The 1943 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 61st season in the history of the franchise.
Lumber baron William D. Cox purchased the team in 1943. On March 9, Cox announced that the team would officially be called the "Phillies" again after former-President Gerald Nugent had named them "Phils" prior to the 1942 season.
In 1943, the team rose out of the standings cellar for the first time in five years. The fans responded with an increase in attendance. Eventually, it was revealed by Cox that he had been betting on the Phillies, and he was banned from baseball.
Offseason
Spring training The Phillies opened spring training on March 18 in Hershey, Pennsylvania. They used the baseball diamond at Hershey High School.
Notable transactions March 24, 1943: Schoolboy Rowe was purchased by the Phillies from the Montreal Royals. Rowe compiled an impressive 14–8 record with a 2.94 ERA in 27 games. He finished 14th in the 1943 National League MVP voting, higher than any other player on the Phillies club (Babe Dahlgren was 29th).
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log Legend Phillies win Phillies loss Phillies tie PostponementBoldPhillies team member
|- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 21 || @ Braves || colspan=6 | Postponed (inclement weather); Makeup: June 23 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 22 || @ Braves || colspan=6 | Postponed (inclement weather); Makeup: September 16 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 1 || April 24 || @ Dodgers || 4–11 || Bobo Newsom (1–0) || Al Gerheauser (0–1) || Les Webber (1) || 3,821 || 0–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 2 || April 25 || @ Dodgers || 3–2 || Jack Kraus (1–0) || Curt Davis (0–1) || None || 12,503 || 1–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 3 || April 27 || Dodgers || 2–4 || Whit Wyatt (1–0) || Schoolboy Rowe (0–1) || Les Webber (2) || 4,291 || 1–2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 4 || April 28 || Dodgers || 3–4 (10) || Johnny Allen (1–0) || Johnny Podgajny (0–1) || None || 2,470 || 1–3 |- style="background:#fbb" | 5 || April 29 || Dodgers || 3–4 || Newt Kimball (1–0) || Jack Kraus (1–1) || Les Webber (3) || 1,913 || 1–4 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 30 || Braves || colspan=6 | Postponed (inclement weather); Makeup: June 15 as a traditional double-header
|- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 1 || Braves || colspan=6 | Postponed (inclement weather); Makeup: June 17 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 6 || May 2 (1) || Braves || 1–3 || Nate Andrews (2–0) || Si Johnson (0–1) || None || see 2nd game || 1–5 |- style="background:#bfb" | 7 || May 2 (2) || Braves || 6–5 (12) || Johnny Podgajny (1–1) || Red Barrett (1–1) || None || 12,942 || 2–5 |- style="background:#fbb" | 8 || May 3 || @ Dodgers || 3–5 || Kirby Higbe (1–0) || Al Gerheauser (0–2) || None || 3,391 || 2–6 |- style="background:#bfb" | 9 || May 4 || @ Dodgers || 3–1 || Jack Kraus (2–1) || Rube Melton (0–1) || None || 3,517 || 3–6 |- style="background:#fbb" | 10 || May 5 || @ Dodgers || 6–18 || Max Macon (2–0) || Charlie Fuchs (0–1) || Newt Kimball (1) || 4,465 || 3–7 |- style="background:#bfb" | 11 || May 6 || @ Dodgers || 3–2 (10) || Johnny Podgajny (2–1) || Bobo Newsom (2–1) || None || 2,043 || 4–7 |- style="background:#bfb" | 12 || May 7 || Giants || 13–3 || Si Johnson (1–1) || Ken Trinkle (1–2) || None || 1,723 || 5–7 |- style="background:#fbb" | 13 || May 8 || Giants || 5–7 || Ace Adams (1–0) || Charlie Fuchs (0–2) || Johnny Wittig (1) || 1,908 || 5–8 |- style="background:#bfb" | 14 || May 9 (1) || Giants || 3–2 || Schoolboy Rowe (1–1) || Johnny Wittig (1–2) || None || see 2nd game || 6–8 |- style="background:#bfb" | 15 || May 9 (2) || Giants || 3–1 || Jack Kraus (3–1) || Harry Feldman (0–2) || Si Johnson (1) || 24,934 || 7–8 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 12 || Reds || colspan=6 | Postponed (inclement weather); Makeup: May 13 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bfb" | 16 || May 13 (1) || Reds || 2–1 || Si Johnson (2–1) || Ray Starr (1–3) || None || see 2nd game || 8–8 |- style="background:#fbb" | 17 || May 