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class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All Negro leagues standings below are per Seamheads.<sup id="cite_ref-Seamheads_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Seamheads-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Negro_American_League_final_standings">Negro American League final standings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Negro American League final standings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This was the seventh season of the <a href="/wiki/Negro_American_League" title="Negro American League">Negro American League</a>. Birmingham and Chicago each won a half of the season, which therefore matched them up in a matchup to determine the champion for the NAL pennant to determine who would make the <a href="/wiki/1943_Negro_World_Series#Background" title="1943 Negro World Series">1943 Negro World Series</a>. Birmingham prevailed in five games to win their first ever pennant. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable" width="535em" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6" style="border-right: 2px solid">vs. Negro American League </th> <th colspan="4">vs. Major Black Teams </th></tr> <tr> <th width="43%"><a href="/wiki/Negro_American_League" title="Negro American League">Negro American League</a> </th> <th width="6%"><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">W</a> </th> <th width="6%"><a href="/wiki/Loss_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loss (baseball)">L</a> </th> <th width="6%"><a href="/wiki/Tie_(draw)#Baseball" title="Tie (draw)">T</a> </th> <th width="7%"><a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">Pct.</a> </th> <th width="7%"><a href="/wiki/Games_behind" title="Games behind">GB</a> </th> <th width="6%" style="border-left: 2px solid"><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">W</a> </th> <th width="6%"><a href="/wiki/Loss_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loss (baseball)">L</a> </th> <th width="6%"><a href="/wiki/Tie_(draw)#Baseball" title="Tie (draw)">T</a> </th> <th width="7%"><a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">Pct.</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Monarchs" title="Kansas City Monarchs">Kansas City Monarchs</a> </td> <td>36 </td> <td>23 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.608 </td> <td style="border-right: 2px solid">— </td> <td>52 </td> <td>39 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.571 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Buckeyes" title="Cleveland Buckeyes">Cleveland Buckeyes</a> </td> <td>39 </td> <td>27 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>.588 </td> <td style="border-right: 2px solid">½ </td> <td>52 </td> <td>40 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>.563 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#CCFFCC"> <td><sup>(1)</sup> <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Black_Barons" title="Birmingham Black Barons">Birmingham Black Barons</a> </td> <td>44 </td> <td>34 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>.562 </td> <td style="border-right: 2px solid">1½ </td> <td>62 </td> <td>49 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>.557 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#CCFFCC"> <td><sup>(2)</sup> <a href="/wiki/Chicago_American_Giants" title="Chicago American Giants">Chicago American Giants</a> </td> <td>37 </td> <td>33 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.528 </td> <td style="border-right: 2px solid">4½ </td> <td>45 </td> <td>38 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.542 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Red_Sox" title="Memphis Red Sox">Memphis Red Sox</a> </td> <td>32 </td> <td>51 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>.391 </td> <td style="border-right: 2px solid">16 </td> <td>49 </td> <td>59 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>.455 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Clowns" title="Indianapolis Clowns">Cincinnati Clowns</a> </td> <td>27 </td> <td>47 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>.373 </td> <td style="border-right: 2px solid">16½ </td> <td>41 </td> <td>67 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>.385 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup>(1)</sup> First half champion   <sup>(2)</sup> Second half champion </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Negro_National_League_postseason">Negro National League postseason</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Negro National League postseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Birmingham Black Barons over Chicago American Giants (3–2).</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 345px;"> <div class="thumbimage" style="width: 343px; height: 212px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -168px; left: -321px; width: 785px"><div class="noresize"><link 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For the sixth time in seven seasons, the Homestead Grays won the pennant, this time under manager <a href="/wiki/Candy_Jim_Taylor" title="Candy Jim Taylor">Candy Jim Taylor</a>. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable" width="535em" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6" style="border-right: 2px solid">vs. Negro National League </th> <th colspan="4">vs. Major Black Teams </th></tr> <tr> <th width="43%"><a href="/wiki/Negro_National_League_(1933%E2%80%931948)" title="Negro National League (1933–1948)">Negro National League</a> </th> <th width="6%"><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">W</a> </th> <th width="6%"><a href="/wiki/Loss_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loss (baseball)">L</a> </th> <th width="6%"><a href="/wiki/Tie_(draw)#Baseball" title="Tie (draw)">T</a> </th> <th width="7%"><a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">Pct.</a> </th> <th width="7%"><a href="/wiki/Games_behind" title="Games behind">GB</a> </th> <th width="6%" style="border-left: 2px solid"><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">W</a> </th> <th width="6%"><a href="/wiki/Loss_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loss (baseball)">L</a> </th> <th width="6%"><a href="/wiki/Tie_(draw)#Baseball" title="Tie (draw)">T</a> </th> <th width="7%"><a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">Pct.</a> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#CCFFCC"> <td><a href="/wiki/Homestead_Grays" title="Homestead Grays">Homestead Grays</a> </td> <td>50 </td> <td>13 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.789 </td> <td style="border-right: 2px solid">— </td> <td>78 </td> <td>23 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.770 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Cubans" title="New York Cubans">New York Cubans</a> </td> <td>18 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.561 </td> <td style="border-right: 2px solid">16½ </td> <td>38 </td> <td>28 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>.574 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis%E2%80%93New_Orleans_Stars#Harrisburg–St._Louis_Stars" title="St. Louis–New Orleans Stars">Harrisburg–St. Louis Stars</a>† </td> <td>8 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.500 </td> <td style="border-right: 2px solid">18½ </td> <td>12 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.463 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Newark_Eagles" title="Newark Eagles">Newark Eagles</a> </td> <td>29 </td> <td>33 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.468 </td> <td style="border-right: 2px solid">20½ </td> <td>29 </td> <td>33 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.468 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Elite_Giants" title="Baltimore Elite Giants">Baltimore Elite Giants</a> </td> <td>19 </td> <td>27 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>.418 </td> <td style="border-right: 2px solid">22½ </td> <td>26 </td> <td>46 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>.367 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Stars_(baseball)" title="Philadelphia Stars (baseball)">Philadelphia Stars</a> </td> <td>20 </td> <td>29 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.410 </td> <td style="border-right: 2px solid">23 </td> <td>24 </td> <td>33 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.422 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Black_Yankees" title="New York Black Yankees">New York Black Yankees</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>24 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>.167 </td> <td style="border-right: 2px solid">28½ </td> <td>8 </td> <td>33 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>.209 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>†Harrisburg–St. Louis Stars withdrew from league in July. </p> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 345px;"> <div class="thumbimage" style="width: 343px; height: 212px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -139px; left: -797px; width: 1181px"><div class="noresize"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div 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class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/ButtonGreen.svg/12px-ButtonGreen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/ButtonGreen.svg/16px-ButtonGreen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Negro_National_League_(1933%E2%80%931948)" title="Negro National League (1933–1948)">Negro National League</a><br />Note: Homestead Grays played in both <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, with the majority in Washington, D.C.</div> </div> </div> </div> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Negro_World_Series">Negro World Series</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Negro World Series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1943_Negro_World_Series" title="1943 Negro World Series">1943 Negro World Series</a>: Homestead Grays over Birmingham Black Barons 4–3 (one tie).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Independent_teams_final_standings">Independent teams final standings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Independent teams final standings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Negro National League All Star team & Atlanta Black Crackers played against the two leagues. </p> <table class="wikitable" width="400em" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6">vs. All Teams </th></tr> <tr> <th width="58%">Independent Clubs </th> <th width="8%"><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">W</a> </th> <th width="8%"><a href="/wiki/Loss_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loss (baseball)">L</a> </th> <th width="8%"><a href="/wiki/Tie_(draw)#Baseball" title="Tie (draw)">T</a> </th> <th width="10%"><a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">Pct.</a> </th> <th width="8%"><a href="/wiki/Games_behind" title="Games behind">GB</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Black_Crackers" title="Atlanta Black Crackers">Atlanta Black Crackers</a> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>19 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.278 </td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Negro_National_League_(1933%E2%80%931948)" title="Negro National League (1933–1948)">NNL</a> All Stars </td> <td>1 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.250 </td> <td>— </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="All-American_Girls_Professional_Baseball_League_final_standings">All-American Girls Professional Baseball League final standings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: All-American Girls Professional Baseball League final standings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_half">First half</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: First half"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank</th> <th>Team</th> <th><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">W</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Loss_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loss (baseball)">L</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">Pct.</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Games_behind" title="Games behind">GB</a> </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>1</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Racine_Belles" title="Racine Belles">Racine Belles</a></td> <td>34</td> <td>20</td> <td>.630</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/South_Bend_Blue_Sox" title="South Bend Blue Sox">South Bend Blue Sox</a></td> <td>28</td> <td>26</td> <td>.519</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>3</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Kenosha_Comets" title="Kenosha Comets">Kenosha Comets</a></td> <td>23</td> <td>31</td> <td>.426</td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>4</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Rockford_Peaches" title="Rockford Peaches">Rockford Peaches</a></td> <td>23</td> <td>31</td> <td>.426</td> <td>11 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_half">Second half</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Second half"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank</th> <th>Team</th> <th><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">W</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Loss_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loss (baseball)">L</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">Pct.</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Games_behind" title="Games behind">GB</a> </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>1</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Kenosha_Comets" title="Kenosha Comets">Kenosha Comets</a></td> <td>33</td> <td>21</td> <td>.611</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/South_Bend_Blue_Sox" title="South Bend Blue Sox">South Bend Blue Sox</a></td> <td>30</td> <td>24</td> <td>.556</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>3</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Racine_Belles" title="Racine Belles">Racine Belles</a></td> <td>29</td> <td>25</td> <td>.521</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>4</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Rockford_Peaches" title="Rockford Peaches">Rockford Peaches</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>34</td> <td>.370</td> <td>13 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Composite_records">Composite records</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Composite records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank</th> <th>Team</th> <th><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">W</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Loss_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loss (baseball)">L</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">Pct.</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Games_behind" title="Games behind">GB</a> </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>1</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Racine_Belles" title="Racine Belles">Racine Belles</a></td> <td>59</td> <td>49</td> <td>.546</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/South_Bend_Blue_Sox" title="South Bend Blue Sox">South Bend Blue Sox</a></td> <td>58</td> <td>50</td> <td>.537</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>3</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Kenosha_Comets" title="Kenosha Comets">Kenosha Comets</a></td> <td>56</td> <td>52</td> <td>.518</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>4</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Rockford_Peaches" title="Rockford Peaches">Rockford Peaches</a></td> <td>43</td> <td>65</td> <td>.398</td> <td>16 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>May 30 – The <a href="/wiki/All-American_Girls_Professional_Baseball_League" title="All-American Girls Professional Baseball League">All-American Girls Professional Baseball League</a> begins its first 108-game season with teams in <a href="/wiki/Rockford,_Illinois" title="Rockford, Illinois">Rockford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kenosha,_Wisconsin" title="Kenosha, Wisconsin">Kenosha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Racine,_Wisconsin" title="Racine, Wisconsin">Racine</a>, and <a href="/wiki/South_Bend,_Indiana" title="South Bend, Indiana">South Bend</a>. In the Opening Game, South Bend defeat Rockford in 14 innings by a 4–3 score. The league's total attendance for the year will be 176,612.<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></li> <li>July 1 – The first <a href="/wiki/All-American_Girls_Professional_Baseball_League_All-Star_Team" title="All-American Girls Professional Baseball League All-Star Team">AAGPBL All-Star Game</a> is played, which coincidentally became the first night game ever played at <a href="/wiki/Wrigley_Field" title="Wrigley Field">Wrigley Field</a>. The contest was realized under temporary lights between two teams composed of <a href="/wiki/Kenosha_Comets" title="Kenosha Comets">Kenosha Comets</a> and <a href="/wiki/Racine_Belles" title="Racine Belles">Racine Belles</a> players against <a href="/wiki/Rockford_Peaches" title="Rockford Peaches">Rockford Peaches</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_Bend_Blue_Sox" title="South Bend Blue Sox">South Bend Blue Sox</a> players.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>July 13 – At <a href="/wiki/Shibe_Park" title="Shibe Park">Shibe Park</a>, home of the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a>, the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> defeats the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a>, 5–3, in the All-Star Game. This is the first <a href="/wiki/1943_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1943 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a> held at night.</li> <li>October 11 – The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a>, 2–0, in Game 5 of the <a href="/wiki/1943_World_Series" title="1943 World Series">World Series</a> to win their tenth <a href="/wiki/World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="World Championship">World Championship</a>, four games to one. This would be Yankees' manager <a href="/wiki/Joe_McCarthy_(manager)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe McCarthy (manager)">Joe McCarthy</a>'s final Series win.</li> <li>November 23 – Commissioner <a href="/wiki/Kenesaw_Mountain_Landis" title="Kenesaw Mountain Landis">Kenesaw Mountain Landis</a> rules that <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> owner William D. Cox is permanently ineligible to hold office or be employed for having bet on his own team. The Carpenter family of Delaware will buy the Philadelphia club and Bob Carpenter, at age 28, will become president. The Phillies, in an effort to change their image, will conduct a contest for a new name. The winning entry, the Philadelphia Blue Jays, submitted by a Mrs. John Crooks, will be the unofficial team name for 1944–1945 until abandoned in 1946.</li> <li>December 2 – With only nine leagues operating during the season, the minor league convention in New York has an incipient revolt to oust longtime head <a href="/wiki/William_G._Bramham" title="William G. Bramham">William G. Bramham</a> in favor of <a href="/wiki/Frank_Shaughnessy" title="Frank Shaughnessy">Frank Shaughnessy</a>, president of the <a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">International League</a>, who had five pledges. But Bramham rules that 15 non operating circuits which had paid dues are eligible to vote. Five of the leagues had given proxies. A later appeal to <a href="/wiki/Kenesaw_Mountain_Landis" title="Kenesaw Mountain Landis">Commissioner Landis</a> fails.</li> <li>December 4 – After one disappointing season for the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%931960)" title="Washington Senators (1901–1960)">Washington Senators</a>, veteran slugger <a href="/wiki/Indian_Bob_Johnson" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Bob Johnson">Indian Bob Johnson</a> is sold to the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>. Senators owner <a href="/wiki/Clark_Griffith" title="Clark Griffith">Clark Griffith</a> will later call it the worst trade he ever made. Johnson will have two solid years in Fenway Park before retiring.</li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Births">Births</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Births"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January">January</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: January"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 1 – <a href="/wiki/Bud_Hollowell" title="Bud Hollowell">Bud Hollowell</a>, American baseball player and manager (d. 2014)</li> <li>January 3: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Garrett" title="Adrian Garrett">Adrian Garrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Gebhard" title="Bob Gebhard">Bob Gebhard</a></li></ul></li> <li>January 4 – <a href="/wiki/Larry_Yellen" title="Larry Yellen">Larry Yellen</a></li> <li>January 7 – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Gray" title="Dave Gray">Dave Gray</a></li> <li>January 10 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Campbell_(pinch_hitter)" title="Jim Campbell (pinch hitter)">Jim Campbell</a></li> <li>January 14: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Clark_(baseball)" title="Ron Clark (baseball)">Ron Clark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Marshall_(baseball)" title="Dave Marshall (baseball)">Dave Marshall</a></li></ul></li> <li>January 15 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Marshall_(pitcher)" title="Mike Marshall (pitcher)">Mike Marshall</a></li> <li>January 25 – <a href="/wiki/Brian_McCall" title="Brian McCall">Brian McCall</a></li> <li>January 26 – <a href="/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Guti%C3%A9rrez" title="César Gutiérrez">César Gutiérrez</a></li> <li>January 27 – <a href="/wiki/Doug_Adams_(baseball)" title="Doug Adams (baseball)">Doug Adams</a></li> <li>January 30 – <a href="/wiki/Davey_Johnson" title="Davey Johnson">Davey Johnson</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February">February</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: February"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>February 1 – <a href="/wiki/Ron_Woods" title="Ron Woods">Ron Woods</a></li> <li>February 8 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Oliver" title="Bob Oliver">Bob Oliver</a></li> <li>February 12 – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Edmondson" title="Paul Edmondson">Paul Edmondson</a></li> <li>February 14 – <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Osteen" title="Darrell Osteen">Darrell Osteen</a></li> <li>February 15: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Don_Arlich" title="Don Arlich">Don Arlich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Moeller" title="Joe Moeller">Joe Moeller</a></li></ul></li> <li>February 16 – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Darwin" title="Bobby Darwin">Bobby Darwin</a></li> <li>February 19: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Cosman" title="Jim Cosman">Jim Cosman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gail_Hopkins" title="Gail Hopkins">Gail Hopkins</a></li></ul></li> <li>February 21: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Billingham" title="Jack Billingham">Jack Billingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Foy" title="Joe Foy">Joe Foy</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="March">March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: March"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>March 3: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jack_DiLauro" title="Jack DiLauro">Jack DiLauro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Schaal" title="Paul Schaal">Paul Schaal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Sukla" title="Ed Sukla">Ed Sukla</a></li></ul></li> <li>March 16 – <a href="/wiki/Rick_Reichardt" title="Rick Reichardt">Rick Reichardt</a></li> <li>March 20 – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Dillon_(baseball)" title="Steve Dillon (baseball)">Steve Dillon</a></li> <li>March 23: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Howard_(baseball)" title="Bruce Howard (baseball)">Bruce Howard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_May" title="Lee May">Lee May</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April">April</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: April"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April 1 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_DeGerick" title="Mike DeGerick">Mike DeGerick</a></li> <li>April 3 – <a href="/wiki/Barry_Moore_(baseball)" title="Barry Moore (baseball)">Barry Moore</a></li> <li>April 4 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Epstein" title="Mike Epstein">Mike Epstein</a></li> <li>April 6 – <a href="/wiki/Marty_Pattin" title="Marty Pattin">Marty Pattin</a></li> <li>April 8 – <a href="/wiki/John_Hiller" title="John Hiller">John Hiller</a></li> <li>April 9 – <a href="/wiki/Roy_Gleason" title="Roy Gleason">Roy Gleason</a></li> <li>April 12: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vicente_Romo" title="Vicente Romo">Vicente Romo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Suarez" title="Ken Suarez">Ken Suarez</a></li></ul></li> <li>April 16 – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Fern%C3%A1ndez_(baseball)" title="Frank Fernández (baseball)">Frank Fernández</a></li> <li>April 24: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ivan_Murrell" title="Ivan Murrell">Ivan Murrell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Verbanic" title="Joe Verbanic">Joe Verbanic</a></li></ul></li> <li>April 25: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Johnson_(pitcher)" title="Bob Johnson (pitcher)">Bob Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lew_Krausse_Jr." title="Lew Krausse Jr.">Lew Krausse Jr.</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May">May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>May 4 – <a href="/wiki/Dick_Nold" title="Dick Nold">Dick Nold</a></li> <li>May 5 – <a href="/wiki/John_Donaldson_(second_baseman)" title="John Donaldson (second baseman)">John Donaldson</a></li> <li>May 7 – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Whitaker_(baseball)" title="Steve Whitaker (baseball)">Steve Whitaker</a></li> <li>May 20 – <a href="/wiki/Dave_McDonald_(baseball)" title="Dave McDonald (baseball)">Dave McDonald</a></li> <li>May 22: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Hriniak" title="Walt Hriniak">Walt Hriniak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_John" title="Tommy John">Tommy John</a></li></ul></li> <li>May 31 – <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Brown_(baseball)" title="Jackie Brown (baseball)">Jackie Brown</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June">June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>June 3 – <a href="/wiki/Ron_Keller" title="Ron Keller">Ron Keller</a></li> <li>June 6 – <a href="/wiki/Merv_Rettenmund" title="Merv Rettenmund">Merv Rettenmund</a></li> <li>June 9 – <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Look" title="Bruce Look">Bruce Look</a></li> <li>June 12 – <a href="/wiki/Sam_Parrilla" title="Sam Parrilla">Sam Parrilla</a></li> <li>June 13 – <a href="/wiki/Masaaki_Kitaru" title="Masaaki Kitaru">Masaaki Kitaru</a></li> <li>June 15 – <a href="/wiki/Al_Closter" title="Al Closter">Al Closter</a></li> <li>June 20 – <a href="/wiki/Andy_Etchebarren" title="Andy Etchebarren">Andy Etchebarren</a></li> <li>June 25 – <a href="/wiki/John_Gelnar" title="John Gelnar">John Gelnar</a></li> <li>June 26 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Robinson_(outfielder)" title="Bill Robinson (outfielder)">Bill Robinson</a></li> <li>June 27 – <a href="/wiki/Rico_Petrocelli" title="Rico Petrocelli">Rico Petrocelli</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July">July</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: July"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>July 5 – <a href="/wiki/Curt_Blefary" title="Curt Blefary">Curt Blefary</a></li> <li>July 8 – <a href="/wiki/George_Culver" title="George Culver">George Culver</a></li> <li>July 9 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Andrews" title="Mike Andrews">Mike Andrews</a></li> <li>July 12 – <a href="/wiki/Ron_Willis" title="Ron Willis">Ron Willis</a></li> <li>July 15 – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Adlesh" title="Dave Adlesh">Dave Adlesh</a></li> <li>July 21 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Manning_(pitcher)" title="Jim Manning (pitcher)">Jim Manning</a></li> <li>July 28: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Simpson" title="Dick Simpson">Dick Simpson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Theobald" title="Ron Theobald">Ron Theobald</a></li></ul></li> <li>July 29 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Whitby" title="Bill Whitby">Bill Whitby</a></li> <li>July 31 – <a href="/wiki/Billy_Wynne_(baseball)" title="Billy Wynne (baseball)">Billy Wynne</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="August">August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>August 1 – <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Warner_(baseball)" title="Jackie Warner (baseball)">Jackie Warner</a></li> <li>August 2 – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Burgmeier" title="Tom Burgmeier">Tom Burgmeier</a></li> <li>August 5 – <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Briles" title="Nelson Briles">Nelson Briles</a></li> <li>August 6 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Hardin" title="Jim Hardin">Jim Hardin</a></li> <li>August 8 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Miles_(baseball)" title="Jim Miles (baseball)">Jim Miles</a></li> <li>August 11 – <a href="/wiki/Leroy_Reams" title="Leroy Reams">Leroy Reams</a></li> <li>August 17 – <a href="/wiki/Ken_Turner_(baseball)" title="Ken Turner (baseball)">Ken Turner</a></li> <li>August 20 – <a href="/wiki/Hal_Kurtz" title="Hal Kurtz">Hal Kurtz</a></li> <li>August 21 – <a href="/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Mill%C3%A1n" title="Félix Millán">Félix Millán</a></li> <li>August 22 – <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Arcia" title="José Arcia">José Arcia</a></li> <li>August 23: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Barnowski" title="Ed Barnowski">Ed Barnowski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Montreuil" title="Al Montreuil">Al Montreuil</a></li></ul></li> <li>August 28 – <a href="/wiki/Lou_Piniella" title="Lou Piniella">Lou Piniella</a></li> <li>August 29 – <a href="/wiki/Randy_Brown_(baseball)" title="Randy Brown (baseball)">Randy Brown</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September">September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>September 1 – <a href="/wiki/Fred_Rath_Sr." title="Fred Rath Sr.">Fred Rath Sr.