| 1943 New York Yankees | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Series champions American League champions | ||||
| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |||
| City | New York City | |||
| Owners | Estate ofJacob Ruppert | |||
| General managers | Ed Barrow | |||
| Managers | Joe McCarthy | |||
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The 1943New 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 theWashington Senators. Managed byJoe McCarthy, the Yankees played atYankee Stadium. In theWorld Series, they defeated theSt. Louis Cardinals in 5 games.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 98 | 56 | .636 | — | 54–23 | 44–33 |
| Washington Senators | 84 | 69 | .549 | 13½ | 44–32 | 40–37 |
| Cleveland Indians | 82 | 71 | .536 | 15½ | 44–33 | 38–38 |
| Chicago White Sox | 82 | 72 | .532 | 16 | 40–36 | 42–36 |
| Detroit Tigers | 78 | 76 | .506 | 20 | 45–32 | 33–44 |
| St. Louis Browns | 72 | 80 | .474 | 25 | 44–33 | 28–47 |
| Boston Red Sox | 68 | 84 | .447 | 29 | 39–36 | 29–48 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 49 | 105 | .318 | 49 | 27–51 | 22–54 |
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 8–14 | 12–10 | 11–11–1 | 5–17–1 | 11–11 | 11–9–1 | 10–12 | |||||
| Chicago | 14–8 | — | 7–15 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 18–4–1 | 10–12 | 14–8 | |||||
| Cleveland | 10–12 | 15–7 | — | 15–7 | 9–13 | 16–6 | 9–13 | 8–13 | |||||
| Detroit | 11–11–1 | 13–9 | 7–15 | — | 10–12 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 13–9 | |||||
| New York | 17–5–1 | 12–10 | 13–9 | 12–10 | — | 16–6 | 17–5 | 11–11 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 11–11 | 4–18–1 | 6–16 | 9–13 | 6–16 | — | 8–14 | 5–17 | |||||
| St. Louis | 9–11–1 | 12–10 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 5–17 | 14–8 | — | 8–14 | |||||
| Washington | 12–10 | 8–14 | 13–8 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 17–5 | 14–8 | — | |||||
| 1943 New York Yankees | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
| = Indicates league leader |
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 | Bill Dickey | 85 | 242 | 85 | .351 | 4 | 33 |
| 1B | Nick Etten | 154 | 583 | 158 | .271 | 14 | 107 |
| 2B | Joe Gordon | 152 | 543 | 135 | .249 | 17 | 69 |
| 3B | Billy Johnson | 155 | 592 | 166 | .280 | 5 | 94 |
| SS | Frankie Crosetti | 95 | 348 | 81 | .233 | 2 | 20 |
| OF | Charlie Keller | 141 | 512 | 139 | .271 | 31 | 86 |
| OF | Johnny Lindell | 122 | 441 | 108 | .245 | 4 | 51 |
| OF | Bud Metheny | 103 | 360 | 94 | .261 | 9 | 36 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Weatherly | 77 | 280 | 74 | .264 | 7 | 28 |
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | 83 | 274 | 60 | .219 | 1 | 25 |
| Tuck Stainback | 71 | 231 | 60 | .260 | 0 | 10 |
| Ken Sears | 60 | 187 | 52 | .278 | 2 | 22 |
| Rollie Hemsley | 62 | 180 | 43 | .239 | 2 | 24 |
| Oscar Grimes | 9 | 20 | 3 | .150 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Robinson | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spud Chandler | 30 | 253.0 | 20* | 4 | 1.64 | 134 |
| Tiny Bonham | 28 | 225.2 | 15 | 8 | 2.27 | 71 |
| Butch Wensloff | 29 | 223.1 | 13 | 11 | 2.54 | 105 |
| Hank Borowy | 29 | 217.1 | 14 | 9 | 2.82 | 113 |
| Atley Donald | 22 | 119.1 | 6 | 4 | 4.60 | 57 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Zuber | 20 | 118.0 | 8 | 4 | 3.89 | 57 |
| Marius Russo | 24 | 101.2 | 5 | 10 | 3.72 | 42 |
| Tommy Byrne | 11 | 31.2 | 2 | 1 | 6.54 | 22 |
| Marv Breuer | 5 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 8.36 | 6 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Murphy | 37 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2.51 | 31 |
| Jim Turner | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3.53 | 15 |
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NLSt. 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 |
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