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1944 Pittsburgh Pirates (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1943/1945)
90-63, Finished 2nd in National League
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Scored 744 runs, Allowed 662 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 85-68
Managed by Frankie Frisch

Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 604,278 (4th of 8)
Park Factors
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Batting - 104, Pitching - 103
  (one-year): Batting - 105, Pitching - 104
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1944 Stats / Schedule (1943/1945) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   90-63 , Final Rank: 2, GB:   14.5
Days in First:               never

Most Games over  .500:          29 (last on September 26)
Most Games under .500:           3 (last on April 28)

Biggest Lead:                never led
Farthest Behind Leader:       19.5 (last on August 30)

Longest Winning Streak:         10 (August 9 to August 17)
Longest Losing Streak:           4 (August 2 to August 5)

Most Runs Allowed:              16 (May 13 and June 24)
Most Runs Scored:               15 (July 25)

Times Shutout by Opponent:      13
Times Opponent Shutout:         10

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        90  63     744     662    .588

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           49  28     399     357    .636
Road           41  35     345     305    .539

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           3   5      26      22    .375
May            16  11     109     124    .593
June           14  11     116     124    .560
July           19  13     165     120    .594
August         20  10     186     165    .667
September      17  12     132      99    .586
October         1   1      10       8    .500

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     41  30     318     316    .577
Second Half    49  33     426     346    .598
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        31  20     177     166    .608

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        28  17     314     255    .622

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BRO            18   4     160      98    .818
BSN            13   9     104      89    .591
CHC            10  12      92     115    .455
CIN            10  12      68      58    .455
NYG            15   7     141      96    .682
PHI            12   9      78      84    .571
STL            12  10     101     122    .545

