1944 Minor League Baseball League Encyclopedia

Year Index / Affiliations / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1943 / 1945

League-by-League Batting

Rk	Lg	Lev	Tms	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH
13	Cuban Winter League
14	Panama Winter League
15	Puerto Rican Winter League
16	Venezuelan Winter League
23	Independent Negro		3
24	All-American Girls Professional Baseball League		6
25	California Winter League

19	American League	Major League	8	29.9	4.09	1238	47706	42748	5058	11114	1771	413	459	4653	539	339	3951	4244	.260	.325	.353	.678	15088	973	173	834
20	National League	Major League	8	28.8	4.25	1246	47941	42918	5295	11191	1882	395	575	4923	381		3984	3941	.261	.326	.363	.689	15588	888	176	863

3	American Association	AA	8	28.3	4.95	1222	46108	40697	6054	11339	1795	438	550	5463	784		4434	4522	.279	.353	.385	.738	15660	892	245	732
4	International League	AA	8	26.6	4.57	1224	45386	39190	5596	10098	1526	389	480	4950	880		5020	4256	.258	.346	.353	.699	13842	802	256	920
5	Pacific Coast League	AA	8	29.2	3.90	1354	50436	44807	5280	11617	1881	344	264	4691	896		4198	4856	.259	.326	.334	.660	14978		235	1196

1	Eastern League	A	8	24.8

2	Southern Association	A-1	8	26.8		137		4527		1265	230	42	26						.279		.366		1657

6	Interstate League	B	6	23.5
7	Piedmont League	B	6	24.1

8	Appalachian League	D	4	19.3
9	Ohio State League	D	6	19.3
10	Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League	D	8	20.3

11	Cuban League	Foreign
12	Japanese Baseball League	Foreign	6

17	Mexican League	Independent	6	0.0
18	Quebec Provincial League	Independent

21	Negro American League	Negro Majors	6
22	Negro National League	Negro Majors	6

League-by-League Pitching

Rk	Lg	Lev	Tms	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
13	American League	Major League	8	29.8	4.09	616	616	.500	3.43	1238	1238	677	561	87	115	11170.1	11114	5058	4258	459	3951	4244	173	29	211	47690	1.349	9.0	0.4	3.2	3.4	1.07
14	National League	Major League	8	29.7	4.25	615	615	.500	3.61	1246	1246	684	562	96	108	11155.1	11191	5295	4475	575	3984	3939	176	15	178	47941	1.360	9.0	0.5	3.2	3.2	0.99

3	American Association	AA	8	27.2	4.95	605	605	.500		1222	1222							6054
4	International League	AA	8	27.1		612	612	.500		1224	1224
5	Pacific Coast League	AA	8	30.1	3.90	676	676	.500		1354	1354							5280

1	Eastern League	A	8	24.4

2	Southern Association	A-1	8	27.6	5.62	63	74	.460		137	137							770

6	Interstate League	B	6	23.9
7	Piedmont League	B	6	24.8

8	Appalachian League	D	4	19.3
9	Ohio State League	D	6	18.9
10	Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League	D	8	19.7

11	Japanese Baseball League	Foreign	6

12	Mexican League	Independent	6	29.0

League-by-League Fielding

Rk	Lg	Lev	Tms	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	SB	CS	CS%	Attendance
13	American League	Major League	8	1238	33515	14450	1430	1279	.971	117	539	339	39%	508,644
14	National League	Major League	8	1246	33455	14481	1361	1126	.972	77	381	272	42%

3	American Association	AA	8	1222	30848	13614	1719	1147	.963	125
4	International League	AA	8	1224	30754	13880	1785	1066	.962	99
5	Pacific Coast League	AA	8	1354	35158	15400	1985	1089	.962	90

1	Eastern League	A	8

2	Southern Association	A-1	8	137

6	Interstate League	B	6
7	Piedmont League	B	6

8	Appalachian League	D	4
9	Ohio State League	D	6
10	Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League	D	8

11	Japanese Baseball League	Foreign	6

12	Mexican League	Independent	6

Pro Baseball Map for 1944

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League Teams

Lg	Lev	Tm
Cuban Winter League
Panama Winter League
Puerto Rican Winter League
Venezuelan Winter League
Independent Negro		Atlanta Black Crackers, Jacksonville Red Caps, St. Louis Stars
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League		Kenosha Comets, Milwaukee Chicks, Minneapolis Millerettes, Racine Belles, Rockford Peaches, South Bend Blue Sox
California Winter League

American Association	AA	Columbus Red Birds, Indianapolis Indians, Kansas City Blues, Louisville Colonels, Milwaukee Brewers, Minneapolis Millers, St. Paul Saints, Toledo Mud Hens
International League	AA	Baltimore Orioles, Buffalo Bisons, Jersey City Giants, Montreal Royals, Newark Bears, Rochester Red Wings, Syracuse Chiefs, Toronto Maple Leafs
Pacific Coast League	AA	Hollywood Stars, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Oaks, Portland Beavers, Sacramento Solons, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Seals, Seattle Rainiers

Eastern League	A	Albany Senators, Binghamton Triplets, Elmira Pioneers, Hartford Laurels, Scranton Miners, Utica Blue Sox, Wilkes-Barre Barons, Williamsport Grays

Southern Association	A-1	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Knoxville Smokies/Mobile Bears, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans

Interstate League	B	Allentown Cardinals, Hagerstown Owls, Lancaster Red Roses, Trenton Packers, Wilmington Blue Rocks, York White Roses
Piedmont League	B	Lynchburg Cardinals, Newport News Dodgers, Norfolk Tars, Portsmouth Cubs, Richmond Colts, Roanoke Red Sox

Appalachian League	D	Bristol Twins, Erwin Cubs, Johnson City Cardinals, Kingsport Cherokees
Ohio State League	D	Lima Red Birds, Marion Diggers, Middletown Red Sox, Newark Moundsmen, Springfield Giants, Zanesville Dodgers
Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League	D	Batavia Clippers, Bradford Blue Wings, Erie Sailors, Hornell Maples, Jamestown Falcons, Lockport Cubs, Olean Oilers, Wellsville Yankees

Cuban League	Foreign
Japanese Baseball League	Foreign	Asahi, Hankyu, Hanshin, Kinki Nippon, Sangyo, Tokyo Kyojin

Mexican League	Independent	Mexico City Diablos Rojos, Monterrey Industriales, Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes, Puebla Angeles, Tampico Alijadores, Veracruz Azules
Quebec Provincial League	Independent

Negro American League	Negro Majors	Birmingham Black Barons, Chicago American Giants, Cincinnati/Indianapolis Clowns, Cleveland Buckeyes, Kansas City Monarchs, Memphis Red Sox
Negro National League	Negro Majors	Baltimore Elite Giants, Homestead Grays, New York Black Yankees, New York Cubans, Newark Eagles, Philadelphia Stars

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