1944 Major League Baseball season

1944 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 18 – October 9, 1944
Number of games154
Number of teams16
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Hal Newhouser (DET)
NL: Marty Marion (SLC)
AL championsSt. Louis Browns
  AL runners-upDetroit Tigers
NL championsSt. Louis Cardinals
  NL runners-upPittsburgh Pirates
World Series
ChampionsSt. Louis Cardinals
  Runners-upSt. Louis Browns
MLB seasons
Locations of AL teams for the 1941–1952 Major League Baseball seasons
American League
Locations of NL teams for the 1941–1952 Major League Baseball seasons
National League

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.

Awards and honors

Standings

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
   
AL St. Louis Browns 2
NL St. Louis Cardinals 4

Managers

American League

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

National League

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

Home field attendance

Team name Wins Home attendance Per game
Detroit Tigers 88 12.8% 923,176 52.3% 11,836
New York Yankees 83 -15.3% 789,995 27.8% 10,128
New York Giants 67 21.8% 674,483 44.7% 8,993
Chicago Cubs 75 1.4% 640,110 25.9% 8,207
Brooklyn Dodgers 63 -22.2% 605,905 -8.4% 7,869
Pittsburgh Pirates 90 12.5% 604,278 21.2% 7,460
Chicago White Sox 71 -13.4% 563,539 10.7% 7,319
Washington Senators 64 -23.8% 525,235 -8.6% 6,821
St. Louis Browns 89 23.6% 508,644 137.2% 6,606
Boston Red Sox 77 13.2% 506,975 41.5% 6,500
Philadelphia Athletics 72 46.9% 505,322 34.1% 6,649
Cleveland Indians 72 -12.2% 475,272 8.3% 6,093
St. Louis Cardinals 105 0.0% 461,968 -10.7% 6,000
Cincinnati Reds 89 2.3% 409,567 8.0% 5,251
Philadelphia Phillies 61 -4.7% 369,586 -20.9% 4,678
Boston Braves 65 -4.4% 208,691 -23.1% 2,676

See also



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