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Tue, Apr 18     PIT @STL  L   0-2        0-1     5     1.0  1:41 M Lanier                    4,030 -
  2 Thu, Apr 20     PIT @STL  L   3-5        0-2     7     2.5  1:58 R Munger                    2,272 --
  3 Fri, Apr 21     PIT  CIN  L   2-4        0-3     7     3.5  1:48 J Beggs                    11,377 ---
  4 Wed, Apr 26     PIT  CHC  W   6-1        1-3     6     3.0  1:46 P Roe                       3,463 +
  5 Fri, Apr 28     PIT @CIN  L   0-2        1-4     6     4.0  1:34 E Heusser                   1,080 -
  6 Sat, Apr 29     PIT @CIN  W   7-3        2-4     6     3.5  2:04 R Sewell                    2,695 +
  7 Sun, Apr 30     PIT @CIN  W   7-1        3-4     6     4.5  1:45 N Strincevic                      ++
  8                 PIT @CIN  L   1-4        3-5     6     4.5  1:34 B Walters                  16,060 -
  9 Tue, May  2     PIT  STL  W   3-1        4-5     6     3.5  2:23 P Roe                       4,895 +
 10 Wed, May  3     PIT  STL  L   1-5        4-6     6     4.5  1:37 H Gumbert                   5,007 -
 11 Thu, May  4     PIT  STL  W   6-3        5-6     6     3.5  2:09 M Butcher                   3,877 +
 12 Sun, May  7     PIT @CHC  W   6-5        6-6     4     3.0  3:03 R Sewell                          ++
 13                 PIT @CHC  W   3-2        7-6     4     3.0  2:14 X Rescigno                 19,067 +++
 14 Wed, May 10     PIT  BSN  W   4-2        8-6     4     3.0  2:03 N Strincevic               23,011 ++++
 15 Thu, May 11     PIT  BSN  L   2-7        8-7     4     3.0  2:09 J Tobin                     2,509 -
 16 Fri, May 12     PIT  BSN  L   3-10       8-8     4     4.0  1:50 N Andrews                   2,302 --
 17 Sat, May 13     PIT  BSN  L   2-16       8-9     4     5.0  1:54 R Barrett                   4,037 ---
 18 Sun, May 14     PIT  NYG  W   1-0        9-9     4     5.0  2:03 R Sewell                          +
 19                 PIT  NYG  W   8-2       10-9     4     5.0  1:56 N Strincevic               23,771 ++
 20 Mon, May 15     PIT  NYG  L   7-8       10-10    4     6.0  2:24 A Adams                     1,699 -
 21 Wed, May 17     PIT  BRO  W   8-5       11-10    4     4.5  1:54 P Roe                      18,748 +
 22 Thu, May 18     PIT  BRO  W   4-3       12-10    4     4.5  2:25 M Butcher                   3,361 ++
 23 Fri, May 19     PIT  BRO  W   5-2       13-10    3     3.5  2:35 R Sewell                    2,520 +++
 24 Sat, May 20     PIT  PHI  W   4-3       14-10    2     3.5  1:42 N Strincevic                4,096 ++++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Sun, May 21     PIT  PHI  W   4-3       15-10    3     3.5  2:00 M Butcher                         +++++
 26                 PIT  PHI  L   4-9       15-11    3     3.5  2:18 D Barrett                  23,009 -
 27 Wed, May 24     PIT @BSN  W   8-1       16-11    2     3.0  1:41 R Sewell                    1,706 +
 28 Thu, May 25     PIT @BSN  L   0-1       16-12    3     3.5  1:41 A Javery                    1,318 -
 29 Fri, May 26     PIT @BSN  W   7-5       17-12    3     3.5  2:12 X Rescigno                  1,518 +
 30 Sun, May 28     PIT @PHI  W   4-0       18-12    2     4.0  1:45 R Sewell                        0 ++
 31                 PIT @PHI  L   2-8       18-13    2     4.0  2:01 D Barrett                  22,773 -
 32 Mon, May 29     PIT @PHI  W   3-2       19-13    2     3.0  2:36 X Rescigno                 14,438 +
 33 Tue, May 30     PIT @BRO  L   3-9       19-14    3     4.0  2:39 W Flowers                         -
 34                 PIT @BRO  L   3-4       19-15    3     4.0  2:24 H Gregg                    25,845 --
 35 Wed, May 31     PIT @BRO  L   4-8       19-16    3     4.0  1:59 C McLish                   16,993 ---
 36 Thu, Jun  1     PIT @BRO  W   2-1       20-16    3     4.0  1:40 R Sewell                    3,519 +
 37 Fri, Jun  2     PIT @NYG  L   4-6       20-17    3     5.0  2:23 R Fischer                   2,532 -
 38 Sat, Jun  3     PIT @NYG  W   7-6       21-17    2     5.0  2:34 X Rescigno                  9,171 +
 39 Sun, Jun  4     PIT @NYG  W   9-4       22-17    2     4.0  2:27 F Ostermuell                      ++
 40                 PIT @NYG  W   7-4       23-17    2     4.0  2:26 P Roe                      30,659 +++
