1943 Chicago White Sox

82-72 • .532 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1943 Chicago White Sox went 82-72 (.532) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 573 runs, allowed 594, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Joe Kuhel (5 HR, 46 RBI) and Orval Grove (15-9, 2.75 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

82 Wins
72 Losses
.532 Win %
4th Rank
573 R 594 RA
Diff -21

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573 Runs Scored
594 Runs Allowed
-21 Run Diff
542K Attendance

📈 vs. 1943 AL Average

Batting Avg .246 1% below the 1943 league average (.249)
OBP .322 equal to the 1943 league average (.321)
SLG .319 6% below the 1943 league average (.341)
Team ERA 3.20 3% better than the 1943 league average (3.30)
Runs Scored 573 4% below the 1943 league average (600 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 542,469
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Avg per Game 7,137

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1943

Batting Avg

1 Luke Appling 0.328 2 Ralph Hodgin 0.314 3 Guy Curtright 0.291 4 Johnny Humphries 0.290 5 Tony Cuccinello 0.272

Home Runs

1 Joe Kuhel 5 2 Jimmy Grant 4 3 Luke Appling 3 4 Guy Curtright 3 5 Wally Moses 3

RBI

1 Luke Appling 80 2 Ralph Hodgin 50 3 Guy Curtright 48 4 Wally Moses 48 5 Joe Kuhel 46
1943 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Wally Moses 150 599 82 147 22 12 3 48 55 47 56 0.245
Luke Appling 155 585 63 192 33 2 3 80 90 29 27 0.328
Joe Kuhel 153 531 55 113 21 1 5 46 76 45 14 0.213
Thurman Tucker 139 528 81 124 15 6 3 39 79 72 29 0.235
Guy Curtright 138 488 67 142 20 7 3 48 69 60 13 0.291
Ralph Hodgin 117 407 52 128 22 8 1 50 20 24 3 0.314
Don Kolloway 85 348 29 75 14 4 1 33 9 30 11 0.216
Mike Tresh 86 279 20 60 3 0 0 20 37 20 2 0.215
Skeeter Webb 58 213 15 50 5 2 0 22 6 19 5 0.235
Jimmy Grant 58 197 23 51 9 2 4 22 18 34 4 0.259
Tom Turner 51 154 16 37 7 1 2 11 13 21 1 0.240
Dick Culler 53 148 9 32 5 1 0 11 16 11 4 0.216
Tony Cuccinello 34 103 5 28 5 0 2 11 13 13 3 0.272
Vince Castino 33 101 14 23 1 0 2 16 12 11 0 0.228
Moose Solters 42 97 6 15 0 0 1 8 7 5 0 0.155
Johnny Humphries 28 69 6 20 6 0 0 5 3 25 1 0.290
Eddie Smith 25 69 4 11 1 0 1 8 2 9 0 0.159
Orval Grove 32 66 9 12 0 0 0 7 11 22 0 0.182
Bill Dietrich 26 56 7 8 1 0 1 6 5 22 0 0.143
Buck Ross 21 46 1 4 1 0 1 4 5 15 0 0.087
Thornton Lee 19 42 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 8 0 0.071
Joe Haynes 35 34 5 9 0 0 0 4 3 9 0 0.265
Jake Wade 21 27 2 4 1 0 0 3 3 9 0 0.148
Gordon Maltzberger 37 25 0 3 0 0 0 1 6 14 0 0.120
Don Hanski 9 21 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.238
Bill Swift 18 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0.100
Cass Michaels 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Kalin 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Floyd Speer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1943

ERA

1 Gordon Maltzberger 2.46 2 Orval Grove 2.75 3 Bill Dietrich 2.80 4 Joe Haynes 2.96 5 Jake Wade 3.01

Wins

1 Orval Grove 15 2 Bill Dietrich 12 3 Johnny Humphries 11 4 Buck Ross 11 5 Eddie Smith 11

Strikeouts

1 Orval Grove 76 2 Eddie Smith 66 3 Bill Dietrich 52 4 Johnny Humphries 51 5 Gordon Maltzberger 48
1943 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Orval Grove 15 9 2.75 32 25 2 216.1 192 66 72 76
Johnny Humphries 11 11 3.30 28 27 0 188.1 198 69 54 51
Eddie Smith 11 11 3.69 25 25 0 187.2 197 77 76 66
Bill Dietrich 12 10 2.80 26 26 0 186.2 180 58 53 52
Buck Ross 11 7 3.19 21 21 0 149.1 140 53 56 41
Thornton Lee 5 9 4.18 19 19 0 127.0 129 59 50 35
Joe Haynes 7 2 2.96 35 2 3 109.1 114 36 32 37
Gordon Maltzberger 7 4 2.46 37 0 14 98.2 86 27 24 48
Jake Wade 3 7 3.01 21 9 0 83.2 66 28 54 41
Bill Swift 0 2 4.21 18 1 0 51.1 48 24 27 28
Don Hanski 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0
Floyd Speer 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 2 1

👥 Roster (29)

Luke Appling Vince Castino Tony Cuccinello Dick Culler Guy Curtright Bill Dietrich Jimmy Grant Orval Grove Don Hanski Joe Haynes Ralph Hodgin Johnny Humphries +17 more

29 players

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The 1943 Chicago White Sox in brief

A 82-72 record (.532) put the 1943 Chicago White Sox 4th in the AL. The run column shows 573 for and 594 against. At the plate the Chicago White Sox hit .246, 1% worse than the league's .249. The Chicago White Sox staff finished with a 3.20 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.30. Measured against the 600-run league average, the offense was 4% behind.

Attendance at Comiskey Park totaled 542,469 for the year. Joe Kuhel topped the Chicago White Sox with 5 home runs. The RBI leader was Luke Appling, with 80. Orval Grove led the pitchers with 15 wins. Gordon Maltzberger saved 14 games. The roster section lists 29 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1943 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1943 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1943 Chicago White Sox finished 82-72 (.532 win pct).
Who led the 1943 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Joe Kuhel led the 1943 Chicago White Sox with 5 home runs.
What was the 1943 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1943 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.20.
Did the 1943 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1943 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1943 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1943 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1943 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe Kuhel (5 HR, 46 RBI) and Orval Grove (15-9, 2.75 ERA).
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