Top 5 Players of the 1944 World Series

Originally published on Apr. 28, 2019

By Zane Miller

On Monday, October 9th, 1944, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the St. Louis Browns (now Baltimore Orioles) at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis to win the 40th World Series four games to two. It was the fifth World Series championship for the Cardinals franchise and the fourth that was won in Missouri. These are the top five players that I felt most stood out during the series.

5. #3 George McQuinn (Browns)- 1B

McQuinn earned player of the game in game three, picking up two RBIs with one run, three hits and one walk in the Browns’ 6-2 victory.

4. #30 Denny Galehouse (Browns)- P

Galehouse was player of the game in game one, pitching all nine innings while allowing just one earned run on seven hits and four walks as the Browns claimed the 2-1 win to start off the series.

3. #6 Stan Musial (Cardinals)- RF

Musial was game four’s player of the game, as he knocked in a pair of RBIs with two runs, three hits and a walk in the Cardinals’ 5-1 win.

2. #13 Mort Cooper (Cardinals)- P

Cooper picked up player of the game honors in game five, pitching a complete game shutout while giving up seven hits and a pair of walks as the Cardinals went on to win 2-0.

1. #21 Max Lanier (Cardinals)- P

Lanier was player of the game in games two and six, as game two saw him give up two earned runs on five hits and three walks in seven innings pitched as the Cardinals won it 3-2 in 11 innings, followed by a game six performance where he went five and a third innings with one earned run on three hits and five walks as the Cardinals claimed the 3-1 victory to win the series.

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Link to stats database: https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1944_WS.shtml