1944 Boston Braves Roster

The 1944 Boston Braves team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1944 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1944 Boston Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1944 Boston Braves salary list, a 1944 Boston Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1944 Boston Braves primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1944 Boston Braves



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Complete Roster  
 

25 Nate Andrews 6-00 195 Right Right 1913-09-30
19 Red Barrett 5-11 183 Right Right 1915-02-14
20 Ben Cardoni 6-03 195 Right Right 1920-08-21
17 Jim Hickey 6-01 204 Right Right 1920-10-22
17 Johnny Hutchings 6-02 250 Right Both 1916-04-14
30 Ira Hutchinson 5-10½ 180 Right Right 1910-08-31
18 Al Javery 6-03 183 Right Right 1918-06-05
34 Stan Klopp 6-01½ 180 Right Right 1910-12-22
21 Carl Lindquist 6-02 185 Right Right 1919-05-09
26 Harry Macpherson 5-10 150 Right Right 1926-07-10
28 Woody Rich 6-02 185 Right Left 1916-03-09
22 Jim Tobin 6-00 185 Right Right 1912-12-27
35 George Woodend 6-00 200 Right Right 1917-12-09
29 Stew Hofferth 6-02 195 Right Right 1913-01-27
11 Clyde Kluttz 6-00 198 Right Right 1917-12-12
10 Phil Masi 5-10 180 Right Right 1916-01-06
14 Hugh Poland 5-11½ 185 Right Left 1910-01-19
21 Pat Capri 6-00½ 170 Right Right 1918-11-27
6 Dick Culler 5-09½ 155 Right Right 1915-01-15
34 Frank Drews 5-10 175 Right Right 1916-05-25
3 Buck Etchison 6-01 190 Left Left 1915-01-27
8 Ben Geraghty 5-11 175 Right Right 1912-07-19
27 Roland Gladu 5-08½ 185 Right Left 1911-05-10
15 Warren Huston 6-00 170 Right Right 1913-10-31
9 Max Macon 6-03 175 Left Left 1915-10-14
2, 5 Damon Phillips 6-00 176 Right Right 1919-06-08
8 Connie Ryan 5-11 175 Right Right 1920-02-27
6 Mike Sandlock 6-01 185 Right Both 1915-10-17
14, 21 Steve Shemo 5-11 175 Right Right 1915-04-09
7 Whitey Wietelmann 6-00 170 Right Both 1919-03-15
15 Chet Clemens 6-00 175 Right Right 1917-05-10
1 Tommy Holmes 5-10 180 Left Left 1917-03-29
16 Butch Nieman 6-02 195 Left Left 1918-02-08
28 Chet Ross 6-01 195 Right Right 1917-04-01
4 Chuck Workman 6-00 175 Right Left 1915-01-06
5 Ab Wright 6-03 200 Right Right 1905-11-16
12 Gene Patton 5-10 165 Right Left 1926-07-08
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The 1944 Boston Braves played 154 games during the regular season, won 65 games, lost 89 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Braves Field (Park Factors: 104/106) where 208,691 fans witnessed their 1944 Braves finish the season with a .422 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1944 Boston Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1944 Boston Braves salary list, a 1944 Boston Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1944 Boston Braves primary starters list:

1944 Boston Braves
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1944 Boston Braves
Most Games by Position

C Phil Masi (63)
1B Buck Etchison (85)
2B Connie Ryan (80)
3B Damon Phillips (90)
SS Whitey Wietelmann (103)
LF Butch Nieman (86)
CF Tommy Holmes (154)
RF Chuck Workman (103)
  
SP Nate Andrews
SP Red Barrett
SP Al Javery
  
RP Ben Cardoni
RP Ira Hutchinson
RP Stan Klopp
CL Jim Tobin


1944 Boston Braves
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1944 Boston Braves
Uniform Numbers

#1 Tommy Holmes
#2 Damon Phillips
#3 Buck Etchison
#4 Chuck Workman
#5 Damon Phillips
#5 Ab Wright
#6 Dick Culler
#6 Mike Sandlock
#7 Whitey Wietelmann
#8 Ben Geraghty
#8 Connie Ryan
#9 Max Macon
#10 Phil Masi
#11 Clyde Kluttz
#12 Gene Patton
#14 Hugh Poland
#14 Steve Shemo
#15 Chet Clemens
#15 Warren Huston
#16 Butch Nieman
#17 Jim Hickey
#17 Johnny Hutchings
#18 Al Javery
#19 Red Barrett
#20 Ben Cardoni
#21 Pat Capri
#21 Carl Lindquist
#21 Steve Shemo
#22 Jim Tobin
#25 Nate Andrews
#26 Harry Macpherson
#27 Roland Gladu
#28 Woody Rich
#28 Chet Ross
#29 Stew Hofferth
#30 Ira Hutchinson
#34 Frank Drews
#34 Stan Klopp
#35 George Woodend

Did you know that a 1944 Boston Braves Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?