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class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Duration</th><td class="infobox-data">Regular season:<div><ul><li><span class="nowrap">April 18 – October 1, 1944</span></li></ul></div><a href="/wiki/1944_World_Series" title="1944 World Series">World Series</a>:<div><ul><li><span class="nowrap">October 4–9, 1944</span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of games</th><td class="infobox-data">154</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">16 (8 per league)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD">Regular season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">AL</a>: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Newhouser" title="Hal Newhouser">Hal Newhouser</a> (<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">DET</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">NL</a>: <a href="/wiki/Marty_Marion" title="Marty Marion">Marty Marion</a> (<a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">SLC</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">AL champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1944_St._Louis_Browns_season" title="1944 St. Louis Browns season">St. Louis Browns</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  AL runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1944_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1944 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit Tigers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">NL champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1944_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1944 St. Louis Cardinals season">St. Louis Cardinals</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  NL runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1944_Pittsburgh_Pirates_season" title="1944 Pittsburgh Pirates season">Pittsburgh Pirates</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/1944_World_Series" title="1944 World Series">World Series</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Browns" title="St. Louis Browns">St. Louis Browns</a></td></tr><tr class="noprint"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/List_of_MLB_seasons" class="mw-redirect" title="List of MLB seasons"> MLB seasons</a></th></tr><tr class="noprint"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="float: left;"><a 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data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <p>The <b>1944 major league baseball season</b> began on April 18, 1944. The regular season ended on October 1, with the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> and <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Browns" title="St. Louis Browns">St. Louis Browns</a> as the regular season champions of the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> and <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a>, respectively. In an all-<a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a> postseason, the postseason began with Game 1 of the <a href="/wiki/1944_World_Series" title="1944 World Series">41st World Series</a> on October 4 and ended with Game 6 on October 9. The Cardinals defeated the Browns, four games to two. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/1944_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1944 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">12th Major League Baseball All-Star Game</a> was played on July 11, hosted by the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Forbes_Field" title="Forbes Field">Forbes Field</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</a>, with the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> winning, 7–1. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule">Schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1944_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_schedule" title="Major League Baseball schedule">Major League Baseball schedule</a></div> <p>The 1944 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the <a href="/wiki/1904_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1904 Major League Baseball season">1904</a> season (except for <a href="/wiki/1919_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1919 Major League Baseball season">1919</a>) and would be used until <a href="/wiki/1961_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1961 Major League Baseball season">1961</a> in the American League and <a href="/wiki/1962_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1962 Major League Baseball season">1962</a> in the National League. </p><p>Opening Day took place on April 18, featuring fourteen teams. The final day of the regular season was on October 1, which saw all sixteen teams play, continuing the trend since the <a href="/wiki/1943_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1943 Major League Baseball season">previous season</a>. The <a href="/wiki/1944_World_Series" title="1944 World Series">World Series</a> took place between October 4 and October 9. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teams">Teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1944_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>An asterisk (*) denotes the ballpark a team played the minority of their home games at</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">League </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col">City </th> <th scope="col">Stadium </th> <th scope="col">Capacity </th> <th scope="col">Manager </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="8" style="background-color: #CC0000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;"><a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">American League</span></a> </th> <td scope="row"><b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston, Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a> </td> <td>35,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Cronin" title="Joe Cronin">Joe Cronin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><b><a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago, Illinois</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Comiskey_Park" title="Comiskey Park">Comiskey Park</a> </td> <td>50,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Dykes" title="Jimmy Dykes">Jimmy Dykes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><b><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Guardians" title="Cleveland Guardians">Cleveland Indians</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland, Ohio</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Stadium" title="Cleveland Stadium">Cleveland Stadium</a><br /><a href="/wiki/League_Park" title="League Park">League Park</a>* </td> <td data-sort-value="78811">78,811<br />22,500* </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lou_Boudreau" title="Lou Boudreau">Lou Boudreau</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><b><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit, Michigan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(Detroit)" title="Tiger Stadium (Detroit)">Briggs Stadium</a> </td> <td>58,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_O%27Neill" title="Steve