| 1944 New York Yankees |
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| Owner(s) | Estate of Jacob Ruppert | |
| Manager(s) | Joe McCarthy | |
| Local radio | WINS (AM) (Don Dunphy, Bill Slater) |
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The 1944 New York Yankees season was the team's 42nd season in New York, and its 44th season overall. The team finished in third place in the American League with a record of 83–71, finishing 6 games behind the St. Louis Browns. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium.
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The Yankees trained in 1944 at Bader Field in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The team made the 300-room Senator Hotel their headquarters and practiced indoors at the Atlantic City Armory.[2][3] . They played their first exhibition game in Atlantic City on April 1, 1944 and beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5–1, behind a home run by Johnny Lindell. The following day, 4,000 fans saw the Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers, 4–3.[4]
| 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 |
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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| C | Mike Garbark | 89 | 299 | 23 | 78 | .261 | 1 | 33 | 0 |
| 1B | Nick Etten | 154 | 573 | 88 | 168 | .293 | 22 | 91 | 4 |
| 2B | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 154 | 643 | 125 | 205 | .319 | 8 | 43 | 55 |
| 3B | Oscar Grimes | 116 | 387 | 44 | 108 | .279 | 5 | 46 | 6 |
| SS | Mike Milosevich | 94 | 312 | 27 | 77 | .247 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| OF | Johnny Lindell | 149 | 594 | 91 | 178 | .300 | 18 | 103 | 5 |
| OF | Bud Metheny | 137 | 518 | 72 | 124 | .239 | 14 | 67 | 5 |
| OF | Hersh Martin | 85 | 328 | 49 | 99 | .302 | 9 | 47 | 5 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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| Rollie Hemsley | 81 | 284 | 23 | 76 | .268 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Larry Rosenthal | 36 | 101 | 9 | 20 | .198 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Johnny Cooney | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Waner | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Drescher | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rip Collins | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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| Hank Borowy | 35 | 252.2 | 17 | 12 | 2.64 | 107 |
| Monk Dubiel | 30 | 232 | 13 | 13 | 3.38 | 79 |
| Tiny Bonham | 26 | 213.2 | 12 | 9 | 2.99 | 54 |
| Mel Queen | 10 | 81.2 | 6 | 3 | 3.31 | 30 |
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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| Bill Bevens | 8 | 43.2 | 4 | 1 | 2.68 | 16 |
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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| Jim Turner | 35 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3.46 | 13 |
| Johnny Johnson | 22 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4.05 | 11 |
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AA | Kansas City Blues | American Association | Jack Saltzgaver |
| AA | Newark Bears | International League | Billy Meyer |
| A | Binghamton Triplets | Eastern League | Gene Martin |
| B | Norfolk Tars | Piedmont League | Garland Braxton |
| D | Wellsville Yankees | PONY League | Solly Mishkin |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Binghamton[6]
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