The 1943 Boston Braves season was the 73rd season of the franchise. The Braves finished sixth in the National League with a record of 68 wins and 85 losses.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 18, 1943: Dave Odom was signed as a free agent by the Braves.Dave Odom page at Baseball-Reference July 19, 1943: Tony Cuccinello was released by the Braves.Tony Cuccinello page at Baseball-Reference
Roster 1943 Boston Braves Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
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 Phil Masi 80 238 65 .273 2 28 1B 78 313 95 .304 2 33 2B Connie Ryan 132 457 97 .212 1 24 SS Whitey Wietelmann 153 534 115 .215 0 39 3B Eddie Joost 124 421 78 .185 2 20 OF Chuck Workman 153 615 153 .249 10 67 OF Tommy Holmes 152 629 170 .270 5 41 OF Butch Nieman 101 335 84 .251 7 46
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 Chet Ross 94 285 62 .218 7 32 Kerby Farrell 85 280 75 .268 0 21 Clyde Kluttz 66 207 51 .246 0 20 44 141 27 .191 0 13 52 135 28 .207 1 5 Heinie Heltzel 29 86 13 .151 0 5 13 19 0 .000 0 2 Buck Etchison 10 19 6 .316 0 2 Bill Brubaker 13 19 8 .421 0 1 Sam Gentile 8 4 1 .250 0 0 Connie Creeden 5 4 1 .250 0 1 Ben Geraghty 8 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 Al Javery 41 303.0 17 16 3.21 134 36 283.2 14 20 2.57 80 38 255.0 12 18 3.18 64 Jim Tobin 33 250.0 14 14 2.66 52 Carl Lindquist 2 13.0 0 2 6.23 1
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 Manny Salvo 21 98.2 5 7 3.47 26 George Jeffcoat 8 17.2 1 2 3.06 10 John Dagenhard 2 11.0 1 0 0.00 2 Lou Tost 3 6.2 0 1 5.40 3
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 23 0 3 2 5.27 17 11 0 0 1 6.43 5 Danny MacFayden 10 2 1 0 5.91 5 Allyn Stout 9 1 0 1 6.75 3 7 1 0 0 1.84 1 Kerby Farrell 5 0 1 0 4.30 4 Ray Martin 2 0 0 0 8.10 1 George Diehl 1 0 0 0 4.50 1 Roy Talcott 1 0 0 0 27.00 0
Farm system
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
Notes
References 1943 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference