1943 Boston Braves season
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Boston Braves
| season = 1943
| misc =
| league = National League
| ballpark = Braves Field
| city = Boston, Massachusetts
| record = 68–85 (.444)
| league_place = 6th
| owners = J.A. Robert Quinn
| managers = Casey Stengel, Bob Coleman
| television =
| radio = WNAC
(George Hartrick, Tom Hussey)
|}}
The 1943 Boston Braves season was the 73rd season of the franchise. The Braves finished sixth in the National League with a record of 68 wins and 85 losses.
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1943 National League standings|highlight=Boston Braves}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1943 NL Record vs. opponents|team=BOS}}
= Notable transactions =
- April 18, 1943: Dave Odom was signed as a free agent by the Braves.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/odomda01.shtml Dave Odom page at Baseball-Reference]
- July 19, 1943: Tony Cuccinello was released by the Braves.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cuccito01.shtml Tony Cuccinello page at Baseball-Reference]
= Roster =
| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| colspan="10" style="background-color: #0f437c; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1943 Boston Braves |
|---|
| colspan="10" style="background-color: #af0039; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster |
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer|25|Nate Andrews}} {{MLBplayer|19|Red Barrett}} {{MLBplayer|26|Ben Cardoni}} {{MLBplayer |
| -|John Dagenhard}}
{{MLBplayer|20|George Diehl}} {{MLBplayer|21|Bill Donovan}} {{MLBplayer|18|Al Javery}} {{MLBplayer|26|George Jeffcoat}} {{MLBplayer |
| -|Carl Lindquist}}
{{MLBplayer|36|Danny MacFayden}} {{MLBplayer|35|Ray Martin}} {{MLBplayer|34|Dave Odom}} {{MLBplayer|24|Manny Salvo}} {{MLBplayer|36|Allyn Stout}} {{MLBplayer |
| -|Roy Talcott}}
{{MLBplayer|22|Jim Tobin}} {{MLBplayer|27|Lou Tost}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer|12|Clyde Kluttz}} {{MLBplayer|10|Phil Masi}} {{MLBplayer|5,16|Hugh Poland}} Infielders {{MLBplayer|11|Bill Brubaker}} {{MLBplayer|14|Joe Burns}} {{MLBplayer|15|Tony Cuccinello}} {{MLBplayer |
| -|Buck Etchison}}
{{MLBplayer| 9|Kerby Farrell}} {{MLBplayer| 8|Ben Geraghty}} {{MLBplayer| 8|Heinie Heltzel}} {{MLBplayer| 2|Eddie Joost}} {{MLBplayer| 3|Johnny McCarthy}} {{MLBplayer|30,42|Connie Ryan}} {{MLBplayer| 7|Whitey Wietelmann}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer| 1|Tommy Holmes}} {{MLBplayer|29|Butch Nieman}} {{MLBplayer| 6|Chet Ross}} {{MLBplayer| 4|Chuck Workman}} Other batters {{MLBplayer|17|Connie Creeden}} {{MLBplayer|35|Sam Gentile}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer|31|Bob Coleman}} {{MLBplayer|32|Casey Stengel}} Coaches {{MLBplayer|31|Bob Coleman}} {{MLBplayer|33|George Kelly}} |
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
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | Phil Masi | 80 | 238 | 65 | .273 | 2 | 28 |
| align=center
| 1B | {{sortname|Johnny|McCarthy|Johnny McCarthy (baseball)}} | 78 | 313 | 95 | .304 | 2 | 33 |
| align="center"
| 2B | Connie Ryan | 132 | 457 | 97 | .212 | 1 | 24 |
| align=center
| SS | Whitey Wietelmann | 153 | 534 | 115 | .215 | 0 | 39 |
| align=center
| 3B | Eddie Joost | 124 | 421 | 78 | .185 | 2 | 20 |
| align=center
| OF | Chuck Workman | 153 | 615 | 153 | .249 | 10 | 67 |
| align=center
| OF | Tommy Holmes | 152 | 629 | 170 | .270 | 5 | 41 |
| align=center
| OF | Butch Nieman | 101 | 335 | 84 | .251 | 7 | 46 |
== Other batters ==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 94 | 285 | 62 | .218 | 7 | 32 |
| align=center | 85 | 280 | 75 | .268 | 0 | 21 |
| align=center | 66 | 207 | 51 | .246 | 0 | 20 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Hugh|Poland|Hugh Poland (baseball)}} | 44 | 141 | 27 | .191 | 0 | 13 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Joe|Burns|Joe Burns (infielder)}} | 52 | 135 | 28 | .207 | 1 | 5 |
| align="center" | 29 | 86 | 13 | .151 | 0 | 5 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Tony|Cuccinello}} | 13 | 19 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 |
| align="center" | 10 | 19 | 6 | .316 | 0 | 2 |
| align=center | 13 | 19 | 8 | .421 | 0 | 1 |
| align=center | 8 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| align=center | 5 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| align=center | 8 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 41 | 303.0 | 17 | 16 | 3.21 | 134 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Nate|Andrews}} | 36 | 283.2 | 14 | 20 | 2.57 | 80 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Red|Barrett}} | 38 | 255.0 | 12 | 18 | 3.18 | 64 |
| align="center" | 33 | 250.0 | 14 | 14 | 2.66 | 52 |
| align=center | 2 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 6.23 | 1 |
== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 21 | 98.2 | 5 | 7 | 3.47 | 26 |
| align=center | 8 | 17.2 | 1 | 2 | 3.06 | 10 |
| align=center | 2 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| align=center
| Lou Tost | 3 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 3 |
== Relief pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Dave|Odom|Dave Odom (baseball)}} | 23 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5.27 | 17 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Ben|Cardoni}} | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.43 | 5 |
| align="center" | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.91 | 5 |
| align=center | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 3 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Bill|Donovan|Bill Donovan (Boston Braves pitcher)}} | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.84 | 1 |
| align="center" | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.30 | 4 |
| align=center | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 1 |
| align=center | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
| align=center | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |
Farm system
{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}
{{MLB Farm System|level20=A|team20=Hartford Bees|league20=Eastern League|manager20=Del Bissonette}}Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
Notes
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References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BSN/1943.shtml 1943 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference]
{{1943 MLB season by team}}
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