1944 Cleveland Indians Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 72-82
Finished 5th in the AL
Attendance: 475,272, Avg. 3,858
Ballpark: League Park II/Cleveland Stadium
Manager: Lou Boudreau (72-82)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1944 Cleveland Indians StatisticsTeam Record: 72-82
Finished 5th in the AL
Attendance: 475,272, Avg. 3,858
Ballpark: League Park II/Cleveland Stadium
Manager: Lou Boudreau (72-82)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1944 Cleveland Indians Roster
The Cleveland Indians of the American League ended the 1944 season with a record of 72 wins and 82 losses, finishing fifth in the AL.
The Indians scored 643 runs and conceded 677 runs, most in the circuit. Roy Cullenbine led Cleveland with 16 home runs, and Pat Seerey walloped 20 or more, too. Ken Keltner drove in 91 runs. Lou Boudreau paced all regular batters by hitting .327. Mel Harder topped the squad with 12 wins, while Steve Gromek recorded a 2.56 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Lou Boudreau coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 642
Regular Season Runs Against: 676
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 19, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| April 21, 1944 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Indians 7 | W | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 23, 1944 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | ||
| April 23, 1944 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-3 | ||
| April 26, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 2 at St. Louis Browns 5 | L | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-4 | ||
| April 27, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 1 at St. Louis Browns 5 | L | 1-2 | 0-3 | 1-5 | ||
| April 28, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 1-2 | 1-3 | 2-5 | ||
| April 29, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-5 | ||
| April 30, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 1-2 | 2-4 | 3-6 | ||
| April 30, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 1-2 | 3-4 | 4-6 | ||
| May 1, 1944 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 9 | W | 2-2 | 3-4 | 5-6 | ||
| May 2, 1944 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 2-3 | 3-4 | 5-7 | ||
| May 3, 1944 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 9 | W | 3-3 | 3-4 | 6-7 | ||
| May 4, 1944 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 3-4 | 3-4 | 6-8 | ||
| May 6, 1944 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 4-4 | 3-4 | 7-8 | ||
| May 7, 1944 | St. Louis Browns 7 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 4-5 | 3-4 | 7-9 | ||
| May 7, 1944 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 5-5 | 3-4 | 8-9 | ||
| May 10, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 5-5 | 4-4 | 9-9 | ||
| May 11, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 5-5 | 5-4 | 10-9 | ||
| May 12, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Boston Red Sox 10 | L | 5-5 | 5-5 | 10-10 | ||
| May 13, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 1 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 5-5 | 5-6 | 10-11 | ||
| May 14, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 4 at New York Yankees 8 | L | 5-5 | 5-7 | 10-12 | ||
| May 14, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 5-5 | 5-8 | 10-13 | ||
| May 15, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 5-5 | 5-9 | 10-14 | ||
| May 16, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 5-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | ||
| May 17, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 5-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | ||
| May 18, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 5-5 | 6-11 | 11-16 | ||
| May 19, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 5-5 | 7-11 | 12-16 | ||
| May 20, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | W | 5-5 | 8-11 | 13-16 | ||
| May 21, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 5-5 | 8-12 | 13-17 | ||
| May 21, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 5-5 | 9-12 | 14-17 | ||
| May 24, 1944 | Washington Senators 5 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 5-6 | 9-12 | 14-18 | ||
| May 25, 1944 | Washington Senators 4 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 5-7 | 9-12 | 14-19 | ||
| May 26, 1944 | Washington Senators 5 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 5-8 | 9-12 | 14-20 | ||
| May 27, 1944 | Washington Senators 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 6-8 | 9-12 | 15-20 | ||
| May 28, 1944 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 6-9 | 9-12 | 15-21 | ||
| May 28, 1944 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 7-9 | 9-12 | 16-21 | ||
| May 29, 1944 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 7-10 | 9-12 | 16-22 | ||
| May 30, 1944 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 9 | W | 8-10 | 9-12 | 17-22 | ||
| May 30, 1944 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 9-10 | 9-12 | 18-22 | ||
| May 31, 1944 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 7 | W | 10-10 | 9-12 | 19-22 | ||
| June 1, 1944 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 10-11 | 9-12 | 19-23 | ||
| June 2, 1944 | New York Yankees 5 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 10-12 | 9-12 | 19-24 | ||
| June 3, 1944 | New York Yankees 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 11-12 | 9-12 | 20-24 | ||
| June 4, 1944 | New York Yankees 6 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 11-13 | 9-12 | 20-25 | ||
| June 4, 1944 | New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 12-13 | 9-12 | 21-25 | ||
