1943 Brooklyn Dodgers
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Ebbets Field (since 1913)
Brooklyn, New York (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	James & Dearie Mulvey, Brooklyn Trust Company
General manager(s)	Branch Rickey
Manager(s)	Leo Durocher
Local radio	WHN Red Barber, Connie Desmond
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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[edit]

• 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[edit]

Season standings[edit]

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals	105	49	--	.682
Cincinnati Reds	87	67	18	.565
Brooklyn Dodgers	81	72	23.5	.529
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	74	25	.519
Chicago Cubs	74	79	30.5	.484
Boston Braves	68	85	36.5	.444
Philadelphia Phillies	64	90	41	.416
New York Giants	55	98	49.5	.359

Record vs. opponents[edit]

1943 National League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	12–9	8–14	11–11	11–11	11–11	12–10	3–19
Brooklyn	9–12	—	10–12	13–9	14–8	17–5	11–11	7–15
Chicago	14–8	12–10	—	9–13	12–9–1	10–12	8–14	9–13
Cincinnati	11–11	9–13	13–9	—	16–6–1	19–3	9–13	10–12
New York	11–11	8–14	9–12–1	6–16–1	—	8–14–1	9–13	4–18
Philadelphia	11–11	5–17	12–10	3–19	14–8–1	—	10–12–1	9–13–1
Pittsburgh	10–12	11–11	14–8	13–9	13–9	12–10–1	—	7–15–2
St. Louis	19–3	15–7	13–9	12–10	18–4	13–9–1	15–7–2	—

Notable transactions[edit]

• 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[edit]

1943 Brooklyn Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers 22 Johnny Allen 12 Rex Barney 22 Bob Chipman 26 Curt Davis 14 Freddie Fitzsimmons 28 Hal Gregg 14 Chris Haughey 23 Ed Head 13 Kirby Higbe 21 Newt Kimball 22 Bill Lohrman 28 Max Macon 12,32 Rube Melton  8 Bobo Newsom 27 Fritz Ostermueller 27 Bill Sayles 31 Les Webber (CL) 17 Whit Wyatt		Catchers 15 Bobby Bragan 27 Dee Moore 10 Mickey Owen Infielders 33 Pat Ankenman  3 Red Barkley  3 Boyd Bartley  4 Dolph Camilli  3 Al Campanis 18 Johnny Cooney  2 Leo Durocher 20 Al Glossop  9 Bill Hart 16 Billy Herman  4 Gil Hodges  3 Alex Kampouris  4 Joe Orengo  8 Howie Schultz  5 Arky Vaughan		Outfielders 36 Frenchy Bordagaray 24 Augie Galan  6 Carden Gillenwater 14 Gene Hermanski  7 Joe Medwick 21 Luis Olmo 11 Dixie Walker  1 Paul Waner Other batters  6 Hal Peck		Manager  2 Leo Durocher Coaches 30 Red Corriden 6,7 Charlie Dressen

Player stats[edit]

Batting[edit]

Starters by position[edit]

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	Owen, MickeyMickey Owen	100	365	31	95	.260	0	54	4
1B	Camilli, DolphDolph Camilli	95	353	56	87	.246	6	43	2
2B	Herman, BillyBilly Herman	153	585	76	193	.330	2	100	4
3B	Bordagaray, FrenchyFrenchy Bordagaray	89	268	47	81	.302	0	19	6
SS	Vaughan, ArkyArky Vaughan	149	610	112	186	.305	5	66	20
OF	Walker, DixieDixie Walker	138	540	83	163	.302	5	71	3
OF	Galan, AugieAugie Galan	139	495	83	142	.287	9	67	6
OF	Olmo, LuisLuis Olmo	57	238	39	72	.303	4	37	3

Other batters[edit]

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
Waner, PaulPaul Waner	82	225	29	70	.311	1	26	0
Glossop, AlAl Glossop	87	217	28	37	.171	3	21	0
Bragan, BobbyBobby Bragan
Schultz, HowieHowie Schultz
Medwick, JoeJoe Medwick	48	173	13	47	.272	0	25	1
Moore, DeeDee Moore
Hermanski, GeneGene Hermanski
Barkley, RedRed Barkley
Kampouris, AlexAlex Kampouris
Cooney, JohnnyJohnny Cooney
Bartley, BoydBoyd Bartley
Campanis, AlAl Campanis
Hart, BillBill Hart
Durocher, LeoLeo Durocher	6	18	1	4	.222	0	1	0
Gillenwater, CardenCarden Gillenwater
Orengo, JoeJoe Orengo
Ankenman, PatPat Ankenman
Hodges, GilGil Hodges
Peck, HalHal Peck

Pitching[edit]

Starting pitchers[edit]

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
Higbe, KirbyKirby Higbe
Wyatt, WhitWhit Wyatt
Davis, CurtCurt Davis
Barney, RexRex Barney	9	8	1	45.1	2	2	6.35	41	23
Fitzsimmons, FreddieFreddie Fitzsimmons
Gregg, HalHal Gregg

Other pitchers[edit]

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
Head, EdEd Head
Melton, RubeRube Melton
Newsom, BoboBobo Newsom
Macon, MaxMax Macon
Ostermueller, FritzFritz Ostermueller
Lohrman, BillBill Lohrman

Relief pitchers[edit]

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
Webber, LesLes Webber
Allen, JohnnyJohnny Allen	17	38	5	1	1	4.26	25	15
Sayles, BillBill Sayles
Kimball, NewtNewt Kimball
Haughey, ChrisChris Haughey
Chipman, BobBob Chipman

Awards and honors[edit]

• 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[edit]

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)

Farm System[edit]

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Montreal Royals	International League	Fresco Thompson
A1	New Orleans Pelicans	Southern Association	Ray Blades
B	Durham Bulls	Piedmont League	Bruno Betzel
D	Olean Oilers	Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League	Jake Pitler

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page

External links[edit]

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

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