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1944 American League  Previous Year / Next Year Team W L % GB OFF PIT DEF HOME ROAD AUTO 1-RUN L34 MANAGER(S) Washington WAA 95 59 .617 ---- 4 1 3 35-20 38-17 22-22 27-28 19-15 Larry Cupp Boston AL BOA 84 70 .545 11.0 2 12 2 32-23 30-25 22-22 33-18 24-10 Steve Bivens Detroit DEA 79 75 .513 16.0 5 8 6 28-27 30-25 21-23 20-22 16-18 Thomas Treece Philadelphia PHA 75 79 .487 20.0 7 10 4 27-28 26-29 22-22 24-19 15-19 Drew Kennedy Chicago AL CHA 72 82 .468 23.0 9 9 13 25-30 31-24 16-28 22-24 16-18 Robert Rescigno St. Louis AL SLA 72 82 .468 23.0 13 7 8 23-32 30-25 19-25 29-20 12-22 Pat Carr New York AL NYA 45 109 .292 50.0 14 13 11 16-39 18-37 11-33 19-30 12-22 Billy Vanson OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 14 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense. HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L34 - W-L records at Home & on the Road (owner-play only), during autoplay, in one-run games, and over the final 34 games of the season. Postseason World Series (4-1):   St. Louis Cardinals over Washington Senators

1944 NL | AL League Yearly Summary | Transactions
  Players: Batting - Pitching

League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS   IBB  HP   SH   SF  GIDP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 BOA  5.22   804  5540  1585  305  66   67  527   630  .286  .348  .401   22   14   40   23   83   47  143
 WAA  4.69   722  5420  1496  239  50   47  502   630  .276  .337  .365  137   37   48   23  113   52  120
 DEA  4.68   721  5443  1514  210  68   63  502   653  .278  .338  .376   60   43   24   21   50   56  155
 PHA  4.34   668  5415  1455  240  57   72  506   655  .269  .330  .374   25   16   34   18   47   51  157
 CHA  4.17   642  5356  1423  218  67   47  502   627  .266  .329  .358  117   66   46   30   74   57  111
 SLA  3.66   563  5314  1318  197  56   59  462   632  .248  .309  .339   47   39   25   29   52   43  137
 NYA  3.25   500  5209  1252  171  42   40  415   602  .240  .298  .312   94   48   30   27  136   37   85
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  4.29  4620 37697 10043 1580 406  395 3416  4429  .266  .327  .361  502  263  247  171  555  343  908

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 WAA  3.55   547  2.96  1408  1263   63   487   734  46  20  29  .336  768  544  .708
 SLA  4.26   656  3.39  1394  1422   44   449   617  58  10  18  .408  796  535  .672
 DEA  4.34   668  3.69  1386  1444   65   462   694  48  13  33  .277  813  550  .677
 CHA  4.36   672  3.51  1388  1468   62   414   560  10   3  34  .333  816  520  .637
 PHA  4.68   720  3.97  1379  1476   81   477   603  37   8  22  .297  797  564  .708
 BOA  4.99   769  4.19  1391  1496   76   559   658  30   6  27  .410  800  573  .716
 NYA  5.01   771  4.24  1374  1466   86   623   650  29   6  18  .328  817  525  .643
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  4.46  4803  3.71  9723 10035  477  3471  4516 258  66 181       5607 3811  .680

League Awards
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Pitchers are not eligible for the MVP Award.
All voting is done by HAL. Totals may not match the Recap report, but the order of the players is generally the same.