| June 8, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 4 at St. Louis Browns 3 | W | 12-13 | 10-12 | 22-25 | ||
| June 9, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 4 at St. Louis Browns 2 | W | 12-13 | 11-12 | 23-25 | ||
| June 11, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 2 at St. Louis Browns 4 | L | 12-13 | 11-13 | 23-26 | ||
| June 11, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 13 at St. Louis Browns 1 | W | 12-13 | 12-13 | 24-26 | ||
| June 12, 1944 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 13-13 | 12-13 | 25-26 | ||
| June 14, 1944 | Detroit Tigers 11 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 13-14 | 12-13 | 25-27 | ||
| June 14, 1944 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 13-15 | 12-13 | 25-28 | ||
| June 15, 1944 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 14-15 | 12-13 | 26-28 | ||
| June 16, 1944 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 14-16 | 12-13 | 26-29 | ||
| June 18, 1944 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 14-17 | 12-13 | 26-30 | ||
| June 18, 1944 | Chicago White Sox 7 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 14-18 | 12-13 | 26-31 | ||
| June 20, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 14-18 | 13-13 | 27-31 | ||
| June 21, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 9 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 14-18 | 14-13 | 28-31 | ||
| June 22, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 14-18 | 14-14 | 28-32 | ||
| June 23, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 14-18 | 15-14 | 29-32 | ||
| June 24, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 14-18 | 15-15 | 29-33 | ||
| June 25, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 14-18 | 15-16 | 29-34 | ||
| June 25, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Chicago White Sox 11 | L | 14-18 | 15-17 | 29-35 | ||
| June 28, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | L | 14-18 | 15-18 | 29-36 | ||
| June 29, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | W | 14-18 | 16-18 | 30-36 | ||
| June 30, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 14-18 | 17-18 | 31-36 | ||
| July 1, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 14-18 | 17-19 | 31-37 | ||
| July 2, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 14-18 | 18-19 | 32-37 | ||
| July 2, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 14-18 | 19-19 | 33-37 | ||
| July 4, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 14-18 | 20-19 | 34-37 | ||
| July 4, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 7 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 14-18 | 21-19 | 35-37 | ||
| July 5, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 2 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 14-18 | 21-20 | 35-38 | ||
| July 6, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 0 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 14-18 | 21-21 | 35-39 | ||
| July 7, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 14-18 | 22-21 | 36-39 | ||
| July 8, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Boston Red Sox 11 | L | 14-18 | 22-22 | 36-40 | ||
| July 9, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 14-18 | 22-23 | 36-41 | ||
| July 9, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 14-18 | 23-23 | 37-41 | ||
| July 13, 1944 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 15-18 | 23-23 | 38-41 | ||
| July 13, 1944 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 15-19 | 23-23 | 38-42 | ||
| July 14, 1944 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 16-19 | 23-23 | 39-42 | ||
| July 15, 1944 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Cleveland Indians 13 | W | 17-19 | 23-23 | 40-42 | ||
| July 16, 1944 | St. Louis Browns 8 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 17-20 | 23-23 | 40-43 | ||
| July 16, 1944 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 17-21 | 23-23 | 40-44 | ||
| July 18, 1944 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 18-21 | 23-23 | 41-44 | ||
| July 19, 1944 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 7 | W | 19-21 | 23-23 | 42-44 | ||
| July 20, 1944 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 20-21 | 23-23 | 43-44 | ||
| July 21, 1944 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 21-21 | 23-23 | 44-44 | ||
| July 22, 1944 | Washington Senators 9 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 21-22 | 23-23 | 44-45 | ||
| July 23, 1944 | Washington Senators 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 22-22 | 23-23 | 45-45 | ||
| July 23, 1944 | Washington Senators 5 at Cleveland Indians 9 | W | 23-22 | 23-23 | 46-45 | ||
| July 24, 1944 | Washington Senators 1 at Cleveland Indians 10 | W | 24-22 | 23-23 | 47-45 | ||
| July 25, 1944 | New York Yankees 0 at Cleveland Indians 10 | W | 25-22 | 23-23 | 48-45 | ||
| July 26, 1944 | New York Yankees 6 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 25-23 | 23-23 | 48-46 | ||
| July 27, 1944 | New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Indians 8 | W | 26-23 | 23-23 | 49-46 | ||
| July 28, 1944 | New York Yankees 13 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 26-24 | 23-23 | 49-47 | ||
| July 30, 1944 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 26-25 | 23-23 | 49-48 | ||
| July 30, 1944 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 27-25 | 23-23 | 50-48 | ||
| July 31, 1944 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 27-26 | 23-23 | 50-49 | ||
| August 1, 1944 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 8 | W | 28-26 | 23-23 | 51-49 | ||
