1943 Detroit Tigers season explained

The 1943 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 78–76, 20 games behind the New York Yankees.

Offseason

November 2, 1942: Johnny Welaj was drafted from the Tigers by the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1942 rule 5 draft.^[1]

1943 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	100	313	69	.220	5	33
1B	155	571	155	.271	34	118
2B	129	474	114	.241	6	52
SS	144	575	140	.243	4	38
3B	138	523	145	.277	10	84
OF	140	606	182	.300	1	43
OF	155	633	200	.316	7	79
OF	114	354	90	.254	6	32

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
89	247	66	.267	0	18
60	164	53	.323	1	17
70	115	30	.261	0	10
40	106	15	.142	0	4
38	101	25	.248	0	4
20	67	18	.269	1	6
44	40	8	.200	0	2
4	3	0	.000	0	0

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
44	246.2	20	12	2.48	111
33	202.2	16	10	2.84	118
37	195.2	8	17	3.04	144
25	191.2	12	7	2.39	124
32	177.2	7	12	3.39	58
4	29.1	1	3	3.68	8

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

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

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
35	4	5	5	3.36	45
26	0	2	2	3.79	33
10	3	2	0	4.50	15
10	0	0	1	3.72	2

Book: Johnson. Lloyd. Wolff. Miles. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. 2nd. Durham, North Carolina. Baseball America. 1997. 978-0-9637189-8-3.
1943 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference