1944 Major League Baseball season

Sports season
1944 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 18 – October 9, 1944
Number of games154
Number of teams16
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Hal Newhouser (DET)
NL: Marty Marion (SLC)
AL championsSt. Louis Browns
  AL runners-upDetroit Tigers
NL championsSt. Louis Cardinals
  NL runners-upPittsburgh Pirates
World Series
ChampionsSt. Louis Cardinals
  Runners-upSt. Louis Browns
MLB seasons

The 1944 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 18 to October 9, 1944. The St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. In an all-St. Louis postseason, the Cardinals then defeated the Browns in the World Series, four games to two.

Awards and honors

Standings

American League

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American League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Browns 89 65 0.578 — 54–23 35–42
Detroit Tigers 88 66 0.571 1 43–34 45–32
New York Yankees 83 71 0.539 6 47–31 36–40
Boston Red Sox 77 77 0.500 12 47–30 30–47
Cleveland Indians 72 82 0.468 17 39–38 33–44
Philadelphia Athletics 72 82 0.468 17 39–37 33–45
Chicago White Sox 71 83 0.461 18 41–36 30–47
Washington Senators 64 90 0.416 25 40–37 24–53

National League

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National League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 105 49 0.682 — 54–22 51–27
Pittsburgh Pirates 90 63 0.588 14½ 49–28 41–35
Cincinnati Reds 89 65 0.578 16 45–33 44–32
Chicago Cubs 75 79 0.487 30 35–42 40–37
New York Giants 67 87 0.435 38 39–36 28–51
Boston Braves 65 89 0.422 40 38–40 27–49
Brooklyn Dodgers 63 91 0.409 42 37–39 26–52
Philadelphia Phillies 61 92 0.399 43½ 29–49 32–43

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
   
AL St. Louis Browns 2
NL St. Louis Cardinals 4

Managers

American League

Team Manager Comments
Boston Red Sox Joe Cronin
Chicago White Sox Jimmy Dykes
Cleveland Indians Lou Boudreau
Detroit Tigers Del Baker Finished 2nd
New York Yankees Joe McCarthy Finished 3rd
Philadelphia Athletics Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns Luke Sewell Won Pennant
Washington Senators Ossie Bluege

National League

Team Manager Comments
Boston Braves Bob Coleman
Brooklyn Dodgers Leo Durocher Finished 3rd
Chicago Cubs Jimmie Wilson, Roy Johnson and Charlie Grimm
Cincinnati Reds Bill McKechnie Finished 2nd
New York Giants Mel Ott
Philadelphia Phillies Freddie Fitzsimmons
Pittsburgh Pirates Frankie Frisch
St. Louis Cardinals Billy Southworth Won World Series

Home field attendance

Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
Detroit Tigers[1] 88 12.8% 923,176 52.3% 11,836
New York Yankees[2] 83 -15.3% 789,995 27.8% 10,128
New York Giants[3] 67 21.8% 674,483 44.7% 8,993
Chicago Cubs[4] 75 1.4% 640,110 25.9% 8,207
Brooklyn Dodgers[5] 63 -22.2% 605,905 -8.4% 7,869
Pittsburgh Pirates[6] 90 12.5% 604,278 21.2% 7,460
Chicago White Sox[7] 71 -13.4% 563,539 10.7% 7,319
Washington Senators[8] 64 -23.8% 525,235 -8.6% 6,821
St. Louis Browns[9] 89 23.6% 508,644 137.2% 6,606
Boston Red Sox[10] 77 13.2% 506,975 41.5% 6,500
Philadelphia Athletics[11] 72 46.9% 505,322 34.1% 6,649
Cleveland Indians[12] 72 -12.2% 475,272 8.3% 6,093
St. Louis Cardinals[13] 105 0.0% 461,968 -10.7% 6,000
Cincinnati Reds[14] 89 2.3% 409,567 8.0% 5,251
Philadelphia Phillies[15] 61 -4.7% 369,586 -20.9% 4,678
Boston Braves[16] 65 -4.4% 208,691 -23.1% 2,676

See also

References

  1. ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  15. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

External links

  • 1944 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference
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