1944 Chicago White Sox

71-83 • .461 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1944 Chicago White Sox went 71-83 (.461) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 543 runs, allowed 662, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Hal Trosky (10 HR, 70 RBI) and Bill Dietrich (16-17, 3.62 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

71 Wins
83 Losses
.461 Win %
7th Rank
543 R 662 RA
Diff -119

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543 Runs Scored
662 Runs Allowed
-119 Run Diff
597K Attendance

📈 vs. 1944 AL Average

Batting Avg .246 5% below the 1944 league average (.259)
OBP .307 6% below the 1944 league average (.325)
SLG .320 9% below the 1944 league average (.352)
Team ERA 3.58 4% worse than the 1944 league average (3.43)
Runs Scored 543 14% below the 1944 league average (632 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 597,433
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Avg per Game 7,758

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1944

Batting Avg

1 Eddie Lopat 0.309 2 Ralph Hodgin 0.295 3 Thurman Tucker 0.287 4 Wally Moses 0.280 5 Eddie Carnett 0.276

Home Runs

1 Hal Trosky 10 2 Wally Moses 3 3 Guy Curtright 2 4 Thurman Tucker 2 5 Tom Turner 2

RBI

1 Hal Trosky 70 2 Eddie Carnett 60 3 Ralph Hodgin 51 4 Thurman Tucker 46 5 Roy Schalk 44
1944 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Roy Schalk 146 587 47 129 14 4 1 44 45 52 5 0.220
Wally Moses 136 535 82 150 26 9 3 34 52 22 21 0.280
Skeeter Webb 139 513 44 108 19 6 0 30 20 39 7 0.211
Hal Trosky 135 497 55 120 32 2 10 70 62 30 3 0.241
Ralph Hodgin 121 465 56 137 25 7 1 51 21 14 3 0.295
Eddie Carnett 126 457 51 126 18 8 1 60 26 35 5 0.276
Thurman Tucker 124 446 59 128 15 6 2 46 57 40 13 0.287
Mike Tresh 93 312 22 81 8 1 0 25 37 15 0 0.260
Guy Curtright 72 198 22 50 8 2 2 23 23 21 4 0.253
Grey Clarke 63 169 14 44 10 1 0 27 22 6 0 0.260
Johnny Dickshot 62 162 18 41 8 5 0 15 13 10 2 0.253
Tony Cuccinello 38 130 5 34 3 0 0 17 8 16 0 0.262
Tom Turner 36 113 9 26 6 0 2 13 5 16 0 0.230
Eddie Lopat 30 81 8 25 1 1 0 6 5 5 0 0.309
Vince Castino 29 78 8 18 5 0 0 3 10 13 0 0.231
Bill Dietrich 36 77 8 9 0 0 1 4 5 33 0 0.117
Orval Grove 34 77 4 8 1 1 0 4 5 25 0 0.104
Cass Michaels 27 68 4 12 4 1 0 5 2 5 0 0.176
Johnny Humphries 30 53 5 10 2 0 0 2 3 16 0 0.189
Joe Haynes 33 50 6 10 3 0 0 2 3 5 2 0.200
Myril Hoag 17 48 5 11 1 0 0 4 10 1 1 0.229
Tom Jordan 14 45 2 12 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0.267
Thornton Lee 15 42 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0.095
Buck Ross 20 26 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.077
Jake Wade 19 24 3 7 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.292
Gordon Maltzberger 46 22 2 3 0 0 0 3 2 10 0 0.136
William Metzig 5 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.125
Don Hanski 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Floyd Speer 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1944

ERA

1 Joe Haynes 2.57 2 Gordon Maltzberger 2.96 3 Thornton Lee 3.02 4 Eddie Lopat 3.26 5 Bill Dietrich 3.62

Wins

1 Bill Dietrich 16 2 Orval Grove 14 3 Eddie Lopat 11 4 Gordon Maltzberger 10 5 Johnny Humphries 8

Strikeouts

1 Orval Grove 105 2 Eddie Lopat 75 3 Bill Dietrich 70 4 Gordon Maltzberger 49 5 Joe Haynes 44
1944 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Dietrich 16 17 3.62 36 36 0 246.0 269 99 68 70
Orval Grove 14 15 3.72 34 33 0 234.2 237 97 71 105
Eddie Lopat 11 10 3.26 27 25 0 210.0 217 76 59 75
Johnny Humphries 8 10 3.67 30 20 1 169.0 170 69 57 42
Joe Haynes 5 6 2.57 33 12 2 154.1 148 44 43 44
Thornton Lee 3 9 3.02 15 14 0 113.1 105 38 25 39
Gordon Maltzberger 10 5 2.96 46 0 12 91.1 81 30 19 49
Buck Ross 2 7 5.18 20 9 0 90.1 97 52 35 20
Jake Wade 2 4 4.82 19 5 2 74.2 75 40 41 35
Don Hanski 0 0 12.00 2 0 0 3.0 5 4 2 0
Eddie Carnett 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 2.0 3 2 0 1
Floyd Speer 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 2.0 4 2 0 1

👥 Roster (29)

Eddie Carnett Vince Castino Grey Clarke Tony Cuccinello Guy Curtright Johnny Dickshot Bill Dietrich Orval Grove Don Hanski Joe Haynes Myril Hoag Ralph Hodgin +17 more

29 players

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The 1944 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 1944 Chicago White Sox finished 71-83, a .461 winning percentage, placing 7th in the AL. With 543 runs scored and 662 given up, the 1944 differential was -119. Against a league average of .259, the 1944 Chicago White Sox batted .246. The Chicago White Sox staff finished with a 3.58 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.43. League clubs averaged 632 runs that year, so the Chicago White Sox scored 14% fewer.

Comiskey Park was home in 1944, drawing a total attendance of 597,433. Hal Trosky topped the Chicago White Sox with 10 home runs. Wally Moses collected the most hits, 150. Bill Dietrich was the top winner, with 16 victories. The strikeout leader was Orval Grove with 105. The saves leader was Gordon Maltzberger with 12.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1944 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1944 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1944 Chicago White Sox finished 71-83 (.461 win pct).
Who led the 1944 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Hal Trosky led the 1944 Chicago White Sox with 10 home runs.
What was the 1944 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1944 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.58.
Did the 1944 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1944 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1944 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1944 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1944 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hal Trosky (10 HR, 70 RBI) and Bill Dietrich (16-17, 3.62 ERA).
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