1944 Washington Senators season
The 1944 Washington Senators won 64 games, lost 90, and finished in eighth place in the American League. They were managed by Ossie Bluege and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
| 1944 Washington Senators | |
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| Owners | Clark Griffith and George H. Richardson |
| Managers | Ossie Bluege |
| Local radio | none |
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Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| St. Louis Browns | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | — | 54–23 | 35–42 |
| Detroit Tigers | 88 | 66 | 0.571 | 1 | 43–34 | 45–32 |
| New York Yankees | 83 | 71 | 0.539 | 6 | 47–31 | 36–40 |
| Boston Red Sox | 77 | 77 | 0.500 | 12 | 47–30 | 30–47 |
| Cleveland Indians | 72 | 82 | 0.468 | 17 | 39–38 | 33–44 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 72 | 82 | 0.468 | 17 | 39–37 | 33–45 |
| Chicago White Sox | 71 | 83 | 0.461 | 18 | 41–36 | 30–47 |
| Washington Senators | 64 | 90 | 0.416 | 25 | 40–37 | 24–53 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CHW | 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 | — | |||||
Roster
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Player stats
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 |
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| C | Rick Ferrell | 99 | 339 | 94 | .277 | 0 | 25 |
| 1B | Joe Kuhel | 139 | 518 | 144 | .278 | 4 | 51 |
| 2B | George Myatt | 140 | 538 | 153 | .284 | 0 | 40 |
| SS | John Sullivan | 138 | 471 | 118 | .251 | 0 | 30 |
| 3B | Gil Torres | 134 | 524 | 140 | .267 | 0 | 58 |
| OF | Jake Powell | 96 | 367 | 88 | .240 | 1 | 37 |
| OF | Stan Spence | 153 | 592 | 187 | .316 | 18 | 100 |
| OF | George Case | 119 | 464 | 116 | .250 | 2 | 32 |
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 |
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| Roberto Ortiz | 85 | 316 | 80 | .253 | 5 | 35 |
| Mike Guerra | 75 | 210 | 59 | .281 | 1 | 29 |
| Fred Vaughn | 30 | 109 | 28 | .257 | 1 | 21 |
| Hillis Layne | 33 | 87 | 17 | .195 | 0 | 8 |
| Ed Boland | 19 | 59 | 16 | .271 | 0 | 14 |
| Harlond Clift | 12 | 44 | 7 | .159 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Butka | 15 | 41 | 8 | .195 | 0 | 1 |
| René Monteagudo | 10 | 38 | 11 | .289 | 0 | 4 |
| Joe Vosmik | 14 | 36 | 7 | .194 | 0 | 9 |
| Al Evans | 14 | 22 | 2 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Yost | 7 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| George Binks | 5 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Gómez | 8 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 2 |
| Luis Suárez | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Valdés | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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| Dutch Leonard | 32 | 229.1 | 14 | 14 | 3.06 | 62 |
| Mickey Haefner | 31 | 228.0 | 12 | 15 | 3.04 | 86 |
| Early Wynn | 33 | 207.2 | 8 | 17 | 3.38 | 65 |
| Johnny Niggeling | 24 | 206.0 | 10 | 8 | 2.32 | 121 |
| Baby Ortiz | 2 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 6.23 | 4 |
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 |
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| Roger Wolff | 33 | 155.0 | 4 | 15 | 4.99 | 73 |
| Alex Carrasquel | 43 | 134.0 | 8 | 7 | 3.43 | 35 |
| Milo Candini | 28 | 103.0 | 6 | 7 | 4.11 | 31 |
| Jug Thesenga | 5 | 12.1 | 0 | 0 | 5.11 | 2 |
| Vern Curtis | 3 | 9.2 | 0 | 1 | 2.79 | 2 |
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 |
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| Bill Lefebvre | 24 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4.52 | 18 |
| Sandy Ullrich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.31 | 2 |
| Bill Zinser | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 |
| Wally Holborow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| A1 | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern Association | Scrappy Moore |
| A | Williamsport Grays | Eastern League | Ray Kolp |
References
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007