1944 Cincinnati Reds
Record: 104-58
Finish: 1st in NL National Division
Runs Scored: 901
Runs Allowed: 671
Exp W-L: 102-60
 
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Attendance: 2,120,382
Manager: Shashank Misra

Statistics / Schedule

Minor League Records:
AAA: 81-56, 1st in the NL
AA: 68-69, 4th in the NL
A: 51-86, 8th in the NL
 
 
Postseason Results:
Lost World Championship 3-4 to Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Won NL League Series 4-1 over Brooklyn Dodgers
 
Team Index    Draft History Park History
Starters: Positional    Registers: Batters     Leaders: Batters   
  Pitchers   Pitchers   Pitchers
 
Team Batting Stats     Help
Pos Name Age G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS DWS
2B  Pee Wee Reese 25 152 618 116 180 26 7 11 56 17 8 92 62 .291 .383 .409 .793 97.3 19.1 5.6
LF  Vince Dimaggio 31 156 562 102 158 38 4 26 111 1 3 88 122 .281 .375 .502 .877 101.8 20.3 4.5
3B  Sid Gordon 26 153 564 102 159 22 7 29 105 0 1 87 39 .282 .371 .500 .871 103.8 20.6 6.1
SS  Vern Stephens 23 149 543 82 154 28 4 18 98 0 0 54 37 .284 .344 .449 .793 78.9 13.9 7.1
2B  Lou Stringer 27 139 423 77 129 30 4 9 51 1 0 58 68 .305 .388 .459 .847 71.2 15.4 2.1
C *Bill Delancey 32 114 412 61 112 19 4 19 85 0 0 40 41 .272 .335 .476 .811 62.0 11.2 3.9
CF *Stan Spence 29 128 387 96 126 16 6 21 75 0 1 63 13 .326 .419 .561 .980 82.5 19.5 2.4
RF *Bill Nicholson 29 104 295 53 87 10 3 17 65 0 0 46 45 .295 .388 .522 .910 58.2 13.1 1.5
C  Clyde McCullough 27 68 236 38 69 13 3 6 41 0 0 25 21 .292 .353 .449 .803 35.3 6.1 4.0
RF  Lou Novikoff 28 95 249 35 69 10 0 7 35 0 0 12 10 .277 .309 .402 .711 30.0 4.6 1.4
RF *Taffy Wright 32 89 198 27 71 17 1 3 32 0 0 13 2 .359 .399 .500 .899 34.3 8.0 0.8
C *Paul Gillespie 23 67 181 29 56 8 0 4 37 0 0 22 9 .309 .385 .420 .805 28.5 5.8 3.8
1B  Joe Marty 30 54 172 17 39 6 0 6 27 0 1 17 20 .227 .295 .366 .661 17.2 1.3 1.0
P *Earl Johnson 25 40 120 9 30 6 0 0 15 0 0 1 34 .250 .262 .300 .562 8.6 0.0 0.0
P *Harry Brecheen 29 40 104 8 14 1 0 0 7 0 0 5 16 .135 .170 .144 .314 1.5 0.0 0.0
2B  Billy Cox 24 34 102 17 25 4 0 0 6 0 0 9 3 .245 .306 .284 .591 8.4 0.6 1.5
3B  Don Lang 29 66 98 12 33 3 1 1 13 0 0 9 16 .337 .393 .418 .811 15.1 3.3 0.7
P  Joe Dobson 27 36 91 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 35 .066 .065 .077 .142 -4.2 0.0 0.0
P  Frank Barrett 30 28 63 3 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 25 .111 .125 .143 .268 -0.7 0.0 0.0
CF  Felix Mackiewicz 26 22 31 4 9 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 .290 .353 .355 .708 3.6 0.6 0.1
P  Monty Stratton 32 51 23 4 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .261 .261 .391 .652 2.3 0.3 0.0
P *Dave Koslo 24 83 25 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .120 .120 .160 .280 -0.5 0.0 0.0
C *Hal Peck 27 8 25 1 7 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 3 .280 .333 .440 .773 3.0 0.3 0.2
LF *Thurman Tucker 26 10 15 5 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .267 .267 .267 .533 1.0 0.0 0.1
SS  George Fallon 29 7 11 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .182 .250 .273 .523 0.7 0.1 0.3
P *Mickey Haefner 31 62 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .375 .375 .750 1.1 0.1 0.0
C  Hal Spindel 31 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 0.0 0.0 0.0
P  Sid Hudson 29 84 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0 0.0
  Team Totals 27.9 2042 5568 901 1559 268 44 178 874 19 14 648 638 .280 .353 .440 .793 840.4 164.2 47.0
