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1944 Major League Baseball New Debuts

1943 MLB  / 1945 MLB  New Debuts

Batting

Pitchers Below
Rk Yrs From To ASG WAR/pos G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Debut Age
1 Joe Antolick 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 4 7 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .429 .333 .762 Sep 20 28.162
2 John Antonelli 2 1944 1945 0 -1.3 135 561 528 50 133 28 2 1 29 1 24 29 .252 .287 .318 .605 Sep 16 29.063
3 Vic Barnhart 3 1944 1946 0 -0.5 74 218 204 21 55 7 0 0 19 2 10 12 .270 .304 .304 .608 Oct 1 22.030
4 Bob Barthelson 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jul 4 19.355
5 Eddie Basinski 3 1944 1947 0 -1.0 203 663 602 58 147 19 7 4 59 1 35 70 .244 .292 .319 .611 May 20 21.198
6 Jodie Beeler 1 1944 1944 0 -0.1 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 21 22.300
7 Augie Bergamo 2 1944 1945 0 3.0 174 589 496 86 151 23 5 5 63 0 78 44 .304 .400 .401 .801 Apr 25 27.071
8 Bill Bevens 4 1944 1947 0 -1.7 96 242 221 12 22 1 0 3 10 1 1 4 102 .100 .119 .145 .264 May 12 27.204
9 George Binks 5 1944 1948 0 -0.3 351 1181 1093 112 277 55 10 8 130 21 9 67 108 .253 .299 .344 .643 Sep 23 30.074
10 Steve Biras 1 1944 1944 0 0.1 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Sep 15 22.202
11 Bill Bonness 1 1944 1944 0 -0.1 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 26 20.286
12 Red Borom 2 1944 1945 0 0.1 62 160 144 20 36 4 0 0 10 4 2 9 10 .250 .294 .278 .572 Apr 23 28.176
13 Ralph Branca 12 1944 1956 3 -1.7 322 538 464 35 66 6 1 2 31 0 0 36 160 .142 .204 .172 .376 Jun 12 18.158 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1943.
14 Jack Brewer 3 1944 1946 0 -0.2 43 82 75 6 14 3 0 0 5 0 0 14 .187 .187 .227 .413 Jul 15 26.085 Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1940.
15 Ken Brondell 1 1944 1944 0 -0.1 8 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 3 22.199
16 Tommy Brown 9 1944 1953 0 -2.9 494 1386 1280 151 309 39 7 31 159 7 4 85 142 .241 .292 .355 .647 Aug 3 16.241 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1944.
17 Putsy Caballero 8 1944 1952 0 -3.2 322 708 658 81 150 21 3 1 40 10 2 41 34 .228 .273 .274 .547 Sep 14 16.314 Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1944.
18 Pat Capri 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jul 16 25.232
19 Arnold Carter 2 1944 1945 0 0.6 56 73 65 9 15 3 0 2 6 0 6 11 .231 .296 .369 .665 Apr 29 26.046
20 Rex Cecil 2 1944 1945 0 0.3 18 42 38 0 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 6 .289 .325 .316 .641 Aug 13 27.310
21 Ted Cieslak 1 1944 1944 0 -0.2 85 243 220 18 54 10 0 2 11 1 21 17 .245 .314 .318 .632 Apr 18 31.148
22 Grey Clarke 1 1944 1944 0 0.5 63 194 169 14 44 10 1 0 27 0 4 22 6 .260 .352 .331 .684 Apr 19 31.206
23 Chet Covington 1 1944 1944 0 -0.1 19 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 23 33.169
24 Claude Crocker 2 1944 1945 0 0.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Aug 1 20.012
25 Fats Dantonio 2 1944 1945 0 -0.3 50 150 135 12 33 6 1 0 12 3 11 7 .244 .301 .304 .605 Sep 18 25.262
26 Tommy de la Cruz 1 1944 1944 0 -0.1 36 65 58 3 9 3 0 0 5 0 3 13 .155 .197 .207 .404 Apr 20 32.215
27 Russ Derry 4 1944 1949 0 0.9 187 637 553 68 124 17 7 17 73 2 0 78 124 .224 .322 .373 .695 Jul 4 27.271
28 Jim Devlin 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 27 21.246
29 Blix Donnelly 8 1944 1951 0 -0.4 190 229 201 12 32 3 1 0 8 0 0 14 35 .159 .214 .184 .398 May 6 30.106
30 Clem Dreisewerd 4 1944 1948 0 -0.3 46 46 38 2 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 22 .105 .190 .132 .322 Aug 29 28.218
31 Bill Drescher 3 1944 1946 0 -0.3 57 151 139 10 37 4 1 0 16 0 2 8 5 .266 .306 .309 .615 Apr 19 22.332
32 Frank Drews 2 1944 1945 0 0.2 95 335 288 27 59 13 2 0 29 0 41 32 .205 .306 .264 .570 Aug 13 28.080
33 Monk Dubiel 7 1944 1952 0 0.6 190 310 275 27 57 10 2 1 15 0 1 12 67 .207 .240 .269 .510 Apr 19 26.067 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1941.
