1943 Brooklyn Dodgers season

the baseball team the NFL team 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season March 2026 November 2013 Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers Cap Logo (1934 to 1936, 1938 to 1955).svg 1943 National League Ebbets Field Brooklyn, New York 81 72 y 3rd James & Dearie Mulvey, Brooklyn Trust Company Branch Rickey Leo Durocher WHNRed Barber, Connie Desmond With the roster depleted by players leaving for service in World War II, the 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers finished the season in third place. The team featured five future Hall of Famers: second baseman Billy Herman, shortstop Arky Vaughan, outfielders Paul Waner, and Joe Medwick, and manager Leo Durocher. Herman finished fourth in MVP voting, after hitting .330 with 100 runs batted in. Vaughan led the league in runs scored and stolen bases. Offseason December 12, 1942: Johnny Allen and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rube Melton.Johnny Allen at Baseball-Reference March 9, 1943: Babe Dahlgren was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Lloyd Waner and Al Glossop.Babe Dahlgren at Baseball-Reference March 24, 1943: Schoolboy Rowe was purchased from the Dodgers by the Philadelphia Phillies.Schoolboy Rowe at Baseball-Reference March 24, 1943: Jack Kraus was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bobby Bragan.Jack Kraus at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings Brooklyn Dodgers Record vs. opponents BRO Notable transactions April 22, 1943: Johnny Allen was purchased by the Dodgers from the Philadelphia Phillies. May 15, 1943: Hal Peck was purchased from the Dodgers by the Chicago Cubs.Hal Peck at Baseball-Reference May 20, 1943: Alex Kampouris was purchased from the Dodgers by the Washington Senators.Alex Kampouris at Baseball-Reference May 20, 1943: Newt Kimball was purchased from the Dodgers by the Philadelphia Phillies.Newt Kimball at Baseball-Reference July 6, 1943: Joe Medwick was purchased from the Dodgers by the New York Giants.Joe Medwick at Baseball-Reference July 15, 1943: Bobo Newsom were traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Browns for Fritz Ostermueller and Archie McKain.Bobo Newsom at Baseball-Reference July 31, 1943: Johnny Allen and Dolph Camilli were traded by the Dodgers to the New York Giants for Bill Lohrman, Bill Sayles and Joe Orengo. September 28, 1943: Al Glossop was purchased from the Dodgers by the Chicago Cubs.Al Glossop at Baseball-Reference Roster 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster Pitchers 22 Johnny Allen 12 Rex Barney 22 Bob Chipman 26 Curt Davis 14 Freddie Fitzsimmons 28 Hal Gregg 14 Chris Haughey 23 Ed Head 13 Kirby Higbe 21 Newt Kimball 22 Bill Lohrman 28 Max Macon 12,32 Rube Melton  8 Bobo Newsom 27 Fritz Ostermueller 27 Bill Sayles 31 Les Webber (CL) 17 Whit Wyatt Catchers 15 Bobby Bragan 27 Dee Moore 10 Mickey Owen Infielders 33 Pat Ankenman  3 Red Barkley  3 Boyd Bartley  4 Dolph Camilli  3 Al Campanis 18 Johnny Cooney  2 Leo Durocher 20 Al Glossop  9 Bill Hart 16 Billy Herman  4 Gil Hodges  3 Alex Kampouris  4 Joe Orengo  8 Howie Schultz  5 Arky Vaughan Outfielders 36 Frenchy Bordagaray 24 Augie Galan  6 Carden Gillenwater 14 Gene Hermanski  7 Joe Medwick 21 Luis Olmo 11 Dixie Walker  1 Paul Waner Other batters  6 Hal Peck Manager  2 Leo Durocher Coaches 30 Red Corriden 6,7 Charlie Dressen 35 Clyde