:1943 Chicago White Sox season
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Chicago White Sox
| season = 1943
| misc =
| league = American League
| ballpark = Comiskey Park
| city = Chicago, Illinois
| owners = Grace Comiskey
| general_managers = Harry Grabiner
| managers = Jimmy Dykes
| television =
| radio = WGN (AM)
(Jack Brickhouse, Dick Enroth)
WCFL
(Hal Totten)
WJJD/WIND (AM)
(Bert Wilson, Pat Flanagan)
|}}
The 1943 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 43rd season in the major leagues, and their 44th season overall. They finished with a record of 82–72, good enough for fourth place in the American League, 16 games behind the first place New York Yankees. The White Sox played a record 44 doubleheaders over the course of the season.{{cite web|last1=Karpinski|first1=David|title=Another Episode of How the Game Has Changed|url=http://www.baseballroundtable.com/another-episode-of-how-the-game-has-changed/|website=baseballroundtable.com|date=September 12, 2017 |access-date=24 September 2017}}
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1943 American League standings}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1943 AL Record vs. opponents|team=CWS}}
= Opening Day lineup =
- Thurman Tucker, CF
- Luke Appling, SS
- Joe Kuhel, 1B
- Moose Solters, LF
- Don Kolloway, 2B
- Wally Moses, RF
- Jimmy Grant, 3B
- Mike Tresh, C
- Bill Dietrich, P
= Roster =
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1943 Chicago White Sox |
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster |
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer|18|Bill Dietrich}} {{MLBplayer|45|Orval Grove}} {{MLBplayer|35|Joe Haynes}} {{MLBplayer|26|Johnny Humphries}} {{MLBplayer|27|Thornton Lee}} {{MLBplayer|37|Gordon Maltzberger}} {{MLBplayer|19|Buck Ross}} {{MLBplayer|46|Eddie Smith}} {{MLBplayer|29|Floyd Speer}} {{MLBplayer|48|Bill Swift}} {{MLBplayer|24|Jake Wade}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer|14|Vince Castino}} {{MLBplayer|15|Mike Tresh}} {{MLBplayer|17|Tom Turner}} Infielders {{MLBplayer| 4|Luke Appling}} {{MLBplayer|47|Tony Cuccinello}} {{MLBplayer|28|Dick Culler}} {{MLBplayer| 7|Jimmy Grant}} {{MLBplayer|34|Don Hanski}} {{MLBplayer|25|Ralph Hodgin}} {{MLBplayer|47|Don Kolloway}} {{MLBplayer| 3|Joe Kuhel}} {{MLBplayer|29|Cass Michaels}} {{MLBplayer| 2|Skeeter Webb}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer|12|Guy Curtright}} {{MLBplayer| 9|Wally Moses}} {{MLBplayer| 6|Moose Solters}} {{MLBplayer| 8|Thurman Tucker}} Other batters {{MLBplayer|36|Frank Kalin}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer| 5|Jimmy Dykes}} Coaches {{MLBplayer|22|Mule Haas}} {{MLBplayer|33|Bing Miller}} {{MLBplayer|38|Muddy Ruel}} |
Player stats
= Batting =
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
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| width="24%" | Player
! width="6%" | G ! width="6%" | AB ! width="6%" | R ! width="6%" | H ! width="6%" | 2B ! width="6%" | 3B ! width="6%" | HR ! width="6%" | RBI ! width="6%" | BB ! width="6%" | SO ! width="6%" | AVG ! width="6%" | SB |
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| Luke Appling, SS
| 155 | 585 | 63 | 192 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 80 | 90 | 29 | .328 | 27 |
| Vince Castino, C
| 33 | 101 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | .228 | 0 |
| Tony Cuccinello, 3B
| 34 | 103 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 13 | .272 | 3 |
| Dick Culler, 3B, 2B
| 53 | 148 | 9 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 11 | .216 | 4 |
| Guy Curtright, LF
| 138 | 488 | 67 | 142 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 69 | 60 | .291 | 13 |
| Jimmy Grant, 3B
| 58 | 197 | 23 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 34 | .259 | 4 |
| Don Hanski, 1B
| 9 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .238 | 0 |
| Ralph Hodgin, 3B, RF, LF
| 117 | 407 | 52 | 128 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 20 | 24 | .314 | 3 |
| Frank Kalin, PH
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Don Kolloway, 2B
| 85 | 348 | 29 | 75 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 30 | .216 | 11 |
| Joe Kuhel, 1B
| 153 | 531 | 55 | 113 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 76 | 45 | .213 | 14 |
