Baseball may be over, but check out our Football, Basketball, and Hockey Sites.
Return to the Baseball-Reference.com Home Page
Quick Index: Play Index | Players | Teams | Leagues | Managers | Leaders | Awards | Postseason | Box Scores | Minors | Draft
  SportingNews.com | Stat of the Day | SR Blog | Tutorial Videos | All-Star | Travel | Bullpen Wiki | Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Teams > Pittsburgh Pirates > 1944 Trades and Transactions
1944 Pittsburgh Pirates (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1943/1945)
90-63, Finished 2nd in National League
View League Standings and Leaders
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
  (multi-year):
Batting - 104, Pitching - 103
  (one-year): Batting - 105, Pitching - 104
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

BR Bullpen: Minor League Affiliates
Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniforms
News & ViewsThinkFactoryBallHypeArmchairGM
BR Bullpen: Find or enter more info for this team (what's this?)

Play free baseball sim games

Let people know you like this site. Sponsor this page for $5.

  

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

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 1, 1943

Charlie Letchas drafted by the Philadelphia Blue Jays in the 1943 rule 5 draft.

November 6, 1943

Drafted Alex Mustaikis from the Philadelphia Blue Jays in the 1943 minor league draft.

December 30, 1943

Traded Babe Phelps and cash to the Philadelphia Blue Jays. Received Babe Dahlgren.

May 27, 1944 (Standings)

Purchased Ray Starr from the Cincinnati Reds.

June 1, 1944 (Standings)

Purchased Fritz Ostermueller from the Cincinnati Reds.

June 12, 1944 (Standings)

Sold Johnny Gee to the New York Giants.

June 20, 1944 (Standings)

Signed Lloyd Waner as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

June 29, 1944 (Standings)

Released Roy Wise.

July 27, 1944 (Standings)

Harry Shuman selected by the Philadelphia Blue Jays off waivers.

September 14, 1944 (Standings)

Purchased Bill Salkeld from the San Diego (PCL).

November 1, 1944

Herb Crompton drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1944 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Roy Jarvis from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1944 rule 5 draft.

November 7, 1944

Drafted Greek George from the Chicago Cubs in the 1944 minor league draft.

Drafted Mark Mauldin from the Atlanta (Southern Association) in the 1944 minor league draft.

1945

Obtained Tod Davis from the Hollywood (PCL) as part of a minor league working agreement.

Returned Cot Deal to the Toronto (International) after expiration of minor league working agreement.

March 31, 1945

Traded Vince DiMaggio to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Al Gerheauser.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

1943/1945

Compare     Other Links@google.com   Report an error

Pages Updated through October 30,2008. Pages designed and created by Baseball-Reference part of Sports Reference, Inc. (Copyright ©2000-2007).
Statistics may come from our work, the Baseball Databank, or other sources including SABR.org and RetroSheet.org..

You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Teams > Pittsburgh Pirates > 1944 Trades and Transactions
Quick Index: Play Index | Players | Teams | Leagues | Managers | Leaders | Awards | Postseason | Box Scores | Minors | Draft
  SportingNews.com | Stat of the Day | SR Blog | Tutorial Videos | All-Star | Travel | Bullpen Wiki | Random
Return to the Baseball-Reference.com Home Page

Stats updated through October 30, 2008.


Copyright © 2000-2008 Sports Reference, LLC, All rights reserved.
A Sports Reference LLC Site : About BR | About Sports Reference | Privacy Statement | Conditions & Terms of Service

Partner With: FantasyPlayers.com. Contact Fantasy Sports Ventures for advertising information.