1943 Boston Red Sox

68-84 • .447 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1943 Boston Red Sox went 68-84 (.447) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 563 runs, allowed 607, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Bobby Doerr (16 HR, 75 RBI) and Tex Hughson (12-15, 2.64 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

68 Wins
84 Losses
.447 Win %
7th Rank
563 R 607 RA
Diff -44

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563 Runs Scored
607 Runs Allowed
-44 Run Diff
396K Attendance

📈 vs. 1943 AL Average

Batting Avg .243 2% below the 1943 league average (.249)
OBP .308 4% below the 1943 league average (.321)
SLG .332 3% below the 1943 league average (.341)
Team ERA 3.45 5% worse than the 1943 league average (3.30)
Runs Scored 563 6% below the 1943 league average (600 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 396,937
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Avg per Game 5,155

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1943

Batting Avg

1 Joe Cronin 0.312 2 Pete Fox 0.288 3 Roy Partee 0.281 4 Ford Garrison 0.279 5 Leon Culberson 0.272

Home Runs

1 Bobby Doerr 16 2 Jim Tabor 13 3 Joe Cronin 5 4 George Metkovich 5 5 Tony Lupien 4

RBI

1 Jim Tabor 85 2 Bobby Doerr 75 3 Tony Lupien 47 4 Pete Fox 44 5 Leon Culberson 34
1943 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tony Lupien 154 608 65 155 21 9 4 47 54 23 16 0.255
Bobby Doerr 155 604 78 163 32 3 16 75 62 59 8 0.270
Jim Tabor 137 537 57 130 26 3 13 85 43 54 7 0.242
Pete Fox 127 489 54 141 24 4 2 44 34 40 22 0.288
Skeeter Newsome 114 449 48 119 21 2 1 22 21 21 5 0.265
George Metkovich 78 321 34 79 14 4 5 27 19 38 1 0.246
Leon Culberson 80 312 36 85 16 6 3 34 30 35 13 0.272
Roy Partee 96 299 30 84 14 2 0 31 39 33 0 0.281
Eddie Lake 75 216 26 43 10 0 3 16 47 35 3 0.199
Johnny Lazor 84 208 21 47 10 2 0 13 22 25 6 0.226
Al Simmons 40 133 9 27 5 0 1 12 8 21 0 0.203
Ford Garrison 36 129 13 36 5 1 1 11 5 14 0 0.279
Dee Miles 45 121 9 26 2 2 0 10 3 3 0 0.215
Johnny Peacock 48 114 7 23 3 1 0 7 10 9 1 0.202
Babe Barna 30 112 19 19 4 1 2 10 15 24 2 0.170
Tom McBride 26 96 11 23 3 1 0 7 7 3 2 0.240
Bill Conroy 39 89 13 16 5 0 1 6 18 19 0 0.180
Tex Hughson 35 86 5 9 0 0 0 3 7 33 0 0.105
Joe Cronin 59 77 8 24 4 0 5 29 11 4 0 0.312
Oscar Judd 27 54 2 14 1 1 0 0 5 4 0 0.259
Joe Dobson 25 52 3 5 0 0 0 0 2 21 0 0.096
Dick Newsome 27 48 2 7 0 0 0 4 5 14 0 0.146
Yank Terry 30 45 1 3 0 0 0 1 5 21 0 0.067
Danny Doyle 13 43 2 9 1 0 0 6 7 9 0 0.209
Mike Ryba 40 43 1 8 0 0 0 1 4 7 0 0.186
Pinky Woods 23 36 2 8 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 0.222
Lou Lucier 16 20 3 4 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.200
Mace Brown 49 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.059
Emmett O'Neill 11 16 2 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.188
Ken Chase 7 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.091
Andy Karl 11 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.286

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1943

ERA

1 Mace Brown 2.12 2 Tex Hughson 2.64 3 Oscar Judd 2.90 4 Joe Dobson 3.12 5 Mike Ryba 3.26

Wins

1 Tex Hughson 12 2 Oscar Judd 11 3 Dick Newsome 8 4 Joe Dobson 7 5 Mike Ryba 7

Strikeouts

1 Tex Hughson 114 2 Joe Dobson 63 3 Yank Terry 63 4 Oscar Judd 53 5 Mike Ryba 50
1943 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tex Hughson 12 15 2.64 35 32 2 266.0 242 78 73 114
Joe Dobson 7 11 3.12 25 20 0 164.1 144 57 57 63
Yank Terry 7 9 3.52 30 22 1 163.2 147 64 63 63
Oscar Judd 11 6 2.90 23 20 0 155.1 131 50 69 53
Dick Newsome 8 13 4.49 25 22 0 154.1 166 77 68 40
Mike Ryba 7 5 3.26 40 8 2 143.2 142 52 57 50
Pinky Woods 5 6 4.92 23 12 1 100.2 109 55 55 32
Mace Brown 6 6 2.12 49 0 9 93.1 71 22 51 40
Lou Lucier 3 4 3.89 16 9 0 74.0 94 32 33 23
Emmett O'Neill 1 4 4.53 11 5 0 57.2 56 29 46 20
Ken Chase 0 4 6.91 7 5 0 27.1 36 21 30 9
Andy Karl 1 1 3.46 11 0 1 26.0 31 10 13 6

👥 Roster (31)

Babe Barna Mace Brown Ken Chase Bill Conroy Joe Cronin Leon Culberson Joe Dobson Bobby Doerr Danny Doyle Pete Fox Ford Garrison Tex Hughson +19 more

31 players

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The 1943 Boston Red Sox in brief

A 68-84 record (.447) put the 1943 Boston Red Sox 7th in the AL. The run column shows 563 for and 607 against. Against a league average of .249, the 1943 Boston Red Sox batted .243. Pitchers allowed 3.45 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.30. The 563 runs scored compare with a league average of 600 per club, 6% fewer.

The home park, Fenway Park II, recorded 396,937 in attendance, about 5,155 a game. Bobby Doerr led the club in home runs with 16. Jim Tabor drove in a team-high 85 runs. Tex Hughson led the pitchers with 12 wins. In all, the roster shows 31 players. The 1942 season and the 1944 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1943 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1943 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1943 Boston Red Sox finished 68-84 (.447 win pct).
Who led the 1943 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Bobby Doerr led the 1943 Boston Red Sox with 16 home runs.
What was the 1943 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1943 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 3.45.
Did the 1943 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1943 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1943 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1943 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1943 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bobby Doerr (16 HR, 75 RBI) and Tex Hughson (12-15, 2.64 ERA).
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