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.Johnny Allen at Baseball-Reference March 9, 1943: Babe Dahlgren was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Lloyd Waner and Al Glossop.Babe Dahlgren at Baseball-Reference March 24, 1943: Schoolboy Rowe was purchased from the Dodgers by the Philadelphia Phillies.Schoolboy Rowe at Baseball-Reference March 24, 1943: Jack Kraus was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bobby Bragan.Jack Kraus at Baseball-Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 22, 1943: Johnny Allen was purchased by the Dodgers from the Philadelphia Phillies. May 15, 1943: Hal Peck was purchased from the Dodgers by the Chicago Cubs.Hal Peck at Baseball-Reference May 20, 1943: Alex Kampouris was purchased from the Dodgers by the Washington Senators.Alex Kampouris at Baseball-Reference May 20, 1943: Newt Kimball was purchased from the Dodgers by the Philadelphia Phillies.Newt Kimball at Baseball-Reference July 6, 1943: Joe Medwick was purchased from the Dodgers by the New York Giants.Joe Medwick at Baseball-Reference July 15, 1943: Bobo Newsom were traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Browns for Fritz Ostermueller and Archie McKain.Bobo Newsom at Baseball-Reference 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. September 28, 1943: Al Glossop was purchased from the Dodgers by the Chicago Cubs.Al Glossop at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster Pitchers

(CL) Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

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)

Farm System

Notes

References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page

External links 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site Acme Dodgers page Retrosheet