| Cass Michaels, 3B
| 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Wally Moses, RF, CF
| 150 | 599 | 82 | 147 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 48 | 55 | 47 | .245 | 56 |
| Moose Solters, LF, RF
| 42 | 97 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | .155 | 0 |
| Mike Tresh, C
| 86 | 279 | 20 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 37 | 20 | .215 | 2 |
| Thurman Tucker, CF
| 139 | 528 | 81 | 124 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 79 | 72 | .235 | 29 |
| Tom Turner, C
| 51 | 154 | 16 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 21 | .240 | 1 |
| Skeeter Webb, 2B
| 58 | 213 | 15 | 50 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 19 | .235 | 5 |
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| width="24%" | Player
! width="6%" | G ! width="6%" | AB ! width="6%" | R ! width="6%" | H ! width="6%" | 2B ! width="6%" | 3B ! width="6%" | HR ! width="6%" | RBI ! width="6%" | BB ! width="6%" | SO ! width="6%" | AVG ! width="6%" | SB |
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| Bill Dietrich, P
| 26 | 56 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 22 | .143 | 0 |
| Orval Grove, P
| 32 | 66 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 22 | .182 | 0 |
| Joe Haynes, P
| 35 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | .265 | 0 |
| Johnny Humphries, P
| 28 | 69 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25 | .290 | 1 |
| Thornton Lee, P
| 19 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | .071 | 0 |
| Gordon Maltzberger, P
| 37 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | .120 | 0 |
| Buck Ross, P
| 21 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | .087 | 0 |
| Eddie Smith, P
| 25 | 69 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 9 | .159 | 0 |
| Bill Swift, P
| 18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .100 | 0 |
| Jake Wade, P
| 21 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | .148 | 0 |
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| {{center|Team Totals}} | 155 | 5254 | 573 | 1297 | 193 | 46 | 33 | 508 | 561 | 582 | .247 | 173 |
= Pitching =
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
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| width="20%" | Player
! width="5%" | W ! width="5%" | L ! width="5%" | ERA ! width="5%" | G ! width="5%" | GS ! width="5%" | SV ! width="5%" | IP ! width="5%" | H ! width="5%" | R ! width="5%" | ER ! width="5%" | HR ! width="5%" | BB ! width="5%" | K |
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| Bill Dietrich
| 12 | 10 | 2.80 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 186.2 | 180 | 72 | 58 | 4 | 53 | 52 |
| Orval Grove
| 15 | 9 | 2.75 | 32 | 25 | 2 | 216.1 | 192 | 84 | 66 | 9 | 72 | 76 |
| Don Hanski
| 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Haynes
| 7 | 2 | 2.96 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 109.1 | 114 | 51 | 36 | 2 | 32 | 37 |
| Johnny Humphries
| 11 | 11 | 3.30 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 188.1 | 198 | 86 | 69 | 7 | 54 | 51 |
| Thornton Lee
| 5 | 9 | 4.18 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 127.0 | 129 | 66 | 59 | 8 | 50 | 35 |
| Gordon Maltzberger
| 7 | 4 | 2.46 | 37 | 0 | 14 | 98.2 | 86 | 29 | 27 | 8 | 24 | 48 |
| Buck Ross
| 11 | 7 | 3.19 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 149.1 | 140 | 61 | 53 | 6 | 56 | 41 |
| Eddie Smith
| 11 | 11 | 3.69 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 187.2 | 197 | 85 | 77 | 4 | 76 | 66 |
| Floyd Speer
| 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Swift
| 0 | 2 | 4.21 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 51.1 | 48 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 27 | 28 |
| Jake Wade
| 3 | 7 | 3.01 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 83.2 | 66 | 34 | 28 | 3 | 54 | 41 |
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| {{center|Team Totals}} | 82 | 72 | 3.20 | 155 | 155 | 19 | 1400.1 | 1352 | 594 | 498 | 54 | 501 | 476 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/1943.shtml 1943 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference]
{{1943 MLB season by team}}
{{Chicago White Sox}}
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