1944 New York Yankees Organizational Leaders
1944 New York Yankees Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Glunt | Kansas City Blues | AA | 187 | 30 | 4 | 3 |
| Jesse Landrum | Kansas City Blues | AA | 175 | 22 | 10 | 10 |
| Roy Zimmerman | Kansas City Blues, Newark Bears | AA | 158 | 31 | 9 | 4 |
| Joe Passero | Binghamton Triplets | A | 148 | 16 | 5 | 1 |
| Gene Corbett | Kansas City Blues, Newark Bears | AA | 147 | 33 | 4 | 5 |
| George Motto | Norfolk Tars | B | 143 | 24 | 7 | 1 |
| Joe Buzas | Newark Bears | AA | 138 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Mike Portner | Newark Bears, Kansas City Blues | AA | 132 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
| Arnold Cohen | Binghamton Triplets, Newark Bears | A, AA | 122 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| Bob Crow | Binghamton Triplets | A | 122 | 21 | 11 | 1 |
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Avg. | Hits | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Saltzgaver | Kansas City Blues | AA | .348 | 73 | 210 |
| Lew Flick | Newark Bears | AA | .333 | 71 | 213 |
| Sol Mishkin | Wellsville Yankees | D | .329 | 104 | 316 |
| Lynn Johnson | Binghamton Triplets | A | .324 | 58 | 179 |
| Bill Kats | Kansas City Blues | AA | .314 | 85 | 271 |
| Alex Banoski | Binghamton Triplets | A | .312 | 34 | 109 |
| Nick Rhabe | Newark Bears | AA | .312 | 86 | 276 |
| Jesse Landrum | Kansas City Blues | AA | .311 | 175 | 562 |
| Charlie Glunt | Kansas City Blues | AA | .307 | 187 | 610 |
| Arlyn Giebel | Wellsville Yankees | D | .304 | 121 | 398 |
Home Run Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Landrum | Kansas City Blues | AA | 10 |
| Stephen Kuk | Newark Bears | AA | 9 |
| Fred Danek | Wellsville Yankees | D | 7 |
| Frank Matoh | Wellsville Yankees | D | 7 |
| Jerry Crosby | Newark Bears | AA | 6 |
| Grady Dunlap | Newark Bears, Norfolk Tars | AA, B | 6 |
| Mike Portner | Kansas City Blues, Newark Bears | AA | 6 |
| William Rabe | Newark Bears | AA | 6 |
| Gene Corbett | Newark Bears, Kansas City Blues | AA | 5 |
| Bill Drescher | Newark Bears | AA | 5 |
| Arlyn Giebel | Wellsville Yankees | D | 5 |
| Carl McQuillen | Norfolk Tars, Binghamton Triplets | A, B | 5 |
| Sol Mishkin | Wellsville Yankees | D | 5 |
| Danny Reynolds | Newark Bears | AA | 5 |
Doubles Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 2B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Corbett | Newark Bears, Kansas City Blues | AA | 33 |
| Roy Zimmerman | Kansas City Blues, Newark Bears | AA | 31 |
| Charlie Glunt | Kansas City Blues | AA | 30 |
| Sol Mishkin | Wellsville Yankees | D | 30 |
| Arlyn Giebel | Wellsville Yankees | D | 26 |
| Carl McQuillen | Norfolk Tars, Binghamton Triplets | A, B | 26 |
| George Motto | Norfolk Tars | B | 24 |
| Fred Danek | Wellsville Yankees | D | 23 |
| John Greenwald | Binghamton Triplets | A | 22 |
| Jesse Landrum | Kansas City Blues | AA | 22 |
Triples Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Crow | Binghamton Triplets | A | 11 |
| Jesse Landrum | Kansas City Blues | AA | 10 |
| Mike Portner | Newark Bears, Kansas City Blues | AA | 9 |
| Danny Reynolds | Newark Bears | AA | 9 |
| Roy Zimmerman | Newark Bears, Kansas City Blues | AA | 9 |
| Joe Buzas | Newark Bears | AA | 8 |
| George Motto | Norfolk Tars | B | 7 |
| William Rabe | Newark Bears | AA | 7 |
| John Greenwald | Binghamton Triplets | A | 6 |
| Stephen Kuk | Newark Bears | AA | 6 |
| Frank Matoh | Wellsville Yankees | D | 6 |
RBI Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Zimmerman | Newark Bears, Kansas City Blues | AA | 91 |
| Jesse Landrum | Kansas City Blues | AA | 82 |
| Bob Crow | Binghamton Triplets | A | 72 |
| Gene Corbett | Kansas City Blues, Newark Bears | AA | 67 |
| Joe Buzas | Newark Bears | AA | 65 |
| Bill Drescher | Newark Bears | AA | 64 |
| Mike Portner | Newark Bears, Kansas City Blues | AA | 64 |
| Danny Reynolds | Newark Bears | AA | 64 |
| Stan Platek | Kansas City Blues | AA | 63 |
| Arlyn Giebel | Wellsville Yankees | D | 62 |
Wins Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Gettel | Norfolk Tars | B | 17 | 7 |
| Ken Holcombe | Newark Bears | AA | 17 | 10 |
| Karl Drews | Newark Bears, Binghamton Triplets | A, AA | 15 | 11 |
| Frank Hiller | Newark Bears | AA | 15 | 11 |
| John Moore | Binghamton Triplets | A | 15 | 13 |
| Bill Bevens | Newark Bears | AA | 12 | 6 |
| Charles Mistos | Binghamton Triplets | A | 12 | 9 |
| Robert Pirrelli | Wellsville Yankees | D | 10 | 6 |
| John Maldovan | Newark Bears | AA | 10 | 8 |
| Bill Houtz | Norfolk Tars | B | 10 | 11 |
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Gettel | Norfolk Tars | B | 1.81 | 17 | 7 |
| Robert Pirrelli | Wellsville Yankees | D | 2.73 | 10 | 6 |
| Bill Bevens | Newark Bears | AA | 2.96 | 12 | 6 |
| Frank Hiller | Newark Bears | AA | 3.08 | 15 | 11 |
| Karl Drews | Binghamton Triplets, Newark Bears | A, AA | 3.19 | 15 | 11 |
| John Moore | Binghamton Triplets | A | 3.41 | 15 | 13 |
| Charles Mistos | Binghamton Triplets, Newark Bears | A, AA | 3.42 | 12 | 10 |
| Bill Houtz | Norfolk Tars | B | 3.44 | 10 | 11 |
| Ken Holcombe | Newark Bears | AA | 3.82 | 17 | 10 |
| John Maldovan | Newark Bears | AA | 4.09 | 10 | 8 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
Shutout Leaders
Strikeout Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Gettel | Norfolk Tars | B | 232 |
| John Moore | Binghamton Triplets | A | 186 |
| Bill Houtz | Norfolk Tars | B | 162 |
| Robert Pirrelli | Wellsville Yankees | D | 161 |
| Karl Drews | Binghamton Triplets | A | 158 |
| John Maldovan | Newark Bears | AA | 147 |
| Ken Holcombe | Newark Bears | AA | 123 |
| Frank Hiller | Newark Bears | AA | 113 |
| Ray Uniak | Norfolk Tars, Kansas City Blues | AA, B | 106 |
| Don Johnson | Kansas City Blues, Newark Bears | AA | 105 |
