1946 San Diego Padres Roster
Team Record: 78-108
Finished 6th in the PCL
Manager: Pepper Martin (0-0), Jim Brillheart (0-0)
Location: San Diego, California
Ballpark: Lane Field
Attendance: 291,004, Avg. 3,129
The San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1946 season with a record of 78 wins and 108 losses, finishing sixth in the PCL.
The Padres plated 638 runs and allowed 772 runs.
Members of the 1946 San Diego Padres who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Joe Bowman, Jim Brillheart, Pete Coscarart, Tony Criscola, Mike Dejan, Vallie Eaves, Debs Garms, Ben Guintini, Dick Gyselman, Jack Harshman, Oliver Hill, Vern Kennedy, Bruce Konopka, Jack Lohrke, Don Lund, Pepper Martin, Jim McDonnell, Boots Poffenberger, Len Rice, Manny Salvo, Tom Seats and Tommy Thompson.
Pepper Martin and Jim Brillheart served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Angle | R | R | March 25, 1916 | 5'11" | 167 | |
| Del Ballinger | L | R | March 17, 1919 | 5'8" | 185 | Fort Oglethorpe, GA US |
| Ed Boehm | L | L | April 28, 1923 | 6'2" | 182 | Methuen, MA US |
| Joe Bowman | L | R | June 17, 1910 | 6'2" | 190 | Kansas City, KS US |
| Stan Breard | S | R | March 25, 1918 | 5'6" | 153 | Montreal, QC CA |
| Jim Brillheart | R | L | September 28, 1903 | 5'11" | 170 | Dublin, VA US |
| Tony Chapetta | L | R | September 21, 1917 | 6'0" | 180 | Roslyn, WA US |
| Earl Chapple | R | R | September 12, 1918 | 6'0" | 185 | Idaho Falls, ID US |
| Pete Coscarart | R | R | June 16, 1913 | 5'11" | 175 | Escondido, CA US |
| Tony Criscola | L | R | July 9, 1915 | 5'11" | 180 | Walla Walla, WA US |
| Mike Dejan | L | L | January 13, 1915 | 6'1" | 185 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Dutch Dumler | R | R | December 3, 1914 | 6'1" | 155 | Russell, KS US |
| Vallie Eaves | R | R | September 6, 1911 | 6'2" | 180 | Allen, OK US |
| Chuck Eisenmann | L | R | October 22, 1918 | 6'1" | 186 | Hawthorne, WI US |
| Earl Escalante | R | R | January 5, 1918 | 5'11" | 185 | San Luis Obispo, CA US |
| Lou Estes | R | R | June 8, 1924 | 6'1" | 196 | |
| Joe Faria | R | R | 5'11" | 178 | ||
| Debs Garms | L | R | June 26, 1907 | 5'8" | 165 | Bangs, TX US |
| Joe Gedzius | R | January 27, 1916 | 5'10" | 170 | Dunn, NC US | |
| Ben Guintini | R | R | January 13, 1919 | 6'1" | 190 | Los Banos, CA US |
| Dick Gyselman | R | R | April 6, 1908 | 6'2" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Jack Hackett | June 19, 1921 | 192 | , MT US | |||
| Jack Harshman | L | L | July 12, 1927 | 6'2" | 178 | San Diego, CA US |
| Oliver Hill | L | R | October 16, 1909 | 5'11" | 178 | Powder Springs, GA US |
| Ed Ignasiak | L | May 8, 1916 | 6'2" | 185 | Toledo, OH US | |
| Johnny Jensen | R | R | March 2, 1917 | 6'2" | 198 | San Diego, CA US |
| Kirby Jordan | L | August 11, 1914 | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Vern Kennedy | L | R | March 20, 1907 | 6'0" | 175 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Giles Knowles | R | R | October 22, 1917 | 5'10" | 160 | Greenbush, WI US |
| Bruce Konopka | L | L | September 16, 1919 | 6'2" | 190 | Hammond, IN US |
| Fred Lanifero | R | May 23, 1919 | 5'7" | 180 | Providence, RI US | |
| Jack Lohrke | R | R | February 25, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Don Lund | R | R | May 18, 1923 | 6'0" | 200 | Detroit, MI US |
| L. L. Martin | ||||||
| Pepper Martin | R | R | February 29, 1904 | 5'8" | 170 | Temple, OK US |
| George McDonald | L | L | April 12, 1918 | 6'0" | 195 | Seattle, WA US |
| Jim McDonnell | L | R | August 15, 1922 | 5'11" | 165 | Gagetown, MI US |
| Al Olsen | L | L | March 30, 1921 | 5'11" | 175 | San Diego, CA US |
| Boots Poffenberger | R | R | July 1, 1915 | 5'10" | 178 | Williamsport, MD US |
| Len Rice | R | R | September 2, 1918 | 6'0" | 175 | Lead, SD US |
| Manny Salvo | R | R | June 30, 1912 | 6'4" | 210 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Tom Seats | R | L | September 24, 1910 | 5'11" | 190 | Farmington, NC US |
| Mel Skelley | R | December 2, 1920 | 5'10" | 165 | Atchison, KS US | |
| Tommy Thompson | L | R | May 19, 1910 | 5'9" | 155 | Elkhart, IL US |
| Al Treichel | R | R | October 31, 1917 | 6'5" | 190 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Vic Trusky | L | August 3, 1920 | 6'1" | 181 | Portland, OR US | |
| Lou Vezilich | R | May 30, 1912 | 6'2" | 185 | Oakland, CA US | |
| Ed Vitalich | R | R | April 22, 1920 | 6'1" | 180 | San Diego, 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.
