1946 World Series

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1946 World Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
St. Louis Cardinals (4) Eddie Dyer 98–58, .628, GA: 2
Boston Red Sox (3) Joe Cronin (Player-manager) 104–50, .675, GA: 12
DatesOctober 6–15
Venue Sportsman's Park (St. Louis)
Fenway Park (Boston)
Umpires Lee Ballanfant (NL), Cal Hubbard (AL), Al Barlick (NL), Charlie Berry (AL)
Hall of Famers Umpires:
Cal Hubbard
Al Barlick
Cardinals:
Stan Musial
Red Schoendienst
Enos Slaughter
Red Sox:
Joe Cronin‡ (mgr.)
Bobby Doerr
Ted Williams
Broadcast
Radio Mutual
Radio announcers Jim Britt and Arch McDonald
  1945 World Series 1947  

The 1946 World Series was played in October 1946 between the St. Louis Cardinals (representing the National League) and the Boston Red Sox (representing the American League). This was the Red Sox's first appearance in a World Series since their championship of 1918.

Contents

In the eighth inning of Game 7, with the score 3–3, the Cardinals' Enos Slaughter opened the inning with a single but two batters failed to advance him. With two outs, Harry Walker walloped a hit over Johnny Pesky's head into left-center field. As Leon Culberson chased it down, Slaughter started his "mad dash". Pesky caught Culberson's throw, turned and—perhaps surprised to see Slaughter headed for the plate—supposedly hesitated just a split second before throwing home. Roy Partee had to take a few steps up the third base line to catch Pesky's toss, but Slaughter was safe without a play at the plate and Walker was credited with an RBI double. The Cardinals won the game and the Series in seven games, giving them their sixth championship.

Boston superstar Ted Williams played in the Series injured and was largely ineffective but refused to use his injury as an excuse. He hit only .200 in 25 at-bats with just one RBI in his only World Series appearance in his career.

As the first World Series to be played after wartime travel restrictions had been lifted, it returned from the 3-4 format to the 2–3–2 format for home teams, which has been used since. It also saw the return of many prominent players from military service.

Summary

NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL Boston Red Sox (3)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 6Boston Red Sox – 3, St. Louis Cardinals – 2 (10) Sportsman's Park 2:3936,218 [1]  
2October 7Boston Red Sox – 0, St. Louis Cardinals – 3Sportsman's Park1:5635,815 [2]  
3October 9St. Louis Cardinals – 0, Boston Red Sox – 4 Fenway Park 1:5434,500 [3]  
4October 10St. Louis Cardinals – 12, Boston Red Sox – 3Fenway Park2:3135,645 [4]  
5October 11St. Louis Cardinals – 3, Boston Red Sox – 6Fenway Park2:2335,982 [5]  
6October 13Boston Red Sox – 1, St. Louis Cardinals – 4Sportsman's Park1:5635,768 [6]  
7October 15Boston Red Sox – 3, St. Louis Cardinals – 4Sportsman's Park2:1736,143 [7]
Sportsman's Park during the 1946 World Series Sportsman's Park 1946 World Series-1.jpg
Sportsman's Park during the 1946 World Series

Matchups

Game 1

Rudy York Rudy York 1947.jpg
Rudy York
Sunday, October 6, 1946 1:30 pm (CT) at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, Missouri
Team12345678910 R H E
Boston0100000011392
St. Louis0000010100270
WP: Earl Johnson (1–0)   LP: Howie Pollet (0–1)
Home runs:
BOS: Rudy York (1)
STL: None

The Red Sox struck first in Game 1 when Pinky Higgins followed a hit-by-pitch and walk in the second with an RBI single off Howie Pollet. The Cardinals tied the game in the sixth when Red Schoendienst singled, moved to second on a ground out, and scored on Stan Musial's double off Tex Hughson. They took the lead in the eighth when Whitey Kurowski singled with two outs and scored on Joe Garagiola's double. Pollet was a strike away from closing the game when Tom McBride tied the game with an RBI single with two on. Rudy York hit a home run into the left field bleachers in the tenth to put the Red Sox up 3–2. Earl Johnson pitched two shutout innings to close to give Boston a 1–0 series lead.

