1944 Cincinnati Reds

89-65 • .578 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1944 Cincinnati Reds went 89-65 (.578) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 573 runs, allowed 537, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Frank McCormick (20 HR, 102 RBI) and Bucky Walters (23-8, 2.40 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

89 Wins
65 Losses
.578 Win %
3rd Rank
573 R 537 RA
Diff +36

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573 Runs Scored
537 Runs Allowed
+36 Run Diff
437K Attendance

📈 vs. 1944 NL Average

Batting Avg .254 3% below the 1944 league average (.260)
OBP .312 4% below the 1944 league average (.326)
SLG .338 7% below the 1944 league average (.363)
Team ERA 2.97 18% better than the 1944 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 573 13% below the 1944 league average (662 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 437,582
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Avg per Game 5,610

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1944

Batting Avg

1 Frank McCormick 0.305 2 Eric Tipton 0.301 3 Ray Mueller 0.286 4 Estel Crabtree 0.286 5 Bucky Walters 0.280

Home Runs

1 Frank McCormick 20 2 Ray Mueller 10 3 Gee Walker 5 4 Max Marshall 4 5 Eddie Miller 4

RBI

1 Frank McCormick 102 2 Ray Mueller 73 3 Gee Walker 62 4 Eddie Miller 55 5 Steve Mesner 47
1944 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Woody Williams 155 653 73 157 23 3 1 35 44 24 7 0.240
Frank McCormick 153 581 85 177 37 3 20 102 57 17 7 0.305
Ray Mueller 155 555 54 159 24 4 10 73 53 47 4 0.286
Eddie Miller 155 536 48 112 21 5 4 55 41 41 9 0.209
Eric Tipton 140 479 62 144 28 3 3 36 59 32 5 0.301
Gee Walker 121 478 56 133 21 3 5 62 23 48 7 0.278
Steve Mesner 121 414 31 100 17 4 1 47 34 20 1 0.242
Dain Clay 110 356 51 89 15 0 0 17 17 18 8 0.250
Max Marshall 66 229 36 56 13 2 4 23 21 10 3 0.245
Tony Criscola 64 157 14 36 3 2 0 14 14 12 0 0.229
Chuck Aleno 50 127 10 21 3 0 1 15 15 15 0 0.165
Bucky Walters 37 107 9 30 4 0 0 13 8 18 0 0.280
Estel Crabtree 58 98 7 28 4 1 0 11 13 3 0 0.286
Jo-Jo White 24 85 9 20 2 0 0 5 10 7 0 0.235
Ed Heusser 30 69 4 15 3 0 0 3 0 17 0 0.217
Clyde Shoun 38 67 4 15 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.224
Tommy de la Cruz 36 58 3 9 3 0 0 5 3 13 0 0.155
Harry Gumbert 24 52 2 5 3 0 0 1 3 17 0 0.096
Arnold Carter 37 48 8 12 3 0 2 6 4 9 0 0.250
Jim Konstanty 20 34 2 10 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.294
Buck Fausett 13 31 2 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0.097
Joe Just 11 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.182
Chucho Ramos 4 10 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Elmer Riddle 4 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.125
Bob Malloy 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Joe Beggs 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Katz 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Len Rice 10 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jodie Beeler 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bob Ferguson 9 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Howie Fox 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Lakeman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Kermit Wahl 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jake Eisenhart 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Kosman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Lohrman 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Nuxhall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kent Peterson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnny Riddle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1944

ERA

1 Ed Heusser 2.38 2 Bucky Walters 2.40 3 Arnold Carter 2.60 4 Jim Konstanty 2.80 5 Clyde Shoun 3.02

Wins

1 Bucky Walters 23 2 Ed Heusser 13 3 Clyde Shoun 13 4 Arnold Carter 11 5 Harry Gumbert 10

Strikeouts

1 Bucky Walters 77 2 Tommy de la Cruz 65 3 Clyde Shoun 55 4 Ed Heusser 42 5 Harry Gumbert 40
1944 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bucky Walters 23 8 2.40 34 32 1 285.0 233 76 87 77
Clyde Shoun 13 10 3.02 38 21 2 202.2 193 68 42 55
Ed Heusser 13 11 2.38 30 23 2 192.2 165 51 42 42
Tommy de la Cruz 9 9 3.25 34 20 1 191.1 170 69 45 65
Harry Gumbert 10 8 3.30 24 19 2 155.1 157 57 40 40
Arnold Carter 11 7 2.60 33 18 3 148.2 143 43 40 33
Jim Konstanty 6 4 2.80 20 12 0 112.2 113 35 33 19
Elmer Riddle 2 2 4.05 4 4 0 26.2 25 12 12 6
Bob Malloy 1 1 3.09 9 0 0 23.1 22 8 11 4
Bob Katz 0 1 3.93 6 2 0 18.1 17 8 7 4
Bob Ferguson 0 3 9.00 9 2 1 16.0 24 16 10 9
Buck Fausett 0 0 5.91 2 0 0 10.2 13 7 7 3
Joe Beggs 1 0 2.00 1 1 0 9.0 8 2 0 2
Howie Fox 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.1 2 0 0 0
Bill Lohrman 0 1 27.00 2 1 0 1.2 5 5 2 0
Kent Peterson 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0
Joe Nuxhall 0 0 67.50 1 0 0 0.2 2 5 5 0
Jake Eisenhart 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 1 0

👥 Roster (39)

Chuck Aleno Jodie Beeler Joe Beggs Arnold Carter Dain Clay Estel Crabtree Tony Criscola Jake Eisenhart Buck Fausett Bob Ferguson Howie Fox Harry Gumbert +27 more

39 players

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The 1944 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The record for the 1944 Cincinnati Reds reads 89 wins and 65 losses, good for 3rd in the NL. The run column shows 573 for and 537 against. At the plate the Cincinnati Reds hit .254, 3% worse than the league's .260. The staff ERA of 2.97 was 18% better than the league average of 3.62. League clubs averaged 662 runs that year, so the Cincinnati Reds scored 13% fewer.

The home park, Crosley Field, recorded 437,582 in attendance, about 5,610 a game. Frank McCormick topped the Cincinnati Reds with 20 home runs. On the mound, Bucky Walters won 23 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 39 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1943 season and the 1945 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1944 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1944 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1944 Cincinnati Reds finished 89-65 (.578 win pct).
Who led the 1944 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Frank McCormick led the 1944 Cincinnati Reds with 20 home runs.
What was the 1944 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1944 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 2.97.
Did the 1944 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1944 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1944 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1944 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1944 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank McCormick (20 HR, 102 RBI) and Bucky Walters (23-8, 2.40 ERA).
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