1944 IN BASEBALL

Champions

Major League Baseball

★ World Series: St. Louis Cardinals over St. Louis Browns (4-2), in the "Streetcar Series"

★ All-Star Game, July 11 at Forbes Field: National League, 7-1

Other champions

★ Negro League World Series: Homestead Grays over Birmingham Black Barons (4-1)

★ Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: West, 7-4

★ All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: Milwaukee Chicks over Kenosha Comets

Awards and honors

★ 'Most Valuable Player'

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★ Hal Newhouser (AL) - pitcher, Detroit Tigers

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★ Marty Marion (NL) - shortstop, St. Louis Cardinals

★ 'The Sporting News Player of the Year Award'

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★ Marty Marion (NL) - St. Louis Cardinals

★ 'The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award'

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★ Bobby Doerr (AL) - Second base, Boston Red Sox

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★ Marty Marion (NL) - Shortstop, St. Louis Cardinals

★ 'The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award'

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★ Hal Newhouser (AL) - Detroit Tigers

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★ Bill Voiselle (NL) - New York Giants

★ 'The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award'

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★ Luke Sewell (AL) - St. Louis Browns

MLB Statistical Leaders

	'American League'		'National League'
Type	Name	Stat	Name	Stat
AVG	Lou Boudreau CLE	.327	Dixie Walker BRO	.357
HR	Nick Etten NYY	22	Bill Nicholson CHC	33
RBI	Vern Stephens SLB	109	Bill Nicholson CHC	122
Wins	Hal Newhouser DET	29	Bucky Walters CIN	23
ERA	Dizzy Trout DET	2.12	Ed Heusser CIN	2.38
Ks	Hal Newhouser DET	187	Bill Voiselle NYG	141

Major League Baseball final standings

American League final standings

'American League'
'Rank'	'Club'	'Wins'	'Losses'	'Win %'	'GB'
1st	St. Louis Browns	89	65	.578	--
2nd	Detroit Tigers	88	66	.565	1
3rd	New York Yankees	83	71	.536	6.0
4th	Boston Red Sox	77	77	.500	12.0
5th	Philadelphia Athletics	72	82	.468	17.0
5th	Cleveland Indians	72	82	.468	17.0
7th	Chicago White Sox	71	83	.461	18.0
8th	Washington Senators	64	90	.416	25.0

National League final standings

'National League'
'Rank'	'Club'	'Wins'	'Losses'	'Win %'	'GB'
1st	St. Louis Cardinals	105	49	.682	--
2nd	Pittsburgh Pirates	90	63	.588	14.5
3rd	Cincinnati Reds	89	65	.578	16
4th	Chicago Cubs	75	79	.487	30
5th	New York Giants	67	87	.435	38
6th	Boston Braves	65	89	.422	40.0
7th	Brooklyn Dodgers	63	91	.409	42
8th	Philadelphia Bluejays	61	92	.399	43.5

Negro League Baseball final standings

Negro National League final standings

'Negro National League'
'Club'	'Wins'	'Losses'	'Win %'	'GB'
Washington Homestead Grays	27	12	.692	---
Baltimore Elite Giants	24	20	.545	5.5
New York Cubans	16	14	.533	6.5
Philadelphia Stars	19	18	.514	7
Newark Eagles	19	22	.463	9
New York Black Yankees	4	24	.154	17.5

Events

January-March

April-June

★ May 1 - George Myatt of the Washington Senators goes 6-for-6 as the Nats beat the Red Sox 11-4.

★ May 4 - The St. Louis Browns announce that they are dropping their segregation policy restricting Negro fans to the bleachers.

★ June 6 - All games cancelled due to D-Day.

★ June 10 - 15-year-old pitcher Joe Nuxhall of the Cincinnati Reds makes his major league debut. He is the youngest person ever to play in a major league game. After giving up five runs to the Cardinals in 2/3 of an inning, he is relieved by Jake Eisenhart, who gets the final out in his only major league appearance.

July-September

★ August 10 - Red Barrett of the Boston Braves throws a shutout with just 58 pitches - a record for fewest pitches in a nine-inning game. The game lasted 75 minutes.

★ September 30 - Detroit Tigers pitcher Hal Newhouser wins his 29th game, defeating the Washington Senators 7-3.

October-December

Births

Deaths

★ January 7 - George Mullin, 63, pitcher who won 228 games including a no-hitter, mainly with the Tigers, having five 20-win seasons

★ April 25 - Tony Mullane, 85, pitcher who won 284 games, including five 30-win seasons, throwing with both hands; led league in shutouts twice and strikeouts once

★ October 17 - Jack Powell, 70, pitcher who won 245 games, primarily for the St. Louis Browns and Cardinals

★ November 25 - Kenesaw Mountain Landis, 78, commissioner of baseball since that office's creation in 1920 who established the position's authority in overseeing cleanup of corruption in wake of the Black Sox scandal, banishing eight players from the sport for life for involvement in throwing 1919 World Series; as federal judge, had presided over 1914 case in which Federal League challenged major leagues under antitrust law; strong advocate of the independence of minor leagues from control of majors

★ December 4 - Roger Bresnahan, 65, catcher and leadoff hitter who starred for the New York Giants from 1902-1908, and was first major leaguer to wear shinguards; led NL in walks in 1908, and was only catcher to steal 200 bases

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