Clem Dreisewerd
#24 Wally Moses
#25 Mace Brown
#26 Randy Heflin
#26 Bill Zuber
#27 Charlie Wagner
#28 Bill Butland
#29 Johnny Lazor
#32 Clem Dreisewerd
#33 Dave Ferriss
#34 Mel Deutsch
#35 Ernie Andres
#36 Pinky Higgins
#37 Bob Klinger
#38 Eddie McGah
#39 Eddie Pellagrini
#42 Andy Gilbert
#44 Ben Steiner
#46 Paul Campbell

Did you know that a 1946 Boston Red Sox Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?