1944 Boston Braves season

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 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.
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.
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.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

Player stats

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		140	489	126	.258	1	53
OF		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
	18	31	9	.290	0	1
Mike Sandlock	30	30	3	.100	0	2
Dick Culler	8	28	2	.071	0	0
	8	23	3	.130	0	2
	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
	37	257.1	16	15	3.22	76
Al Javery	40	254.0	10	19	3.54	137
	42	230.1	9	16	4.06	54

Other pitchers