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.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1943 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 Tied with Dizzy Trout (Detroit)
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
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL St. Louis Cardinals (1) GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Cardinals – 2, Yankees – 4 October 5Yankee Stadium 68,6762 Cardinals – 4, Yankees – 3 October 6Yankee Stadium 68,5783 Cardinals – 2, Yankees – 6 October 7Yankee Stadium 69,9904 Yankees – 2, Cardinals – 1 October 10Sportsman's Park 36,1965 Yankees – 2, Cardinals – 0 October 11Sportsman'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.)Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 152, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,
Franchise records Spud Chandler, Yankees single season record, Lowest earned run average in a season (1.64)
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Norfolk, WellsvilleJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
External links 1943 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1943 World Series 1943 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com