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class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Duration</th><td class="infobox-data">Regular season:<div><ul><li><span class="nowrap">April 20 – October 3, 1943 (AL)</span></li><li><span class="nowrap">April 21 – October 3, 1943 (NL)</span></li></ul></div><a href="/wiki/1943_World_Series" title="1943 World Series">World Series</a>:<div><ul><li><span class="nowrap">October 5–11, 1943</span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of games</th><td class="infobox-data">154</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">16 (8 per league)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD">Regular season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">AL</a>: <a href="/wiki/Spud_Chandler" title="Spud Chandler">Spud Chandler</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">NYY</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">NL</a>: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Stan Musial</a> (<a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">SLC</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">AL champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1943_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1943 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  AL runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1943_Washington_Senators_season" title="1943 Washington Senators season">Washington Senators</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">NL champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1943_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1943 St. Louis Cardinals season">St. Louis Cardinals</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  NL runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1943_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1943 Cincinnati Reds season">Cincinnati Reds</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/1943_World_Series" title="1943 World Series">World Series</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1943_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1943 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1943_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1943 St. Louis Cardinals season">St. Louis Cardinals</a></td></tr><tr class="noprint"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/List_of_MLB_seasons" class="mw-redirect" title="List of MLB seasons"> MLB 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/12px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/16px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <p>The <b>1943 major league baseball season</b> began on April 20, 1943. The regular season ended on October 3, with the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> as the regular season champions of the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> and <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a>, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the <a href="/wiki/1943_World_Series" title="1943 World Series">40th World Series</a> on October 5 and ended with Game 5 on October 11. In the fourth iteration of this World Series matchup (and a rematch of the <a href="/wiki/1942_World_Series" title="1942 World Series">previous year</a>), the Yankees defeated the Cardinals, four games to one, capturing their tenth championship in franchise history, since their previous in <a href="/wiki/1941_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1941 Major League Baseball season">1941</a>. Going into the season, the defending <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> champions were the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> from the <a href="/wiki/1942_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1942 Major League Baseball season">1942</a> season. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/1943_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1943 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">11th Major League Baseball All-Star Game</a> was held on July 13 at the <a href="/wiki/Shibe_Park" title="Shibe Park">Shibe Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a>, hosted by the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a>. The <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> won, 5–3. This was also the first All-Star Game held at night. </p><p>In order to conserve rail transport during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, the 1943 <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">spring training</a> sites was limited to an area east of the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a> and north of the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_River" title="Ohio River">Ohio River</a>. Spring training sites included the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> in <a href="/wiki/French_Lick,_Indiana" title="French Lick, Indiana">French Lick, Indiana</a>; the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%931960)" title="Washington Senators (1901–1960)">Washington Senators</a> in <a href="/wiki/College_Park,_Maryland" title="College Park, Maryland">College Park, Maryland</a>; and the Yankees in <a href="/wiki/Asbury_Park,_New_Jersey" title="Asbury Park, New Jersey">Asbury Park, New Jersey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule">Schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_schedule" title="Major League Baseball schedule">Major League Baseball schedule</a></div> <p>The 1943 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 <a href="/wiki/1904_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1904 Major League Baseball season">1904</a> season (except for <a href="/wiki/1919_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1919 Major League Baseball season">1919</a>) and would be used until <a href="/wiki/1961_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1961 Major League Baseball season">1961</a> in the American League and <a href="/wiki/1962_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1962 Major League Baseball season">1962</a> in the National League. </p><p>American League Opening Day took place on April 20 with a game between the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a> and <a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%931960)" title="Washington Senators (1901–1960)">Washington Senators</a>, while National League Opening Day took place on the following day, featuring four teams. This was the first season since <a href="/wiki/1941_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1941 Major League Baseball season">1941</a> that both leagues opened on different days. The final day of the regular season was on October 3, which saw all sixteen teams play, also the first time since <a href="/wiki/1941_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1941 Major League Baseball season">1941</a>. The <a href="/wiki/1943_World_Series" title="1943 World Series">World Series</a> took place between October 5 and October 11. