1943 Brooklyn Dodgers season explained

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.^[1]
• March 9, 1943: Babe Dahlgren was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Lloyd Waner and Al Glossop.^[2]
• March 24, 1943: Schoolboy Rowe was purchased from the Dodgers by the Philadelphia Phillies.^[3]
• March 24, 1943: Jack Kraus was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bobby Bragan.^[4]

Regular season

Notable transactions

• April 22, 1943: Johnny Allen was purchased by the Dodgers from the Philadelphia Phillies.^[1]
• May 15, 1943: Hal Peck was purchased from the Dodgers by the Chicago Cubs.^[5]
• May 20, 1943: Alex Kampouris was purchased from the Dodgers by the Washington Senators.^[6]
• May 20, 1943: Newt Kimball was purchased from the Dodgers by the Philadelphia Phillies.^[7]
• July 6, 1943: Joe Medwick was purchased from the Dodgers by the New York Giants.^[8]
• July 15, 1943: Bobo Newsom were traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Browns for Fritz Ostermueller and Archie McKain.^[9]
• 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.^[1]
• September 28, 1943: Al Glossop was purchased from the Dodgers by the Chicago Cubs.^[10]

Roster

1943 Brooklyn Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers (CL)		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

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		100	365	31	95	.260	0	54	4
1B		95	353	56	87	.246	6	43	2
2B		153	585	76	193	.330	2	100	4
3B		89	268	47	81	.302	0	19	6
SS		149	610	112	186	.305	5	66	20
OF		138	540	83	163	.302	5	71	3
OF		139	495	83	142	.287	9	67	6
OF		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
	82	225	29	70	.311	1	26	0
	74	220	17	58	.264	2	24	0
	87	217	28	37	.171	3	21	0
	45	182	20	49	.269	1	34	3
	48	173	13	47	.272	0	25	1
	37	79	8	20	.253	0	12	1
	18	60	6	18	.300	0	12	1
	20	51	6	16	.314	0	7	1
	19	44	9	10	.227	0	4	0
	37	34	7	7	.206	0	2	1
	9	21	0	1	.048	0	1	0
	7	20	3	2	.100	0	0	0
	8	19	0	3	.158	0	1	0
	6	18	1	4	.222	0	1	0
	8	17	1	3	.176	0	2	0
	7	15	1	3	.200	0	1	0
	2	2	1	1	.500	0	0	0
	1	2	0	0	.000	0	0	1
	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
	35	27	8	185.0	13	10	3.70	95	108
	26	26	13	180.2	14	5	2.49	43	80
	31	21	8	164.1	10	13	3.78	39	47
	9	8	1	45.1	2	2	6.35	41	23
	9	7	1	44.2	3	4	5.44	21	12
	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
	22	12	6	125.0	9	4	3.02	57	75
	30	17	4	119.1	5	8	3.92	79	63
	47	18	7	115.2	2	2	3.81	69	24
	25	9	0	77.0	7	5	5.96	32	21
	6	2	2	27.2	0	2	3.58	10	5
	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
	54	115.2	2	2	10	3.81	69	24
	17	38.0	5	1	1	4.26	25	15
	5	11.2	0	0	0	7.71	10	5
	5	11.0	1	1	1	1.64	5	2
	1	7.0	0	1	0	3.86	10	0
	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)

References

• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page

External links

• 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform
• Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
• Acme Dodgers page
• Retrosheet

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/allenjo02.shtml Johnny Allen
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dahlgba01.shtml Babe Dahlgren
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rowesc01.shtml Schoolboy Rowe
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/krausja01.shtml Jack Kraus
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/peckha01.shtml Hal Peck
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kampoal01.shtml Alex Kampouris
7. https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kimbane01.shtml Newt Kimball
8. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/medwijo01.shtml Joe Medwick
9. https://www.baseball-reference.com/n/newsobo01.shtml Bobo Newsom
10. https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/glossal01.shtml Al Glossop