1944 New York Yankees

83-71 • .539 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1944 New York Yankees went 83-71 (.539) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 674 runs, allowed 617, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Nick Etten (22 HR, 91 RBI) and Hank Borowy (17-12, 2.64 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

83 Wins
71 Losses
.539 Win %
3rd Rank
674 R 617 RA
Diff +57

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674 Runs Scored
617 Runs Allowed
+57 Run Diff
901K Attendance

📈 vs. 1944 AL Average

Batting Avg .264 2% above the 1944 league average (.259)
OBP .332 2% above the 1944 league average (.325)
SLG .386 10% above the 1944 league average (.352)
Team ERA 3.39 1% better than the 1944 league average (3.43)
Runs Scored 674 7% above the 1944 league average (632 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 901,543
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Avg per Game 11,558

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1944

Batting Avg

1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 0.319 2 Hersh Martin 0.302 3 Johnny Lindell 0.300 4 Nick Etten 0.293 5 Oscar Grimes 0.279

Home Runs

1 Nick Etten 22 2 Johnny Lindell 18 3 Bud Metheny 14 4 Hersh Martin 9 5 Snuffy Stirnweiss 8

RBI

1 Johnny Lindell 103 2 Nick Etten 91 3 Bud Metheny 67 4 Hersh Martin 47 5 Oscar Grimes 46
1944 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Snuffy Stirnweiss 154 643 125 205 35 16 8 43 73 87 55 0.319
Johnny Lindell 149 594 91 178 33 16 18 103 44 56 5 0.300
Nick Etten 154 573 88 168 25 4 22 91 97 29 4 0.293
Bud Metheny 137 518 72 124 16 1 14 67 56 57 5 0.239
Oscar Grimes 116 387 44 108 17 8 5 46 59 57 6 0.279
Hersh Martin 85 328 49 99 12 4 9 47 34 26 5 0.302
Mike Milosevich 94 312 27 77 11 4 0 32 30 37 1 0.247
Mike Garbark 89 299 23 78 9 4 1 33 25 27 0 0.261
Rollie Hemsley 81 284 23 76 12 5 2 26 9 13 0 0.268
Don Savage 71 239 31 63 7 5 4 24 20 41 1 0.264
Frankie Crosetti 55 197 20 47 4 2 5 30 11 21 3 0.239
Ed Levy 40 153 12 37 11 2 4 29 6 19 1 0.242
Russ Derry 38 114 14 29 3 0 4 14 20 19 1 0.254
Larry Rosenthal 36 101 9 20 3 0 0 9 19 15 1 0.198
Hank Borowy 35 90 5 12 1 2 0 7 3 17 0 0.133
Monk Dubiel 31 83 5 15 2 0 0 7 0 16 0 0.181
Tuck Stainback 30 78 13 17 3 0 0 5 3 7 1 0.218
Tiny Bonham 26 75 5 10 1 0 0 3 5 12 1 0.133
Atley Donald 30 55 3 10 2 0 0 4 3 15 0 0.182
Joe Page 19 32 3 5 2 1 0 2 0 9 0 0.156
Mel Queen 10 31 5 6 3 0 0 2 0 11 0 0.194
Bill Zuber 22 31 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0.129
Steve Roser 16 30 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 11 0 0.100
Al Lyons 19 26 1 9 2 0 0 3 0 5 0 0.346
Bill Bevens 8 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.062
Jim Turner 35 10 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.200
Johnny Cooney 10 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.125
Bill Drescher 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143
Paul Waner 9 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0.143
Johnny Johnson 22 6 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Bob Collins 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Spud Chandler 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1944

ERA

1 Hank Borowy 2.64 2 Bill Bevens 2.68 3 Tiny Bonham 2.99 4 Mel Queen 3.31 5 Atley Donald 3.34

Wins

1 Hank Borowy 17 2 Atley Donald 13 3 Monk Dubiel 13 4 Tiny Bonham 12 5 Mel Queen 6

Strikeouts

1 Hank Borowy 107 2 Monk Dubiel 79 3 Joe Page 63 4 Bill Zuber 59 5 Tiny Bonham 54
1944 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Hank Borowy 17 12 2.64 35 30 2 252.2 224 74 88 107
Monk Dubiel 13 13 3.38 30 28 0 232.0 217 87 86 79
Tiny Bonham 12 9 2.99 26 25 0 213.2 228 71 41 54
Atley Donald 13 10 3.34 30 19 0 159.0 173 59 59 48
Bill Zuber 5 7 4.21 22 13 0 107.0 101 50 54 59
Joe Page 5 7 4.56 19 16 0 102.2 100 52 52 63
Steve Roser 4 3 3.86 16 6 1 84.0 80 36 34 34
Mel Queen 6 3 3.31 10 10 0 81.2 68 30 34 30
Bill Bevens 4 1 2.68 8 5 0 43.2 44 13 13 16
Jim Turner 4 4 3.46 35 0 7 41.2 42 16 22 13
Al Lyons 0 0 4.54 11 0 0 39.2 43 20 24 14
Johnny Johnson 0 2 4.05 22 1 3 26.2 25 12 24 11
Spud Chandler 0 0 4.50 1 1 0 6.0 6 3 1 1

👥 Roster (32)

Bill Bevens Tiny Bonham Hank Borowy Spud Chandler Bob Collins Johnny Cooney Frankie Crosetti Russ Derry Atley Donald Bill Drescher Monk Dubiel Nick Etten +20 more

32 players

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The 1944 New York Yankees in brief

The 1944 New York Yankees won 83 games and lost 71, ending up 3rd in the AL. Runs came in at 674 scored against 617 allowed (+57). Against a league average of .259, the 1944 New York Yankees batted .264. The staff ERA of 3.39 was 1% better than the league average of 3.43. The 674 runs scored compare with a league average of 632 per club, 7% more.

The home park, Yankee Stadium I, recorded 901,543 in attendance, about 11,558 a game. For power, Nick Etten led the way with 22 homers. The RBI leader was Johnny Lindell, with 103. Snuffy Stirnweiss collected the most hits, 205. The pitching staff's wins leader was Hank Borowy (17). The roster section lists 32 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1944 New York Yankees

What was the 1944 New York Yankees record?
The 1944 New York Yankees finished 83-71 (.539 win pct).
Who led the 1944 New York Yankees in home runs?
Nick Etten led the 1944 New York Yankees with 22 home runs.
What was the 1944 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1944 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.39.
Did the 1944 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1944 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1944 New York Yankees play?
The 1944 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1944 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Nick Etten (22 HR, 91 RBI) and Hank Borowy (17-12, 2.64 ERA).
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