| August 3, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 28-26 | 23-24 | 51-50 | ||
| August 3, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 28-26 | 23-25 | 51-51 | ||
| August 4, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 28-26 | 23-26 | 51-52 | ||
| August 5, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 6 at St. Louis Browns 9 | L | 28-26 | 23-27 | 51-53 | ||
| August 6, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 6 at St. Louis Browns 9 | L | 28-26 | 23-28 | 51-54 | ||
| August 6, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 4 at St. Louis Browns 6 | L | 28-26 | 23-29 | 51-55 | ||
| August 9, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 28-26 | 24-29 | 52-55 | ||
| August 10, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 28-26 | 25-29 | 53-55 | ||
| August 11, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 28-26 | 25-30 | 53-56 | ||
| August 12, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 28-26 | 25-31 | 53-57 | ||
| August 13, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 28-26 | 25-32 | 53-58 | ||
| August 13, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Washington Senators 2 | L | 28-26 | 25-33 | 53-59 | ||
| August 14, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Washington Senators 8 | L | 28-26 | 25-34 | 53-60 | ||
| August 15, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Washington Senators 0 | W | 28-26 | 26-34 | 54-60 | ||
| August 16, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 8 at New York Yankees 11 | L | 28-26 | 26-35 | 54-61 | ||
| August 17, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 10 | L | 28-26 | 26-36 | 54-62 | ||
| August 18, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 2 at New York Yankees 0 | W | 28-26 | 27-36 | 55-62 | ||
| August 19, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 9 | L | 28-26 | 27-37 | 55-63 | ||
| August 20, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Red Sox 11 | L | 28-26 | 27-38 | 55-64 | ||
| August 20, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Boston Red Sox 8 | L | 28-26 | 27-39 | 55-65 | ||
| August 21, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 28-26 | 28-39 | 56-65 | ||
| August 22, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 28-26 | 29-39 | 57-65 | ||
| August 25, 1944 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 10 | W | 29-26 | 29-39 | 58-65 | ||
| August 26, 1944 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 29-27 | 29-39 | 58-66 | ||
| August 27, 1944 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 30-27 | 29-39 | 59-66 | ||
| August 27, 1944 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 31-27 | 29-39 | 60-66 | ||
| August 29, 1944 | St. Louis Browns 8 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 31-28 | 29-39 | 60-67 | ||
| August 30, 1944 | St. Louis Browns 7 at Cleveland Indians 12 | W | 32-28 | 29-39 | 61-67 | ||
| September 1, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 32-28 | 29-40 | 61-68 | ||
| September 2, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 32-28 | 30-40 | 62-68 | ||
| September 3, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 32-28 | 31-40 | 63-68 | ||
| September 4, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 6 at St. Louis Browns 4 | W | 32-28 | 32-40 | 64-68 | ||
| September 4, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 1 at St. Louis Browns 5 | L | 32-28 | 32-41 | 64-69 | ||
| September 7, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 32-28 | 32-42 | 64-70 | ||
| September 9, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Detroit Tigers 15 | L | 32-28 | 32-43 | 64-71 | ||
| September 10, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 32-28 | 33-43 | 65-71 | ||
| September 10, 1944 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 32-28 | 33-44 | 65-72 | ||
| September 15, 1944 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 33-28 | 33-44 | 66-72 | ||
| September 15, 1944 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 33-29 | 33-44 | 66-73 | ||
| September 17, 1944 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 33-30 | 33-44 | 66-74 | ||
| September 17, 1944 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 33-31 | 33-44 | 66-75 | ||
| September 19, 1944 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 8 | W | 34-31 | 33-44 | 67-75 | ||
| September 20, 1944 | Boston Red Sox 10 at Cleveland Indians 11 | W | 35-31 | 33-44 | 68-75 | ||
| September 21, 1944 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 36-31 | 33-44 | 69-75 | ||
| September 22, 1944 | New York Yankees 7 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 36-32 | 33-44 | 69-76 | ||
| September 23, 1944 | New York Yankees 7 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 36-33 | 33-44 | 69-77 | ||
| September 24, 1944 | New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 37-33 | 33-44 | 70-77 | ||
| September 25, 1944 | Washington Senators 0 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 38-33 | 33-44 | 71-77 | ||
| September 26, 1944 | Washington Senators 8 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 38-34 | 33-44 | 71-78 | ||
| September 27, 1944 | Washington Senators 4 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 39-34 | 33-44 | 72-78 | ||
| September 29, 1944 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 39-35 | 33-44 | 72-79 | ||
| September 30, 1944 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 39-36 | 33-44 | 72-80 | ||
| October 1, 1944 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 39-37 | 33-44 | 72-81 | ||
| October 1, 1944 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 39-38 | 33-44 | 72-82 |
