| 1944 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 18 – October 9, 1944 |
| Number of games | 154 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | AL: Hal Newhouser (DET) NL: Marty Marion (SLC) |
| AL champions | St. Louis Browns |
| AL runners-up | Detroit Tigers |
| NL champions | St. Louis Cardinals |
| NL runners-up | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| World Series | |
| Champions | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Runners-up | St. Louis Browns |
| MLB seasons | |
The 1944 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 18 to October 9, 1944. The St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. In an all-St. Louis postseason, the Cardinals then defeated the Browns in the World Series, four games to two.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Browns | 89 | 65 | .578 | — | 54–23 | 35–42 |
| Detroit Tigers | 88 | 66 | .571 | 1 | 43–34 | 45–32 |
| New York Yankees | 83 | 71 | .539 | 6 | 47–31 | 36–40 |
| Boston Red Sox | 77 | 77 | .500 | 12 | 47–30 | 30–47 |
| Cleveland Indians | 72 | 82 | .468 | 17 | 39–38 | 33–44 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 72 | 82 | .468 | 17 | 39–37 | 33–45 |
| Chicago White Sox | 71 | 83 | .461 | 18 | 41–36 | 30–47 |
| Washington Senators | 64 | 90 | .416 | 25 | 40–37 | 24–53 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 105 | 49 | .682 | — | 54–22 | 51–27 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 90 | 63 | .588 | 14½ | 49–28 | 41–35 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 65 | .578 | 16 | 45–33 | 44–32 |
| Chicago Cubs | 75 | 79 | .487 | 30 | 35–42 | 40–37 |
| New York Giants | 67 | 87 | .435 | 38 | 39–36 | 28–51 |
| Boston Braves | 65 | 89 | .422 | 40 | 38–40 | 27–49 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 63 | 91 | .409 | 42 | 37–39 | 26–52 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 61 | 92 | .399 | 43½ | 29–49 | 32–43 |
| World Series | ||||
| AL | St. Louis Browns | 2 | ||
| NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | ||
| Team | Manager | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | Joe Cronin | |
| Chicago White Sox | Jimmy Dykes | |
| Cleveland Indians | Lou Boudreau | |
| Detroit Tigers | Del Baker | Finished 2nd |
| New York Yankees | Joe McCarthy | Finished 3rd |
| Philadelphia Athletics | Connie Mack | |
| St. Louis Browns | Luke Sewell | Won Pennant |
| Washington Senators | Ossie Bluege |
| Team | Manager | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | Bob Coleman | |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | Leo Durocher | Finished 3rd |
| Chicago Cubs | Jimmie Wilson, Roy Johnson and Charlie Grimm | |
| Cincinnati Reds | Bill McKechnie | Finished 2nd |
| New York Giants | Mel Ott | |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Freddie Fitzsimmons | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Frankie Frisch | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Billy Southworth | Won World Series |
| Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers[1] | 88 | 12.8% | 923,176 | 52.3% | 11,836 |
| New York Yankees[2] | 83 | -15.3% | 789,995 | 27.8% | 10,128 |
| New York Giants[3] | 67 | 21.8% | 674,483 | 44.7% | 8,993 |
| Chicago Cubs[4] | 75 | 1.4% | 640,110 | 25.9% | 8,207 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers[5] | 63 | -22.2% | 605,905 | -8.4% | 7,869 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates[6] | 90 | 12.5% | 604,278 | 21.2% | 7,460 |
| Chicago White Sox[7] | 71 | -13.4% | 563,539 | 10.7% | 7,319 |
| Washington Senators[8] | 64 | -23.8% | 525,235 | -8.6% | 6,821 |
| St. Louis Browns[9] | 89 | 23.6% | 508,644 | 137.2% | 6,606 |
| Boston Red Sox[10] | 77 | 13.2% | 506,975 | 41.5% | 6,500 |
| Philadelphia Athletics[11] | 72 | 46.9% | 505,322 | 34.1% | 6,649 |
| Cleveland Indians[12] | 72 | -12.2% | 475,272 | 8.3% | 6,093 |
| St. Louis Cardinals[13] | 105 | 0.0% | 461,968 | -10.7% | 6,000 |
| Cincinnati Reds[14] | 89 | 2.3% | 409,567 | 8.0% | 5,251 |
| Philadelphia Phillies[15] | 61 | -4.7% | 369,586 | -20.9% | 4,678 |
| Boston Braves[16] | 65 | -4.4% | 208,691 | -23.1% | 2,676 |
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