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1943 Major League Baseball season

Field	Value
title	1943 MLB season
league	American League (AL)
National League (NL)
sport	Baseball
duration	Regular season:{{Bulleted list
no_of_games	154
no_of_teams	16 (8 per league)
season	Regular season
MVP	AL: Spud Chandler (NYY)
NL: Stan Musial (STL)
MVP_link	Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
conf1	AL
conf1_champ	[New York Yankees](1943-new-york-yankees-season)
conf1_runner-up	[Washington Senators](1943-washington-senators-season)
conf2	NL
conf2_champ	[St. Louis Cardinals](1943-st-louis-cardinals-season)
conf2_runner-up	[Cincinnati Reds](1943-cincinnati-reds-season)
finals	World Series
finals_link	1943 World Series
finals_champ	[New York Yankees](1943-new-york-yankees-season)
finals_runner-up	[St. Louis Cardinals](1943-st-louis-cardinals-season)
seasonslist	List of MLB seasons
seasonslistnames	MLB
prevseason_link	1942 Major League Baseball season
prevseason_year	1942
nextseason_link	1944 Major League Baseball season
nextseason_year	1944

National League (NL) | April 20 – October 3, 1943 (AL) | April 21 – October 3, 1943 (NL)}}World Series:{{Bulleted list | October 5–11, 1943}} NL: Stan Musial (STL) | conf1_runner-up = Washington Senators | conf2_runner-up = Cincinnati Reds | finals_runner-up = St. Louis Cardinals The 1943 major league baseball season began on April 20, 1943. The regular season ended on October 3, with the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 40th World Series on October 5 and ended with Game 5 on October 11. In the fourth iteration of this World Series matchup (and a rematch of the previous year), the Yankees defeated the Cardinals, four games to one, capturing their tenth championship in franchise history, since their previous in . Going into the season, the defending World Series champions were the St. Louis Cardinals from the season.

The 11th Major League Baseball All-Star Game was held on July 13 at the Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, hosted by the Philadelphia Athletics. The American League won, 5–3. This was also the first All-Star Game held at night.

In order to conserve rail transport during World War II, the 1943 spring training sites was limited to an area east of the Mississippi River and north of the Ohio River. Spring training sites included the Chicago White Sox in French Lick, Indiana; the Washington Senators in College Park, Maryland; and the Yankees in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

Schedule

The 1943 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the season (except for ) and would be used until in the American League and in the National League.

American League Opening Day took place on April 20 with a game between the Philadelphia Athletics and Washington Senators, while National League Opening Day took place on the following day, featuring four teams. This was the first season since that both leagues opened on different days. The final day of the regular season was on October 3, which saw all sixteen teams play, also the first time since . The World Series took place between October 5 and October 11.

Rule changes

The 1943 season saw the following rule changes:

Draft rules in regard to payment of the selection fee for players on the National Defense, voluntarily retired, and suspended lists were revised. Previously, teams had not had to pay the selection fee until the player reported to the team. With the new revision, teams would now have to pay the fee when the player was selected.
During the July All-Star break, Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis granted the Washington Senators the ability to play an unlimited amount of weekday night games (previously, they were allowed 21, while other teams were still only allowed 14).

Teams

An asterisk () denotes the ballpark a team played the minority of their home games at*

League	Team	City
Boston, Massachusetts	Fenway Park	33,817
Chicago, Illinois	Comiskey Park	50,000
Cleveland, Ohio	Cleveland Stadium	78,811
League Park*	22,500*
Detroit, Michigan	Briggs Stadium	58,000
New York, New York	Yankee Stadium	70,000
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Shibe Park	33,000
St. Louis, Missouri	Sportsman's Park	34,023
Washington, D.C.	Griffith Stadium	32,000
Boston, Massachusetts	Braves Field	37,746
New York, New York	Ebbets Field	35,000
Chicago, Illinois	Wrigley Field	38,396
Cincinnati, Ohio	Crosley Field	29,401
New York, New York	Polo Grounds	56,000
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Shibe Park	33,000
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Forbes Field	33,467
St. Louis, Missouri	Sportsman's Park	34,023

Standings

American League

National League

Tie games

11 tie games (4 in AL, 7 in NL), which are not factored into winning percentage or games behind (and were often replayed again) occurred throughout the season.

American League

Boston Red Sox, 3
Chicago White Sox, 1
Detroit Tigers, 1
New York Yankees, 1
Philadelphia Athletics, 1
St. Louis Browns, 1

National League

Chicago Cubs, 1
Cincinnati Reds, 1
New York Giants, 3
Philadelphia Phillies, 3
Pittsburgh Pirates, 3
St. Louis Cardinals, 3

Postseason

The postseason began on October 5 and ended on October 11 with the New York Yankees defeating the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1943 World Series in five games.

Bracket

Managerial changes

Off-season

Team	Former Manager	New Manager	Detroit Tigers	Philadelphia Phillies	Washington Senators
Del Baker	Steve O'Neill
Hans Lobert	Bucky Harris
Bucky Harris	Ossie Bluege

In-season

Team	Former Manager	New Manager	Boston Braves	Philadelphia Phillies
Casey Stengel	Bob Coleman
Bucky Harris	Freddie Fitzsimmons

League leaders

American League

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Luke Appling (CWS)	.328
OPS	Charlie Keller (NYY)	.922
HR	Rudy York (DET)	34
RBI	Rudy York (DET)	118
R	George Case (WSH)	102
H	Dick Wakefield (DET)	200
SB	George Case (WSH)	61

Stat	Player	Total
W	Spud Chandler (NYY)
Dizzy Trout (DET)	20
L	Lum Harris (PHA)	21
ERA	Spud Chandler (NYY)	1.64
K	Allie Reynolds (CLE)	151
IP	Jim Bagby (CLE)	273.0
SV	Gordon Maltzberger (CWS)	14
WHIP	Spud Chandler (NYY)	0.992

National League

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Stan Musial (STL)	.357
OPS	Stan Musial (STL)	.988
HR	Bill Nicholson (CHC)	29
RBI	Bill Nicholson (CHC)	128
R	Arky Vaughan (BRO)	112
H	Stan Musial (STL)	220
SB	Arky Vaughan (BRO)	20

Stat	Player	Total
W	Mort Cooper (STL)
Elmer Riddle (CIN)
Rip Sewell (PIT)	21
L	Nate Andrews (BSN)	20
ERA	Max Lanier (STL)	1.90
K	Johnny Vander Meer (CIN)	174
IP	Al Javery (BSN)	303.0
SV	Les Webber (BRO)	10
WHIP	Whit Wyatt (BRO)	1.007

Awards and honors

Regular season

Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards	BBWAA Award	National League	American League
Most Valuable Player	Stan Musial (STL)	Spud Chandler (NYY)

Other awards

The Sporting News Awards	Award	National League
Most Valuable Player	Stan Musial (STL)	Spud Chandler (NYY)
Player of the Year	—	Spud Chandler (NYY)
Manager of the Year	—	Joe McCarthy (NYY)
Executive of the Year	—	Clark Griffith (WSH)

Home field attendance

Team name	Wins	%±	Home attendance	%±	Per game
Brooklyn Dodgers	81	−22.1%	661,739	−36.2%	8,594
New York Yankees	98	−4.9%	618,330	−32.9%	8,030
Detroit Tigers	78	6.8%	606,287	4.5%	7,773
Washington Senators	84	35.5%	574,694	42.4%	7,562
St. Louis Cardinals	105	−0.9%	517,135	−6.6%	6,384
Chicago White Sox	82	24.2%	508,962	19.5%	6,697
Chicago Cubs	74	8.8%	508,247	−14.0%	6,777
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	21.2%	498,740	11.1%	6,394
Philadelphia Phillies	64	52.4%	466,975	102.9%	5,987
New York Giants	55	−35.3%	466,095	−40.2%	6,053
Cleveland Indians	82	9.3%	438,894	−4.5%	5,700
Cincinnati Reds	87	14.5%	379,122	−11.2%	4,861
Philadelphia Athletics	49	−10.9%	376,735	−11.0%	4,769
Boston Red Sox	68	−26.9%	358,275	−50.9%	4,653
Boston Braves	68	15.3%	271,289	−4.9%	3,523
St. Louis Browns	72	−12.2%	214,392	−16.1%	2,784

Venues

Over 77 home games, the Cleveland Indians played 48 games at Cleveland Stadium and 29 games at League Park. All Sunday home games took place at Cleveland Stadium. This would be the 9th of 12 seasons since that saw the Indians play at both venues.

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