O'Neill">Steve O'Neill</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York, New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a> </td> <td>70,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_McCarthy_(manager)" 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<td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Griffith_Stadium" title="Griffith Stadium">Griffith Stadium</a> </td> <td>32,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ossie_Bluege" title="Ossie Bluege">Ossie Bluege</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="8" style="background-color: #000088 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;"><a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">National League</span></a> </th> <td scope="row"><b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Braves" title="Boston Braves">Boston Braves</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston, Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Braves_Field" title="Braves Field">Braves Field</a> </td> <td>37,746 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Coleman" title="Bob Coleman">Bob Coleman</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><b><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a></b> </td> <td><a 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width="10%"><a href="/wiki/Road_(sports)" title="Road (sports)">Road</a> </th></tr> <tr class="MLBStandingsHighlightedRow"> <td><a href="/wiki/1944_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1944 St. Louis Cardinals season">St. Louis Cardinals</a> </td> <td>105</td> <td>49 </td> <td>.682 </td> <td>— </td> <td>54‍–‍22 </td> <td>51‍–‍27 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1944_Pittsburgh_Pirates_season" title="1944 Pittsburgh Pirates season">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> </td> <td>90</td> <td>63 </td> <td>.588 </td> <td>14½ </td> <td>49‍–‍28 </td> <td>41‍–‍35 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1944_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1944 Cincinnati Reds season">Cincinnati Reds</a> </td> <td>89</td> <td>65 </td> <td>.578 </td> <td>16 </td> <td>45‍–‍33 </td> <td>44‍–‍32 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1944_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="1944 Chicago Cubs season">Chicago Cubs</a> </td> <td>75</td> <td>79 </td> <td>.487 </td> <td>30 </td> <td>35‍–‍42 </td> <td>40‍–‍37 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1944_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1944 New York Giants (MLB) season">New York Giants</a> </td> <td>67</td> <td>87 </td> <td>.435 </td> <td>38 </td> <td>39‍–‍36 </td> <td>28‍–‍51 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1944_Boston_Braves_season" title="1944 Boston Braves season">Boston Braves</a> </td> <td>65</td> <td>89 </td> <td>.422 </td> <td>40 </td> <td>38‍–‍40 </td> <td>27‍–‍49 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1944_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1944 Brooklyn Dodgers season">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> </td> <td>63</td> <td>91 </td> <td>.409 </td> <td>42 </td> <td>37‍–‍39 </td> <td>26‍–‍52 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1944_Philadelphia_Phillies_season" title="1944 Philadelphia Phillies season">Philadelphia Phillies</a> </td> <td>61</td> <td>92 </td> <td>.399 </td> <td>43½ </td> <td>29‍–‍49 </td> <td>32‍–‍43 </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1232882159"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Postseason">Postseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1944_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Postseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bracket">Bracket</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1944_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Bracket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-style:none;font-size:90%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;margin:1em 2em 1em 1em"><tbody><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)"><a href="/wiki/1944_World_Series" title="1944 World Series">World Series</a> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="width:1px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:1px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">AL </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1944_St._Louis_Browns_season" title="1944 St. Louis Browns season">St. Louis Browns</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">NL </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/1944_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1944 St. Louis Cardinals season">St. Louis Cardinals</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Managerial_changes">Managerial changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1944_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Managerial changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In-season">In-season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1944_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: In-season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Former Manager </th> <th>New Manager </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Wilson_(baseball)" title="Jimmie Wilson (baseball)">Jimmie Wilson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roy_Johnson_(1930s_outfielder)" title="Roy Johnson (1930s outfielder)">Roy Johnson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Roy_Johnson_(1930s_outfielder)" title="Roy Johnson (1930s outfielder)">Roy Johnson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Grimm" title="Charlie Grimm">Charlie Grimm</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="League_leaders">League leaders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1944_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: League leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="American_League_2">American League</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1944_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: American League"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1232882159"><div class="flexboxWrapContainer"><div class="flexboxWrapComponent"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>Hitting leaders </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:15%;">Stat </th> <th>Player </th> <th style="width:15%;">Total </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">AVG</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lou_Boudreau" title="Lou Boudreau">Lou Boudreau</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Guardians" title="Cleveland Guardians">CLE</a>)</td> <td>.327 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">HR</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Etten" title="Nick Etten">Nick Etten</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">NYY</a>)</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBI</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vern_Stephens" title="Vern Stephens">Vern Stephens</a> (<a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Browns" title="St. Louis Browns">SLB</a>)</td> <td>109 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Snuffy_Stirnweiss" title="Snuffy