1944 St. Louis Browns

1944 St. Louis Browns / Franchise: Baltimore Orioles / BR Team Page

Record: 89-65, Finished 1st in American League (1944 AL)

Won AL Pennant

Managed by Luke Sewell

Coach: Jack Tobin

Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV

Awards and Honors

• All-Stars: George McQuinn, Bob Muncrief and Vern Stephens
• Manager of the Year Award: Luke Sewell

World Series

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Cardinals over Browns (4-2)

Game	Score	Date
1	Browns 2, Cardinals 1	October 4
2	Cardinals 3, Browns 2 (11 innings)	October 5
3	Browns 6, Cardinals 2	October 6
4	Cardinals 5, Browns 1	October 7
5	Cardinals 2, Browns 0	October 8
6	Cardinals 3, Browns 1	October 9

Further Reading

• John Heidenry and Brett Topel: The Boys Who Were Left Behind: The 1944 World Series Between the Hapless St. Louis Browns and the Legendary St. Louis Cardinals, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, 2006.
• David Alan Heller: As Good As It Got: The 1944 St. Louis Browns, Arcadia Publishing, Columbia, SC, 2003. ISBN 978-1531617905
• William B. Mead: Even the Browns: Baseball During World War II, Dover Publications, Mineola, NY, 2010 (originally published in 1978).