1943 Chicago White Sox season

1943 Chicago White Sox
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkComiskey Park
CityChicago, Illinois
OwnersGrace Comiskey
General managersHarry Grabiner
ManagersJimmy Dykes
RadioWGN (AM)
(Jack Brickhouse, Dick Enroth)
WCFL
(Hal Totten)
WJJD/WIND (AM)
(Bert Wilson, Pat Flanagan)
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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.[1]

Regular season

Season standings

American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 98 56 .636 54‍–‍23 44‍–‍33
Washington Senators 84 69 .549 13½ 44‍–‍32 40‍–‍37
Cleveland Indians 82 71 .536 15½ 44‍–‍33 38‍–‍38
Chicago White Sox 82 72 .532 16 40‍–‍36 42‍–‍36
Detroit Tigers 78 76 .506 20 45‍–‍32 33‍–‍44
St. Louis Browns 72 80 .474 25 44‍–‍33 28‍–‍47
Boston Red Sox 68 84 .447 29 39‍–‍36 29‍–‍48
Philadelphia Athletics 49 105 .318 49 27‍–‍51 22‍–‍54

Record vs. opponents


Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS CWS CLE DET NYY PHA SLB 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


Opening Day lineup

Roster

1943 Chicago White Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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, SS 155 585 63 192 33 2 3 80 90 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 1 5 46 76 45 .213 14
Cass Michaels, 3B 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
Wally Moses, RF,CF 150 599 82 147 22 12 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
Team Totals
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 Grove 15 9 2.75 32 25 2 216.1 192 84 66 9 72 76
Don Hanski 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Joe Haynes 7 2 2.96 35 2 3 109.1 114 51 36 2 32 37
Johnny Humphries 11 11 3.30 28 27 0 188.1 198 86 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 85 77 4 76 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
Team Totals
82 72 3.20 155 155 19 1400.1 1352 594 498 54 501 476

References

  1. ^ Karpinski, David (September 12, 2017). "Another Episode of How the Game Has Changed". baseballroundtable.com. Retrieved September 24, 2017.