1943 World Series

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1943 World Series
Team / Wins Manager Season
New York Yankees (4) Joe McCarthy 98-56, .636, GA: 13½
St. Louis Cardinals (1) Billy Southworth 105-49, .682, GA: 18
Dates: October 5–October 11
Radio network: Mutual.
Radio announcers: Red Barber, Bob Elson and Bill Corum.
Umpires: Eddie Rommel (AL), Beans Reardon (NL), Joe Rue (AL), Bill Stewart (NL)
Future Hall of Famers: Yankees: Joe McCarthy (mgr.), Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio (mil.), Phil Rizzuto (mil.), Red Ruffing (mil.)
Cardinals: Billy Southworth (mgr.), Enos Slaughter (mil.), Stan Musial.
World Series
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The 1943 World Series matched the defending champion St. Louis Cardinals against the New York Yankees, in a rematch of the 1942 Series. The Yankees won the Series in five games for their 10th championship in 21 seasons. It was Yankees' manager Joe McCarthy's final Series win.

This Series was scheduled for a 3-4 format due to wartime travel restrictions. The 3-4 format meant there was only one trip between ballparks, but if the Series had ended in a 4-game sweep, there would have been 3 games played in one park and only 1 in the other.

Due to World War II both teams' rosters were depleted. Johnny Beazley, Jimmy Brown, Creepy Crespi, Terry Moore, and Enos Slaughter were no longer on the Cardinal roster. Joe DiMaggio, Phil Rizzuto, Red Ruffing, and Buddy Hassett were no longer on the Yankee roster. Also Yankee Red Rolfe retired to coach at Dartmouth College.

Cardinal pitchers Howie Pollet, Max Lanier, and Mort Cooper ranked 1-2-3 in the National League in ERA in 1943 at 1.75, 1.90 and 2.30, respectively.

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[edit] Summary

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

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 St. Louis Cardinals - 2, New York Yankees - 4 October 5 Yankee Stadium 68,676[1]
2 St. Louis Cardinals - 4, New York Yankees - 3 October 6 Yankee Stadium 68,578[2]
3 St. Louis Cardinals - 2, New York Yankees - 6 October 7 Yankee Stadium 69,990[3]
4 New York Yankees - 2, St. Louis Cardinals - 1 October 10 Sportsman's Park III 36,196[4]
5 New York Yankees - 2, St. Louis Cardinals - 0 October 11 Sportsman's Park III 33,872[5]

[edit] Matchups

[edit] Game 1

Tuesday, October 5, 1943 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 2
New York 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 4 8 2

WP: Spud Chandler (1-0)  LP: Max Lanier (0-1)  
HRs:  NYY – Joe Gordon (1)

[edit] Game 2

Wednesday, October 6, 1943 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 2
New York 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 0

WP: Mort Cooper (1-0)  LP: Tiny Bonham (0-1)  
HRs:  STL – Ray Sanders (1), Marty Marion (1)

The Cardinals' only victory the same day as the death of Mort & Walker Cooper's father, Robert.

[edit] Game 3

Thursday, October 7, 1943 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 4
New York 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 X 6 8 0

WP: Hank Borowy (1-0)  LP: Al Brazle (0-1)  SV: Johnny Murphy (1)  

[edit] Game 4

Sunday, October 10, 1943 at Sportsman's Park III in St. Louis, Missouri

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 2
St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 1

WP: Marius Russo (1-0)  LP: Harry Brecheen (0-1)  

[edit] Game 5

Monday, October 11, 1943 at Sportsman's Park III in St. Louis, Missouri

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 1
St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1

WP: Spud Chandler (2-0)  LP: Mort Cooper (1-1)  
HRs:  NYY – Bill Dickey (1)

Murry Dickson, who helped close the door on the Cardinals by allowing no hits while on the mound, was on a ten day pass from the United States Army.

[edit] Composite Box

1943 World Series (4-1): New York Yankees (A.L.) over St. Louis Cardinals (N.L.)

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 6 2 17 35 5
St. Louis Cardinals 0 1 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 9 37 10
Total Attendance: 277,312   Average Attendance: 55,462
Winning Player’s Share: – $6,139   Losing Player’s Share – $4,322[6]


[edit] Notes

  1. ^ 1943 World Series Game 1 - St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Yankees. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
  2. ^ 1943 World Series Game 2 - St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Yankees. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
  3. ^ 1943 World Series Game 3 - St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Yankees. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
  4. ^ 1943 World Series Game 4 - New York Yankees vs. St. Louis Cardinals. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
  5. ^ 1943 World Series Game 5 - New York Yankees vs. St. Louis Cardinals. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
  6. ^ World Series Gate Receipts and Player Shares. Baseball Almanac. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.

[edit] References

  • Neft, David S., and Richard M. Cohen. The World Series. 1st ed. New York: St Martins, 1990. (Neft and Cohen 192-195)
  • Reichler, Joseph, ed. (1982). The Baseball Encyclopedia (5th ed.), p. 2151. MacMillian Publishing. ISBN 0-02-579010-2.
  • Forman, Sean L.. 1943 World Series. Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information.. Retrieved on 2007-12-09.

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