1944 Pittsburgh Pirates Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 90-63
Finished 2nd in the NL
Attendance: 657,300, Avg. 10,270
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Manager: Frankie Frisch (90-63)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1944 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics
1944 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League ended the 1944 season with a record of 90 wins and 63 losses, finishing second in the NL.

The Pirates scored 744 runs and allowed 662 runs. Babe Dahlgren led Pittsburgh with 12 home runs Bob Elliott drove in 108 runs. Jim Russell paced all regular hitters by connecting at a .312 clip. Rip Sewell topped the squad with 21 wins, while Fritz Ostermueller earned a 2.73 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Frankie Frisch coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 729
Regular Season Runs Against: 647

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 18, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
April 20, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 L 0-0 0-2 0-2
April 21, 1944 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 0-1 0-2 0-3
April 26, 1944 Chicago Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 1-1 0-2 1-3
April 28, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Cincinnati Reds 2 L 1-1 0-3 1-4
April 29, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 1-1 1-3 2-4
April 30, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Cincinnati Reds 1 W 1-1 2-3 3-4
April 30, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 1-1 2-4 3-5
May 2, 1944 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 2-1 2-4 4-5
May 3, 1944 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 2-2 2-4 4-6
May 4, 1944 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 3-2 2-4 5-6
May 7, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Chicago Cubs 5 W 3-2 3-4 6-6
May 7, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Chicago Cubs 2 W 3-2 4-4 7-6
May 10, 1944 Boston Braves 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 4-2 4-4 8-6
May 11, 1944 Boston Braves 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 4-3 4-4 8-7
May 12, 1944 Boston Braves 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 4-4 4-4 8-8
May 13, 1944 Boston Braves 16 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 4-5 4-4 8-9
May 14, 1944 New York Giants 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 W 5-5 4-4 9-9
May 14, 1944 New York Giants 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 6-5 4-4 10-9
May 15, 1944 New York Giants 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 L 6-6 4-4 10-10
May 17, 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 7-6 4-4 11-10
May 18, 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 8-6 4-4 12-10
May 19, 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 9-6 4-4 13-10
May 20, 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 10-6 4-4 14-10
May 21, 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 10-7 4-4 14-11
May 21, 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 11-7 4-4 15-11
May 24, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Boston Braves 1 W 11-7 5-4 16-11
May 25, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Boston Braves 1 L 11-7 5-5 16-12
May 26, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Boston Braves 5 W 11-7 6-5 17-12
May 28, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 0 W 11-7 7-5 18-12
May 28, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 8 L 11-7 7-6 18-13
May 29, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 2 W 11-7 8-6 19-13
May 30, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 9 L 11-7 8-7 19-14
May 30, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 L 11-7 8-8 19-15
May 31, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 L 11-7 8-9 19-16
June 1, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 W 11-7 9-9 20-16
June 2, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at New York Giants 6 L 11-7 9-10 20-17
June 3, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at New York Giants 6 W 11-7 10-10 21-17
June 4, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at New York Giants 4 W 11-7 11-10 22-17
June 4, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at New York Giants 4 W 11-7 12-10 23-17
June 7, 1944 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 12-7 12-10 24-17
June 8, 1944 Chicago Cubs 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 L 12-8 12-10 24-18
June 10, 1944 Chicago Cubs 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 W 13-8 12-10 25-18
June 11, 1944 Chicago Cubs 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 13-9 12-10 25-19
June 11, 1944 Chicago Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 13-10 12-10 25-20
June 13, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 13-10 13-10 26-20
June 14, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 13-10 13-11 26-21
June 15, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Cincinnati Reds 0 W 13-10 14-11 27-21
June 17, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 13-10 14-12 27-22
June 18, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 13-10 15-12 28-22
June 18, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 12 L 13-10 15-13 28-23
June 20, 1944 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 13-11 15-13 28-24
June 21, 1944 Cincinnati Reds 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 14-11 15-13 29-24
June 22, 1944 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 15-11 15-13 30-24
June 22, 1944 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 W 16-11 15-13 31-24
June 24, 1944 St. Louis Cardinals 16 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 16-12 15-13 31-25
June 25, 1944 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 16-13 15-13 31-26
June 28, 1944 New York Giants 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 W 17-13 15-13 32-26
June 30, 1944 New York Giants 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 W 18-13 15-13 33-26
June 30, 1944 New York Giants 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 18-14 15-13 33-27
July 1, 1944 Boston Braves 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 19-14 15-13 34-27
July 2, 1944 Boston Braves 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 19-15 15-13 34-28
July 2, 1944 Boston Braves 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 20-15 15-13 35-28
July 4, 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 21-15 15-13 36-28
July 4, 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 21-16 15-13 36-29
July 5, 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays 12 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 21-17 15-13 36-30
July 6, 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 22-17 15-13 37-30
July 7, 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 13 W 23-17 15-13 38-30
July 8, 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 24-17 15-13 39-30
July 9, 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 W 25-17 15-13 40-30
July 9, 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 W 26-17 15-13 41-30
July 13, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Chicago Cubs 2 W 26-17 16-13 42-30
July 14, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Chicago Cubs 11 L 26-17 16-14 42-31
July 15, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Chicago Cubs 4 L 26-17 16-15 42-32