Stirnweiss">Snuffy Stirnweiss</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">NYY</a>)</td> <td>125 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Snuffy_Stirnweiss" title="Snuffy Stirnweiss">Snuffy Stirnweiss</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">NYY</a>)</td> <td>205 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stolen_base" title="Stolen base">SB</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Snuffy_Stirnweiss" title="Snuffy Stirnweiss">Snuffy Stirnweiss</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">NYY</a>)</td> <td>55 </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1232882159"></div><div class="flexboxWrapComponent"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>Pitching leaders </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:15%;">Stat </th> <th>Player </th> <th style="width:15%;">Total </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">W</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hal_Newhouser" title="Hal Newhouser">Hal Newhouser</a> (<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">DET</a>)</td> <td>29 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">L</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Dietrich" title="Bill Dietrich">Bill Dietrich</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">CWS</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Early_Wynn" title="Early Wynn">Early Wynn</a> (<a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%931960)" title="Washington Senators (1901–1960)">WSH</a></td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">ERA</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dizzy_Trout" title="Dizzy Trout">Dizzy Trout</a> (<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">DET</a>)</td> <td>2.12 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">K</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hal_Newhouser" title="Hal Newhouser">Hal Newhouser</a> (<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">DET</a>)</td> <td>187 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Innings_pitched" title="Innings pitched">IP</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dizzy_Trout" title="Dizzy Trout">Dizzy Trout</a> (<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">DET</a>)</td> <td>352.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">SV</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Berry_(pitcher)" title="Joe Berry (pitcher)">Joe Berry</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">PHA</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/George_Caster" title="George Caster">George Caster</a> (<a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Browns" title="St. Louis Browns">SLB</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Maltzberger" title="Gordon Maltzberger">Gordon Maltzberger</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">CWS</a>)</td> <td>12 </td></tr></tbody></table> <link 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title="Brooklyn Dodgers">BKN</a>)</td> <td>.357 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">HR</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Nicholson_(baseball)" title="Bill Nicholson (baseball)">Bill Nicholson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">CHC</a>)</td> <td>33 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBI</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Nicholson_(baseball)" title="Bill Nicholson (baseball)">Bill Nicholson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">CHC</a>)</td> <td>122 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Nicholson_(baseball)" title="Bill Nicholson (baseball)">Bill Nicholson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">CHC</a>)</td> <td>116 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phil_Cavarretta" title="Phil Cavarretta">Phil Cavarretta</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">CHC</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Stan Musial</a> (<a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">SLC</a>)</td> <td>197 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stolen_base" title="Stolen base">SB</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Barrett_(baseball)" title="Johnny Barrett (baseball)">Johnny Barrett</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">PIT</a>)</td> <td>28 </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1232882159"></div><div class="flexboxWrapComponent"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>Pitching leaders </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:15%;">Stat </th> <th>Player </th> <th style="width:15%;">Total </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">W</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bucky_Walters" title="Bucky Walters">Bucky Walters</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">CIN</a>)</td> <td>23 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">L</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ken_Raffensberger" title="Ken Raffensberger">Ken Raffensberger</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">PHP</a>)</td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">ERA</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ed_Heusser" title="Ed Heusser">Ed Heusser</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">CIN</a>)</td> <td>2.38 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">K</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Voiselle" title="Bill Voiselle">Bill Voiselle</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">NYG</a>)</td> <td>161 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Innings_pitched" title="Innings pitched">IP</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Voiselle" title="Bill Voiselle">Bill Voiselle</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">NYG</a>)</td> <td>312.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">SV</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ace_Adams" title="Ace Adams">Ace Adams</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">NYG</a>)</td> <td>13 </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1232882159"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1944_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Awards and honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Hall of Fame">Baseball Hall of Fame</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kenesaw_Mountain_Landis" title="Kenesaw Mountain Landis">Kenesaw Mountain Landis</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/MLB_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hal_Newhouser" title="Hal Newhouser">Hal Newhouser</a> (AL) – Pitcher, Detroit Tigers</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marty_Marion" title="Marty Marion">Marty Marion</a> (NL) – Shortstop, St. Louis Cardinals</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News_MLB_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sporting News MLB Player of the Year Award"><i>The Sporting News</i> Player of the Year Award</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marty_Marion" title="Marty Marion">Marty Marion</a> (NL) – St. Louis