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Contents

   



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1 Offseason  




2 Regular season  


2.1  Season standings  




2.2  Record vs. opponents  




2.3  Roster  






3 Player stats  


3.1  Batting  


3.1.1  Starters by position  




3.1.2  Other batters  






3.2  Pitching  


3.2.1  Starting pitchers  




3.2.2  Other pitchers  




3.2.3  Relief pitchers  








4 Awards and honors  


4.1  League leaders  






5 Farm system  




6 Notes  




7 References  













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1943 Detroit Tigers
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkBriggs Stadium
CityDetroit
OwnersWalter Briggs, Sr.
General managersJack Zeller
ManagersSteve O'Neill
RadioWXYZ
(Harry Heilmann)
← 1942 Seasons 1944 →

The 1943 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 78–76, 20 games behind the New York Yankees.

Offseason[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

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    • American League
    Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
    New York Yankees 98 56 .636 — 54‍–‍23 44‍–‍33
    Washington Senators 84 69 .549 13½ 44‍–‍32 40‍–‍37
    Cleveland Indians 82 71 .536 15½ 44‍–‍33 38‍–‍38
    Chicago White Sox 82 72 .532 16 40‍–‍36 42‍–‍36
    Detroit Tigers 78 76 .506 20 45‍–‍32 33‍–‍44
    St. Louis Browns 72 80 .474 25 44‍–‍33 28‍–‍47
    Boston Red Sox 68 84 .447 29 39‍–‍36 29‍–‍48
    Philadelphia Athletics 49 105 .318 49 27‍–‍51 22‍–‍54

    Record vs. opponents[edit]

    1943 American League record
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    • Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
    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 —


    Roster[edit]

    1943 Detroit Tigers
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    		Outfielders

    Other batters

    		Manager

    Coaches

    Player stats[edit]

    Batting[edit]

    Starters by position[edit]

    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 Paul Richards 100 313 69 .220 5 33
    1B Rudy York 155 571 155 .271 34 118
    2B Jimmy Bloodworth 129 474 114 .241 6 52
    SS Joe Hoover 144 575 140 .243 4 38
    3B Pinky Higgins 138 523 145 .277 10 84
    OF Doc Cramer 140 606 182 .300 1 43
    OF Dick Wakefield 155 633 200 .316 7 79
    OF Ned Harris 114 354 90 .254 6 32

    Other batters[edit]

    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
    Don Ross 89 247 66 .267 0 18
    Joe Wood 60 164 53 .323 1 17
    Rip Radcliff 70 115 30 .261 0 10
    Dixie Parsons 40 106 15 .142 0 4
    Al Unser 38 101 25 .248 0 4
    Jimmy Outlaw 20 67 18 .269 1 6
    Charlie Metro 44 40 8 .200 0 2
    John McHale 4 3 0 .000 0 0

    Pitching[edit]

    Starting pitchers[edit]

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Dizzy Trout 44 246.2 20 12 2.48 111
    Virgil Trucks 33 202.2 16 10 2.84 118
    Hal Newhouser 37 195.2 8 17 3.04 144
    Tommy Bridges 25 191.2 12 7 2.39 124
    Hal White 32 177.2 7 12 3.39 58
    Rufe Gentry 4 29.1 1 3 3.68 8

    Other pitchers[edit]

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Stubby Overmire 29 147.0 7 6 3.18 48

    Relief pitchers[edit]

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Player G W L SV ERA SO
    Johnny Gorsica 35 4 5 5 3.36 45
    Roy Henshaw 26 0 2 2 3.79 33
    Prince Oana 10 3 2 0 4.50 15
    Joe Orrell 10 0 0 1 3.72 2

    Awards and honors[edit]

    League leaders[edit]

    Farm system[edit]

    See also: Minor League Baseball
    Level Team League Manager
    AA Buffalo Bisons International League Greg Mulleavy
    B Hagerstown Owls Interstate League Eddie Phillips and Bobby Maier

    Notes[edit]

    1. ^ Johnny WelajatBaseball Reference

    References[edit]

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