1946 Scranton Red Sox Roster
Eastern League (EL) - Class: A
Team Record: 96-43
Finished 1st in the EL
Manager: Elmer Yoter (96-43)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Scranton-Dunmore Stadium
Attendance: 181,302, Avg. 2,609
1946 Scranton Red Sox StatisticsTeam Record: 96-43
Finished 1st in the EL
Manager: Elmer Yoter (96-43)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Scranton-Dunmore Stadium
Attendance: 181,302, Avg. 2,609
Playoffs - Scranton Red Sox 4 games, Wilkes-Barre Barons 0
Finals - Scranton Red Sox 4 games, Hartford Chiefs 1
The Scranton Red Sox of the Eastern League ended the 1946 season with a record of 96 wins and 43 losses, finishing first in the EL.
Elmer Yoter served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tex Aulds | R | R | December 28, 1920 | 6'2" | 185 | Farmerville, LA US |
| Wes Bailey | L | L | December 7, 1920 | 6'2" | 195 | Logan, UT US |
| Danny Carnevale | R | R | February 8, 1918 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Don Carter | R | R | February 24, 1921 | 5'11" | 180 | Coalinga, CA US |
| Kenneth Chapman | R | April 26, 1921 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Merrill Combs | L | R | December 11, 1919 | 6'0" | 172 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Sam Dente | R | R | April 26, 1922 | 5'11" | 175 | Harrison, NJ US |
| Walt Dixon | R | November 25, 1920 | 6'2" | 235 | Chatham County, NC US | |
| Bill Elbert | S | R | May 3, 1923 | 6'1" | 195 | Miles City, MT US |
| Tommy Fine | S | R | October 10, 1914 | 6'0" | 180 | Cleburne, TX US |
| Fred Gerken | S | April 20, 1921 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Len Kensecki | L | L | October 7, 1918 | 5'11" | 172 | |
| Francis King | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Al Kozar | R | R | July 5, 1921 | 5'9" | 173 | McKees Rocks, PA US |
| Mickey McDermott | L | L | April 29, 1929 | 6'2" | 170 | Poughkeepsie, NY US |
| Sam Mele | R | R | January 21, 1922 | 6'1" | 183 | Astoria, NY US |
| Ralph Mullen | ||||||
| Hank Nowak | L | December 11, 1917 | 5'10" | 165 | Cleveland, OH US | |
| Michael Ovaduke | R | 5'7" | 155 | |||
| Donald Palmer | R | December 17, 1924 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Mel Parnell | L | L | June 13, 1922 | 6'0" | 180 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Melvin Reeves | L | December 4, 1920 | 6'0" | San Francisco, CA US | ||
| Al Signaigo | L | R | September 24, 1918 | 5'11" | 170 | Memphis, TN US |
| Don Thompson | L | L | December 28, 1923 | 6'0" | 185 | Swepsonville, NC US |
| Jocko Thompson | L | L | January 17, 1917 | 6'0" | 185 | Beverly, MA US |
| Tom West | L | May 21, 1922 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Clay Wilfong | ||||||
| Chet Ziemba | R | R | November 18, 1919 | 5'11" | 195 | Chicago, IL 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.
