1943 Philadelphia Athletics

49-105 • .318 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1943 Philadelphia Athletics went 49-105 (.318) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 497 runs, allowed 717, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Bobby Estalella (11 HR, 63 RBI) and Jesse Flores (12-14, 3.11 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

49 Wins
105 Losses
.318 Win %
8th Rank
497 R 717 RA
Diff -220

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497 Runs Scored
717 Runs Allowed
-220 Run Diff
487K Attendance

📈 vs. 1943 AL Average

Batting Avg .232 7% below the 1943 league average (.249)
OBP .294 8% below the 1943 league average (.321)
SLG .297 13% below the 1943 league average (.341)
Team ERA 4.05 23% worse than the 1943 league average (3.30)
Runs Scored 497 17% below the 1943 league average (600 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 487,148
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Avg per Game 6,166

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1943

Batting Avg

1 Bill Burgo 0.371 2 Joe Rullo 0.291 3 Frank Skaff 0.281 4 George Staller 0.271 5 Bobby Estalella 0.259

Home Runs

1 Bobby Estalella 11 2 George Staller 3 3 Pete Suder 3 4 Elmer Valo 3 5 Bill Burgo 1

RBI

1 Dick Siebert 72 2 Bobby Estalella 63 3 Irv Hall 54 4 Pete Suder 41 5 Jo-Jo White 30
1943 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dick Siebert 146 558 50 140 26 7 1 72 33 21 6 0.251
Irv Hall 151 544 37 139 15 4 0 54 22 42 10 0.256
Jo-Jo White 139 500 69 124 17 7 1 30 61 51 12 0.248
Pete Suder 131 475 30 105 14 5 3 41 14 40 1 0.221
Eddie Mayo 128 471 49 103 10 1 0 28 34 32 2 0.219
Bobby Estalella 117 367 43 95 14 4 11 63 52 44 1 0.259
Hal Wagner 111 289 22 69 17 1 1 26 36 17 3 0.239
Johnny Welaj 93 281 45 68 16 1 0 15 15 17 12 0.242
Elmer Valo 77 249 31 55 6 2 3 18 35 13 2 0.221
Bob Swift 77 224 16 43 5 1 1 11 35 16 0 0.192
Don Heffner 52 178 17 37 6 0 0 8 18 12 3 0.208
Jim Tyack 54 155 11 40 8 1 0 23 14 9 1 0.258
Jimmy Ripple 32 126 8 30 3 1 0 15 7 7 0 0.238
George Staller 21 85 14 23 1 3 3 12 5 6 1 0.271
Jesse Flores 31 80 5 14 1 2 0 5 3 8 0 0.175
Roger Wolff 41 74 4 9 0 0 0 3 4 17 0 0.122
Bill Burgo 17 70 12 26 4 2 1 9 4 1 0 0.371
Lum Harris 32 70 3 12 2 0 0 5 4 16 0 0.171
Don Black 33 69 5 13 0 0 0 2 2 16 1 0.188
Frank Skaff 32 64 8 18 2 1 1 8 6 11 0 0.281
Joe Rullo 16 55 2 16 3 0 0 6 8 7 0 0.291
Orie Arntzen 32 50 3 8 1 0 0 1 2 16 0 0.160
Russ Christopher 24 45 2 7 1 0 0 2 2 13 0 0.156
Woody Wheaton 7 30 2 6 2 0 0 2 3 2 0 0.200
Lou Ciola 12 18 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Ed Busch 4 17 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.294
Tony Parisse 6 17 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.176
Felix Mackiewicz 9 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0.062
Herman Besse 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Charlie Bowles 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.125
Everett Fagan 18 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0.000
Bert Kuczynski 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Sam Lowry 5 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Lew Flick 1 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.600
George Kell 1 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.200
Carl Scheib 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Ted Abernathy 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Norm Brown 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Vern Benson 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Clyde 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bruce Konopka 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Mains 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Earle Brucker 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Burrows 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1943

ERA

1 Jesse Flores 3.11 2 Russ Christopher 3.45 3 Roger Wolff 3.54 4 Don Black 4.20 5 Lum Harris 4.20

Wins

1 Jesse Flores 12 2 Roger Wolff 10 3 Lum Harris 7 4 Don Black 6 5 Russ Christopher 5

Strikeouts

1 Jesse Flores 113 2 Roger Wolff 91 3 Orie Arntzen 66 4 Don Black 65 5 Russ Christopher 56
1943 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jesse Flores 12 14 3.11 31 27 0 231.1 208 80 70 113
Roger Wolff 10 15 3.54 41 26 6 221.0 232 87 72 91
Lum Harris 7 21 4.20 32 27 1 216.1 241 101 63 55
Don Black 6 16 4.20 33 26 1 208.0 193 97 110 65
Orie Arntzen 4 13 4.22 32 20 0 164.1 172 77 69 66
Russ Christopher 5 8 3.45 24 15 2 133.0 120 51 58 56
Lou Ciola 1 3 5.56 12 3 0 43.2 48 27 22 7
Everett Fagan 2 6 6.27 18 2 3 37.1 41 26 14 9
Bert Kuczynski 0 1 4.01 6 1 0 24.2 36 11 9 8
Carl Scheib 0 1 4.34 6 0 0 18.2 24 9 3 3
Charlie Bowles 1 1 3.00 2 2 0 18.0 17 6 4 6
Sam Lowry 0 0 5.00 5 0 0 18.0 18 10 9 3
Herman Besse 1 1 3.31 5 1 0 16.1 18 6 4 3
Ted Abernathy 0 3 12.89 5 2 0 14.2 24 21 13 10
Jim Mains 0 1 5.63 1 1 0 8.0 9 5 3 4
John Burrows 0 1 8.22 4 1 0 7.2 8 7 9 3
Norm Brown 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 7.0 5 0 0 1
Tom Clyde 0 0 9.00 4 0 0 6.0 7 6 4 0

👥 Roster (44)

Ted Abernathy Orie Arntzen Vern Benson Herman Besse Don Black Charlie Bowles Norm Brown Earle Brucker Bill Burgo John Burrows Ed Busch Russ Christopher +32 more

44 players

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The 1943 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

In 1943 the Philadelphia Athletics posted a 49-105 mark (.318) and finished 8th in the AL. Runs came in at 497 scored against 717 allowed (-220). Against a league average of .249, the 1943 Philadelphia Athletics batted .232. The Philadelphia Athletics staff finished with a 4.05 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.30. The 1943 Philadelphia Athletics scored 17% fewer runs than the average club (497 against 600).

Attendance at Shibe Park totaled 487,148 for the year. The home run leader was Bobby Estalella, who hit 11. Dick Siebert drove in a team-high 72 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Jesse Flores (12). The roster section lists 44 players who appeared for the club. For the seasons either side, see the 1942 season and the 1944 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1943 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1943 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1943 Philadelphia Athletics finished 49-105 (.318 win pct).
Who led the 1943 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Bobby Estalella led the 1943 Philadelphia Athletics with 11 home runs.
What was the 1943 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1943 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.05.
Did the 1943 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1943 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1943 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1943 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1943 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bobby Estalella (11 HR, 63 RBI) and Jesse Flores (12-14, 3.11 ERA).
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