1943 New York Yankees season explained

New York Yankees
Season:	1943
Misc:	World Series Champions American League Champions
League:	American League
Ballpark:	Yankee Stadium
City:	New York City
Owners:	Estate of Jacob Ruppert
General Managers:	Ed Barrow
Managers:	Joe McCarthy

The 1943 New York Yankees season was the team's 41st season. The team finished with a record of 98–56, winning their 14th pennant, finishing 13.5 games ahead of the Washington Senators. Managed by Joe McCarthy, the Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in 5 games.

Offseason

• January 29, 1943: Milo Candini and Jerry Priddy were traded by the Yankees to the Washington Senators for Bill Zuber and cash.^[1]

Regular season

Roster

1943 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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		85	242	85	.351	4	33
1B		154	583	158	.271	14	107
2B		152	543	135	.249	17	69
3B		155	592	166	.280	5	94
SS		95	348	81	.233	2	20
OF		141	512	139	.271	31	86
OF		122	441	108	.245	4	51
OF		103	360	94	.261	9	36

Other batters

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
	77	280	74	.264	7	28
	83	274	60	.219	1	25
	71	231	60	.260	0	10
	60	187	52	.278	2	22
	62	180	43	.239	2	24
	9	20	3	.150	0	1
	1	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	30	253.0	20	4	1.64	134
	28	225.2	15	8	2.27	71
	29	223.1	13	11	2.54	105
	29	217.1	14	9	2.82	113
	22	119.1	6	4	4.60	57

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	20	118.0	8	4	3.89	57
	24	101.2	5	10	3.72	42
	11	31.2	2	1	6.54	22
	5	14.0	0	1	8.36	6

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	37	12	4	8	2.51	31
	18	3	0	1	3.53	15

1943 World Series

See main article: 1943 World Series. AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL St. Louis Cardinals (1)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Cardinals – 2, Yankees – 4	October 5	Yankee Stadium	68,676
2	Cardinals – 4, Yankees – 3	October 6	Yankee Stadium	68,578
3	Cardinals – 2, Yankees – 6	October 7	Yankee Stadium	69,990
4	Yankees – 2, Cardinals – 1	October 10	Sportsman's Park	36,196
5	Yankees – 2, Cardinals – 0	October 11	Sportsman's Park	33,872

Awards and records

• Spud Chandler, American League MVP (He was the oldest American League player in the 20th Century to win the MVP Award.)^[2]

Franchise records

• Spud Chandler, Yankees single season record, Lowest earned run average in a season (1.64)

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Norfolk, Wellsville^[3]

External links

• 1943 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference
• 1943 World Series
• 1943 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/candimi01.shtml Milo Candini page at Baseball Reference
2. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 152, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007