34 Red Durrett 2 1944 1945 0 -0.1 19 60 48 5 7 1 0 1 1 0 10 13 .146 .293 .229 .522 Sep 14 23.224
35 Roy Easterwood 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 17 34 33 1 7 2 0 1 2 0 1 11 .212 .235 .364 .599 Apr 21 29.100
36 Zeb Eaton 2 1944 1945 0 0.2 35 43 42 3 9 1 0 2 12 0 0 1 8 .214 .233 .381 .614 Apr 18 24.076
37 Jake Eisenhart 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun 10 21.251
38 Buck Fausett 1 1944 1944 0 -0.2 13 33 31 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 .097 .125 .161 .286 Apr 18 36.010
39 Bob Ferguson 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 9 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 Apr 29 25.011
40 John Fick 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jul 29 23.072
41 Steve Filipowicz 3 1944 1948 0 -1.0 57 192 179 24 40 7 2 2 26 0 9 21 .223 .265 .318 .583 Sep 3 23.067
42 Bubba Floyd 1 1944 1944 0 0.3 3 10 9 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .444 .500 .556 1.056 Jun 16 26.359
43 Howie Fox 9 1944 1954 0 0.0 253 384 349 29 66 11 0 2 25 1 0 9 47 .189 .214 .238 .452 Sep 28 23.211 Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1943.
44 Jack Franklin 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun 12 24.236
45 Mike Garbark 2 1944 1945 0 0.6 149 528 475 46 116 14 7 2 59 0 2 48 39 .244 .316 .316 .632 Apr 18 28.076
46 Danny Gardella 3 1944 1950 0 2.2 169 610 543 74 145 12 3 24 85 2 57 68 .267 .343 .433 .776 May 14 24.078 Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1938.
47 Charlie Gassaway 3 1944 1946 0 -0.2 39 61 58 4 8 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 23 .138 .180 .138 .318 Sep 25 26.044
48 Bob Gillespie 4 1944 1950 0 -0.5 58 56 51 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 24 .039 .109 .039 .148 May 11 24.216 Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1940.
49 Len Gilmore 1 1944 1944 0 -0.1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 Oct 1 26.333
50 Al Gionfriddo 4 1944 1947 0 0.3 228 681 580 95 154 22 12 2 58 15 91 39 .266 .366 .355 .721 Sep 23 22.199
51 Roland Gladu 1 1944 1944 0 -0.3 21 70 66 5 16 2 1 1 7 0 3 8 .242 .275 .348 .624 Apr 18 32.344
52 Preston Gomez 1 1944 1944 0 -0.1 8 7 7 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .286 .286 .429 .714 May 5 21.015
53 Nick Goulish 2 1944 1945 0 0.0 14 13 12 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 .250 .308 .250 .558 Apr 19 27.158
54 Granny Hamner 17 1944 1962 3 15.9 1531 6291 5839 711 1529 272 62 104 708 35 14 351 432 .262 .303 .383 .686 Sep 14 17.141 Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1944.
55 Andy Hansen 9 1944 1953 0 -0.7 271 148 118 11 12 1 0 0 3 0 0 15 50 .102 .209 .110 .319 Jun 30 19.231 Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1943.
