1944 Boston Braves season

March 2026 November 2013 Boston Braves 1944 National League Braves Field Boston, Massachusetts 65–89 (.422) 6th Louis R. Perini J.A. Robert Quinn Bob Coleman WNAC(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."1944 Major League Attendance and Team Age" by Baseball Reference 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.The Associated Press January 22, 1944 Majority Stock Interest in Braves is Purchased by Three Boston Contractors https://www.nytimes.com/1944/01/22/archives/majority-stock-interest-in-braves-is-purchased-by-three-boston.html timesmachine.nytimes.com The New York Times September 10, 2025 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.https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/august-10-1944-braves-red-barrett-shuts-out-reds-with-record-low-58-pitches/ SABR Article:Red Barrett shuts out Reds with record low 58 pitches sabr.org June 21, 2023 Regular season Season standings Boston Braves Record vs. opponents BSN Roster 1944 Boston Braves Roster Pitchers 25 Nate Andrews 19 Red Barrett 20 Ben Cardoni 17 Jim Hickey 17 Johnny Hutchings 30 Ira Hutchinson 18 Al Javery 34 Stan Klopp 21 Carl Lindquist 26 Harry MacPherson 28 Woody Rich 22 Jim Tobin 35 George Woodend Catchers 10 Stew Hofferth 11 Clyde Kluttz 10 Phil Masi 14 Hugh Poland Infielders 21 Pat Capri  6 Dick Culler 34 Frank Drews  3 Buck Etchison  8 Ben Geraghty 27 Roland Gladu 15 Warren Huston  9 Max Macon 2,5 Dee Phillips  8 Connie Ryan  8 Mike Sandlock 14,21 Steve Shemo  7 Whitey Wietelmann Outfielders 15 Chet Clemens  1 Tommy Holmes 16 Butch Nieman 28 Chet Ross  4 Chuck Workman  5 Ab Wright Other batters 12 Gene Patton Manager 31 Bob Coleman Coaches 32 Benny Bengough 33 Tom Sheehan 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 Chuck Workman (baseball) 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 Hugh Poland (baseball) 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 Jim Hickey (1940s pitcher) 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 Minor league baseball A Hartford Laurels Eastern League Del BissonetteJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 Notes 2 References 1944 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference Category:Boston Braves seasons Boston Braves Boston Braves Category:1940s in Boston