Sukeforth Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB C Mickey Owen 100 365 31 95 .260 0 54 4 1B Dolph Camilli 95 353 56 87 .246 6 43 2 2B Billy Herman 153 585 76 193 .330 2 100 4 3B Frenchy Bordagaray 89 268 47 81 .302 0 19 6 SS Arky Vaughan 149 610 112 186 .305 5 66 20 OF Dixie Walker 138 540 83 163 .302 5 71 3 OF Augie Galan 139 495 83 142 .287 9 67 6 OF Luis Olmo 57 238 39 72 .303 4 37 3 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB Paul Waner 82 225 29 70 .311 1 26 0 Bobby Bragan 74 220 17 58 .264 2 24 0 Al Glossop 87 217 28 37 .171 3 21 0 Howie Schultz 45 182 20 49 .269 1 34 3 Joe Medwick 48 173 13 47 .272 0 25 1 Dee Moore 37 79 8 20 .253 0 12 1 Gene Hermanski 18 60 6 18 .300 0 12 1 Red Barkley 20 51 6 16 .314 0 7 1 Alex Kampouris 19 44 9 10 .227 0 4 0 Johnny Cooney 37 34 7 7 .206 0 2 1 Boyd Bartley 9 21 0 1 .048 0 1 0 Al Campanis 7 20 3 2 .100 0 0 0 Bill Hart Bill Hart (infielder) 8 19 0 3 .158 0 1 0 Leo Durocher 6 18 1 4 .222 0 1 0 Carden Gillenwater 8 17 1 3 .176 0 2 0 Joe Orengo 7 15 1 3 .200 0 1 0 Pat Ankenman 2 2 1 1 .500 0 0 0 Gil Hodges 1 2 0 0 .000 0 0 1 Hal Peck 1 1 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts Player G GS CG IP W L ERA BB SO Kirby Higbe 35 27 8 185.0 13 10 3.70 95 108 Whit Wyatt 26 26 13 180.2 14 5 2.49 43 80 Curt Davis 31 21 8 164.1 10 13 3.78 39 47 Rex Barney 9 8 1 45.1 2 2 6.35 41 23 Freddie Fitzsimmons 9 7 1 44.2 3 4 5.44 21 12 Hal Gregg 5 4 0 18.2 0 3 9.64 21 7 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts Player G GS CG IP W L ERA BB SO Bobo Newsom 22 12 6 125.0 9 4 3.02 57 75 Rube Melton 30 17 4 119.1 5 8 3.92 79 63 Ed Head 47 18 7 115.2 2 2 3.81 69 24 Max Macon 25 9 0 77.0 7 5 5.96 32 21 Bill Lohrman 6 2 2 27.2 0 2 3.58 10 5 Fritz Ostermueller 7 1 0 27.1 1 1 3.29 12 15 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L SV ERA BB SO Les Webber 54 115.2 2 2 10 3.81 69 24 Johnny Allen Johnny Allen (baseball) 17 38.0 5 1 1 4.26 25 15 Bill Sayles 5 11.2 0 0 0 7.71 10 5 Newt Kimball 5 11.0 1 1 1 1.64 5 2 Chris Haughey 1 7.0 0 1 0 3.86 10 0 Bob Chipman 1 1.2 0 0 0 0.00 2 0 Awards and honors 1943 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Billy Herman starter Augie Galan reserve Mickey Owen reserve Dixie Walker reserve TSN Major League All-Star Team Billy Herman League top ten finishers Augie Galan #2 in NL in on-base percentage (.412) Billy Herman #2 in NL in batting average (.330) #3 in NL in RBI (100) #3 in NL in hits (193) #3 in NL in on-base percentage (.398) Kirby Higbe #5 in NL in strikeouts (108) Arky Vaughan MLB leader in runs scored (112) NL leader in stolen bases (20) #5 in NL in hits (186) Whit Wyatt #3 in NL in ERA (2.49) Farm System AA Montreal Royals International League Fresco Thompson A1 New Orleans Pelicans Southern Association Ray Blades B Durham Bulls Piedmont League Bruno Betzel D Olean Oilers Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League Jake Pitler Notes 2 References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page External links 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site https://web.archive.org/web/20091025002014/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nl/bdodgers/brooklyn.html October 25, 2009 Acme Dodgers page https://web.archive.org/web/20070913213938/http://www.acmewebpages.com/dodgers/ September 13, 2007 Retrosheet Category:Brooklyn Dodgers seasons Brooklyn Dodgers season Brooklyn Category:1940s in Brooklyn Category:Flatbush, Brooklyn