56 Clem Hausmann 3 1944 1949 0 -0.5 64 84 77 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 16 .091 .157 .091 .248 Apr 28 24.255
57 George Hausmann 3 1944 1949 0 3.0 301 1305 1136 173 304 35 13 3 78 10 120 77 .268 .338 .329 .667 Apr 18 28.067
58 Red Hayworth 2 1944 1945 0 -2.3 146 450 430 27 91 15 1 1 42 0 2 17 19 .212 .243 .258 .501 Apr 21 27.343
59 Earl Henry 2 1944 1945 0 0.0 20 10 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 .300 .222 .522 Sep 23 27.105
60 Stew Hofferth 3 1944 1946 0 -0.7 136 443 408 30 88 11 1 4 51 1 28 22 .216 .268 .277 .545 Apr 19 31.083
61 Wally Holborow 3 1944 1948 0 0.1 21 10 6 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 .333 .429 .500 .929 Sep 27 30.302
62 Chuck Hostetler 2 1944 1945 0 -0.3 132 343 309 45 86 12 2 0 22 4 4 28 39 .278 .338 .330 .668 Apr 18 40.209
63 Roy Jarvis 3 1944 1947 0 -0.2 21 57 50 4 8 1 0 1 4 0 7 7 .160 .263 .240 .503 Apr 30 17.328
64 Johnny Johnson 2 1944 1945 0 0.5 51 24 20 2 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 .350 .435 .500 .935 Apr 19 29.203
65 Vic Johnson 3 1944 1946 0 -0.3 42 42 42 2 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 .119 .119 .143 .262 May 3 23.274
66 Tom Jordan 3 1944 1948 0 0.0 39 101 96 5 23 4 2 1 6 1 1 4 2 .240 .270 .354 .624 Sep 4 24.365
67 Al Jurisich 4 1944 1947 0 -0.9 104 134 122 7 14 2 0 0 4 0 4 39 .115 .143 .131 .274 Apr 26 22.245
68 Joe Just 2 1944 1945 0 -0.4 25 52 45 2 7 0 0 0 2 0 4 9 .156 .240 .156 .396 May 13 28.126
69 Bob Katz 1 1944 1944 0 -0.1 6 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 12 33.103
70 Bob Keely 2 1944 1945 0 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jul 25 34.338
71 Clyde King 7 1944 1953 0 -0.7 201 129 114 9 13 1 1 0 5 0 0 5 36 .114 .158 .140 .299 Jun 21 20.029 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1944.
72 Hal Kleine 2 1944 1945 0 0.0 17 18 17 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .176 .176 .235 .412 Apr 26 20.323
73 Stan Klopp 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 24 7 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571 Apr 30 33.130 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1937.
74 Barney Koch 1 1944 1944 0 -0.8 33 101 96 11 21 2 0 0 1 0 3 9 .219 .242 .240 .482 Jul 23 21.122
75 Jim Konstanty 11 1944 1956 1 -1.0 433 221 202 7 33 2 0 0 14 0 0 3 41 .163 .179 .173 .352 Jun 18 27.108
76 Mike Kosman 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 20 26.146
77 Eddie Lopat 12 1944 1955 1 4.1 357 995 887 87 187 26 5 5 77 0 1 73 92 .211 .271 .268 .539 Apr 30 25.314
78 Russ Lyon 1 1944 1944 0 -0.1 7 12 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182 .250 .182 .432 Apr 21 30.300
79 Al Lyons 4 1944 1948 0 0.6 60 62 58 5 17 3 0 1 7 0 0 3 16 .293 .339 .397 .735 Apr 19 25.276
80 Harry MacPherson 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aug 14 18.035 Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1944.
81 Frank Mancuso 4 1944 1947 0 -0.5 337 1117 1002 85 241 37 7 5 98 2 2 101 118 .241 .314 .306 .620 Apr 18 25.331
82 Garth Mann 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 May 14 28.180
83 Babe Martin 6 1944 1953 0 -0.8 69 226 206 13 44 6 2 2 18 0 1 13 27 .214 .260 .291 .552 Sep 25 24.181 Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1940.
84 Gene Mauch 9 1944 1957 0 -0.3 304 854 737 93 176 25 7 5 62 6 0 104 82 .239 .333 .312 .645 Apr 18 18.152 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1943.
85 Bill McGhee 2 1944 1945 0 -0.2 170 583 537 51 146 18 1 1 38 5 3 45 36 .272 .329 .315 .644 Jul 5 38.304
86 John McGillen 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 20 26.258
87 Cal McLish 15 1944 1964 1 0.3 368 565 490 47 73 9 2 3 30 1 0 45 196 .149 .220 .194 .414 May 13 18.164 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1944.
88 William Metzig 1 1944 1944 0 -0.2 5 17 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .125 .176 .125 .301 Sep 19 25.290
89 Hank Miklos 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 23 33.148
90 Eddie Miksis 14 1944 1958 0 -5.0 1042 3338 3053 383 722 95 17 44 228 52 22 215 313 .236 .288 .322 .610 Jun 17 17.280 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1944.
