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1943 Boston Red Sox | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | Fenway Park | |
City | Boston, Massachusetts | |
Record | 68–84 (.447) | |
League place | 7th (29 GB) | |
Owners | Tom Yawkey | |
President | Tom Yawkey | |
General managers | Eddie Collins | |
Managers | Joe Cronin | |
Radio | WAAB (Jim Britt) WNAC (Tom Hussey, George Hartrick) | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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The 1943 Boston Red Sox season was the 43rd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished seventh in the American League (AL) with a record of 68 wins and 84 losses, 29 games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1943 World Series.
The Red Sox set a major league record, which still stands, by playing in 31 extra innings games. In those games, the Red Sox compiled a record of 15 wins and 14 losses, with two ties. They played 73 extra innings in total, equivalent to playing an additional eight 9-inning games.
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 98 | 56 | 0.636 | — | 54–23 | 44–33 |
Washington Senators | 84 | 69 | 0.549 | 13½ | 44–32 | 40–37 |
Cleveland Indians | 82 | 71 | 0.536 | 15½ | 44–33 | 38–38 |
Chicago White Sox | 82 | 72 | 0.532 | 16 | 40–36 | 42–36 |
Detroit Tigers | 78 | 76 | 0.506 | 20 | 45–32 | 33–44 |
St. Louis Browns | 72 | 80 | 0.474 | 25 | 44–33 | 28–47 |
Boston Red Sox | 68 | 84 | 0.447 | 29 | 39–36 | 29–48 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 49 | 105 | 0.318 | 49 | 27–51 | 22–54 |
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 8–14 | 12–10 | 11–11–1 | 5–17–1 | 11–11 | 11–9–1 | 10–12 | |||||
Chicago | 14–8 | — | 7–15 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 18–4–1 | 10–12 | 14–8 | |||||
Cleveland | 10–12 | 15–7 | — | 15–7 | 9–13 | 16–6 | 9–13 | 8–13 | |||||
Detroit | 11–11–1 | 13–9 | 7–15 | — | 10–12 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 13–9 | |||||
New York | 17–5–1 | 12–10 | 13–9 | 12–10 | — | 16–6 | 17–5 | 11–11 | |||||
Philadelphia | 11–11 | 4–18–1 | 6–16 | 9–13 | 6–16 | — | 8–14 | 5–17 | |||||
St. Louis | 9–11–1 | 12–10 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 5–17 | 14–8 | — | 8–14 | |||||
Washington | 12–10 | 8–14 | 13–8 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 17–5 | 14–8 | — |
7 | Eddie Lake | SS |
12 | Pete Fox | RF |
1 | Bobby Doerr | 2B |
14 | Johnny Lazor | LF |
3 | Tony Lupien | 1B |
15 | Ford Garrison | CF |
26 | Skeeter Newsome | 3B |
11 | Johnny Peacock | C |
21 | Tex Hughson | P |
June 2: Joe Green, a pitcher for the University of North Carolina Baseball Team, signs a contract with the Red Sox and joins the Roanoke Red Sox.
June 14: The Red Sox trade pitcher Ken Chase to the New York Giants in exchange for outfielder Babe Barna.
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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 |
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C | Roy Partee | 96 | 299 | 84 | .281 | 0 | 31 |
1B | Tony Lupien | 154 | 608 | 155 | .255 | 4 | 47 |
2B | Bobby Doerr | 155 | 604 | 163 | .270 | 16 | 75 |
SS | Skeeter Newsome | 114 | 449 | 119 | .265 | 1 | 22 |
3B | Jim Tabor | 137 | 537 | 130 | .242 | 13 | 85 |
OF | Leon Culberson | 81 | 312 | 85 | .272 | 3 | 34 |
OF | George Metkovich | 78 | 321 | 79 | .246 | 5 | 27 |
OF | Pete Fox | 127 | 489 | 141 | .288 | 2 | 44 |
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 |
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Eddie Lake | 75 | 216 | 43 | .199 | 3 | 16 |
Johnny Lazor | 83 | 208 | 47 | .226 | 0 | 13 |
Al Simmons | 40 | 133 | 27 | .203 | 1 | 12 |
Ford Garrison | 36 | 129 | 36 | .279 | 1 | 11 |
Dee Miles | 45 | 121 | 26 | .215 | 0 | 10 |
Johnny Peacock | 48 | 114 | 23 | .202 | 0 | 7 |
Babe Barna | 30 | 112 | 19 | .170 | 2 | 10 |
Tom McBride | 26 | 96 | 23 | .240 | 0 | 7 |
Bill Conroy | 39 | 89 | 16 | .180 | 1 | 6 |
Joe Cronin | 59 | 77 | 24 | .312 | 5 | 29 |
Danny Doyle | 13 | 43 | 9 | .209 | 0 | 6 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Tex Hughson | 35 | 266.0 | 12 | 15 | 2.64 | 114 |
Joe Dobson | 25 | 164.1 | 7 | 11 | 3.12 | 63 |
Yank Terry | 30 | 163.2 | 7 | 9 | 3.52 | 63 |
Oscar Judd | 23 | 155.1 | 11 | 6 | 2.90 | 53 |
Dick Newsome | 25 | 154.1 | 8 | 13 | 4.49 | 40 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Mike Ryba | 40 | 143.2 | 7 | 5 | 3.26 | 50 |
Pinky Woods | 23 | 100.2 | 5 | 6 | 4.92 | 32 |
Lou Lucier | 16 | 74.0 | 3 | 4 | 3.89 | 23 |
Emmett O'Neill | 11 | 57.2 | 1 | 4 | 4.53 | 20 |
Ken Chase | 7 | 27.1 | 0 | 4 | 6.91 | 9 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Mace Brown | 49 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2.12 | 40 |
Andy Karl | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.46 | 6 |
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Louisville Colonels | American Association | Bill Burwell |
A | Scranton Red Sox | Eastern League | Nemo Leibold |
B | Roanoke Red Sox | Piedmont League | Heinie Manush |