1944 Cincinnati Reds season

March 2026 November 2013 Cincinnati Reds 1944 National League Crosley Field Cincinnati Powel Crosley Jr. Warren Giles Bill McKechnie WSAI(Roger Baker, Dick Bray)WKRC(Waite Hoyt, Dick Nesbitt) The 1944 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League, although finishing in third place. They finished the season with 89 wins and 65 losses. Offseason Prior to 1944 season (exact date unknown) Kent Peterson was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.Kent Peterson page at Baseball-Reference Kermit Wahl was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.Kermit Wahl page at Baseball-Reference Regular season On June 10, Joe Nuxhall made his major league debut. At age 15, he is (as of the 2022 season) the youngest confirmed player ever to play Major League Baseball. He pitched just two-thirds of an inning, giving up 5 runs on 2 hits and 5 walks. He would not appear in the majors again until 1952. Season standings Cincinnati Reds Record vs. opponents CIN Roster 1944 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers 43 Joe Beggs 33 Arnold Carter 42 Tommy de la Cruz 28 Jake Eisenhart 39 Bob Ferguson 44 Howie Fox 37 Harry Gumbert 34 Ed Heusser 35 Bob Katz 35 Jim Konstanty 43 Bill Lohrman 38 Bob Malloy 43 Joe Nuxhall 39 Kent Peterson 41 Elmer Riddle 29,36 Clyde Shoun 31 Bucky Walters Catchers  5 Joe Just  7 Ray Mueller  6 Len Rice  6 Johnny Riddle Infielders 14 Chuck Aleno -- Jodie Beeler 18 Buck Fausett 10 Frank McCormick 16 Steve Mesner 11 Eddie Miller 12 Kermit Wahl 17 Woody Williams Outfielders 20 Dain Clay  3 Estel Crabtree 22 Tony Criscola 21 Max Marshall 24 Chucho Ramos 23 Eric Tipton 27 Gee Walker 21 Jo-Jo White Other batters 26 Mike Kosman  4 Al Lakeman Manager  1 Bill McKechnie Coaches  3 Estel Crabtree  2 Hans Lobert  8 Jimmie Wilson 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 Ray Mueller 155 555 159 .286 10 73 1B Frank McCormick 153 581 177 .305 20 102 2B Woody Williams Woody Williams (infielder) 155 653 157 .240 1 35 3B Steve Mesner 121 414 100 .242 1 47 SS Eddie Miller Eddie Miller (infielder) 155 536 112 .209 4 55 OF Gee Walker 121 478 133 .278 5 62 OF Eric Tipton 140 479 144 .301 3 36 OF Dain Clay 110 356 89 .250 0 17 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 Marshall baseball 66 229 56 .245 4 23 Tony Criscola 64 157 36 .229 0 14 Chuck Aleno 50 127 21 .165 1 15 Estel Crabtree 58 98 28 .286 0 11 Jo-Jo White 24 85 20 .235 0 5 Buck Fausett 13 31 3 .097 0 1 Joe Just 11 11 2 .182 0 0 Chucho Ramos 4 10 5 .500 0 0 Len Rice 10 4 0 .000 0 0 Jodie Beeler 3 3 0 .000 0 0 Al Lakeman 1 1 0 .000 0 0 Kermit Wahl 4 1 0 .000 0 0 Mike Kosman 1 0 0 ---- 0 0 Johnny Riddle 1 0 0 ---- 0 0 Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 Bucky Walters 34 285.0 23 8 2.40 77 Ed Heusser 30 192.2 13 11 2.38 42 Harry Gumbert 24 155.1 10 8 3.30 40 Elmer Riddle 4 26.2 2 2 4.05 6 Joe Beggs 1 9.0 1 0 2.00 2 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 Clyde Shoun 38 202.2 13 10 3.02 55 Tommy de la Cruz 34 191.1 9 9 3.25 65 Arnold Carter 33 148.2 11 7 2.60 33 Jim Konstanty 20 112.2 6 4 2.80 19 Bob Ferguson Bob Ferguson (pitcher) 9 16.0 0 3 9.00 9 Bob Katz Bob Katz (baseball) 6 18.1 0 1 3.93 4 Bill Lohrman 2 1.2 0 1 27.00 0 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 Bob Malloy Bob Malloy (1940s pitcher) 9 1 1 0 3.09 4 Buck Fausett 2 0 0 0 5.91 3 Howie Fox 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 Kent Peterson baseball 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Joe Nuxhall 1 0 0 0 67.50 0 Jake Eisenhart 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Syracuse Chiefs International League Jewel Ens A1 Birmingham Barons Southern Association Johnny Riddle and Ted PetoskeyJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References 2 External links 1944 Cincinnati Reds at Baseball-Reference Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Cincinnati Reds season Cincinnati Reds Category:1940s in Cincinnati