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1944 Cleveland Indians Season
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. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Roster 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'' Other batters ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' Pitching Starting pitchers ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' Other pitchers ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' Relief pitchers ''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' Awards and honors All-Star Game Lou Boud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
League Park
League Park was a baseball park located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It was situated at the northeast corner of Dunham Street (now known as East 66th Street) and Lexington Avenue in the Hough, Cleveland, Hough neighborhood. It was built in 1891 as a wood structure and rebuilt using concrete and steel in 1910. The park was home to a number of professional sports teams, most notably the Cleveland Guardians, Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball. League Park was first home to the Cleveland Spiders of the National League (baseball), National League from 1891 to 1899 and of the Cleveland Guardians, Cleveland Lake Shores of the Western League (original), Western League, the minor league predecessor to the Indians, in 1900. From 1914 to 1915, League Park also hosted the Cleveland Bearcats, Cleveland Spiders of the minor league American Association (1902–1997), American Association. In the 1940s, the park was also the home field of the Cleveland Buckeyes of the Negro Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mel Harder
Melvin Leroy Harder (October 15, 1909 – October 20, 2002), nicknamed "Chief", was an American right-handed starting pitcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball, who played his entire career with the Cleveland Indians. He spent 42 seasons in baseball, the first 36 with the Indians as a pitcher from 1928 to 1947 and as one of the game's most highly regarded pitching coaches from 1948 to 1963. He set franchise records for wins (223), games started (433) and innings pitched (3426) which were later broken by Bob Feller, and he still holds the club record of 582 career games pitched. He was among the American League's career leaders in wins (9th), games (8th) and starts (10th) when he retired. He was also an excellent fielder, leading AL pitchers in putouts four times, then a record. Career Harder was born in Beemer, Nebraska, and graduated from Tech High School in North Omaha, Nebraska. He broke in with the Indians as a relief pitcher in 1928. His pitching style r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddy Rosar
Warren Vincent "Buddy" Rosar (July 3, 1914 – March 13, 1994) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1939 to 1951 for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Athletics, and Boston Red Sox. A five-time All-Star, Rosar was regarded as an excellent defensive catcher, setting a major league record for consecutive games without an error by a catcher. He is one of only three catchers in Major League history to catch at least 100 games in a single season without committing an error. Baseball career Rosar was first discovered in 1934 when he was chosen to play in an All-Star game for amateur baseball players from Buffalo, New York. The wife of New York Yankees manager, Joe McCarthy, attended the game and was so impressed with Rosar's catching ability that she told her husband about him. McCarthy sent Yankees' scout, Gene McCann to look at Rosar before the team signed him as an amateur free agent. He played for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim McDonnell (baseball)
James William McDonnell (August 15, 1922 – April 24, 1993) was an American Major League Baseball catcher who played for three seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. Since , the team ... from 1943 to 1945, playing in 50 career games. External links 1922 births 1993 deaths Major League Baseball catchers Cleveland Indians players Baseball players from Michigan Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers players Fargo-Moorhead Twins players Appleton Papermakers players Cedar Rapids Raiders players Wilkes-Barre Barons (baseball) players Louisville Colonels (minor league) players San Diego Padres (minor league) players 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-catcher-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ Lyon
Russell Mayo Lyon (June 26, 1913 – December 24, 1975) was a professional baseball catcher who played seven games for the 1944 Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at and , he batted and threw right-handed. Biography Lyon attended the Georgia School of Technology (Georgia Tech) where he played on the freshman college football and freshman college baseball teams. He played in minor league baseball during 1937–1939 and 1944–1945. In five minor league seasons, he appeared in over 300 games. During his first professional season, 1937 with the Leesburg Gondoliers, he played as a first baseman; thereafter, he played as a catcher. Near the start of the 1944 season, Lyon was described as "a former semi-pro." He was one of many players who made their only major league appearances during World War II. In April and May of 1944, Lyon played in seven games for the Cleveland Indians. Offensively, he was 2-for-11 at the plate for a .182 batting average. His hits cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Devlin (catcher)
James Raymond Devlin (August 25, 1922 – January 15, 2004) was a Major League Baseball catcher from Plains, Pennsylvania who played one season in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. Since , the team ... for one game on April 27, 1944. He died in Danville, Pennsylvania. External links 1922 births 2004 deaths Cleveland Indians players St. Jean Braves players Major League Baseball catchers Baseball players from Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Baltimore Orioles (International League) players 20th-century American sportsmen Bisbee Bees players Flint Arrows players Lincoln A's players Oklahoma City Indians players Providence Chiefs players Rochester Red Wings players Rome Colonels players Watertown Athletics player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Smith (left-handed Pitcher)
