1944 St. Louis Browns season

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1944 St. Louis Browns 1944 American League Champions
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Sportsman's Park (Since 1902) St. Louis, Missouri (Since 1902)
1944 Information
Owner(s)	Donald Lee Barnes
Manager(s)	Luke Sewell
Local television
Local radio	WEW/WTMV (Dizzy Dean, Johnny O'Hara)

The 1944 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 1st in the American League with a record of 89 wins and 65 losses.

1 Regular season
2 Player stats
- 2.1 Batting
  - 2.1.1 Other batters
- 2.2 Starting pitchers
  - 2.2.1 Other pitchers
    - 2.2.1.1 Relief pitchers
3 World Series
4 Awards and Records
- 4.1 Team Leaders
5 References

[edit] Regular season

May 26, 1944 - In a game against the Boston Red Sox, Nelson Potter retired the first 23 batters and was on his way to pitching a perfect game when Jim Tabor got a hit in the 8th inning. ^[1]
June 15, 1944 - Frank Demaree was released by the Browns.

[edit] Opening Day Lineup

Hal Epps	CF
Don Gutteridge	2B
George McQuinn	1B
Vern Stephens	SS
Gene Moore	RF
Milt Byrnes	LF
Mark Christmas	3B
Frank Mancuso	C
Jack Kramer	P

[edit] Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
St. Louis Browns	89	65	.578	--
Detroit Tigers	88	66	.571	1
New York Yankees	83	71	.539	6
Boston Red Sox	77	77	.500	12
Cleveland Indians	72	82	.468	17
Philadelphia Athletics	72	82	.468	17
Chicago White Sox	71	83	.461	18
Washington Senators	64	90	.416	25

[edit] Roster

1944 St. Louis Browns roster

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Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Luke Sewell

[edit] Game log

Game Log

April

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Record
1	April 18	Detroit Tigers		Jack Kramer	1-0
2	April 19	Detroit Tigers	3-1	Steve Sundra	2-0
3	April 20	Detroit Tigers		Sigmund Jakucki	3-0
4		Chicago White Sox			4-0
5		Chicago White Sox			5-0
6		Chicago White Sox			6-0
7	April 26	Cleveland Indians	5-2		7-0
8		Cleveland Indians			8-0
9	April 28	@ Chicago White Sox			9-0
10	April 29	@ Chicago White Sox			9-1
11	April 30	@ Chicago White Sox	5-6		9-2
12	April 30	@ Chicago White Sox	5-4		10-2

May

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Record
13	May 2	Detroit Tigers	3-4	10-3
14	May 3	Detroit Tigers	7-4	11-3
15	May 4	Detroit Tigers	2-0	12-3
16	May 6	Cleveland Indians	2-3	12-4
17	May 7	Cleveland Indians
18	May 7	Cleveland Indians
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20	May 11	@ Washington Senators
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22	May 13	@ Philadelphia A's	3-8
23	May 14	@ Philadelphia A's	3-4
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June

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
54
55
56
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60
61
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80

July

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
81
82
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86
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88
89
90
91
92
93
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105

August

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
106
107
108
109
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113
114
115
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118
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124
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133
134

September

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
135
136
137
138
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141
142
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145
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148
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161

October

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
162	Ocotber 1	New York Yankees	5-2

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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
Milt Byrnes	128	407	120	.295	4	45
Mark Christman	148	547	148	.271	6	83
Don Gutteridge	148	603	148	.245	3	36
Red Hayworth	89	239	60	.223	1	25
Mike Kreerich	105	402	121	.301	5	44
George McQuinn	146	516	129	.250	11	72
Gene Moore	110	390	93	.238	6	58
Vern Stephens	145	559	164	.293	20	106

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Floyd Baker	44	97	17	.175	0	5
Mike Chartak	35	72	17	.236	1	7
Ellis Clary	25	49	13	.265	0	4
Frank Demaree	16	51	13	.255	0	6
Hal Epps	22	62	11	.177	0	3
Tom Hafey	8	14	5	.357	0	2
Chet Loabs	66	201	47	.234	5	33
Frank Mancuso	88	244	50	.205	1	24
Babe Martin	2	4	3	.750	0	0
Len Schulte	1	0	0	.000	0	0
Joe Schultz	3	8	2	.250	0	0
Tom Turner	15	25	8	.320	0	4
Al Zarilla	100	288	86	.299	6	45

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO	SV
Denny Galehouse	24	153	9	10	3.12	80	0
Sig Jakucki	35	198	13	9	3.55	67	3
Jack Kramer	33	257	17	13	2.49	124	0
Bob Muncrief	33	219.1	13	8	3.08	88	1

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO	SV
Al Hollingsworth	26	92.2	5	7	4.47	22	1
Willis Hudlin	1	2	0	1	4.50	1	0

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO	SV
George Caster	42	81	6	6	2.44	46	12

[edit] World Series

NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL St. Louis Browns (2)

Game	Score	Date
1	Browns 2, Cardinals 1	October 4
2	Cardinals 3, Browns 2 (11 innings)	October 5
3	Browns 6, Cardinals 2	October 6
4	Cardinals 5, Browns 1	October 7
5	Cardinals 2, Browns 0	October 8
6	Cardinals 3, Browns 1	October 9

[edit] Awards and Records

Frank Mancuso, Most Errors in a Season by a Catcher (17)

All-Star Game

George McQuinn, Starter
Vern Stephens, Starter
Bob Muncrief, Pitcher, Reserve

[edit] Team Leaders

Home Runs – Vern Stephens (20)
RBI - Vern Stephens (109)
Batting Average - Mike Kreevich (.301)
Hits - Vern Stephens (164)
Stolen Bases - Don Gutteridge (20)
Wins - Nels Potter (19)
Earned Run Average - George Caster (2.44)
Strikeouts - Jack Kramer (124)

[edit] References

^ As Good As It Got, The 1944 St. Louis Browns, p.49, David Alan Heller, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC, 2003, ISBN 0-7385-3199-5

v • d • e 1944 MLB season by team

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1944 All-Star Game • 1944 World Series

Preceded by New York Yankees 1943	American League Champions 1944	Succeeded by Detroit Tigers 1945

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