1943 Cleveland Indians season

1943 Cleveland Indians
Ballpark	League Park (Since 1901) Cleveland Municipal Stadium
City	Cleveland, Ohio
Owners	Alva Bradley
Managers	Lou Boudreau
Radio	WCLE · WHK
Seasons

Offseason

• Prior to 1943 season (exact date unknown)
  • Sherm Lollar was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.
  • Pete Milne was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.

Regular season

Season standings

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

1943 American League record 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

1943 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers 17 Jim Bagby 47 Paul Calvert  7 Pete Center 16 Chubby Dean 25 Steve Gromek 18 Mel Harder 11 Joe Heving 12 Vern Kennedy 39 Ed Klieman 20 Al Milnar 31 Mike Naymick 35 Ray Poat 21 Allie Reynolds 38 Jack Salveson 32 Al Smith		Catchers  4 Gene Desautels 22 Jim McDonnell  2 Buddy Rosar 28 George Susce Infielders  5 Lou Boudreau  9 Otto Denning 36 Jimmy Grant  8 Ken Keltner  6 Ray Mack  3 Rusty Peters  9 Mickey Rocco 14 Eddie Turchin		Outfielders  1 Roy Cullenbine -- Frank Doljack 33 Hank Edwards 24 Jeff Heath 34 Oris Hockett 23 Pat Seerey 46 Gene Woodling		Manager  5 Lou Boudreau Coaches 27 Del Baker 26 Burt Shotton 28 George Susce

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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
SS	Lou Boudreau	152	539	154	.286	3	67

Other batters

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
George Susce	3	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jim Bagby	36	273	17	14	3.10	70
Al Smith	29	208.1	17	7	2.55	72

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Paul Calvert	5	0	0	0	4.32	2

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Baltimore Orioles	International League	Alphonse "Tommy" Thomas
A	Wilkes-Barre Barons	Eastern League	Tony Lazzeri
D	Batavia Clippers	PONY League	Earl Wolgamot

External links

• 1943 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference
• 1943 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com