The 1944 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League, although finishing in third place. They finished the season with 89 wins and 65 losses.
Offseason Prior to 1944 season (exact date unknown) Kent Peterson was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.Kent Peterson page at Baseball-Reference Kermit Wahl was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.Kermit Wahl page at Baseball-Reference
Regular season On June 10, Joe Nuxhall made his major league debut. At age 15, he is (as of the 2022 season) the youngest confirmed player ever to play Major League Baseball. He pitched just two-thirds of an inning, giving up 5 runs on 2 hits and 5 walks. He would not appear in the majors again until 1952.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1944 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting
Starters by position 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 155 555 159 .286 10 73 1B 153 581 177 .305 20 102 2B 155 653 157 .240 1 35 3B 121 414 100 .242 1 47 SS 155 536 112 .209 4 55 OF 121 478 133 .278 5 62 OF 140 479 144 .301 3 36 OF 110 356 89 .250 0 17
Other batters 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 66 229 56 .245 4 23 64 157 36 .229 0 14 50 127 21 .165 1 15 58 98 28 .286 0 11 24 85 20 .235 0 5 13 31 3 .097 0 1 11 11 2 .182 0 0 4 10 5 .500 0 0 10 4 0 .000 0 0 3 3 0 .000 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0 4 1 0 .000 0 0 1 0 0 ---- 0 0 1 0 0 ---- 0 0
Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 34 285.0 23 8 2.40 77 30 192.2 13 11 2.38 42 24 155.1 10 8 3.30 40 4 26.2 2 2 4.05 6 1 9.0 1 0 2.00 2
Other 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 38 202.2 13 10 3.02 55 34 191.1 9 9 3.25 65 33 148.2 11 7 2.60 33 20 112.2 6 4 2.80 19 9 16.0 0 3 9.00 9 6 18.1 0 1 3.93 4 2 1.2 0 1 27.00 0
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 9 1 1 0 3.09 4 2 0 0 0 5.91 3 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0 0 0 67.50 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
Farm system
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
External links 1944 Cincinnati Reds at Baseball-Reference