Alfred John Smith (October 12, 1907 – April 28, 1977) was an American professional baseball player, a left-handed pitcher for the New York Giants (1934–37), Philadelphia Phillies (1938–39) and Cleveland Indians (1940–45) of Major League Baseball. Helped halt DiMaggio's hit streak Smith is remembered for being the starting pitcher who halted Joe DiMaggio's 56-consecutive-game hitting streak on July 17, 1941. DiMaggio grounded out twice to third baseman Ken Keltner, who made outstanding defensive plays in each case, and also drew a base on balls from Smith in three plate appearances. Then, in his final at bat, against relief pitcher Jim Bagby, Jr., DiMaggio bounced into a double play. His New York Yankees won the game, however, 4–3. Smith also is notable for having served as a nominal coach at age 25 on manager Bill Terry's New York Giants staff in 1933—the year before Smith made his debut as an active player in the Major Leagues. In 1932, Smith had won 17 games in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allie Reynolds
Allie Pierce Reynolds (February 10, 1917 – December 26, 1994) was an American professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). Reynolds pitched in MLB for the Cleveland Indians (1942–1946) and New York Yankees (1947–1954). A member of the Creek nation, Reynolds was nicknamed "Superchief". Reynolds attended Capitol Hill High School and the Oklahoma Agricultural & Mechanical College (A&M), where he was a multi-sport athlete. Henry Iba, baseball coach of the Oklahoma A&M baseball team, discovered Reynolds while he was practicing his javelin throws. After excelling at baseball and American football at Oklahoma A&M, Reynolds chose to turn professional in baseball. In his MLB career, Reynolds had a 182–107 win–loss record, 3.30 earned run average, and 1,423 strikeouts. Reynolds was a six-time MLB All-Star (1945, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954) and six-time World Series champion (1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953). He won the Hickok Belt in 1951 as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Poat
Raymond Willis Poat (December 19, 1917 – April 29, 1990) was an American professional baseball player native to Chicago. A right-handed pitcher, he played six Major League seasons, for the Cleveland Indians from 1942 to 1944, the New York Giants from 1947 to 1949, and the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1949. He stood tall and weighed . He was traded along with Bobby Rhawn from the Giants to the Pirates for Kirby Higbe on June 6, 1949. Poat appeared in 116 MLB games (47 as a starting pitcher) and an even 400 innings. He allowed 425 hits and 162 bases on balls, recording 178 strikeouts. He was a very successful hurler in minor league baseball, winning 91 of 135 decisions (.674). Hitting for the "season cycle" Poat became the first Major League player to achieve a season cycle, which is getting just four hits in a season, yet getting one hit of each type: single, double, triple and home run In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the Baseball (ball), ball is hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Naymick
Michael John Naymick (August 26, 1917 – October 12, 2005) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for four seasons. A , pitcher, he played for the Cleveland Indians from 1939 to 1940 and from 1943 to 1944, and the St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Centra ... in 1944. References External links * 1917 births 2005 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Cleveland Indians players St. Louis Cardinals players Baseball players from Somerset County, Pennsylvania Baltimore Orioles (International League) players Cedar Rapids Raiders players Indianapolis Indians players Oswego Netherlands players Rochester Red Wings players Springfield Indians (baseball) players Wilkes-Barre Barons (baseball) players 20th-century American sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Klieman
Edward Frederick "Specs" Klieman (March 21, 1918 – November 15, 1979) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) in all or portions of eight seasons (1943–1950) for the Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Athletics. For his career, he compiled a 26–28 won–lost record, with 33 saves, in 222 appearances, with a 3.49 earned run average and 130 strikeouts. Klieman was a relief pitcher on the 1948 World Series champion Indians, pitching in one World Series game, giving up three runs without recording an out. Klieman was born in Norwood, Ohio. A right-hander, he was listed as tall and . His 15-season career began in 1937 in the organization of the Cincinnati Reds, but Klieman would spend the bulk of his career with Ohio's American League team, the Indians, working in 197 games (with 32 starts) during his first six MLB seasons. Klieman became a relief specialist starting in 1946. In he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal Kleine
Harold John Kleine (June 8, 1923 – December 10, 1957) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons for the Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. Since , the team ..., appearing in 11 games during the 1944 season and three games in the 1945 season. External links , oBaseball-Reference (Minors) o 1923 births 1957 deaths Appleton Papermakers players Baltimore Orioles (International League) players Baseball players from St. Louis Cleveland Indians players Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players Macon Peaches players Major League Baseball pitchers Nashville Vols players Pueblo Dodgers players Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players Wausau Timberjacks players Wilkes-Barre Barons (baseball) players 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
