1946 Kansas City Blues Roster
Team Record: 67-82
Finished 7th in the AA
Manager: Billy Meyer (0-0), Burleigh Grimes (0-0)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 222,259, Avg. 2,983
The Kansas City Blues of the American Association ended the 1946 season with a record of 67 wins and 82 losses, finishing seventh in the AA.
The Blues plated 606 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 675 runs. Eddie Bockman paced Kansas City with 12 home runs and drove in 95 runs, while leading batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .303 clip. Karl Drews topped the team with 14 wins, and Carl DeRose recorded a 3.16 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1946 Kansas City Blues who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Karl Drews, Marius Russo, Charlie Silvera, Al Lyons, Milt Byrnes, Don Hendrickson, Eddie Bockman, Johnny Sturm, Ken Holcombe, Irv Hall, Frank Makosky, Jerry Coleman, Harry Craft, Joe Murray, Bud Metheny, George Scharein, Tommy Reis, Porter Vaughan, Frankie Zak, Gus Niarhos, Frank Secory, Bill Drescher, Mike Milosevich, Chuck Aleno, Ralph Houk and Fred Bradley.
Billy Meyer and Burleigh Grimes served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Aleno | R | R | February 19, 1917 | 6'1" | 215 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Willis Baker | R | L | October 27, 1921 | 6'3" | 190 | Gillett, PA US |
| John Bianco | R | R | February 2, 1920 | 6'3" | 194 | New York, NY US |
| Eddie Bockman | R | R | July 26, 1920 | 5'9" | 175 | Santa Ana, CA US |
| Fred Bradley | R | R | July 31, 1920 | 6'1" | 180 | Parsons, KS US |
| Rusty Burns | R | June 17, 1918 | 6'2" | 200 | Independence, KS US | |
| Milt Byrnes | L | L | November 15, 1916 | 5'10" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Vance Carlson | R | R | November 14, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | McPherson, KS US |
| Jerry Coleman | R | R | September 14, 1924 | 6'0" | 165 | San Jose, CA US |
| Fred Collins | L | L | September 8, 1916 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Harry Craft | R | R | April 19, 1915 | 6'1" | 185 | Ellisville, MS US |
| Carl DeRose | R | R | April 12, 1923 | 6'4" | 225 | Milaca, MN US |
| Hal Douglas | L | R | August 12, 1924 | 5'9" | 175 | Statesville, NC US |
| Benjamin Drake | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Bill Drescher | L | R | May 23, 1921 | 6'2" | 190 | Congers, NY US |
| Karl Drews | R | R | February 22, 1920 | 6'4" | 192 | Staten Island, NY US |
| Irv Hall | R | R | October 7, 1918 | 5'10" | 160 | Alberton, MD US |
| Don Hendrickson | R | R | July 14, 1913 | 6'2" | 204 | Kewanna, IN US |
| Ken Holcombe | R | R | August 23, 1918 | 5'11" | 169 | Burnsville, NC US |
| Goldie Holt | R | March 22, 1902 | 5'7" | 165 | Enloe, TX US | |
| Ralph Houk | R | R | August 9, 1919 | 5'11" | 193 | Lawrence, KS US |
| Ray Louthen | R | R | October 4, 1925 | 6'1" | 185 | Bluefield, VA US |
| Al Lyons | R | R | July 18, 1918 | 6'2" | 195 | St. Joseph, MO US |
| Frank Makosky | R | R | January 20, 1910 | 6'1" | 185 | Boonton, NJ US |
| John Maldovan | R | R | May 17, 1922 | 5'9" | 165 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Bud Metheny | L | L | June 1, 1915 | 5'11" | 190 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Mike Milosevich | R | R | January 13, 1915 | 5'10" | 172 | Zeigler, IL US |
| Joe Murray | L | L | November 11, 1920 | 6'0" | 165 | Wilkes-Barre, PA US |
| Gus Niarhos | R | R | December 6, 1920 | 6'0" | 160 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Urban Pfeffer | R | January 30, 1921 | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Mike Portner | R | September 6, 1918 | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Gale Pringle | R | R | January 20, 1922 | 6'2" | 180 | Hollis, OK US |
| Carl Ray | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Tommy Reis | R | R | August 6, 1914 | 6'2" | 180 | Newport, KY US |
| Robert Revels | R | R | 6'1" | 205 | ||
| Marius Russo | R | L | July 19, 1914 | 6'1" | 190 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| George Scharein | R | R | November 21, 1914 | 6'1" | 174 | Decatur, IL US |
| Frank Secory | R | R | August 24, 1912 | 6'1" | 200 | Mason City, IA US |
| Charlie Silvera | R | R | October 13, 1924 | 5'10" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Don Smith | L | 5'8" | 155 | |||
| Odie Strain | R | August 3, 1922 | 5'10" | 175 | Decatur, IL US | |
| Johnny Sturm | L | L | January 23, 1916 | 6'1" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Wayne Tucker | L | R | September 18, 1922 | 6'0" | 175 | Colonia Dublan, Chihuahua MX |
| Joe Valenzuela | R | R | 5'9" | 190 | Tucson, AZ US | |
| Porter Vaughan | R | L | May 11, 1919 | 6'1" | 178 | Stevensville, VA US |
| Herb White | R | R | July 28, 1917 | 5'9" | 178 | |
| Frankie Zak | R | R | February 22, 1922 | 5'10" | 150 | Passaic, NJ 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.
