1944 Major League Managers

Other Leagues: AL, NAL, NL, NN2

World Series Champions: Homestead Grays, St. Louis Cardinals

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1944 Manager Records

1944 Managerial Tendencies

1944 Managerial Tendencies Table
					Stealing 2nd				Stealing 3rd				Sac Bunts				Substitutions
Rk	Mgr	Tm	Age	G	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	PH/G	PH/G+	PR/G	PR/G+	P/G	P/G+
1	Ossie Bluege	WSH	43	154	851	79	9.3%	152	562	7	1.2%	113	763	39	5.1%	87	0.41	83	0.11	149	1.7	93
2	Lou Boudreau	CLE	26	155	752	40	5.3%	87	555	10	1.8%	164	717	43	6.0%	102	0.53	107	0.05	61	2.3	125
3	Bob Coleman	BSN	53	155	985	49	5.0%	101	691	6	0.9%	103	958	60	6.3%	106	0.93	98	0.28	146	1.9	95
4	Joe Cronin	BOS	37	156	1006	52	5.2%	85	762	8	1.0%	96	980	59	6.0%	102	0.59	119	0.06	86	2.0	107
5	Leo Durocher	BRO	38	155	1483	62	4.2%	85	1105	6	0.5%	64	1409	78	5.5%	93	1.46	154	0.17	89	2.2	113
6	Jimmy Dykes	CHW	47	154	827	51	6.2%	101	538	8	1.5%	136	747	21	2.8%	48	0.45	92	0.03	35	1.7	94
7	Freddie Fitzsimmons	PHI	42	154	1233	40	3.2%	66	746	6	0.8%	95	1111	69	6.2%	105	0.88	93	0.08	41	2.0	103
8	Frankie Frisch	PIT	46	158	1162	79	6.8%	139	752	13	1.7%	205	1067	45	4.2%	71	0.96	102	0.25	134	1.9	97
9	Charlie Grimm	CHC	45	146	1009	50	5.0%	101	746	3	0.4%	48	1011	56	5.5%	94	0.85	90	0.08	40	2.0	103
10	Roy Johnson	CHC	48	1	7	0	0.0%	0	4	0	0.0%	0	5	0	0.0%	0	2.00	213	0.00	0	3.0	154
11	Connie Mack	PHA	81	155	1004	52	5.2%	85	673	4	0.6%	54	958	62	6.5%	110	0.57	115	0.12	156	1.7	92
12	Joe McCarthy	NYY	57	154	1327	83	6.3%	103	891	15	1.7%	153	1256	69	5.5%	93	0.54	109	0.08	114	1.7	94
13	Bill McKechnie	CIN	57	155	1473	94	6.4%	130	939	10	1.1%	126	1349	73	5.4%	91	0.74	78	0.19	99	1.6	83
14	Steve O'Neill	DET	52	156	886	60	6.8%	111	601	4	0.7%	61	803	57	7.1%	120	0.32	65	0.08	112	1.8	96
15	Mel Ott	NYG	35	155	1403	65	4.6%	94	907	8	0.9%	105	1269	87	6.9%	116	1.07	113	0.39	208	2.3	118
16	Luke Sewell	SLB	43	154	886	42	4.7%	78	613	1	0.2%	15	837	66	7.9%	134	0.54	109	0.06	87	1.8	99
17	Billy Southworth	STL	51	157	1266	51	4.0%	82	950	6	0.6%	75	1214	89	7.3%	124	0.65	69	0.08	40	1.7	88
18	Jimmie Wilson	CHC	43	10	47	4	8.5%	173	38	0	0.0%	0	45	2	4.4%	75	1.10	116	0.20	106	1.8	92
	Totals			2484	17607	953	5.4%		12073	115	1.0%		16499	975	5.9%		0.72		0.13		1.9
					Stealing 2nd				Stealing 3rd				Sac Bunts				Substitutions
Rk	Mgr	Tm	Age	G	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	PH/G	PH/G+	PR/G	PR/G+	P/G	P/G+