1943 in baseball

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1943 throughout the world.  

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See also

Baseball Major League Baseball Minor league baseball Negro league baseball Nippon Professional Baseball 1943 in sports

Sources

Baseball Hall of Fame Baseball Almanac Baseball Library Baseball Reference National Pastime The Deadball Era

Contents 1 Champions 1.1 Major League Baseball 1.2 Other champions 2 Awards and honors 3 Statistical leaders 4 Major League Baseball final standings 4.1 American League final standings 4.2 National League final standings 5 Negro League Baseball final standings 5.1 Negro National League final standings 6 Events 7 Births 7.1 January-April 7.2 May-August 7.3 September-December 8 Deaths

[edit] Champions

[edit] Major League Baseball

• World Series: New York Yankees over St. Louis Cardinals (4-1)
• All-Star Game, July 13 at Shibe Park: American League, 5-3

[edit] Other champions

• Negro League World Series: Homestead Grays over Birmingham Black Barons (4-3)
• Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: West, 2-1
• All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: Racine Belles over Kenosha Comets

[edit] 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

[edit] Statistical leaders

	American League		National League
AVG	Luke Appling CHW	.328	Stan Musial STL	.357
HR	Rudy York DET	34	Bill Nicholson CHC	29
RBI	Rudy York DET	118	Bill Nicholson CHC	128
Wins	Spud Chandler NYY Dizzy Trout	20	Mort Cooper STL Elmer Riddle CIN Rip Sewell PIT	21
ERA	Spud Chandler NYY	1.64	Max Lanier STL	1.90
Ks	Allie Reynolds CLE	151	Johnny Vander Meer CIN	174

[edit] Major League Baseball final standings

[edit] American League final standings

American League Rank Club Wins Losses Win %   GB 1st New York Yankees 98   56 .636    -- 2nd Washington Senators 84   69 .549   13.5 3rd Cleveland Indians 82   71 .536   15.5 3rd Chicago White Sox 82   72 .532   16.0 5th Detroit Tigers 78   76 .506   20.0 6th St. Louis Browns 72   80 .474   25.0 7th Boston Red Sox 68   84 .461   29.0 8th Philadelphia Athletics 49   105 .318   49.0

[edit] National League final standings

National League Rank Club Wins Losses Win %   GB 1st St. Louis Cardinals 105   49 .682    -- 2nd Cincinnati Reds 87   67 .565   18.0 3rd Brooklyn Dodgers 81   72 .529   23.5 4th Pittsburgh Pirates 80   74 .484   25.0 5th Chicago Cubs 74   79 .484   30.5 6th Boston Braves 68   85 .444   36.5 7th Philadelphia Phillies 64   90 .416   41.0 8th New York Giants 55   98 .359   49.5

[edit] Negro League Baseball final standings

[edit] Negro National League final standings

Negro National League
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Washington Homestead Grays	44	15	.746
Baltimore Elite Giants	15	26	.366
New York Cubans	23	16	.590
Philadelphia Stars	26	21	.553
Newark Eagles	19	20	.487
New York Black Yankees	0	8	.000

[edit] Events

• May 30 - The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League begins its first 108-game season with teams in Rockford, Kenosha, Racine, and South Bend; the league's total attendance for the year will be 176,612.

[edit] Births

[edit] January-April

• January 6 - César Gutiérrez
• January 7 - Dave Gray
• January 15 - Mike Marshall
• January 30 - Davey Johnson
• February 8 - Bob Oliver
• February 21 - Jack Billingham
• March 23 - Lee May
• April 3 - Barry Moore
• April 4 - Mike Epstein
• April 6 - Marty Pattin
• April 8 - John Hiller
• April 12 - Vicente Romo
• April 24 - Ivan Murrell

[edit] May-August

• May 22 - Tommy John
• June 6 - Merv Rettenmund
• June 20 - Andy Etchebarren
• June 26 - Bill Robinson
• June 27 - Rico Petrocelli
• July 5 - Curt Blefary
• July 9 - Mike Andrews
• August 2 - Tom Burgmeier
• August 6 - Nelson Briles
• August 15 - Bobby Treviño
• August 21 - Félix Millán
• August 28 - Lou Piniella
• August 30 - Carmen Fanzone

[edit] September-December

• September 2 - Luke Walker
• September 4 - Bobby Guindon
• September 19 - Mike Derrick
• September 19 - Joe Morgan
• October 4 - Jimy Williams
• October 6 - Jim McGlothlin
• October 6 - Jerry Stephenson
• October 7 - José Cardenal
• October 19 - Sandy Alomar
• November 18 - Dick Joyce
• November 19 - Aurelio Monteagudo
• December 3 - Jerry Johnson
• December 9 - Jim Merritt
• December 23 - Dave May
• December 27 - Roy White

[edit] Deaths

• January 3 - Bid McPhee, 83, second baseman for Cincinnati from 1882 to 1899 who was the last at his position to play without a glove; scored 100 runs ten times, set every career fielding mark at his position and was seventh player to reach 2000 hits
• March 6 - Jimmy Collins, 73, third baseman who batted .300 five times and led NL in home runs in 1898; led league in putouts five times and set career records for putouts, total chances and double plays at third base; after jumping to the American League, managed Boston to upset victory in inaugural 1903 World Series
• April 26 - Bob Emslie, 84, umpire who set records with 35 seasons of officiating and over 1000 games worked single-handedly; as pitcher, won 32 games for 1884 Baltimore Orioles
• May 6 - William Slocum, 59, sportswriter and editor for several New York newspapers since 1910
• May 23 - Pat Malone, 40, pitcher who led the National League with 22 wins in 1929, and with 20 wins and 166 strikeouts in 1930
• June 21 - Chet Chadbourne, 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 minors seasons, and later managed and umpired at the same level
• August 14 - Joe Kelley, 71, left fielder who batted .317 lifetime, including marks over .360 for the 1894-97 Baltimore Orioles; 194 triples ranked 4th all-time upon retirement, and had six seasons of 100 runs and five of 100 RBI
• August 27 - Frank Truesdale, 59, second baseman who played from 1910 to 1918 for the St. Louis Browns, New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox
• September 1 - Joe Connolly, 59, Boston Braves left fielder, who was the offensive star of the 1914 "Miracle Braves" World Champions