1946 Louisville Colonels Statistics

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 92-61
Finished 1st in the AA
Manager: Nemo Leibold (0-0), Fred Walters (0-0)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Ballpark: Parkway Field
Attendance: 355,241, Avg. 4,644
1946 Louisville Colonels Roster

Playoffs - Louisville Colonels 4 games, St. Paul Saints 1
Finals - Louisville Colonels 4 games, Indianapolis Indians 0

The Louisville Colonels of the American Association ended the 1946 season with a record of 92 wins and 61 losses, finishing first in the AA.

The Colonels topped the league with just 596 runs allowed. Louisville scored 732 runs. Strick Shofner accounted for 84 RBI. Strick Shofner and Chick Genovese led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .305 clip. Al Widmar paced the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.43 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Players from the 1946 Louisville Colonels who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Jack Albright, Jack Aragón, Al Brancato, Bill Butland, Otey Clark, Otto Denning, Mel Deutsch, George Diehl, Fritz Dorish, Danny Doyle, Al Flair, Andy Gilbert, Jim Gleeson, Randy Heflin, Harry Kimberlin, Ty LaForest, Don Lang, Sam Mele, Joe Ostrowski, Strick Shofner, Don Thompson, Fred Walters, Johnny Welaj, Al Widmar and Jim Wilson.

Nemo Leibold and Fred Walters served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Al Widmar129.5712.433023692185.015664509473015
Fritz Dorish114.7333.1428141070146.012858514776239
Otey Clark117.6112.8920182103137.014349444145212
Joe Ostrowski104.7142.872411961116.012348373554001
Jim Wilson106.6253.0222202121158.0142625372126002
Emery Rudd96.6003.722419380133.0109685511781804
Harry Kimberlin83.7273.444100089.08936343247502
George Diehl75.5834.032019581114.012660512949122
George Toolson53.6253.8816522058.05631253730103
Mel Deutsch58.3853.422117290121.013365463442003
Elwood Lawson101.0003.273111011.075456100
Randy Heflin11.5002.003301118.02044106001
Bill Butland12.3332.905401031.03713101823100
Dwight Simonds12.3333.961200025.029161136100
Don Thompson000.001004.0632
Richard Callahan000.0020010.01629
Ray Patton01.0007.2020005.074441000
Totals9261.6013.172741544274901361.0132758347905830676227340

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Johnny Welaj1426475731081722110674376051.300.372.403.776231768
Strick Shofner13857652280159226484123937.305.353.393.74620510015
Chuck Koney1435585187014824655662750.286.328.384.713199967
Chick Genovese12651742080128255551128619.305.424.424.8481782110
Al Flair13252246656125201076474935.268.339.399.738186616
Fred Walters1324954315311417126454734.265.341.323.66313918314
Jack Albright110435363478210754116335.226.343.333.677121427
George Bennington8328224547627101883032.253.339.290.62971125
Pete Lewis41168150244211142621329.280.337.447.78467505
Ty LaForest5217515517373101781927.239.322.271.59342301
Al Brancato3913511914314102021610.261.348.311.65937300
Danny Doyle301059341620182115.172.267.226.49221010
Emery Rudd2454507130005026.260.302.260.56213011
Fred Gerken1671639132007169.206.275.238.51315202
Sam Mele1564538122208087.226.328.340.66718003
Jim Wilson2670684111005008.162.162.176.33812002
Mel Deutsch214641381003049.195.267.220.4869001
Joe Ostrowski2846398720040613.179.289.231.5209101
Otey Clark2155465720040410.152.220.196.4169105
Fritz Dorish2853493711061323.143.192.204.39610001
Al Widmar3072622600030422.097.152.097.2486306
Jack Aragón113223150003053.217.400.217.6175022
George Toolson172824550005028.208.269.208.4785002
George Diehl2151394520030912.128.292.179.4717103
Elwood Lawson3552200000.400.400.400.8002
Al Mazur616160200020.125.125.125.2502
Herschel Held31121100101.0001.0002.0003.0002
Dwight Simonds1244010000000.250.250.250.5001000
Vic Austin3440110010.250.250.500.7502
Joe Langworthy3660110000.167.167.333.5002
Randy Heflin4991.111.111.111.2221
Bill Butland512121.083.083.083.1671
Harry Kimberlin423026110002026.038.107.038.1461002
Richard Callahan2330.000.000.000.0000
Don Thompson1110000000.000.000.000.0000
Bob Sperry1110000000.000.000.000.0000
Ray Patton2110.000.000.000.0000
Totals151353504701664122618252395851040515500.261.337.347.6831629762510900


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Al Flair1B13111239113101.9899.267
Fred Gerken1B161725313.98311.062
Chuck Koney2B14236142627110.9675.542
Strick Shofner3B83931711711.9403.181
Ty LaForest3B32346477.9333.062
Al Brancato3B27264031.9572.444
Fred WaltersC122585881112.9845.51628
Danny DoyleC261052132.9774.8466
Jack AragónC1045911.9825.4001
Johnny WelajOF142290793.9712.092
Chick GenoveseOF120250731.9882.142
George BenningtonOF62113631.9751.919
Pete LewisOF3757211.9831.595
Sam MeleOF14331001.0002.429
Harry KimberlinP4151721.917.537
Al WidmarP30135633.9582.300
Fritz DorishP28143352.9041.679
Emery RuddP2442521.9351.208
Joe OstrowskiP2452010.9621.042
Jim WilsonP22111220.9201.045
Mel DeutschP2172411.9691.476
George DiehlP2072612.9711.650
Otey ClarkP20152012.9721.750
George ToolsonP1671430.8751.312
Dwight SimondsP1208011.000.667
Bill ButlandP5.000
Elwood LawsonP3.000
Randy HeflinP3.000
Ray PattonP2.000
Richard CallahanP2.000
Don ThompsonP1.000
Jack AlbrightSS1092153073767.9344.789
Strick ShofnerSS49991351434.9444.776
Totals139636891635173378.9693.8143500

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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