 41 Wed, Jun  7     PIT  CIN  W   4-2       24-17    2     3.5  2:03 R Sewell                   17,161 ++++
 42 Thu, Jun  8     PIT  CHC  L   6-10      24-18    2     3.5  2:24 H Vandenberg                2,616 -
 43 Fri, Jun  9     PIT  CHC  -   3-3       24-18    2     3.5  2:25                            13,119 -
 44 Sat, Jun 10     PIT  CHC  W   9-4       25-18    2     3.5  2:10 P Roe                       1,710 +
 45 Sun, Jun 11     PIT  CHC  L   0-5       25-19    2     5.5  2:12 P Erickson                        -
 46                 PIT  CHC  L   0-1       25-20    2     5.5  1:44 B Chipman                  23,016 --
 47 Tue, Jun 13     PIT @CIN  W   3-2       26-20    2     5.5  1:02 R Starr                     2,469 +
 48 Wed, Jun 14     PIT @CIN  L   2-3       26-21    2     6.5  2:30 B Walters                   6,445 -
 49 Thu, Jun 15     PIT @CIN  W   1-0       27-21    2     6.0  1:29 M Butcher                   1,101 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Sat, Jun 17     PIT @STL  L   1-2       27-22    2     7.0  1:57 R Munger                   18,645 -
 51 Sun, Jun 18     PIT @STL  L   2-12      27-23    2     7.0  1:57 M Cooper                          --
 52                 PIT @STL  W   3-1       28-23    2     7.0  1:56 F Ostermuell               16,292 +
 53 Tue, Jun 20     PIT  CIN  L   0-3       28-24    2     8.0  1:49 B Walters                   7,369 -
 54 Wed, Jun 21     PIT  CIN  W   2-1       29-24    2     8.5  1:47 R Starr                     2,444 +
 55 Thu, Jun 22     PIT  CIN  W   9-4       30-24    2     7.5  2:22 R Sewell                          ++
 56                 PIT  CIN  W   7-4       31-24    2     7.5  1:47 N Strincevic                5,394 +++
 57 Fri, Jun 23     PIT  STL  -   5-5       31-24    2     7.5  4:02                            12,086 +++
 58 Sat, Jun 24     PIT  STL  L   0-16      31-25    2     8.5  2:02 M Cooper                    4,899 -
 59 Sun, Jun 25     PIT  STL  L   1-2       31-26    2     9.5  1:49 R Munger                        0 --
 60                 PIT  STL  -   5-5       31-26    2     9.5  2:23                            33,111 --
 61 Wed, Jun 28     PIT  NYG  W   9-2       32-26    2     8.5  2:12 M Butcher                  18,479 +
 62 Thu, Jun 29     PIT  NYG  -   1-1       32-26    2     8.0  0:52                             2,057 +
 63 Fri, Jun 30     PIT  NYG  L   5-7       32-27    2     8.5  2:15 A Adams                           -
 64                 PIT  NYG  W   9-8       33-27    2     8.5  2:21 C Cuccurullo                5,378 +
 65 Sat, Jul  1     PIT  BSN  W   5-1       34-27    2     8.5  1:39 R Starr                     2,940 ++
 66 Sun, Jul  2     PIT  BSN  L   1-4       34-28    2     9.5  2:05 N Andrews                         -
 67                 PIT  BSN  W   7-6       35-28    2     9.5  2:17 R Sewell                   16,076 +
 68 Tue, Jul  4     PIT  PHI  L   2-3       35-29    2    10.5  2:18 A Gerheauser                      -
 69                 PIT  PHI  W   4-0       36-29    2    10.5  1:38 M Butcher                  16,285 +
 70 Wed, Jul  5     PIT  PHI  L   2-12      36-30    3    11.5  1:59 D Barrett                   2,055 -
 71 Thu, Jul  6     PIT  PHI  W   6-5       37-30    3    10.5  2:15 N Strincevic                9,136 +
 72 Fri, Jul  7     PIT  BRO  W  13-2       38-30    2     9.5  2:15 F Ostermuell                2,356 ++
 73 Sat, Jul  8     PIT  BRO  W   8-5       39-30    2     9.5  2:05 R Sewell                    3,732 +++
 74 Sun, Jul  9     PIT  BRO  W  10-1       40-30    2     9.5  1:58 P Roe                             ++++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75                 PIT  BRO  W   9-7       41-30    2     9.5  2:22 X Rescigno                 18,706 +++++
 76 Thu, Jul 13     PIT @CHC  W   3-2       42-30    2     9.5  2:05 F Ostermuell                7,160 ++++++
 77 Fri, Jul 14     PIT @CHC  L   5-11      42-31    2     9.5  2:14 H Vandenberg                5,630 -
 78 Sat, Jul 15     PIT @CHC  L   3-4       42-32    2    10.5  2:07 B Fleming                   6,972 --
 79 Sun, Jul 16     PIT @CHC  L   0-1       42-33    2    10.5  1:36 H Wyse                            ---
