| 1944 New York Yankees | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |||
| City | New York City | |||
| Owners | Estate ofJacob Ruppert | |||
| General managers | Ed Barrow | |||
| Managers | Joe McCarthy | |||
| Radio | WINS (AM) (Don Dunphy,Bill Slater) | |||
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The 1944New York Yankees season was the team's 42nd season in New York. The team finished in third place in theAmerican League with a record of 83–71, finishing 6 games behind theSt. Louis Browns. New York was managed byJoe McCarthy. The Yankees played their home games atYankee Stadium.
The Yankees trained in 1944 atBader Field inAtlantic City, New Jersey. The team made the 300-room Senator Hotel their headquarters and practiced indoors at theAtlantic City Armory.[2][3]
They played their first exhibition game in Atlantic City on April 1, 1944, and beat thePhiladelphia Phillies 5–1, behind a home run byJohnny Lindell. The following day, 4,000 fans saw the Yankees beat theBrooklyn Dodgers, 4–3.[4]
| 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 |
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 17–5 | 8–14 | 10–12–2 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 10–12 | |||||
| Chicago | 5–17 | — | 14–8 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 16–6 | |||||
| Cleveland | 14–8 | 8–14 | — | 10–12 | 8–14 | 12–10–1 | 10–12 | 10–12 | |||||
| Detroit | 12–10–2 | 13–9 | 12–10 | — | 14–8 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 17–5 | |||||
| New York | 11–11 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 8–14 | — | 13–9 | 10–12 | 15–7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 11–11 | 13–9 | 10–12–1 | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | 9–13 | 9–13 | |||||
| St. Louis | 12–10 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 13–9 | — | 13–9 | |||||
| Washington | 12–10 | 6–16 | 12–10 | 5–17 | 7–15 | 13–9 | 9–13 | — | |||||
| 1944 New York Yankees | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Mike Garbark | 89 | 299 | 23 | 78 | .261 | 1 | 33 | 0 |
| 1B | Nick Etten | 154 | 573 | 88 | 168 | .293 | 22 | 91 | 4 |
| 2B | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 154 | 643 | 125 | 205 | .319 | 8 | 43 | 55 |
| 3B | Oscar Grimes | 116 | 387 | 44 | 108 | .279 | 5 | 46 | 6 |
| SS | Mike Milosevich | 94 | 312 | 27 | 77 | .247 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| OF | Johnny Lindell | 149 | 594 | 91 | 178 | .300 | 18 | 103 | 5 |
| OF | Bud Metheny | 137 | 518 | 72 | 124 | .239 | 14 | 67 | 5 |
| OF | Hersh Martin | 85 | 328 | 49 | 99 | .302 | 9 | 47 | 5 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Hemsley | 81 | 284 | 23 | 76 | .268 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Don Savage | 71 | 239 | 31 | 63 | .264 | 4 | 24 | 1 |
| Frankie Crosetti | 55 | 197 | 20 | 47 | .239 | 5 | 30 | 3 |
| Ed Levy | 40 | 153 | 12 | 37 | .242 | 4 | 29 | 1 |
| Russ Derry | 38 | 114 | 14 | 29 | .254 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
| Larry Rosenthal | 36 | 101 | 9 | 20 | .198 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Tuck Stainback | 30 | 78 | 13 | 17 | .218 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Johnny Cooney | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Waner | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Drescher | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rip Collins | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Borowy | 35 | 252.2 | 17 | 12 | 2.64 | 107 |
| Monk Dubiel | 30 | 232.0 | 13 | 13 | 3.38 | 79 |
| Tiny Bonham | 26 | 213.2 | 12 | 9 | 2.99 | 54 |
| Joe Page | 19 | 102.2 | 5 | 7 | 4.56 | 63 |
| Mel Queen | 10 | 81.2 | 6 | 3 | 3.31 | 30 |
| Spud Chandler | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atley Donald | 30 | 159.0 | 13 | 10 | 3.34 | 48 |
| Bill Zuber | 22 | 107.0 | 5 | 7 | 4.21 | 59 |
| Steve Roser | 16 | 84.0 | 4 | 3 | 3.86 | 34 |
| Bill Bevens | 8 | 43.2 | 4 | 1 | 2.68 | 16 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Turner | 35 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3.46 | 13 |
| Johnny Johnson | 22 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4.05 | 11 |
| Al Lyons | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.54 | 14 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Binghamton[6]