1943 Boston Red Sox season

1943  Boston Red Sox
League	American League
Ballpark	Fenway Park
City	Boston, Massachusetts
Record	68–84 (.447)
League place	7th (29 GB)
Owners	Tom Yawkey
President	Tom Yawkey
General managers	Eddie Collins
Managers	Joe Cronin
Radio	WAAB (Jim Britt) WNAC (Tom Hussey, George Hartrick)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 1943 Boston Red Sox season was the 43rd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished seventh in the American League (AL) with a record of 68 wins and 84 losses, 29 games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1943 World Series.

The Red Sox set a major league record, which still stands, by playing in 31 extra innings games. ^[1] In those games, the Red Sox compiled a record of 15 wins and 14 losses, with two ties. ^[2] They played 73 extra innings in total, equivalent to playing an additional eight 9-inning games. ^[3]

Offseason

• Due to wartime considerations, the team held spring training at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. ^{[4] [5]}
• Prior to 1943 season: Bill Howerton was signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox. ^[6]

Regular season

Season standings

v t e American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1943 American League record v t e Sources:
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

7	Eddie Lake	SS
12	Pete Fox	RF
1	Bobby Doerr	2B
14	Johnny Lazor	LF
3	Tony Lupien	1B
15	Ford Garrison	CF
26	Skeeter Newsome	3B
11	Johnny Peacock	C
21	Tex Hughson	P

Transactions

June 2: Joe Green, a pitcher for the University of North Carolina Baseball Team, signs a contract with the Red Sox and joins the Roanoke Red Sox. ^[7]

June 14: The Red Sox trade pitcher Ken Chase to the New York Giants in exchange for outfielder Babe Barna. ^[8]

Roster

1943 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers 25 Mace Brown 10 Ken Chase 17 Joe Dobson 15 Tex Hughson 29 Oscar Judd 19 Andy Karl 15 Lou Lucier 28 Dick Newsome 15 Emmett O'Neill 20 Mike Ryba 18 Yank Terry 10 Pinky Woods		Catchers 23 Bill Conroy 24 Danny Doyle  6 Roy Partee 11 Johnny Peacock Infielders  4 Joe Cronin  1 Bobby Doerr  7 Eddie Lake  3 Tony Lupien 26 Skeeter Newsome  5 Jim Tabor		Outfielders 42 Babe Barna 27 Leon Culberson 12 Pete Fox 15 Ford Garrison 82 Johnny Lazor 42 Tom McBride  2 Catfish Metkovich  2 Dee Miles  8 Al Simmons		Manager  4 Joe Cronin Coaches 30 Tom Daly (Third base) 31 Frank Shellenback (Pitching) 22 Larry Woodall (First base)

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	Roy Partee	96	299	84	.281	0	31
1B	Tony Lupien	154	608	155	.255	4	47
2B	Bobby Doerr	155	604	163	.270	16	75
SS	Skeeter Newsome	114	449	119	.265	1	22
3B	Jim Tabor	137	537	130	.242	13	85
OF	Leon Culberson	81	312	85	.272	3	34
OF	George Metkovich	78	321	79	.246	5	27
OF	Pete Fox	127	489	141	.288	2	44

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
Eddie Lake	75	216	43	.199	3	16
Johnny Lazor	83	208	47	.226	0	13
Al Simmons	40	133	27	.203	1	12
Ford Garrison	36	129	36	.279	1	11
Dee Miles	45	121	26	.215	0	10
Johnny Peacock	48	114	23	.202	0	7
Babe Barna	30	112	19	.170	2	10
Tom McBride	26	96	23	.240	0	7
Bill Conroy	39	89	16	.180	1	6
Joe Cronin	59	77	24	.312	5	29
Danny Doyle	13	43	9	.209	0	6

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
Tex Hughson	35	266.0	12	15	2.64	114
Joe Dobson	25	164.1	7	11	3.12	63
Yank Terry	30	163.2	7	9	3.52	63
Oscar Judd	23	155.1	11	6	2.90	53
Dick Newsome	25	154.1	8	13	4.49	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
Mike Ryba	40	143.2	7	5	3.26	50
Pinky Woods	23	100.2	5	6	4.92	32
Lou Lucier	16	74.0	3	4	3.89	23
Emmett O'Neill	11	57.2	1	4	4.53	20
Ken Chase	7	27.1	0	4	6.91	9

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
Mace Brown	49	6	6	9	2.12	40
Andy Karl	11	1	1	1	3.46	6

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Louisville Colonels	American Association	Bill Burwell
A	Scranton Red Sox	Eastern League	Nemo Leibold
B	Roanoke Red Sox	Piedmont League	Heinie Manush

^[9]

References

1. "Game Length Records Inning Based Records". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
2. "Team Batting Game Finder: From 1908 to 2018, Only extra-inning games, sorted by greatest number of games in a single season matching the selected criteria". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
3. "1943 Boston Red Sox Schedule". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
4. Abraham, Peter (June 20, 2020). "Red Sox plan to hold spring training at Fenway Park" . The Boston Globe . Retrieved June 21, 2020.
5. Webb, Melville (January 19, 1943). "Sox Complete Spring Plans". The Boston Globe . p. 16. Retrieved June 21, 2020– via newspapers.com.
6. Bill Howerton page at Baseball Reference
7. "Red Sox Sign College Pitcher". Meriden Record . June 3, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
8. "Sox Get Barna For Ken Chase". St. Petersburg Times . June 15, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
9. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

• 1943 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
• 1943 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com