1944 Philadelphia Phillies season

1944 Philadelphia Phillies
	Also known as the Philadelphia Blue Jays
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1883);
Location
	Shibe Park (since 1938);
	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (since 1883);
Other information
Owner(s)	R. R. M. Carpenter
Manager(s)	Freddie Fitzsimmons
Local radio	WIBG; (By Saam, Claude Haring, Doug Arthur)
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Offseason

Bill Veeck attempted to purchase the Phillies in late 1943. Veeck’s plan was to sign players from the Negro leagues to make the Phillies competitive.^[1]

The organization held a fan contest prior to the 1944 season to solicit a second nickname for the Phillies. Fans voted on Blue Jays and Elizabeth Crooks designed a logo of a blue jay perched on the Phillies word mark.^[2]

Regular season

The Phillies got off to a 12–6 start, and on May 13 were 1.5 games out of first place. However, it was all downhill from there, as they finished with yet another losing season.

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals	105	49	--	.682
Pittsburgh Pirates	90	63	14.5	.588
Cincinnati Reds	89	65	16	.578
Chicago Cubs	75	79	30	.487
New York Giants	67	87	38	.435
Boston Braves	65	89	40	.422
Brooklyn Dodgers	63	91	42	.409
Philadelphia Phillies	61	92	43.5	.399

Roster

1944 Philadelphia Phillies

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

-- Nick Goulish
46 Turkey Tyson

Manager

14 Freddie Fitzsimmons

Coaches

26 Chuck Klein
25 Merv Shea

Player stats

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
3B	Stewart, GlenGlen Stewart	118	377	83	.220	0	29

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.	RBI
Riley, LeeLee Riley	4	12	1	.083	1
Klein, ChuckChuck Klein	4	7	1	.143	0
Goulish, NickNick Goulish	1	1	0	.000	0

Pitching

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
Barrett, DickDick Barrett	37	221.1	12	18	3.86	74
Lee, BillBill Lee	31	208.1	10	11	3.15	50

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
Kennedy, VernVern Kennedy	12	55.1	1	5	4.23	23

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
Covington, ChetChet Covington	19	1	1	0	4.66	13
Donahue, DeaconDeacon Donahue	6	0	2	0	7.71	2

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager

^[3]

References

^ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 181, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN 978-0-7432-9461-4
^ "Blue Jays Already Creating Squawks". The Sporting News. March 16, 1944. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

1944 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference

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[1] Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 181, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN 978-0-7432-9461-4

[2] "Blue Jays Already Creating Squawks". The Sporting News. March 16, 1944. Retrieved August 15, 2014.

[3] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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