1944 Cleveland Indians Roster by Baseball Almanac

1944 Cleveland Indians Roster

The 1944 Cleveland Indians 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 Cleveland Indians Opening Day starters list, a 1944 Cleveland Indians salary list, a 1944 Cleveland Indians uniform number breakdown and a 1944 Cleveland Indians primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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#	Pitchers	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
22	Jim Bagby	6-02	170	Right	Right	1916-09-08
30	Bill Bonness	6-04	200	Left	Right	1923-12-15
33	Paul Calvert	6-00	185	Right	Right	1917-10-06
30	Red Embree	6-00	165	Right	Right	1917-08-30
25	Steve Gromek	6-02	180	Right	Both	1920-01-15
18	Mel Harder	6-01	195	Right	Right	1909-10-15
34	Earl Henry	5-11	172	Left	Left	1917-06-10
11	Joe Heving	6-01	185	Right	Right	1900-09-02
12	Vern Kennedy	6-00	175	Right	Left	1907-03-20
15	Hal Kleine	6-02	193	Left	Left	1923-06-08
39	Ed Klieman	6-01	190	Right	Right	1918-03-21
31	Mike Naymick	6-08	225	Right	Right	1917-08-26
35	Ray Poat	6-02	200	Right	Right	1917-12-19
21	Allie Reynolds	6-00	195	Right	Right	1917-02-10
32	Al Smith	5-11	180	Left	Left	1907-10-12
#	Catchers	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
4	Jim Devlin	5-11�	165	Right	Left	1922-08-25
38	Russ Lyon	6-01	230	Right	Right	1913-06-26
29	Jim McDonnell	5-11	165	Right	Left	1922-08-15
2	Buddy Rosar	5-09	190	Right	Right	1914-07-03
16	Hank Ruszkowski	6-00	190	Right	Right	1925-11-10
4	Norm Schlueter	5-10	175	Right	Right	1916-09-25
28	George Susce	5-11�	200	Right	Right	1907-08-13
#	Infielders	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
37	Steve Biras	5-11	185	Right	Right	1922-02-26
5	Lou Boudreau	5-11	185	Right	Right	1917-07-17
36	Jimmy Grant	5-08	166	Right	Left	1918-10-06
8	Ken Keltner	6-00	190	Right	Right	1916-10-31
38	Ray Mack	6-00	200	Right	Right	1916-08-31
3	Rusty Peters	5-11	170	Right	Right	1914-12-14
9	Mickey Rocco	5-11	188	Left	Left	1916-03-02
#	Outfielders	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
1	Roy Cullenbine	6-01	190	Right	Both	1913-10-18
24	Jeff Heath	5-11�	200	Right	Left	1915-04-01
17	Myril Hoag	5-11	180	Right	Right	1908-03-09
34	Oris Hockett	5-09	182	Right	Left	1909-09-29
6	Paul O'Dea	6-00	200	Left	Left	1920-07-03
23	Pat Seerey	5-10	200	Right	Right	1923-03-17
1944 Cleveland Indians Roster

The 1944 Cleveland Indians played 154 games during the regular season, won 72 games, lost 82 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at League Park II and Cleveland Stadium (Park Factors: 96/96) where 475,272 fans witnessed their 1944 Indians finish the season with a .468 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 Cleveland Indians Opening Day starters list, a 1944 Cleveland Indians salary list, a 1944 Cleveland Indians uniform number breakdown and a 1944 Cleveland Indians primary starters list:

1944 Cleveland Indians
Opening Day Starters

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1944 Cleveland Indians
Most Games by Position
C Buddy Rosar (98)
1B Mickey Rocco (155)
2B Ray Mack (83)
3B Ken Keltner (149)
SS Lou Boudreau (149)
LF Pat Seerey (63)
CF Oris Hockett (68)
RF Roy Cullenbine (150)

SP Steve Gromek
SP Mel Harder
SP Ed Klieman
SP Allie Reynolds
SP Al Smith

RP Paul Calvert
RP Ray Poat
CL Joe Heving

1944 Cleveland Indians
Salaries
Lou Boudreau $25,000.00
Buddy Rosar $9,000.00
Vern Kennedy $8,000.00
Rusty Peters $6,000.00
George Susce $4,500.00

1944 Cleveland Indians
Uniform Numbers
#1 Roy Cullenbine
#2 Buddy Rosar
#3 Rusty Peters
#4 Jim Devlin
#4 Norm Schlueter
#5 Lou Boudreau
#6 Paul O'Dea
#8 Ken Keltner
#9 Mickey Rocco
#11 Joe Heving
#12 Vern Kennedy
#15 Hal Kleine
#16 Hank Ruszkowski
#17 Myril Hoag
#18 Mel Harder
#21 Allie Reynolds
#22 Jim Bagby
#23 Pat Seerey
#24 Jeff Heath
#25 Steve Gromek
#28 George Susce
#29 Jim McDonnell
#30 Bill Bonness
#30 Red Embree
#31 Mike Naymick
#32 Al Smith
#33 Paul Calvert
#34 Earl Henry
#34 Oris Hockett
#35 Ray Poat
#36 Jimmy Grant
#37 Steve Biras
#38 Russ Lyon
#38 Ray Mack
#39 Ed Klieman

Did you know that a 1944 Cleveland Indians 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)?

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