1943 Major League Baseball season

Sports season
1943 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 20 – October 11, 1943
Number of games154
Number of teams16
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Spud Chandler (NYY)
NL: Stan Musial (SLC)
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upWashington Senators
NL championsSt. Louis Cardinals
  NL runners-upCincinnati Reds
World Series
ChampionsNew York Yankees
  Runners-upSt. Louis Cardinals
MLB seasons

The 1943 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 20 to October 11, 1943. The St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. In a rematch of the prior year's postseason, the Yankees then defeated the Cardinals in the World Series, four games to one.

In order to conserve rail transport during World War II, the 1943 spring training sites was limited to an area east of the Mississippi River and north of the Ohio River. Spring training sites included the Chicago White Sox in French Lick, Indiana; the Washington Senators in College Park, Maryland; and the Yankees in Asbury Park, New Jersey.[1]

Awards and honors

Standings

American League

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American League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 98 56 0.636 — 54–23 44–33
Washington Senators 84 69 0.549 13½ 44–32 40–37
Cleveland Indians 82 71 0.536 15½ 44–33 38–38
Chicago White Sox 82 72 0.532 16 40–36 42–36
Detroit Tigers 78 76 0.506 20 45–32 33–44
St. Louis Browns 72 80 0.474 25 44–33 28–47
Boston Red Sox 68 84 0.447 29 39–36 29–48
Philadelphia Athletics 49 105 0.318 49 27–51 22–54

National League

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National League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 105 49 0.682 — 58–21 47–28
Cincinnati Reds 87 67 0.565 18 48–29 39–38
Brooklyn Dodgers 81 72 0.529 23½ 46–31 35–41
Pittsburgh Pirates 80 74 0.519 25 47–30 33–44
Chicago Cubs 74 79 0.484 30½ 36–38 38–41
Boston Braves 68 85 0.444 36½ 38–39 30–46
Philadelphia Phillies 64 90 0.416 41 33–43 31–47
New York Giants 55 98 0.359 49½ 34–43 21–55

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
   
AL New York Yankees 4
NL St. Louis Cardinals 1

Managers

American League

Team Manager Comments
Boston Red Sox Joe Cronin
Chicago White Sox Jimmy Dykes
Cleveland Indians Lou Boudreau Finished 3rd
Detroit Tigers Del Baker
New York Yankees Joe McCarthy Won World Series
Philadelphia Athletics Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns Luke Sewell
Washington Senators Ossie Bluege Finished 2nd

National League

Team Manager Comments
Boston Braves Casey Stengel and Bob Coleman
Brooklyn Dodgers Leo Durocher Finished 3rd
Chicago Cubs Jimmie Wilson
Cincinnati Reds Bill McKechnie Finished 2nd
New York Giants Mel Ott
Philadelphia Phillies Bucky Harris and Freddie Fitzsimmons
Pittsburgh Pirates Frankie Frisch
St. Louis Cardinals Billy Southworth Won Pennant

Home field attendance

Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
Brooklyn Dodgers[2] 81 -22.1% 661,739 -36.2% 8,594
New York Yankees[3] 98 -4.9% 618,330 -32.9% 8,030
Detroit Tigers[4] 78 6.8% 606,287 4.5% 7,773
Washington Senators[5] 84 35.5% 574,694 42.4% 7,562
St. Louis Cardinals[6] 105 -0.9% 517,135 -6.6% 6,384
Chicago White Sox[7] 82 24.2% 508,962 19.5% 6,697
Chicago Cubs[8] 74 8.8% 508,247 -14.0% 6,777
Pittsburgh Pirates[9] 80 21.2% 498,740 11.1% 6,394
Philadelphia Phillies[10] 64 52.4% 466,975 102.9% 5,987
New York Giants[11] 55 -35.3% 466,095 -40.2% 6,053
Cleveland Indians[12] 82 9.3% 438,894 -4.5% 5,700
Cincinnati Reds[13] 87 14.5% 379,122 -11.2% 4,861
Philadelphia Athletics[14] 49 -10.9% 376,735 -11.0% 4,769
Boston Red Sox[15] 68 -26.9% 358,275 -50.9% 4,653
Boston Braves[16] 68 15.3% 271,289 -4.9% 3,523
St. Louis Browns[17] 72 -12.2% 214,392 -16.1% 2,784

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Suehsdorf, A. D. (1978). The Great American Baseball Scrapbook, p. 103. Random House. ISBN 0-394-50253-1.
  2. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  15. ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  17. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

External links

  • 1943 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

References

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Pre-modern era
Beginnings
Competition
NL monopoly
Modern era
Dead-ball era
Live-ball era
World War II
Post-war and integration
First expansion
Birth of division play
Wild Card begins
Wild Card expansion
Pitch clock era
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