The 1943 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 78–76, 20 games behind the New York Yankees.
Offseason November 2, 1942: Johnny Welaj was drafted from the Tigers by the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1942 rule 5 draft.Johnny Welaj at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1943 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league 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 Paul Richards 100 313 69 .220 5 33 1B 155 571 155 .271 34 118 2B Jimmy Bloodworth 129 474 114 .241 6 52 SS Joe Hoover 144 575 140 .243 4 38 3B Pinky Higgins 138 523 145 .277 10 84 OF Doc Cramer 140 606 182 .300 1 43 OF Dick Wakefield 155 633 200 .316 7 79 OF 114 354 90 .254 6 32
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 Don Ross 89 247 66 .267 0 18 Joe Wood 60 164 53 .323 1 17 Rip Radcliff 70 115 30 .261 0 10 Dixie Parsons 40 106 15 .142 0 4 38 101 25 .248 0 4 Jimmy Outlaw 20 67 18 .269 1 6 Charlie Metro 44 40 8 .200 0 2 John McHale 4 3 0 .000 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 Dizzy Trout 44 246.2 20* 12 2.48 111 Virgil Trucks 33 202.2 16 10 2.84 118 Hal Newhouser 37 195.2 8 17 3.04 144 25 191.2 12 7 2.39 124 Hal White 32 177.2 7 12 3.39 58 4 29.1 1 3 3.68 8 Tied with Spud Chandler (New York)
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 Stubby Overmire 29 147.0 7 6 3.18 48
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 35 4 5 5 3.36 45 Roy Henshaw 26 0 2 2 3.79 33 Prince Oana 10 3 2 0 4.50 15 Joe Orrell 10 0 0 1 3.72 2
Awards and honors
League leaders Rudy York, Major league home run champion, (34) Rudy York, American League RBI champion, (118)
Farm system
Notes
References
1943 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference