The1943 World Series was the championship series inMajor League Baseball for the1943 season. The 40th edition of theWorld Series, it matched the defending championSt. Louis Cardinals against theNew York Yankees in a rematch of the1942 World Series. The Yankees won the series in five games for their tenth championship in 21 seasons. It was Yankees managerJoe McCarthy's final World Series win. This series was also the first to have an accompanyingWorld Series highlight film, which was shown to troops fighting inWorld War II.^{[citation needed]}

This World Series was scheduled for a 3–4 format because of wartime travel restrictions. The format meant there was only one trip between ballparks, but if the series had ended in a four-game sweep, there would have been three games in one park and only one in the other.

Because of World War II, both teams' rosters were depleted.Johnny Beazley,Jimmy Brown,Creepy Crespi,Terry Moore andEnos Slaughter were no longer on the Cardinals' roster.Joe DiMaggio,Phil Rizzuto,Red Ruffing andBuddy Hassett were missing from the Yankees, andRed Rolfe had retired to coach atDartmouth College.

Cardinals pitchersHowie Pollet,Max Lanier andMort Cooper ranked 1–2–3 in theNational League in ERA in 1943 at 1.75, 1.90 and 2.30, respectively.

ALNew York Yankees (4) vs. NLSt. Louis Cardinals (1)

In Game 1, the Cardinals took a 1–0 lead in the second inning againstSpud Chandler onMarty Marion's RBI double with two on. In the fourth inning, with runners on first and third and no outs offMax Lanier,Charlie Keller's double play tied the game, and thenJoe Gordon's home run gave the Yankees a 2–1 lead. The Cardinals tied the game in the fifth inning whenRay Sanders hit a leadoff single, moved to second on an error and scored on Lanier's single. In the sixth inning after two leadoff singles, a one-out wild pitch by Lanier put the Yankees up 3–2, andBill Dickey added an insurance run with an RBI single. Chandler pitched a complete game to give the Yankees a 1–0 series lead.

The Cardinals' only victory came on the same day as the death ofMort andWalker Cooper's father.Marty Marion's leadoff home run in the third offTiny Bonham gave the Cardinals a 1–0 lead. In the fourth,Stan Musial hit a leadoff single, moved to second on a groundout and scored onWhitey Kurowski's RBI single.Ray Sanders's two-run home run increased the lead to 4–0. In the bottom of the inning,Charlie Keller's sacrifice fly with two on off Mort Cooper put the Yankees on the board. In the ninth,Billy Johnson hit a leadoff double and then scored on Cooper's triple. After a lineout,Nick Etten's RBI groundout cut the Cardinals' lead to one, but Cooper coaxedJoe Gordon to pop out in foul territory to end the game and tie the series 1–1.

The Cardinals loaded the bases in the fourth on a single, double and intentional walk offHank Borowy beforeDanny Litwhiler drove in two with a single to left, but Borowy allowed no other runs in eight innings. In the sixth, Borowy hit a leadoff double offAl Brazle, moved to third on a sacrifice fly and scored on an error onBilly Johnson's ground ball. In the eighth, the Yankees loaded the bases on a single, fielder's choice and intentional walk before Johnson cleared them with a triple, putting the Yankees ahead 4–2. They added to their lead on RBI singles byJoe Gordon offHowie Krist andNick Etten offHarry Brecheen.Johnny Murphy pitched a perfect ninth as the Yankees took a 2–1 series lead.

The Yankees struck first whenJoe Gordon doubled with two outs in the fourth offMax Lanier and scored onBill Dickey's single. In the seventh,Marius Russo recorded two outs but then allowed the Cardinals to load the bases on an error, double and intentional walk before another error onFrank Demaree's ground ball tied the game. In the eighth, Russo hit a leadoff double offHarry Brecheen, moved to third on a sacrifice bunt and scored onFrankie Crosetti's sacrifice fly. Russo pitched a complete game to leave the Yankees one win away from the championship.

Murry Dickson, who helped close the door for the Cardinals by allowing no hits while on the mound, was on a ten-day pass from theUnited States Army.Spud Chandler won his second complete game of the series, shutting out the Cardinals despite allowing 10 hits and two walks.Bill Dickey provided the game's only runs on a home run in the sixth after a two-out walk byMort Cooper.

1943 World Series(4–1):New York Yankees (A.L.) overSt. Louis Cardinals (N.L.)

• 1943 Negro World Series

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