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1943 New York Yankees

98-56 • .636 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1943 New York Yankees went 98-56 (.636) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 669 runs, allowed 542, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Charlie Keller (31 HR, 86 RBI) and Spud Chandler (20-4, 1.64 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

98 Wins
56 Losses
.636 Win %
1st Rank
669 R 542 RA
Diff +127

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669 Runs Scored
542 Runs Allowed
+127 Run Diff
733K Attendance

📈 vs. 1943 AL Average

Batting Avg .255 3% above the 1943 league average (.249)
OBP .337 5% above the 1943 league average (.321)
SLG .375 10% above the 1943 league average (.341)
Team ERA 2.93 11% better than the 1943 league average (3.30)
Runs Scored 669 12% above the 1943 league average (600 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 733,485
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Avg per Game 9,525

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1943

Batting Avg

1 Bill Dickey 0.351 2 Billy Johnson 0.280 3 Ken Sears 0.278 4 Charlie Keller 0.271 5 Nick Etten 0.271

Home Runs

1 Charlie Keller 31 2 Joe Gordon 17 3 Nick Etten 14 4 Bud Metheny 9 5 Roy Weatherly 7

RBI

1 Nick Etten 107 2 Billy Johnson 94 3 Charlie Keller 86 4 Joe Gordon 69 5 Johnny Lindell 51
1943 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Billy Johnson 155 592 70 166 24 6 5 94 53 30 3 0.280
Nick Etten 154 583 78 158 35 5 14 107 76 31 3 0.271
Joe Gordon 152 543 82 135 28 5 17 69 98 75 4 0.249
Charlie Keller 141 512 97 139 15 11 31 86 106 60 7 0.271
Johnny Lindell 122 441 53 108 17 12 4 51 51 55 2 0.245
Bud Metheny 103 360 51 94 18 2 9 36 39 34 2 0.261
Frankie Crosetti 95 348 36 81 8 1 2 20 36 47 4 0.233
Roy Weatherly 77 280 37 74 8 3 7 28 18 9 4 0.264
Snuffy Stirnweiss 83 274 34 60 8 4 1 25 47 37 11 0.219
Bill Dickey 85 242 29 85 18 2 4 33 41 12 2 0.351
Tuck Stainback 71 231 31 60 11 2 0 10 7 16 3 0.260
Ken Sears 60 187 22 52 7 0 2 22 11 18 1 0.278
Rollie Hemsley 62 180 12 43 6 3 2 24 13 9 0 0.239
Spud Chandler 30 97 9 25 5 0 2 7 1 22 0 0.258
Charles Wensloff 29 79 6 14 2 0 0 4 4 25 0 0.177
Tiny Bonham 28 76 5 15 1 0 0 2 4 15 0 0.197
Hank Borowy 29 74 2 15 4 1 0 7 5 17 0 0.203
Atley Donald 22 47 3 6 1 0 0 5 0 7 0 0.128
Bill Zuber 20 38 1 7 1 2 0 2 4 14 0 0.184
Marius Russo 24 31 4 6 1 0 0 2 4 7 0 0.194
Oscar Grimes 9 20 4 3 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 0.150
Johnny Murphy 37 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.053
Jim Turner 18 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.077
Tommy Byrne 13 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.091
Marv Breuer 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Aaron Robinson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1943

ERA

1 Spud Chandler 1.64 2 Tiny Bonham 2.27 3 Johnny Murphy 2.51 4 Charles Wensloff 2.54 5 Hank Borowy 2.82

Wins

1 Spud Chandler 20 2 Tiny Bonham 15 3 Hank Borowy 14 4 Charles Wensloff 13 5 Johnny Murphy 12

Strikeouts

1 Spud Chandler 134 2 Hank Borowy 113 3 Charles Wensloff 105 4 Tiny Bonham 71 5 Atley Donald 57
1943 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Spud Chandler 20 4 1.64 30 30 0 253.0 197 46 54 134
Tiny Bonham 15 8 2.27 28 26 1 225.2 197 57 52 71
Charles Wensloff 13 11 2.54 29 27 1 223.1 179 63 70 105
Hank Borowy 14 9 2.82 29 27 0 217.1 195 68 72 113
Atley Donald 6 4 4.60 22 15 0 119.1 134 61 38 57
Bill Zuber 8 4 3.89 20 13 1 118.0 100 51 74 57
Marius Russo 5 10 3.72 24 14 1 101.2 89 42 45 42
Johnny Murphy 12 4 2.51 37 0 8 68.0 44 19 30 31
Jim Turner 3 0 3.53 18 0 1 43.1 44 17 13 15
Tommy Byrne 2 1 6.54 11 2 0 31.2 28 23 35 22
Marv Breuer 0 1 8.36 5 1 0 14.0 22 13 6 6

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
NYA def. SLN 4-1

👥 Roster (26)

Tiny Bonham Hank Borowy Marv Breuer Tommy Byrne Spud Chandler Frankie Crosetti Bill Dickey Atley Donald Nick Etten Joe Gordon Oscar Grimes Rollie Hemsley +14 more

26 players

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The 1943 New York Yankees in brief

The 1943 New York Yankees won 98 games and lost 56, ending up 1st in the AL. In 1943 the franchise won the World Series. Runs came in at 669 scored against 542 allowed (+127). The team batting average of .255 was 3% above the 1943 league mark of .249. The New York Yankees staff finished with a 2.93 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.30.

The home park, Yankee Stadium I, recorded 733,485 in attendance, about 9,525 a game. The home run leader was Charlie Keller, who hit 31. The RBI leader was Nick Etten, with 107. Spud Chandler was the top winner, with 20 victories. In the World Series, the New York Yankees beat SLN 4-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1943 New York Yankees

What was the 1943 New York Yankees record?
The 1943 New York Yankees finished 98-56 (.636 win pct).
Did the 1943 New York Yankees win the World Series?
Yes. The 1943 New York Yankees won the World Series.
Who led the 1943 New York Yankees in home runs?
Charlie Keller led the 1943 New York Yankees with 31 home runs.
What was the 1943 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1943 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 2.93.
Where did the 1943 New York Yankees play?
The 1943 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1943 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Charlie Keller (31 HR, 86 RBI) and Spud Chandler (20-4, 1.64 ERA).
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