 80                 PIT @CHC  W   1-0       43-33    2    10.5  2:03 M Butcher                  40,920 +
 81 Tue, Jul 18     PIT @NYG  L   2-5       43-34    2    11.5  2:00 B Voiselle                 26,164 -
 82 Wed, Jul 19     PIT @PHI  L   2-4       43-35    2    12.0  1:50 K Raffensber                7,784 --
 83 Thu, Jul 20     PIT @PHI  W   4-1       44-35    2    13.0  1:44 R Starr                         0 +
 84                 PIT @PHI  L   2-3       44-36    2    13.0  2:32 C Schanz                    7,309 -
 85 Fri, Jul 21     PIT @PHI  W   5-3       45-36    2    13.0  1:53 M Butcher                   8,527 +
 86 Sat, Jul 22     PIT @BRO  W  11-0       46-36    2    12.0  2:30 F Ostermuell                8,479 ++
 87 Sun, Jul 23     PIT @BRO  W   7-5       47-36    2    12.0  2:35 X Rescigno                        +++
 88                 PIT @BRO  W   9-4       48-36    2    12.0  3:00 N Strincevic               16,571 ++++
 89 Mon, Jul 24     PIT @BRO  L   7-12      48-37    2    13.0  2:27 C Fuchs                     9,072 -
 90 Tue, Jul 25     PIT @NYG  W  15-0       49-37    2    13.0  1:56 M Butcher                   4,524 +
 91 Wed, Jul 26     PIT @NYG  W   6-5       50-37    2    13.0  2:14 F Ostermuell               12,909 ++
 92 Fri, Jul 28     PIT @NYG  L   0-4       50-38    2    14.5  1:55 B Voiselle                 12,871 -
 93 Sat, Jul 29     PIT @BSN  W   3-0       51-38    2    15.0  1:33 R Sewell                    2,065 +
 94 Sun, Jul 30     PIT @BSN  L   4-6       51-39    3    16.0  1:58 S Klopp                           -
 95                 PIT @BSN  L   0-2       51-40    3    16.0  1:38 A Javery                    7,143 --
 96 Mon, Jul 31     PIT @BSN  W   9-2       52-40    2    15.0  2:15 F Ostermuell                1,346 +
 97 Tue, Aug  1     PIT @BSN  W  13-8       53-40    2    15.0  1:53 R Starr                     1,787 ++
 98 Wed, Aug  2     PIT  STL  L   4-8       53-41    2    16.0  2:17 M Lanier                   27,481 -
 99 Thu, Aug  3     PIT  STL  L   2-15      53-42    3    17.0  2:18 T Wilks                     3,001 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Fri, Aug  4     PIT  CHC  L   3-4       53-43    3    17.0  2:03 P Derringer                10,022 ---
101 Sat, Aug  5     PIT  CHC  L   2-7       53-44    3    17.5  2:25 B Fleming                   2,861 ----
102 Sun, Aug  6     PIT  CHC  W  13-5       54-44    3    17.0  2:18 P Roe                             +
103                 PIT  CHC  W   5-4       55-44    3    17.0  2:04 N Strincevic               13,362 ++
104 Tue, Aug  8     PIT  NYG  L   4-8       55-45    3    17.5  1:36 B Voiselle                  2,277 -
105 Wed, Aug  9     PIT  NYG  W   4-3       56-45    2    17.5  2:28 F Ostermuell               12,683 +
106 Thu, Aug 10     PIT  NYG  W  10-4       57-45    2    17.5  2:07 P Roe                       4,324 ++
107 Fri, Aug 11     PIT  NYG  W  12-8       58-45    2    17.5  2:24 C Cuccurullo               13,024 +++
108 Sat, Aug 12     PIT  NYG  W   8-0       59-45    2    16.5  2:00 M Butcher                   3,335 ++++
109 Sun, Aug 13     PIT  BSN  W   8-1       60-45    2    16.5  1:50 R Sewell                          +++++
110                 PIT  BSN  W   3-1       61-45    2    16.5  2:08 F Ostermuell               15,079 ++++++
111 Mon, Aug 14     PIT  BSN  W   5-0       62-45    2    16.5       P Roe                       2,409 +++++++
112 Tue, Aug 15     PIT  BSN  W   7-5       63-45    2    16.5  2:01 X Rescigno                 12,397 ++++++++
113 Thu, Aug 17     PIT  PHI  W   7-6       64-45    2    16.5  2:10 X Rescigno                        +++++++++
114                 PIT  PHI  W   6-5       65-45    2    16.5  1:53 N Strincevic                3,262 ++++++++++
115 Fri, Aug 18     PIT  PHI  L   2-3       65-46    2    17.5  3:05 K Raffensber               14,566 -
116 Sat, Aug 19     PIT  PHI  W   5-3       66-46    2    17.5  1:52 P Roe                       3,327 +
117 Sun, Aug 20     PIT  BRO  W  10-7       67-46    2    16.5  2:20 M Butcher                         ++
118                 PIT  BRO  W   7-1       68-46    2    16.5  1:59 N Strincevic               20,953 +++
119 Mon, Aug 21     PIT  BRO  W   7-6       69-46    2    16.0  2:43 R Starr                     3,039 ++++
