The 1943 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 62nd season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 52nd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 105–49 during the season and finished first in the National League. In the World Series, they met the New York Yankees. They lost the series in 5 games.
Offseason November 7, 1942: Hal Epps was drafted from the Cardinals by the St. Louis Browns in the 1942 minor league draft.Hal Epps page at Baseball Reference November 24, 1942: Gerry Staley was drafted by the Cardinals from the Boise Pilots in the 1942 minor league draft.Gerry Staley page at Baseball Reference
Regular season Outfielder Stan Musial won the MVP Award this year, batting .357, with 13 home runs and 81 RBIs. This was the second consecutive year a Cardinal won the MVP award, with Mort Cooper having won the award the previous season.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1943 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches (Third base)
Player stats = Indicates team leader
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 C 122 449 143 .318 9 81 1B 144 478 134 .280 11 73 2B 154 627 180 .287 7 62 SS 129 418 117 .280 1 52 3B 139 522 150 .287 13 70 OF 157 617 220 .357 13 81 OF 148 564 166 .294 2 53 OF 80 258 72 .279 7 31
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 90 249 64 .257 0 22 91 241 54 .224 2 25 71 203 57 .281 3 25 34 110 20 .182 0 8 39 86 25 .291 0 9 36 78 18 .231 0 5 9 25 2 .080 1 4 8 11 1 .091 0 1 10 11 1 .091 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 37 274.0 21 8 2.30 141 32 213.1 15 7 1.90 123 21 133.0 10 5 2.84 40 16 118.1 8 4 1.75 61 13 88.0 8 2 1.53 26 14 78.2 5 5 3.78 28 2 13.0 1 0 3.46 6
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 34 164.1 11 5 2.90 57 29 135.1 9 6 2.26 68 Note: Harry Brecheen was the team leader in saves with 4.
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 32 9 5 2 3.95 45 31 8 2 0 3.58 44
1943 World Series
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL St. Louis Cardinals (1) GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Cardinals – 2, Yankees – 4 October 5Yankee Stadium68,6762 Cardinals – 4, Yankees – 3 October 6Yankee Stadium68,5783 Cardinals – 2, Yankees – 6 October 7Yankee Stadium69,9904 Yankees – 2, Cardinals – 1 October 10Sportsman's Park36,1965 Yankees – 2, Cardinals – 0 October 11Sportsman's Park33,872
Awards and records Stan Musial, National League leader, Triples, (20).Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 93, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: ColumbusJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
External links 1943 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1943 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com