1943 Boston Red Sox season

1943 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Fenway Park (since 1912)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Tom Yawkey
General manager(s)	Eddie Collins
Manager(s)	Joe Cronin
Local radio	WAAB (Jim Britt) WNAC (Tom Hussey, George Hartrick)
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The 1943 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 68 wins and 84 losses. The team set a major league record which still stands by playing in 31 extra-innings games.^[1]

Offseason

• Prior to 1943 season: Bill Howerton was signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	98	56	.636	--
Washington Senators	84	69	.549	13.5
Cleveland Indians	82	71	.536	15.5
Chicago White Sox	82	72	.532	16
Detroit Tigers	78	76	.506	20
St. Louis Browns	72	80	.474	25
Boston Red Sox	68	84	.447	29
Philadelphia Athletics	49	105	.318	49

Record vs. opponents

1943 American League Records Sources:
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	—

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

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 14 Johnny Lazor 42 Tom McBride  2 Catfish Metkovich  2 Dee Miles  8 Al Simmons		Manager  4 Joe Cronin Coaches 30 Tom Daly 31 Frank Shellenback 22 Larry Woodall

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

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
Lake, EddieEddie Lake	75	216	43	.199	3	16
Cronin, JoeJoe Cronin	59	77	24	.312	5	29

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

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

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
Brown, MaceMace Brown	49	6	6	9	2.12	40

Farm system

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

^[3]

Notes

1. "Game Length Records Inning Based Records". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
2. Bill Howerton page at Baseball Reference
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

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