This article is about the 1946 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see
1946 in baseball .
The 1946 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 16 to October 15, 1946. The St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox were the regular season champions of the National League and American League , respectively. The Cardinals defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in a best-of-three series , for the National League title. It was Major League Baseball's first-ever regular season tie-breaker. The Cardinals then defeated the Red Sox in the World Series , four games to three.
Many notable ballplayers returned from their military service this season, following the end of World War II , such as Joe DiMaggio , Stan Musial , and Ted Williams .
This was the last MLB season to be played under the color barrier, as Jackie Robinson would make his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers to start the following baseball season.
Home field attendance
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Team name
Wins
%±
Home attendance
%±
Per game
New York Yankees [ 1]
87
7.4%
2,265,512
156.9%
29,422
Brooklyn Dodgers [ 2]
96
10.3%
1,796,824
69.6%
22,745
Detroit Tigers [ 3]
92
4.5%
1,722,590
34.5%
21,805
Boston Red Sox [ 4]
104
46.5%
1,416,944
134.7%
18,166
Chicago Cubs [ 5]
82
-16.3%
1,342,970
29.6%
17,441
New York Giants [ 6]
61
-21.8%
1,219,873
20.0%
15,843
St. Louis Cardinals [ 7]
98
3.2%
1,061,807
78.6%
13,613
Cleveland Indians [ 8]
68
-6.8%
1,057,289
89.4%
13,731
Philadelphia Phillies [ 9]
69
50.0%
1,045,247
266.7%
13,401
Washington Senators [ 10]
76
-12.6%
1,027,216
57.4%
13,516
Chicago White Sox [ 11]
74
4.2%
983,403
49.5%
12,448
Boston Braves [ 12]
81
20.9%
969,673
159.1%
12,593
Pittsburgh Pirates [ 13]
63
-23.2%
749,962
24.0%
9,615
Cincinnati Reds [ 14]
67
9.8%
715,751
146.8%
9,295
Philadelphia Athletics [ 15]
49
-5.8%
621,793
34.4%
7,972
St. Louis Browns [ 16]
66
-18.5%
526,435
9.0%
6,837
^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Elias Says..." ESPN.com . Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2012 .
^ Pellowski, Michael J (2007). The Little Giant Book of Baseball Facts . United States: Sterling Publishing Co. pp. 352 . ISBN 9781402742736 .