</a></li> <li>September 2 – <a href="/wiki/Luke_Walker" title="Luke Walker">Luke Walker</a></li> <li>September 4 – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Guindon" title="Bobby Guindon">Bobby Guindon</a></li> <li>September 6 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Quick" title="Jim Quick">Jim Quick</a></li> <li>September 7 – <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Matchick" class="mw-redirect" title="Tommy Matchick">Tommy Matchick</a></li> <li>September 12 – <a href="/wiki/Floyd_Wicker" title="Floyd Wicker">Floyd Wicker</a></li> <li>September 19: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Derrick_(baseball)" title="Mike Derrick (baseball)">Mike Derrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Morgan" title="Joe Morgan">Joe Morgan</a></li></ul></li> <li>September 20 – <a href="/wiki/Rich_Morales" title="Rich Morales">Rich Morales</a></li> <li>September 23: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Winston_Llenas" title="Winston Llenas">Winston Llenas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcelino_L%C3%B3pez" title="Marcelino López">Marcelino López</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October">October</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: October"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October 2 – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Dicken" title="Paul Dicken">Paul Dicken</a></li> <li>October 4 – <a href="/wiki/Jimy_Williams" title="Jimy Williams">Jimy Williams</a></li> <li>October 6: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jim_McGlothlin" title="Jim McGlothlin">Jim McGlothlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Stephenson" title="Jerry Stephenson">Jerry Stephenson</a></li></ul></li> <li>October 7 – <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Cardenal" title="José Cardenal">José Cardenal</a></li> <li>October 8 – <a href="/wiki/Don_Pepper" title="Don Pepper">Don Pepper</a></li> <li>October 13 – <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Robertson_(baseball)" title="Jerry Robertson (baseball)">Jerry Robertson</a></li> <li>October 19: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Alomar_Sr." title="Sandy Alomar Sr.">Sandy Alomar Sr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brock_Davis" title="Brock Davis">Brock Davis</a></li></ul></li> <li>October 20 – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Floyd_(baseball)" title="Bobby Floyd (baseball)">Bobby Floyd</a></li> <li>October 22 – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Mitchell_(1970s_outfielder)" title="Bobby Mitchell (1970s outfielder)">Bobby Mitchell</a></li> <li>October 31: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Hoffman_(baseball)" title="John Hoffman (baseball)">John Hoffman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Klages" title="Fred Klages">Fred Klages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Voss" title="Bill Voss">Bill Voss</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="November">November</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: November"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>November 4 – <a href="/wiki/Dick_Selma" title="Dick Selma">Dick Selma</a></li> <li>November 9 – <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Weinstein" title="Jerry Weinstein">Jerry Weinstein</a></li> <li>November 12 – <a href="/wiki/Al_Schmelz" title="Al Schmelz">Al Schmelz</a></li> <li>November 13 – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Pfeil" title="Bobby Pfeil">Bobby Pfeil</a></li> <li>November 14 – <a href="/wiki/Danny_Lazar" title="Danny Lazar">Danny Lazar</a></li> <li>November 16 – <a href="/wiki/Greg_Bollo" title="Greg Bollo">Greg Bollo</a></li> <li>November 17 – <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Von_Hoff" title="Bruce Von Hoff">Bruce Von Hoff</a></li> <li>November 18: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Joyce_(baseball)" title="Dick Joyce (baseball)">Dick Joyce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Shellenback" title="Jim Shellenback">Jim Shellenback</a></li></ul></li> <li>November 19 – <a href="/wiki/Aurelio_Monteagudo" title="Aurelio Monteagudo">Aurelio Monteagudo</a></li> <li>November 21 – <a href="/wiki/Daryl_Patterson" title="Daryl Patterson">Daryl Patterson</a></li> <li>November 22 – <a href="/wiki/Wade_Blasingame" title="Wade Blasingame">Wade Blasingame</a></li> <li>November 24 – <a href="/wiki/Billy_Harris_(baseball)" title="Billy Harris (baseball)">Billy Harris</a></li> <li>November 29 – <a href="/wiki/Dan_McGinn" title="Dan McGinn">Dan McGinn</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="December">December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: December"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>December 3 – <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Johnson_(baseball)" title="Jerry Johnson (baseball)">Jerry Johnson</a></li> <li>December 9 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Merritt" title="Jim Merritt">Jim Merritt</a></li> <li>December 10 – <a href="/wiki/Dalton_Jones" title="Dalton Jones">Dalton Jones</a></li> <li>December 12 – <a href="/wiki/Derrell_Griffith" title="Derrell Griffith">Derrell Griffith</a></li> <li>December 13 – <a href="/wiki/Tony_Torchia" title="Tony Torchia">Tony Torchia</a></li> <li>December 14 – <a href="/wiki/Jerry_May_(baseball)" title="Jerry May (baseball)">Jerry May</a></li> <li>December 19 – <a href="/wiki/Walt_Williams_(baseball)" title="Walt Williams (baseball)">Walt Williams</a></li> <li>December 20 – <a href="/wiki/John_Noriega" title="John Noriega">John Noriega</a></li> <li>December 23: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Allen_(baseball)" title="Ron Allen (baseball)">Ron Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_May" title="Dave May">Dave May</a></li></ul></li> <li>December 24 – <a href="/wiki/Al_Stanek" title="Al Stanek">Al Stanek</a></li> <li>December 25 – <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Musgraves" title="Dennis Musgraves">Dennis Musgraves</a></li> <li>December 27 – <a href="/wiki/Roy_White" title="Roy White">Roy White</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deaths">Deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January_2">January</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: January"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 3 – <a href="/wiki/Bid_McPhee" title="Bid McPhee">Bid McPhee</a>, 83, Hall of Fame second baseman who played his entire 18-year career with the Cincinnati Reds, beginning in 1882 when the organization was a part of the American Association and called the Red Stockings. Widely regarded as one of the best defensive second basemen in the 19th century, even though he took the field without benefit of a glove, McPhee retired in 1899 with a career .272 batting average, 2,258 hits, 1,684 runs, 189 triples, 568 stolen bases and a .944 fielding average, while also managing the Reds in 1901 and 1902.