91 Hack Miller 2 1944 1945 0 0.3 7 11 9 1 4 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 1 .444 .500 .778 1.278 Apr 18 31.065
92 Whitey Miller 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 15 29.136
93 Bill Mills 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 5 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .400 .250 .650 May 19 24.199
94 Mike Milosevich 2 1944 1945 0 0.7 124 422 381 32 92 13 4 0 39 1 2 36 43 .241 .309 .297 .605 Apr 30 29.108
95 Moon Mullen 1 1944 1944 0 0.4 118 502 464 51 124 9 4 0 31 4 28 32 .267 .315 .304 .618 Apr 18 27.069
96 Barney Mussill 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 16 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 20 24.202
97 Roy Nichols 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 11 11 9 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 .222 .364 .333 .697 May 6 23.064
98 Joe Nuxhall 16 1944 1966 2 3.8 555 861 766 76 152 21 3 15 78 2 2 40 199 .198 .240 .292 .532 Jun 10 15.316 Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1944.
99 Paul O'Dea 2 1944 1945 0 0.5 163 448 394 46 107 11 2 1 34 5 2 43 47 .272 .345 .317 .662 Apr 19 23.291
100 Walter Ockey 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 May 3 24.120
101 Baby Ortiz 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 2 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 Sep 23 24.293
102 Charlie Osgood 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun 18 17.208
103 Joe Page 8 1944 1954 3 0.5 286 251 229 20 47 5 3 2 26 0 0 11 67 .205 .242 .279 .521 Apr 19 26.174 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1940.
104 Stan Partenheimer 2 1944 1945 0 -0.1 9 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 27 21.219
105 Gene Patton 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun 17 17.345 Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1944.
106 Kent Peterson 8 1944 1953 0 -1.1 147 121 110 3 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 31 .091 .107 .091 .198 Jul 15 18.207 Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1944.
107 Jim Pruett 2 1944 1945 0 -0.1 9 16 13 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 .231 .375 .231 .606 Sep 26 26.285
108 Chucho Ramos 1 1944 1944 0 0.2 4 10 10 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .600 1.100 May 7 26.025
109 Len Rice 2 1944 1945 0 -0.4 42 111 103 11 23 3 0 0 7 2 5 8 .223 .259 .252 .512 Apr 26 25.237
110 Lee Riley 1 1944 1944 0 -0.2 4 12 12 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .083 .083 .167 .250 Apr 19 37.243
111 Charlie Ripple 3 1944 1946 0 0.1 11 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 Sep 25 23.299
112 Lou Rochelli 1 1944 1944 0 -0.1 5 19 17 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 6 .176 .263 .294 .557 Aug 25 25.227
113 Bill Rodgers 2 1944 1945 0 0.0 3 5 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800 Sep 27 21.297
114 Steve Roser 3 1944 1946 0 -0.4 45 47 43 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 14 .093 .133 .093 .226 May 5 26.101
115 Frank Rosso 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 15 23.198
116 Hank Ruszkowski 3 1944 1947 0 -0.1 40 90 84 8 20 2 0 3 10 0 0 6 16 .238 .289 .369 .658 Sep 26 18.321
117 Don Savage 2 1944 1945 0 -0.2 105 323 297 36 76 8 5 4 27 2 1 23 55 .256 .312 .357 .668 Apr 18 25.044
118 Charley Schanz 5 1944 1950 0 -0.9 155 220 194 10 26 1 1 1 7 0 0 13 79 .134 .188 .165 .353 Apr 20 24.317
119 Freddy Schmidt 3 1944 1947 0 -0.4 85 59 57 3 8 0 0 0 3 0 1 25 .140 .155 .140 .296 Apr 25 28.076
120 Len Schulte 3 1944 1946 0 -1.4 124 470 435 38 108 16 1 0 38 0 3 25 35 .248 .289 .290 .579 Sep 27 27.297
121 Steve Shemo 2 1944 1945 0 0.0 35 82 77 7 20 3 0 0 8 0 2 6 .260 .278 .299 .577 Apr 18 29.009
122 Bruce Sloan 1 1944 1944 0 0.1 59 118 104 7 28 4 1 1 9 0 13 8 .269 .350 .356 .706 Apr 29 29.208
123 Clancy Smyres 1 1944 1944 0 -0.1 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 18 22.330
124 Mack Stewart 2 1944 1945 0 0.0 24 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 Jul 7 29.288
125 Luis Suarez 1 1944 1944 0 -0.1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 28 27.278
126 Jackie Sullivan 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jul 6 26.135
127 Harry Sweeney 1 1944 1944 0 -0.1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Oct 1 28.278
128 Jug Thesenga 1 1944 1944 0 -0.1 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 1 30.127
129 Red Treadway 2 1944 1945 0 -0.2 138 432 394 54 105 9 4 4 28 5 33 24 .266 .323 .340 .663 Jul 25 24.088
130 Turkey Tyson 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 23 29.139
131 Sandy Ullrich 2 1944 1945 0 0.2 31 27 25 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .280 .308 .320 .628 May 3 22.283
132 Roy Valdes 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 3 24.070
133 Fred Vaughn 2 1944 1945 0 -0.5 110 417 377 38 91 9 5 2 46 2 5 32 72 .241 .304 .308 .612 Aug 20 25.307
134 Emil Verban 7 1944 1950 3 3.6 853 3109 2911 301 793 99 26 1 241 21 108 74 .272 .301 .325 .626 Apr 18 28.235 Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1936.