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teams">Teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>An asterisk (*) denotes the ballpark a team played the minority of their home games at</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">League </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col">City </th> <th scope="col">Stadium </th> <th scope="col">Capacity </th> <th scope="col">Manager<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="9" style="background-color: #CC0000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;"><a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">American League</span></a> </th> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston, Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a> </td> <td>35,000 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Cronin, Joe"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Cronin" title="Joe Cronin">Joe Cronin</a></span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago, Illinois</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Comiskey_Park" title="Comiskey Park">Comiskey Park</a> </td> <td>50,000 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Dykes, Jimmy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Dykes" title="Jimmy Dykes">Jimmy Dykes</a></span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Guardians" title="Cleveland Guardians">Cleveland Indians</a> </th> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland, Ohio</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Stadium" title="Cleveland Stadium">Cleveland Stadium</a> </td> <td>78,811 </td> <td rowspan="2"><span data-sort-value="Boudreau, Lou"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Lou_Boudreau" title="Lou Boudreau">Lou Boudreau</a></span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/League_Park" title="League Park">League Park</a>* </td> <td>22,500* </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit, Michigan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(Detroit)" title="Tiger Stadium (Detroit)">Briggs Stadium</a> </td> <td>58,000 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="O'Neill, Steve"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Steve_O%27Neill" title="Steve O'Neill">Steve O'Neill</a></span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York, New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a> </td> <td>70,000 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="McCarthy, Joe"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Joe_McCarthy_(manager)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe McCarthy (manager)">Joe McCarthy</a></span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shibe_Park" title="Shibe Park">Shibe Park</a> </td> <td>33,000 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Mack, Connie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Connie_Mack" title="Connie Mack">Connie Mack</a></span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Browns" title="St. Louis Browns">St. Louis Browns</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis, Missouri</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sportsman%27s_Park" title="Sportsman's Park">Sportsman's Park</a> </td> <td>34,023 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Sewell, Luke"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Luke_Sewell" title="Luke Sewell">Luke Sewell</a></span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%931960)" title="Washington Senators (1901–1960)">Washington Senators</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Griffith_Stadium" title="Griffith Stadium">Griffith Stadium</a> </td> <td>32,000 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Bluege, Ossie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ossie_Bluege" title="Ossie Bluege">Ossie Bluege</a></span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="10" style="background-color: #000088 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;"><a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">National League</span></a> </th> <th rowspan="2" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Braves" title="Boston Braves">Boston Braves</a> </th> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston, Massachusetts</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Braves_Field" title="Braves Field">Braves Field</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">37,746 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Stengel, Casey"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Casey_Stengel" title="Casey Stengel">Casey Stengel</a></span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Coleman, Bob"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Coleman" title="Bob Coleman">Bob Coleman</a></span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York, New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ebbets_Field" title="Ebbets Field">Ebbets Field</a> </td> <td>35,000 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Durocher, Leo"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Leo_Durocher" title="Leo Durocher">Leo Durocher</a></span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago, Illinois</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wrigley_Field" title="Wrigley Field">Wrigley Field</a> </td> <td>38,396 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Wilson, Jimmie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Wilson_(baseball)" title="Jimmie Wilson (baseball)">Jimmie Wilson</a></span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati" title="Cincinnati">Cincinnati, Ohio</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Crosley_Field" title="Crosley Field">Crosley Field</a> </td> <td>29,401 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="McKechnie, Bill"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bill_McKechnie" title="Bill McKechnie">Bill McKechnie</a></span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">New York Giants</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York, New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Polo_Grounds" title="Polo Grounds">Polo Grounds</a> </td> <td>56,000 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Ott, Mel"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mel_Ott" title="Mel Ott">Mel Ott</a></span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" 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</td> <td>20 </td> <td>45‍–‍32 </td> <td>33‍–‍44 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1943_St._Louis_Browns_season" title="1943 St. Louis Browns season">St. Louis Browns</a> </td> <td>72</td> <td>80 </td> <td>.474 </td> <td>25 </td> <td>44‍–‍33 </td> <td>28‍–‍47 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1943_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1943 Boston Red Sox season">Boston Red Sox</a> </td> <td>68</td> <td>84 </td> <td>.447 </td> <td>29 </td> <td>39‍–‍36 </td> <td>29‍–‍48 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1943_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1943 Philadelphia Athletics season">Philadelphia Athletics</a> </td> <td>49</td> <td>105 </td> <td>.318 </td> <td>49 </td> <td>27‍–‍51 </td> <td>22‍–‍54 </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1232882159" /></div><div class="flexboxWrapComponent"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_League">National League</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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title="1943 St. Louis Cardinals season">St. Louis Cardinals</a> </td> <td>105</td> <td>49 </td> <td>.682 </td> <td>— </td> <td>58‍–‍21 </td> <td>47‍–‍28 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1943_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1943 Cincinnati Reds season">Cincinnati Reds</a> </td> <td>87</td> <td>67 </td> <td>.565 </td> <td>18 </td> <td>48‍–‍29 </td> <td>39‍–‍38 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1943_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1943 Brooklyn Dodgers season">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> </td> <td>81</td> <td>72 </td> <td>.529 </td> <td>23½ </td> <td>46‍–‍31 </td> <td>35‍–‍41 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1943_Pittsburgh_Pirates_season" title="1943 Pittsburgh Pirates