</li> <li>January 3 – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Rafter" title="Jack Rafter">Jack Rafter</a>, 67, catcher who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in its 1904 season.</li> <li>January 7 – <a href="/wiki/Ted_Welch" title="Ted Welch">Ted Welch</a>, 50, who appeared in three games as a relief pitcher for the St. Louis Terriers of the Federal League in 1914.</li> <li>January 8 – <a href="/wiki/John_Titus_(baseball)" title="John Titus (baseball)">John Titus</a>, 66, outfielder who played from 1903 through 1912 with the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Braves.</li> <li>January 12 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Webb_(second_baseman)" title="Bill Webb (second baseman)">Bill Webb</a>, 47, whose professional career lasted for 14 seasons, beginning as a second baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1916 and ending in 1930, becoming a manager in the minor leagues after that, and later serving the Chicago White Sox as a coach and farm system director from 1935 until his death.</li> <li>January 23 – <a href="/wiki/Farmer_Weaver" title="Farmer Weaver">Farmer Weaver</a>, 77, outfielder who played from 1888 to 1894 for the Louisville Colonels and Pittsburgh Pirates.</li> <li>January 24 – <a href="/wiki/Pat_O%27Connell_(baseball)" title="Pat O'Connell (baseball)">Pat O'Connell</a>, 81, center fielder who played for the Baltimore Orioles of the American Association during the 1886 season.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February_2">February</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: February"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>February 3 – <a href="/wiki/Jake_Virtue" title="Jake Virtue">Jake Virtue</a>, 77, first baseman who played from 1890 through 1894 for the Cleveland Spiders.</li> <li>February 4 – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Dwyer" title="Frank Dwyer">Frank Dwyer</a>, 74, pitcher for five teams in a span of twelve years from 1888 to 1899, who posted a 176–152 record and a 3.85 ERA in 365 pitching appearances, including two 20-win season, 12 shutouts and 270 complete games.</li> <li>February 7 – <a href="/wiki/Floyd_Ritter" title="Floyd Ritter">Floyd Ritter</a>, 72, backup catcher for the 1890 Toledo Maumees of the American Association.</li> <li>February 8 – <a href="/wiki/Dan_Casey_(baseball)" title="Dan Casey (baseball)">Dan Casey</a>, 80, pitcher who posted a 96–90 record with a 2.18 earned run average for four teams in seven seasons from 1884 to 1890, twice winning more than 20 games for the Philadelphia Quakers, while leading the National League in 1887 in both ERA (2.86) and shutouts (4), and ending third in W–L% (6.83) and fourth in wins (28).</li> <li>February 11 – <a href="/wiki/Ralph_McLaurin" title="Ralph McLaurin">Ralph McLaurin</a>, 57, fourth outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1908 season.</li> <li>February 12 – <a href="/wiki/Bart_Cantz" title="Bart Cantz">Bart Cantz</a>, 83, catcher who played from 1888 through 1890 with the Baltimore Orioles and the Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association.</li> <li>February 15 – <a href="/wiki/John_Deering_(baseball)" title="John Deering (baseball)">John Deering</a>, pitcher who played in 1903 with the Detroit Tigers and the New York Highlanders of the American League.</li> <li>February 17 – <a href="/wiki/Hippo_Galloway" title="Hippo Galloway">Hippo Galloway</a>, 60, turn-of-the-century player for the <a href="/wiki/Cuban_X-Giants" title="Cuban X-Giants">Cuban X-Giants</a>, considered the first black Canadian to play organized baseball.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="March_2">March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: March"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>March 2 – <a href="/wiki/Earle_Gardner" title="Earle Gardner">Earle Gardner</a>, 59, backup infielder who played from 1908 through 1912 for the New York Highlanders of the American League.</li> <li>March 3 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Whaley" title="Bill Whaley">Bill Whaley</a>, 44, outfielder for the 1923 St. Louis Browns of the American League.</li> <li>March 6 – <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Collins" title="Jimmy Collins">Jimmy Collins</a>, 73, Hall of Fame third baseman and manager who spent the majority of his fourteen-year Major League career in Boston with either the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Beaneaters" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Beaneaters">Beaneaters</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Americans">Americans</a>; a fine hitter but best remembered for his defensive play at third base, whether it setting up defensively away from the bag or mastering the art of defense against the bunt; a .300 hitter five times, with a high of .346 in 1897, he won the National League home run crown with 15 in 1898, driving in well over 100 runs in both seasons and scoring more than 100 runs four times; specifically credited with having developed the barehanded pickup and off-balance throw to first base in defending bunts, his 601 total chances accepted at third base in 1899 remain a National League record, additionally leading his league's third basemen in putouts five times, assists four times, double plays twice, he still stands second all-time in career putouts at third base, and also managed the Americans to two American League pennants and a triumph over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first modern <a href="/wiki/1903_World_Series" title="1903 World Series">World Series in 1903</a>.</li> <li>March 13 – <a href="/wiki/Earl_Smith_(1910s_outfielder)" title="Earl Smith (1910s outfielder)">Earl Smith</a>, 52, corner outfielder and third baseman for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators in seven seasons from 1916 through 1923.</li> <li>March 20 – <a href="/wiki/Heinie_Wagner" title="Heinie Wagner">Heinie Wagner</a>, 62, shortstop who played for the New York Giants and the Boston Red Sox in a span of 14 seasons from 1902 to 1918, and later managed the Red Sox in 1930.</li> <li>March 21 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Daly_(baseball)" title="Joe Daly (baseball)">Joe Daly</a>, 74, outfielder and catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, Cleveland Spiders and Boston Beaneaters during three seasons from 1890 to 1892.</li> <li>March 30 – <a href="/wiki/Tex_McDonald" title="Tex McDonald">Tex McDonald</a>, 52, right fielder who played from 1912 to 1913 with the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Braves of the National League, and for the Pittsburgh Rebels and Buffalo Buffeds/Blues of the Federal League from 1914 to 1915.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April_2">April</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: April"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April 1 – <a href="/wiki/Pat_Deasley" title="Pat Deasley">Pat Deasley</a>, 85, Irish bare-handed catcher who played from 1881 through 1888 for the Boston Red Caps, St. Louis Browns, New York Giants and Washington Nationals.</li> <li>April 11 – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Knowlson" title="Tom Knowlson">Tom Knowlson</a>, 47, pitcher for the 1915 Philadelphia Athletics.