Cardinals</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award"><i>The Sporting News</i> Most Valuable Player Award</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Doerr" title="Bobby Doerr">Bobby Doerr</a> (AL) – Second base, Boston Red Sox</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marty_Marion" title="Marty Marion">Marty Marion</a> (NL) – Shortstop, St. Louis Cardinals</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News_Pitcher_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award"><i>The Sporting News</i> Pitcher of the Year Award</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hal_Newhouser" title="Hal Newhouser">Hal Newhouser</a> (AL) – Detroit Tigers</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Voiselle" title="Bill Voiselle">Bill Voiselle</a> (NL) – New York Giants</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News_Manager_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award"><i>The Sporting News</i> Manager of the Year Award</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Luke_Sewell" title="Luke Sewell">Luke Sewell</a> (AL) – St. Louis Browns</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Home_field_attendance">Home field attendance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1944_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Home field attendance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team name </th> <th>Wins </th> <th><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr> </th> <th>Home attendance </th> <th><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Average home attendance per game">Per game</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>88 </td> <td>12.8% </td> <td>923,176 </td> <td>52.3% </td> <td>11,836 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>83 </td> <td>−15.3% </td> <td>789,995 </td> <td>27.8% </td> <td>10,128 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">New York Giants</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>67 </td> <td>21.8% </td> <td>674,483 </td> <td>44.7% </td> <td>8,993 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>75 </td> <td>1.4% </td> <td>640,110 </td> <td>25.9% </td> <td>8,207 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>63 </td> <td>−22.2% </td> <td>605,905 </td> <td>−8.4% </td> <td>7,869 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>90 </td> <td>12.5% </td> <td>604,278 </td> <td>21.2% </td> <td>7,460 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>71 </td> <td>−13.4% </td> <td>563,539 </td> <td>10.7% </td> <td>7,319 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a 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<td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>72 </td> <td>46.9% </td> <td>505,322 </td> <td>34.1% </td> <td>6,649 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Guardians" title="Cleveland Guardians">Cleveland Indians</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>72 </td> <td>−12.2% </td> <td>475,272 </td> <td>8.3% </td> <td>6,093 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>105 </td> <td>0.0% </td> <td>461,968 </td> <td>−10.7% </td> <td>6,000 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href="/wiki/1914_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1914 Major League Baseball season">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1915 Major League Baseball season">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1916 Major League Baseball season">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1917 Major League Baseball season">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1918 Major League Baseball season">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1919 Major League Baseball season">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1920 Major League Baseball season">1920</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Live-ball_era" title="Live-ball era">Live-ball era</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1921_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1921 Major League Baseball season">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1922 Major League Baseball season">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1923 Major League Baseball season">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1924 Major League Baseball season">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1925 Major League Baseball season">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1926 Major League Baseball season">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1927 Major League Baseball season">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1928 Major League Baseball season">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1929 Major League Baseball season">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1930 Major League Baseball season">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1931 Major League Baseball season">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1932 Major League Baseball season">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1933 Major League Baseball season">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1934 Major League Baseball season">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1935 Major League Baseball season">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1936 Major League Baseball season">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1937 Major League Baseball season">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1938 Major League Baseball season">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1939 Major League Baseball season">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1940 Major League Baseball season">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1941 Major League Baseball season">1941</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1942_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1942 Major League Baseball season">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1943 Major League Baseball season">1943</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1945 Major League Baseball season">1945</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Post-war" title="Post-war">Post-war</a> and <a href="/wiki/Baseball_color_line" title="Baseball color line">integration</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1946_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1946 Major League Baseball season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1947 Major League Baseball season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1948 Major League Baseball season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1949 Major League Baseball season">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1950 Major League Baseball season">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1951 Major League Baseball season">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1952 Major League Baseball season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1953 Major League Baseball season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1954 Major League Baseball season">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1955 