1943 Washington Senators season
The 1943 Washington Senators won 84 games, lost 69, and finished in second place in the American League. They were managed by Ossie Bluege and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
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| Owner(s) | Clark Griffith and George H. Richardson |
| Manager(s) | Ossie Bluege |
| Local radio | WOL (AM) (Arch McDonald, Russ Hodges) |
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Offseason
- January 29, 1943: Bill Zuber and cash were traded by the Senators to the New York Yankees for Milo Candini and Jerry Priddy.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 98 | 56 | 0.636 | — | 54–23 | 44–33 |
| Washington Senators | 84 | 69 | 0.549 | 13½ | 44–32 | 40–37 |
| Cleveland Indians | 82 | 71 | 0.536 | 15½ | 44–33 | 38–38 |
| Chicago White Sox | 82 | 72 | 0.532 | 16 | 40–36 | 42–36 |
| Detroit Tigers | 78 | 76 | 0.506 | 20 | 45–32 | 33–44 |
| St. Louis Browns | 72 | 80 | 0.474 | 25 | 44–33 | 28–47 |
| Boston Red Sox | 68 | 84 | 0.447 | 29 | 39–36 | 29–48 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 49 | 105 | 0.318 | 49 | 27–51 | 22–54 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 8–14 | 12–10 | 11–11–1 | 5–17–1 | 11–11 | 11–9–1 | 10–12 | |||||
| Chicago | 14–8 | — | 7–15 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 18–4–1 | 10–12 | 14–8 | |||||
| Cleveland | 10–12 | 15–7 | — | 15–7 | 9–13 | 16–6 | 9–13 | 8–13 | |||||
| Detroit | 11–11–1 | 13–9 | 7–15 | — | 10–12 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 13–9 | |||||
| New York | 17–5–1 | 12–10 | 13–9 | 12–10 | — | 16–6 | 17–5 | 11–11 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 11–11 | 4–18–1 | 6–16 | 9–13 | 6–16 | — | 8–14 | 5–17 | |||||
| St. Louis | 9–11–1 | 12–10 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 5–17 | 14–8 | — | 8–14 | |||||
| Washington | 12–10 | 8–14 | 13–8 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 17–5 | 14–8 | — | |||||
Roster
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Player stats
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 |
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| C | Jake Early | 126 | 423 | 109 | .258 | 5 | 60 |
| 1B | Mickey Vernon | 145 | 553 | 148 | .268 | 7 | 70 |
| 2B | Jerry Priddy | 149 | 560 | 152 | .271 | 4 | 62 |
| SS | John Sullivan | 134 | 456 | 95 | .208 | 1 | 55 |
| 3B | Ellis Clary | 73 | 254 | 65 | .256 | 0 | 19 |
| OF | Stan Spence | 149 | 570 | 152 | .267 | 12 | 88 |
| OF | George Case | 141 | 613 | 180 | .294 | 1 | 52 |
| OF | Bob Johnson | 117 | 438 | 116 | .265 | 7 | 63 |
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 |
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| Gene Moore | 92 | 254 | 68 | .268 | 2 | 39 |
| Alex Kampouris | 51 | 145 | 30 | .207 | 2 | 13 |
| Tony Giuliani | 49 | 133 | 30 | .226 | 0 | 20 |
| Jake Powell | 37 | 132 | 35 | .265 | 0 | 20 |
| Sherry Robertson | 59 | 120 | 26 | .217 | 3 | 14 |
| George Myatt | 42 | 53 | 13 | .245 | 0 | 3 |
| Harlond Clift | 8 | 30 | 9 | .300 | 0 | 4 |
| Red Roberts | 9 | 23 | 6 | .261 | 1 | 3 |
| Red Marion | 14 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Butka | 3 | 9 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
| Roberto Ortiz | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Padden | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Barbary | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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| Early Wynn | 37 | 256.2 | 18 | 12 | 2.91 | 89 |
| Dutch Leonard | 31 | 219.2 | 11 | 13 | 3.28 | 51 |
| Milo Candini | 28 | 166 | 11 | 7 | 2.49 | 67 |
| Johnny Niggeling | 6 | 51 | 4 | 2 | 0.88 | 24 |
| Bobo Newsom | 6 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 3.83 | 11 |
| Lefty Gomez | 1 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 5.79 | 0 |
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 |
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| Mickey Haefner | 36 | 165.1 | 11 | 5 | 2.29 | 65 |
| Alex Carrasquel | 39 | 144.1 | 11 | 7 | 3.68 | 48 |
| Jim Mertz | 33 | 116.2 | 5 | 7 | 4.63 | 53 |
| Ray Scarborough | 24 | 86 | 4 | 4 | 2.83 | 43 |
| Ewald Pyle | 18 | 72.2 | 4 | 8 | 4.09 | 25 |
| Bill Lefebvre | 6 | 32.1 | 2 | 0 | 4.45 | 10 |
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 |
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| Dewey Adkins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.61 | 1 |
| Owen Scheetz | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.00 | 5 |
| Lew Carpenter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Ox Miller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.50 | 1 |
| Vern Curtis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| A1 | Chattanooga Lookouts/ Montgomery Rebels |
Southern Association | Marv Olson |
Chattanooga franchise transferred and renamed, July 11, 1943[2]
Notes
- Milo Candini page at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
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