</li> <li>April 22 – <a href="/wiki/Kirby_White" title="Kirby White">Kirby White</a>, 59, pitcher for the Boston Doves and the Pittsburgh Pirates in three seasons from 1909 to 1911.</li> <li>April 23 – <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Curtis_(baseball)" title="Cliff Curtis (baseball)">Cliff Curtis</a>, 61, pitcher who played for the Boston Doves/Rustlers, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies and Brooklyn Dodgers during five seasons from 1909 to 1913.</li> <li>April 26: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Emslie" title="Bob Emslie">Bob Emslie</a>, 84, Canadian umpire who set records with 35 seasons (34 of them, 1891 to 1924, in the National League) of officiating and over 1,000 games worked single-handedly; previously, as a pitcher, won 32 games for the 1884 Baltimore Orioles of the American Association.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_McCann" title="Gene McCann">Gene McCann</a>, 66, pitcher for the Brooklyn Superbas in the 1901 and 1902 seasons.</li></ul></li> <li>April 28 – <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Berran" title="Dennis Berran">Dennis Berran</a>, 55, outfielder for the 1912 Chicago White Sox.</li> <li>April 29 – <a href="/wiki/Elijah_Jones_(baseball)" title="Elijah Jones (baseball)">Elijah Jones</a>, 61, pitcher who played for the Detroit Tigers in 1907 and 1909.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May_2">May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>May 6 – <a href="/wiki/William_J._Slocum" title="William J. Slocum">William J. Slocum</a>, 59, sportswriter and editor for several New York newspapers since 1910.</li> <li>May 7 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Coughlin" title="Bill Coughlin">Bill Coughlin</a>, 64, infielder who played for the Washington Senators and Detroit Tigers in a span of nine seasons from 1899 to 1908, as well as the only player to play for the Senators' National League club in its final season of 1899, and join the newly formed Senators for their 1901 inaugural season in the American League.</li> <li>May 10: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ginger_Clark" title="Ginger Clark">Ginger Clark</a>, 64, pitcher who played for the 1902 Cleveland Bronchos of the American League.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Werrick" title="Joe Werrick">Joe Werrick</a>, 81, third baseman who played with the St. Paul Saints of the Union Association in 1884, and for the Louisville Colonels of the American Association from 1886 to 1888.</li></ul></li> <li>May 13: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Hendricks" title="Jack Hendricks">Jack Hendricks</a>, 68, outfielder who played from 1902 to 1903 for the New York Giants, Chicago Orphans and Washington Senators, and later managed the St. Louis Cardinals in 1918 and the Cincinnati Reds from 1924 to 1929.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Malone" title="Pat Malone">Pat Malone</a>, 40, pitcher who posted a 115–79 record for the 1928–1934 Chicago Cubs, then a 19–13 mark for the 1935–1937 New York Yankees; led National League in wins with 22 in 1929 and 20 in 1930; NL strikeout leader (with 166) in 1930; member of 1936 and 1937 World Series champions.</li></ul></li> <li>May 14 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Allen_(shortstop)" title="Bob Allen (shortstop)">Bob Allen</a>, 75, shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Beaneaters and Cincinnati Reds in five seasons spanning 1890–1897, as well as a manager for two brief stints with the Phillies in 1890 and Cincinnati in 1900.</li> <li>May 22: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Red_Bowser" title="Red Bowser">Red Bowser</a>, 61, backup outfielder for the 1910 Chicago White Sox.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Wood_(baseball)" title="Bob Wood (baseball)">Bob Wood</a>, 77, backup catcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Blues, Cleveland Bronchos and Detroit Tigers, in a span of seven seasons from 1898 to 1905.</li></ul></li> <li>May 28 – <a href="/wiki/Henri_Rondeau" title="Henri Rondeau">Henri Rondeau</a>, 56, outfielder and catcher in a 17-year career from 1909 to 1925, including parts of three seasons in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers in 1913 and the Washington Senators from 1915 to 1916, while playing in all or parts of 12 seasons with the Minneapolis Millers of the American Association.</li> <li>May 29 – <a href="/wiki/Pat_Wright_(baseball)" title="Pat Wright (baseball)">Pat Wright</a>, 74, second baseman who played in one game He played in one game for the Chicago Colts of the National League in 1890.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June_2">June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>June 14 – <a href="/wiki/Fred_Kommers" title="Fred Kommers">Fred Kommers</a>, 57, outfielder who spent the 1913 season with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League, before moving to the outlaw Federal League to play for the St. Louis Terriers and Baltimore Terrapins in 1914.</li> <li>June 19 – <a href="/wiki/Art_Goodwin" title="Art Goodwin">Art Goodwin</a>, 67, pitcher who made one appearance with the New York Highlanders in 1905.</li> <li>June 21 – <a href="/wiki/Chet_Chadbourne" title="Chet Chadbourne">Chet Chadbourne</a>, 58, outfielder for the Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Packers and Boston Braves, who became a Minor League institution after collecting 3,216 hits over 21 seasons, as well as managing and umpiring at the same level.</li> <li>June 30 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_McDermott_(baseball)" title="Mike McDermott (baseball)">Mike McDermott</a>, 80, pitcher who played from 1895 through 1897 for the Louisville Colonels, Cleveland Spiders and St. Louis Browns of the National League.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July_2">July</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: July"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>July 14 – <a href="/wiki/George_Pechiney" title="George Pechiney">George Pechiney</a>, 81, pitcher who played from 1885 to 1897 for the Cleveland Blues and Cincinnati Red Stockings of the American Association.</li> <li>July 26 – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Gettinger" title="Tom Gettinger">Tom Gettinger</a>, 74, outfielder who played from 1889 to 1890 with the St. Louis Brown Stockings, and then for the Louisville Colonels in 1895.</li> <li>July 30 – <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Fritz" title="Charlie Fritz">Charlie Fritz</a>, 61, pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1907 season.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="August_2">August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>August 11 – <a href="/wiki/Fred_Woodcock" title="Fred Woodcock">Fred Woodcock</a>, 75, pitcher for the 1892 Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League.</li> <li>August 14 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Kelley" title="Joe Kelley">Joe Kelley</a>, 71, Hall of Fame outfielder who along with <a href="/wiki/John_McGraw" title="John McGraw">John McGraw</a>, <a href="/wiki/Willie_Keeler" title="Willie Keeler">Willie Keeler</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hughie_Jennings" title="Hughie Jennings">Hughie Jennings</a> made up the <i>Big Four</i> of the great Baltimore Orioles teams of the middle 1890s, playing on six pennant-winning teams during his 17-year stint in the Major Leagues and finishing with a .317 career batting average, 443 stolen bases, .402 on-base percentage and 194 triples, also driving in 100 or more runs in five straight seasons and scoring over 100 runs six times, while posting a lifetime .955 fielding percentage in the outfield to go along with 212 assists.