1944 Major League Baseball season

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Sports season

1944 MLB season

League| Major League Baseball
Sport| Baseball
Duration| April 18 – October 9, 1944
Number of games| 154
Number of teams| 16
Regular season
Season MVP| AL: Hal Newhouser (DET)
NL: Marty Marion (SLC)
AL champions| St. Louis Browns
AL runners-up| Detroit Tigers
NL champions| St. Louis Cardinals
NL runners-up| Pittsburgh Pirates
World Series
Champions| St. Louis Cardinals
Runners-up| St. Louis Browns
MLB seasons

← 1943

1945 →

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[edit]

* Baseball Hall of Fame
* Kenesaw Mountain Landis
* Most Valuable Player
* Hal Newhouser (AL) – Pitcher, Detroit Tigers
* Marty Marion (NL) – Shortstop, St. Louis Cardinals
* The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
* Marty Marion (NL) – St. Louis Cardinals
* The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award
* Bobby Doerr (AL) – Second base, Boston Red Sox
* Marty Marion (NL) – Shortstop, St. Louis Cardinals
* The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
* Hal Newhouser (AL) – Detroit Tigers
* Bill Voiselle (NL) – New York Giants
* The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
* Luke Sewell (AL) – St. Louis Browns

## Standings[edit]

### American League[edit]

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American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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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[edit]

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National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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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[edit]

### Bracket[edit]

| World Series |

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| AL | St. Louis Browns | 2 |
| NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 |

## Managers[edit]

### American League[edit]

Team  | Manager  | Comments

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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[edit]

Team  | Manager  | Comments

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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[edit]

Team name  | Wins  | %± | Home attendance  | %± | Per game

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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[edit]

* 1944 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season

## References[edit]

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[edit]

* 1944 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

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1944 MLB season by team

American League|

* Boston
* Chicago
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* New York
* Philadelphia
* St. Louis
* Washington

National League|

* Boston
* Brooklyn
* Chicago
* Cincinnati
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

* 1944 All-Star Game
* 1944 World Series

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