1946 Boston Red Sox Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 104-50
Finished 1st in the AL
Attendance: 1,416,944, Avg. 22,776
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Lost to St. Louis Cardinals 4-3
Manager: Joe Cronin (104-50)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1946 Boston Red Sox StatisticsTeam Record: 104-50
Finished 1st in the AL
Attendance: 1,416,944, Avg. 22,776
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Lost to St. Louis Cardinals 4-3
Manager: Joe Cronin (104-50)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1946 Boston Red Sox Roster
The Boston Red Sox of the American League ended the 1946 season with a record of 104 wins and 50 losses, finishing first in the AL.
The Red Sox paced the league with 792 runs, spearheaded by 109 home runs. Boston surrendered 594 runs. Ted Williams walloped 38 home runs for the team, while Bobby Doerr and Rudy York added 20 or more also. Ted Williams drove in 123 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .342. Dave Ferriss recorded 25 wins on the mound for the team, and Tex Hughson and Mickey Harris contributed 15 or more victories as well Tex Hughson recorded a 2.75 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Joe Cronin coached the team. The 1946 Boston Red Sox won the League Championship Series.
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Regular Season Runs For: 779
Regular Season Runs Against: 581
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 16, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 17, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 13 at Washington Senators 6 | W | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 18, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | ||
| April 20, 1946 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 1-0 | 3-0 | 4-0 | ||
| April 21, 1946 | Philadelphia Athletics 11 at Boston Red Sox 12 | W | 2-0 | 3-0 | 5-0 | ||
| April 21, 1946 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Boston Red Sox 0 | L | 2-1 | 3-0 | 5-1 | ||
| April 22, 1946 | Washington Senators 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 3-1 | 3-0 | 6-1 | ||
| April 23, 1946 | Washington Senators 8 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 3-2 | 3-0 | 6-2 | ||
| April 24, 1946 | New York Yankees 12 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 3-3 | 3-0 | 6-3 | ||
| April 25, 1946 | New York Yankees 5 at Boston Red Sox 12 | W | 4-3 | 3-0 | 7-3 | ||
| April 26, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | W | 4-3 | 4-0 | 8-3 | ||
| April 28, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 4-3 | 5-0 | 9-3 | ||
| April 28, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 4-3 | 6-0 | 10-3 | ||
| April 30, 1946 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 5-3 | 6-0 | 11-3 | ||
| May 1, 1946 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Boston Red Sox 13 | W | 6-3 | 6-0 | 12-3 | ||
| May 2, 1946 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 7-3 | 6-0 | 13-3 | ||
| May 3, 1946 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 8-3 | 6-0 | 14-3 | ||
| May 4, 1946 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 9-3 | 6-0 | 15-3 | ||
| May 6, 1946 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 10-3 | 6-0 | 16-3 | ||
| May 6, 1946 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 11-3 | 6-0 | 17-3 | ||
| May 7, 1946 | St. Louis Browns 6 at Boston Red Sox 10 | W | 12-3 | 6-0 | 18-3 | ||
| May 8, 1946 | Chicago White Sox 10 at Boston Red Sox 14 | W | 13-3 | 6-0 | 19-3 | ||
| May 9, 1946 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 14-3 | 6-0 | 20-3 | ||
| May 10, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 5 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 14-3 | 7-0 | 21-3 | ||
| May 11, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 0 at New York Yankees 2 | L | 14-3 | 7-1 | 21-4 | ||
| May 12, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 3 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 14-3 | 8-1 | 22-4 | ||
| May 14, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 14-3 | 9-1 | 23-4 | ||
| May 15, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 14-3 | 9-2 | 23-5 | ||
| May 16, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 0 at St. Louis Browns 3 | L | 14-3 | 9-3 | 23-6 | ||
| May 18, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 18 at St. Louis Browns 8 | W | 14-3 | 10-3 | 24-6 | ||
| May 19, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 14-3 | 10-4 | 24-7 | ||
| May 19, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 0 | W | 14-3 | 11-4 | 25-7 | ||
| May 21, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 14-3 | 12-4 | 26-7 | ||
| May 22, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 14-3 | 13-4 | 27-7 | ||
| May 23, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 14-3 | 13-5 | 27-8 | ||
| May 25, 1946 | New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 15-3 | 13-5 | 28-8 | ||
| May 26, 1946 | New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 1 | L | 15-4 | 13-5 | 28-9 | ||
| May 26, 1946 | New York Yankees 0 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 16-4 | 13-5 | 29-9 | ||
| May 29, 1946 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 17-4 | 13-5 | 30-9 | ||
| May 30, 1946 | Washington Senators 2 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 18-4 | 13-5 | 31-9 | ||
| May 30, 1946 | Washington Senators 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 19-4 | 13-5 | 32-9 | ||
| June 3, 1946 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 20-4 | 13-5 | 33-9 | ||
| June 3, 1946 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 21-4 | 13-5 | 34-9 | ||
| June 4, 1946 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 22-4 | 13-5 | 35-9 | ||
| June 6, 1946 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 23-4 | 13-5 | 36-9 | ||
| June 8, 1946 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 15 | W | 24-4 | 13-5 | 37-9 | ||
