1943 Boston Braves

68-85 • .444 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1943 Boston Braves went 68-85 (.444) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 465 runs, allowed 612, and played home games at Braves Field. Team leaders included Chuck Workman (10 HR, 67 RBI) and Al Javery (17-16, 3.21 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
85 Losses
.444 Win %
6th Rank
465 R 612 RA
Diff -147

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465 Runs Scored
612 Runs Allowed
-147 Run Diff
319K Attendance

📈 vs. 1943 NL Average

Batting Avg .233 9% below the 1943 league average (.257)
OBP .298 8% below the 1943 league average (.324)
SLG .308 11% below the 1943 league average (.347)
Team ERA 3.25 4% better than the 1943 league average (3.39)
Runs Scored 465 24% below the 1943 league average (612 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBraves Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 319,543
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Avg per Game 4,149

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1943

Batting Avg

1 Johnny McCarthy 0.304 2 Jim Tobin 0.280 3 Phil Masi 0.273 4 Tommy Holmes 0.270 5 Kerby Farrell 0.268

Home Runs

1 Chuck Workman 10 2 Butch Nieman 7 3 Chet Ross 7 4 Tommy Holmes 5 5 Eddie Joost 2

RBI

1 Chuck Workman 67 2 Butch Nieman 46 3 Tommy Holmes 41 4 Whitey Wietelmann 39 5 Johnny McCarthy 33
1943 Boston Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tommy Holmes 152 629 75 170 33 10 5 41 58 20 7 0.270
Chuck Workman 153 615 71 153 17 1 10 67 53 72 12 0.249
Whitey Wietelmann 153 534 33 115 14 1 0 39 46 40 9 0.215
Connie Ryan 132 457 52 97 10 2 1 24 58 56 7 0.212
Eddie Joost 124 421 34 78 16 3 2 20 68 80 5 0.185
Butch Nieman 101 335 39 84 15 8 7 46 39 39 4 0.251
Johnny McCarthy 78 313 32 95 24 6 2 33 10 19 1 0.304
Chet Ross 94 285 27 62 12 2 7 32 26 67 1 0.218
Kerby Farrell 85 280 11 75 14 1 0 21 16 15 1 0.268
Phil Masi 80 238 27 65 9 1 2 28 27 20 7 0.273
Clyde Kluttz 66 207 13 51 7 0 0 20 15 9 0 0.246
Hugh Poland 44 141 5 27 7 0 0 13 4 11 0 0.191
Joe Burns 52 135 12 28 3 0 1 5 8 25 2 0.207
Jim Tobin 46 107 8 30 4 0 2 12 6 16 0 0.280
Al Javery 41 104 4 17 3 0 0 3 2 34 0 0.163
Nate Andrews 36 90 4 14 3 0 0 7 9 22 0 0.156
Heinie Heltzel 29 86 6 13 3 0 0 5 7 13 0 0.151
Red Barrett 38 81 2 11 1 0 0 6 0 10 0 0.136
Bill Brubaker 13 19 3 8 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.421
Tony Cuccinello 13 19 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0.000
Buck Etchison 10 19 2 6 3 0 0 2 2 2 0 0.316
Dave Odom 22 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Ben Cardoni 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Connie Creeden 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.250
Sam Gentile 8 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.250
George Jeffcoat 8 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.500
Carl Lindquist 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Danny MacFayden 10 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
John Dagenhard 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Bill Donovan 7 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Manny Salvo 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1.000
Allyn Stout 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
George Diehl 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ben Geraghty 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Martin 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lou Tost 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roy Talcott 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1943

ERA

1 Nate Andrews 2.57 2 Jim Tobin 2.66 3 Red Barrett 3.18 4 Al Javery 3.21 5 Dave Odom 5.27

Wins

1 Al Javery 17 2 Nate Andrews 14 3 Jim Tobin 14 4 Red Barrett 12 5 Danny MacFayden 2

Strikeouts

1 Al Javery 134 2 Nate Andrews 80 3 Red Barrett 64 4 Jim Tobin 52 5 Dave Odom 17
1943 Boston Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Al Javery 17 16 3.21 41 35 0 303.0 288 108 99 134
Nate Andrews 14 20 2.57 36 34 0 283.2 253 81 75 80
Red Barrett 12 18 3.18 38 31 0 255.0 240 90 63 64
Jim Tobin 14 14 2.66 33 30 0 250.0 241 74 69 52
Dave Odom 0 3 5.27 22 3 2 54.2 54 32 30 17
Ben Cardoni 0 0 6.43 11 0 1 28.0 38 20 14 5
Kerby Farrell 0 1 4.30 5 0 0 23.0 24 11 9 4
Danny MacFayden 2 1 5.91 10 1 0 21.1 31 14 9 5
George Jeffcoat 1 2 3.06 8 1 0 17.2 15 6 10 10
Bill Donovan 1 0 1.84 7 0 0 14.2 17 3 9 1
Carl Lindquist 0 2 6.23 2 2 0 13.0 17 9 4 1
John Dagenhard 1 0 0.00 2 1 0 11.0 9 0 4 2
Allyn Stout 1 0 6.75 9 0 1 9.1 17 7 4 3
Lou Tost 0 1 5.40 3 1 0 6.2 10 4 4 3
Manny Salvo 0 1 7.20 1 1 0 5.0 5 4 6 1
George Diehl 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 4.0 4 2 3 1
Ray Martin 0 0 8.10 2 0 0 3.1 3 3 1 1
Roy Talcott 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0.2 1 2 2 0

👥 Roster (37)

Nate Andrews Red Barrett Bill Brubaker Joe Burns Ben Cardoni Connie Creeden Tony Cuccinello John Dagenhard George Diehl Bill Donovan Buck Etchison Kerby Farrell +25 more

37 players

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The 1943 Boston Braves in brief

The record for the 1943 Boston Braves reads 68 wins and 85 losses, good for 6th in the NL. Runs came in at 465 scored against 612 allowed (-147). The team batting average of .233 was 9% below the 1943 league mark of .257. The staff ERA of 3.25 was 4% better than the league average of 3.39. Measured against the 612-run league average, the offense was 24% behind.

Braves Field was home in 1943, drawing a total attendance of 319,543. For power, Chuck Workman led the way with 10 homers. Tommy Holmes collected the most hits, 170. The pitching staff's wins leader was Al Javery (17). The 1943 roster runs to 37 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1942 season and the 1944 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1943 Boston Braves

What was the 1943 Boston Braves record?
The 1943 Boston Braves finished 68-85 (.444 win pct).
Who led the 1943 Boston Braves in home runs?
Chuck Workman led the 1943 Boston Braves with 10 home runs.
What was the 1943 Boston Braves team ERA?
The 1943 Boston Braves posted a team ERA of 3.25.
Did the 1943 Boston Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1943 Boston Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1943 Boston Braves play?
The 1943 Boston Braves played home games at Braves Field.
Who led the 1943 Boston Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Chuck Workman (10 HR, 67 RBI) and Al Javery (17-16, 3.21 ERA).
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