1943 Major League Baseball 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
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

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

Awards and honors

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

Standings

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

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

Postseason

Bracket

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

Managers

American League

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

National League

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

Home Field Attendance

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

See also

• 1943 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season

Notes

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

External links

• 1943 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

References