1944 St. Louis Browns
From BR Bullpen
1944 St. Louis Browns / Franchise: Baltimore Orioles / BR Team Page[edit]
Record: 89-65, Finished 1st in American League (1944 AL)
Pennant Clinched: October 1, 1944 vs. New York Yankees
Managed by Luke Sewell
Coach: Jack Tobin
History, Comments, Contributions[edit]
Awards and Honors[edit]
- All-Stars: George McQuinn, Bob Muncrief and Vern Stephens
- Manager of the Year Award: Luke Sewell
World Series[edit]
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| Game | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Browns 2, Cardinals 1 | October 4 |
| 2 | Cardinals 3, Browns 2 (11 innings) | October 5 |
| 3 | Browns 6, Cardinals 2 | October 6 |
| 4 | Cardinals 5, Browns 1 | October 7 |
| 5 | Cardinals 2, Browns 0 | October 8 |
| 6 | Cardinals 3, Browns 1 | October 9 |
Further Reading[edit]
- John Heidenry and Brett Topel: The Boys Who Were Left Behind: The 1944 World Series Between the Hapless St. Louis Browns and the Legendary St. Louis Cardinals, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, 2006.
- David Alan Heller: As Good As It Got: The 1944 St. Louis Browns, Arcadia Publishing, Columbia, SC, 2003. ISBN 978-1531617905
- William B. Mead: Even the Browns: Baseball During World War II, Dover Publications, Mineola, NY, 2010 (originally published in 1978).
- Mike Whiteman: "October 1, 1944: Finally, the Browns! St. Louis captures first American League pennant" SABR
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