1944 Brooklyn Dodgers season
The 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers saw constant roster turnover as players left for service in World War II. The team finished the season in seventh place in the National League.
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| Owner(s) | James & Dearie Mulvey, Brooklyn Trust Company |
| General manager(s) | Branch Rickey |
| Manager(s) | Leo Durocher |
| Local radio | WHN Red Barber, Connie Desmond |
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Regular season
Season standings
| 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 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOB | BKN | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHP | PIT | SLC | |||||
| Boston | — | 9–13 | 11–11 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 11–11–1 | 9–13 | 8–14 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 13–9 | — | 8–14–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 16–6 | 4–18 | 4–18 | |||||
| Chicago | 11–11 | 14–8–1 | — | 9–13–1 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 12–10–1 | 6–16 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 14–8 | 14–8 | 13–9–1 | — | 15–7 | 13–19 | 12–10 | 8–14 | |||||
| New York | 13–9 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 7–15 | — | 10–12 | 7–15–1 | 6–16 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 11–11–1 | 6–16 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 12–10 | — | 9–12 | 5–17 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 13–9 | 18–4 | 10–12–1 | 10–12 | 15–7–1 | 12–9 | — | 12–10–3 | |||||
| St. Louis | 14–8 | 18–4 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 16–6 | 17–5 | 10–12–3 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- June 6, 1944: Bob Chipman was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Eddie Stanky.[1]
- August 12, 1944: Frank Drews was traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Braves for Mike Sandlock and cash.[2]
Roster
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Player stats
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 | Mickey Owen | 130 | 461 | 126 | .273 | 1 | 42 |
| 1B | Howie Schultz | 138 | 526 | 134 | .255 | 11 | 83 |
| 2B | Eddie Stanky | 89 | 261 | 72 | .276 | 0 | 16 |
| 3B | Frenchy Bordagaray | 130 | 501 | 141 | .281 | 6 | 51 |
| SS | Bobby Bragan | 94 | 266 | 71 | .267 | 0 | 17 |
| OF | Augie Galan | 151 | 547 | 174 | .318 | 12 | 93 |
| OF | Dixie Walker | 147 | 535 | 191 | .357 | 13 | 91 |
| OF | Goody Rosen | 89 | 264 | 69 | .261 | 0 | 23 |
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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| Luis Olmo | 136 | 520 | 134 | .258 | 9 | 85 |
| Tommy Brown | 46 | 146 | 24 | .164 | 0 | 8 |
| Paul Waner | 83 | 136 | 39 | .287 | 0 | 16 |
| Jack Bolling | 56 | 131 | 46 | .351 | 1 | 25 |
| Eddie Basinski | 39 | 105 | 27 | .257 | 0 | 9 |
| Barney Koch | 33 | 96 | 21 | .219 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Miksis | 26 | 91 | 20 | .220 | 0 | 11 |
| Bill Hart | 29 | 90 | 16 | .178 | 0 | 4 |
| Gil English | 27 | 79 | 12 | .152 | 1 | 7 |
| Morrie Aderholt | 17 | 59 | 16 | .271 | 0 | 10 |
| Red Durrett | 11 | 32 | 5 | .156 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Ankenman | 13 | 24 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 3 |
| Lou Rochelli | 5 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 2 |
| Gene Mauch | 5 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 2 |
| Lloyd Waner | 15 | 14 | 4 | .286 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Hayworth | 7 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Andrews | 4 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 1 |
| Fats Dantonio | 3 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Cooney | 7 | 4 | 3 | .750 | 0 | 1 |
| Clancy Smyres | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Jarvis | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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| Hal Gregg | 39 | 197.2 | 9 | 16 | 5.46 | 92 |
| Curt Davis | 31 | 194 | 10 | 11 | 3.34 | 49 |
| Ben Chapman | 11 | 79.1 | 5 | 3 | 3.40 | 37 |
| Ed Head | 9 | 63.1 | 4 | 3 | 2.70 | 17 |
| Whit Wyatt | 9 | 37.2 | 2 | 6 | 7.17 | 4 |
| Frank Wurm | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 108.00 | 1 |
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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| Rube Melton | 37 | 187.1 | 9 | 13 | 3.46 | 91 |
| Les Webber | 48 | 140.1 | 7 | 8 | 4.94 | 42 |
| Cal McLish | 23 | 84 | 3 | 10 | 7.82 | 24 |
| Tommy Warren | 22 | 68.2 | 1 | 4 | 4.98 | 18 |
| Art Herring | 12 | 55.1 | 3 | 4 | 3.42 | 19 |
| Clyde King | 14 | 43.2 | 2 | 1 | 3.09 | 14 |
| Fritz Ostermueller | 10 | 41.2 | 2 | 1 | 3.24 | 17 |
| Bob Chipman | 11 | 36.1 | 3 | 1 | 4.21 | 20 |
| Tom Sunkel | 12 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 7.50 | 6 |
| John Wells | 4 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 5.40 | 7 |
| Chink Zachary | 4 | 10.1 | 0 | 2 | 9.58 | 3 |
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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| Ralph Branca | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.05 | 16 |
| Wes Flowers | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.79 | 3 |
| Charlie Fuchs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.74 | 5 |
| Bill Lohrman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Claude Crocker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 1 |
| Charlie Osgood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 |
| Jack Franklin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
Awards and honors
- 1944 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Augie Galan starter
- Dixie Walker starter
- Mickey Owen reserve
- TSN Major League All-Star Team
Farm system
External links
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