The 1944 major league baseball season began on April 18, 1944. The regular season ended on October 1, with the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. In an all-St. Louis postseason, the postseason began with Game 1 of the 41st World Series on October 4 and ended with Game 6 on October 9. The Cardinals defeated the Browns, four games to two. The 12th Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played on July 11, hosted by the Pittsburgh Pirates at the Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with the National League winning, 7–1.

Schedule

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 season (except for ) and would be used until in the American League and in the National League. 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 previous season. The World Series took place between October 4 and October 9.

Teams

An asterisk (*) denotes the ballpark a team played the minority of their home games at

Standings

American League

National League

Postseason

Bracket

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Managerial changes

In-season

League leaders

American League

National League

Awards and honors

Home field attendance