135 Al Verdel 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 20 22.315
136 Joe Vitelli 2 1944 1945 0 0.0 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 30 36.048
137 Kermit Wahl 5 1944 1951 0 -1.9 231 727 642 58 145 23 6 3 50 3 1 68 72 .226 .302 .294 .596 Jun 23 21.218 Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1944.
138 Tommy Warren 1 1944 1944 0 0.2 41 45 43 1 11 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 .256 .289 .256 .545 Apr 18 26.288
139 John Wells 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 4 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 Sep 14 21.294
140 Lefty West 2 1944 1945 0 -0.4 35 35 34 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 .088 .088 .088 .176 Apr 30 28.240
141 Bobby Wilkins 2 1944 1945 0 -0.3 86 193 179 29 46 6 0 0 7 2 4 11 21 .257 .304 .291 .594 Apr 18 21.251
142 Ted Wilks 10 1944 1953 0 -0.9 385 237 206 15 27 3 0 0 13 0 0 16 59 .131 .194 .146 .339 Apr 25 28.164 Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1938.
143 Dewey Williams 5 1944 1948 0 -0.2 193 518 464 48 108 11 4 3 37 2 46 52 .233 .302 .293 .595 Jun 28 28.144
144 Roy Wise 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 May 12 20.176
145 Joe Wood 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 1 27.347
146 George Woodend 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 22 26.135
147 Frank Wurm 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 4 20.130
148 Tony York 1 1944 1944 0 -0.1 28 90 85 4 20 1 0 0 7 0 4 11 .235 .270 .247 .517 Apr 18 31.143
149 Eddie Yost 18 1944 1962 1 31.4 2109 9175 7346 1215 1863 337 56 139 683 72 66 1614 920 .254 .394 .371 .765 Aug 16 17.308 Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1944.
150 Chink Zachary 1 1944 1944 0 -0.1 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 30 29.352
151 Frankie Zak 3 1944 1946 1 0.4 123 240 208 43 56 5 1 0 14 6 26 23 .269 .350 .303 .653 Apr 21 22.059
152 Bill Zinser 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aug 19 26.226
153 Sam Zoldak 9 1944 1952 0 -0.6 251 306 286 16 50 6 0 0 11 1 0 10 52 .175 .205 .196 .401 May 13 25.157 Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1941.