  Rank among 8 NL teams 7 1 3 3 3 1 1 7 3 2 6 2 2 1 1 1  
* - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, blank - bats right-handed
Team Pitching Stats     Help
Name Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA PWS
*Earl Johnson 25 25 9 .735 40 40 0 312.3 257 97 3 95 124 2.80 31.3
*Harry Brecheen 29 24 12 .667 40 40 0 289.0 276 126 30 79 113 3.92 16.8
 Joe Dobson 27 18 12 .600 36 36 0 253.7 293 126 20 73 83 4.47 8.8
 Frank Barrett 30 11 11 .500 28 28 0 182.7 188 84 16 70 70 4.14 7.9
*Dave Koslo 24 14 3 .824 83 11 10 147.0 156 64 13 44 61 3.92 11.8
 Sid Hudson 29 7 3 .700 84 1 16 109.7 103 48 11 36 43 3.94 10.3
 Monty Stratton 32 3 5 .375 51 0 7 84.3 94 34 8 26 19 3.63 6.2
*Mickey Haefner 31 2 3 .400 62 6 6 70.0 52 26 3 31 19 3.34 7.3
*Lefty Wilkie 29 0 0 .000 7 0 0 4.0 5 2 1 4 1 4.50 0.2
*Clem Dreisewerd 28 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0.7 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1
Team Totals 28.4 104 58 .642 432 162 39 1453.3 1426 607 105 458 533 3.76 100.7
Rank among 8 NL teams 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 1 7 2  
* - throws left-handed, blank - throws right-handed
Team Fielding Stats     Help
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (expect Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
Numbers in headings are league average values.
Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .991 31.7
C.McCullough 564.7 65 66 215 19 1 1 .996 42.1
B.Delancey 452.7 50 54 172 17 3 0 .984 40.9
P.Gillespie 418.0 45 53 174 25 0 0 1.000 36.8
H.Spindel 18.0 2 3 2 0 1 0 .667 0.0
Team Total 1453.3 162 176 563 61 5 1 .992 39.3
First Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .994 12.40
L.Stringer 959.3 110 112 1193 78 7 108 .995 11.92
B.Delancey 436.7 48 53 546 29 2 45 .997 11.85
D.Lang 55.3 4 17 64 6 0 5 1.000 11.39
J.Marty 1.0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1.000 9.00
F.Mackiewicz 1.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00
Team Total 1453.3 162 184 1805 113 9 159 .995 11.88
Second Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .976 6.23
P.Reese 1327.7 150 152 317 547 8 116 .991 5.86
B.Cox 88.7 10 12 16 26 0 6 1.000 4.26
L.Stringer 31.0 2 10 8 12 0 3 1.000 5.81
J.Marty 3.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
G.Fallon 3.0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 9.00
Team Total 1453.3 162 178 342 587 8 125 .991 5.75
Third Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .947 3.02
S.Gordon 1333.7 149 152 87 362 24 30 .949 3.03
D.Lang 108.7 13 16 6 25 0 2 1.000 2.57
V.Stephens 8.0 0 1 0 1 2 0 .333 1.13
G.Fallon 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
J.Marty 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00
Team Total 1453.3 162 171 93 389 26 32 .949 2.98
Shortstops Inn GS G PO A E DP .964 5.62
V.Stephens 1256.3 139 147 202 538 26 91 .966 5.30
B.Cox 161.7 19 22 29 85 7 18 .942 6.35
G.Fallon 30.0 4 5 3 16 0 4 1.000 5.70
J.Marty 5.3 0 2 0 3 0 0 1.000 5.07
Team Total 1453.3 162 176 234 642 33 113 .964 5.42
Left Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .988 1.99
S.Spence 771.7 83 102 223 4 2 0 .991 2.65
J.Marty 398.0 49 49 100 3 1 2 .990 2.33
L.Novikoff 126.0 13 21 31 0 0 0 1.000 2.21
T.Wright 56.0 6 12 6 2 0 1 1.000 1.29
H.Peck 51.0 7 7 14 0 0 0 1.000 2.47
D.Lang 39.0 4 8 11 0 0 0 1.000 2.54
V.Dimaggio 8.0 0 4 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.38
F.Mackiewicz 2.7 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
S.Gordon 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1453.3 162 206 388 9 3 3 .993 2.46
