1944 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1944 American League League ParkCleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio Alva Bradley Roger Peckinpaugh Lou Boudreau WCLEWHK(Jack Graney, Lew Henry) The 1944 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American major league baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 72–82–1. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CLE Roster 1944 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers 22 Jim Bagby 30 Bill Bonness 33 Paul Calvert 30 Red Embree 25 Steve Gromek 18 Mel Harder 34 Earl Henry 11 Joe Heving 12 Vern Kennedy 15 Hal Kleine 39 Ed Klieman 31 Mike Naymick 35 Ray Poat 21 Allie Reynolds 32 Al Smith Catchers  4 Jim Devlin 38 Russ Lyon 29 Jim McDonnell  2 Buddy Rosar 16 Hank Ruszkowski  4 Norm Schlueter 28 George Susce Infielders 37 Steve Biras  5 Lou Boudreau 36 Jimmy Grant  8 Ken Keltner 38 Ray Mack  3 Rusty Peters  9 Mickey Rocco Outfielders  1 Roy Cullenbine 24 Jeff Heath 17 Myril Hoag 34 Oris Hockett  6 Paul O'Dea 23 Pat Seerey Manager  5 Lou Boudreau Coaches 27 Del Baker 26 Burt Shotton 28 George Susce 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 RBICBuddy Rosar9933187.2630301BMickey Rocco155653174.26613702BRay Mack8328466.232029 SS Lou Boudreau 150 584 191 .327 3 673BKen Keltner149573169.2951391OFOris Hockett124457132.289150OFPat Seerey10134280.2341539OF Roy Cullenbine154571162.2841680 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 RBIRusty Peters8828263.223124Myril Hoag6727779.285127Paul O'Dea7617355.318013Jeff Heath6015150.331533Norm Schlueter4912215.123011Jimmy Grant619927.273112 George Susce George Susce (catcher) 29 61 14 .230 0 4Jim McDonnell204310.23304Russ Lyon7112.18200Hank Ruszkowski383.37501Steve Biras2221.00002Jim Devlin110.00000 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 SOSteve Gromek35203.21092.56115Mel Harder30196.112103.7164Al Smith28181.27133.4244Allie Reynolds28158.01183.3084 Jim Bagby Jim Bagby, Jr. 13 79.0 4 5 4.33 12Vern Kennedy1259.0255.0317 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 SOEarl Henry217.2114.585Mike Naymick713.0009.694Bill Bonness27.0017.711Paul O'Dea34.1002.080Red Embree33.10113.504 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SOJoe Heving6383101.9646Ed Klieman47111353.3844Ray Poat364815.1340Paul Calvert351304.5631Hal Kleine111205.7513 Awards and honors All-Star Game Lou Boudreau, Shortstop Roy Cullenbine, Outfielder Oris Hockett, Outfielder Ken Keltner, Third baseman (starter) Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Baltimore Orioles International League Alphonse "Tommy" Thomas A Wilkes-Barre Barons Eastern League Jack Sanford D Batavia Clippers PONY League Jack TigheLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: BaltimoreJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References 2 External links 1944 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference 1944 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cleveland Indians Category:1940s in Cleveland