1943 Detroit Tigers season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Detroit Tigers

| season = 1943

| misc =

| league = American League

| ballpark = Briggs Stadium

| city = Detroit

| owners = Walter Briggs, Sr.

| general_managers = Jack Zeller

| managers = Steve O'Neill

| television =

| radio = WXYZ
(Harry Heilmann)

|}}

The 1943 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 78–76, 20 games behind the New York Yankees.

Offseason

November 2, 1942: Johnny Welaj was drafted from the Tigers by the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1942 rule 5 draft.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/welajjo01.shtml Johnny Welaj] at Baseball Reference

Regular season

= Season standings =

= Record vs. opponents =

= Roster =

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colspan="10" style="background-color: #bd5d29; color: white; text-align: center;" \| Roster
valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|10\|Tommy Bridges}} {{MLBplayer
-\|Rufe Gentry}} {{MLBplayer\|15\|Johnny Gorsica}} {{MLBplayer\|18\|Roy Henshaw}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Hal Newhouser}} {{MLBplayer\|14\|Prince Oana}} {{MLBplayer\|14\|Joe Orrell}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Stubby Overmire}} {{MLBplayer\|11\|Dizzy Trout}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Virgil Trucks}} {{MLBplayer\|25\|Hal White}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\|23\|Dixie Parsons}} {{MLBplayer\| 9\|Paul Richards}} {{MLBplayer\|30\|Al Unser}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Jimmy Bloodworth}} {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Pinky Higgins}} {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Joe Hoover}} {{MLBplayer\|24\|Joe Wood}} {{MLBplayer\| 4\|Rudy York}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Doc Cramer}} {{MLBplayer\|26\|Ned Harris}} {{MLBplayer\|21\|Charlie Metro}} {{MLBplayer
-\|Jimmy Outlaw}} {{MLBplayer\| 5\|Rip Radcliff}} {{MLBplayer\|20\|Don Ross}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Dick Wakefield}} Other batters {{MLBplayer\|27\|John McHale}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\|32\|Steve O'Neill}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\|31\|Al Vincent}}

Player stats

style="background:#fc0; border:1px solid #aaa; width:2em;"|

| = Indicates team leader

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| = Indicates league leader

= 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

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
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| C	Paul Richards	100	313	69	.220	5	33
align="center" \| 1B	{{sortname\|Rudy\|York}}	style="background:#fc0;\|155	571	155	.271	style="background:#DDFFDD;\|34	style="background:#DDFFDD;\|118
align="center" \| 2B	Jimmy Bloodworth	129	474	114	.241	6	52
align="center" \| SS	Joe Hoover	144	575	140	.243	4	38
align="center" \| 3B	Pinky Higgins	138	523	145	.277	10	84
align="center" \| OF	Doc Cramer	140	606	182	.300	1	43
align="center" \| OF	Dick Wakefield	155	style="background:#fc0;\|633	style="background:#DDFFDD;\| 200	style="background:#fc0;\|.316	7	79
align="center" \| OF	{{sortname\|Ned\|Harris}}	114	354	90	.254	6	32

== Other batters ==

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

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
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Don Ross	89	247	66	.267	0	18
align="center" \| Joe Wood	60	164	53	.323	1	17
align="center" \| Rip Radcliff	70	115	30	.261	0	10
align="center" \| Dixie Parsons	40	106	15	.142	0	4
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Al\|Unser\|Al Unser (baseball)}}	38	101	25	.248	0	4
align="center" \| Jimmy Outlaw	20	67	18	.269	1	6
align="center" \| Charlie Metro	44	40	8	.200	0	2
align="center" \| John McHale	4	3	0	.000	0	0

= Pitching =

== Starting pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Dizzy Trout	style="background:#fc0;\|44	style="background:#fc0;\|246.2	style="background:#DDFFDD;\|20*	12	2.48	111
align="center" \| Virgil Trucks	33	202.2	16	10	2.84	118
align="center" \| Hal Newhouser	37	195.2	8	style="background:#fc0;\|17	3.04	style="background:#fc0;\|144
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Tommy\|Bridges}}	25	191.2	12	7	style="background:#fc0;\| 2.39	124
align="center" \| Hal White	32	177.2	7	12	3.39	58
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Rufe\|Gentry}}	4	29.1	1	3	3.68	8

Tied with Spud Chandler (New York)

== 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" \| Stubby Overmire	29	147.0	7	6	3.18	48

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"

| Stubby Overmire

147.0

3.18

== Relief pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Johnny\|Gorsica}}	35	4	5	style="background:#fc0;\| 5	3.36	45
align="center" \| Roy Henshaw	26	0	2	2	3.79	33
align="center" \| Prince Oana	10	3	2	0	4.50	15
align="center" \| Joe Orrell	10	0	0	1	3.72	2

Awards and honors

= League leaders =

Rudy York, Major league home run champion, (34)
Rudy York, American League RBI champion, (118)

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System

|level19=AA|team19=Buffalo Bisons|league19=International League|manager19=Greg Mulleavy

|level20=B|team20=Hagerstown Owls|league20=Interstate League|manager20=Eddie Phillips and Bobby Maier}}

Notes

References

{{Cite book| editor1-last=Johnson| editor1-first=Lloyd| editor2-last=Wolff| editor2-first=Miles| title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball| edition=2nd| location=Durham, North Carolina| publisher=Baseball America| year=1997| isbn=978-0-9637189-8-3}}
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/1943.shtml 1943 Detroit Tigers season] at Baseball Reference

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