| Cleveland Indians | |
| Season: | 1944 |
| League: | American League |
| Ballpark: | League Park Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City: | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Owners: | Alva Bradley |
| General Managers: | Roger Peckinpaugh |
| Managers: | Lou Boudreau |
| Radio: | WCLEWHK (Jack Graney, Lew Henry) |
The 1944 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American major league baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 72–82–1.
| 1944 Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | 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 | Buddy Rosar | 99 | 331 | 87 | .263 | 0 | 30 |
| 1B | Mickey Rocco | 155 | 653 | 174 | .266 | 13 | 70 |
| 2B | Ray Mack | 83 | 284 | 66 | .232 | 0 | 29 |
| SS | 150 | 584 | 191 | .327 | 3 | 67 | |
| 3B | Ken Keltner | 149 | 573 | 169 | .295 | 13 | 91 |
| OF | Oris Hockett | 124 | 457 | 132 | .289 | 1 | 50 |
| OF | Pat Seerey | 101 | 342 | 80 | .234 | 15 | 39 |
| OF | Roy Cullenbine | 154 | 571 | 162 | .284 | 16 | 80 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusty Peters | 88 | 282 | 63 | .223 | 1 | 24 |
| Myril Hoag | 67 | 277 | 79 | .285 | 1 | 27 |
| Paul O'Dea | 76 | 173 | 55 | .318 | 0 | 13 |
| Jeff Heath | 60 | 151 | 50 | .331 | 5 | 33 |
| Norm Schlueter | 49 | 122 | 15 | .123 | 0 | 11 |
| Jimmy Grant | 61 | 99 | 27 | .273 | 1 | 12 |
| 29 | 61 | 14 | .230 | 0 | 4 | |
| Jim McDonnell | 20 | 43 | 10 | .233 | 0 | 4 |
| Russ Lyon | 7 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Ruszkowski | 3 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Biras | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Devlin | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Gromek | 35 | 203.2 | 10 | 9 | 2.56 | 115 |
| Mel Harder | 30 | 196.1 | 12 | 10 | 3.71 | 64 |
| Al Smith | 28 | 181.2 | 7 | 13 | 3.42 | 44 |
| Allie Reynolds | 28 | 158.0 | 11 | 8 | 3.30 | 84 |
| 13 | 79.0 | 4 | 5 | 4.33 | 12 | |
| Vern Kennedy | 12 | 59.0 | 2 | 5 | 5.03 | 17 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Henry | 2 | 17.2 | 1 | 1 | 4.58 | 5 | |
| Mike Naymick | 7 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 9.69 | 4 | |
| Bill Bonness | 2 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.71 | 1 | |
| Paul O'Dea | 3 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 0 | |
| Red Embree | 3 | 3.1 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Heving | 63 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1.96 | 46 | |
| Ed Klieman | 47 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3.38 | 44 | |
| Ray Poat | 36 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5.13 | 40 | |
| Paul Calvert | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.56 | 31 | |
| Hal Kleine | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.75 | 13 |
Lou Boudreau, Shortstop
Roy Cullenbine, Outfielder
Oris Hockett, Outfielder
Ken Keltner, Third baseman (starter)
See also: Minor League Baseball.
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Baltimore[1]