1944 Philadelphia Phillies season

1944 Philadelphia Phillies
Also known as the Philadelphia Blue Jays
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)R. R. M. Carpenter
General manager(s)Herb Pennock
Manager(s)Freddie Fitzsimmons
Local radioWIBG
(By Saam, Claude Haring, Doug Arthur)
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Offseason

Bill Veeck attempted to purchase the Phillies in late 1943. Veeck's plan was to sign players from the Negro leagues to make the Phillies competitive.[1]

The organization held a fan contest prior to the 1944 season to solicit a second nickname for the Phillies. Fans voted on Blue Jays and Elizabeth Crooks designed a logo of a blue jay perched on the Phillies word mark.[2][3]

Regular season

The Phillies got off to a 12–6 start, and on May 13 were 1.5 games out of first place. However, it was all downhill from there, as they finished with yet another losing season.

Season standings
National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 10549 0.682 — 54–22 51–27
Pittsburgh Pirates 9063 0.588 14½ 49–28 41–35
Cincinnati Reds 8965 0.578 16 45–33 44–32
Chicago Cubs 7579 0.487 30 35–42 40–37
New York Giants 6787 0.435 38 39–36 28–51
Boston Braves 6589 0.422 40 38–40 27–49
Brooklyn Dodgers 6391 0.409 42 37–39 26–52
Philadelphia Phillies 6192 0.399 43½ 29–49 32–43

Record vs. opponents
1944 National League Records

Sources:
Team BOB BKN CHC CIN NYG PHP PIT SLC
Boston —9–1311–118–149–1311–11–19–138–14
Brooklyn 13–9—8–14–18–1410–1216–64–184–18
Chicago 11–1114–8–1—9–13–110–1213–912–10–16–16
Cincinnati 14–814–813–9–1—15–713–1912–108–14
New York 13–912–1012–107–15—10–127–15–16–16
Philadelphia 11–11–16–169–139–1312–10—9–125–17
Pittsburgh 13–918–410–12–110–1215–7–112–9—12–10–3
St. Louis 14–818–416–614–816–617–510–12–3—

Game log
Legend
 Phillies win
 Phillies loss
 Phillies tie
 Postponement
BoldPhillies team member
1944 Game Log[4]
Overall Record: 61–92–1
^[a] The second game on April 30, 1944, ended due to the Pennsylvania Sunday curfew after nine innings with the score tied 2–2,[7][66][67] and an additional game was played on June 13.
^[b] The game on May 16, 1944, was suspended (mutual consent between managers[68][69] to allow the Phillies to catch a train to Cincinnati[10]) after seven innings with the score 6–4 and was completed June 28 with different umpires.[9][70][71]
^[c] The second game on May 21, 1944, was suspended (Sunday curfew[72]) after eight innings with the score 9–4[73][74] and was completed July 5.[9][75][76]
^[d] The original schedule indicated single games on June 12, 14, and 15 with Boston; the June 12 game was moved to June 13 (originally an off-day) and combined with a makeup game (due to the April 30 tie game).[9][77]
^[e] The original schedule indicated single games on June 19, 20, 21, and 22 at Boston; the June 19 game was moved to June 21 (as a double-header) and ultimately to June 22 (as a double-header).[77]
^[f] The second game on July 16, 1944, was suspended (Sunday curfew[78]) after eight innings with the score 3–6[79][80] and was completed September 15.[81][82]
^[g] The original schedule indicated a single games on July 27 and 28 with St. Louis;[77] it was moved to July 27 (as a double-header).
^[h] Contemporary newspaper accounts indicate that the Phillies finished the August 4 game under protest.[83][84] Neither Baseball-Reference[85] nor Retrosheet[86] indicates an official protest.
^[i] The original schedule indicated a single game on September 9 with Brooklyn; it was moved to September 8 (originally an off-day).[77]
^[j] The original schedule indicated a single games on September 28, 29, 30, and October 1 with Pittsburgh;[77] variations included double-headers on September 28 and October 1 (with off days in between).[87] The schedule was revised for single games on September 29 and 30 with a double-header on October 1.[77]

Roster
1944 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

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
3BGlen Stewart11837783.220029

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
Lee Riley4121.08301
Chuck Klein471.14300
Nick Goulish110.00000

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
Dick Barrett37221.112183.8674
Bill Lee31208.110113.1550

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
Vern Kennedy1255.1154.2323

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
Chet Covington191104.6613
Deacon Donahue60207.712

Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
Level Team League Manager
A Utica Blue Sox Eastern League Eddie Sawyer
B Wilmington Blue Rocks Interstate League Dutch Dorman and Ray Brubaker
D Bradford Blue Wings PONY League Ray Brubaker and Ken Blackman

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