120 Tue, Aug 22     PIT  BRO  W   7-5       70-46    2    16.5  2:18 R Sewell                   19,444 +++++
121 Fri, Aug 25     PIT @STL  L   0-4       70-47    2    18.5  2:35 F Schmidt                  11,000 -
122 Sun, Aug 27     PIT @STL  W  14-6       71-47    2    17.5  2:38 R Sewell                          +
123                 PIT @STL  -   1-1       71-47    2    17.5  2:04                            10,676 +
124 Tue, Aug 29     PIT @CHC  L   4-15      71-48    2    18.5  2:28 P Derringer                       -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125                 PIT @CHC  W   5-4       72-48    2    18.5  2:19 P Roe                      11,649 +
126 Wed, Aug 30     PIT @CHC  L   5-12      72-49    2    19.5  2:21 H Wyse                            -
127                 PIT @CHC  L   3-6       72-50    2    19.5  2:10 C Passeau                  17,438 --
128 Fri, Sep  1     PIT  STL  W   3-2       73-50    2    18.5  2:16 F Ostermuell               17,030 +
129 Sat, Sep  2     PIT  STL  W   5-4       74-50    2    17.5  2:22 M Butcher                   5,864 ++
130 Sun, Sep  3     PIT  STL  W   6-5       75-50    2    15.5  1:55 R Sewell                          +++
131                 PIT  STL  W   8-2       76-50    2    15.5  2:08 N Strincevic               34,395 ++++
132 Mon, Sep  4     PIT  CHC  L   3-6       76-51    2    16.0  2:16 P Erickson                        -
133                 PIT  CHC  W   4-3       77-51    2    16.0  1:16 X Rescigno                 18,175 +
134 Thu, Sep  7     PIT @CIN  L   1-2       77-52    2    17.0       E Heusser                   4,702 -
135 Sat, Sep  9     PIT @CIN  L   2-3       77-53    2    17.0  1:26 C Shoun                     1,818 --
136 Sun, Sep 10     PIT @CIN  W   7-5       78-53    2    17.0  1:52 N Strincevic                      +
137                 PIT @CIN  L   0-2       78-54    2    17.0  1:33 A Carter                   17,343 -
138 Tue, Sep 12     PIT @STL  W   5-3       79-54    2    15.0       F Ostermuell                      +
139                 PIT @STL  W   6-5       80-54    2    15.0       P Roe                       6,445 ++
140 Wed, Sep 13     PIT @STL  W   7-3       81-54    2    13.0  2:15 R Sewell                          +++
141                 PIT @STL  W  10-5       82-54    2    13.0  2:16 X Rescigno                  6,495 ++++
142 Fri, Sep 15     PIT  CIN  L   3-5       82-55    2    13.5  2:05 B Walters                  12,193 -
143 Sat, Sep 16     PIT  CIN  L   1-2       82-56    2    14.0  1:31 T de la Cruz                      --
144                 PIT  CIN  L   1-3       82-57    2    14.0  1:34 A Carter                    6,670 ---
145 Sun, Sep 17     PIT  CIN  W   7-1       83-57    2    13.0  1:42 R Sewell                          +
146                 PIT  CIN  L   1-2       83-58    2    13.0  2:04 H Gumbert                  19,823 -
147 Wed, Sep 20     PIT @BRO  W   2-1       84-58    2    12.5  2:10 N Strincevic                1,338 +
148 Thu, Sep 21     PIT @BRO  W  10-4       85-58    2    12.5  2:08 R Sewell                          ++
149                 PIT @BRO  W  14-6       86-58    2    12.5  2:33 P Roe                       2,579 +++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Sat, Sep 23     PIT @NYG  W   6-4       87-58    2    12.0  3:16 R Sewell                    3,749 ++++
151 Sun, Sep 24     PIT @NYG  L   4-5       87-59    2    13.0  2:14 B Voiselle                        -
152                 PIT @NYG  W   3-2       88-59    2    13.0  1:53 N Strincevic               17,778 +
153 Mon, Sep 25     PIT @BSN  L   4-5       88-60    2    14.0  2:28 R Barrett                     463 -
154 Tue, Sep 26     PIT @BSN  W   6-2       89-60    2    14.0  1:51 M Butcher                   1,644 +
155 Wed, Sep 27     PIT @BSN  L   3-4       89-61    2    14.0  1:50 A Javery                      655 -
156 Fri, Sep 29     PIT @PHI  L   0-3       89-62    2    14.5  1:43 K Raffensber                1,000 --
157 Sun, Oct  1     PIT @PHI  W   9-1       90-62    2    14.5  1:45 R Sewell                          +
158                 PIT @PHI  L   1-7       90-63    2    14.5  1:34 D Barrett                   6,493 -

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