Totals 476 1944 1966 19 32.6 17709 49173 43664 5139 10489 1553 326 474 4028 318 164 4281 5189 .240 .310 .323 .634

Pitching

Batters Above
Rk Yrs From To ASG WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF Debut Age
1 Bob Barthelson 1 1944 1944 0 -0.4 1 1 .500 4.66 7 1 5 0 0 0 9.2 13 9 5 2 5 4 0 0 0 47 Jul 4 19.355
2 Bill Bevens 4 1944 1947 0 5.6 40 36 .526 3.08 96 84 8 46 6 0 642.1 598 253 220 40 236 289 4 1 4 2692 May 12 27.204
3 Bill Bonness 1 1944 1944 0 -0.3 0 1 .000 7.71 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 11 6 6 0 5 1 2 0 3 38 Sep 26 20.286
4 Ralph Branca 12 1944 1956 3 14.4 88 68 .564 3.79 322 188 74 71 12 19 1484.0 1372 702 625 149 663 0 829 31 6 44 6372 Jun 12 18.158
5 Jack Brewer 3 1944 1946 0 0.3 9 10 .474 4.36 43 28 7 10 0 0 216.2 231 120 105 22 76 73 6 0 8 952 Jul 15 26.085
6 Ken Brondell 1 1944 1944 0 -0.6 0 1 .000 8.38 7 2 2 1 0 0 19.1 27 18 18 3 8 1 0 0 0 92 May 3 22.199
7 Arnold Carter 2 1944 1945 0 2.4 13 11 .542 2.72 46 24 15 11 4 3 195.1 197 75 59 3 53 37 5 0 1 826 Apr 29 26.046
8 Rex Cecil 2 1944 1945 0 -2.7 6 10 .375 5.18 18 16 1 5 0 0 106.0 118 81 61 9 60 63 1 1 2 498 Aug 13 27.310
9 Chet Covington 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 1 1 .500 4.66 19 0 10 0 0 0 38.2 46 22 20 2 8 13 0 0 1 168 Apr 23 33.169
10 Claude Crocker 2 1944 1945 0 -0.1 0 0 6.75 3 0 2 0 0 1 5.1 8 4 4 0 6 2 0 0 0 28 Aug 1 20.012
11 Tommy de la Cruz 1 1944 1944 0 2.2 9 9 .500 3.25 34 20 10 9 0 1 191.1 170 73 69 9 45 65 1 0 0 770 Apr 20 32.215
12 Blix Donnelly 8 1944 1951 0 7.7 27 36 .429 3.49 190 75 63 27 7 12 691.2 659 321 268 53 306 296 16 1 11 2934 May 6 30.106
13 Clem Dreisewerd 4 1944 1948 0 -0.2 6 8 .429 4.54 46 10 18 3 0 2 140.2 160 75 71 14 39 39 1 0 0 607 Aug 29 28.218
14 Monk Dubiel 7 1944 1952 0 5.4 45 53 .459 3.87 187 97 41 41 9 11 879.1 854 436 378 65 349 289 4 6 6 3765 Apr 19 26.067
15 Zeb Eaton 2 1944 1945 0 -0.5 4 2 .667 4.43 23 3 13 0 0 0 69.0 67 40 34 2 48 19 3 1 3 306 Apr 18 24.076
16 Jake Eisenhart 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Jun 10 21.251
17 Buck Fausett 1 1944 1944 0 -0.3 0 0 5.91 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.2 13 8 7 0 7 3 2 0 1 54 Apr 18 36.010
18 Bob Ferguson 1 1944 1944 0 -0.9 0 3 .000 9.00 9 2 6 0 0 1 16.0 24 17 16 3 10 9 2 0 0 82 Apr 29 25.011
19 John Fick 1 1944 1944 0 0.1 0 0 3.38 4 0 1 0 0 0 5.1 3 2 2 0 3 2 1 0 0 24 Jul 29 23.072
20 Howie Fox 9 1944 1954 0 6.7 43 72 .374 4.33 248 132 63 42 5 6 1108.1 1174 611 533 72 435 342 17 2 17 4810 Sep 28 23.211
21 Jack Franklin 1 1944 1944 0 -0.2 0 0 13.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 3 3 1 4 0 2 0 0 14 Jun 12 24.236
22 Charlie Gassaway 3 1944 1946 0 -0.5 5 9 .357 4.04 39 19 12 4 0 0 180.1 188 95 81 9 91 80 6 0 2 810 Sep 25 26.044
23 Bob Gillespie 4 1944 1950 0 -1.6 5 13 .278 5.07 58 23 14 2 0 0 202.1 223 127 114 8 102 59 2 0 11 906 May 11 24.216
24 Len Gilmore 1 1944 1944 0 -0.2 0 1 .000 7.88 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 13 7 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 Oct 1 26.333
