1943 in baseball

1943 in baseball

Year in baseball
this year = 1943

Champions

Major League Baseball

*World Series: New York Yankees over St. Louis Cardinals (4-1)
*All-Star Game, July 13 at Shibe Park: American League, 5-3

Other champions

*Negro League World Series: Homestead Grays over Birmingham Black Barons (4-3)
*Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: West, 2-1
*All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: Racine Belles over Kenosha Comets

Awards and honors

*Most Valuable Player
**Spud Chandler (AL) - P, New York Yankees
**Stan Musial (NL) - 1B, St. Louis Cardinals
*The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
**Spud Chandler - P, New York Yankees
*The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award
**Spud Chandler (AL) - P, New York Yankees
**Stan Musial (NL) - 1B, St. Louis Cardinals
*The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
**Joe McCarthy (AL) - New York Yankees

tatistical leaders

National League final standings

Negro League Baseball final standings

Negro National League final standings

Events

* May 30 - The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League begins its first 108-game season with teams in Rockford, Kenosha, Racine, and South Bend; the league's total attendance for the year will be 176,612.

*July 13 - At Shibe Park, home of the Philadelphia Athletics, the American League defeats the National League, 5-3, in the All-Star Game. This is the first All-Star Game held at night.

*October 11 - The New York Yankees defeat the St. Louis Cardinals, 2-0, in Game 5 of the World Series to win their tenth World Championship, four games to one. This would be Yankees' manager Joe McCarthy's final Series win.

Births

January-April

*January 6 - César Gutiérrez
*January 7 - Dave Gray
*January 15 - Mike Marshall
*January 30 - Davey Johnson
*February 8 - Bob Oliver
*February 21 - Jack Billingham
*March 23 - Lee May
*April 3 - Barry Moore
*April 4 - Mike Epstein
*April 6 - Marty Pattin
*April 8 - John Hiller
*April 12 - Vicente Romo
*April 24 - Ivan Murrell

May-August

*May 22 - Tommy John
*June 6 - Merv Rettenmund
*June 20 - Andy Etchebarren
*June 26 - Bill Robinson
*June 27 - Rico Petrocelli
*July 5 - Curt Blefary
*July 9 - Mike Andrews
*August 2 - Tom Burgmeier
*August 6 - Nelson Briles
*August 15 - Bobby Treviño
*August 21 - Félix Millán
*August 28 - Lou Piniella
*August 30 - Carmen Fanzone

eptember-December

*September 2 - Luke Walker
*September 4 - Bobby Guindon
*September 19 - Mike Derrick
*September 19 - Joe Morgan
*October 4 - Jimy Williams
*October 6 - Jim McGlothlin
*October 6 - Jerry Stephenson
*October 7 - José Cardenal
*October 19 - Sandy Alomar
*November 18 - Dick Joyce
*November 19 - Aurelio Monteagudo
*December 3 - Jerry Johnson
*December 9 - Jim Merritt
*December 23 - Dave May
*December 27 - Roy White

Deaths

*January 3 - Bid McPhee, 83, second baseman for Cincinnati from 1882 to 1899 who was the last at his position to play without a glove; scored 100 runs ten times, set every career fielding mark at his position and was seventh player to reach 2000 hits
*January 3 - Jim Tyack, 83, outfielder for the 1943 Philadelphia Athletics
*March 6 - Jimmy Collins, 73, third baseman who batted .300 five times and led NL in home runs in 1898; led league in putouts five times and set career records for putouts, total chances and double plays at third base; after jumping to the American League, managed Boston to upset victory in inaugural 1903 World Series
*April 26 - Bob Emslie, 84, umpire who set records with 35 seasons of officiating and over 1000 games worked single-handedly; as pitcher, won 32 games for 1884 Baltimore Orioles
*May 6 - William Slocum, 59, sportswriter and editor for several New York newspapers since 1910
*May 23 - Pat Malone, 40, pitcher who led the National League with 22 wins in 1929, and with 20 wins and 166 strikeouts in 1930
*June 21 - Chet Chadbourne, 58, outfielder for the Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Packers and Boston Braves, who became a minor league institution after collecting 3.216 hits over 21 minors seasons, and later managed and umpired at the same level
*August 14 - Joe Kelley, 71, left fielder who batted .317 lifetime, including marks over .360 for the 1894-97 Baltimore Orioles; 194 triples ranked 4th all-time upon retirement, and had six seasons of 100 runs and five of 100 RBI
*August 27 - Frank Truesdale, 59, second baseman who played from 1910 to 1918 for the St. Louis Browns, New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox
*September 1 - Joe Connolly, 59, Boston Braves left fielder, who was the offensive star of the 1914 "Miracle Braves" World Champions


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