The 1944 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 62nd season in the history of the franchise.
Offseason Bill Veeck attempted to purchase the Phillies in late 1943. Veeck's plan was to sign players from the Negro leagues to make the Phillies competitive.Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 181, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York,
The organization held a fan contest prior to the 1944 season to solicit a second nickname for the Phillies. Fans voted on Blue Jays and Elizabeth Crooks designed a logo of a blue jay perched on the Phillies word mark.
Regular season The Phillies got off to a 12–6 start, and on May 13 were 1.5 games out of first place. However, it was all downhill from there, as they finished with yet another losing season.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log Legend Phillies win Phillies loss Phillies tie PostponementBoldPhillies team member
|- style="background:#bfb" | 1 || April 18 || Dodgers || 4–1 || Dick Barrett (1–0) || Hal Gregg (0–1) || None || 11,910 || 1–0 |- style="background:#fbb" | 2 || April 19 || Dodgers || 4–5 (10) || Bob Chipman (1–0) || Deacon Donahue (0–1) || None || 2,578 || 1–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 3 || April 20 || Dodgers || 2–8 || Fritz Ostermueller (1–0) || Charley Schanz (0–1) || None || 3,058 || 1–2 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 21 || @ Braves || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: April 23 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bfb" | 4 || April 22 || @ Braves || 3–2 || Ken Raffensberger (1–0) || Al Javery (0–2) || None || 3,384 || 2–2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 5 || April 23 (1) || @ Braves || 0–5 || Jim Tobin (1–1) || Dick Barrett (1–1) || None || see 2nd game || 2–3 |- style="background:#bfb" | 6 || April 23 (2) || @ Braves || 3–0 || Al Gerheauser (1–0) || Nate Andrews (0–1) || None || 13,806 || 3–3 |- style="background:#bfb" | 7 || April 25 || Giants || 4–3 (12) || Charley Schanz (1–1) || Harry Feldman (0–1) || None || 3,045 || 4–3 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 27 ||Giants || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 14 |- style="background:#fbb" | 8 || April 28 || Braves || 1–2 (11) || Nate Andrews (1–1) || Dick Barrett (1–2) || None || 3,026 || 4–4 |- style="background:#bfb" | 9 || April 29 || Braves || 6–3 || Ken Raffensberger (2–0) || Red Barrett (0–3) || None || 5,581 || 5–4 |- style="background:#bfb" | 10 || April 30 (1) || Braves || 2–1 (14) || Chet Covington (1–0) || Al Javery (0–3) || None || see 2nd game || 6–4 |- style="background:#fffdd0" | 11 || April 30 (2) || Braves || 2–2 || None || None || None || 30,392 || 6–4–1
|- style="background:#bfb" | 12 || May 2 || @ Giants || 5–2 || Charley Schanz (2–1) || Bill Voiselle (3–1) || None || 2,268 || 7–4–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 13 || May 3 || @ Giants || 7–1 || Bill Lee (1–0) || Ace Adams (1–2) || None || 4,145 || 8–4–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 14 || May 5 || @ Dodgers || 3–1 || Ken Raffensberger (3–0) || Curt Davis (2–1) || None || 7,801 || 9–4–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 15 || May 6 || @ Dodgers || 1–10 || Hal Gregg (3–2) || Dick Barrett (1–3) || None || 9,119 || 9–5–1 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 7 (1) || @ Dodgers || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 7 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 7 (2) || @ Dodgers || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 30 |- style="background:#bfb" | 16 || May 10 || @ Cubs || 7–1 || Al Gerheauser (2–0) || Bill Fleming (0–3) || None || 3,256 || 10–5–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 17 || May 11 || @ Cubs || 3–5 || Ed Hanyzewski (1–3) || Dick Barrett (1–4) || None || 3,878 || 10–6–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 18 || May 12 || @ Cubss || 9–3 || Charley Schanz (3–1) || Paul Derringer (0–5) || None || 3,738 || 11–6–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 19 || May 13 || @ Cubs || 6–2 || Bill Lee (2–0) || Hank Wyse (1–4) || None || 3,469 || 12–6–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 20 || May 14 (1) || @ Cardinals || 3–6 || Mort Cooper (2–2) || Ken Raffensberger (3–1) || None || see 2nd game || 12–7–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 21 || May 14 (2) || @ Cardinals || 0–1 || Red Munger (3–1) || Al Gerheauser (2–1) || None || 12,170 || 12–8–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 22 || May 15 || @ Cardinals || 6–11 || Harry Gumbert (2–1) || Dick Barrett (1–5) || Freddy Schmidt (1) || 1,173 || 12–9–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 23 || May 16 || @ Cardinals || 6–5 || Charley Schanz (4–1) || Max Lanier (5–1) || None || 10,159 || 13–9–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 24 || May 17 || @ Reds || 5–6 (8) || Bob Malloy (1–0) || Deacon Donahue (0–2) || None || 1,212 || 13–10–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 25 || May 18 || @ Reds || 2–0 || Ken Raffensberger (4–1) || Bucky Walters (5–2) || None || 10,253 || 14–10–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 26 || May 19 || @ Reds || 5–7 || Clyde Shoun (3–1) || Dick Barrett (1–6) || None || 1,450 || 14–11–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 27 || May 20 || @ Pirates || 3–4 || Nick Strincevich (4–0) || Al Gerheauser (2–2) || None || 4,096 || 14–12–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 28 || May 21 (1) || @ Pirates || 3–4 || Max Butcher (3–2) || Charley Schanz (4–2) || None || see 2nd game || 14–13–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 29 || May 21 (2) || @ Pirates || 9–4 || Dick Barrett (2–6) || Xavier Rescigno (1–4) || None || 23,009 || 15–13–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 30 || May 24 || Cubs || 0–2 || Paul Erickson (1–0) || Ken Raffensberger (4–2) || None || 9,945 || 15–14–1 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 25 || Cubs || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 1 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 31 || May 26 || Cubs || 1–9 || Paul Derringer (2–5) || Al Gerheauser (2–3) || None || 2,763 || 15–15–1 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 27 || Pirates || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 20 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 32 || May 28 (1) || Pirates || 0–4 || Rip Sewell (6–2) || Charley Schanz (4–3) || None || see 2nd game || 15–16–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 33 || May 28 (2) || Pirates || 8–2 || Dick Barrett (3–6) || Nick Strincevich (4–2) || None || 22,773 || 16–16–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 34 || May 29 || Pirates || 2–3 (11) || Xavier Rescigno (3–4) || Ken Raffensberger (4–3) || None || 14,438 || 16–17–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 35 || May 30 (1) || Reds || 3–4 || Arnold Carter (1–0) || Bill Lee (2–1) || Ed Heusser (1) || see 2nd game || 16–18–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 36 || May 30 (2) || Reds || 4–7 || Clyde Shoun (4–1) || Al Gerheauser (2–4) || None || 21,556 || 16–19–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 37 || May 31 || Reds || 5–4 || Charley Schanz (5–3) || Bob Ferguson (0–3) || None || 2,983 || 17–19–1
|- style="background:#bfb" | 38 || June 1 || Reds || 8–7 || Dick Barrett (4–6) || Tommy de la Cruz (2–4) || Bill Lee (1) || 4,306 || 18–19–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 39 || June 2 || Cardinals || 3–9 || Mort Cooper (4–3) || Ken Raffensberger (4–4) || None || 20,339 || 18–20–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 40 || June 3 || Cardinals || 3–5 || Al Jurisich (3–4) || Al Gerheauser (2–5) || None || 5,840 || 18–21–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 41 || June 4 (1) || Cardinals || 2–4 || Harry Gumbert (3–2) || Charley Schanz (5–4) || Red Munger (1) || see 2nd game || 18–22–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 42 || June 4 (2) || Cardinals || 1–0 || Bill Lee (3–1) || Freddy Schmidt (0–1) || None || 23,313 || 19–22–1 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || June 6 || @ Dodgers || colspan=6 | Postponed (D-Day); Makeup: June 8 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bfb" | 43 || June 7 || @ Dodgers || 6–5 || Ken Raffensberger (5–4) || Rube Melton (2–4) || Charley Schanz (1) || 4,434 || 20–22–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 44 || June 8 (1) || @ Dodgers || 3–6 || Les Webber (2–3) || Dick Barrett (4–7) || None || see 2nd game || 20–23–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 45 || June 8 (2) || @ Dodgers || 1–8 || Ed Head (1–0) || Al Gerheauser (2–6) || None || 1,123 || 20–24–1 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || June 10 || @ Giants || colspan=6 | Postponed (weather, rain); Makeup: September 12 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 46 || June 11 (1) || @ Giants || 5–6 || Bill Voiselle (7–7) || Ken Raffensberger (5–5) || None || see 2nd game || 20–25–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 47 || June 11 (2) || @ Giants || 5–6 (12) || Ace Adams (6–6) || Dick Barrett (4–8) || None || 21,526 || 20–26–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 48 || June 13 (1) || Braves || 1–2 || Jim Tobin (7–5) || Ken Raffensberger (5–6) || None || see 2nd game || 20–27–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 49 || June 13 (2) || Braves || 8–7 || Al Gerheauser (3–6) || Nate Andrews (5–5) || None || 5,382 || 21–27–1 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || June 14 || Braves || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 1 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bfb" | 50 || June 15 || Braves || 5–4 || Ken Raffensberger (6–6) || Jim Tobin (7–6) || None || 4,568 || 22–27–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 51 || June 16 || Dodgers || 4–5 || Rube Melton (4–4) || Charley Schanz (5–5) || Les Webber (1) || 9,055 || 22–28–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 52 || June 17 || Dodgers || 3–4 || Whit Wyatt (1–3) || Bill Lee (3–2) || Hal Gregg (2) || 4,858 || 22–29–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 53 || June 18 (1) || Dodgers || 3–7 || Ed Head (3–0) || Ken Raffensberger (6–7) || None || see 2nd game || 22–30–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 54 || June 18 (2) || Dodgers || 6–2 || Al Gerheauser (4–6) || Cal McLish (2–5) || None || 17,243 || 23–30–1 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || June 20 || @ Braves || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 25 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bbb" | – || June 21 (1) || @ Braves || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 22 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bbb" | – || June 21 (2) || @ Braves || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 26 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bfb" | 55 || June 22 (1) || @ Braves || 1–0 (15) || Charley Schanz (6–5) || Al Javery (3–9) || None || see 2nd game || 24–30–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 56 || June 22 (2) || @ Braves || 0–7 (5) || Jim Tobin (8–7) || Dick Barrett (4–9) || None || 2,556 || 24–31–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 57 || June 23 || @ Dodgers || 0–2 || Ed Head (4–0) || Ken Raffensberger (6–8) || None || 13,510 || 24–32–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 58 || June 24 || @ Dodgers || 3–8 || Cal McLish (3–5) || Al Gerheauser (4–7) || None || 10,431 || 24–33–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 59 || June 25 (1) || @ Dodgers || 1–4 || Curt Davis (4–4) || Charley Schanz (6–6) || None || see 2nd game || 24–34–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 60 || June 25 (2) || @ Dodgers || 1–2 (10) || Rube Melton (5–5) || Dick Barrett (4–10) || None || 13,320 || 24–35–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 61 || June 28 || @ Cardinals || 4–0 || Ken Raffensberger (7–8) || Max Lanier (7–5) || None || 24,782 || 25–35–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 62 || June 29 || @ Cardinals || 1–0 (10) || Bill Lee (4–2) || Red Munger (10–2) || None || 1,449 || 26–35–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 63 || June 30 || @ Cardinals || 4–8 || Mort Cooper (8–3) || Al Gerheauser (4–8) || Blix Donnelly (1) || 1,162 || 26–36–1
|- style="background:#bfb" | 64 || July 1 || @ Cubs || 4–2 || Dick Barrett (5–10) || Paul Erickson (2–4) || None || 5,738 || 27–36–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 65 || July 2 (1) || @ Cubs || 1–8 || Bob Chipman (6–3) || Charley Schanz (6–7) || None || see 2nd game || 27–37–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 66 || July 2 (2) || @ Cubs || 4–2 || Ken Raffensberger (8–8) || Hank Wyse (6–8) || None || 29,307 || 28–37–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 67 || July 4 (1) || @ Pirates || 3–2 || Al Gerheauser (5–8) || Rip Sewell (10–6) || Charley Schanz (2) || see 2nd game || 29–37–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 68 || July 4 (2) || @ Pirates || 0–4 || Max Butcher (6–5) || Bill Lee (4–3) || None || 16,285 || 29–38–1 |- style="background:#bfb"