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1944 MLB season standings
Every 1944 MLB race charted day by day: AL and NL. Final standings, from a season that ran April 18 to October 1, 1944.
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AL standings, 1944
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| St. Louis Browns (SLB) | 89 | 65 | .578 | - | 9-1 | W4 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 88 | 66 | .571 | 1 | 7-3 | L1 |
| New York Yankees (NYY) | 83 | 71 | .539 | 6 | 5-5 | L4 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 77 | 77 | .500 | 12 | 3-7 | L1 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 72 | 82 | .468 | 17 | 3-7 | L4 |
| Philadelphia Athletics (PHA) | 72 | 82 | .468 | 17 | 5-5 | W4 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 71 | 83 | .461 | 18 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Washington Senators (WAS) | 64 | 90 | .416 | 25 | 3-7 | W1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 10 times.
- The St. Louis Browns trailed by as many as 3.5 games on May 28, 1944.
- The St. Louis Browns took first place for good on October 1, 1944.
- The St. Louis Browns won 10 games in a row from July 28, 1944 to August 10, 1944, the longest run of the race.
- The New York Yankees led by 3 games as late as May 28, 1944.
- The St. Louis Browns led by as many as 7 games on August 17, 1944.
- The St. Louis Browns went 18-9 from May 28, 1944 to June 25, 1944, turning a deficit of 3.5 games into a lead of 4 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 39 of the 141 days played.
- The St. Louis Browns spent 128 of the season's 167 charted days in first place.