1944 Major League Baseball season

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.

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

Awards and honors

• 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

American League 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 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
New York Yankees	Joe McCarthy
Philadelphia Athletics	Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns	Luke Sewell
Washington Senators	Ossie Bluege

National League

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

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

• 1944 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season

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