1946 Montreal Royals Roster
International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 100-54
Finished 1st in the IL
Manager: Clay Hopper (100-54)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Ballpark: Delorimier Stadium
Attendance: 412,744, Avg. 5,360
1946 Montreal Royals StatisticsTeam Record: 100-54
Finished 1st in the IL
Manager: Clay Hopper (100-54)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Ballpark: Delorimier Stadium
Attendance: 412,744, Avg. 5,360
Playoffs - Montreal Royals 4 games, Newark Bears 2
Finals - Montreal Royals 4 games, Syracuse Chiefs 1
The Montreal Royals of the International League ended the 1946 season with a record of 100 wins and 54 losses, finishing first in the IL.
Clay Hopper served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Banta | L | R | June 24, 1925 | 6'2" | 175 | Hutchinson, KS US |
| Stan Breard | S | R | March 25, 1918 | 5'6" | 153 | Montreal, QC CA |
| Cy Buker | L | R | February 5, 1918 | 5'11" | 190 | Greenwood, WI US |
| Lester Burge | L | L | May 17, 1917 | 6'1" | 190 | Stokes County, NC US |
| Al Campanis | S | R | November 2, 1916 | 6'0" | 185 | Kos, Dodescanese Isl. GR |
| Ben Cardoni | R | R | August 21, 1920 | 6'3" | 195 | Jessup, PA US |
| Wayne Collins | R | R | July 17, 1916 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Curt Davis | R | R | September 7, 1903 | 6'2" | 185 | Greenfield, MO US |
| Otis Davis | L | R | September 24, 1920 | 6'0" | 160 | Charleston, AR US |
| Barney DeForge | R | R | June 23, 1917 | 6'2" | 180 | Jersey City, NJ US |
| Red Durrett | L | L | February 3, 1921 | 5'10" | 170 | Sherman, TX US |
| Charles Ferrell | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Lloyd Fisher | L | March 8, 1920 | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Bob Fontaine | R | R | November 14, 1923 | 5'9" | 180 | Santa Clara, CA US |
| Herman Franks | L | R | January 4, 1914 | 5'10" | 187 | Price, UT US |
| John Gabbard | R | R | August 17, 1923 | 6'1" | 200 | Hamilton, OH US |
| Joe Gallagher | R | R | March 7, 1914 | 6'2" | 210 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Clarence Groat | L | R | February 5, 1916 | 5'8" | 172 | Brantford, ON CA |
| Ray Hathaway | R | R | October 13, 1916 | 6'0" | 165 | Greenville, OH US |
| Dixie Howell | R | R | April 24, 1920 | 5'11" | 190 | Louisville, KY US |
| Spider Jorgensen | L | R | November 3, 1919 | 5'9" | 155 | Folsom, CA US |
| Chet Kehn | R | R | October 30, 1921 | 5'11" | 168 | San Diego, CA US |
| Frank Laga | R | R | May 9, 1920 | 6'2" | 193 | Chicago, IL US |
| Pete Mondorff | R | R | April 18, 1918 | 6'0" | 220 | Emmitsburg, MD US |
| Glen Moulder | R | R | September 28, 1917 | 6'0" | 180 | Cleveland, OK US |
| Steve Nagy | L | L | May 28, 1919 | 5'9" | 174 | Franklin, NJ US |
| Earl Naylor | R | R | May 19, 1919 | 6'0" | 190 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Edward Nulty | L | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Jack Paepke | R | R | August 28, 1922 | 6'2" | 220 | Provo, UT US |
| Roy Partlow | L | L | June 18, 1912 | 6'0" | 180 | Washington, GA US |
| David Pluss | L | August 12, 1920 | 5'10" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA US | |
| Marv Rackley | L | L | July 25, 1921 | 5'10" | 170 | Seneca, SC US |
| Lew Riggs | L | R | April 22, 1910 | 6'0" | 175 | Mebane, NC US |
| Jackie Robinson | R | R | January 31, 1919 | 5'11" | 195 | Cairo, GA US |
| Chet Ross | R | R | April 1, 1917 | 6'1" | 195 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Jean-Pierre Roy | S | R | June 26, 1920 | 5'10" | 160 | Montreal, QC CA |
| Paul Schoendienst | L | L | November 14, 1916 | 6'1" | 189 | |
| George Shuba | L | R | December 13, 1924 | 5'11" | 180 | Youngstown, OH US |
| Joseph Smolko | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Benjamin Stansky | R | April 10, 1926 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Bill Tanner | R | R | August 1, 1924 | 6'4" | 212 | |
| Tommy Tatum | R | R | July 16, 1919 | 6'0" | 185 | Decatur, TX US |
| Louis Welaj | L | R | January 27, 1921 | 5'10" | 168 | Barnsboro, PA US |
| Johnny Wright | R | R | November 28, 1916 | 5'11" | 172 | New Orleans, LA US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