season">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> </td> <td>80</td> <td>74 </td> <td>.519 </td> <td>25 </td> <td>47‍–‍30 </td> <td>33‍–‍44 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1943_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="1943 Chicago Cubs season">Chicago Cubs</a> </td> <td>74</td> <td>79 </td> <td>.484 </td> <td>30½ </td> <td>36‍–‍38 </td> <td>38‍–‍41 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1943_Boston_Braves_season" title="1943 Boston Braves season">Boston Braves</a> </td> <td>68</td> <td>85 </td> <td>.444 </td> <td>36½ </td> <td>38‍–‍39 </td> <td>30‍–‍46 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1943_Philadelphia_Phillies_season" title="1943 Philadelphia Phillies season">Philadelphia Phillies</a> </td> <td>64</td> <td>90 </td> <td>.416 </td> <td>41 </td> <td>33‍–‍43 </td> <td>31‍–‍47 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1943_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season" title="1943 New York Giants (MLB) season">New York Giants</a> </td> <td>55</td> <td>98 </td> <td>.359 </td> <td>49½ </td> <td>34‍–‍43 </td> <td>21‍–‍55 </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1232882159" /></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Postseason">Postseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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style="border-style:none;font-size:90%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;margin:1em 2em 1em 1em"><tbody><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)"><a href="/wiki/1943_World_Series" title="1943 World Series">World Series</a> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="width:1px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:1px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">AL </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/1943_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1943 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">NL </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1943_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1943 St. Louis Cardinals season">St. Louis Cardinals</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Managerial_changes">Managerial changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 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Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Hans_Lobert" title="Hans Lobert">Hans Lobert</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bucky_Harris" title="Bucky Harris">Bucky Harris</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%931960)" title="Washington Senators (1901–1960)">Washington Senators</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Bucky_Harris" title="Bucky Harris">Bucky Harris</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ossie_Bluege" title="Ossie Bluege">Ossie Bluege</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In-season">In-season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: In-season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Former 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</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luke_Appling" title="Luke Appling">Luke Appling</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">CWS</a>) </td> <td>.328 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/On-base_plus_slugging" title="On-base plus slugging">OPS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Keller" title="Charlie Keller">Charlie Keller</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">NYY</a>) </td> <td>.922 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">HR</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rudy_York" title="Rudy York">Rudy York</a> (<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">DET</a>) </td> <td>34 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBI</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rudy_York" title="Rudy York">Rudy York</a> (<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">DET</a>) </td> <td>118 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Case_(baseball)" title="George Case (baseball)">George Case</a> (<a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%931960)" title="Washington Senators (1901–1960)">WSH</a>) </td> <td>102 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dick_Wakefield" title="Dick Wakefield">Dick Wakefield</a> (<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">DET</a>) </td> <td>200 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stolen_base" title="Stolen base">SB</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Case_(baseball)" title="George Case (baseball)">George Case</a> (<a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%931960)" title="Washington Senators (1901–1960)">WSH</a>) </td> <td>61 </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1232882159" /></div><div class="flexboxWrapComponent"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>Pitching leaders<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:15%;">Stat </th> <th>Player </th> <th style="width:15%;">Total </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">W</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spud_Chandler" title="Spud Chandler">Spud Chandler</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">NYY</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Dizzy_Trout" title="Dizzy Trout">Dizzy Trout</a> (<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">DET</a>) </td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">L</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lum_Harris" title="Lum Harris">Lum Harris</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">PHA</a>) </td> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">ERA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spud_Chandler" title="Spud Chandler">Spud Chandler</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">NYY</a>) </td> <td>1.64 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">K</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allie_Reynolds" title="Allie Reynolds">Allie Reynolds</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Guardians" title="Cleveland Guardians">CLE</a>) </td> <td>151 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Innings_pitched" title="Innings pitched">IP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Bagby_Jr." title="Jim Bagby Jr.">Jim Bagby</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Guardians" title="Cleveland Guardians">CLE</a>) </td> <td>273.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">SV</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Maltzberger" title="Gordon Maltzberger">Gordon Maltzberger</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">CWS</a>) </td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Walks_plus_hits_per_inning_pitched" title="Walks plus hits per inning pitched">WHIP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spud_Chandler" title="Spud Chandler">Spud Chandler</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">NYY</a>) </td> <td>0.992 </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1232882159" /></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_League_2">National League</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: National League"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1232882159" /><div class="flexboxWrapContainer"><div class="flexboxWrapComponent"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>Hitting leaders<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:15%;">Stat </th> <th>Player </th> <th style="width:15%;">Total </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">AVG</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Stan