1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays

61-92 • .399 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays went 61-92 (.399) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 539 runs, allowed 658, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Ron Northey (22 HR, 104 RBI) and Ken Raffensberger (13-20, 3.06 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

61 Wins
92 Losses
.399 Win %
8th Rank
539 R 658 RA
Diff -119

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539 Runs Scored
658 Runs Allowed
-119 Run Diff
474K Attendance

📈 vs. 1944 NL Average

Batting Avg .251 4% below the 1944 league average (.260)
OBP .315 3% below the 1944 league average (.326)
SLG .335 8% below the 1944 league average (.363)
Team ERA 3.64 1% worse than the 1944 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 539 19% below the 1944 league average (662 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 474,131
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Avg per Game 6,001

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1944

Batting Avg

1 Ron Northey 0.288 2 Tony Lupien 0.283 3 Buster Adams 0.283 4 Jimmy Wasdell 0.277 5 Ford Mullen 0.267

Home Runs

1 Ron Northey 22 2 Buster Adams 17 3 Tony Lupien 5 4 Jimmy Wasdell 3 5 Ted Cieslak 2

RBI

1 Ron Northey 104 2 Buster Adams 64 3 Tony Lupien 52 4 Jimmy Wasdell 40 5 Charlie Letchas 33
1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tony Lupien 153 597 82 169 23 9 5 52 56 29 18 0.283
Buster Adams 151 584 86 165 35 3 17 64 74 74 2 0.283
Ron Northey 152 570 72 164 35 9 22 104 67 51 1 0.288
Ford Mullen 118 464 51 124 9 4 0 31 28 32 4 0.267
Jimmy Wasdell 133 451 47 125 20 3 3 40 45 17 0 0.277
Charlie Letchas 116 396 29 94 8 0 0 33 32 27 0 0.237
Glen Stewart 118 377 32 83 11 5 0 29 28 40 0 0.220
Ray Hamrick 74 292 22 60 10 1 1 23 23 34 1 0.205
Bob Finley 94 281 18 70 11 1 1 21 12 25 1 0.249
Johnny Peacock 83 253 21 57 9 3 0 21 31 15 1 0.225
Ted Cieslak 85 220 18 54 10 0 2 11 21 17 1 0.245
Coaker Triplett 84 184 15 43 5 1 1 25 19 10 1 0.234
Charley Schanz 40 81 4 12 1 1 1 6 4 29 0 0.148
Ken Raffensberger 38 80 1 11 0 0 0 3 3 38 0 0.138
Granny Hamner 21 77 6 19 1 0 0 5 3 7 0 0.247
Dick Barrett 37 74 4 16 1 1 0 9 4 2 0 0.216
Bill Lee 31 72 5 14 0 0 0 4 4 12 0 0.194
Al Gerheauser 32 65 4 15 5 0 1 5 2 12 0 0.231
Andy Seminick 22 63 9 14 2 1 0 4 6 17 2 0.222
Heinie Heltzel 11 22 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.182
Vern Kennedy 14 21 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.286
Andy Karl 42 15 2 3 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.200
Merv Shea 7 15 2 4 0 0 1 1 4 4 0 0.267
Lee Riley 4 12 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.083
Chuck Klein 4 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Joe Antolick 4 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Chet Covington 19 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Putsy Caballero 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dale Matthewson 17 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Benny Culp 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Deacon Donahue 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Nick Goulish 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Barney Mussill 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Ripple 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Harry Shuman 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Cecil Tyson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Fick 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lou Lucier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roger McKee 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Verdel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1944

ERA

1 Andy Karl 2.33 2 Ken Raffensberger 3.06 3 Bill Lee 3.15 4 Charley Schanz 3.32 5 Dick Barrett 3.86

Wins

1 Ken Raffensberger 13 2 Charley Schanz 13 3 Dick Barrett 12 4 Bill Lee 10 5 Al Gerheauser 8

Strikeouts

1 Ken Raffensberger 136 2 Charley Schanz 84 3 Dick Barrett 74 4 Al Gerheauser 66 5 Bill Lee 50
1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ken Raffensberger 13 20 3.06 37 31 0 258.2 257 88 45 136
Charley Schanz 13 16 3.32 40 30 3 241.1 231 89 103 84
Dick Barrett 12 18 3.86 37 27 0 221.1 223 95 88 74
Bill Lee 10 11 3.15 31 28 1 208.1 199 73 57 50
Al Gerheauser 8 16 4.58 30 29 0 182.2 210 93 65 66
Andy Karl 3 2 2.33 38 0 2 89.0 76 23 21 26
Vern Kennedy 1 5 4.23 12 7 0 55.1 60 26 20 23
Chet Covington 1 1 4.66 19 0 0 38.2 46 20 8 13
Dale Matthewson 0 0 3.94 17 1 0 32.0 27 14 16 8
Harry Shuman 0 0 4.05 18 0 0 26.2 26 12 11 4
Barney Mussill 0 1 6.05 16 0 0 19.1 20 13 13 5
Deacon Donahue 0 2 7.71 6 0 0 9.1 18 8 2 2
John Fick 0 0 3.38 4 0 0 5.1 3 2 3 2
Charlie Ripple 0 0 15.43 1 1 0 2.1 6 4 4 2
Lou Lucier 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 2.0 3 3 2 1
Roger McKee 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 0
Al Verdel 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (40)

Buster Adams Joe Antolick Dick Barrett Putsy Caballero Ted Cieslak Chet Covington Benny Culp Deacon Donahue John Fick Bob Finley Al Gerheauser Nick Goulish +28 more

40 players

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The 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays in brief

The 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays finished 61-92, a .399 winning percentage, placing 8th in the NL. The Philadelphia Blue Jays scored 539 runs and allowed 658, a run differential of -119. At the plate the Philadelphia Blue Jays hit .251, 4% worse than the league's .260. The Philadelphia Blue Jays staff finished with a 3.64 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.62. Measured against the 662-run league average, the offense was 19% behind.

Shibe Park was home in 1944, drawing a total attendance of 474,131. Ron Northey led the club in home runs with 22. Tony Lupien collected the most hits, 169. Charley Schanz led the pitchers with 13 wins. The strikeout leader was Ken Raffensberger with 136. The 1944 roster runs to 40 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays

What was the 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays record?
The 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays finished 61-92 (.399 win pct).
Who led the 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays in home runs?
Ron Northey led the 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays with 22 home runs.
What was the 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays team ERA?
The 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays posted a team ERA of 3.64.
Did the 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays win the World Series?
No. The 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays play?
The 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ron Northey (22 HR, 104 RBI) and Ken Raffensberger (13-20, 3.06 ERA).
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