1946 St. Louis Browns Trades and Transactions

1945 Season 1947 Season

Record: 66-88-2, Finished 7th in American League (Schedule and Results)

Managers: Luke Sewell (53-71-1) and Zack Taylor (13-17-1)

Ballpark: Sportsman's Park III

Attendance: 526,435 (8th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 107
One-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 100

Pythagorean W-L: 68-86, 621 Runs, 710 Runs Allowed

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Transactions

Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 12, 1945

Hal Quick selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 1945 minor league draft.
Before 1946 Season

Signed Dave Jolly as an amateur free agent.

Signed Paul Lehner as an amateur free agent.

Signed Don Lenhardt as an amateur free agent.

Signed Joe Lutz as an amateur free agent.

Signed Frank Sacka as an amateur free agent.
March 3, 1946

Signed Joe Medwick as a free agent.
April, 1946

Gene Moore retired.
April 2, 1946

Traded Milt Byrnes and cash to the New York Yankees. Received Ken Sears.
April 5, 1946

Released Joe Medwick.
April 23, 1946

Purchased Babe Dahlgren from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
May 21, 1946

Released Paul Dean.
May 27, 1946

Released Hank Schmulbach.
May 29, 1946

Sent Al Milnar to the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal.

Released Lou Finney.

Released Steve Sundra.
June 6, 1946

Al Hollingsworth selected by the Chicago White Sox off waivers.
June 10, 1946

Received Al Milnar from the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal.
June 13, 1946

Released Al Milnar.
June 15, 1946

Traded Joe Grace and Al LaMacchia to the Washington Nationals. Received Jeff Heath.
June 24, 1946

Purchased Tom Ferrick from the Cleveland Indians.
July 9, 1946

Don Gutteridge player rights sold to the Boston Red Sox.
September 28, 1946

Released Babe Dahlgren.
November 1, 1946

Drafted Glen Moulder from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1946 rule 5 draft.

Fuzz White drafted by the New York Giants in the 1946 rule 5 draft.
December, 1946

Purchased Rusty Peters from the Cleveland Indians. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
December 16, 1946

Traded Frank Mancuso to the Washington Nationals. Received Jake Early.
Before 1947 Season

Signed Chuck Harmon as an amateur free agent.

Signed Mel Held as an amateur free agent.

Signed Don Larsen as an amateur free agent.

Signed Bud Thomas as an amateur free agent.
January 14, 1947

Tom Ferrick player rights sold to the Washington Nationals.
February 8, 1947

Purchased Billy Hitchcock from the Washington Nationals.
March 1, 1947

Johnny Lucadello selected by the New York Yankees off waivers.