| Boston Braves | |
| Season: | 1944 |
| League: | National League |
| Ballpark: | Braves Field |
| City: | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Record: | 65–89 (.422) |
| League Place: | 6th |
| Owners: | J.A. Robert Quinn |
| Managers: | Bob Coleman |
| Radio: | WNAC (Tom Hussey) |
The 1944 Boston Braves season was the 74th season of the franchise.
On August 10, 1944, pitcher Red Barrett pitched a complete-game 2-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field, winning 2–0, requiring only 58 pitches and lasting only 1 hour 15 minutes. It was the fewest number of pitches thrown in a 9-inning complete game and was the quickest night game in MLB history.[1]
| 1944 Boston Braves | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | OutfieldersOther batters | ManagerCoaches | ||||||
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 81 | 229 | 64 | .279 | 2 | 19 | ||
| 1B | 109 | 308 | 66 | .214 | 8 | 33 | ||
| 2B | 88 | 332 | 98 | .295 | 4 | 25 | ||
| SS | 125 | 417 | 100 | .240 | 2 | 32 | ||
| 3B | 140 | 489 | 126 | .258 | 1 | 53 | ||
| OF | 140 | 418 | 87 | .208 | 11 | 53 | ||
| OF | 155 | 631 | 195 | .309 | 13 | 73 | ||
| OF | 134 | 468 | 124 | .265 | 16 | 65 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 366 | 100 | .273 | 3 | 36 | ||
| 89 | 251 | 69 | .275 | 3 | 23 | ||
| 71 | 195 | 50 | .256 | 7 | 35 | ||
| 66 | 180 | 36 | .200 | 1 | 26 | ||
| 54 | 154 | 35 | .227 | 5 | 26 | ||
| 46 | 141 | 29 | .206 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 21 | 66 | 16 | .242 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 33 | 55 | 11 | .200 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 18 | 31 | 9 | .290 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 30 | 30 | 3 | .100 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 28 | 2 | .071 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 23 | 3 | .130 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 19 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 16 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 299.1 | 18 | 19 | 3.01 | 83 | |
| 37 | 257.1 | 16 | 15 | 3.22 | 76 | |
| 40 | 254.0 | 10 | 19 | 3.54 | 137 | |
| 42 | 230.1 | 9 | 16 | 4.06 | 54 | |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 119.2 | 9 | 7 | 4.21 | 22 | ||
| 22 | 75.2 | 0 | 6 | 3.93 | 24 | ||
| 14 | 56.2 | 9 | 7 | 4.21 | 22 | ||
| 7 | 25.0 | 1 | 1 | 5.76 | 6 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.27 | 17 | ||
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.82 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.00 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
See also: Minor league baseball.