The two teams played in the first ever regular season tie-breaker to decide the pennant, and the Cardinals took two straight to win the title.

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.

Infielders Other batters Coaches Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg.

= Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Kirby Higbe Pete Reiser Eddie Stanky Dixie Walker LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Montreal, Nashua, Newport News, Trois-Rivières, Zanesville