1944 Boston Red Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Tom Yawkey | |
| General manager(s) | Eddie Collins | |
| Manager(s) | Joe Cronin | |
| Local radio | WAAB (Jim Britt) WNAC (Tom Hussey) |
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The 1944 Boston Red Sox season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Red Sox finishing 4th in the American League with a record of 77 wins and 77 losses.
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Offseason
- October 15, 1943: Al Simmons was released by the Red Sox.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| St. Louis Browns | 89 | 65 | .578 | -- |
| Detroit Tigers | 88 | 66 | .571 | 1 |
| New York Yankees | 83 | 71 | .539 | 6 |
| Boston Red Sox | 77 | 77 | .500 | 12 |
| Cleveland Indians | 72 | 82 | .468 | 17 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 72 | 82 | .468 | 17 |
| Chicago White Sox | 71 | 83 | .461 | 18 |
| Washington Senators | 64 | 90 | .416 | 25 |
Opening Day lineup
| 26 | Skeeter Newsome | SS |
| 2 | Catfish Metkovich | 1B |
| 19 | Ford Garrison | RF |
| 8 | Bob Johnson | LF |
| 1 | Bobby Doerr | 2B |
| 5 | Jim Tabor | 3B |
| 11 | Leon Culberson | CF |
| 6 | Roy Partee | C |
| 18 | Yank Terry | P |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| SS | Skeeter Newsome | 136 | 472 | 114 | .242 | 0 | 41 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Joe Cronin | 76 | 191 | 46 | .241 | 5 | 28 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Frank Barrett | 38 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3.69 | 80 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AA | Louisville Colonels | American Association | Nemo Leibold |
| A | Scranton Red Sox | Eastern League | Heinie Manush |
| B | Roanoke Red Sox | Piedmont League | Eddie Popowski |
| D | Middletown Red Sox | Ohio State League | Red Barnes |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Louisville[2]
Notes
- ^ Al Simmons page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
References
- 1944 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1944 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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