The 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers saw a constant roster turnover as players left for service in World War II. The team finished the season in seventh place in the National League.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions June 6, 1944: Bob Chipman was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Eddie Stanky.Eddie Stanky page at Baseball Reference August 12, 1944: Frank Drews was traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Braves for Mike Sandlock and cash.Frank Drews page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league 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 130 461 126 .273 1 42 1B 138 526 134 .255 11 83 2B 89 261 72 .276 0 16 3B 130 501 141 .281 6 51 SS 94 266 71 .267 0 17 OF 151 547 174 .318 12 93 OF 147 535 191 .357 13 91 OF 89 264 69 .261 0 23
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 136 520 134 .258 9 85 46 146 24 .164 0 8 83 136 39 .287 0 16 56 131 46 .351 1 25 39 105 27 .257 0 9 33 96 21 .219 0 1 26 91 20 .220 0 11 29 90 16 .178 0 4 27 79 12 .152 1 7 17 59 16 .271 0 10 11 32 5 .156 1 1 13 24 6 .250 0 3 5 17 3 .176 0 2 5 15 2 .133 0 2 15 14 4 .286 0 1 7 10 0 .000 0 0 4 8 1 .125 0 1 3 7 1 .143 0 0 7 4 3 .750 0 1 2 2 0 .000 0 0 1 1 0 .000 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 39 197.2 9 16 5.46 92 31 194.0 10 11 3.34 49 11 79.1 5 3 3.40 37 9 63.1 4 3 2.70 17 9 37.2 2 6 7.17 4 1 0.1 0 0 108.00 1
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 37 187.1 9 13 3.46 91 48 140.1 7 8 4.94 42 23 84.0 3 10 7.82 24 22 68.2 1 4 4.98 18 12 55.1 3 4 3.42 19 14 43.2 2 1 3.09 14 10 41.2 2 1 3.24 17 11 36.1 3 1 4.21 20 12 24.0 1 3 7.50 6 4 15.0 0 2 5.40 7 4 10.1 0 2 9.58 3
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 21 0 2 1 7.05 16 9 1 1 0 7.79 3 8 1 0 0 5.74 5 3 0 0 0 0.00 1 2 0 0 0 10.80 1 1 0 0 0 3.00 0 1 0 0 0 13.50 0
Awards and honors 1944 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Augie Galan starter Dixie Walker starter Mickey Owen reserve TSN Major League All-Star Team Dixie Walker
Farm system
Notes
References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page
External links 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site Acme Dodgers page Retrosheet