Game 2

Harry Brecheen Harry Brecheen.jpg
Harry Brecheen
Monday, October 7, 1946 1:30 pm (CT) at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, Missouri
Team123456789 R H E
Boston000000000041
St. Louis00102000X360
WP: Harry Brecheen (1–0)   LP: Mickey Harris (0–1)

The Cardinals struck first in Game 2 when Del Rice hit a leadoff double in the third off Mickey Harris and scored on Harry Brecheen's single. They added to their lead in the fifth with two unearned runs on Terry Moore's RBI single with two on followed by Stan Musial's groundout. Brecheen pitched a complete-game shutout as the Cardinals tied the series heading to Boston.

Game 3

Dave Ferriss David Ferriss 1947.jpg
Dave Ferriss
Wednesday, October 9, 1946 1:30 pm (ET) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts
Team123456789 R H E
St. Louis000000000061
Boston30000001X480
WP: Dave Ferriss (1–0)   LP: Murry Dickson (0–1)
Home runs:
STL: None
BOS: Rudy York (2)

In Game 3, Rudy York's three-run home run in the first off Murry Dickson gave the Red Sox an early 3–0 lead. They added another run in the eighth off Ted Wilks when Red Schoendienst misplayed Hal Wagner's ground ball with two on. Dave Ferriss pitched a complete-game shutout to give the Red Sox a 2–1 series lead.

Game 4

Whitey Kurowski Whitey Kurowski.png
Whitey Kurowski
Thursday, October 10, 1946 1:30 pm (ET) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts
Team123456789 R H E
St. Louis03301010412201
Boston000100020394
WP: Red Munger (1–0)   LP: Tex Hughson (0–1)
Home runs:
STL: Enos Slaughter (1)
BOS: Bobby Doerr (1)

This is the only game in World Series history that three players on the same team (St. Louis) had four or more hits (Enos Slaughter, Whitey Kurowski and Joe Garagiola had four each). Red Sox outfielder Wally Moses got four hits as well and second baseman Bobby Doerr hit a two-run home run and would hit .409 in the Series.

Enos Slaughter's lead-off home run in the second off Tex Hughson put the Cardinals up 1–0. Whitey Kurowski doubled and scored on Harry Walker's single. Walker moved to third on an error before scoring on Marty Marion's groundout. Next inning, Stan Musial's two-run double extended the Cardinals' lead to 5–0. Jim Bagby relieved Hughson and allowed a two-out RBI single to Garagiola. The Red Sox got on the board in the fourth when Ted Williams singled off Red Munger and scored on Rudy York's double, but the Cardinals got that run back in the fifth on back-to-back doubles by Enos Slaughter and Kurowski. Garagiolas's RBI double in the seventh off Bill Zuber made it 8–1 Cardinals. Bobby Doerr hit a two-run home run in the eighth, but the Cardinals put the game out of reach in the ninth. Three straight singles to lead off made it 9–3 Cardinals. Mike Ryba relieved Mace Brown and allowed a two-run double to Marty Marion, then an error on Red Schoendienst's ground ball scored the last run of the game. Munger pitched a complete game to tie the series for St. Louis.

Game 5

Ted Williams Ted Williams 1954 Bowman.jpg
Ted Williams
Friday, October 11, 1946 1:30 pm (ET) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts
Team123456789 R H E
St. Louis010000002341
Boston11000130X6113
WP: Joe Dobson (1–0)   LP: Al Brazle (0–1)
Home runs:
STL: None
BOS: Leon Culberson (1)

Ted Williams hit a RBI single, his only RBI of the whole Series, in the first off Howie Pollet. After the Cardinals tied the game in the second on Harry Walker's RBI double after an error off Joe Dobson, Don Gutteridge's RBI single off Al Brazle in the bottom of the inning put the Red Sox back up 2–1. Leon Culberson's home run in the sixth made it 3–1 Red Sox. Next inning, after a double, strikeout and intentional walk, Pinky Higgins's RBI double made it 4–1 Red Sox. After another intentional walk loaded the bases, shortstop Marty Marion's errant throw to second on Roy Partee's ground ball allowed two more runs to score. Dobson allowed a two-run single in the ninth to Harry Walker before retiring Marion to end the game and put the Red Sox one win away from the championship.

