1943_Major_League_Baseball_season
1943 Major League Baseball season
Sports season
The 1943 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 20 to October 11, 1943. The St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. In a rematch of the prior year's postseason, the Yankees then defeated the Cardinals in the World Series, four games to one.
1943 MLB season | |
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League | Major League Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 20 – October 11, 1943 |
Number of games | 154 |
Number of teams | 16 |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | AL: Spud Chandler (NYY) NL: Stan Musial (SLC) |
AL champions | New York Yankees |
AL runners-up | Washington Senators |
NL champions | St. Louis Cardinals |
NL runners-up | Cincinnati Reds |
World Series | |
Champions | New York Yankees |
Runners-up | St. Louis Cardinals |
MLB seasons | |
In order to conserve rail transport during World War II, the 1943 spring training sites was limited to an area east of the Mississippi River and north of the Ohio River. Spring training sites included the Chicago White Sox in French Lick, Indiana; the Washington Senators in College Park, Maryland; and the Yankees in Asbury Park, New Jersey.[1]
- Most Valuable Player
- Spud Chandler (AL) – P, New York Yankees
- Stan Musial (NL) – 1B, St. Louis Cardinals
- The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
- Spud Chandler – P, New York Yankees
- The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award
- Spud Chandler (AL) – P, New York Yankees
- Stan Musial (NL) – 1B, St. Louis Cardinals
- The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
- Joe McCarthy (AL) – New York Yankees
American League
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National League
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Bracket
World Series | ||||
AL | New York Yankees | 4 | ||
NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 |
American League
Team | Manager | Comments |
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Boston Red Sox | Joe Cronin | |
Chicago White Sox | Jimmy Dykes | |
Cleveland Indians | Lou Boudreau | Finished 3rd |
Detroit Tigers | Del Baker | |
New York Yankees | Joe McCarthy | Won World Series |
Philadelphia Athletics | Connie Mack | |
St. Louis Browns | Luke Sewell | |
Washington Senators | Ossie Bluege | Finished 2nd |
National League
Team | Manager | Comments |
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Boston Braves | Casey Stengel and Bob Coleman | |
Brooklyn Dodgers | Leo Durocher | Finished 3rd |
Chicago Cubs | Jimmie Wilson | |
Cincinnati Reds | Bill McKechnie | Finished 2nd |
New York Giants | Mel Ott | |
Philadelphia Phillies | Bucky Harris and Freddie Fitzsimmons | |
Pittsburgh Pirates | Frankie Frisch | |
St. Louis Cardinals | Billy Southworth | Won Pennant |
Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
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Brooklyn Dodgers[2] | 81 | -22.1% | 661,739 | -36.2% | 8,594 |
New York Yankees[3] | 98 | -4.9% | 618,330 | -32.9% | 8,030 |
Detroit Tigers[4] | 78 | 6.8% | 606,287 | 4.5% | 7,773 |
Washington Senators[5] | 84 | 35.5% | 574,694 | 42.4% | 7,562 |
St. Louis Cardinals[6] | 105 | -0.9% | 517,135 | -6.6% | 6,384 |
Chicago White Sox[7] | 82 | 24.2% | 508,962 | 19.5% | 6,697 |
Chicago Cubs[8] | 74 | 8.8% | 508,247 | -14.0% | 6,777 |
Pittsburgh Pirates[9] | 80 | 21.2% | 498,740 | 11.1% | 6,394 |
Philadelphia Phillies[10] | 64 | 52.4% | 466,975 | 102.9% | 5,987 |
New York Giants[11] | 55 | -35.3% | 466,095 | -40.2% | 6,053 |
Cleveland Indians[12] | 82 | 9.3% | 438,894 | -4.5% | 5,700 |
Cincinnati Reds[13] | 87 | 14.5% | 379,122 | -11.2% | 4,861 |
Philadelphia Athletics[14] | 49 | -10.9% | 376,735 | -11.0% | 4,769 |
Boston Red Sox[15] | 68 | -26.9% | 358,275 | -50.9% | 4,653 |
Boston Braves[16] | 68 | 15.3% | 271,289 | -4.9% | 3,523 |
St. Louis Browns[17] | 72 | -12.2% | 214,392 | -16.1% | 2,784 |
- Suehsdorf, A. D. (1978). The Great American Baseball Scrapbook, p. 103. Random House. ISBN 0-394-50253-1.
- "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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