The New York Yankees

New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

 season was the team's 42nd season in New York, and its 44th season overall. The team finished in third place in the American League

American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...

 with a record of 83-71, finishing 6 games behind the St. Louis Browns

1944 St. Louis Browns season

The St. Louis Browns season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Browns finishing first in the American League with a record of 89 wins and 65 losses...

. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium.

Offseason

• Prior to 1944 season: Jim Greengrass
  Jim Greengrass
  James Raymond Greengrass is a former professional baseball player. He played five seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1952 until 1956, for the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies, primarily as an outfielder.-External links:...
  
   was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.

Spring training

The Yankees trained in 1944 at Bader Field

Bader Field (ballpark)

Bader Field was a baseball stadium in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. It was located at the Bader Field airport and was referred to by the same name as the airfield. It was named after the former mayor of Atlantic City Edward L. Bader, who purchased the land for the airfield.The New York...

 in Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...

. The team made the 300-room Senator Hotel their headquarters and practiced indoors at the Atlantic City Armory

Atlantic City Armory

Atlantic City Armory is an armory at 1008 Absecon Boulevard in Atlantic City, New Jersey.For the 1944 season the New York Yankees held spring training in Atlantic City. They made the 300-room Senator Hotel their headquarters, trained indoors at the armory and played at Bader Field.In 2009 it was...

.
. They played their first exhibition game in Atlantic City on April 1, 1944 and beat the Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...

 5-1, behind a home run by Johnny Lindell

Johnny Lindell

John Harlan Lindell was an American professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder and pitcher in the Major League Baseball from to and from to . Lindell played for the New York Yankees, St...

. The following day, 4,000 fans saw the Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...

, 4-3.

Roster

1944 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Starters by position

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
C		89	299	23	78	.261	1	33	0
1B		154	573	88	168	.293	22	91	4
2B		154	643	125	205	.319	8	43	55
3B		116	387	44	108	.279	5	46	6
SS		94	312	27	77	.247	0	32	1
OF		149	594	91	178	.300	18	103	5
OF		137	518	72	124	.239	14	67	5
OF		85	328	49	99	.302	9	47	5

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
	81	284	23	76	.268	2	26	0
	36	101	9	20	.198	0	9	1
	10	8	1	1	.125	0	1	0
	9	7	1	1	.143	0	1	1
	4	7	0	1	.143	0	0	0
	3	3	0	1	.333	0	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
	35	252.2	17	12	2.64	107
	30	232	13	13	3.38	79
	26	213.2	12	9	2.99	54
	10	81.2	6	3	3.31	30

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
	8	43.2	4	1	2.68	16

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
	35	4	4	7	3.46	13
	22	0	2	3	4.05	11

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Binghamton