1943 Cleveland Indians season

1943 Cleveland Indians
League	American League
Ballpark	League Park Cleveland Municipal Stadium
City	Cleveland, Ohio
Owners	Alva Bradley
General managers	Roger Peckinpaugh
Managers	Lou Boudreau
Radio	WCLE · WHK (Jack Graney, Lew Henry)
Seasons

The 1943 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American major league baseball. The team finished third in the American League with a record of 82–71.

Offseason

• Prior to 1943 season (exact date unknown)
  • Sherm Lollar was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.
  • Pete Milne was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.

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

1943 American League record 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	—

Roster

1943 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers 17 Jim Bagby 47 Paul Calvert  7 Pete Center 16 Chubby Dean 25 Steve Gromek 18 Mel Harder 11 Joe Heving 12 Vern Kennedy 39 Ed Klieman 20 Al Milnar 31 Mike Naymick 35 Ray Poat 21 Allie Reynolds 38 Jack Salveson 32 Al Smith		Catchers  4 Gene Desautels 22 Jim McDonnell  2 Buddy Rosar 28 George Susce Infielders  5 Lou Boudreau  9 Otto Denning 36 Jimmy Grant  8 Ken Keltner  6 Ray Mack  3 Rusty Peters  9 Mickey Rocco 14 Eddie Turchin		Outfielders  1 Roy Cullenbine -- Frank Doljack 33 Hank Edwards 24 Jeff Heath 34 Oris Hockett 23 Pat Seerey 46 Gene Woodling		Manager  5 Lou Boudreau Coaches 27 Del Baker 26 Burt Shotton 28 George Susce

Player stats

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	Buddy Rosar	115	382	108	.283	1	41
1B	Mickey Rocco	108	405	97	.240	5	46
2B	Ray Mack	153	545	120	.220	7	62
SS	Lou Boudreau	152	539	154	.286	3	67
3B	Ken Keltner	110	427	111	.260	4	39
OF	Oris Hockett	141	601	166	.276	2	51
OF	Jeff Heath	118	424	116	.274	18	79
OF	Roy Cullenbine	138	488	141	.289	8	56

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
Hank Edwards	92	297	82	.276	3	28
Rusty Peters	79	215	47	.219	1	19
Gene Desautels	68	185	38	.205	0	19
Otto Denning	37	129	31	.240	0	13
Pat Seerey	26	72	16	.222	1	5
Gene Woodling	8	25	8	.320	1	5
Jimmy Grant	15	22	3	.136	0	1
Eddie Turchin	11	13	3	.231	0	1
Frank Doljack	3	7	0	.000	0	0
Jim McDonnell	2	1	0	.000	0	0
George Susce	3	1	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
Jim Bagby	36	273.0	17	14	3.10	70
Al Smith	29	208.1	17	7	2.55	72
Allie Reynolds	34	198.2	11	12	2.99	151
Vern Kennedy	28	146.2	10	7	2.45	63
Mel Harder	19	135.1	8	7	3.06	40

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
Ray Poat	17	45.0	2	5	4.40	31
Al Milnar	16	39.0	1	3	8.08	12
Ed Klieman	1	9.0	0	1	1.00	2
Paul Calvert	5	8.1	0	0	4.32	2
Steve Gromek	3	4.0	0	0	9.00	4

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
Joe Heving	30	1	1	9	2.75	34
Jack Salveson	23	5	3	3	3.35	24
Mike Naymick	29	4	4	2	2.30	41
Pete Center	24	1	2	1	2.76	10
Chubby Dean	17	5	5	0	4.50	29

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Lou Boudreau, Shortstop

Roy Cullenbine, Outfielder

Oris Hockett, Outfielder

Ken Keltner, Third baseman (starter)

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Baltimore Orioles	International League	Alphonse "Tommy" Thomas
A	Wilkes-Barre Barons	Eastern League	Tony Lazzeri
D	Batavia Clippers	PONY League	Earl Wolgamot

External links

• 1943 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference
• 1943 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac