1946 Seattle Rainiers Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 74-109
Finished 7th in the PCL
Manager: Bill Skiff (0-0), Eddie Taylor (0-0), Jo-Jo White (0-0)
Affiliation: Boston Braves
Location: Seattle, Washington
Ballpark: Sick Stadium
Attendance: 444,551, Avg. 4,858
1946 Seattle Rainiers Statistics

The Seattle Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1946 season with a record of 74 wins and 109 losses, finishing seventh in the PCL.

The Rainiers plated 628 runs, worst in the circuit, and yielded 795 runs, most in the league.

Tony York, Ace Williams, Jo-Jo White, Lou Tost, Earl Torgeson, Jim Tobin, Bill Ramsey, Hugh Poland, Ike Pearson, Lou Novikoff, Al Niemiec, Blas Monaco, Charlie Metro, Cliff Mapes, Garth Mann, Bob Kahle, Ira Hutchinson, Heinie Heltzel, Bob Hall, Paul Gregory, Len Gabrielson, Carl Fischer, Bob Finley, Bob Ferguson, Glenn Elliott, Eddie Carnett, Joe Buzas and Chuck Aleno were all players from the 1946 Seattle Rainiers who played in the Majors during their careers.

Bill Skiff, Eddie Taylor and Jo-Jo White served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Chuck AlenoRRFebruary 19, 19176'1"215St. Louis, MO US
Harold AndersonRRJuly 14, 19196'2"200Seattle, WA US
Bill BeardRRNovember 12, 19145'10"185Oregon City, OR US
Art BonnellRRFebruary 11, 19206'1"180Palm Beach, FL US
Joe BuzasRROctober 2, 19196'1"180Alpha, NJ US
Eddie CarnettLLOctober 21, 19166'0"185Springfield, MO US
Wayne CollinsRR5'11"185
Joe DemoranSROctober 29, 19146'0"185Biloxi, MS US
Joe DobbinsRRMay 11, 19105'11"165Farmington, MO US
Glenn ElliottSLNovember 11, 19195'10"170Sapulpa, OK US
Bob FergusonRRApril 18, 19196'1"180Birmingham, AL US
Bob FinleyRRNovember 25, 19156'1"200Ennis, TX US
Carl FischerRLNovember 5, 19056'0"180Medina, NY US
Len GabrielsonLLSeptember 8, 19156'3"210Oakland, CA US
Fred GayLLJanuary 14, 19146'2"175Savannah, GA US
Bobby GorbouldRRNovember 19, 19185'10"185Burdett, AB CA
Paul GregoryRRJune 9, 19086'2"180Tomnolen, MS US
Larry GuayRRAugust 13, 19186'1"180, MT US
Bob HallRRDecember 22, 19236'2"195Swissvale, PA US
Heinie HeltzelRRDecember 21, 19135'10"150York, PA US
Ira HutchinsonRRAugust 31, 19105'10"180Chicago, IL US
Pete JonasLRJune 4, 19165'6"170Walla Walla, WA US
Bob KahleRRNovember 23, 19156'0"170New Castle, IN US
Al KretchmarRNovember 3, 19215'11"169Seattle, WA US
Kermit LewisRRJanuary 29, 19146'1"170Linn Creek, MO US
Garth MannRRNovember 16, 19156'0"155Brandon, TX US
Cliff MapesLRMarch 13, 19226'3"205Sutherland, NE US
Bill MathesonRRJuly 9, 19145'11"185Oakland, CA US
George McDonaldLLApril 12, 19186'0"195Seattle, WA US
Charlie MetroRRApril 28, 19185'11"178Nanty Glo, PA US
Blas MonacoSRNovember 16, 19155'11"170San Antonio, TX US
Al NiemiecRRMay 18, 19115'11"158Meriden, CT US
Ted NorbertRRMay 17, 19086'1"192Brooklyn, NY US
Lou NovikoffRROctober 12, 19155'10"185Glendale, AZ US
John OrphalRRNovember 22, 19176'0"197Wapakoneta, OH US
Alex PalicaRRAugust 19, 19266'0"188Lomita, CA US
Hal PatchettLRMay 10, 19085'11"170Flint, MI US
Ike PearsonRRMarch 1, 19176'1"180Grenada, MS US
Hugh PolandLRJanuary 19, 19105'11"185Tompkinsville, KY US
Don PulfordRRApril 1, 19166'1"184, MN US
Bill RamseyRRFebruary 20, 19206'0"175Osceola, AR US
Don RyanApril 16, 1924192Seattle, WA US
Ira ScribnerRRMay 12, 19125'11"185Friday Harbor, WA US
Bob SnyderRROctober 6, 19186'1"175, WA US
Dewey SorianoLRFebruary 8, 19206'3"200Prince Rupert, BC CA
Ed SpauldingRRJuly 20, 19196'6"215Santa Barbara, CA US
Bob StaggLJune 13, 19215'11"180Spokane, WA US
Ned StickleRAugust 3, 19175'7"163Outlook, WA US
Bob StumpfRAugust 19, 19246'2"205New York, NY US
Hal SuemeRRApril 16, 19096'1"180St. Louis, MO US
Jim TobinRRDecember 27, 19126'0"185Oakland, CA US
Earl TorgesonLLJanuary 1, 19246'3"180Snohomish, WA US
Lou TostLLJune 1, 19116'0"175Cumberland, WA US
Len TranRRFebruary 23, 19275'10"180Seattle, WA US
Edo VanniLLApril 2, 19185'10"180Black Diamond, WA US
Jimmy WertLLFebruary 22, 19256'2"185Yakima, WA US
Jo-Jo WhiteLRJune 1, 19095'11"165Red Oak, GA US
Ace WilliamsRLMarch 18, 19176'2"174Montclair, NJ US
John YelovicRRJuly 13, 19086'2"180Clarksburg, WV US
Tony YorkRRNovember 27, 19125'10"165Irene, TX 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.




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