1943 Detroit Tigers

78-76 • .506 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1943 Detroit Tigers went 78-76 (.506) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 632 runs, allowed 560, and played home games at Briggs Stadium. Team leaders included Rudy York (34 HR, 118 RBI) and Dizzy Trout (20-12, 2.48 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

78 Wins
76 Losses
.506 Win %
5th Rank
632 R 560 RA
Diff +72

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632 Runs Scored
560 Runs Allowed
+72 Run Diff
635K Attendance

📈 vs. 1943 AL Average

Batting Avg .261 5% above the 1943 league average (.249)
OBP .323 1% above the 1943 league average (.321)
SLG .359 5% above the 1943 league average (.341)
Team ERA 3.00 9% better than the 1943 league average (3.30)
Runs Scored 632 5% above the 1943 league average (600 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 635,380
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Avg per Game 8,145

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1943

Batting Avg

1 Joe Wood 0.323 2 Dick Wakefield 0.316 3 Doc Cramer 0.300 4 Pinky Higgins 0.277 5 Rudy York 0.271

Home Runs

1 Rudy York 34 2 Pinky Higgins 10 3 Dick Wakefield 7 4 Jimmy Bloodworth 6 5 Ned Harris 6

RBI

1 Rudy York 118 2 Pinky Higgins 84 3 Dick Wakefield 79 4 Jimmy Bloodworth 52 5 Doc Cramer 43
1943 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dick Wakefield 155 633 91 200 38 8 7 79 62 60 4 0.316
Doc Cramer 140 606 79 182 18 4 1 43 31 13 4 0.300
Joe Hoover 144 575 78 140 15 8 4 38 36 101 6 0.243
Rudy York 155 571 90 155 22 11 34 118 84 88 5 0.271
Pinky Higgins 138 523 62 145 20 1 10 84 57 31 2 0.277
Jimmy Bloodworth 129 474 41 114 23 4 6 52 29 59 4 0.241
Ned Harris 114 354 43 90 14 3 6 32 47 29 6 0.254
Paul Richards 100 313 32 69 7 1 5 33 38 35 1 0.220
Don Ross 89 247 19 66 13 0 0 18 20 3 2 0.267
Joe Wood 60 164 22 53 4 4 1 17 6 13 2 0.323
Rip Radcliff 70 115 3 30 4 0 0 10 13 3 1 0.261
Dixie Parsons 40 106 2 15 3 0 0 4 6 16 0 0.142
Al Unser 38 101 14 25 5 0 0 4 15 15 0 0.248
Dizzy Trout 45 91 9 20 5 0 1 6 2 8 2 0.220
Virgil Trucks 33 72 7 13 1 0 0 7 2 4 0 0.181
Jimmy Outlaw 20 67 8 18 1 0 1 6 8 4 0 0.269
Hal Newhouser 37 65 4 12 2 0 0 5 3 8 0 0.185
Tommy Bridges 25 64 4 14 3 0 0 3 5 14 0 0.219
Hal White 32 57 4 8 0 0 0 2 7 18 0 0.140
Stubby Overmire 29 42 1 7 0 1 0 2 5 7 0 0.167
Charlie Metro 44 40 12 8 0 0 0 2 3 6 1 0.200
Prince Oana 20 26 5 10 2 1 1 7 1 2 0 0.385
Johnny Gorsica 36 23 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 0.174
Roy Henshaw 26 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.111
Rufe Gentry 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Joe Orrell 10 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
John McHale 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1943

ERA

1 Tommy Bridges 2.39 2 Dizzy Trout 2.48 3 Virgil Trucks 2.84 4 Hal Newhouser 3.04 5 Stubby Overmire 3.18

Wins

1 Dizzy Trout 20 2 Virgil Trucks 16 3 Tommy Bridges 12 4 Hal Newhouser 8 5 Stubby Overmire 7

Strikeouts

1 Hal Newhouser 144 2 Tommy Bridges 124 3 Virgil Trucks 118 4 Dizzy Trout 111 5 Hal White 58
1943 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dizzy Trout 20 12 2.48 44 30 6 246.2 204 68 101 111
Virgil Trucks 16 10 2.84 33 25 2 202.2 170 64 52 118
Hal Newhouser 8 17 3.04 37 25 1 195.2 163 66 111 144
Tommy Bridges 12 7 2.39 25 22 0 191.2 159 51 61 124
Hal White 7 12 3.39 32 24 2 177.2 150 67 71 58
Stubby Overmire 7 6 3.18 29 18 1 147.0 135 52 38 48
Johnny Gorsica 4 5 3.36 35 4 5 96.1 88 36 40 45
Roy Henshaw 0 2 3.79 26 3 2 71.1 75 30 33 33
Prince Oana 3 2 4.50 10 0 0 34.0 34 17 19 15
Rufe Gentry 1 3 3.68 4 4 0 29.1 30 12 12 8
Joe Orrell 0 0 3.72 10 0 1 19.1 18 8 11 2

👥 Roster (27)

Jimmy Bloodworth Tommy Bridges Doc Cramer Rufe Gentry Johnny Gorsica Ned Harris Roy Henshaw Pinky Higgins Joe Hoover John McHale Charlie Metro Hal Newhouser +15 more

27 players

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The 1943 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1943 Detroit Tigers won 78 games and lost 76, ending up 5th in the AL. The Detroit Tigers scored 632 runs and allowed 560, a run differential of +72. The team batting average of .261 was 5% above the 1943 league mark of .249. Pitchers allowed 3.00 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.30. League clubs averaged 600 runs that year, so the Detroit Tigers scored 5% more.

Briggs Stadium was home in 1943, drawing a total attendance of 635,380. For power, Rudy York led the way with 34 homers. Dick Wakefield collected the most hits, 200. On the mound, Dizzy Trout won 20 games to lead the staff. Hal Newhouser struck out 144, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1943 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1943 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1943 Detroit Tigers finished 78-76 (.506 win pct).
Who led the 1943 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Rudy York led the 1943 Detroit Tigers with 34 home runs.
What was the 1943 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1943 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.00.
Did the 1943 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1943 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1943 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1943 Detroit Tigers played home games at Briggs Stadium.
Who led the 1943 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rudy York (34 HR, 118 RBI) and Dizzy Trout (20-12, 2.48 ERA).
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