1946 in baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 1946 throughout the world.
See also: 1946 Major League Baseball season, 1946 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season, and 1946 Japanese Baseball League season: East, 5–3 (first game, at Griffith Stadium); West, 4–1 (second game, at Comiskey Park)
Negro League Baseball All-Star Game
Baseball Hall of Fame
Most Valuable Player
The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award
: Newark Eagles over Kansas City Monarchs 4–3.
1946 Negro World Series
January 12 – star Ted Williams receives his discharge from the U.S. Marine Air Corps after a three-year stint serving in World War II. In spite of the long absence from competitive baseball, Williams will return to the major leagues by hitting .342 with 38 home runs and 123 RBI in 1946.
Boston Red Sox
January 12 – The first official professional game is played in , launching the newly constituted four-team Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Venezuela. The league is composed of four teams: Caracas BBC, Magallanes BBC, Vargas BBC and Venezuela BBC. The inaugural game is won by Magallanes over Venezuela, 5–2, behind strong pitching from Alex Carrasquel, who gives up 11 hits in a complete game effort.
Venezuela
January 20 – In a classic pitching matchup played in , Alex Carrasquel of Magallanes beat Roy Welmaker and Vargas club, 3–2, in 17 innings. In the six-and-a-half-hour marathon, Carrasquel is good enough to silence the bats of Roy Campanella and Sam Jethroe. Both pitchers go the distance in one of the greatest matchups ever.
Caracas, Venezuela
January 2 –
Sonny Ruberto
January 3 –
Archie Reynolds
January 7 –
Joe Keough
January 10 –
Vern Geishert
January 10 –
George Korince
January 15 –
Tom Robson
January 18 –
Billy Grabarkewitz
January 21 –
Johnny Oates
January 29 –
Tony Pierce
January 13 – , 59, Canadian pitcher who played for the Detroit Tigers during the 1909 season.
Kid Speer
January 18 – , 70, pitcher who played with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1895 and the Chicago Colts in 1897.
Dave Wright
January 13 – , 64, pitcher who played briefly for the 1915 St. Louis Browns of the American League.
Reeve McKay
January 23 – , 68, pitcher for the 1909 Boston Red Sox.
William Matthews
January 28 – , 79, third baseman who played for the 1894 Louisville Colonels of the National League.
Pat Flaherty
January 29 – , 85, second baseman for the Louisville Eclipse, Worcester Ruby Legs and Indianapolis Hoosiers in span of two seasons from 1882 to 1884.