The Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds

The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....

 season was a season in American baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League

National League

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, although finishing in third place. They had 89 wins and 65 losses.

Offseason

• Prior to 1944 season (exact date unknown)
  • Kent Peterson
    Kent Peterson
    Kent Franklin Peterson was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of eight seasons in the majors, and -, for the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies. In , Peterson led the National League in hit batsmen with 6 despite pitching just 137 innings.-External links:* at Find a Grave...
    
     was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.
  • Kermit Wahl
    Kermit Wahl
    Kermit Emerson Wahl was a Major League Baseball infielder. He played all or part of five seasons in the major leagues, between and , for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Athletics and St. Louis Browns.-Sources:...
    
     was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.

Regular season

On June 10, Joe Nuxhall

Joe Nuxhall

Joseph Henry Nuxhall was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, mostly for the Cincinnati Reds. Immediately after retiring as a player, he became a radio broadcaster for the Reds from 1967 through 2004, and continued part-time up until his death in 2007...

 made his major league debut. At age 15, he is (as of the 2010 season) the youngest confirmed player ever to play Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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. He pitched just two-thirds of an inning, giving up 5 runs on 2 hits and 5 walks. He would not appear in the majors again until .

Roster

1944 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager Coaches

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		155	555	159	.286	10	73
1B		153	581	177	.305	20	102
2B		155	653	157	.240	1	35
3B		121	414	100	.242	1	47
SS		155	536	112	.209	4	55

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
	58	98	28	.286	0	11
	4	1	0	.000	0	0

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	1	9	1	0	2.00	2

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	34	191.1	9	9	3.25	65
	33	148.2	11	7	2.60	33
	9	16	0	3	9.00	9
	2	1.2	0	1	27.00	0

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	9	1	1	0	3.09	4
	1	0	0	0	0.00	0
	1	0	0	0	67.50	0
	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

Farm system