1946 New York Yankees Roster

The 1946 New York Yankees 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 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1946 New York Yankees salary list, a 1946 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1946 New York Yankees primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1946 New York Yankees



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Complete Roster  
 

14, 16 Bill Bevens 6-03½ 210 Right Right 1916-10-21
20, 23 Tiny Bonham 6-02 215 Right Right 1913-08-16
28, 39 Tommy Byrne 6-01 182 Left Left 1919-12-31
21 Spud Chandler 6-00 181 Right Right 1907-09-12
18, 26 Karl Drews 6-04 198 Right Right 1920-02-22
25 Al Gettel 6-03½ 200 Right Right 1917-09-17
18 Randy Gumpert 6-03 205 Right Right 1918-01-23
16, 38 Frank Hiller 6-00 200 Right Right 1920-07-13
40 Herb Karpel 5-09½ 180 Left Left 1917-12-27
36 Al Lyons 6-02 195 Right Right 1918-07-18
14, 20 Cuddles Marshall 6-03 200 Right Right 1925-04-28
19 Johnny Murphy 6-02 190 Right Right 1908-07-14
11 Joe Page 6-02 205 Left Left 1917-10-28
17, 38 Mel Queen 6-00½ 204 Right Right 1918-03-04
12 Vic Raschi 6-01 205 Right Right 1919-03-28
26 Steve Roser 6-04 220 Right Right 1918-01-25
22, 15 Red Ruffing 6-01½ 205 Right Right 1905-05-03
26 Marius Russo 6-01 190 Left Right 1914-07-19
29 Charley Stanceu 6-02 190 Right Right 1916-01-09
36 Jake Wade 6-02 175 Left Left 1912-04-01
30 Bill Wight 6-01 180 Left Left 1922-04-12
17 Bill Zuber 6-02 195 Right Right 1913-03-26
38 Yogi Berra 5-08 194 Right Left 1925-05-12
8 Bill Dickey 6-01½ 185 Right Left 1907-06-06
26 Bill Drescher 6-02 190 Right Left 1921-05-23
24, 37 Gus Niarhos 6-00 165 Right Right 1920-12-06
7, 9, 35 Aaron Robinson 6-02 205 Right Left 1915-06-23
34 Ken Silvestri 6-01 200 Right Both 1916-05-03
3 Eddie Bockman 5-09 175 Right Right 1920-07-26
7 Bobby Brown 6-01 180 Right Left 1924-10-25
2 Frankie Crosetti 5-10 165 Right Right 1910-10-04
9 Nick Etten 6-02 198 Left Left 1913-09-19
6 Joe Gordon 5-10 180 Right Right 1915-02-18
7 Oscar Grimes 5-11 178 Right Right 1915-04-13
24 Billy Johnson 5-10 180 Right Right 1918-08-30
28 Hank Majeski 5-09 180 Right Right 1916-12-13
10 Phil Rizzuto 5-06 160 Right Right 1916-09-25
29, 41 Steve Souchock 6-02½ 203 Right Right 1919-03-03
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 5-08½ 175 Right Right 1918-10-26
8 Frank Colman 5-11 188 Left Left 1918-03-02
5 Joe DiMaggio 6-02 193 Right Right 1914-11-25
15 Tommy Henrich 6-00 180 Left Left 1913-02-20
12 Charlie Keller 5-10 190 Right Left 1916-09-12
27 Johnny Lindell 6-04½ 217 Right Right 1916-08-30
3 Bud Metheny 5-11 190 Left Left 1915-06-01
3 Roy Weatherly 5-06½ 170 Right Left 1915-02-25
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The 1946 New York Yankees played 154 games during the regular season, won 87 games, lost 67 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 101/99) where 2,265,512 fans witnessed their 1946 Yankees finish the season with a .565 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 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1946 New York Yankees salary list, a 1946 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1946 New York Yankees primary starters list:

1946 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1946 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Aaron Robinson (95)
1B Nick Etten (84)
2B Joe Gordon (108)
3B Snuffy Stirnweiss (79)
SS Phil Rizzuto (125)
LF Charlie Keller (149)
CF Joe DiMaggio (131)
RF Tommy Henrich (111)
  
SP Bill Bevens
SP Spud Chandler
SP Joe Page
  
CL Johnny Murphy


1946 New York Yankees
Salaries

Joe DiMaggio $43,750.00


1946 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

#1 Snuffy Stirnweiss
#2 Frankie Crosetti
#3 Eddie Bockman
#3 Bud Metheny
#3 Roy Weatherly
#5 Joe DiMaggio
#6 Joe Gordon
#7 Bobby Brown
#7 Oscar Grimes
#7 Aaron Robinson
#8 Frank Colman
#8 Bill Dickey
#9 Nick Etten
#9 Aaron Robinson
#10 Phil Rizzuto
#11 Joe Page
#12 Charlie Keller
#12 Vic Raschi
#14 Bill Bevens
#14 Cuddles Marshall
#15 Tommy Henrich
#15 Red Ruffing
#16 Bill Bevens
#16 Frank Hiller
#17 Mel Queen
#17 Bill Zuber
#18 Karl Drews
#18 Randy Gumpert
#19 Johnny Murphy
#20 Tiny Bonham
#20 Cuddles Marshall
#21 Spud Chandler
#22 Red Ruffing
#23 Tiny Bonham
#24 Billy Johnson
#24 Gus Niarhos
#25 Al Gettel
#26 Bill Drescher
#26 Karl Drews
#26 Steve Roser
#26 Marius Russo
#27 Johnny Lindell
#28 Tommy Byrne
#28 Hank Majeski
#29 Steve Souchock
#29 Charley Stanceu
#30 Bill Wight
#34 Ken Silvestri
#35 Aaron Robinson
#36 Al Lyons
#36 Jake Wade
#37 Gus Niarhos
#38 Yogi Berra
#38 Frank Hiller
#38 Mel Queen
#39 Tommy Byrne
#40 Herb Karpel
#41 Steve Souchock

Did you know that a 1946 New York Yankees 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)?