1944 Kansas City Monarchs

26-45 • .366 Win% • 6th in NAL

The 1944 Kansas City Monarchs went 26-45 (.366) finishing 6th in the NAL. The club scored 226 runs, allowed 229, and played home games at Ruppert Stadium. Team leaders included Bonnie Serrell (4 HR, 24 RBI) and Booker McDaniel (6-4, 1.55 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

26 Wins
45 Losses
.366 Win %
6th Rank
226 R 229 RA
Diff -3

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226 Runs Scored
229 Runs Allowed
-3 Run Diff
9 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1944 NAL Average

Batting Avg .251 1% below the 1944 league average (.253)
OBP .301 2% below the 1944 league average (.308)
SLG .327 2% above the 1944 league average (.321)
Team ERA 3.26 3% better than the 1944 league average (3.37)
Runs Scored 226 73% above the 1944 league average (131 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRuppert Stadium
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Home Games (est.) 35 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1944

Batting Avg

1 Dave Harper 0.325 2 Bonnie Serrell 0.321 3 Herb Souell 0.285 4 Newt Allen 0.263 5 Lee Moody 0.249

Home Runs

1 Bonnie Serrell 4 2 Herb Souell 2 3 Jim LaMarque 1 4 Lee Moody 1 5 Hilton Smith 1

RBI

1 Lee Moody 27 2 Bonnie Serrell 24 3 Newt Allen 17 4 Herb Souell 17 5 Dave Harper 14
1944 Kansas City Monarchs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Herb Souell 53 200 33 57 5 2 2 17 18 0 4 0.285
Lee Moody 50 189 22 47 6 2 1 27 5 0 2 0.249
Bonnie Serrell 50 187 39 60 10 5 4 24 15 0 6 0.321
Newt Allen 46 167 18 44 8 0 0 17 7 0 0 0.263
Jesse Williams 43 157 21 36 6 4 0 10 14 0 3 0.229
Mance Smith 36 115 13 22 1 1 0 8 9 0 1 0.191
Sammy Haynes 36 96 5 18 2 0 0 7 2 0 1 0.188
Dave Harper 27 83 9 27 5 5 0 14 7 0 1 0.325
Walter Thomas 19 62 10 14 4 1 0 8 4 0 1 0.226
Earl Bumpus 20 52 4 11 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 0.212
Norman Young 19 47 6 13 1 0 0 5 6 0 1 0.277
Jack Matchett 21 46 5 12 0 0 0 7 5 0 0 0.261
Satchel Paige 16 39 2 7 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0.179
Frank Duncan 20 37 2 8 4 0 0 5 9 0 1 0.216
Booker McDaniel 19 33 4 12 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 0.364
Hilton Smith 20 32 2 8 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0.250
Johnie Scott 7 29 4 8 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0.276
Doc Wingo 15 29 4 7 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.241
Bob Johnson 13 27 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.111
Jim LaMarque 16 27 5 8 1 0 1 6 2 0 1 0.296
Eddie Locke 15 24 5 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.250
Bobby Vandever 5 15 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Cecil Perkins 4 12 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0.167
Steve Wylie 6 11 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.091
Willard Brown 3 9 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0.333
Garcia Massingale 6 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.125
Raymond Taylor 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.125
Dean Thomas 4 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143
Ted Alexander 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clarence Locke 2 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.200
Dozier Hood 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Malone 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Loggins 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clark 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1944

ERA

1 Satchel Paige 1.01 2 Booker McDaniel 1.55 3 Eddie Locke 3.33 4 Hilton Smith 3.44 5 Jack Matchett 4.32

Wins

1 Booker McDaniel 6 2 Satchel Paige 6 3 Eddie Locke 3 4 Jack Matchett 3 5 Ted Alexander 2

Strikeouts

1 Satchel Paige 105 2 Booker McDaniel 73 3 Jack Matchett 33 4 Jim LaMarque 21 5 Eddie Locke 20
1944 Kansas City Monarchs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Satchel Paige 6 4 1.01 16 16 0 98.1 62 11 27 105
Booker McDaniel 6 4 1.55 15 6 2 75.2 52 13 28 73
Jack Matchett 3 4 4.32 11 8 1 73.0 77 35 22 33
Hilton Smith 2 5 3.44 9 6 1 49.2 45 19 17 18
Eddie Locke 3 1 3.33 10 4 0 46.0 39 17 17 20
Jim LaMarque 2 3 4.91 6 3 0 40.1 45 22 13 21
Steve Wylie 2 1 5.84 6 3 0 24.2 27 16 17 15
Dean Thomas 0 2 5.21 3 2 0 19.0 20 11 10 5
Earl Bumpus 1 1 6.50 4 3 1 18.0 17 13 14 10
Ted Alexander 2 0 2.19 2 2 0 12.1 8 3 6 8
Garcia Massingale 1 0 0.00 1 0 0 4.0 2 0 0 1
Malone 0 0 21.60 1 0 0 3.1 11 8 1 1

👥 Roster (34)

Ted Alexander Newt Allen Willard Brown Earl Bumpus Clark Frank Duncan Dave Harper Sammy Haynes Dozier Hood Bob Johnson Jim LaMarque Clarence Locke +22 more

34 players

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The 1944 Kansas City Monarchs in brief

A 26-45 record (.366) put the 1944 Kansas City Monarchs 6th in the NAL. The run column shows 226 for and 229 against. The team batting average of .251 was 1% below the 1944 league mark of .253. The Kansas City Monarchs staff finished with a 3.26 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.37. Measured against the 131-run league average, the offense was 73% ahead. Ruppert Stadium served as the home ballpark.

The home run leader was Bonnie Serrell, who hit 4. Lee Moody drove in a team-high 27 runs. Booker McDaniel led the pitchers with 6 wins. Satchel Paige struck out 105, the most on the club. The 1944 roster runs to 34 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1943 season and the 1945 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1944 Kansas City Monarchs

What was the 1944 Kansas City Monarchs record?
The 1944 Kansas City Monarchs finished 26-45 (.366 win pct).
Who led the 1944 Kansas City Monarchs in home runs?
Bonnie Serrell led the 1944 Kansas City Monarchs with 4 home runs.
What was the 1944 Kansas City Monarchs team ERA?
The 1944 Kansas City Monarchs posted a team ERA of 3.26.
Did the 1944 Kansas City Monarchs win the World Series?
No. The 1944 Kansas City Monarchs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1944 Kansas City Monarchs play?
The 1944 Kansas City Monarchs played home games at Ruppert Stadium.
Who led the 1944 Kansas City Monarchs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bonnie Serrell (4 HR, 24 RBI) and Booker McDaniel (6-4, 1.55 ERA).
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