| June 9, 1946 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Boston Red Sox 11 | W | 25-4 | 13-5 | 38-9 | ||
| June 9, 1946 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 26-4 | 13-5 | 39-9 | ||
| June 10, 1946 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 27-4 | 13-5 | 40-9 | ||
| June 11, 1946 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Boston Red Sox 10 | W | 28-4 | 13-5 | 41-9 | ||
| June 12, 1946 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 28-5 | 13-5 | 41-10 | ||
| June 14, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Chicago White Sox 9 | L | 28-5 | 13-6 | 41-11 | ||
| June 15, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Chicago White Sox 7 | L | 28-5 | 13-7 | 41-12 | ||
| June 16, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Chicago White Sox 7 | L | 28-5 | 13-8 | 41-13 | ||
| June 16, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 28-5 | 14-8 | 42-13 | ||
| June 17, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 1 at St. Louis Browns 7 | L | 28-5 | 14-9 | 42-14 | ||
| June 18, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 0 at St. Louis Browns 1 | L | 28-5 | 14-10 | 42-15 | ||
| June 20, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 0 at St. Louis Browns 2 | L | 28-5 | 14-11 | 42-16 | ||
| June 21, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 0 | W | 28-5 | 15-11 | 43-16 | ||
| June 22, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 28-5 | 15-12 | 43-17 | ||
| June 23, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 28-5 | 16-12 | 44-17 | ||
| June 23, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Cleveland Indians 0 | W | 28-5 | 17-12 | 45-17 | ||
| June 25, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 0 | W | 28-5 | 18-12 | 46-17 | ||
| June 26, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 28-5 | 19-12 | 47-17 | ||
| June 26, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Detroit Tigers 16 | L | 28-5 | 19-13 | 47-18 | ||
| June 28, 1946 | Washington Senators 1 at Boston Red Sox 12 | W | 29-5 | 19-13 | 48-18 | ||
| June 29, 1946 | Washington Senators 8 at Boston Red Sox 12 | W | 30-5 | 19-13 | 49-18 | ||
| June 30, 1946 | Washington Senators 8 at Boston Red Sox 15 | W | 31-5 | 19-13 | 50-18 | ||
| June 30, 1946 | Washington Senators 9 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 31-6 | 19-13 | 50-19 | ||
| July 2, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 1 at New York Yankees 2 | L | 31-6 | 19-14 | 50-20 | ||
| July 3, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 2 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 31-6 | 19-15 | 50-21 | ||
| July 4, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 31-6 | 20-15 | 51-21 | ||
| July 4, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 31-6 | 20-16 | 51-22 | ||
| July 5, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 31-6 | 21-16 | 52-22 | ||
| July 6, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 31-6 | 21-17 | 52-23 | ||
| July 7, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 11 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 31-6 | 22-17 | 53-23 | ||
| July 7, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Washington Senators 4 | W | 31-6 | 23-17 | 54-23 | ||
| July 11, 1946 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 32-6 | 23-17 | 55-23 | ||
| July 12, 1946 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 33-6 | 23-17 | 56-23 | ||
| July 13, 1946 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 34-6 | 23-17 | 57-23 | ||
| July 14, 1946 | Cleveland Indians 10 at Boston Red Sox 11 | W | 35-6 | 23-17 | 58-23 | ||
| July 14, 1946 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 36-6 | 23-17 | 59-23 | ||
| July 16, 1946 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 36-7 | 23-17 | 59-24 | ||
| July 17, 1946 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 37-7 | 23-17 | 60-24 | ||
| July 17, 1946 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 38-7 | 23-17 | 61-24 | ||
| July 18, 1946 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 39-7 | 23-17 | 62-24 | ||
| July 19, 1946 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 40-7 | 23-17 | 63-24 | ||
| July 20, 1946 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 40-8 | 23-17 | 63-25 | ||
| July 21, 1946 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 41-8 | 23-17 | 64-25 | ||
| July 21, 1946 | St. Louis Browns 0 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 42-8 | 23-17 | 65-25 | ||
| July 23, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Chicago White Sox 7 | L | 42-8 | 23-18 | 65-26 | ||
| July 24, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 42-8 | 24-18 | 66-26 | ||
| July 25, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 42-8 | 24-19 | 66-27 | ||
| July 26, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 8 at St. Louis Browns 5 | W | 42-8 | 25-19 | 67-27 | ||
| July 27, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 13 at St. Louis Browns 6 | W | 42-8 | 26-19 | 68-27 | ||
| July 28, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 11 at St. Louis Browns 4 | W | 42-8 | 27-19 | 69-27 | ||
| July 28, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 2 at St. Louis Browns 3 | L | 42-8 | 27-20 | 69-28 | ||
| July 30, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 0 | W | 42-8 | 28-20 | 70-28 | ||
| July 31, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 42-8 | 28-21 | 70-29 | ||
| August 1, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 42-8 | 28-22 | 70-30 | ||
| August 2, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 42-8 | 28-23 | 70-31 | ||
| August 3, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 42-8 | 29-23 | 71-31 | ||
| August 4, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 42-8 | 30-23 | 72-31 | ||
| August 6, 1946 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 43-8 | 30-23 | 73-31 | ||
