1943 Cleveland Indians

82-71 • .536 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1943 Cleveland Indians went 82-71 (.536) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 600 runs, allowed 577, and played home games at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Jeff Heath (18 HR, 79 RBI) and Jim Bagby (17-14, 3.10 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
71 Losses
.536 Win %
3rd Rank
600 R 577 RA
Diff +23

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⚡ Quick Stats

600 Runs Scored
577 Runs Allowed
+23 Run Diff
427K Attendance

📈 vs. 1943 AL Average

Batting Avg .255 2% above the 1943 league average (.249)
OBP .328 2% above the 1943 league average (.321)
SLG .350 3% above the 1943 league average (.341)
Team ERA 3.15 4% better than the 1943 league average (3.30)
Runs Scored 600 equal to the 1943 league average (600 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park II/Cleveland Stadium
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Home Games 48
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Total Attendance 427,208
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Avg per Game 8,900

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1943

Batting Avg

1 Roy Cullenbine 0.289 2 Lou Boudreau 0.286 3 Buddy Rosar 0.283 4 Oris Hockett 0.276 5 Hank Edwards 0.276

Home Runs

1 Jeff Heath 18 2 Roy Cullenbine 8 3 Ray Mack 7 4 Mickey Rocco 5 5 Ken Keltner 4

RBI

1 Jeff Heath 79 2 Lou Boudreau 67 3 Ray Mack 62 4 Roy Cullenbine 56 5 Oris Hockett 51
1943 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Oris Hockett 141 601 70 166 33 4 2 51 45 45 13 0.276
Ray Mack 153 545 56 120 25 2 7 62 47 61 8 0.220
Lou Boudreau 152 539 69 154 32 7 3 67 90 31 4 0.286
Roy Cullenbine 138 488 66 141 24 4 8 56 96 58 3 0.289
Ken Keltner 110 427 47 111 31 3 4 39 36 20 2 0.260
Jeff Heath 118 424 58 116 22 6 18 79 63 58 5 0.274
Mickey Rocco 108 405 43 97 14 4 5 46 51 40 1 0.240
Buddy Rosar 115 382 53 108 17 1 1 41 33 12 0 0.283
Hank Edwards 92 297 38 82 18 6 3 28 30 34 4 0.276
Rusty Peters 79 215 22 47 6 2 1 19 18 29 1 0.219
Gene Desautels 68 185 14 38 6 1 0 19 11 16 2 0.205
Otto Denning 37 129 8 31 6 0 0 13 5 1 3 0.240
Jim Bagby 41 112 7 30 1 1 0 11 1 10 1 0.268
Pat Seerey 26 72 8 16 3 0 1 5 4 19 0 0.222
Al Smith 30 68 3 14 1 1 0 5 9 14 0 0.206
Allie Reynolds 39 67 6 10 0 0 0 3 5 14 0 0.149
Vern Kennedy 38 52 8 12 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0.231
Mel Harder 19 47 2 10 1 1 0 4 2 11 0 0.213
Chubby Dean 41 46 2 9 0 0 0 5 6 2 0 0.196
Jack Salveson 23 26 2 6 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0.231
Gene Woodling 8 25 5 8 2 1 1 5 1 5 0 0.320
Jimmy Grant 15 22 3 3 2 0 0 1 4 7 0 0.136
Al Milnar 19 19 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.211
Mike Naymick 29 16 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.188
Joe Heving 30 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.071
Ray Poat 17 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0.154
Eddie Turchin 11 13 4 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0.231
Frank Doljack 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Pete Center 24 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ed Klieman 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Steve Gromek 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Paul Calvert 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim McDonnell 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
George Susce 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1943

ERA

1 Mike Naymick 2.30 2 Vern Kennedy 2.45 3 Al Smith 2.55 4 Joe Heving 2.75 5 Pete Center 2.76

Wins

1 Jim Bagby 17 2 Al Smith 17 3 Allie Reynolds 11 4 Vern Kennedy 10 5 Mel Harder 8

Strikeouts

1 Allie Reynolds 151 2 Al Smith 72 3 Jim Bagby 70 4 Vern Kennedy 63 5 Mike Naymick 41
1943 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Bagby 17 14 3.10 36 33 1 273.0 248 94 80 70
Al Smith 17 7 2.55 29 27 1 208.1 186 59 72 72
Allie Reynolds 11 12 2.99 34 21 3 198.2 140 66 109 151
Vern Kennedy 10 7 2.45 28 17 0 146.2 130 40 59 63
Mel Harder 8 7 3.06 19 18 0 135.1 126 46 61 40
Jack Salveson 5 3 3.35 23 11 3 86.0 87 32 26 24
Chubby Dean 5 5 4.50 17 9 0 76.0 83 38 34 29
Joe Heving 1 1 2.75 30 1 9 72.0 58 22 34 34
Mike Naymick 4 4 2.30 29 4 2 62.2 32 16 47 41
Ray Poat 2 5 4.40 17 4 0 45.0 44 22 20 31
Pete Center 1 2 2.76 24 1 1 42.1 29 13 18 10
Al Milnar 1 3 8.08 16 6 0 39.0 51 35 35 12
Ed Klieman 0 1 1.00 1 1 0 9.0 8 1 5 2
Paul Calvert 0 0 4.32 5 0 0 8.1 6 4 6 2
Steve Gromek 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 4.0 6 4 0 4

👥 Roster (34)

Jim Bagby Lou Boudreau Paul Calvert Pete Center Roy Cullenbine Chubby Dean Otto Denning Gene Desautels Frank Doljack Hank Edwards Jimmy Grant Steve Gromek +22 more

34 players

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The 1943 Cleveland Indians in brief

The 1943 Cleveland Indians finished 82-71, a .536 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the AL. With 600 runs scored and 577 given up, the 1943 differential was +23. The team batting average of .255 was 2% above the 1943 league mark of .249. The Cleveland Indians staff finished with a 3.15 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.30. Home games were played at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium, where 427,208 fans came through the gates.

For power, Jeff Heath led the way with 18 homers. Oris Hockett collected the most hits, 166. Al Smith was the top winner, with 17 victories. The strikeout leader was Allie Reynolds with 151. In all, the roster shows 34 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1942 season and the 1944 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1943 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1943 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1943 Cleveland Indians finished 82-71 (.536 win pct).
Who led the 1943 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Jeff Heath led the 1943 Cleveland Indians with 18 home runs.
What was the 1943 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1943 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.15.
Did the 1943 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1943 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1943 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1943 Cleveland Indians played home games at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1943 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jeff Heath (18 HR, 79 RBI) and Jim Bagby (17-14, 3.10 ERA).
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