1946 – With the trade for Al Lopez, the Indians send young catcher Sherm Lollar and 2B Ray Mack to the Yankees for minor league P Gene Bearden, P Al Gettel, and OF Hal Peck. Peck never played for New York after they acquired him in June. Lollar will play just 33 games in two years, while Mack is swapped after one game. Bearden, as a rookie knuckleballer in 1948, will win 20 games and the lead the American League in ERA.
On December 10, 1946, Walter Johnson, one of the first five players elected to the Hall of Fame, dies at the age of 59 from brain cancer in Washington, D.C. Johnson won 417 games and tossed a record 110 shutouts in his brilliant career.
On November 14, 1946 — Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox wins his first American League Most Valuable Player Award. Williams had hit .406 and led the league in home runs in 1941, but had lost the MVP race to Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees. He won the Triple Crown a year later, but…
1946 – Surgeons amputate the right foot of Cleveland Indians owner Bill Veeck. Two years before, the colorful executive had suffered a serious injury to his leg in the South Pacific during World War II. Veeck has had a tremendous impact on promotion in a half season of ownership. A minor but typical change is the regular posting of National League scores on the Cleveland scoreboard, a departure from the long-standing practice of both leagues. In spite of the amputation, Veeck will remain an active owner through the 1970s.
On October 19, 1946, the New York Yankees acquire pitcher Allie Reynolds from the Cleveland Indians for former American League MVP Joe Gordon and third baseman Eddie Bockman. Reynolds had struggled with Cleveland, losing 15 of 16 decisions during the 1946 season. Reynolds will reverse his fortunes in 1947, winning 19 games for the world…
VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia On October 15, 1946, In Game 7 of the World Series Enos Slaughter completes his “Mad Dash” toward home plate, helping the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-3 win over the Boston Red Sox. In the bottom of the eighth, Slaughter scores from first base on a Harry Walker…
On October 12, 1946 the Boston Red Sox board a plane to St. Louis for sixth game of 1946 World Series. L-R Traveling secretary Tom Dowd, Johnny Pesky, Rudy York, Roy Partee, coach Paul Schreiber and Joe Dobson. Red Sox were ahead 3 games to 2 at that time but would drop the last…
VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia On October 10, 1946, the St. Louis Cardinals tie a World Series record collecting 20 hits in Game Four against the Boston Red Sox. Enos Slaughter‚ Whitey Kurowski‚ and Joe Garagiola each have 4 hits‚ and Al Brazle pitches a 12-3 complete game demolition… @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Other Resources & Links…
October 9, 1946 – Game three of the World Series at Fenway Park, St Louis Cardinals catcher Joe Garagiola, with his mask tossed aside, steps wide of the plate to take pitches from starting pitcher Murry Dickson as Boston Red Sox Ted Williams is giving an intentional pass in the first inning. But…
On October 3, 1946 – The St. Louis Cardinals win the National League pennant by beating the Brooklyn Dodgers 8 – 4 and sweeping a best-of-three playoff.
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