1946 All-American Girls Baseball League

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The 1946 season of the All-American Girls Baseball League was the fourth season of the league.

Season Summary[edit]

Standings[edit]

Italics indicates a playoff team, Bold indicates the Shaughnessy Series champion
Rank Team G W L WPCT GB Manager
1 Racine Belles 112 74 38 0.661 -.- Leo Murphy
2 Grand Rapids Chicks 112 71 41 0.634 3.0 Johnny Rawlings
3 South Bend Blue Sox 112 70 42 0.625 4.0 Chet Grant
4 Rockford Peaches 112 60 52 0.536 14.0 Bill Allington
5 Fort Wayne Daisies 112 52 60 0.464 22.0 Bill Wambsganss
6 Muskegon Lassies 112 46 66 0.411 28.0 Buzz Boyle
7 Kenosha Comets 112 42 70 0.375 32.0 Press Cruthers
8 Peoria Redwings 112 33 79 0.295 41.0 Bill Rogers/Thelma Eisen

Leaders[edit]

Bold indicates league record
Statistic Leader Team Number
Batting Average Dorothy Kamenshek Rockford Peaches .316
Home Runs Audrey Wagner Kenosha Comets 9
Runs Batted In Rose Gacioch Rockford Peaches 72
Stolen Bases Sophie Kurys Racine Belles 201
Wins Connie Wisnieski Grand Rapids Chicks 33-9
Joanne Winter Racine Belles 33-10
Earned Run Average Connie Wisnieski Grand Rapids Chicks 0.96
Strikeouts Dorothy Collins Fort Wayne Daisies 294

All-Star Game[edit]

No All-Star Game was played this season.

Postseason[edit]

The AAGPBL playoffs featured a Shaughessy Playoff series with the top four teams. The teams competed in a best-of-five semi-final round, with the winners playing a best-of-seven championship series.

  Semi-Final Championship
                 
1  Racine Belles 3  
3  South Bend Blue Sox 1  
    1  Racine Belles 4
  4  Rockford Peaches 2
2  Grand Rapids Chicks 2
4  Rockford Peaches 3  

Award Winners[edit]

The winner of the league's Player of the Year Award, was Sophie Kurys, a second sacker with the Racine Belles. The award was voted upon by the league's managers.

All-Star Team[edit]

The following players were named to the league's all-star team, as voted upon by the league's managers.

Position Player Team
P Anna Mae Hutchison Racine Belles
Carolyn Morris Rockford Peaches
Joanne Winter Racine Belles
Connie Wisniewski Grand Rapids Chicks
C Bonnie Baker South Bend Blue Sox
Ruth Lessing Grand Rapids Chicks
1B Dorothy Kamenshek Rockford Peaches
2B Sophie Kurys Racine Belles
3B Madeline English Racine Belles
SS Senaida Wirth South Bend Blue Sox
OF Thelma Eisen Rockford Peaches
Merle Keagle Grand Rapids Chicks
Elizabeth Mahon South Bend Blue Sox

Notable Events[edit]

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