1946 Philadelphia Athletics Roster

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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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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
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
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
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
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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:

1946 Philadelphia Athletics
Opening Day Starters

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1946 Philadelphia Athletics
Most Games by Position

C Buddy Rosar (117)
1B George McQuinn (134)
2B Gene Handley (68)
3B Hank Majeski (72)
SS Pete Suder (67)
LF Sam Chapman (84)
CF Barney McCosky (85)
RF Elmer Valo (86)
  
SP Jesse Flores
SP Dick Fowler
SP Lou Knerr
SP Phil Marchildon
  
RP Everett Fagan
CL Bob Savage

1946 Philadelphia Athletics
Salaries

Bobo Newsom $15,000.00
George McQuinn $12,000.00
Buddy Rosar $11,000.00
Russ Christopher $10,000.00
George Kell $8,500.00
Jack Knott $7,500.00
Phil Marchildon $7,500.00
Hal Peck $7,500.00
Jesse Flores $7,000.00
Gene Desautels $6,500.00
Ford Garrison $6,500.00
Irv Hall $6,000.00
Joe Berry $5,500.00
Lum Harris $5,500.00
Dick Fowler $5,000.00
Pete Suder $5,000.00
Elmer Valo $5,000.00
Herman Besse $4,800.00
Norm Brown $4,000.00
Vern Benson $3,000.00
Joe Coleman $2,500.00
Joe Astroth $2,000.00

1946 Philadelphia Athletics
Uniform Numbers

#1 Ford Garrison
#1 Tuck Stainback
#2 Russ Derry
#3 Hank Majeski
#3 Hal Peck
#4 Sam Chapman
#5 George McQuinn
#6 Irv Hall
#7 George Kell
#7 Barney McCosky
#8 Buddy Rosar
#9 Gene Desautels
#10 Jack Wallaesa
#11 Jack Wallaesa
#12 Pete Suder
#14 Joe Astroth
#14 Jake Caulfield
#15 Gene Handley
#16 Bobo Newsom
#17 Russ Christopher
#18 Lum Harris
#19 Jesse Flores
#20 Joe Berry
#21 Elmer Valo
#22 Oscar Grimes
#23 Phil Marchildon
#24 Herman Besse
#25 Dick Fowler
#28 Pat Cooper
#28 Porter Vaughan
#30 Lou Knerr
#31 Lee Griffeth
#33 George Armstrong
#34 Norm Brown
#35 Jack Knott
#36 Joe Coleman
#36 Bruce Konopka
#37 Bruce Konopka
#37 Bob Savage
#38 Vern Benson
#38 Everett Fagan
#40 Bill McCahan
#41 Don Richmond

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)?