⭐ League Leader

1944 St. Louis Browns

89-65 • .578 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1944 St. Louis Browns went 89-65 (.578) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 684 runs, allowed 587, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Vern Stephens (20 HR, 109 RBI) and Nels Potter (19-7, 2.83 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

89 Wins
65 Losses
.578 Win %
1st Rank
684 R 587 RA
Diff +97

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⚡ Quick Stats

684 Runs Scored
587 Runs Allowed
+97 Run Diff
571K Attendance

📈 vs. 1944 AL Average

Batting Avg .252 3% below the 1944 league average (.259)
OBP .322 1% below the 1944 league average (.325)
SLG .352 equal to the 1944 league average (.352)
Team ERA 3.17 8% better than the 1944 league average (3.43)
Runs Scored 684 8% above the 1944 league average (632 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 571,939
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Avg per Game 7,427

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1944

Batting Avg

1 Mike Kreevich 0.301 2 Al Zarilla 0.299 3 Milt Byrnes 0.295 4 Vern Stephens 0.293 5 Mark Christman 0.271

Home Runs

1 Vern Stephens 20 2 George McQuinn 11 3 Mark Christman 6 4 Gene Moore 6 5 Al Zarilla 6

RBI

1 Vern Stephens 109 2 Mark Christman 83 3 George McQuinn 72 4 Gene Moore 58 5 Milt Byrnes 45
1944 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Don Gutteridge 148 603 89 148 27 11 3 36 51 63 20 0.245
Vern Stephens 145 559 91 164 32 1 20 109 62 54 2 0.293
Mark Christman 148 547 56 148 25 1 6 83 47 37 5 0.271
George McQuinn 146 516 83 129 26 3 11 72 85 74 4 0.250
Milt Byrnes 128 407 63 120 20 4 4 45 68 50 1 0.295
Mike Kreevich 105 402 55 121 15 6 5 44 27 24 3 0.301
Gene Moore 110 390 56 93 13 6 6 58 24 37 0 0.238
Al Zarilla 100 288 43 86 13 6 6 45 29 33 1 0.299
Red Hayworth 90 270 20 60 11 1 1 25 10 13 0 0.222
Frank Mancuso 88 244 19 50 11 0 1 24 20 32 1 0.205
Chet Laabs 66 201 28 47 10 2 5 23 29 33 3 0.234
Floyd Baker 44 97 10 17 3 0 0 5 11 5 2 0.175
Jack Kramer 33 85 6 14 2 0 2 6 8 21 0 0.165
Nels Potter 32 82 4 13 1 0 0 5 4 4 0 0.159
Bob Muncrief 33 78 4 18 2 0 0 10 3 16 1 0.231
Sig Jakucki 36 73 9 11 1 1 1 8 1 14 0 0.151
Mike Chartak 35 72 8 17 2 1 1 7 6 9 0 0.236
Hal Epps 22 62 15 11 1 1 0 3 14 14 0 0.177
Frank Demaree 16 51 4 13 2 0 0 6 6 3 0 0.255
Ellis Clary 25 49 6 13 1 1 0 4 12 9 1 0.265
Denny Galehouse 24 48 1 3 0 0 0 1 3 19 0 0.062
Al Hollingsworth 26 28 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 8 0 0.071
Tex Shirley 30 28 7 4 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0.143
Tom Turner 15 25 2 8 1 0 0 4 2 5 0 0.320
George Caster 42 20 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 7 0 0.250
Tom Hafey 8 14 1 5 2 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.357
Joe Schultz 3 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Weldon West 11 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Sam Zoldak 18 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Steve Sundra 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.000
Babe Martin 2 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.750
Willis Hudlin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Len Schulte 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1944

ERA

1 George Caster 2.44 2 Jack Kramer 2.49 3 Nels Potter 2.83 4 Bob Muncrief 3.08 5 Denny Galehouse 3.12

Wins

1 Nels Potter 19 2 Jack Kramer 17 3 Sig Jakucki 13 4 Bob Muncrief 13 5 Denny Galehouse 9

Strikeouts

1 Jack Kramer 124 2 Nels Potter 91 3 Bob Muncrief 88 4 Denny Galehouse 80 5 Sig Jakucki 67
1944 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Kramer 17 13 2.49 33 31 0 257.0 233 71 75 124
Nels Potter 19 7 2.83 32 29 0 232.0 211 73 70 91
Bob Muncrief 13 8 3.08 33 27 1 219.1 216 75 50 88
Sig Jakucki 13 9 3.55 35 24 3 198.0 211 78 54 67
Denny Galehouse 9 10 3.12 24 19 0 153.0 162 53 44 80
Al Hollingsworth 5 7 4.47 26 10 1 92.2 108 46 37 22
George Caster 6 6 2.44 42 0 12 81.0 91 22 33 46
Tex Shirley 5 4 4.15 23 11 0 80.1 59 37 64 35
Sam Zoldak 0 0 3.72 18 0 0 38.2 49 16 19 15
Weldon West 0 0 6.29 11 0 0 24.1 34 17 19 11
Steve Sundra 2 0 1.42 3 3 0 19.0 15 3 4 1
Willis Hudlin 0 1 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 3 1 0 1

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to SLN 4-2

👥 Roster (33)

Floyd Baker Milt Byrnes George Caster Mike Chartak Mark Christman Ellis Clary Frank Demaree Hal Epps Denny Galehouse Don Gutteridge Tom Hafey Red Hayworth +21 more

33 players

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The 1944 St. Louis Browns in brief

The record for the 1944 St. Louis Browns reads 89 wins and 65 losses, good for 1st in the AL. In 1944 the franchise won the pennant. The St. Louis Browns scored 684 runs and allowed 587, a run differential of +97. The team batting average of .252 was 3% below the 1944 league mark of .259. Pitchers allowed 3.17 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.43.

Sportsman's Park IV was home in 1944, drawing a total attendance of 571,939. Vern Stephens topped the St. Louis Browns with 20 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Nels Potter (19). Jack Kramer struck out 124, the most on the club. In the World Series, the St. Louis Browns lost to SLN 4-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1944 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1944 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1944 St. Louis Browns finished 89-65 (.578 win pct).
How did the 1944 St. Louis Browns finish?
The 1944 St. Louis Browns finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1944 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Vern Stephens led the 1944 St. Louis Browns with 20 home runs.
What was the 1944 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1944 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 3.17.
Did the 1944 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1944 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1944 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1944 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
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