The 1946 Philadelphia Athletics 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 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1946 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1946 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1946 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
20 | Joe Berry | 5-10½ | 145 | Right | Left | 1904-12-16 |
24 | Herman Besse | 6-02 | 190 | Left | Left | 1911-08-16 |
34 | Norm Brown | 6-03 | 180 | Right | Both | 1919-02-01 |
17 | Russ Christopher | 6-03 | 180 | Right | Right | 1917-09-12 |
36 | Joe Coleman | 6-02½ | 200 | Right | Right | 1922-07-30 |
28 | Pat Cooper | 6-03 | 180 | Right | Right | 1917-11-26 |
38 | Everett Fagan | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Right | 1918-01-13 |
19 | Jesse Flores | 5-10 | 175 | Right | Right | 1914-11-02 |
25 | Dick Fowler | 6-05 | 215 | Right | Right | 1921-03-30 |
31 | Lee Griffeth | 5-11½ | 180 | Left | Both | 1925-05-20 |
18 | Lum Harris | 6-01 | 180 | Right | Right | 1915-01-17 |
30 | Lou Knerr | 6-01 | 210 | Right | Right | 1921-08-21 |
35 | Jack Knott | 6-02½ | 200 | Right | Right | 1907-03-02 |
23 | Phil Marchildon | 5-11 | 175 | Right | Right | 1913-10-25 |
40 | Bill McCahan | 5-11 | 200 | Right | Right | 1921-06-07 |
16 | Bobo Newsom | 6-02 | 220 | Right | Right | 1907-08-11 |
37 | Bob Savage | 6-02 | 180 | Right | Right | 1921-12-01 |
28 | Porter Vaughan | 6-01 | 178 | Left | Right | 1919-05-11 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
33 | George Armstrong | 5-10 | 190 | Right | Right | 1924-06-03 |
14 | Joe Astroth | 5-09 | 187 | Right | Right | 1922-09-01 |
9 | Gene Desautels | 5-11 | 170 | Right | Right | 1907-06-13 |
8 | Buddy Rosar | 5-09 | 190 | Right | Right | 1914-07-03 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
14 | Jake Caulfield | 5-11 | 170 | Right | Right | 1917-11-23 |
22 | Oscar Grimes | 5-11 | 178 | Right | Right | 1915-04-13 |
6 | Irv Hall | 5-10½ | 160 | Right | Right | 1918-10-07 |
15 | Gene Handley | 5-10½ | 165 | Right | Right | 1914-11-25 |
7 | George Kell | 5-09 | 175 | Right | Right | 1922-08-23 |
36, 37 | Bruce Konopka | 6-02 | 190 | Left | Left | 1919-09-16 |
3 | Hank Majeski | 5-09 | 180 | Right | Right | 1916-12-13 |
5 | George McQuinn | 5-11 | 165 | Left | Left | 1910-05-29 |
41 | Don Richmond | 6-01 | 175 | Right | Left | 1919-10-27 |
12 | Pete Suder | 6-00 | 175 | Right | Right | 1916-04-16 |
10, 11 | Jack Wallaesa | 6-03 | 191 | Right | Both | 1919-08-31 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
38 | Vern Benson | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Left | 1924-09-19 |
4 | Sam Chapman | 6-01 | 190 | Right | Right | 1916-04-11 |
2 | Russ Derry | 6-01 | 180 | Right | Left | 1916-10-07 |
1 | Ford Garrison | 5-10½ | 180 | Right | Right | 1915-08-29 |
7 | Barney McCosky | 6-01 | 184 | Right | Left | 1917-04-11 |
3 | Hal Peck | 5-11 | 175 | Left | Left | 1917-04-20 |
1 | Tuck Stainback | 5-11½ | 175 | Right | Right | 1911-08-04 |
21 | Elmer Valo | 5-11 | 190 | Right | Left | 1921-03-05 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1946 Philadelphia Athletics Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1946 Philadelphia Athletics played 154 games during the regular season, won 49 games, lost 105 games, and finished in eighth position. They played their home games at Shibe Park (Park Factors: 99/101) where 621,793 fans witnessed their 1946 Athletics finish the season with a .318 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 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1946 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1946 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1946 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1946 Philadelphia Athletics 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)?