MVP Award Voting Stan Spence  (440) Ron Northey  (434) Bobby Doerr  (426) Lou Boudreau  (417) Buster Adams  (417) Bob Johnson  (412) Nick Etten  (381) Vern Stephens  (372) Johnny Lindell  (368) Pinky Higgins  (342) Tony Lupien  (338) Doc Cramer  (332) Ray Mueller  (327) Joe Kuhel  (319) Babe Dahlgren  (314) Irv Hall  (309) Bobby Estalella  (303) Oris Hockett  (294) George Myatt  (291) Eddie Mayo  (283)

Cy Young Award Voting Dizzy Trout  (281) Hal Newhouser  (231) Steve Gromek  (220) Mickey Haefner  (189) Ken Raffensberger  (183) Dutch Leonard  (168) Gordon Maltzberger  (167) Johnny Niggeling  (151) Jack Kramer  (145) Tex Hughson  (143) Russ Christopher  (138) Andy Karl  (137) Mike Ryba  (115) Jim Konstanty  (110) Hank Borowy  (104) Ed Heusser  (99) Boom-Boom Beck  (96) Pinky Woods  (94) Bobo Newsom  (93) Clem Hausmann  (86)

All Stars

Buster Adams Lou Boudreau Russ Christopher Bobby Doerr Nick Etten Irv Hall Pinky Higgins Oris Hockett

Bob Johnson Sig Jakucki Andy Karl Joe Kuhel Gordon Maltzberger Ray Mueller George Myatt Hal Newhouser

Johnny Niggeling Ron Northey Ken Raffensberger Stan Spence Vern Stephens Mike Tresh Dizzy Trout Thurman Tucker

Gold Gloves

P: Bobo Newsom C: Ray Mueller 1B: George McQuinn 2B: Eddie Mayo 3B: Mark Christman SS: Lou Boudreau OF: Oris Hockett OF: Thurman Tucker OF: George Case

