1944 Cincinnati Reds
[edit] Summary
The 1944 Cincinnati Reds finished with a record of 89-65. They scored 573 runs and belted 51 home runs to go along with a .254 batting average. The offense was powered by Frank McCormick, who led the team with 20 home runs, 102 RBI, and 177 hits.
The team allowed 536 runs and had a team ERA of 2.97. Bucky Walters led the pitching staff with 23 wins and 77 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Chuck Aleno | 3B | 50 | 127 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .259 | .213 | .472 | .165 |
| Jodie Beeler | 3B | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Buck Fausett | 3B | 13 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 | .161 | .286 | .097 |
| Frank McCormick | 1B | 153 | 581 | 85 | 177 | 20 | 102 | 7 | .371 | .482 | .853 | .305 |
| Steve Mesner | 3B | 121 | 414 | 31 | 100 | 1 | 47 | 1 | .301 | .309 | .610 | .242 |
| Eddie Miller | SS | 155 | 536 | 48 | 112 | 4 | 55 | 9 | .269 | .289 | .558 | .209 |
| Kermit Wahl | 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Woody Williams | 2B | 155 | 653 | 73 | 157 | 1 | 35 | 7 | .290 | .289 | .579 | .240 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Dain Clay | OF | 110 | 356 | 51 | 89 | 0 | 17 | 8 | .290 | .292 | .582 | .250 |
| Estel Crabtree | OF | 58 | 98 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .369 | .347 | .716 | .286 |
| Tony Criscola | OF | 64 | 157 | 14 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .297 | .274 | .571 | .229 |
| Max Marshall | OF | 66 | 229 | 36 | 56 | 4 | 23 | 3 | .308 | .371 | .679 | .245 |
| Chucho Ramos | OF | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .600 | 1.100 | .500 |
| Eric Tipton | OF | 140 | 479 | 62 | 144 | 3 | 36 | 5 | .380 | .390 | .770 | .301 |
| Gee Walker | OF | 121 | 478 | 56 | 133 | 5 | 62 | 7 | .318 | .366 | .684 | .278 |
| Jo-Jo White | OF | 24 | 85 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .316 | .259 | .575 | .235 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Just | C | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .182 | .432 | .182 |
| Ray Mueller | C | 155 | 555 | 54 | 159 | 10 | 73 | 4 | .353 | .398 | .751 | .286 |
| Len Rice | C | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Johnny Riddle | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Mike Kosman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Al Lakeman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5271 | 573 | 1340 | 51 | 528 | 51 | .308 | .338 | .646 | .254 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Beggs | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | 0.889 | |||
| Arnold Carter | 33 | 18 | 148.7 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3 | 33 | 40 | 2.60 | 1.231 | |||
| Tommy de la Cruz | 34 | 20 | 191.3 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 1 | 65 | 45 | 3.25 | 1.124 | |||
| Jake Eisenhart | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 3.333 | |||
| Buck Fausett | 2 | 0 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5.91 | 1.869 | |||
| Bob Ferguson | 9 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 9.00 | 2.125 | |||
| Howie Fox | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.870 | |||
| Harry Gumbert | 24 | 19 | 155.3 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 2 | 40 | 40 | 3.30 | 1.269 | |||
| Ed Heusser | 30 | 23 | 192.7 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 2 | 42 | 42 | 2.38 | 1.074 | |||
| Bob Katz | 6 | 2 | 18.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3.93 | 1.311 | |||
| Jim Konstanty | 20 | 12 | 112.7 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 0 | 19 | 33 | 2.80 | 1.295 | |||
| Bill Lohrman | 2 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27.00 | 4.118 | |||
| Bob Malloy | 9 | 0 | 23.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 3.09 | 1.416 | |||
| Joe Nuxhall | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 67.50 | 10.000 | |||
| Kent Peterson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Elmer Riddle | 4 | 4 | 26.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 4.05 | 1.386 | |||
| Clyde Shoun | 38 | 21 | 202.7 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 2 | 55 | 42 | 3.02 | 1.159 | |||
| Bucky Walters | 34 | 32 | 285 | 23 | 8 | .742 | 1 | 77 | 87 | 2.40 | 1.123 | |||
| Team Totals | 251 | 155 | 1398.4 | 89 | 65 | .578 | 12 | 359 | 384 | 2.97 | 1.199 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Eddie Miller, Ray Mueller, and Woody Williams | 155 |
| At Bats | Woody Williams | 653 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Woody Williams | 707 |
| Batting Average | Frank McCormick | .305 |
| On-Base % | Eric Tipton | .380 |
| Slugging % | Frank McCormick | .482 |
| OPS | Frank McCormick | .853 |
| Runs | Frank McCormick | 85 |
| Hits | Frank McCormick | 177 |
| Total Bases | Frank McCormick | 280 |
| Doubles | Frank McCormick | 37 |
| Triples | Eddie Miller | 5 |
| Home Runs | Frank McCormick | 20 |
| RBI | Frank McCormick | 102 |
| Walks | Eric Tipton | 59 |
| Strikeouts | Gee Walker | 48 |
| Stolen Bases | Eddie Miller | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dain Clay | 15 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Frank McCormick | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bucky Walters | 23 |
| Losses | Ed Heusser | 11 |
| Saves | Arnold Carter | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Bucky Walters | .742 |
| ERA | Ed Heusser | 2.38 |
| WHIP | Ed Heusser | 1.074 |
| Innings Pitched | Bucky Walters | 285 |
| Games | Clyde Shoun | 38 |
| Games Started | Bucky Walters | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Bucky Walters | 77 |
| Complete Games | Bucky Walters | 27 |
| Shutouts | Bucky Walters | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Bucky Walters | 1162 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bucky Walters | 76 |
| Hits Allowed | Bucky Walters | 233 |
| Walks Allowed | Bucky Walters | 87 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Konstanty | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Clyde Shoun and Bucky Walters | 2 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bucky Walters | 4 |