25 Granny Hamner 17 1944 1962 3 -0.3 0 2 .000 5.40 7 1 5 0 0 0 13.1 21 10 8 0 8 1 5 0 0 1 67 Sep 14 17.141
26 Andy Hansen 9 1944 1953 0 2.2 23 30 .434 4.22 270 39 90 8 0 16 618.2 627 328 290 53 246 188 11 3 17 2678 Jun 30 19.231
27 Clem Hausmann 3 1944 1949 0 -0.5 9 14 .391 4.21 64 25 20 7 2 4 263.0 270 133 123 11 131 73 5 0 7 1165 Apr 28 24.255
28 Earl Henry 2 1944 1945 0 -0.4 1 4 .200 5.03 17 3 7 1 0 0 39.1 38 22 22 0 23 15 1 0 2 172 Sep 23 27.105
29 Wally Holborow 3 1944 1948 0 0.7 2 3 .400 3.31 21 2 12 2 1 0 51.2 52 21 19 1 25 18 0 0 0 223 Sep 27 30.302
30 Johnny Johnson 2 1944 1945 0 -0.5 3 2 .600 4.20 51 1 27 0 0 7 96.1 110 53 45 1 59 49 2 0 3 457 Apr 19 29.203
31 Vic Johnson 3 1944 1946 0 -1.4 6 8 .429 5.06 42 15 18 4 1 2 126.1 152 77 71 5 69 31 2 1 2 583 May 3 23.274
32 Al Jurisich 4 1944 1947 0 1.1 15 22 .405 4.24 104 42 30 13 3 5 388.1 344 197 183 38 189 177 8 0 6 1646 Apr 26 22.245
33 Bob Katz 1 1944 1944 0 -0.1 0 1 .000 3.93 6 2 1 0 0 0 18.1 17 9 8 0 7 4 0 0 0 75 May 12 33.103
34 Clyde King 7 1944 1953 0 2.1 32 25 .561 4.14 200 21 106 4 0 11 496.0 524 263 228 58 189 150 8 2 8 2135 Jun 21 20.029
35 Hal Kleine 2 1944 1945 0 -1.1 1 2 .333 5.48 14 6 4 1 0 0 47.2 46 33 29 0 43 18 0 2 1 224 Apr 26 20.323
36 Stan Klopp 1 1944 1944 0 -0.9 1 2 .333 4.27 24 0 13 0 0 0 46.1 47 36 22 1 33 17 0 0 3 212 Apr 30 33.130
37 Jim Konstanty 11 1944 1956 1 10.9 66 48 .579 3.46 433 36 266 14 2 74 945.2 957 420 364 88 269 3 268 5 6 8 3931 Jun 18 27.108
38 Eddie Lopat 12 1944 1955 1 25.6 166 112 .597 3.21 340 318 14 164 27 3 2439.1 2464 1008 869 179 650 5 859 43 6 16 10197 Apr 30 25.314
39 Al Lyons 4 1944 1948 0 -1.8 3 3 .500 6.30 39 1 19 0 0 0 100.0 125 73 70 9 59 46 4 2 8 477 Apr 19 25.276
40 Harry MacPherson 1 1944 1944 0 0.1 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 Aug 14 18.035
41 John McGillen 1 1944 1944 0 -0.1 0 0 18.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 Apr 20 26.258
42 Cal McLish 15 1944 1964 1 6.3 92 92 .500 4.01 352 209 70 57 5 6 1609.0 1685 824 717 165 552 44 713 27 3 38 6938 May 13 18.164
43 Hank Miklos 1 1944 1944 0 -0.2 0 0 7.71 2 0 2 0 0 0 7.0 9 6 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 31 Apr 23 33.148
44 Whitey Miller 1 1944 1944 0 0.1 0 1 .000 0.00 4 0 3 0 0 0 5.0 1 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 21 Sep 15 29.136
45 Barney Mussill 1 1944 1944 0 -0.5 0 1 .000 6.05 16 0 8 0 0 0 19.1 20 16 13 1 13 5 0 0 0 92 Apr 20 24.202
46 Joe Nuxhall 16 1944 1966 2 24.0 135 117 .536 3.90 526 287 100 83 20 19 2302.2 2310 1093 998 209 776 44 1372 70 7 45 9813 Jun 10 15.316
47 Paul O'Dea 2 1944 1945 0 0.0 0 0 5.68 4 0 2 0 0 0 6.1 9 4 4 0 8 0 0 1 0 35 Apr 19 23.291
48 Walter Ockey 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 0 0 3.38 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.2 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 12 May 3 24.120
49 Baby Ortiz 1 1944 1944 0 -0.4 0 2 .000 6.23 2 2 0 1 0 0 13.0 13 11 9 0 6 4 0 0 2 58 Sep 23 24.293
50 Charlie Osgood 1 1944 1944 0 0.1 0 0 3.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 13 Jun 18 17.208