Musial</a> (<a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">SLC</a>) </td> <td>.357 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/On-base_plus_slugging" title="On-base plus slugging">OPS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Stan Musial</a> (<a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">SLC</a>) </td> <td>.988 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">HR</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Nicholson_(baseball)" title="Bill Nicholson (baseball)">Bill Nicholson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">CHC</a>) </td> <td>29 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBI</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Nicholson_(baseball)" title="Bill Nicholson (baseball)">Bill Nicholson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">CHC</a>) </td> <td>128 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arky_Vaughan" title="Arky Vaughan">Arky Vaughan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">BKN</a>) </td> <td>112 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Stan Musial</a> (<a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">SLC</a>) </td> <td>220 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stolen_base" title="Stolen base">SB</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arky_Vaughan" title="Arky Vaughan">Arky Vaughan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">BKN</a>) </td> <td>20 </td></tr></tbody></table> <link 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</td> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">L</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nate_Andrews" title="Nate Andrews">Nate Andrews</a> (<a href="/wiki/Boston_Braves" title="Boston Braves">BSB</a>) </td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">ERA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Max_Lanier" title="Max Lanier">Max Lanier</a> (<a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">SLC</a>) </td> <td>1.90 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">K</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Vander_Meer" title="Johnny Vander Meer">Johnny Vander Meer</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">CIN</a>) </td> <td>174 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Innings_pitched" title="Innings pitched">IP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Al_Javery" title="Al Javery">Al Javery</a> (<a href="/wiki/Boston_Braves" title="Boston Braves">BSB</a>) </td> <td>303.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">SV</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Les_Webber" title="Les Webber">Les Webber</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">BKN</a>) </td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Walks_plus_hits_per_inning_pitched" title="Walks plus hits per inning pitched">WHIP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whit_Wyatt" title="Whit Wyatt">Whit Wyatt</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">BKN</a>) </td> <td>1.007 </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1232882159" /></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Awards and honors"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Louis Cardinals">SLC</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spud_Chandler" title="Spud Chandler">Spud Chandler</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">NYY</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_awards">Other awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Other awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News" title="The Sporting News">The Sporting News</a></i> <a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News#Major_League_Baseball" title="The Sporting News">Awards</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Award </th> <th>National League </th> <th>American League </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Stan Musial</a> (<a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">SLC</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spud_Chandler" title="Spud Chandler">Spud Chandler</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">NYY</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News_MLB_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="The Sporting News MLB Player of the Year Award">Player of the Year</a><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spud_Chandler" title="Spud Chandler">Spud Chandler</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">NYY</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a 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</td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Home_field_attendance">Home field attendance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Home field attendance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team name </th> <th>Wins </th> <th><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr> </th> <th>Home attendance </th> <th><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Average home attendance per game">Per game</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>81 </td> <td>−22.1% </td> <td>661,739 </td> <td>−36.2% </td> <td>8,594 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>98 </td> <td>−4.9% </td> <td>618,330 </td> <td>−32.9% </td> <td>8,030 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>78 </td> <td>6.8% </td> <td>606,287 </td> <td>4.5% </td> <td>7,773 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%931960)" title="Washington Senators (1901–1960)">Washington Senators</a><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>84 </td> <td>35.5% </td> <td>574,694 </td> <td>42.4% </td> <td>7,562 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>105 </td> <td>−0.9% </td> <td>517,135 </td> <td>−6.6% </td> <td>6,384 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>82 </td> <td>24.2% </td> <td>508,962 </td> <td>19.5% </td> <td>6,697 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>74 </td> <td>8.8% </td> <td>508,247 </td> <td>−14.0% </td> <td>6,777 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>80 </td> <td>21.2% </td> <td>498,740 </td> <td>11.1% </td> <td>6,394 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>64 </td> <td>52.4% </td> <td>466,975 </td> <td>102.9% </td> <td>5,987 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">New York Giants</a><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>55 </td> <td>−35.3% </td> <td>466,095 </td> <td>−40.2% </td> <td>6,053 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Guardians" title="Cleveland Guardians">Cleveland Indians</a><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>82 </td> <td>9.3% </td> <td>438,894 </td> <td>−4.5% </td> <td>5,700 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>87 </td> <td>14.5% </td> <td>379,122 </td> <td>−11.2% </td> <td>4,861 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>49 </td> <td>−10.9% </td> <td>376,735 </td> <td>−11.0% </td> <td>4,769 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>68 </td> <td>−26.9% </td> <td>358,275 </td> <td>−50.9% </td> <td>4,653 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Braves" title="Boston Braves">Boston Braves</a><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>68 </td> <td>15.3% </td> <td>271,289 </td> <td>−4.9% </td> <td>3,523 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Browns" title="St. Louis Browns">St. Louis Browns</a><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>72 </td> <td>−12.2% </td> <td>214,392 </td> <td>−16.1% </td> <td>2,784 </td></tr></tbody></table> 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