Major League Leaderboard
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Batting Average Stan Musial .372 Bobby Doerr .358 Dixie Walker .349 Lou Boudreau .345 Joe Medwick .339 Johnny Hopp .332 Bill Nicholson .330 Doc Cramer .330 Bob Johnson .329 Stan Spence .320 Phil Cavarretta .316 Eric Tipton .314	On Base Percentage Stan Musial .458 Bobby Doerr .448 Mel Ott .436 Dixie Walker .428 Bob Johnson .427 Bill Nicholson .418 Lou Boudreau .413 Johnny Hopp .412 Augie Galan .412 Ron Northey .404 Dom Dallessandro .403 Joe Medwick .403	Slugging Percentage Bill Nicholson .632 Mel Ott .582 Stan Musial .580 Bobby Doerr .569 Ron Northey .554 Stan Spence .515 Dixie Walker .508 Bob Johnson .502 Frank McCormick .490 Ken Keltner .489 Joe Medwick .480 Roy Cullenbine .472	On Base + Slugging Bill Nicholson 1.050 Stan Musial 1.038 Mel Ott 1.018 Bobby Doerr 1.017 Ron Northey 0.958 Dixie Walker 0.935 Bob Johnson 0.928 Stan Spence 0.915 Joe Medwick 0.882 Johnny Hopp 0.873 Augie Galan 0.872 Lou Boudreau 0.864
At Bats Phil Cavarretta 668 Tony Lupien 641 Lou Boudreau 638 Buster Adams 628 Johnny Lindell 625 Vern Stephens 624 Tommy Holmes 621 Don Johnson 620 Roy Cullenbine 617 Babe Dahlgren 612 Snuffy Stirnweiss 612 Doc Cramer 610	Runs Scored Stan Musial 142 Bill Nicholson 124 Phil Cavarretta 123 Bob Johnson 123 Augie Galan 114 Snuffy Stirnweiss 114 Lou Boudreau 108 Bobby Doerr 108 Jim Russell 108 Stan Spence 108 Bob Elliott 107 Johnny Hopp 106	Hits Stan Musial 223 Lou Boudreau 220 Phil Cavarretta 211 Dixie Walker 204 Doc Cramer 201 Bob Johnson 195 Tony Lupien 195 Stan Spence 194 Ray Sanders 186 Snuffy Stirnweiss 186 Johnny Hopp 185 Bill Nicholson 185	Total Bases Bill Nicholson 354 Stan Musial 348 Stan Spence 312 Ron Northey 306 Phil Cavarretta 302 Bob Johnson 297 Dixie Walker 297 Frank McCormick 295 Buster Adams 291 Roy Cullenbine 291 Ken Keltner 290 Bobby Doerr 289
Doubles Lou Boudreau 54 Stan Musial 51 Phil Cavarretta 44 Ken Keltner 44 Buster Adams 42 Roy Cullenbine 41 Oris Hockett 41 Tommy Holmes 40 Joe Medwick 40 Ron Northey 40 Bob Johnson 39 Frank McCormick 39	Triples Johnny Barrett 25 Johnny Lindell 16 Stan Musial 16 Bob Elliott 14 Snuffy Stirnweiss 14 Phil Cavarretta 13 Jimmy Outlaw 13 Tony Lupien 12 Wally Moses 12 Jim Russell 12	Home Runs Bill Nicholson 42 Mel Ott 29 Butch Nieman 24 Ron Northey 24 Frank McCormick 23 Stan Spence 23 Buster Adams 22 Roy Cullenbine 22 Chuck Workman 22 Frankie Hayes 21 Whitey Kurowski 20 Vern Stephens 19	RBI Bill Nicholson 137 Stan Spence 126 Buster Adams 121 Frank McCormick 121 Ron Northey 117 Dixie Walker 113 Bobby Doerr 111 Ken Keltner 111 Whitey Kurowski 110 Stan Musial 103 Johnny Lindell 101 Howie Schultz 99
Walks Augie Galan 105 Bob Johnson 101 Bob Elliott 99 Mel Ott 97 Stan Musial 96 Johnny Barrett 95 Nick Etten 95 George McQuinn 93 Bill Nicholson 91 Roy Cullenbine 89 Ron Northey 89 Pinky Higgins 88	Batters Strikeouts George McQuinn 100 Howie Schultz 100 Buster Adams 99 Snuffy Stirnweiss 97 Bob Johnson 91 Danny Litwhiler 86 Bobby Estalella 84 Vern Stephens 84 Babe Dahlgren 81 Jim Russell 78 Frankie Hayes 75 Phil Weintraub 75	Stolen Bases George Myatt 55 Snuffy Stirnweiss 43 George Case 42 Roy Hughes 36 Wally Moses 31 Thurman Tucker 28 Bob Elliott 23 Johnny Hopp 23 Johnny Barrett 22 Bud Metheny 18 Joe Kuhel 17 Catfish Metkovich 17	Caught Stealing Stan Musial 16 Roy Schalk 13 Snuffy Stirnweiss 13 Butch Nieman 12 Ray Sanders 12 Mark Christman 11 Wally Moses 11 Ralph Hodgin 10 Eddie Mayo 10