Game 6

Marty Marion Marty Marion 1953.jpg
Marty Marion
Sunday, October 13, 1946 1:30 pm (CT) at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, Missouri
Team123456789 R H E
Boston000000100170
St. Louis00300001X480
WP: Harry Brecheen (2–0)   LP: Mickey Harris (0–2)

St. Louis staved off elimination at home, chasing Boston starter Mickey Harris with a three-run third. With two on and one out, Terry Moore's sacrifice fly scored the game's first run. After a single, back-to-back RBI singles by Whitey Kurowski and Enos Slaughter made it 3–0 Cardinals. The Red Sox scored their only run of the game in the seventh when Rudy York hit a leadoff triple and scored on Bobby Doerr's sacrifice fly. Marty Marion added an RBI double in the eighth off Earl Johnson to back Harry Brecheen's second win of the Series.

Game 7

Enos Slaughter Enos Slaughter Cardinals.jpg
Enos Slaughter
Tuesday, October 15, 1946 1:30 pm (CT) at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, Missouri
Team123456789 R H E
Boston100000020380
St. Louis01002001X491
WP: Harry Brecheen (3–0)   LP: Bob Klinger (0–1)

The Red Sox struck first in Game 7 on Dom DiMaggio's sacrifice fly after two leadoff singles off Murry Dickson. The Cardinals tied the game in the second when Whitey Kurowski hit a leadoff double, moved to third on a groundout and scored on Harry Walker's sacrifice fly off Dave Ferriss. In the fifth, Walker hit a leadoff single and scored on a double by Dickson, who scored on Red Schoendienst's single. The Cardinals led 3–1 in the eighth inning when Dom DiMaggio tied the game with a two-run double but had to be removed from the game after severely pulling a hamstring and Leon Culberson took his position in the center field.

In the bottom of the frame, Enos Slaughter scored from first base on a play called the Mad Dash . From the dugout, Dom DiMaggio tried in vain to get the reserve Culberson to shade Walker properly. As the runner started, Walker lined the ball to left-center field. Culberson was out of position and slow to field the ball. As he threw a relay to shortstop Johnny Pesky, Slaughter rounded third base, ignored third base coach Mike González's stop sign, and continued for home plate.

What exactly happened when Pesky turned around is still a matter of contention. Some claim that Pesky, assuming that Slaughter would not be running home, checked Walker at first base instead of immediately firing home. Some contend that Pesky was shocked to see Slaughter on his way to score and "held the ball," a mental lapse. But Pesky's reaction after taking the throw is immaterial. The run was lost by a chain of unfortunate events: Dom DiMaggio pulling up injured; the Red Sox lacking a better defensive replacement than Leon Culberson; Culberson being out of position on Walker's hit; Culberson's slow pickup of the ball, complicated by a rough outfield surface, and Culberson's weak throw; and Slaughter's speed and aggressive base-running. Slaughter scored just as Red Sox catcher Roy Partee caught Pesky's relay up the line from home plate.

The run put the Cardinals ahead 4–3 and proved to be the winning run. Harry "The Cat" Brecheen had come out of the bullpen during Boston's rally in the eighth when the Red Sox had two men on base, and he gave up the double by DiMaggio that tied the game. Brecheen allowed two singles to start the ninth inning, but then retired the Red Sox without giving up a run, to record his third victory of the Series.

