1943 Brooklyn Dodgers

81-72 • .529 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers went 81-72 (.529) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 716 runs, allowed 674, and played home games at Ebbets Field. Team leaders included Augie Galan (9 HR, 67 RBI) and Whit Wyatt (14-5, 2.49 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

81 Wins
72 Losses
.529 Win %
3rd Rank
716 R 674 RA
Diff +42

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⚡ Quick Stats

716 Runs Scored
674 Runs Allowed
+42 Run Diff
785K Attendance

📈 vs. 1943 NL Average

Batting Avg .271 6% above the 1943 league average (.257)
OBP .346 7% above the 1943 league average (.324)
SLG .356 3% above the 1943 league average (.347)
Team ERA 3.88 15% worse than the 1943 league average (3.39)
Runs Scored 716 17% above the 1943 league average (612 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEbbets Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 785,070
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Avg per Game 10,195

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1943

Batting Avg

1 Billy Herman 0.330 2 Red Barkley 0.314 3 Paul Waner 0.311 4 Arky Vaughan 0.305 5 Luis Olmo 0.303

Home Runs

1 Augie Galan 9 2 Dolph Camilli 6 3 Arky Vaughan 5 4 Dixie Walker 5 5 Luis Olmo 4

RBI

1 Billy Herman 100 2 Dixie Walker 71 3 Augie Galan 67 4 Arky Vaughan 66 5 Mickey Owen 54
1943 Brooklyn Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Arky Vaughan 149 610 112 186 39 6 5 66 60 13 20 0.305
Billy Herman 153 585 76 193 41 2 2 100 66 26 4 0.330
Dixie Walker 138 540 83 163 32 6 5 71 49 24 3 0.302
Augie Galan 139 495 83 142 26 3 9 67 103 39 6 0.287
Mickey Owen 106 365 31 95 11 2 0 54 25 15 4 0.260
Dolph Camilli 95 353 56 87 15 6 6 43 65 48 2 0.246
Frenchy Bordagaray 89 268 47 81 18 2 0 19 30 15 6 0.302
Luis Olmo 57 238 39 72 6 4 4 37 8 20 3 0.303
Paul Waner 82 225 29 70 16 0 1 26 35 9 0 0.311
Bobby Bragan 74 220 17 58 7 2 2 24 15 16 0 0.264
Al Glossop 87 217 28 37 9 0 3 21 28 27 0 0.171
Howie Schultz 45 182 20 49 12 0 1 34 6 24 3 0.269
Joe Medwick 48 173 13 47 10 0 0 25 10 8 1 0.272
Dee Moore 37 79 8 20 3 0 0 12 11 8 1 0.253
Kirby Higbe 35 65 2 9 0 0 1 1 3 12 0 0.138
Gene Hermanski 18 60 6 18 2 1 0 12 11 7 1 0.300
Whit Wyatt 27 60 7 17 5 0 0 4 1 2 0 0.283
Curt Davis 31 55 5 9 0 0 0 3 5 14 0 0.164
Max Macon 45 55 7 9 0 0 0 6 0 1 1 0.164
Red Barkley 20 51 6 16 3 0 0 7 4 7 1 0.314
Ed Head 47 46 4 7 0 0 0 3 1 7 0 0.152
Alex Kampouris 19 44 9 10 4 1 0 4 17 6 0 0.227
Bobo Newsom 22 44 4 11 0 0 0 6 0 11 0 0.250
Rube Melton 30 38 4 4 0 0 0 3 1 13 0 0.105
Johnny Cooney 37 34 7 7 0 0 0 2 4 3 1 0.206
Les Webber 54 25 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0.120
Boyd Bartley 9 21 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.048
Al Campanis 7 20 3 2 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 0.100
Bill Hart 8 19 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.158
Rex Barney 9 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.056
Leo Durocher 6 18 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.222
Carden Gillenwater 8 17 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.176
Joe Orengo 7 15 1 3 2 0 0 1 4 2 0 0.200
Freddie Fitzsimmons 9 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.071
Fritz Ostermueller 8 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Johnny Allen 17 7 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.429
Bill Lohrman 6 7 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.143
Chris Haughey 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Newt Kimball 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat Ankenman 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Hal Gregg 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Gil Hodges 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0.000
Bill Sayles 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Hal Peck 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Chipman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1943