Hit by Pitch Mark Christman 6 Gene Moore 6	GIDP Buster Adams 27 Butch Nieman 26 Pinky Higgins 25 Jim Russell 24 Whitey Kurowski 23 Ron Northey 23 Augie Galan 22 Vern Stephens 22 Babe Dahlgren 20 Oris Hockett 20 Tony Lupien 20 Eddie Mayo 20	Errors John Sullivan 54 Don Johnson 40 Bob Elliott 39 Ed Busch 37 Buddy Kerr 36 George Myatt 36 Don Gutteridge 35 Vern Stephens 34 Whitey Wietelmann 33 Irv Hall 32 Roy Hughes 31 Don Ross 31	Earned Run Average Ken Raffensberger 2.05 Steve Gromek 2.20 Ed Heusser 2.33 Harry Gumbert 2.38 Bucky Walters 2.60 Tex Hughson 2.65 Hal Newhouser 2.70 Dizzy Trout 2.76 Harry Brecheen 2.76 Hank Borowy 2.79 Dutch Leonard 2.79 Bill Voiselle 2.88
Wins Dizzy Trout 29 Bucky Walters 20 Harry Gumbert 19 Mickey Haefner 19 Hal Newhouser 19 Jack Kramer 18 Russ Christopher 17	Losses Nate Andrews 21 Dick Barrett 20 Bill Dietrich 20 Hal Gregg 20 Red Barrett 18 Bobo Newsom 18 Monk Dubiel 17 Jack Kramer 16	Winning Percentage Harry Brecheen .800 Max Lanier .750 Mickey Haefner .731 Dutch Leonard .727 Dizzy Trout .725 Bucky Walters .714 Paul Derringer .684 Jesse Flores .684 Hank Wyse .684 Mort Cooper .682 Tiny Bonham .667 Ed Lopat .667	Games Pitched Ace Adams 74 Arnold Carter 73 Alex Carrasquel 65 Jake Wade 62 Joe Berry 61 Joe Heving 57 Blix Donnelly 56 Hy Vandenberg 56 Bob Chipman 54 Red Munger 54
Games Started Dizzy Trout 41 Hal Newhouser 40 Nate Andrews 38 Bobo Newsom 38 Jack Kramer 36 Monk Dubiel 35 Orval Grove 35 Harry Gumbert 35 Ken Raffensberger 35 Bucky Walters 35 Bill Dietrich 34 Dutch Leonard 34	Complete Games Dizzy Trout 23 Bucky Walters 18 Jack Kramer 14 Hal Newhouser 14 Johnny Niggeling 13 Nels Potter 13 Ken Raffensberger 13 Hank Borowy 12 Fritz Ostermueller 12 Red Barrett 11 Tex Hughson 11 Bobo Newsom 11	Games Finished Arnold Carter 57 Red Munger 51 Blix Donnelly 44 Gordon Maltzberger 44 Joe Berry 41 Hy Vandenberg 41 Andy Karl 38 Alex Carrasquel 37 George Caster 37 Ben Chapman 35 Bob Chipman 35	Saves Red Munger 35 Gordon Maltzberger 30 Andy Karl 29 Arnold Carter 28 Blix Donnelly 16 Hy Vandenberg 16 Boom-Boom Beck 12 Joe Berry 12 Bud Byerly 12 George Caster 12 Jim Turner 10 Mike Ryba 9
Shutouts Hal Newhouser 6 Hank Borowy 5 Max Lanier 4 Johnny Niggeling 4 Ken Raffensberger 4 Bucky Walters 4 Tiny Bonham 3 Steve Gromek 3 Sig Jakucki 3 Jack Kramer 3 Fritz Ostermueller 3	Innings Pitched Dizzy Trout 339.7 Hal Newhouser 330.0 Bobo Newsom 290.7 Bucky Walters 287.0 Jack Kramer 282.7 Ken Raffensberger 281.0 Nate Andrews 255.7 Nels Potter 255.3 Hank Borowy 254.7 Monk Dubiel 254.7 Bill Dietrich 249.7 Dutch Leonard 248.0	Hits Allowed Dizzy Trout 333 Nate Andrews 307 Bobo Newsom 295 Jack Kramer 280 Hal Newhouser 273 Bill Dietrich 269 Monk Dubiel 263 Tiny Bonham 260 Fritz Ostermueller 256 Claude Passeau 252 Hank Borowy 248 Ken Raffensberger 247	Home Runs Allowed Frank Seward 25 Jack Brewer 22 Dizzy Trout 20 Harry Feldman 19 Bill Voiselle 19 Nate Andrews 18 Les Webber 17 Ace Adams 16 Bill Dietrich 16
Walks Allowed Hal Gregg 122 Hal Newhouser 120 Johnny Niggeling 114 Rube Fischer 106 Dick Barrett 104 Monk Dubiel 101 Bobo Newsom 100 Don Black 99 Jack Kramer 97 Emmett O'Neill 96	Pitchers Strikeouts Hal Newhouser 237 Bobo Newsom 191 Ken Raffensberger 177 Max Lanier 161 Dizzy Trout 158 Steve Gromek 157 Tex Hughson 156 Jack Kramer 152 Johnny Niggeling 152 Hank Borowy 151 Al Javery 149 Bill Voiselle 148

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