The 1943 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 43rd season in the major leagues, and their 44th season overall. They finished with a record of 82–72, good enough for fourth place in the American League, 16 games behind the first place New York Yankees. The White Sox played a record 44 doubleheaders over the course of the season.
Regular season Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup Thurman Tucker, CF Luke Appling, SS Joe Kuhel, 1B Moose Solters, LF Don Kolloway, 2B Wally Moses, RF Jimmy Grant, 3B Mike Tresh, C Bill Dietrich, P
Roster 1943 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader
Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Luke Appling, SS155 585 6319233 2 3 8090 29 .328 27 Vince Castino, C 33 101 14 23 1 0 2 16 12 11 .228 0 Tony Cuccinello, 3B 34 103 5 28 5 0 2 11 13 13 .272 3 Dick Culler, 3B, 2B 53 148 9 32 5 1 0 11 16 11 .216 4 Guy Curtright, LF 138 488 67 142 20 7 3 48 69 60 .291 13 Jimmy Grant, 3B 58 197 23 51 9 2 4 22 18 34 .259 4 Don Hanski, 1B 9 21 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 5 .238 0 Ralph Hodgin, 3B, RF, LF 117 407 52 128 22 8 1 50 20 24 .314 3 Frank Kalin, PH 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Don Kolloway, 2B 85 348 29 75 14 4 1 33 9 30 .216 11 Joe Kuhel, 1B 153 531 55 113 21 15 46 76 45 .213 14 Cass Michaels, 3B 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Wally Moses, RF, CF 15059982 147 2212 3 48 55 47 .245 56 Moose Solters, LF, RF 42 97 6 15 0 0 1 8 7 5 .155 0 Mike Tresh, C 86 279 20 60 3 0 0 20 37 20 .215 2 Thurman Tucker, CF 139 528 81 124 15 6 3 39 79 72 .235 29 Tom Turner, C 51 154 16 37 7 1 2 11 13 21 .240 1 Skeeter Webb, 2B 58 213 15 50 5 2 0 22 6 19 .235 5 Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Bill Dietrich, P 26 56 7 8 1 0 1 6 5 22 .143 0 Orval Grove, P 32 66 9 12 0 0 0 7 11 22 .182 0 Joe Haynes, P 35 34 5 9 0 0 0 4 3 9 .265 0 Johnny Humphries, P 28 69 6 20 6 0 0 5 3 25 .290 1 Thornton Lee, P 19 42 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 8 .071 0 Gordon Maltzberger, P 37 25 0 3 0 0 0 1 6 14 .120 0 Buck Ross, P 21 46 1 4 1 0 1 4 5 15 .087 0 Eddie Smith, P 25 69 4 11 1 0 1 8 2 9 .159 0 Bill Swift, P 18 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 .100 0 Jake Wade, P 21 27 2 4 1 0 0 3 3 9 .148 0 155 5254 573 1297 193 46 33 508 561 582 .247 173
Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB K Bill Dietrich 12 10 2.80 26 26 0 186.2 180 72 58 4 53 52 Orval Grove15 9 2.75 32 25 2216.1 192 84 669 7276 Don Hanski 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Joe Haynes 7 2 2.9635 2 3 109.1 114 51 36 2 32 37 Johnny Humphries 1111 3.30 2827 0 188.119886 69 7 54 51 Thornton Lee 5 9 4.18 19 19 0 127.0 129 66 59 8 50 35 Gordon Maltzberger 7 4 2.46 37 0 14 98.2 86 29 27 8 24 48 Buck Ross 11 7 3.19 21 21 0 149.1 140 61 53 6 56 41 Eddie Smith 11 11 3.69 25 25 0 187.2 197 8577 476 66 Floyd Speer 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 Bill Swift 0 2 4.21 18 1 0 51.1 48 25 24 3 27 28 Jake Wade 3 7 3.01 21 9 0 83.2 66 34 28 3 54 41 82 72 3.20 155 155 19 1400.1 1352 594 498 54 501 476
References
External links 1943 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference