1943 Boston Red Sox season

1943 Boston Red Sox
Ballpark	Fenway Park
City	Boston, Massachusetts
Owners	Tom Yawkey
Managers	Joe Cronin
Radio	WAAB (Jim Britt) WNAC (Tom Hussey, George Hartrick)
Seasons

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. The team set a major league record which still stands by playing in 31 extra innings games, winning 15 and losing 14, with 2 games tied. They played 73 extra innings in total, equivalent to playing an additional eight 9-inning games.

Offseason

• Due to wartime considerations, the team held spring training at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.
• Prior to 1943 season: Bill Howerton was signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

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	—

Opening Day lineup

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

Roster

1943 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers 25 Mace Brown 10 Ken Chase 17 Joe Dobson 15 Tex Hughson 29 Oscar Judd 19 Andy Karl 15 Lou Lucier 28 Dick Newsome 15 Emmett O'Neill 20 Mike Ryba 18 Yank Terry 10 Pinky Woods		Catchers 23 Bill Conroy 24 Danny Doyle  6 Roy Partee 11 Johnny Peacock Infielders  4 Joe Cronin  1 Bobby Doerr  7 Eddie Lake  3 Tony Lupien 26 Skeeter Newsome  5 Jim Tabor		Outfielders 42 Babe Barna 27 Leon Culberson 12 Pete Fox 15 Ford Garrison 82 Johnny Lazor 42 Tom McBride  2 Catfish Metkovich  2 Dee Miles  8 Al Simmons		Manager  4 Joe Cronin Coaches 30 Tom Daly (Third base) 31 Frank Shellenback (Pitching) 22 Larry Woodall (First base)

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

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
Eddie Lake	75	216	43	.199	3	16
Joe Cronin	59	77	24	.312	5	29

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

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
Mace Brown	49	6	6	9	2.12	40

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Louisville Colonels	American Association	Bill Burwell
A	Scranton Red Sox	Eastern League	Nemo Leibold
B	Roanoke Red Sox	Piedmont League	Heinie Manush

References

• 1943 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
• 1943 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com