1943 Memphis Red Sox

28-46 • .378 Win% • 5th in NAL

The 1943 Memphis Red Sox went 28-46 (.378) finishing 5th in the NAL. The club scored 140 runs, allowed 162, and played home games at Martin Park. Team leaders included Neil Robinson (2 HR, 16 RBI) and Willie Hutchinson (4-7, 5.94 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

28 Wins
46 Losses
.378 Win %
5th Rank
140 R 162 RA
Diff -22

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⚡ Quick Stats

140 Runs Scored
162 Runs Allowed
-22 Run Diff
3 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1943 NAL Average

Batting Avg .259 2% above the 1943 league average (.253)
OBP .324 5% above the 1943 league average (.309)
SLG .320 2% below the 1943 league average (.326)
Team ERA 4.37 13% worse than the 1943 league average (3.88)
Runs Scored 140 17% below the 1943 league average (169 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMartin Park
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Home Games (est.) 39 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1943

Batting Avg

1 Cowan Hyde 0.311 2 Red Longley 0.305 3 Fred Bankhead 0.292 4 Fred McDaniel 0.284 5 Jim Canada 0.254

Home Runs

1 Neil Robinson 2 2 Cowan Hyde 1

RBI

1 Neil Robinson 16 2 Fred Bankhead 14 3 Cowan Hyde 14 4 Red Longley 11 5 Fred McDaniel 10
1943 Memphis Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Fred Bankhead 29 120 21 35 4 1 0 14 5 1 7 0.292
Cowan Hyde 26 106 17 33 1 2 1 14 5 0 6 0.311
Red Longley 28 105 10 32 5 1 0 11 6 1 1 0.305
Neil Robinson 26 94 15 22 3 2 2 16 9 0 0 0.234
Fred McDaniel 23 81 11 23 4 2 0 10 14 0 2 0.284
Verdell Mathis 23 74 12 16 1 0 0 8 12 1 0 0.216
Jim Canada 18 63 5 16 4 0 0 6 5 0 0 0.254
Larry Brown 18 51 2 10 1 0 0 1 7 1 0 0.196
Emmett Wilson 16 51 11 11 2 1 0 4 9 0 1 0.216
Nat Rogers 17 47 1 9 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 0.191
Marlin Carter 9 35 7 9 1 1 0 7 5 0 0 0.257
Willie Hutchinson 16 31 7 7 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.226
Porter Moss 14 31 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.161
Bob Smith 10 29 2 11 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0.379
T. J. Brown 7 21 4 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0.286
Casey Jones 9 19 6 7 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0.368
Robert Keys 6 14 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0.214
Pepper Sharpe 6 12 0 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.333
Felix Evans 5 9 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.222
James Lockman 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Gerves Fagan 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Bill Barnes 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jimmy Ford 1 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.500
Henry Smith 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250
Goose Curry 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Jelly Taylor 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.333
Satchel Paige 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hodges 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1943

ERA

1 Verdell Mathis 2.87 2 Porter Moss 3.04 3 Robert Keys 5.89 4 Willie Hutchinson 5.94

Wins

1 Willie Hutchinson 4 2 Verdell Mathis 4 3 Porter Moss 4 4 Robert Keys 1 5 Satchel Paige 1

Strikeouts

1 Willie Hutchinson 44 2 Verdell Mathis 28 3 Porter Moss 28 4 Robert Keys 13 5 Satchel Paige 7
1943 Memphis Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Willie Hutchinson 4 7 5.94 14 11 0 72.2 95 48 17 44
Porter Moss 4 4 3.04 13 7 0 68.0 66 23 19 28
Verdell Mathis 4 2 2.87 10 6 0 62.2 68 20 14 28
Robert Keys 1 4 5.89 5 5 0 36.2 43 24 13 13
Bill Barnes 0 0 4.66 2 0 0 9.2 11 5 1 2
Satchel Paige 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 5.0 0 0 2 7
Pepper Sharpe 0 0 12.46 2 1 0 4.1 9 6 3 1
Felix Evans 0 0 3.38 1 0 0 2.2 2 1 2 0

👥 Roster (28)

Fred Bankhead Bill Barnes Larry Brown T. J. Brown Jim Canada Marlin Carter Goose Curry Felix Evans Gerves Fagan Jimmy Ford Hodges Willie Hutchinson +16 more

28 players

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The 1943 Memphis Red Sox in brief

The record for the 1943 Memphis Red Sox reads 28 wins and 46 losses, good for 5th in the NAL. Runs came in at 140 scored against 162 allowed (-22). Against a league average of .253, the 1943 Memphis Red Sox batted .259. The Memphis Red Sox staff finished with a 4.37 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.88. League clubs averaged 169 runs that year, so the Memphis Red Sox scored 17% fewer.

The club's home park in 1943 was Martin Park. Neil Robinson led the club in home runs with 2. The hits leader was Fred Bankhead with 35. Verdell Mathis led the pitchers with 4 wins. Willie Hutchinson struck out 44, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1943 Memphis Red Sox

What was the 1943 Memphis Red Sox record?
The 1943 Memphis Red Sox finished 28-46 (.378 win pct).
Who led the 1943 Memphis Red Sox in home runs?
Neil Robinson led the 1943 Memphis Red Sox with 2 home runs.
What was the 1943 Memphis Red Sox team ERA?
The 1943 Memphis Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.37.
Did the 1943 Memphis Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1943 Memphis Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1943 Memphis Red Sox play?
The 1943 Memphis Red Sox played home games at Martin Park.
Who led the 1943 Memphis Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Neil Robinson (2 HR, 16 RBI) and Willie Hutchinson (4-7, 5.94 ERA).
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