</li> <li>August 15 – <a href="/wiki/Art_Whitney" title="Art Whitney">Art Whitney</a>, 85, third baseman and shortstop who played for eight teams during eleven seasons from 1880 to 1891, also a member of the New York Giants clubs that won the World Series in 1888 and 1889.</li> <li>August 16 – <a href="/wiki/Beals_Becker" title="Beals Becker">Beals Becker</a>, 57, outfielder for five teams during eight seasons spanning 1908–1915, who made a name for himself in the Major Leagues as a dangerous slugger, ranking four times among the top-ten in home runs in the National League, while becoming the first player to hit two pinch-hit home runs in a single season, and the first to hit two inside-the-park homers in the same game.</li> <li>August 27 – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Truesdale" title="Frank Truesdale">Frank Truesdale</a>, 59, second baseman who played from 1910 to 1918 for the St. Louis Browns, New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September_2">September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>September 1: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Connolly_(1910s_outfielder)" title="Joe Connolly (1910s outfielder)">Joe Connolly</a>, 59, left fielder for the Boston Braves from 1913 through 1916, who was the offensive star of the <a href="/wiki/1914_World_Series" title="1914 World Series">1914 Miracle Braves World Champions</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Matteson" title="Eddie Matteson">Eddie Matteson</a>, 58, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1914 and the Washington Senators in 1918.</li></ul></li> <li>September 4 – <a href="/wiki/Harry_Hardy_(baseball)" title="Harry Hardy (baseball)">Harry Hardy</a>, 67, pitcher for the Washington Senators in the 1905 and 1906 seasons.</li> <li>September 5 – <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Ferguson" title="Cecil Ferguson">Cecil Ferguson</a>, 60, pitcher for the New York Giants and the Boston Doves/Rustlers in six seasons from 1906 to 1911, who led the National League in saves in 1906.</li> <li>September 11 – <a href="/wiki/Blaine_Durbin" title="Blaine Durbin">Blaine Durbin</a>, 57, pitcher who played from 1907 to 1909 with the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates.</li> <li>September 14 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Murray_(baseball)" title="Bill Murray (baseball)">Bill Murray</a>, 50, second baseman for the 1917 Washington Senators.</li> <li>September 22 – <a href="/wiki/Larry_Hesterfer" title="Larry Hesterfer">Larry Hesterfer</a>, 65, pitcher for the New York Giants during the 1901 season, who is best known as the only player to have hit into a triple play in his first at bat in Major League history.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October_2">October</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: October"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October 15 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Rickert" title="Joe Rickert">Joe Rickert</a>, 66, outfielder who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1898 season and the Boston Beaneaters in 1901.</li> <li>October 23 – <a href="/wiki/Heinie_Peitz" title="Heinie Peitz">Heinie Peitz</a>, 72, catcher for four teams in a span of 16 seasons from 1892 to 1913, who formed part of the famed <i>Pretzel Battery</i> along with pitcher <a href="/wiki/Ted_Breitenstein" title="Ted Breitenstein">Ted Breitenstein</a> while playing for the St. Louis Browns and the Cincinnati Reds in the 1890s.</li> <li>October 30 – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Whitney_(baseball)" title="Frank Whitney (baseball)">Frank Whitney</a>, 87, outfielder who played for the Boston Red Caps in the 1876 season.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="November_2">November</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: November"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>November 7 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Wolff_(baseball)" title="Bill Wolff (baseball)">Bill Wolff</a>, 67, pitcher for the 1902 Philadelphia Phillies.</li> <li>November 10 – <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Bastian" title="Charlie Bastian">Charlie Bastian</a>, 71, shortstop who played for seven teams in four different Major Leagues during eight seasons spanning 1884–1891.</li> <li>November 16 – <a href="/wiki/Frank_McPartlin" title="Frank McPartlin">Frank McPartlin</a>, 71, pitcher for the New York Giants in the 1899 season.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="December_2">December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_baseball&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: December"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>December 3 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Grady_(baseball)" title="Mike Grady (baseball)">Mike Grady</a>, 73, catcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Browns, New York Giants, Washington Senators and St. Louis Cardinals, during eleven seasons between 1894 and 1906.</li> <li>December 6: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charley_Hall_(pitcher)" title="Charley Hall (pitcher)">Charley Hall</a>, 59, who pitched for the Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers in nine seasons between 1906 and 1918, and also was a member of the <a href="/wiki/1912_World_Series" title="1912 World Series">1912 World Champion Red Sox</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Magoon" title="George Magoon">George Magoon</a>, 68, middle infielder who played in the National League with the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Orphans and Cincinnati Reds, and for the American League's Chicago White Sox in a span of six seasons from 1898 to 1903.</li></ul></li> <li>December 18 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Conway_(baseball)" title="Bill Conway (baseball)">Bill Conway</a>, 82, catcher who entered the National League in 1884 with the Philadelphia Quakers, appearing in one game for them before playing seven games with the Baltimore Orioles in 1886.</li> <li>December 19 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Bergen" title="Bill Bergen">Bill Bergen</a>, 65, fine defensive catcher who played from 1901 through 1911 with the Cincinnati Reds, and for the Brooklyn's Superbas and Dodgers clubs from 1904 to 1911.</li> <li>December 21: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Cudworth" title="Jim Cudworth">Jim Cudworth</a>, 85, outfielder and first baseman who played for the Kansas City Cowboys of the Union Association in 1884.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Warner_(catcher)" title="Jack Warner (catcher)">Jack Warner</a>, 71, catcher who played for the Boston Beaneaters, Louisville Colonels, New York Giants, Boston Americans, St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators in 14 seasons from 1895 through 1908, and was also a member of the <a href="/wiki/1904_World_Series" title="1904 World Series">1904 World Champion Giants</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>December 28 – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Evans_(baseball)" title="Steve Evans (baseball)">Steve Evans</a>, 58, outfielder who played in the National League with the New York Giants in 1908 and the St. Louis Cardinals from 1910 through 1913, and for the Brooklyn 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