51 Joe Page 8 1944 1954 3 5.0 57 49 .538 3.53 285 45 182 14 1 76 790.0 727 369 310 42 421 519 15 5 16 3450 Apr 19 26.174
52 Stan Partenheimer 2 1944 1945 0 -0.2 0 0 6.91 9 3 3 0 0 0 14.1 15 11 11 2 18 6 0 0 0 74 May 27 21.219
53 Kent Peterson 8 1944 1953 0 1.3 13 38 .255 4.95 147 43 41 7 1 5 420.1 434 258 231 33 215 208 15 1 11 1885 Jul 15 18.207
54 Charlie Ripple 3 1944 1946 0 -0.5 1 1 .500 9.45 11 1 2 0 0 0 13.1 18 14 14 0 20 10 0 1 0 75 Sep 25 23.299
55 Steve Roser 3 1944 1946 0 0.2 6 5 .545 4.04 45 8 23 1 0 2 149.1 147 75 67 5 64 64 0 1 7 637 May 5 26.101
56 Frank Rosso 1 1944 1944 0 -0.3 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 11 5 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 24 Sep 15 23.198
57 Charley Schanz 5 1944 1950 0 -0.3 28 43 .394 4.34 155 72 49 23 2 14 626.2 658 369 302 29 332 243 24 2 18 2801 Apr 20 24.317
58 Freddy Schmidt 3 1944 1947 0 1.3 13 11 .542 3.75 85 15 37 3 2 5 225.1 206 108 94 9 122 98 8 0 4 966 Apr 25 28.076
59 Mack Stewart 2 1944 1945 0 0.3 0 1 .000 3.76 24 1 14 0 0 0 40.2 48 18 17 1 18 12 0 0 1 180 Jul 7 29.288
60 Jug Thesenga 1 1944 1944 0 -0.2 0 0 5.11 5 1 4 0 0 0 12.1 18 9 7 0 12 2 0 0 0 65 Sep 1 30.127
61 Sandy Ullrich 2 1944 1945 0 -1.2 3 3 .500 5.04 31 6 18 0 0 1 91.0 108 55 51 5 38 28 1 0 2 420 May 3 22.283
62 Al Verdel 1 1944 1944 0 0.1 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Apr 20 22.315
63 Joe Vitelli 2 1944 1945 0 -0.2 0 0 2.57 4 0 4 0 0 0 7.0 5 6 2 1 7 2 1 0 0 36 May 30 36.048
64 Tommy Warren 1 1944 1944 0 -0.8 1 4 .200 4.98 22 4 14 2 0 0 68.2 74 52 38 4 40 18 0 0 1 322 Apr 18 26.288
65 John Wells 1 1944 1944 0 0.0 0 2 .000 5.40 4 2 0 0 0 0 15.0 18 9 9 1 11 7 0 0 0 69 Sep 14 21.294
66 Lefty West 2 1944 1945 0 -0.4 3 4 .429 4.29 35 8 11 1 0 0 98.2 105 55 47 3 50 49 1 0 0 444 Apr 30 28.240
67 Ted Wilks 10 1944 1953 0 16.6 59 30 .663 3.26 385 44 191 22 5 46 913.0 832 364 331 77 283 403 11 1 8 3765 Apr 25 28.164
68 Roy Wise 1 1944 1944 0 -0.1 0 0 9.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 3.0 4 3 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 15 May 12 20.176
69 Joe Wood 1 1944 1944 0 -0.4 0 1 .000 6.52 3 1 1 0 0 0 9.2 13 9 7 0 3 5 0 0 1 45 May 1 27.347
70 George Woodend 1 1944 1944 0 -0.3 0 0 13.50 3 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 5 4 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 15 Apr 22 26.135
71 Frank Wurm 1 1944 1944 0 -0.3 0 0 108.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 4 4 0 5 1 0 0 0 7 Sep 4 20.130
72 Chink Zachary 1 1944 1944 0 -0.5 0 2 .000 9.58 4 2 0 0 0 0 10.1 10 11 11 2 7 3 1 0 0 50 Apr 30 29.352
73 Bill Zinser 1 1944 1944 0 -0.2 0 0 27.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 2 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 8 Aug 19 26.226
74 Sam Zoldak 9 1944 1952 0 9.8 43 53 .448 3.54 250 93 78 30 5 8 929.1 956 423 366 54 301 207 3 4 8 3946 May 13 25.157
Totals 265 1944 1966 14 130 1084 1083 .500 3.87 5465 2086 1863 735 120 360 20336.0 20431 9981 8739 1557 7913 97 8419 373 66 359 87399


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