July 16, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Chicago Cubs 0 W 26-17 17-15 43-32
July 16, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Chicago Cubs 1 L 26-17 17-16 43-33
July 18, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at New York Giants 5 L 26-17 17-17 43-34
July 19, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 4 L 26-17 17-18 43-35
July 20, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 1 W 26-17 18-18 44-35
July 20, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 3 L 26-17 18-19 44-36
July 21, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 3 W 26-17 19-19 45-36
July 22, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 at Brooklyn Dodgers 0 W 26-17 20-19 46-36
July 23, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 W 26-17 21-19 47-36
July 23, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 W 26-17 22-19 48-36
July 24, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers 12 L 26-17 22-20 48-37
July 25, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 15 at New York Giants 0 W 26-17 23-20 49-37
July 26, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at New York Giants 5 W 26-17 24-20 50-37
July 28, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at New York Giants 4 L 26-17 24-21 50-38
July 29, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Boston Braves 0 W 26-17 25-21 51-38
July 30, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Boston Braves 6 L 26-17 25-22 51-39
July 30, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Boston Braves 2 L 26-17 25-23 51-40
July 31, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Boston Braves 2 W 26-17 26-23 52-40
August 1, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 13 at Boston Braves 8 W 26-17 27-23 53-40
August 2, 1944 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 26-18 27-23 53-41
August 3, 1944 St. Louis Cardinals 15 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 26-19 27-23 53-42
August 4, 1944 Chicago Cubs 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 26-20 27-23 53-43
August 5, 1944 Chicago Cubs 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 26-21 27-23 53-44
August 6, 1944 Chicago Cubs 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 13 W 27-21 27-23 54-44
August 6, 1944 Chicago Cubs 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 28-21 27-23 55-44
August 8, 1944 New York Giants 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 28-22 27-23 55-45
August 9, 1944 New York Giants 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 29-22 27-23 56-45
August 10, 1944 New York Giants 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 W 30-22 27-23 57-45
August 11, 1944 New York Giants 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 12 W 31-22 27-23 58-45
August 12, 1944 New York Giants 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 32-22 27-23 59-45
August 13, 1944 Boston Braves 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 33-22 27-23 60-45
August 13, 1944 Boston Braves 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 34-22 27-23 61-45
August 14, 1944 Boston Braves 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 35-22 27-23 62-45
August 15, 1944 Boston Braves 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 36-22 27-23 63-45
August 17, 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 37-22 27-23 64-45
August 17, 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 38-22 27-23 65-45
August 18, 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 38-23 27-23 65-46
August 19, 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 39-23 27-23 66-46
August 20, 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 40-23 27-23 67-46
August 20, 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 W 41-23 27-23 68-46
August 21, 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 42-23 27-23 69-46
August 22, 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 43-23 27-23 70-46
August 25, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 43-23 27-24 70-47
August 27, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 14 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 43-23 28-24 71-47
August 29, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Chicago Cubs 15 L 43-23 28-25 71-48
August 29, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Chicago Cubs 4 W 43-23 29-25 72-48
August 30, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Chicago Cubs 6 L 43-23 29-26 72-49
August 30, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Chicago Cubs 12 L 43-23 29-27 72-50
September 1, 1944 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 44-23 29-27 73-50
September 2, 1944 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 45-23 29-27 74-50
September 3, 1944 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 46-23 29-27 75-50
September 3, 1944 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 47-23 29-27 76-50
September 4, 1944 Chicago Cubs 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 47-24 29-27 76-51
September 4, 1944 Chicago Cubs 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 48-24 29-27 77-51
September 7, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 L 48-24 29-28 77-52
September 9, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 48-24 29-29 77-53
September 10, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Cincinnati Reds 2 L 48-24 29-30 77-54
September 10, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Cincinnati Reds 5 W 48-24 30-30 78-54
September 12, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 48-24 31-30 79-54
September 12, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 48-24 32-30 80-54
September 13, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 48-24 33-30 81-54
September 13, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 48-24 34-30 82-54
September 15, 1944 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 48-25 34-30 82-55
September 16, 1944 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 48-26 34-30 82-56
September 16, 1944 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 48-27 34-30 82-57
September 17, 1944 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 48-28 34-30 82-58
September 17, 1944 Cincinnati Reds 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 49-28 34-30 83-58
September 20, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 W 49-28 35-30 84-58
September 21, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 W 49-28 36-30 85-58
September 21, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 14 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 W 49-28 37-30 86-58
September 23, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at New York Giants 4 W 49-28 38-30 87-58
September 24, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at New York Giants 2 W 49-28 39-30 88-58
September 24, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at New York Giants 5 L 49-28 39-31 88-59
September 25, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Boston Braves 5 L 49-28 39-32 88-60
September 26, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Boston Braves 2 W 49-28 40-32 89-60
September 27, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Boston Braves 4 L 49-28 40-33 89-61
September 29, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 3 L 49-28 40-34 89-62
October 1, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 1 W 49-28 41-34 90-62
October 1, 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 7 L 49-28 41-35 90-63


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