Composite box score

1946 World Series (4–3): St. Louis Cardinals (N.L.) over Boston Red Sox (A.L.)

Team12345678910 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals 057051136028604
Boston Red Sox 5201014511205610
Total attendance: 250,071  Average attendance: 35,724
Winning player's share: $3,742  Losing player's share: $2,141 [8]

Series statistics

Boston Red Sox

Batting

Note: GP=Games Played; AB=At Bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home Runs; RBI=Runs Batted In; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting Average; OBP=On Base Percentage; SLG=Slugging Percentage

PlayerGPABRH2B3BHRRBIBBAVGOBPSLGReference
Hal Wagner 5130000000.000.000.000 [9]
Rudy York 7236611256.261.433.652 [10]
Bobby Doerr 6221910132.409.458.591 [11]
Pinky Higgins 7241510022.208.269.250 [12]
Johnny Pesky 7302700001.233.258.233 [13]
Ted Williams 7252500015.200.333.200 [14]
Dom DiMaggio 7272730032.259.310.370 [15]
Wally Moses 4121500001.417.462.417 [16]
Tom McBride 5120200010.167.167.167 [17]
Roy Partee 5101100011.100.182.100 [18]
Leon Culberson 591200111.222.300.556 [19]
Don Gutteridge 351200010.400.400.400 [20]
George Metkovich 221110000.500.5001.000 [21]
Rip Russell 2212000001.0001.0001.000 [22]
Dave Ferriss 260000000.000.000.000 [23]
Tex Hughson 330100001.333.500.333 [24]
Joe Dobson 330000000.000.000.000 [25]
Mickey Harris 230100000.333.333.333 [26]
Earl Johnson 310000000.000.000.000 [27]
Jim Bagby 110000000.000.000.000 [28]

Pitching

Note: G=Games Played; GS=Games Started; IP=Innings Pitched; H=Hits; BB=Walks; R=Runs; ER=Earned Runs; SO=Strikeouts; W=Wins; L=Losses; SV=Saves; ERA=Earned Run Average

PlayerGGSIPHBBRERSOWLSVERAReference
Tex Hughson 3214+131438580103.14 [29]
Dave Ferriss 2213+131323341002.03 [30]
Joe Dobson 3112+234330101000.00 [31]
Mickey Harris 229+231146450203.72 [32]
Earl Johnson 303+13121111002.70 [33]
Jim Bagby 103611110003.00 [34]
Bill Zuber 102311110004.50 [35]
Mace Brown 1014133000027.00 [36]
Bob Klinger 100+232111001013.50 [37]
Mike Ryba 100+232111000013.50 [38]
Clem Dreiseward 100+13000000000.00 [39]

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting

Note: GP=Games Played; AB=At Bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home Runs; RBI=Runs Batted In; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting Average; OBP=On Base Percentage; SLG=Slugging Percentage

PlayerGPABRH2B3BHRRBIBBAVGOBPSLGReference
Joe Garagiola 5192620040.316.316.421 [40]
Stan Musial 7273641044.222.323.444 [41]
Red Schoendiest 7303710010.233.233.267 [42]
Whitey Kurowski 7275830020.296.321.407 [43]
Marty Marion 7241620041.250.280.333 [44]
Harry Walker 7173720064.412.524.529 [45]
Terry Moore 7271400022.148.207.148 [46]
Enos Slaughter 7255811124.320.433.560 [47]
Del Rice 362310002.500.625.667 [48]
Erv Dusak 440110002.250.500.500 [49]
Dick Sisler 220000000.000.000.000 [50]
Nippy Jones 110000000.000.000.000 [51]
Harry Brecheen 382100010.125.125.125 [52]
Murry Dickson 251220010.400.400.800 [53]
Howie Pollet 240000000.000.000.000 [54]
Red Munger 140100000.250.250.250 [55]
Al Brazle 120000000.000.000.000 [56]

Pitching

Note: G=Games Played; GS=Games Started; IP=Innings Pitched; H=Hits; BB=Walks; R=Runs; ER=Earned Runs; SO=Strikeouts; W=Wins; L=Losses; SV=Saves; ERA=Earned Run Average

PlayerGGSIPHBBRERSOWLSVERAReference
Harry Brecheen 322014511113000.45 [57]
Murry Dickson 22141146670103.86 [58]
Howie Pollet 2210+131244430103.48 [59]
Red Munger 119933121001.00 [60]
Al Brazle 106+23765440105.40 [61]
Johnny Beazley 101100010000.00 [62]
Ted Wilks 101201000000.00 [63]

Highlights

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See also

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