1943 New York Yankees season

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1943 New York Yankees 1943 World Series Champions 1943 American League Champions
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Yankee Stadium (Since 1923) New York City, New York (Since 1903)
1943 Information
Owner(s)	Estate of Jacob Ruppert
Manager(s)	Joe McCarthy
Local television	none
Local radio	none

The New York Yankees' 1943 season was the 41st season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 98-56, winning their 14th pennant, finishing 13.5 games ahead of the Washington Senators. Managed by Joe McCarthy, the Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in 5 games.

1 Regular Season
- 1.1 Season standings
- 1.2 Roster
2 Game Log
3 Player stats
4 World Series
5 Awards and records
6 External links

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	98	56	.636	--
Washington Senators	84	69	.549	13.5
Cleveland Indians	82	71	.536	15.5
Chicago White Sox	82	72	.532	16
Detroit Tigers	78	76	.506	20
St. Louis Browns	72	80	.474	25
Boston Red Sox	68	84	.447	29
Philadelphia Athletics	49	105	.318	49

[edit] Roster

1943 New York Yankees roster

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Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

X Joe McCarthy

[edit] Game Log

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Frankie Crosetti	95	348	81	.233	2	20
Bill Dickey	85	242	85	.351	4	33
Nick Etten	154	583	158	.271	14	107
Joe Gordon	152	543	135	.249	17	69
Billy Johnson	155	592	166	.280	5	94
Charlie Keller	141	512	139	.271	31	86
Johnny Lindell	122	441	108	.245	4	51
Bud Metheny	103	360	94	.261	9	36

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Oscar Grimes	9	20	3	.150	0	1
Rollie Hemsley	62	180	43	.239	2	24
Aaron Robinson	1	1	0	.000	0	0
Ken Sears	60	187	52	.278	2	22
Tuck Stainback	71	231	60	.260	0	10
Snuffy Stirnweiss	83	274	60	.219	1	25
Roy Weatherly	77	280	74	.264	7	28

[edit] Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Tiny Bonham	28	225.7	15	8	2.27	71
Hank Borowy	29	217.3	14	9	2.82	113
Spud Chandler	30	253	20	4	1.64	134
Atley Donald	22	119.3	6	4	4.60	57
Marius Russo	24	101.7	5	10	3.72	42
Butch Wensloff	29	223.3	13	11	2.54	105
Bill Zuber	20	118	8	4	3.89	57

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Marv Breuer	5	14	0	1	8.36	6
Tommy Byrne	11	31.7	2	1	6.54	22

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Johnny Murphy	37	12	4	8	2.51	31
Jim Turner	18	3	0	1	3.53	15

[edit] World Series

Main article: 1943 World Series

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL St. Louis Cardinals (1)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Cardinals – 2, Yankees – 4	October 5	Yankee Stadium	68,676
2	Cardinals – 4, Yankees – 3	October 6	Yankee Stadium	68,578
3	Cardinals – 2, Yankees – 6	October 7	Yankee Stadium	69,990
4	Yankees – 2, Cardinals – 1	October 10	Sportsman's Park	36,196
5	Yankees – 2, Cardinals – 0	October 11	Sportsman's Park	33,872

[edit] Awards and records

Spud Chandler, Yankees Single Season Record, Lowest Earned Run Avreage in a Season (1.64)

[edit] External links

v • d • e New York Yankees 1943 World Series roster

1 Frankie Crosetti \| 2 Snuffy Stirnweiss \| 3 Bud Metheny \| 5 Nick Etten \| 6 Joe Gordon \| 7 Billy Johnson \| 8 Bill Dickey \| 9 Charlie Keller \| 10 Roy Weatherly \| 15 Hank Borowy \| 16 Tuck Stainback \| 18 Johnny Lindell \| 19 Johnny Murphy \| 20 Tiny Bonham \| 21 Spud Chandler \| 22 Marius Russo Manager Joe McCarthy

v • d • e 1943 MLB season by team

American League	Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington

National League	Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

1943 All-Star Game • 1943 World Series

Preceded by New York Yankees 1942	American League Champions 1943	Succeeded by St. Louis Browns 1944
Preceded by St. Louis Cardinals 1942	World Series Champions New York Yankees 1943	Succeeded by St. Louis Cardinals 1944

v • d • e New York Yankees

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