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1943 Kansas City Monarchs

30-19 • .612 Win% • 1st in NAL

The 1943 Kansas City Monarchs went 30-19 (.612) finishing 1st in the NAL. The club scored 218 runs, allowed 209, and played home games at Ruppert Stadium. Team leaders included Willard Brown (7 HR, 33 RBI) and Booker McDaniel (9-2, 2.42 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

30 Wins
19 Losses
.612 Win %
1st Rank
218 R 209 RA
Diff +9

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⚡ Quick Stats

218 Runs Scored
209 Runs Allowed
+9 Run Diff
11 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1943 NAL Average

Batting Avg .256 1% above the 1943 league average (.253)
OBP .311 1% above the 1943 league average (.309)
SLG .333 2% above the 1943 league average (.326)
Team ERA 3.25 16% better than the 1943 league average (3.88)
Runs Scored 218 29% above the 1943 league average (169 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRuppert Stadium
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Home Games (est.) 25 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1943

Batting Avg

1 Willard Brown 0.333 2 Hank Thompson 0.313 3 Bonnie Serrell 0.295 4 Buck O'Neil 0.284 5 Hilton Smith 0.258

Home Runs

1 Willard Brown 7 2 Booker McDaniel 1 3 Buck O'Neil 1 4 Bonnie Serrell 1 5 Hank Thompson 1

RBI

1 Willard Brown 33 2 Bonnie Serrell 25 3 Buck O'Neil 16 4 Herb Souell 14 5 Hank Thompson 14
1943 Kansas City Monarchs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Herb Souell 54 208 31 52 7 2 0 14 16 0 7 0.250
Willard Brown 54 204 33 68 13 2 7 33 16 0 4 0.333
Bonnie Serrell 54 200 31 59 16 5 1 25 12 0 3 0.295
Jesse Williams 42 156 24 39 2 3 0 9 17 0 5 0.250
Buck O'Neil 42 155 21 44 4 0 1 16 10 0 4 0.284
Newt Allen 37 143 14 32 5 0 0 5 10 0 1 0.224
Hank Thompson 41 134 18 42 6 2 1 14 9 0 2 0.313
Willie Simms 31 97 12 16 2 1 0 8 13 0 2 0.165
Herb Barnhill 24 79 4 19 0 1 0 6 4 0 3 0.241
Sammy Haynes 22 67 5 14 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 0.209
Hilton Smith 26 62 8 16 3 2 0 9 5 0 0 0.258
Jack Matchett 25 55 2 13 3 0 0 9 5 1 0 0.236
Satchel Paige 26 46 3 12 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0.261
Frank Duncan 19 43 5 6 0 0 0 2 9 1 2 0.140
Booker McDaniel 14 30 2 4 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0.133
Eugene Tyler 5 18 1 4 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 0.222
George Walker 14 15 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.200
Ted Alexander 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Norris Phillips 6 9 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.222
Joe Greene 2 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.125
Eddie Locke 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143
Babe Charter 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Lloyd Davenport 1 4 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.750
Dave Hoskins 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.500
Gready McKinnis 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Felton Snow 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sonny Parker 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Robinson 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1943

ERA

1 Booker McDaniel 2.42 2 Hilton Smith 2.55 3 Satchel Paige 2.91 4 Ted Alexander 3.09 5 George Walker 3.44

Wins

1 Booker McDaniel 9 2 Satchel Paige 8 3 Jack Matchett 4 4 Hilton Smith 3 5 Norris Phillips 2

Strikeouts

1 Satchel Paige 91 2 Booker McDaniel 63 3 Jack Matchett 39 4 Hilton Smith 29 5 George Walker 18
1943 Kansas City Monarchs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Satchel Paige 8 8 2.91 26 22 1 114.1 105 37 30 91
Jack Matchett 4 6 4.50 17 10 0 92.0 109 46 34 39
Booker McDaniel 9 2 2.42 14 5 1 78.0 63 21 23 63
Hilton Smith 3 2 2.55 10 6 0 60.0 49 17 10 29
George Walker 2 4 3.44 9 4 0 36.2 32 14 7 18
Ted Alexander 1 0 3.09 9 1 0 32.0 28 11 11 12
Norris Phillips 2 2 5.02 6 4 1 28.2 34 16 28 14
Gready McKinnis 0 0 3.38 2 1 1 8.0 9 3 3 8
Sonny Parker 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 7.0 1 0 1 7

👥 Roster (28)

Ted Alexander Newt Allen Herb Barnhill Willard Brown Babe Charter Lloyd Davenport Frank Duncan Joe Greene Sammy Haynes Dave Hoskins Eddie Locke Jack Matchett +16 more

28 players

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The 1943 Kansas City Monarchs in brief

In 1943 the Kansas City Monarchs posted a 30-19 mark (.612) and finished 1st in the NAL. Runs came in at 218 scored against 209 allowed (+9). Against a league average of .253, the 1943 Kansas City Monarchs batted .256. The staff ERA of 3.25 was 16% better than the league average of 3.88. The 1943 Kansas City Monarchs outscored the average club by 29% (218 against 169).

The club's home park in 1943 was Ruppert Stadium. The home run leader was Willard Brown, who hit 7. The pitching staff's wins leader was Booker McDaniel (9). Satchel Paige struck out 91, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 28 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1942 season and the 1944 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1943 Kansas City Monarchs

What was the 1943 Kansas City Monarchs record?
The 1943 Kansas City Monarchs finished 30-19 (.612 win pct).
How did the 1943 Kansas City Monarchs finish?
The 1943 Kansas City Monarchs finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1943 Kansas City Monarchs in home runs?
Willard Brown led the 1943 Kansas City Monarchs with 7 home runs.
What was the 1943 Kansas City Monarchs team ERA?
The 1943 Kansas City Monarchs posted a team ERA of 3.25.
Did the 1943 Kansas City Monarchs win the World Series?
No. The 1943 Kansas City Monarchs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1943 Kansas City Monarchs play?
The 1943 Kansas City Monarchs played home games at Ruppert Stadium.
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