1944 Cleveland Indians Roster (40-man)

1943 Season 1945 Season

Record: 72-82-1, Finished 5th in American League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Lou Boudreau (72-82-1)

Ballparks: League Park II and Cleveland Stadium

Attendance: 475,272 (8th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 96
One-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 100

Pythagorean W-L: 73-81, 643 Runs, 677 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Jim Bagby	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	170	Sep 8, 1916	7	14	10	14	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.7	$6,000
Steve Biras	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Feb 26, 1917	1st	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.1	$2,700
Bill Bonness	20	us US	R	L	6' 4"	200	Dec 15, 1923	1st	2	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3	$2,100
Lou Boudreau HOF	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Jul 17, 1917	7	150	148	150	149	0	1	0	0	0	149	0	0	0	0	1	0	8.0	$25,000	All-Star
Paul Calvert	26	ca CA	R	R	6' 0"	175	Oct 6, 1917	3	35	4	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.0	$3,600
Roy Cullenbine	30	us US	B	R	6' 1"	190	Oct 18, 1913	7	154	151	154	151	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	150	151	3	0	3.8	$9,000	All-Star
Jim Devlin	21	us US	L	R	5' 11"	165	Aug 25, 1922	1st	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Red Embree	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	165	Aug 30, 1917	3	3	1	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Jimmy Grant	25	us US	L	R	5' 8"	166	Oct 6, 1918	3	61	18	61	24	0	0	0	20	4	0	0	0	0	0	38	0	0.7	$4,800
Steve Gromek	24	us US	B	R	6' 2"	180	Jan 15, 1920	4	44	21	44	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	3.4
Mel Harder	34	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Oct 15, 1909	17	30	27	30	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Jeff Heath	29	ca CA	L	R	5' 11"	200	Apr 1, 1915	9	60	35	60	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	5	1	37	24	0	1.5
Earl Henry	27	us US	L	L	5' 11"	172	Jun 10, 1917	1st	4	2	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-0.2
Joe Heving	43	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Sep 2, 1900	12	63	1	63	63	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.9	$6,500
Myril Hoag	36	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Mar 9, 1908	12	67	65	67	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66	0	66	1	0	0.5
Oris Hockett	34	us US	L	R	5' 9"	182	Sep 29, 1909	6	124	103	124	110	0	0	0	0	0	0	43	68	1	110	17	0	1.7	$7,500	All-Star
Ken Keltner	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Oct 31, 1916	8	149	148	149	149	0	0	0	0	149	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.5		All-Star
Vern Kennedy	37	us US	L	R	6' 0"	175	Mar 20, 1907	11	15	10	15	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	-1.0	$8,000
Hal Kleine	21	us US	L	L	6' 2"	193	Jun 8, 1923	1st	14	6	14	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	-1.0
Ed Klieman	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Mar 21, 1918	2	47	19	47	47	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3
Russ Lyon	31	us US	R	R	6' 1"	230	Jun 26, 1913	1st	7	2	7	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	-0.1
Ray Mack	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	200	Aug 31, 1916	7	83	82	83	83	0	0	0	83	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Jim McDonnell	21	us US	L	R	5' 11"	165	Aug 15, 1922	2	20	9	20	13	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	-0.3
Mike Naymick	26	us US	R	R	6' 8"	225	Aug 26, 1917	4	7	0	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
Paul O'Dea	23	us US	L	L	6' 0"	200	Jul 3, 1920	1st	76	34	76	47	3	0	3	0	0	0	35	1	5	41	36	0	0.7
Rusty Peters	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Dec 14, 1914	8	88	69	88	82	0	0	0	63	8	13	0	0	0	0	6	0	0.1	$6,000
Ray Poat	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Dec 19, 1917	3	36	6	36	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.2
Allie Reynolds	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Feb 10, 1917	3	41	21	41	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	1.4
Mickey Rocco	28	us US	L	L	5' 11"	188	Mar 2, 1916	2	155	153	155	155	0	0	155	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.5
Buddy Rosar	29	us US	R	R	5' 9"	190	Jul 3, 1914	6	99	90	99	98	0	98	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1.9	$9,000
Hank Ruszkowski	18	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Nov 10, 1925	1st	3	2	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.2
Norm Schlueter	27	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Sep 25, 1916	3	49	35	49	43	0	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	-1.4	$4,200
Pat Seerey	21	us US	R	R	5' 10"	200	Mar 17, 1923	2	101	79	101	86	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	19	4	86	18	0	0.1
Al Smith	36	us US	L	L	5' 11"	180	Oct 12, 1907	11	28	26	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	$11,000
George Susce	36	us US	R	R	5' 11"	200	Aug 13, 1907	8	29	16	29	29	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3	$4,500
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Lou Boudreau	26	us US	Jul 17, 1917	Manager	Apr 19	Oct 1
Burt Shotton	59	us US	Oct 18, 1884		Apr 19	Oct 1
Del Baker	52	us US	May 3, 1892	Coach	Apr 19	Oct 1
George Susce	36	us US	Aug 13, 1907	Coach	Apr 19	Oct 1
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date