1944 Boston Braves season

1944 Boston Braves
LeagueNational League
BallparkBraves Field
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Record65–89 (.422)
League place6th
OwnersLouis R. Perini
General managersJ.A. Robert Quinn
ManagersBob Coleman
RadioWNAC
(Tom Hussey)

The 1944 Boston Braves season was the 74th season of the franchise, 69th as a charter member of the National League. The Braves finished in sixth place with a 65–89 (.422) record, 40 games from the pennant-winning St. Louis Cardinals. They attracted 208,691 fans to Braves Field during this wartime season, eighth and last in the NL and 16th of the 16 teams then classified as major league.[1]

On January 21, 1944, the Braves were acquired by "The Three Little Steam Shovels" — all Boston-area heavy construction magnates; Louis R. Perini, 40, became the principal owner, with C. Joseph Maney, 59, and Guido Rugo, 45, as minority investors. The three were investors in the previous ownership group, headed by club president J.A. Robert Quinn, 73, who remained with the team as chief executive, general manager, and a member of its board of directors.[2]

On August 10, 1944, pitcher Red Barrett pitched a complete-game 2-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field, winning 2–0, requiring only 58 pitches and lasting only 1 hour 15 minutes. It was the fewest number of pitches thrown in a 9-inning complete game and was the quickest night game in MLB history.[3]

Regular season

Season standings

National League
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

Record vs. opponents

1944 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BSN BRO CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
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 —

Roster

1944 Boston Braves
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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
C Clyde Kluttz 81 229 64 .279 2 19
1B Buck Etchison 109 308 66 .214 8 33
2B Connie Ryan 88 332 98 .295 4 25
SS Whitey Wietelmann 125 417 100 .240 2 32
3B Dee Phillips 140 489 126 .258 1 53
OF Chuck Workman 140 418 87 .208 11 53
OF Tommy Holmes 155 631 195 .309 13 73
OF Butch Nieman 134 468 124 .265 16 65

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
Max Macon 106 366 100 .273 3 36
Phil Masi 89 251 69 .275 3 23
Ab Wright 71 195 50 .256 7 35
Stew Hofferth 66 180 36 .200 1 26
Chet Ross 54 154 35 .227 5 26
Frank Drews 46 141 29 .206 0 10
Roland Gladu 21 66 16 .242 1 7
Warren Huston 33 55 11 .200 0 1
Steve Shemo 18 31 9 .290 0 1
Mike Sandlock 30 30 3 .100 0 2
Dick Culler 8 28 2 .071 0 0
Hugh Poland 8 23 3 .130 0 2
Chet Clemens 19 17 3 .176 0 2
Ben Geraghty 11 16 4 .250 0 0
Pat Capri 7 1 0 .000 0 0
Gene Patton 1 0 0 ---- 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
Jim Tobin 43 299.1 18 19 3.01 83
Nate Andrews 37 257.1 16 15 3.22 76
Al Javery 40 254.0 10 19 3.54 137
Red Barrett 42 230.1 9 16 4.06 54

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
Ira Hutchinson 40 119.2 9 7 4.21 22
Ben Cardoni 22 75.2 0 6 3.93 24
Johnny Hutchings 14 56.2 9 7 4.21 22
Woody Rich 7 25.0 1 1 5.76 6

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
Stan Klopp 24 1 2 0 4.27 17
Jim Hickey 8 0 0 0 4.82 3
Carl Lindquist 5 0 0 0 3.12 4
George Woodend 3 0 0 0 13.50 0
Max Macon 1 0 0 0 21.00 1
Harry MacPherson 1 0 0 0 0.00 1

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball
Level Team League Manager
A Hartford Laurels Eastern League Del Bissonette

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Notes

  1. ^ "1944 Major League Attendance and Team Age" by Baseball Reference
  2. ^ The Associated Press (January 22, 1944). "Majority Stock Interest in Braves is Purchased by Three Boston Contractors". timesmachine.nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  3. ^ "SABR Article:Red Barrett shuts out Reds with record low 58 pitches". sabr.org. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  4. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997

References


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