1946 Oakland Oaks Roster
Team Record: 111-72
Finished 2nd in the PCL
Manager: Casey Stengel (111-72)
Location: Oakland, California
Ballpark: Oaks' Park
Attendance: 634,311, Avg. 6,932
Playoffs - Oakland Oaks 4 games, Los Angeles Angels 3
Finals - San Francisco Seals 4 games, Oakland Oaks 2
The Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1946 season with a record of 111 wins and 72 losses, finishing second in the PCL.
The Oaks scored 741 runs and conceded 648 runs.
Max Marshall, Charlie Metro, Babe Martin, Les Scarsella, Ray Hamrick, Cotton Pippen, Bryan Stephens, Jay Difani, Bill Hart, Floyd Stromme, Wally Westlake, Floyd Speer, Rugger Ardizoia, Garth Mann, Glen Stewart, Jackie Price, Tom Hafey, Gene Bearden, Len Gilmore, Hersh Martin, Charlie Gassaway, Pete Fox, Eddie Kearse, Spec Shea, Johnny Babich, Hy Vandenberg, Ham Schulte and Ralph Buxton were all players from the 1946 Oakland Oaks who played in the Majors during their careers.
Casey Stengel served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Rugger Ardizoia | R | R | November 20, 1919 | 5'11" | 180 | Oleggio, IT |
Johnny Babich | R | R | May 14, 1913 | 6'1" | 185 | Albion, CA US |
Gene Bearden | L | L | September 5, 1920 | 6'3" | 198 | Lexa, AR US |
Arky Biggs | R | R | April 14, 1912 | 5'11" | 165 | Greenbrier, AR US |
Vic Buccola | L | L | March 21, 1922 | 6'0" | 155 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Escal Burnett | R | R | October 6, 1918 | 5'9" | 165 | Eureka Springs, AR US |
Ralph Buxton | R | R | June 7, 1911 | 5'11" | 163 | Weyburn, SK CA |
Jay Difani | R | R | December 21, 1922 | 6'0" | 170 | Crystal City, MO US |
Mel Duezabou | R | R | June 9, 1919 | 5'9" | 180 | Oakland, CA US |
Pete Fox | R | R | March 8, 1909 | 5'11" | 165 | Evansville, IN US |
Charlie Gassaway | L | L | August 12, 1918 | 6'2" | 210 | Gassaway, TN US |
Len Gilmore | R | R | November 3, 1917 | 6'3" | 175 | Fairview Park, IN US |
Tom Hafey | R | R | July 12, 1913 | 6'1" | 180 | Berkeley, CA US |
Ray Hamrick | R | R | August 1, 1921 | 5'11" | 160 | Nashville, TN US |
Bill Hart | R | R | March 4, 1913 | 6'0" | 175 | Wiconisco, PA US |
Damon Hayes | L | R | May 12, 1914 | 6'2" | 190 | Potlatch, ID US |
Brooks Holder | L | L | November 2, 1914 | 5'10" | 180 | Rising Star, TX US |
Eddie Kearse | R | R | February 23, 1916 | 6'1" | 195 | San Francisco, CA US |
Robert Kinnaman | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
Will Leonard | R | June 21, 1921 | 6'0" | 190 | Salt Lake City, UT US | |
Garth Mann | R | R | November 16, 1915 | 6'0" | 155 | Brandon, TX US |
Gino Marionetti | R | April 16, 1918 | 5'10" | 175 | Arcata, CA US | |
Max Marshall | L | R | September 18, 1913 | 6'1" | 180 | Randolph, IA US |
Babe Martin | R | R | March 28, 1920 | 5'11" | 194 | Seattle, WA US |
Hersh Martin | S | R | September 19, 1909 | 6'2" | 190 | Birmingham, AL US |
Charlie Metro | R | R | April 28, 1918 | 5'11" | 178 | Nanty Glo, PA US |
Bull Palica | R | R | January 1, 1920 | 6'0" | 205 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Vic Picetti | L | July 20, 1927 | 5'11" | 180 | San Francisco, CA US | |
Cotton Pippen | R | R | April 2, 1911 | 6'2" | 180 | Cisco, TX US |
Jackie Price | L | R | November 13, 1912 | 5'10" | 150 | Winborn, MS US |
Billy Raimondi | R | R | December 1, 1912 | 5'10" | 165 | San Francisco, CA US |
Tony Sabol | R | July 25, 1914 | 5'10" | 168 | Luzerne, PA US | |
Les Scarsella | L | L | November 23, 1913 | 5'11" | 185 | Santa Cruz, CA US |
Ham Schulte | R | R | September 1, 1912 | 5'8" | 158 | St. Louis, MO US |
Spec Shea | R | R | October 2, 1920 | 6'0" | 195 | Naugatuck, CT US |
Don Smith | L | 5'8" | 155 | |||
Floyd Speer | R | R | January 27, 1913 | 6'0" | 180 | Booneville, AR US |
Bryan Stephens | R | R | July 14, 1920 | 6'4" | 175 | Fayetteville, AR US |
Glen Stewart | R | R | September 29, 1912 | 6'0" | 175 | Tullahoma, TN US |
Odie Strain | R | August 3, 1922 | 5'10" | 175 | Decatur, IL US | |
Floyd Stromme | R | R | August 1, 1916 | 5'11" | 170 | Cooperstown, ND US |
Hy Vandenberg | R | R | March 17, 1906 | 6'4" | 220 | Abilene, KS US |
Wally Westlake | R | R | November 8, 1920 | 6'0" | 186 | Gridley, CA 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.