| 1944 Boston Red Sox | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park | |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Record | 77–77 (.500) | |
| League place | 4th (12 GB) | |
| Owners | Tom Yawkey | |
| President | Tom Yawkey | |
| General managers | Eddie Collins | |
| Managers | Joe Cronin | |
| Radio | WAAB (Jim Britt) WNAC (Tom Hussey) | |
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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The 1944 Boston Red Sox season was the 44th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fourth in the American League (AL) with a record of 77 wins and 77 losses, 12 games behind the St. Louis Browns.
Offseason
- October 15, 1943: Al Simmons was released by the Red Sox.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| 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 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CHW | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 17–5 | 8–14 | 10–12–2 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 10–12 | |||||
| Chicago | 5–17 | — | 14–8 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 16–6 | |||||
| Cleveland | 14–8 | 8–14 | — | 10–12 | 8–14 | 12–10–1 | 10–12 | 10–12 | |||||
| Detroit | 12–10–2 | 13–9 | 12–10 | — | 14–8 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 17–5 | |||||
| New York | 11–11 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 8–14 | — | 13–9 | 10–12 | 15–7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 11–11 | 13–9 | 10–12–1 | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | 9–13 | 9–13 | |||||
| St. Louis | 12–10 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 13–9 | — | 13–9 | |||||
| Washington | 12–10 | 6–16 | 12–10 | 5–17 | 7–15 | 13–9 | 9–13 | — | |||||
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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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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| C | Roy Partee | 89 | 280 | 68 | .243 | 2 | 41 |
| 1B | Lou Finney | 68 | 251 | 72 | .287 | 0 | 32 |
| 2B | Bobby Doerr | 125 | 468 | 152 | .325 | 15 | 81 |
| SS | Skeeter Newsome | 136 | 472 | 114 | .242 | 0 | 41 |
| 3B | Jim Tabor | 116 | 438 | 125 | .285 | 13 | 72 |
| OF | George Metkovich | 134 | 549 | 152 | .277 | 9 | 59 |
| OF | Bob Johnson | 144 | 525 | 170 | .324 | 17 | 106 |
| OF | Pete Fox | 121 | 496 | 156 | .315 | 1 | 64 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Culberson | 75 | 282 | 67 | .238 | 2 | 21 |
| Jim Bucher | 80 | 277 | 76 | .274 | 4 | 31 |
| Hal Wagner | 66 | 223 | 74 | .332 | 1 | 38 |
| Tom McBride | 71 | 216 | 53 | .245 | 0 | 24 |
| Joe Cronin | 76 | 191 | 46 | .241 | 5 | 28 |
| Eddie Lake | 57 | 126 | 26 | .206 | 0 | 8 |
| Ford Garrison | 13 | 49 | 12 | .245 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Conroy | 19 | 47 | 10 | .213 | 0 | 4 |
| Johnny Lazor | 16 | 24 | 2 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Peacock | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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| Tex Hughson | 28 | 203.1 | 18 | 5 | 2.26 | 112 |
| Joe Bowman | 26 | 168.1 | 12 | 8 | 4.81 | 53 |
| Emmett O'Neill | 28 | 151.2 | 6 | 11 | 4.63 | 68 |
| Rex Cecil | 11 | 61.0 | 4 | 5 | 5.16 | 33 |
| Clem Dreisewerd | 7 | 48.2 | 2 | 4 | 4.07 | 9 |
| Stan Partenheimer | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
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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| Pinky Woods | 38 | 170.2 | 4 | 8 | 3.27 | 56 |
| Mike Ryba | 42 | 138.0 | 12 | 7 | 3.33 | 50 |
| Clem Hausmann | 32 | 137.0 | 4 | 7 | 3.42 | 43 |
| Yank Terry | 27 | 132.2 | 6 | 10 | 4.21 | 30 |
| Oscar Judd | 9 | 30.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.60 | 9 |
| Vic Johnson | 7 | 27.1 | 0 | 3 | 6.26 | 7 |
| Joe Wood | 3 | 9.2 | 0 | 1 | 6.52 | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Barrett | 38 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3.69 | 80 |
| Eddie Lake | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.19 | 7 |
| Lou Lucier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 2 |
Farm system
| 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]
References
- ↑ Al Simmons page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
External links
- 1944 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1944 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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