1943 Baltimore Elite Giants

14-21 • .400 Win% • 6th in NN2

The 1943 Baltimore Elite Giants went 14-21 (.400) finishing 6th in the NN2. The club scored 221 runs, allowed 318, and played home games at Bugle Field. Team leaders included George Scales (3 HR, 23 RBI) and Bill Byrd (10-5, 3.00 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

14 Wins
21 Losses
.400 Win %
6th Rank
221 R 318 RA
Diff -97

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⚡ Quick Stats

221 Runs Scored
318 Runs Allowed
-97 Run Diff
10 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1943 NN2 Average

Batting Avg .248 11% below the 1943 league average (.279)
OBP .313 11% below the 1943 league average (.353)
SLG .330 13% below the 1943 league average (.379)
Team ERA 5.12 3% worse than the 1943 league average (4.95)
Runs Scored 221 10% below the 1943 league average (246 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBugle Field
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Home Games (est.) 18 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1943

Batting Avg

1 Bud Barbee 0.291 2 Bill Hoskins 0.273 3 Henry Kimbro 0.272 4 Jim Jones 0.265 5 George Scales 0.264

Home Runs

1 George Scales 3 2 Bill Byrd 2 3 Bud Barbee 1 4 Doc Dennis 1 5 Bill Harvey 1

RBI

1 George Scales 23 2 Bill Hoskins 21 3 Bud Barbee 20 4 Bill Byrd 17 5 Frank Russell 17
1943 Baltimore Elite Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Henry Kimbro 46 184 33 50 7 5 0 12 23 0 7 0.272
Frank Russell 50 183 24 46 4 3 0 17 18 0 6 0.251
Felton Snow 46 175 22 38 5 2 1 16 7 0 3 0.217
Bud Barbee 42 151 25 44 4 3 1 20 14 0 3 0.291
Bill Hoskins 36 139 15 38 4 3 0 21 10 0 1 0.273
Bob Clarke 43 129 12 29 4 0 0 11 11 0 0 0.225
George Scales 42 121 27 32 10 3 3 23 24 0 1 0.264
Bill Byrd 35 107 17 27 6 1 2 17 11 0 2 0.252
Bill Harvey 34 97 6 21 3 3 1 4 6 0 1 0.216
Jim Jones 26 68 10 18 1 0 0 4 9 0 2 0.265
Frazier Robinson 17 47 7 11 1 1 1 8 0 0 1 0.234
Harvey Young 15 46 4 10 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0.217
Doc Dennis 10 34 4 6 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 0.176
Tom Glover 19 30 2 7 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 0.233
Biggie Williams 6 23 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0.087
Ted Brown 5 19 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0.316
Willie Burns 19 19 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.421
Judge Owens 4 17 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.176
Andy Porter 9 16 3 6 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.375
Thad Christopher 4 15 2 7 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0.467
Junior Scales 4 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.100
William Makell 6 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Joe Spencer 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Freddie Shepard 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ossie Stewart 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Art Milton 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eddie Berry 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Charley Carter 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Black 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cowboy Murray 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Norman Robinson 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Humber 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1943

ERA

1 Bill Byrd 3.00 2 Bill Harvey 4.56 3 Tom Glover 5.17 4 Andy Porter 6.04 5 Willie Burns 8.35

Wins

1 Bill Byrd 10 2 Tom Glover 3 3 Bill Harvey 2 4 Andy Porter 2 5 Willie Burns 1

Strikeouts

1 Bill Byrd 91 2 Tom Glover 61 3 Bill Harvey 34 4 Andy Porter 26 5 Ossie Stewart 11
1943 Baltimore Elite Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Byrd 10 5 3.00 17 13 0 129.0 132 43 37 91
Bill Harvey 2 11 4.56 14 13 0 94.2 112 48 29 34
Tom Glover 3 5 5.17 19 11 1 85.1 109 49 31 61
Andy Porter 2 3 6.04 9 6 0 44.2 55 30 19 26
Willie Burns 1 3 8.35 12 3 0 36.2 60 34 16 10
Ossie Stewart 0 2 12.71 4 2 0 11.1 29 16 2 11
Eddie Berry 0 0 8.22 3 0 0 7.2 8 7 5 0
Charley Carter 0 1 10.80 1 1 0 5.0 6 6 3 1
Bud Barbee 0 0 9.82 1 0 0 3.2 5 4 2 1
Joe Black 0 0 6.00 2 1 0 3.0 8 2 2 5
Cowboy Murray 0 0 6.00 1 0 0 3.0 6 2 1 0

👥 Roster (32)

Bud Barbee Eddie Berry Joe Black Ted Brown Willie Burns Bill Byrd Charley Carter Thad Christopher Bob Clarke Doc Dennis Tom Glover Bill Harvey +20 more

32 players

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The 1943 Baltimore Elite Giants in brief

The record for the 1943 Baltimore Elite Giants reads 14 wins and 21 losses, good for 6th in the NN2. With 221 runs scored and 318 given up, the 1943 differential was -97. The team batting average of .248 was 11% below the 1943 league mark of .279. The Baltimore Elite Giants staff finished with a 5.12 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.95. League clubs averaged 246 runs that year, so the Baltimore Elite Giants scored 10% fewer.

The club's home park in 1943 was Bugle Field. The home run leader was George Scales, who hit 3. The hits leader was Henry Kimbro with 50. Bill Byrd led the pitchers with 10 wins. The 1943 roster runs to 32 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1943 Baltimore Elite Giants

What was the 1943 Baltimore Elite Giants record?
The 1943 Baltimore Elite Giants finished 14-21 (.400 win pct).
Who led the 1943 Baltimore Elite Giants in home runs?
George Scales led the 1943 Baltimore Elite Giants with 3 home runs.
What was the 1943 Baltimore Elite Giants team ERA?
The 1943 Baltimore Elite Giants posted a team ERA of 5.12.
Did the 1943 Baltimore Elite Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1943 Baltimore Elite Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1943 Baltimore Elite Giants play?
The 1943 Baltimore Elite Giants played home games at Bugle Field.
Who led the 1943 Baltimore Elite Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Scales (3 HR, 23 RBI) and Bill Byrd (10-5, 3.00 ERA).
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