1943 Cincinnati Reds season

1943 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Crosley Field (since 1934)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Powel Crosley, Jr.
General manager(s)	Warren Giles
Manager(s)	Bill McKechnie
Local radio	WSAI (Roger Baker, Dick Bray) WKRC (Lee Allen, Waite Hoyt)
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The 1943 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the National League with a record of 87–67, 18 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	105	49	0.682	—	58–21	47–28
Cincinnati Reds	87	67	0.565	18	48–29	39–38
Brooklyn Dodgers	81	72	0.529	23½	46–31	35–41
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	74	0.519	25	47–30	33–44
Chicago Cubs	74	79	0.484	30½	36–38	38–41
Boston Braves	68	85	0.444	36½	38–39	30–46
Philadelphia Phillies	64	90	0.416	41	33–43	31–47
New York Giants	55	98	0.359	49½	34–43	21–55

Record vs. opponents

1943 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	12–9	8–14	11–11	11–11	11–11	12–10	3–19
Brooklyn	9–12	—	10–12	13–9	14–8	17–5	11–11	7–15
Chicago	14–8	12–10	—	9–13	12–9–1	10–12	8–14	9–13
Cincinnati	11–11	9–13	13–9	—	16–6–1	19–3	9–13	10–12
New York	11–11	8–14	9–12–1	6–16–1	—	8–14–1	9–13	4–18
Philadelphia	11–11	5–17	12–10	3–19	14–8–1	—	10–12–1	9–13–1
Pittsburgh	10–12	11–11	14–8	13–9	13–9	12–10–1	—	7–15–2
St. Louis	19–3	15–7	13–9	12–10	18–4	13–9–1	15–7–2	—

Roster

1943 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers 43 Joe Beggs 34 Ed Heusser 38 Bob Malloy 29 Jack Niemes 41 Elmer Riddle 35 Clyde Shoun 37 Ray Starr 39 Rocky Stone 33 Johnny Vander Meer 31 Bucky Walters		Catchers  6 Tony DePhillips  4 Al Lakeman  7 Ray Mueller Infielders 19 Charlie Brewster 11 Lonny Frey 22 Lonnie Goldstein 18 Bert Haas 10 Frank McCormick 16 Steve Mesner 15 Eddie Miller 17 Woody Williams		Outfielders 28 Chuck Aleno 20 Dain Clay  3 Estel Crabtree 22 Frankie Kelleher 21 Max Marshall 20 Mike McCormick 23 Eric Tipton 27 Gee Walker Other batters  5 Dick West		Manager  1 Bill McKechnie Coaches  3 Estel Crabtree  2 Hans Lobert

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
SS	Miller, EddieEddie Miller	154	576	129	.224	2	71

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
Crabtree, EstelEstel Crabtree	95	254	70	.276	2	26
Williams, WoodyWoody Williams	30	69	26	.377	0	11
West, DickDick West	3	0	0	----	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

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
Heusser, EdEd Heusser	26	91	4	3	3.46	28

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
Beggs, JoeJoe Beggs	39	7	6	6	2.34	28

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Syracuse Chiefs	International League	Jewel Ens
A1	Birmingham Barons	Southern Association	Johnny Riddle

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Syracuse^[1]

References

1. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

• 1943 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference