1944 Philadelphia Athletics

72-82 • .468 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1944 Philadelphia Athletics went 72-82 (.468) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 525 runs, allowed 594, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Frankie Hayes (13 HR, 78 RBI) and Russ Christopher (14-14, 2.97 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

72 Wins
82 Losses
.468 Win %
5th Rank
525 R 594 RA
Diff -69

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525 Runs Scored
594 Runs Allowed
-69 Run Diff
666K Attendance

📈 vs. 1944 AL Average

Batting Avg .256 1% below the 1944 league average (.259)
OBP .313 4% below the 1944 league average (.325)
SLG .326 7% below the 1944 league average (.352)
Team ERA 3.26 5% better than the 1944 league average (3.43)
Runs Scored 525 17% below the 1944 league average (632 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 666,357
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Avg per Game 8,767

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1944

Batting Avg

1 Dick Siebert 0.306 2 Bobby Estalella 0.298 3 Bill McGhee 0.289 4 Ed Busch 0.271 5 Ford Garrison 0.269

Home Runs

1 Frankie Hayes 13 2 Bobby Estalella 7 3 Dick Siebert 6 4 Ford Garrison 4 5 Bill Burgo 1

RBI

1 Frankie Hayes 78 2 Bobby Estalella 60 3 Dick Siebert 52 4 Irv Hall 45 5 George Kell 44
1944 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Frankie Hayes 155 581 62 144 18 6 13 78 57 59 2 0.248
Irv Hall 143 559 60 150 20 8 0 45 31 46 2 0.268
George Kell 139 514 51 138 15 3 0 44 22 23 5 0.268
Bobby Estalella 140 506 54 151 17 9 7 60 59 60 3 0.298
Ed Busch 140 484 41 131 11 3 0 40 29 17 5 0.271
Dick Siebert 132 468 52 143 27 5 6 52 62 17 2 0.306
Ford Garrison 121 449 58 121 13 2 4 37 22 40 10 0.269
Bill McGhee 77 287 27 83 12 0 1 19 21 20 2 0.289
Jo-Jo White 85 267 30 59 4 2 1 21 40 27 5 0.221
Hal Epps 67 229 27 60 8 8 0 13 18 18 2 0.262
Joe Rullo 35 96 5 16 0 0 0 5 6 19 1 0.167
Bill Burgo 27 88 6 21 2 0 1 3 7 3 1 0.239
Bobo Newsom 37 88 4 10 2 0 0 2 0 20 0 0.114
Russ Christopher 35 81 4 18 5 1 1 6 2 18 0 0.222
Joe Burns 28 75 5 18 2 0 1 8 4 8 0 0.240
Jesse Flores 27 64 4 11 3 0 0 6 3 13 0 0.172
Don Black 29 59 2 11 1 0 0 4 2 13 0 0.186
Lum Harris 23 59 4 10 1 0 0 3 4 18 0 0.169
Woody Wheaton 30 59 1 11 2 0 0 5 5 3 1 0.186
Luke Hamlin 29 56 5 13 0 0 0 6 9 12 0 0.232
Larry Rosenthal 32 54 5 11 2 0 1 6 5 9 0 0.204
Charlie Metro 24 40 4 4 0 0 0 1 7 6 0 0.100
Lew Flick 19 35 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0.114
Joe Berry 53 25 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 8 0 0.120
Bobby Wilkins 24 25 7 6 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0.240
Bob Garbark 18 23 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.261
Carl Scheib 15 10 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.300
Hal Peck 2 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.250
Al Simmons 4 6 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.500
Bill Mills 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.250
Tony Parisse 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Pruett 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.250
Hal Wagner 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Ted Abernathy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John McGillen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1944

ERA

1 Joe Berry 1.94 2 Bobo Newsom 2.82 3 Russ Christopher 2.97 4 Lum Harris 3.30 5 Jesse Flores 3.39

Wins

1 Russ Christopher 14 2 Bobo Newsom 13 3 Joe Berry 10 4 Don Black 10 5 Lum Harris 10

Strikeouts

1 Bobo Newsom 142 2 Russ Christopher 84 3 Don Black 78 4 Jesse Flores 65 5 Luke Hamlin 58
1944 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bobo Newsom 13 15 2.82 37 33 1 265.0 243 83 82 142
Russ Christopher 14 14 2.97 35 24 1 215.1 200 71 63 84
Luke Hamlin 6 12 3.74 29 23 0 190.0 204 79 38 58
Jesse Flores 9 11 3.39 27 25 0 185.2 172 70 49 65
Don Black 10 12 4.06 29 27 0 177.1 177 80 75 78
Lum Harris 10 9 3.30 23 22 0 174.1 193 64 26 33
Joe Berry 10 8 1.94 53 0 12 111.1 78 24 23 44
Woody Wheaton 0 1 3.55 11 1 0 38.0 36 15 20 15
Carl Scheib 0 0 4.21 15 0 0 36.1 36 17 11 13
Ted Abernathy 0 0 3.00 1 0 0 3.0 5 1 1 2
John McGillen 0 0 18.00 2 0 0 1.0 1 2 2 0

👥 Roster (35)

Ted Abernathy Joe Berry Don Black Bill Burgo Joe Burns Ed Busch Russ Christopher Hal Epps Bobby Estalella Lew Flick Jesse Flores Bob Garbark +23 more

35 players

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The 1944 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

In 1944 the Philadelphia Athletics posted a 72-82 mark (.468) and finished 5th in the AL. The Philadelphia Athletics scored 525 runs and allowed 594, a run differential of -69. At the plate the Philadelphia Athletics hit .256, 1% worse than the league's .259. The staff ERA of 3.26 was 5% better than the league average of 3.43. The 525 runs scored compare with a league average of 632 per club, 17% fewer.

Attendance at Shibe Park totaled 666,357 for the year. The home run leader was Frankie Hayes, who hit 13. Bobby Estalella collected the most hits, 151. On the mound, Russ Christopher won 14 games to lead the staff. Bobo Newsom struck out 142, the most on the club. Joe Berry saved 12 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1944 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1944 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1944 Philadelphia Athletics finished 72-82 (.468 win pct).
Who led the 1944 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Frankie Hayes led the 1944 Philadelphia Athletics with 13 home runs.
What was the 1944 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1944 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 3.26.
Did the 1944 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1944 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1944 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1944 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1944 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frankie Hayes (13 HR, 78 RBI) and Russ Christopher (14-14, 2.97 ERA).
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