1943 Major League Baseball season

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Sports season

1943 MLB season

League| Major League Baseball
Sport| Baseball
Duration| April 20 – October 11, 1943
Number of games| 154
Number of teams| 16
Regular season
Season MVP| AL: Spud Chandler (NYY)
NL: Stan Musial (SLC)
AL champions| New York Yankees
AL runners-up| Washington Senators
NL champions| St. Louis Cardinals
NL runners-up| Cincinnati Reds
World Series
Champions| New York Yankees
Runners-up| St. Louis Cardinals
MLB seasons

← 1942

1944 →

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[edit]

* Most Valuable Player
* Spud Chandler (AL) – P, New York Yankees
* Stan Musial (NL) – 1B, St. Louis Cardinals
* The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
* Spud Chandler – P, New York Yankees
* The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award
* Spud Chandler (AL) – P, New York Yankees
* Stan Musial (NL) – 1B, St. Louis Cardinals
* The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
* Joe McCarthy (AL) – New York Yankees

## Standings[edit]

### American League[edit]

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American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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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[edit]

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National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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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[edit]

### Bracket[edit]

| World Series |

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| AL | New York Yankees | 4 |
| NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 |

## Managers[edit]

### American League[edit]

Team  | Manager  | Comments

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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[edit]

Team  | Manager  | Comments

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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[edit]

Team name  | Wins  | %± | Home attendance  | %± | Per game

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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[edit]

* 1943 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season

## Notes[edit]

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[edit]

* 1943 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

## References[edit]

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1943 MLB season by team

American League|

* Boston
* Chicago
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* New York
* Philadelphia
* St. Louis
* Washington

National League|

* Boston
* Brooklyn
* Chicago
* Cincinnati
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

* 1943 All-Star Game
* 1943 World Series

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