1943 Cincinnati Reds season

1943 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Crosley Field (since 1934)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Powel Crosley, Jr.
General manager(s)	Warren Giles
Manager(s)	Bill McKechnie
Local radio	WSAI (Roger Baker, Dick Bray) WKRC (Dick Nesbitt, Waite Hoyt)
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The 1943 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the National League with a record of 87–67, 18 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals	105	49	--	.682
Cincinnati Reds	87	67	18	.565
Brooklyn Dodgers	81	72	23.5	.529
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	74	25	.519
Chicago Cubs	74	79	30.5	.484
Boston Braves	68	85	36.5	.444
Philadelphia Phillies	64	90	41	.416
New York Giants	55	98	49.5	.359

Record vs. opponents

1943 National League Records Sources:
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 Cincinnati Reds

Roster

Pitchers

43 Joe Beggs

34 Ed Heusser

38 Bob Malloy

29 Jack Niemes

41 Elmer Riddle

35 Clyde Shoun

37 Ray Starr

39 Rocky Stone

33 Johnny Vander Meer

31 Bucky Walters

Catchers

6 Tony DePhillips

4 Al Lakeman

7 Ray Mueller

Infielders

19 Charlie Brewster

11 Lonny Frey

22 Lonnie Goldstein

18 Bert Haas

10 Frank McCormick

16 Steve Mesner

15 Eddie Miller

17 Woody Williams

Outfielders

28 Chuck Aleno

20 Dain Clay

3 Estel Crabtree

22 Frankie Kelleher

21 Max Marshall

20 Mike McCormick

23 Eric Tipton

27 Gee Walker

Other batters

5 Dick West

Manager

1 Bill McKechnie

Coaches

3 Estel Crabtree

2 Hans Lobert

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
SS	Miller, EddieEddie Miller	154	576	129	.224	2	71

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Crabtree, EstelEstel Crabtree	95	254	70	.276	2	26
Williams, WoodyWoody Williams	30	69	26	.377	0	11
West, DickDick West	3	0	0	----	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Heusser, EdEd Heusser	26	91	4	3	3.46	28

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Beggs, JoeJoe Beggs	39	7	6	6	2.34	28

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Syracuse Chiefs	International League	Jewel Ens
A1	Birmingham Barons	Southern Association	Johnny Riddle

References

↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

1943 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference

1943 MLB season by team

American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington

National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1943 All-Star Game 1943 World Series

Cincinnati Reds

Formerly the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Cincinnati Redlegs
Based in Cincinnati, Ohio

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Riverside Park; Tinker Field; Sixto Escobar Stadium; Plant Field; Al Lopez Field; Plant City Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium; Goodyear Ballpark

Culture

Rivalries

Cleveland Indians

Key personnel

Owner: Robert Castellini
President of Baseball Operations: Walt Jocketty
General Manager: Dick Williams
Manager: Bryan Price

World Series Championships (5)

National League pennants (9)

AA pennants (1)

1882

Division titles (10)

National League Central: 1995; 2010; 2012
National League West: 1970; 1972; 1973; 1975; 1976; 1979; 1990

Minors

Louisville Bats (AAA)
Pensacola Blue Wahoos (AA)
Daytona Tortugas (A Adv.)
Dayton Dragons (A)
Billings Mustangs (Rookie Adv.)
AZL Reds (Rookie)
DSL Reds (Rookie)
DSL Rojos (Rookie)

Media

Seasons (135)

1880s	1880 · 1881 · 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889

1890s	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899

1900s	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909

1910s	1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919

1920s	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929

1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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