The following are the baseball events of the year 1943 throughout the world.
Any team shown in small text indicates a previous team a player was on during the season.
American League | National League | Negro American League | Negro National League | |||||
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Stat | Player | Total | Player | Total | Player | Total | Player | Total |
AVG | Luke Appling (CWS) | .328 | Stan Musial (SLC) | .357 | Alex Radcliff (CAG) | .369 | Tetelo Vargas 1 (NYC) | .471 |
HR | Rudy York (DET) | 34 | Bill Nicholson (CHC) | 29 | Willard Brown (KC) | 7 | Josh Gibson (HOM) | 20 |
RBI | Rudy York (DET) | 118 | Bill Nicholson (CHC) | 128 | Willard Brown (KC) | 31 | Josh Gibson (HOM) | 109 |
W | Spud Chandler (NYY) Dizzy Trout (DET) | 20 | Mort Cooper (SLC) Elmer Riddle (CIN) Rip Sewell (PIT) | 21 | Satchel Paige (KC/ MEM ) | 10 | Johnny Wright 2 (HOM) | 18 |
ERA | Spud Chandler (NYY) | 1.64 | Max Lanier (SLC) | 1.90 | Theolic Smith (CLB) | 2.22 | Johnny Wright 2 (HOM) | 2.54 |
K | Allie Reynolds (CLE) | 151 | Johnny Vander Meer (CIN) | 174 | Satchel Paige (KC/ MEM ) | 102 | Bill Byrd (BAL/ PHS ) Johnny Wright 2 (HOM) | 94 |
1 All-time single-season batting average record
2 Negro National League Triple Crown pitching winner
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All Negro leagues standings below are per Seamheads. [1]
This was the seventh season of the Negro American League. Birmingham and Chicago each won a half of the season, which therefore matched them up in a matchup to determine the champion for the NAL pennant to determine who would make the 1943 Negro World Series. Birmingham prevailed in five games to win their first ever pennant.
(1) First half champion (2) Second half champion Negro National League postseason
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This was the eleventh season of the second Negro National League. For the sixth time in seven seasons, the Homestead Grays won the pennant, this time under manager Candy Jim Taylor.
†Harrisburg–St. Louis Stars withdrew from league in July. | Locations of teams for the 1943 Negro National League season ![]() Note: Homestead Grays played in both Washington, D.C. and Pittsburgh, with the majority in Washington, D.C. |
The Negro National League All Star team & Atlanta Black Crackers played against the two leagues.
vs. All Teams | |||||
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Independent Clubs | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
Atlanta Black Crackers | 7 | 19 | 1 | .278 | 5 |
NNL All Stars | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | — |
Rank | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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1 | Racine Belles | 34 | 20 | .630 | — |
2 | South Bend Blue Sox | 28 | 26 | .519 | 6 |
3 | Kenosha Comets | 23 | 31 | .426 | 11 |
4 | Rockford Peaches | 23 | 31 | .426 | 11 |
Rank | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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1 | Kenosha Comets | 33 | 21 | .611 | — |
2 | South Bend Blue Sox | 30 | 24 | .556 | 3 |
3 | Racine Belles | 29 | 25 | .521 | 4 |
4 | Rockford Peaches | 20 | 34 | .370 | 13 |
Rank | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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1 | Racine Belles | 59 | 49 | .546 | — |
2 | South Bend Blue Sox | 58 | 50 | .537 | 1 |
3 | Kenosha Comets | 56 | 52 | .518 | 3 |
4 | Rockford Peaches | 43 | 65 | .398 | 16 |