| Chicago White Sox | |
| Season: | 1943 |
| League: | American League |
| Ballpark: | Comiskey Park |
| City: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Owners: | Grace Comiskey |
| General Managers: | Harry Grabiner |
| Managers: | Jimmy Dykes |
| Radio: | WGN (AM) (Jack Brickhouse, Dick Enroth) WCFL (Hal Totten) WJJD/WIND (AM) (Bert Wilson, Pat Flanagan) |
The 1943 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 43rd season in the major leagues, and their 44th season overall. They finished with a record of 82–72, good enough for fourth place in the American League, 16 games behind the first place New York Yankees. The White Sox played a record 44 doubleheaders over the course of the season.[1]
| 1943 Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | OutfieldersOther batters | ManagerCoaches | ||||||
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Appling, SS | 155 | 585 | 63 | 192 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 80 | 90 | 29 | .328 | 27 |
| Vince Castino, C | 33 | 101 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | .228 | 0 |
| Tony Cuccinello, 3B | 34 | 103 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 13 | .272 | 3 |
| Dick Culler, 3B,2B | 53 | 148 | 9 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 11 | .216 | 4 |
| Guy Curtright, LF | 138 | 488 | 67 | 142 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 69 | 60 | .291 | 13 |
| Jimmy Grant, 3B | 58 | 197 | 23 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 34 | .259 | 4 |
| Don Hanski, 1B | 9 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .238 | 0 |
| Ralph Hodgin, 3B,RF,LF | 117 | 407 | 52 | 128 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 20 | 24 | .314 | 3 |
| Frank Kalin, PH | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Don Kolloway, 2B | 85 | 348 | 29 | 75 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 30 | .216 | 11 |
| Joe Kuhel, 1B | 153 | 531 | 55 | 113 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 76 | 45 | .213 | 14 |
| Cass Michaels, 3B | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Wally Moses, RF,CF | 150 | 599 | 82 | 147 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 48 | 55 | 47 | .245 | 56 |
| Moose Solters, LF,RF | 42 | 97 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | .155 | 0 |
| Mike Tresh, C | 86 | 279 | 20 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 37 | 20 | .215 | 2 |
| Thurman Tucker, CF | 139 | 528 | 81 | 124 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 79 | 72 | .235 | 29 |
| Tom Turner, C | 51 | 154 | 16 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 21 | .240 | 1 |
| Skeeter Webb, 2B | 58 | 213 | 15 | 50 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 19 | .235 | 5 |
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Dietrich, P | 26 | 56 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 22 | .143 | 0 | |
| Orval Grove, P | 32 | 66 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 22 | .182 | 0 | |
| Joe Haynes, P | 35 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | .265 | 0 | |
| Johnny Humphries, P | 28 | 69 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25 | .290 | 1 | |
| Thornton Lee, P | 19 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | .071 | 0 | |
| Gordon Maltzberger, P | 37 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | .120 | 0 | |
| Buck Ross, P | 21 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | .087 | 0 | |
| Eddie Smith, P | 25 | 69 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 9 | .159 | 0 | |
| Bill Swift, P | 18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .100 | 0 | |
| Jake Wade, P | 21 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | .148 | 0 | |
| 155 | 5254 | 573 | 1297 | 193 | 46 | 33 | 508 | 561 | 582 | .247 | 173 |
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Dietrich | 12 | 10 | 2.80 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 186.2 | 180 | 72 | 58 | 4 | 53 | 52 | |
| Orval Grove | 15 | 9 | 2.75 | 32 | 25 | 2 | 216.1 | 192 | 84 | 66 | 9 | 72 | 76 | |
| Don Hanski | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Joe Haynes | 7 | 2 | 2.96 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 109.1 | 114 | 51 | 36 | 2 | 32 | 37 | |
| Johnny Humphries | 11 | 11 | 3.30 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 188.1 | 198 | 86 | 69 | 7 | 54 | 51 | |
| Thornton Lee | 5 | 9 | 4.18 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 127.0 | 129 | 66 | 59 | 8 | 50 | 35 | |
| Gordon Maltzberger | 7 | 4 | 2.46 | 37 | 0 | 14 | 98.2 | 86 | 29 | 27 | 8 | 24 | 48 | |
| Buck Ross | 11 | 7 | 3.19 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 149.1 | 140 | 61 | 53 | 6 | 56 | 41 | |
| Eddie Smith | 11 | 11 | 3.69 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 187.2 | 197 | 85 | 77 | 4 | 76 | 66 | |
| Floyd Speer | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Bill Swift | 0 | 2 | 4.21 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 51.1 | 48 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 27 | 28 | |
| Jake Wade | 3 | 7 | 3.01 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 83.2 | 66 | 34 | 28 | 3 | 54 | 41 | |
| 82 | 72 | 3.20 | 155 | 155 | 19 | 1400.1 | 1352 | 594 | 498 | 54 | 501 | 476 |