1944 Major League Managers

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World Series Champions: Homestead Grays, St. Louis Cardinals

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1944 Manager Records

1944 Managerial Tendencies

1944 Managerial Tendencies Table
					Stealing 2nd				Stealing 3rd				Sac Bunts				Substitutions
Rk	Mgr	Tm	Age	G	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	PH/G	PH/G+	PR/G	PR/G+	P/G	P/G+
1	Ossie Bluege	WSH	43	154	856	79	9.2%	152	569	8	1.4%	126	767	40	5.2%	89	0.41	81	0.11	145	1.7	93
2	Lou Boudreau	CLE	26	155	767	41	5.3%	88	571	10	1.8%	157	733	45	6.1%	104	0.55	109	0.05	59	2.3	125
3	Bob Coleman	BSN	53	155	1018	49	4.8%	99	713	6	0.8%	101	992	61	6.1%	104	0.96	100	0.29	151	1.9	95
4	Joe Cronin	BOS	37	156	1016	52	5.1%	84	764	8	1.0%	94	989	59	6.0%	101	0.60	120	0.08	101	2.0	107
5	Leo Durocher	BRO	38	155	1482	62	4.2%	86	1106	6	0.5%	65	1409	78	5.5%	94	1.47	154	0.17	87	2.2	113
6	Jimmy Dykes	CHW	47	154	913	58	6.4%	104	572	9	1.6%	141	814	22	2.7%	46	0.48	96	0.03	34	1.7	94
7	Freddie Fitzsimmons	PHI	42	154	1243	40	3.2%	66	748	6	0.8%	96	1118	69	6.2%	105	0.92	96	0.08	41	2.0	103
8	Frankie Frisch	PIT	46	158	1163	79	6.8%	139	751	13	1.7%	207	1067	45	4.2%	71	0.96	100	0.25	132	1.9	97
9	Charlie Grimm	CHC	45	146	1079	53	4.9%	101	790	3	0.4%	45	1082	60	5.5%	94	0.87	91	0.08	39	2.0	103
10	Roy Johnson	CHC	48	1	7	0	0.0%	0	4	0	0.0%	0	5	0	0.0%	0	2.00	208	0.00	0	3.0	154
11	Connie Mack	PHA	81	155	1042	53	5.1%	84	701	4	0.6%	51	1000	64	6.4%	109	0.57	113	0.12	153	1.7	92
12	Joe McCarthy	NYY	57	154	1327	83	6.3%	103	890	15	1.7%	151	1255	69	5.5%	93	0.54	107	0.08	111	1.7	94
13	Bill McKechnie	CIN	57	155	1473	94	6.4%	131	939	10	1.1%	128	1349	73	5.4%	92	0.74	77	0.19	98	1.6	83
14	Steve O'Neill	DET	52	156	920	62	6.7%	111	616	4	0.6%	58	830	60	7.2%	123	0.33	66	0.08	110	1.8	96
15	Mel Ott	NYG	35	155	1413	65	4.6%	94	910	8	0.9%	105	1276	87	6.8%	116	1.08	112	0.40	209	2.3	118
16	Luke Sewell	SLB	43	154	884	42	4.8%	78	615	1	0.2%	15	837	66	7.9%	134	0.54	107	0.06	86	1.8	99
17	Billy Southworth	STL	51	157	1268	51	4.0%	82	948	6	0.6%	76	1214	89	7.3%	124	0.66	68	0.08	40	1.7	88
18	Jimmie Wilson	CHC	43	10	47	4	8.5%	175	38	0	0.0%	0	45	2	4.4%	75	1.10	115	0.20	104	1.8	92
	Totals			2484	17918	967	5.4%		12245	117	1.0%		16782	989	5.9%		0.73		0.13		1.9
					Stealing 2nd				Stealing 3rd				Sac Bunts				Substitutions
Rk	Mgr	Tm	Age	G	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	PH/G	PH/G+	PR/G	PR/G+	P/G	P/G+