1946 – Luke Sewell quits as manager of the Browns; Zack Taylor will finish the season.
1946 – Luke Sewell quits as manager of the Browns; Zack Taylor will finish the season.
With two singles in the Red Sox’ 4-2 victory over Philadelphia, Johnny Pesky collects a total of 53 hits in August, the highest monthly total in franchise history. The shortstop’s team mark will be tied in 1950, also accomplished in the month August, by his close friend, Dom DiMaggio.
With two singles in the Red Sox’ 4-2 victory over Philadelphia, Johnny Pesky collects a total of 53 hits in August, the highest monthly total in franchise history. The shortstop’s team mark will be tied in 1950, also accomplished in the month August, by his close friend, Dom DiMaggio.
While traveling in a caravan of cars and buses en route to East Douglas (MA) for an exhibition game against the Indians, Ted Williams, along with his wife and two friends, is involved in an auto accident when his brand new 1946 Pontiac collides with a car driven by George Doncaster, who is driving his wife and daughter. Although no one is seriously hurt, the media widely reports the Red Sox outfielder’s crash in Holliston on Sherborn Road.
While traveling in a caravan of cars and buses en route to East Douglas (MA) for an exhibition game against the Indians, Ted Williams, along with his wife and two friends, is involved in an auto accident when his brand new 1946 Pontiac collides with a car driven by George Doncaster, who is driving his wife and daughter. Although no one is seriously hurt, the media widely reports the Red Sox outfielder’s crash in Holliston on Sherborn Road.
The owners hold a secret meeting lead by Tom Yawkey to defend color barrier
1946 – At the Owners’ Meeting, a committee formed to study integration, which includes Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey, delivers its secretive report defending the covert color barrierwhich exists in professional baseball. The absurd reasons given why blacks shouldn’t be allowed to play in the big leagues include an absence of skills due to inferior training and lack of fundamentals as well as the need to respect existing Negro League contracts, but another lesser known motivation may have been profit, as revealed later in the report: “The Negro leagues rent their parks in many cities from clubs in Organized Baseball (and) Club owners in the major leagues are reluctant to give up revenues amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars every year” and the fear white fans would be driven away if black players attracted more minorities to the ballpark.
Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers is born in Steubenville, Ohio
On August 25, 1946, future Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers is born in Steubenville, Ohio. After a brilliant amateur career that includes American Legion “Player of the Year” honors, Fingers will make his major league debut with the Oakland A’s in 1968 and will become one of baseball’s top relievers.
The Yankees become the first major league team to draw over two million paying patrons at home when 42,908 fans show up at the Bronx ballpark to watch the Bombers drop a 7-2 decision to Detroit’s Hal Newhouse. Today’s crowd brings the season total to 2,027,087, three-quarters of a million more than the previous American League record also set by New York when the team played at the Polo Grounds in 1920.
The Yankees become the first major league team to draw over two million paying patrons at home when 42,908 fans show up at the Bronx ballpark to watch the Bombers drop a 7-2 decision to Detroit’s Hal Newhouse. Today’s crowd brings the season total to 2,027,087, three-quarters of a million more than the previous American League record also set by New York when the team played at the Polo Grounds in 1920.
1946 – Clubs approve a change to a 168-game schedule, but they will rescind the decision at another meeting on September 16. Television is first recognized, with clubs given rights to their own games. Players jumping to outlaw leagues will not be allowed to apply for reinstatement for five years.
1946 – Clubs approve a change to a 168-game schedule, but they will rescind the decision at another meeting on September 16. Television is first recognized, with clubs given rights to their own games. Players jumping to outlaw leagues will not be allowed to apply for reinstatement for five years.
The Pirates vote on whether to accept the Guild as their bargaining agent. The vote is 15-3 against, with 10 abstentions.
The Pirates vote on whether to accept the Guild as their bargaining agent. The vote is 15-3 against, with 10 abstentions.
Cleveland Indians’ ace Bob Feller is clocked at 98.6 miles per hour by a U.S. Army device
Cleveland Indians’ ace Bob Feller is clocked at 98.6 miles per hour by a U.S. Army device
1946 – In the second 1946 East-West Game, the West wins by a 4-1 score behind four-hit pitching by Felix Evans, Dan Bankhead and Johnny Williams. Willie Grace raps three hits.
1946 – In the second 1946 East-West Game, the West wins by a 4-1 score behind four-hit pitching by Felix Evans, Dan Bankhead and Johnny Williams. Willie Grace raps three hits.