| August 8, 1946 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Boston Red Sox 10 | W | 44-8 | 30-23 | 74-31 | ||
| August 8, 1946 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 45-8 | 30-23 | 75-31 | ||
| August 9, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 4 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 45-8 | 31-23 | 76-31 | ||
| August 10, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 5 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 45-8 | 31-24 | 76-32 | ||
| August 11, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 7 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 45-8 | 32-24 | 77-32 | ||
| August 11, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 1 at New York Yankees 9 | L | 45-8 | 32-25 | 77-33 | ||
| August 13, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 45-8 | 33-25 | 78-33 | ||
| August 14, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 45-8 | 34-25 | 79-33 | ||
| August 15, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 45-8 | 34-26 | 79-34 | ||
| August 16, 1946 | New York Yankees 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 46-8 | 34-26 | 80-34 | ||
| August 17, 1946 | New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 47-8 | 34-26 | 81-34 | ||
| August 18, 1946 | New York Yankees 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 48-8 | 34-26 | 82-34 | ||
| August 18, 1946 | New York Yankees 5 at Boston Red Sox 0 | L | 48-9 | 34-26 | 82-35 | ||
| August 20, 1946 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 49-9 | 34-26 | 83-35 | ||
| August 20, 1946 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 49-10 | 34-26 | 83-36 | ||
| August 21, 1946 | St. Louis Browns 9 at Boston Red Sox 12 | W | 50-10 | 34-26 | 84-36 | ||
| August 22, 1946 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 50-11 | 34-26 | 84-37 | ||
| August 24, 1946 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 51-11 | 34-26 | 85-37 | ||
| August 24, 1946 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Boston Red Sox 1 | L | 51-12 | 34-26 | 85-38 | ||
| August 25, 1946 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Boston Red Sox 13 | W | 52-12 | 34-26 | 86-38 | ||
| August 25, 1946 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 53-12 | 34-26 | 87-38 | ||
| August 26, 1946 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 54-12 | 34-26 | 88-38 | ||
| August 28, 1946 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 54-13 | 34-26 | 88-39 | ||
| August 29, 1946 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Boston Red Sox 8 | L | 54-14 | 34-26 | 88-40 | ||
| August 30, 1946 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 55-14 | 34-26 | 89-40 | ||
| August 30, 1946 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 56-14 | 34-26 | 90-40 | ||
| August 31, 1946 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 57-14 | 34-26 | 91-40 | ||
| September 1, 1946 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 58-14 | 34-26 | 92-40 | ||
| September 2, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 5 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 58-14 | 35-26 | 93-40 | ||
| September 2, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 3 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 58-14 | 36-26 | 94-40 | ||
| September 4, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 58-14 | 37-26 | 95-40 | ||
| September 5, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Washington Senators 0 | W | 58-14 | 38-26 | 96-40 | ||
| September 6, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 58-14 | 38-27 | 96-41 | ||
| September 7, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 58-14 | 38-28 | 96-42 | ||
| September 8, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 58-14 | 38-29 | 96-43 | ||
| September 10, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 9 | L | 58-14 | 38-30 | 96-44 | ||
| September 11, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 58-14 | 38-31 | 96-45 | ||
| September 12, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 58-14 | 38-32 | 96-46 | ||
| September 13, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 0 | W | 58-14 | 39-32 | 97-46 | ||
| September 15, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Chicago White Sox 6 | L | 58-14 | 39-33 | 97-47 | ||
| September 15, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 58-14 | 40-33 | 98-47 | ||
| September 18, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 6 at St. Louis Browns 2 | W | 58-14 | 41-33 | 99-47 | ||
| September 19, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 5 at St. Louis Browns 6 | L | 58-14 | 41-34 | 99-48 | ||
| September 21, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Washington Senators 5 | W | 58-14 | 42-34 | 100-48 | ||
| September 22, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 58-14 | 43-34 | 101-48 | ||
| September 24, 1946 | New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 59-14 | 43-34 | 102-48 | ||
| September 25, 1946 | New York Yankees 2 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 60-14 | 43-34 | 103-48 | ||
| September 27, 1946 | Washington Senators 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 61-14 | 43-34 | 104-48 | ||
| September 28, 1946 | Washington Senators 4 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 61-15 | 43-34 | 104-49 | ||
| September 29, 1946 | Washington Senators 7 at Boston Red Sox 0 | L | 61-16 | 43-34 | 104-50 | ||
| October 6, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 7, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| October 9, 1946 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||
| October 10, 1946 | St. Louis Cardinals 12 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
| October 11, 1946 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | ||
| October 13, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-3 | ||
| October 15, 1946 | Boston Red Sox 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 2-1 | 1-3 | 3-4 |
