| Cleveland Indians | |
| Season: | 1943 |
| League: | American League |
| Ballpark: | League Park Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City: | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Owners: | Alva Bradley |
| General Managers: | Roger Peckinpaugh |
| Managers: | Lou Boudreau |
| Radio: | WCLEWHK (Jack Graney, Lew Henry) |
The 1943 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American major league baseball. The team finished third in the American League with a record of 82–71.
| 1943 Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | ManagerCoaches | ||||||
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Buddy Rosar | 115 | 382 | 108 | .283 | 1 | 41 |
| 1B | Mickey Rocco | 108 | 405 | 97 | .240 | 5 | 46 |
| 2B | Ray Mack | 153 | 545 | 120 | .220 | 7 | 62 |
| SS | 152 | 539 | 154 | .286 | 3 | 67 | |
| 3B | Ken Keltner | 110 | 427 | 111 | .260 | 4 | 39 |
| OF | Oris Hockett | 141 | 601 | 166 | .276 | 2 | 51 |
| OF | Jeff Heath | 118 | 424 | 116 | .274 | 18 | 79 |
| OF | Roy Cullenbine | 138 | 488 | 141 | .289 | 8 | 56 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Edwards | 92 | 297 | 82 | .276 | 3 | 28 | |
| Rusty Peters | 79 | 215 | 47 | .219 | 1 | 19 | |
| Gene Desautels | 68 | 185 | 38 | .205 | 0 | 19 | |
| Otto Denning | 37 | 129 | 31 | .240 | 0 | 13 | |
| Pat Seerey | 26 | 72 | 16 | .222 | 1 | 5 | |
| Gene Woodling | 8 | 25 | 8 | .320 | 1 | 5 | |
| Jimmy Grant | 15 | 22 | 3 | .136 | 0 | 1 | |
| Eddie Turchin | 11 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 1 | |
| Frank Doljack | 3 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim McDonnell | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 273.0 | 17 | 14 | 3.10 | 70 | |
| 29 | 208.1 | 17 | 7 | 2.55 | 72 | |
| Allie Reynolds | 34 | 198.2 | 11 | 12 | 2.99 | 151 |
| Vern Kennedy | 28 | 146.2 | 10 | 7 | 2.45 | 63 |
| Mel Harder | 19 | 135.1 | 8 | 7 | 3.06 | 40 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Poat | 17 | 45.0 | 2 | 5 | 4.40 | 31 | |
| Al Milnar | 16 | 39.0 | 1 | 3 | 8.08 | 12 | |
| Ed Klieman | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 2 | |
| Paul Calvert | 5 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 4.32 | 2 | |
| Steve Gromek | 3 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2.75 | 34 | ||
| Jack Salveson | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3.35 | 24 | |
| Mike Naymick | 29 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2.30 | 41 | |
| Pete Center | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.76 | 10 | |
| Chubby Dean | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4.50 | 29 |
Lou Boudreau, Shortstop
Roy Cullenbine, Outfielder
Oris Hockett, Outfielder
Ken Keltner, Third baseman (starter)
See also: Minor League Baseball.