13 (2) || Reds || 1–3 || Elmer Riddle (2–3) || Johnny Podgajny (2–2) || Clyde Shoun (1) || 5,210 || 8–9 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 14 || Reds || colspan=6 | Postponed (inclement weather); Makeup: July 8 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 18 || May 15 || Cardinals || 3–6 || Mort Cooper (3–1) || Charlie Fuchs (0–3) || None || 3,613 || 8–10 |- style="background:#fbb" | 19 || May 16 (1) || Cardinals || 3–4 (11) || Howie Krist (1–0) || Schoolboy Rowe (1–2) || None || see 2nd game || 8–11 |- style="background:#bfb" | 20 || May 16 (2) || Cardinals || 2–1 || Al Gerheauser (1–2) || Harry Gumbert (1–3) || None || 30,823 || 9–11 |- style="background:#bfb" | 21 || May 17 || Cubs || 8–4 || Johnny Podgajny (3–2) || Claude Passeau (1–2) || None || 2,000 || 10–11 |- style="background:#bfb" | 22 || May 18 || Cubs || 5–4 || Si Johnson (3–1) || Hiram Bithorn (3–4) || None || 20,820 || 11–11 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 19 || Cubs || colspan=6 | Postponed (inclement weather); Makeup: May 20 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bfb" | 23 || May 20 (1) || Cubs || 3–0 || Charlie Fuchs (1–3) || Bill Lee (1–2) || None || see 2nd game || 12–11 |- style="background:#bfb" | 24 || May 20 (2) || Cubs || 2–0 || Al Gerheauser (2–2) || Dick Barrett (0–3) || None || 3,429 || 13–11 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 21 || Pirates || colspan=6 | Postponed (inclement weather); Makeup: July 1 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bfb" | 25 || May 22 || Pirates || 10–0 || Schoolboy Rowe (2–2) || Bob Klinger (2–1) || None || 11,692 || 14–11 |- style="background:#fbb" | 26 || May 23 (1) || Pirates || 1–4 || Rip Sewell (4–1) || Johnny Podgajny (3–3) || None || see 2nd game || 14–12 |- style="background:#bfb" | 27 || May 23 (2) || Pirates || 5–2 || Jack Kraus (4–1) || Xavier Rescigno (1–3) || Si Johnson (2) || 37,176 || 15–12 |- style="background:#fbb" | 28 || May 26 || @ Reds || 0–1 || Bucky Walters (3–3) || Charlie Fuchs (1–4) || None || 7,512 || 15–13 |- style="background:#fbb" | 29 || May 27 || @ Reds || 0–7 || Elmer Riddle (3–3) || Si Johnson (3–2) || None || 1,084 || 15–14 |- style="background:#fbb" | 30 || May 28 || @ Reds || 8–11 || Clyde Shoun (1–1) || Johnny Podgajny (3–4) || None || 1,542 || 15–15 |- style="background:#fbb" | 31 || May 29 || @ Pirates || 4–12 || Xavier Rescigno (2–3) || Al Gerheauser (2–3) || None || 1,727 || 15–16 |- style="background:#fbb" | 32 || May 30 (1) || @ Pirates || 3–4 || Rip Sewell (5–1) || Schoolboy Rowe (2–3) || None || see 2nd game || 15–17 |- style="background:#fbb" | 33 || May 30 (2) || @ Pirates || 1–2 (10) || Wally Hebert (3–2) || Jack Kraus (4–2) || None || 7,297 || 15–18 |- style="background:#bfb" | 34 || May 31 (1) || @ Cubs || 10–4 || Johnny Podgajny (4–4) || Dick Barrett (0–4) || None || see 2nd game || 16–18 |- style="background:#fbb" | 35 || May 31 (2) || @ Cubs || 2–8 || Ray Prim (1–1) || Charlie Fuchs (1–5) || Hank Wyse (2) || 23,256 || 16–19
|- style="background:#bfb" | 36 || June 1 || @ Cubs || 7–2 || Si Johnson (4–2) || Hiram Bithorn (4–6) || None || 1,810 || 17–19 |- style="background:#bfb" | 37 || June 2 || @ Cubs || 6–5 || Schoolboy Rowe (3–3) || Claude Passeau (3–3) || Jack Kraus (1) || 2,652 || 18–19 |- style="background:#fbb" | 38 || June 3 || @ Cardinals || 2–8 || Murry Dickson (3–0) || Al Gerheauser (2–4) || None || 1,126 || 18–20 |- style="background:#fbb" | 39 || June 4 || @ Cardinals || 0–5 || Mort Cooper (6–3) || Charlie Fuchs (1–6) || None || 6,008 || 18–21 |- style="background:#bfb" | 40 || June 5 || @ Cardinals || 2–1 || Jack Kraus (5–2) || Howie Krist (2–1) || None || 1,678 || 19–21 |- style="background:#fffdd0" | 41 || June 6 (1) || @ Cardinals || 1–1 (5) || None || None || None || || 19–21–1 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || June 6 (2) || @ Cardinals || colspan=6 | Postponed (inclement weather); Makeup: July 27 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bbb" | – || June 9 || @ Giants || colspan=6 | Postponed (inclement weather); Makeup: June 12 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bfb" | 42 || June 12 (1) || @ Giants || 3–2 || Schoolboy Rowe (4–3) || Bill Lohrman (4–5) || Newt Kimball (2) || see 2nd game || 20–21–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 43 || June 12 (2) || @ Giants || 4–3 || Al Gerheauser (3–4) || Johnny Wittig (3–6) || Charlie Fuchs (1) || 9,802 || 21–21–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 44 || June 13 (1) || @ Giants || 2–6 || Carl Hubbell (2–0) || Si Johnson (4–3) || None || see 2nd game || 21–22–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 45 || June 13 (2) || @ Giants || 3–4 (10) || Rube Fischer (1–0) || Newt Kimball (1–2) || None || 16,129 || 21–23–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 46 || June 15 (1) || Braves || 6–4 || Charlie Fuchs (2–6) || Red Barrett (3–5) || None || see 2nd game || 22–23–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 47 || June 15 (2) || Braves || 2–1 || Al Gerheauser (4–4) || Dave Odom (0–1) || None || 6,679 || 23–23–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 48 || June 16 || Braves || 2–0 || Si Johnson (5–3) || Jim Tobin (4–4) || None || 9,802 || 24–23–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 49 || June 17 (1) || Braves || 0–2 || Manny Salvo (1–2) || Jack Kraus (5–3) || None || 6,000 || 24–24–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 50 || June 17 (2) || Braves || 7–2 || Newt Kimball (2–2) || Nate Andrews (5–6) || None || 7,379 || 25–24–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 51 || June 18 || @ Dodgers || 10–8 || Dutch Dietz (1–3) || Curt Davis (1–4) || None || 3,654 || 26–24–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 52 || June 19 || @ Dodgers || 5–7 || Freddie Fitzsimmons (3–1) || Charlie Fuchs (2–7) || Les Webber (7) || 8,618 || 26–25–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 53 || June 20 (1) || @ Braves || 13–7 || Si Johnson (6–3) || Nate Andrews (5–7) || Dutch Dietz (1) || see 2nd game || 27–25–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 54 || June 20 (2) || @ Braves || 7–0 || Schoolboy Rowe (5–3) || Jim Tobin (4–5) || None || 16,994 || 28–25–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 55 || June 22 || @ Braves || 6–7 || Manny Salvo (2–2) || Jack Kraus (5–4) || Dave Odom (1) || 1,636 || 28–26–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 56 || June 23 (1) || @ Braves || 0–1 || Red Barrett (4–6) || Newt Kimball (2–3) || None || see 2nd game || 28–27–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 57 || June 23 (2) || @ Braves || 3–4 (11) || Al Javery (7–4) || Al Gerheauser (4–5) || None || 4,560 || 28–28–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 58 || June 24 || @ Braves || 12–5 || Si Johnson (7–3) || Dave Odom (0–2) || None || 1,585 || 29–28–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 59 || June 25 || Dodgers || 8–2 || Schoolboy Rowe (6–3) || Bobo Newsom (7–3) || None || 21,504 || 30–28–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 60 || June 26 || Dodgers || 2–3 || Kirby Higbe (4–3) || Jack Kraus (5–5) || Ed Head (2) || 7,688 || 30–29–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 61 || June 27 (1) || Dodgers || 4–9 || Ed Head (5–3) || Jack Kraus (5–6) || None || see 2nd game || 30–30–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 62 || June 27 (2) || Dodgers || 0–6 || Rube Melton (4–4) || Al Gerheauser (4–6) || None || 27,866 || 30–31–1 |- style="background:#fffdd0" | 63 || June 30 || Pirates || 3–3 (11) || None || None || None || 10,655 || 30–31–2
|- style="background:#bfb" | 64 || July 1 (1) || Pirates || 6–1 || Schoolboy Rowe (7–3) || Johnny Podgajny (4–7) || None || see 2nd game || 31–31–2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 65 || July 1 (2) || Pirates || 1–2 || Bob Klinger (5–1) || Al Gerheauser (4–7) || None || 6,884 || 31–32–2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 66 || July 2 || Pirates || 1–2 || Rip Sewell (11–2) || Jack Kraus (5–7) || None || 3,669 || 31–33–2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 67 || July 3 || Cubs || 1–6 || Hank Wyse (1–3) || Newt Kimball (2–4) || None || 3,984 || 31–34–2 |- style="background:#bfb" | 68 || July 4 (1) || Cubs || 2–1 || Si Johnson (8–3) || Hiram Bithorn (8–8) || None || see 2nd game || 32–34–2 |- style="background:#fbb"