1946 Brooklyn Dodgers season

On October 23, 1945, the Dodgers signed Jackie Robinson as a free agent. Robinson was the first black player to be officially a part of a major league organization in over 60 years, since the barring of Fleet and Welday Walker in 1884. For the 1946 season, Robinson was assigned to the Montreal Royals, the Dodgers' top farm team. Later in the offseason, the Dodgers signed two more players from the Negro leagues, Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe, who were assigned to the Nashua Dodgers. == Regular season ==

Season standings Record vs. opponents Opening Day lineup Notable transactions • April 27, 1946: Jack Graham and Goody Rosen were purchased from the Dodgers by the New York Giants. • June 12, 1946: Don Padgett was purchased from the Dodgers by the Boston Braves. • June 15, 1946: Billy Herman was traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Braves for Stew Hofferth. Roster == Player stats ==

Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts == Awards and honors ==

• 1946 Major League Baseball All-Star Game • Dixie Walker starter • Kirby Higbe reserve • Pee Wee Reese reserve • Pete Reiser reserve League top five finishers Kirby Higbe • #2 in NL in strikeouts (134) • #3 in NL in wins (17) Pete Reiser • MLB leader in stolen bases (34) Eddie Stanky • #3 in NL in runs scored (98) Dixie Walker • #2 in NL in RBI (116) • #3 in NL in batting average (.319) == Farm system ==

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Montreal, Nashua, Newport News, Trois-Rivières, Zanesville == Notes ==