ERA

1 Whit Wyatt 2.49 2 Bobo Newsom 3.02 3 Ed Head 3.66 4 Kirby Higbe 3.70 5 Curt Davis 3.78

Wins

1 Whit Wyatt 14 2 Kirby Higbe 13 3 Curt Davis 10 4 Ed Head 9 5 Bobo Newsom 9

Strikeouts

1 Kirby Higbe 108 2 Ed Head 83 3 Whit Wyatt 80 4 Bobo Newsom 75 5 Rube Melton 63
1943 Brooklyn Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Kirby Higbe 13 10 3.70 35 27 0 185.0 189 76 95 108
Whit Wyatt 14 5 2.49 26 26 0 180.2 139 50 43 80
Ed Head 9 10 3.66 47 18 6 169.2 166 69 66 83
Curt Davis 10 13 3.78 31 21 3 164.1 182 69 39 47
Bobo Newsom 9 4 3.02 22 12 1 125.0 113 42 57 75
Rube Melton 5 8 3.92 30 17 0 119.1 106 52 79 63
Les Webber 2 2 3.81 54 0 10 115.2 112 49 69 24
Max Macon 7 5 5.96 25 9 0 77.0 91 51 32 21
Rex Barney 2 2 6.35 9 8 0 45.1 36 32 41 23
Freddie Fitzsimmons 3 4 5.44 9 7 0 44.2 50 27 21 12
Johnny Allen 5 1 4.26 17 1 1 38.0 42 18 25 15
Bill Lohrman 0 2 3.58 6 2 0 27.2 29 11 10 5
Fritz Ostermueller 1 1 3.29 7 1 0 27.1 21 10 12 15
Hal Gregg 0 3 9.64 5 4 0 18.2 21 20 21 7
Bill Sayles 0 0 7.71 5 0 0 11.2 13 10 10 5
Newt Kimball 1 1 1.64 5 0 1 11.0 9 2 5 2
Chris Haughey 0 1 3.86 1 0 0 7.0 5 3 10 0
Bob Chipman 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.2 2 0 2 0

👥 Roster (45)

Johnny Allen Pat Ankenman Red Barkley Rex Barney Boyd Bartley Frenchy Bordagaray Bobby Bragan Dolph Camilli Al Campanis Bob Chipman Johnny Cooney Curt Davis +33 more

45 players

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The 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers in brief

A 81-72 record (.529) put the 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers 3rd in the NL. Runs came in at 716 scored against 674 allowed (+42). The team batting average of .271 was 6% above the 1943 league mark of .257. The staff ERA of 3.88 was 15% worse than the league average of 3.39. The 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers outscored the average club by 17% (716 against 612). Attendance at Ebbets Field totaled 785,070 for the year.

The home run leader was Augie Galan, who hit 9. Billy Herman led in RBI with 100. The pitching staff's wins leader was Whit Wyatt (14). The strikeout leader was Kirby Higbe with 108. The saves leader was Les Webber with 10. The 1943 roster runs to 45 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers

What was the 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers record?
The 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers finished 81-72 (.529 win pct).
Who led the 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers in home runs?
Augie Galan led the 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers with 9 home runs.
What was the 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers team ERA?
The 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers posted a team ERA of 3.88.
Did the 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series?
No. The 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers play?
The 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers played home games at Ebbets Field.
Who led the 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Augie Galan (9 HR, 67 RBI) and Whit Wyatt (14-5, 2.49 ERA).
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