Major League Baseball season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1943 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 62nd season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 52nd season in the National League . The Cardinals went 105–49 during the season and finished first in the National League. In the World Series , they met the New York Yankees . They lost the series in 5 games.
Offseason
Regular season
Outfielder Stan Musial won the MVP Award this year, batting .357, with 13 home runs and 81 RBIs. This was the second consecutive year a Cardinal won the MVP award, with Mort Cooper having won the award the previous season.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
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
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Note: Harry Brecheen was the team leader in saves with 4.
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
1943 World Series
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL St. Louis Cardinals (1)
Game
Score
Date
Location
Attendance
1
Cardinals – 2, Yankees – 4
October 5
Yankee Stadium
68,676
2
Cardinals – 4, Yankees – 3
October 6
Yankee Stadium
68,578
3
Cardinals – 2, Yankees – 6
October 7
Yankee Stadium
69,990
4
Yankees – 2, Cardinals – 1
October 10
Sportsman's Park
36,196
5
Yankees – 2, Cardinals – 0
October 11
Sportsman's Park
33,872
Awards and records
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus [ 4]
References
^ Hal Epps page at Baseball Reference
^ Gerry Staley page at Baseball Reference
^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures , 2008 Edition, p. 93, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball , 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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