1946 Pacific Coast League season

The 1946 Pacific Coast League season was the 44th in the league's history. It ended with the San Francisco Seals winning their fourth straight league championship. The Seals became the first (and, to date, only) PCL team to accomplish that feat.

Larry Jansen of San Francisco became the last 30-game winner in AAA (through 2017).

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
San Francisco Seals	115	68	.628	-	Lefty O'Doul	New York Giants
Oakland Oaks	111	72	.607	4	Casey Stengel	None
Hollywood Stars	95	88	.519	20	Buck Fausett/Jimmie Dykes	Pittsburgh Pirates
Los Angeles Angels	94	89	.514	21	Bill Sweeney	Chicago Cubs
Sacramento Solons	94	92	.505	22½	Earl Sheely	None
San Diego Padres	78	108	.419	38½	Pepper Martin/Jim Brillheart	None
Portland Beavers	74	109	.404	31	Marv Owen	None
Seattle Rainiers	74	109	.404	31	Bill Skiff/Jo-Jo White	None

Playoffs

	First Round					Championship Finals
	1	San Francisco Seals	4
	3	Hollywood Stars	0
						1	San Francisco Seals	4
						2	Oakland Oaks	2
	2	Oakland Oaks	4
	4	Los Angeles Angels	3

First Round

San Francisco vs. Hollywood Date Away Home September 25 Hollywood 0 San Francisco 3 September 26 Hollywood 2 San Francisco 3 September 27 Hollywood 5 San Francisco 7 September 29 San Francisco 6 Hollywood 5 San Francisco wins series 4-0

Oakland vs. Los Angeles Date Away Home September 25 Oakland 3 Los Angeles 1 September 26 Oakland 4 Los Angeles 5 September 27 Oakland 11 Los Angeles 5 September 29 Los Angeles 3 Oakland 2 Game 2 Los Angeles 2 Oakland 1 September 30 Los Angeles 0 Oakland 2 October 1 Los Angeles 5 Oakland 6 Oakland wins series 4-3

Championship Finals

San Francisco vs. Oakland Date Away Home October 3 San Francisco 5 Oakland 2 October 4 San Francisco 4 Oakland 5 October 5 San Francisco 3 Oakland 4 October 6 Oakland 3 San Francisco 6 Game 2 Oakland 1 San Francisco 4 October 7 Oakland 0 San Francisco 6 San Francisco wins series 4-2

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Harvey Storey, Portland/Los Angeles, .326
• Runs Scored Ferris Fain, San Francisco, 117
• Hits Bill Ramsey, Seattle/Sacramento, 219
• Doubles Steve Mesner, Sacramento, 49
• Triples Danny Escobar, Portland, 11
• Home Runs Loyd Christopher, Los Angeles, 26
• Runs Batted In Fain, 112
• Stolen Bases Ed Sauer, Los Angeles, 45

Pitching

• Wins Larry Jansen, San Francisco, 30
• Earned Run Average Jansen, 1.57
• Complete Games Jansen, 31
• Strikeouts Eddie Erautt, Hollywood, 234

References

• W. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, eds.: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, Baseball America, 1993.
• 1947 Baseball Guide

Related Sites

• BR Minors page