Major League Baseball Season Recap 1943 World Series – New York Yankees AL over St. Louis Cardinals NL 4 games to 1 World Series MVP – Babe Ruth Award – Awards – MVP Awards – NL Stan Musial AL Spud Chandler All-Star Game – July 13th – A.L. 5 over N.L. 3, played at Shibe Park (AL) AL Starter D. Leonard…
On December 13, 1943, future Hall of Famer Ferguson Jenkins is born in Chatham, Ontario. Jenkins will pile up seven 20-win seasons and become the first Canadian to gain election to the Hall of Fame.
Most of all, the Cards got tremendous seasons from fast-emerging outfielder Stan Musial, who in his second season as a big-league regular won his first NL batting title by hitting a robust .357, and pitchers Pollet (who entered the service in August), Max Lanier and Mort Cooper, who ranked 1-2-3 in the league in…
1943 – The Most Valuable Player Awards for both leagues are named. Yankees pitcher Spud Chandler wins it in the American League and Cardinals outfielder Stan Musial in the National League.
1943 – Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher signs his 1944 contract, which calls for a base salary of $20,000 plus $5,000 for every 100,000 fans over 600,000.
1943 – New York Yankees pitcher Spud Chandler shuts out the St. Louis Cardinals, 2 – 0, as the Yankees win the World Series in five games. Chandler gives up 10 hits and strands 11 runners. Bill Dickey’s two-run homer in the 6th inning is the difference.
On October 10, 1943 In Game 4, of the World Series, St Louis Cardinals vs New York Yankees, the Yankees struck first when Joe Gordon doubled with two outs in the fourth off of Max Lanier and scored on Bill Dickey’s single. In the seventh, Marius Russo got two outs, then allowed the Cardinals to…
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Baseball is the only game you can watch on the radio. Join the community today and listen to hundreds of broadcasts from baseball’s golden age! Sign Up or learn more October 7, 1943, St Louis Cardinals at Yankees World Series Game 3, the Cardinals loaded the bases in the fourth on a single, double…
1943 – MLB statistics show the Chicago White Sox Luke Appling leading American League hitters with a .328 batting average, the lowest since Ty Cobb hit .324 to lead in 1908. Conversely, of course, the pitchers’ marks are topped by Spud Chandler’s 1.64 ERA, the best since 1919. Chandler also has the best winning percentage at .833, on a 20-4 won-lost mark. White Sox outfielder Wally Moses stole 56 bases after stealing only three two years before. The veteran Mel Ott hits only .234 for his New York Giants, but he still has 18 home runs, all at the Polo Grounds.
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