1944 Pittsburgh Pirates

90-63 • .588 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates went 90-63 (.588) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 744 runs, allowed 662, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Babe Dahlgren (12 HR, 101 RBI) and Rip Sewell (21-12, 3.18 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

90 Wins
63 Losses
.588 Win %
2nd Rank
744 R 662 RA
Diff +82

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⚡ Quick Stats

744 Runs Scored
662 Runs Allowed
+82 Run Diff
657K Attendance

📈 vs. 1944 NL Average

Batting Avg .265 2% above the 1944 league average (.260)
OBP .337 4% above the 1944 league average (.326)
SLG .379 4% above the 1944 league average (.363)
Team ERA 3.44 5% better than the 1944 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 744 12% above the 1944 league average (662 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 657,300
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Avg per Game 8,114

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1944

Batting Avg

1 Jim Russell 0.312 2 Virgil Davis 0.301 3 Frankie Zak 0.300 4 Bob Elliott 0.297 5 Hank Camelli 0.296

Home Runs

1 Babe Dahlgren 12 2 Bob Elliott 10 3 Vince DiMaggio 9 4 Jim Russell 8 5 Johnny Barrett 7

RBI

1 Bob Elliott 108 2 Babe Dahlgren 101 3 Johnny Barrett 83 4 Jim Russell 66 5 Frank Colman 53
1944 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Babe Dahlgren 158 599 67 173 28 7 12 101 47 56 2 0.289
Jim Russell 152 580 109 181 34 14 8 66 79 63 6 0.312
Johnny Barrett 149 568 99 153 24 19 7 83 86 56 28 0.269
Pete Coscarart 139 554 89 146 30 4 4 42 41 57 10 0.264
Bob Elliott 143 538 85 160 28 16 10 108 75 42 9 0.297
Frankie Gustine 127 405 42 93 18 3 2 42 33 41 8 0.230
Vince DiMaggio 109 342 41 82 20 4 9 50 33 83 6 0.240
Al Lopez 115 331 27 76 12 1 1 34 34 24 4 0.230
Frank Colman 99 226 30 61 9 5 6 53 25 27 0 0.270
Al Rubeling 92 184 22 45 7 2 4 30 19 19 4 0.245
Frankie Zak 87 160 33 48 3 1 0 11 22 18 6 0.300
Tommy O'Brien 85 156 27 39 6 2 3 20 21 12 1 0.250
Hank Camelli 63 125 14 37 5 1 1 10 18 12 0 0.296
Rip Sewell 44 112 10 25 4 1 1 12 2 19 1 0.223
Virgil Davis 54 93 6 28 7 0 2 14 10 8 0 0.301
Lee Handley 40 86 7 19 2 0 0 5 3 5 1 0.221
Fritz Ostermueller 29 80 7 20 2 0 0 6 2 6 1 0.250
Max Butcher 36 63 4 12 2 0 0 5 2 8 0 0.190
Nick Strincevich 40 57 4 9 2 0 0 4 2 7 0 0.158
Preacher Roe 39 53 4 7 0 0 0 1 3 23 0 0.132
Arthur Cuccurullo 36 38 4 14 4 0 0 4 2 3 0 0.368
Xavier Rescigno 48 22 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 11 0 0.091
Ray Starr 27 22 4 3 1 0 0 3 6 9 0 0.136
Lloyd Waner 19 14 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.357
Al Gionfriddo 4 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.167
Bill Rodgers 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Joe Vitelli 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vic Barnhart 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.500
Johnny Gee 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Len Gilmore 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Harry Sweeney 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Roy Wise 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1944

ERA

1 Fritz Ostermueller 2.73 2 Nick Strincevich 3.08 3 Preacher Roe 3.11 4 Max Butcher 3.12 5 Rip Sewell 3.18

Wins

1 Rip Sewell 21 2 Nick Strincevich 14 3 Max Butcher 13 4 Preacher Roe 13 5 Fritz Ostermueller 11

Strikeouts

1 Preacher Roe 88 2 Rip Sewell 87 3 Fritz Ostermueller 80 4 Nick Strincevich 47 5 Xavier Rescigno 45
1944 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rip Sewell 21 12 3.18 38 33 2 286.0 263 101 99 87
Fritz Ostermueller 11 7 2.73 28 24 1 204.2 201 62 65 80
Max Butcher 13 11 3.12 35 27 1 199.0 216 69 46 43
Nick Strincevich 14 7 3.08 40 26 2 190.0 190 65 37 47
Preacher Roe 13 11 3.11 39 25 1 185.1 182 64 59 88
Xavier Rescigno 10 8 4.35 48 6 5 124.0 146 60 34 45
Arthur Cuccurullo 2 1 4.06 32 4 4 106.1 110 48 44 31
Ray Starr 6 5 5.02 27 12 3 89.2 116 50 36 25
Johnny Gee 0 0 7.15 4 0 0 11.1 20 9 5 3
Len Gilmore 0 1 7.88 1 1 0 8.0 13 7 0 0
Joe Vitelli 0 0 2.57 4 0 0 7.0 5 2 7 2
Roy Wise 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 3.0 4 3 3 1

👥 Roster (32)

Vic Barnhart Johnny Barrett Max Butcher Hank Camelli Frank Colman Pete Coscarart Arthur Cuccurullo Babe Dahlgren Virgil Davis Vince DiMaggio Bob Elliott Johnny Gee +20 more

32 players

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The 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates won 90 games and lost 63, ending up 2nd in the NL. Runs came in at 744 scored against 662 allowed (+82). At the plate the Pittsburgh Pirates hit .265, 2% better than the league's .260. Pitchers allowed 3.44 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.62. The 744 runs scored compare with a league average of 662 per club, 12% more.

The home park, Forbes Field, recorded 657,300 in attendance, about 8,114 a game. Babe Dahlgren topped the Pittsburgh Pirates with 12 home runs. The RBI leader was Bob Elliott, with 108. The hits leader was Jim Russell with 181. On the mound, Rip Sewell won 21 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Preacher Roe with 88.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 90-63 (.588 win pct).
Who led the 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Babe Dahlgren led the 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates with 12 home runs.
What was the 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.44.
Did the 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Babe Dahlgren (12 HR, 101 RBI) and Rip Sewell (21-12, 3.18 ERA).
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