Center Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .978 2.68
V.Dimaggio 1310.7 147 150 444 6 9 2 .980 3.09
F.Mackiewicz 55.0 7 8 12 1 0 0 1.000 2.13
S.Spence 52.7 4 13 16 0 0 0 1.000 2.73
T.Tucker 35.0 4 4 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.80
Team Total 1453.3 162 175 479 7 9 2 .982 3.01
Right Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .975 2.07
B.Nicholson 686.3 76 91 162 2 3 1 .982 2.15
L.Novikoff 418.0 50 53 112 2 0 0 1.000 2.45
T.Wright 312.0 34 45 72 3 2 0 .974 2.16
V.Dimaggio 14.3 0 6 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.51
H.Peck 11.0 1 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 3.27
F.Mackiewicz 11.0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.64
T.Tucker 0.7 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1453.3 162 200 356 7 5 1 .986 2.25
Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .972 2.38
E.Johnson 312.3 40 40 24 52 2 8 .974 2.19
H.Brecheen 289.0 40 40 12 54 0 4 1.000 2.06
J.Dobson 253.7 36 36 16 39 1 2 .982 1.95
F.Barrett 182.7 28 28 6 33 0 2 1.000 1.92
D.Koslo 147.0 11 83 10 24 1 0 .971 2.08
S.Hudson 109.7 1 84 2 12 0 1 1.000 1.15
M.Stratton 84.3 0 51 11 13 1 0 .960 2.56
M.Haefner 70.0 6 62 4 12 1 1 .941 2.06
L.Wilkie 4.0 0 7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
C.Dreisewerd 0.7 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 13.64
Team Total 1453.3 162 432 85 240 6 18 .982 2.01
Team Batting LeadersTeam Pitching Leaders
Batting Average Stringer .295
On-Base Pct Reese .383
Slugging Pct Dimaggio .502
OPS Dimaggio .877
XR Gordon 103.8
Games Dimaggio 156
At-Bats Reese 618
Runs Reese 116
Hits Reese 180
Total Bases Gordon, Dimaggio 282
Singles Reese 136
Doubles Dimaggio 38
Triples Gordon, Reese 7
Homeruns Gordon 29
RBIs Dimaggio 111
Stolen Bases Reese 17
Caught Stealing Reese 8
Walks Reese 92
Strikeouts Dimaggio 122
ERA Johnson 2.80
Wins Johnson 25
Losses Brecheen, Dobson 12
Winning Pct Koslo .824
Saves Hudson 16
Games Pitched Hudson 84
Games Started Brecheen, Johnson 40
Complete Games Johnson 10
Shutouts Johnson 5
Innings Pitched Johnson 312.3
Hits Allowed Dobson 293
Homeruns Allowed Brecheen 30
Strikeouts Johnson 124
Walks Allowed Johnson 95
Walks per 9IP Brecheen 2.5
Hits per 9IP Johnson 7.4
Strikeouts per 9IP Johnson 3.6
WHiP Johnson 1.13
OAVG Johnson .226
OOBP Johnson .287
OSLG Johnson .294
OOPS Johnson .581
Team All-Stars
Vince Dimaggio
Sid Gordon
Earl Johnson
Pee Wee Reese
Stan Spence
Player Salaries
Earl Johnson $ 5,642,857
Taffy Wright $ 5,109,183
Vince Dimaggio $ 4,750,000
Bill Delancey $ 4,500,000
Harry Brecheen $ 4,028,571
Frank Barrett $ 3,937,143
Joe Dobson $ 3,600,000
Stan Spence $ 3,178,571
Sid Hudson $ 2,285,714
Wally Moses $ 2,149,833
Bill Nicholson $ 2,000,000
George Fallon $ 350,000
Les Tietje $ 350,000
Nate Andrews $ 350,000
Mickey Haefner $ 300,000
Sid Gordon $ 300,000
Clem Dreisewerd $ 300,000
Joe Marty $ 300,000
Billy Cox $ 300,000
Paul Gillespie $ 300,000
Dave Koslo $ 300,000
Felix Mackiewicz $ 300,000
Clyde McCullough $ 300,000
Lou Novikoff $ 300,000
Hal Peck $ 300,000
Pee Wee Reese $ 300,000
Hal Spindel $ 300,000
Vern Stephens $ 300,000
Monty Stratton $ 300,000
Lou Stringer $ 300,000
Thurman Tucker $ 300,000
Lefty Wilkie $ 300,000
Don Lang $ 300,000
 
Player Transactions
Date Action Losing To Getting
2/2 Signed     Wally Moses
2/6 Signed     Taffy Wright
2/21 Released John Antonelli    
2/21 Released Don Black    
2/21 Released Fred Archer    
3/2 Signed     Monty Stratton
4/2 Released Hal Epps