Major League Baseball season">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1956 Major League Baseball season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1957 Major League Baseball season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1958 Major League Baseball season">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1959 Major League Baseball season">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1960 Major League Baseball season">1960</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1961_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1961 Major League Baseball expansion">First expansion</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1961_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1961 Major League Baseball season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1962 Major League Baseball season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1963 Major League Baseball season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1964 Major League Baseball season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1965 Major League Baseball season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1966 Major League Baseball season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1967 Major League Baseball season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1968 Major League Baseball season">1968</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1969_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1969 Major League Baseball expansion">Birth of division play</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1969_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1969 Major League Baseball season">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1970 Major League Baseball season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1971 Major League Baseball season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1972 Major League Baseball season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1973 Major League Baseball season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1974 Major League Baseball season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1975 Major League Baseball season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1976 Major League Baseball season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1977 Major League Baseball season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1978 Major League Baseball season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1979 Major League Baseball season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1980 Major League Baseball season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1981 Major League Baseball season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1982 Major League Baseball season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1983 Major League Baseball season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1984 Major League Baseball season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1985 Major League Baseball season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1986 Major League Baseball season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1987 Major League Baseball season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1988 Major League Baseball season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1989 Major League Baseball season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1990 Major League Baseball season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1991 Major League Baseball season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1992 Major League Baseball season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1993 Major League Baseball season">1993</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Wild_Card#One_wild_card_per_league_(1994–2011)" title="Major League Baseball Wild Card">Wild Card begins</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1994_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1994 Major League Baseball season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1995 Major League Baseball season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1996 Major League Baseball season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1997 Major League Baseball season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1998 Major League Baseball season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1999 Major League Baseball season">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2000 Major League Baseball season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2001 Major League Baseball season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2002 Major League Baseball season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2003 Major League Baseball season">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2004 Major League Baseball season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2005 Major League Baseball season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2006 Major League Baseball season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2007 Major League Baseball season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2008 Major League Baseball season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2009 Major League Baseball season">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2010 Major League Baseball season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2011 Major League Baseball season">2011</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Wild_Card#Two_wild_cards_per_league_(2012–present)" title="Major League Baseball Wild Card">Wild Card expansion</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2012 Major League Baseball season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2013 Major League Baseball season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2014 Major League Baseball season">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2015 Major League Baseball season">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2016 Major League Baseball season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2017 Major League Baseball season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2018 Major League Baseball season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2019 Major League Baseball season">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2020 Major League Baseball season">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2021 Major League Baseball season">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2022 Major League Baseball season">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Pitch_clock" title="Pitch clock">Pitch clock era</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2023_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2023 Major League Baseball season">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2024 Major League Baseball season">2024</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2025_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2025 Major League Baseball season">2025</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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