1944 Philadelphia Phillies season

1944 Philadelphia Phillies
Also known as the Philadelphia Blue Jays
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) R. R. M. Carpenter
General manager(s) Herb Pennock
Manager(s) Freddie Fitzsimmons
Local radio WIBG
(By Saam, Claude Haring, Doug Arthur)
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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.[1]

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.[2]

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

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 105 49 0.682 — 54–22 51–27
Pittsburgh Pirates 90 63 0.588 14½ 49–28 41–35
Cincinnati Reds 89 65 0.578 16 45–33 44–32
Chicago Cubs 75 79 0.487 30 35–42 40–37
New York Giants 67 87 0.435 38 39–36 28–51
Boston Braves 65 89 0.422 40 38–40 27–49
Brooklyn Dodgers 63 91 0.409 42 37–39 26–52
Philadelphia Phillies 61 92 0.399 43½ 29–49 32–43

Record vs. opponents

1944 National League Records

Sources:

Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston — 9–13 11–11 8–14 9–13 11–11–1 9–13 8–14
Brooklyn 13–9 — 8–14–1 8–14 10–12 16–6 4–18 4–18
Chicago 11–11 14–8–1 — 9–13–1 10–12 13–9 12–10–1 6–16
Cincinnati 14–8 14–8 13–9–1 — 15–7 13–19 12–10 8–14
New York 13–9 12–10 12–10 7–15 — 10–12 7–15–1 6–16
Philadelphia 11–11–1 6–16 9–13 9–13 12–10 — 9–12 5–17
Pittsburgh 13–9 18–4 10–12–1 10–12 15–7–1 12–9 — 12–10–3
St. Louis 14–8 18–4 16–6 14–8 16–6 17–5 10–12–3 —

Roster

1944 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

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 RBI
3B Stewart, GlenGlen Stewart 118 377 83 .220 0 29

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
Riley, LeeLee Riley 4 12 1 .083 0 1
Klein, ChuckChuck Klein 4 7 1 .143 0 0
Goulish, NickNick Goulish 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
Barrett, DickDick Barrett 37 221.1 12 18 3.86 74
Lee, BillBill Lee 31 208.1 10 11 3.15 50

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
Kennedy, VernVern Kennedy 12 55.1 1 5 4.23 23

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
Covington, ChetChet Covington 19 1 1 0 4.66 13
Donahue, DeaconDeacon Donahue 6 0 2 0 7.71 2

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
A Utica Blue Sox Eastern League Eddie Sawyer
B Wilmington Blue Rocks Interstate League Dutch Dorman and Ray Brubaker
D Bradford Blue Wings PONY League Ray Brubaker and Ken Blackman

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References

  1. ↑ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 181, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN 978-0-7432-9461-4
  2. ↑ "Blue Jays Already Creating Squawks". The Sporting News. March 16, 1944. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  3. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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