1944 Boston Braves

65-89 • .422 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1944 Boston Braves went 65-89 (.422) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 593 runs, allowed 674, and played home games at Braves Field. Team leaders included Butch Nieman (16 HR, 65 RBI) and Jim Tobin (18-19, 3.01 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

65 Wins
89 Losses
.422 Win %
6th Rank
593 R 674 RA
Diff -81

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593 Runs Scored
674 Runs Allowed
-81 Run Diff
247K Attendance

📈 vs. 1944 NL Average

Batting Avg .245 6% below the 1944 league average (.260)
OBP .308 6% below the 1944 league average (.326)
SLG .352 3% below the 1944 league average (.363)
Team ERA 3.67 1% worse than the 1944 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 593 10% below the 1944 league average (662 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBraves Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 247,731
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Avg per Game 3,176

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1944

Batting Avg

1 Tommy Holmes 0.309 2 Connie Ryan 0.295 3 Clyde Kluttz 0.279 4 Phil Masi 0.275 5 Max Macon 0.273

Home Runs

1 Butch Nieman 16 2 Tommy Holmes 13 3 Chuck Workman 11 4 Buck Etchison 8 5 Ab Wright 7

RBI

1 Tommy Holmes 73 2 Butch Nieman 65 3 Dee Phillips 53 4 Chuck Workman 53 5 Max Macon 36
1944 Boston Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tommy Holmes 155 631 93 195 42 6 13 73 61 11 4 0.309
Dee Phillips 140 489 35 126 30 1 1 53 28 34 1 0.258
Butch Nieman 134 468 65 124 16 6 16 65 47 47 5 0.265
Chuck Workman 140 418 46 87 18 3 11 53 42 41 1 0.208
Whitey Wietelmann 125 417 46 100 18 1 2 32 33 25 0 0.240
Max Macon 106 366 38 100 15 3 3 36 12 23 7 0.273
Connie Ryan 88 332 56 98 18 5 4 25 36 40 13 0.295
Buck Etchison 109 308 30 66 16 0 8 33 33 50 1 0.214
Phil Masi 89 251 33 69 13 5 3 23 31 20 4 0.275
Clyde Kluttz 81 229 20 64 12 2 2 19 13 14 0 0.279
Ab Wright 71 195 20 50 9 0 7 35 18 31 0 0.256
Stew Hofferth 66 180 14 36 8 0 1 26 11 5 0 0.200
Chet Ross 54 154 20 35 9 2 5 26 12 23 1 0.227
Frank Drews 46 141 14 29 9 1 0 10 25 14 0 0.206
Jim Tobin 62 116 13 22 5 1 2 18 16 28 0 0.190
Nate Andrews 37 88 2 10 1 0 0 4 8 23 0 0.114
Al Javery 40 79 4 12 1 1 0 2 0 21 0 0.152
Red Barrett 42 75 5 13 3 0 0 7 2 16 0 0.173
Roland Gladu 21 66 5 16 2 1 1 7 3 8 0 0.242
Warren Huston 33 55 7 11 1 0 0 1 8 5 0 0.200
Steve Shemo 18 31 3 9 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.290
Mike Sandlock 30 30 1 3 0 0 0 2 5 3 0 0.100
Ira Hutchinson 40 29 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.138
Dick Culler 8 28 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0.071
Hugh Poland 8 23 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.130
Ben Cardoni 29 17 5 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.235
Chet Clemens 19 17 7 3 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 0.176
Ben Geraghty 11 16 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.250
Johnny Hutchings 14 15 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.067
Woody Rich 7 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.125
Stan Klopp 24 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.286
Pat Capri 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Hickey 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Carl Lindquist 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Harry MacPherson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gene Patton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Woodend 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1944

ERA

1 Jim Tobin 3.01 2 Nate Andrews 3.22 3 Al Javery 3.54 4 Ben Cardoni 3.93 5 Johnny Hutchings 3.97

Wins

1 Jim Tobin 18 2 Nate Andrews 16 3 Al Javery 10 4 Red Barrett 9 5 Ira Hutchinson 9

Strikeouts

1 Al Javery 137 2 Jim Tobin 83 3 Nate Andrews 76 4 Red Barrett 54 5 Johnny Hutchings 26
1944 Boston Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Tobin 18 19 3.01 43 36 3 299.1 271 100 97 83
Nate Andrews 16 15 3.22 37 34 2 257.1 263 92 74 76
Al Javery 10 19 3.54 40 33 3 254.0 248 100 118 137
Red Barrett 9 16 4.06 42 30 2 230.1 257 104 63 54
Ira Hutchinson 9 7 4.21 40 8 1 119.2 136 56 53 22
Ben Cardoni 0 6 3.93 22 5 0 75.2 83 33 37 24
Johnny Hutchings 1 4 3.97 14 7 1 56.2 55 25 26 26
Stan Klopp 1 2 4.27 24 0 0 46.1 47 22 33 17
Woody Rich 1 1 5.76 7 2 0 25.0 32 16 12 6
Jim Hickey 0 0 4.82 8 0 0 9.1 15 5 5 3
Carl Lindquist 0 0 3.12 5 0 0 8.2 8 3 2 4
Max Macon 0 0 21.00 1 0 0 3.0 10 7 1 1
George Woodend 0 0 13.50 3 0 0 2.0 5 3 5 0
Harry MacPherson 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 1

👥 Roster (37)

Nate Andrews Red Barrett Pat Capri Ben Cardoni Chet Clemens Dick Culler Frank Drews Buck Etchison Ben Geraghty Roland Gladu Jim Hickey Stew Hofferth +25 more

37 players

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The 1944 Boston Braves in brief

A 65-89 record (.422) put the 1944 Boston Braves 6th in the NL. The run column shows 593 for and 674 against. The team batting average of .245 was 6% below the 1944 league mark of .260. The staff ERA of 3.67 was 1% worse than the league average of 3.62. The 593 runs scored compare with a league average of 662 per club, 10% fewer.

Attendance at Braves Field totaled 247,731 for the year. The home run leader was Butch Nieman, who hit 16. Tommy Holmes led in RBI with 73. Jim Tobin led the pitchers with 18 wins. The strikeout leader was Al Javery with 137. The roster section lists 37 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1944 Boston Braves

What was the 1944 Boston Braves record?
The 1944 Boston Braves finished 65-89 (.422 win pct).
Who led the 1944 Boston Braves in home runs?
Butch Nieman led the 1944 Boston Braves with 16 home runs.
What was the 1944 Boston Braves team ERA?
The 1944 Boston Braves posted a team ERA of 3.67.
Did the 1944 Boston Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1944 Boston Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1944 Boston Braves play?
The 1944 Boston Braves played home games at Braves Field.
Who led the 1944 Boston Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Butch Nieman (16 HR, 65 RBI) and Jim Tobin (18-19, 3.01 ERA).
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