1943 Philadelphia Blue Jays

64-90 • .416 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1943 Philadelphia Blue Jays went 64-90 (.416) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 571 runs, allowed 676, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Ron Northey (16 HR, 68 RBI) and Schoolboy Rowe (14-8, 2.94 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

64 Wins
90 Losses
.416 Win %
7th Rank
571 R 676 RA
Diff -105

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571 Runs Scored
676 Runs Allowed
-105 Run Diff
553K Attendance

📈 vs. 1943 NL Average

Batting Avg .249 3% below the 1943 league average (.257)
OBP .316 2% below the 1943 league average (.324)
SLG .335 3% below the 1943 league average (.347)
Team ERA 3.79 12% worse than the 1943 league average (3.39)
Runs Scored 571 7% below the 1943 league average (612 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 553,421
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Avg per Game 7,095

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1943

Batting Avg

1 Schoolboy Rowe 0.300 2 Babe Dahlgren 0.287 3 Merrill May 0.282 4 Ron Northey 0.278 5 Danny Murtaugh 0.273

Home Runs

1 Ron Northey 16 2 Coaker Triplett 14 3 Babe Dahlgren 5 4 Danny Litwhiler 5 5 Buster Adams 4

RBI

1 Ron Northey 68 2 Jimmy Wasdell 67 3 Babe Dahlgren 56 4 Coaker Triplett 52 5 Merrill May 48
1943 Philadelphia Blue Jays — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ron Northey 147 586 72 163 31 5 16 68 51 52 2 0.278
Jimmy Wasdell 141 522 54 136 19 6 4 67 46 22 6 0.261
Babe Dahlgren 136 508 55 146 19 2 5 56 50 39 2 0.287
Danny Murtaugh 113 451 65 123 17 4 1 35 57 23 4 0.273
Buster Adams 111 418 48 107 14 7 4 38 39 67 2 0.256
Merrill May 137 415 31 117 19 2 1 48 56 21 2 0.282
Coaker Triplett 105 360 45 98 16 4 14 52 28 28 2 0.272
Glen Stewart 110 336 23 71 10 1 2 24 32 41 1 0.211
Mickey Livingston 84 265 25 66 9 2 3 18 19 18 1 0.249
Ray Hamrick 44 160 12 32 3 1 0 9 8 28 0 0.200
Charlie Brewster 49 159 13 35 2 0 0 12 10 19 1 0.220
Danny Litwhiler 36 139 23 36 6 0 5 17 11 14 1 0.259
Earl Naylor 33 120 12 21 2 0 3 14 12 16 1 0.175
Schoolboy Rowe 82 120 14 36 7 0 4 18 15 21 0 0.300
Dee Moore 37 113 13 27 4 1 1 8 15 8 0 0.239
Bob Finley 28 81 9 21 2 0 1 7 4 10 0 0.259
Andy Seminick 22 72 9 13 2 0 2 5 7 22 0 0.181
Al Gerheauser 38 71 3 8 1 1 0 9 3 19 0 0.113
Jack Kraus 35 60 3 4 1 0 0 2 3 23 0 0.067
Dick Barrett 23 49 5 7 0 0 0 1 7 6 0 0.143
Tom Padden 17 41 5 12 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0.293
Paul Busby 26 40 13 10 1 0 0 5 2 1 2 0.250
Si Johnson 21 33 3 6 0 0 0 2 3 8 0 0.182
Benny Culp 10 24 4 5 1 0 0 2 3 3 0 0.208
Charlie Fuchs 17 22 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0.091
Chuck Klein 12 20 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 0.100
Johnny Podgajny 13 20 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.250
Bill Lee 13 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.059
Dick Conger 13 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.062
Newt Kimball 34 16 0 3 0 0 0 3 5 8 0 0.188
Garton Del Savio 4 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.091
Andy Karl 11 8 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.250
Lloyd Dietz 21 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.167
Roger McKee 4 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.200
Boom-Boom Beck 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Ken Raffensberger 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
George Eyrich 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Andy Lapihuska 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dale Matthewson 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Deacon Donahue 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Manny Salvo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Webb 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1943

ERA

1 Dick Barrett 2.39 2 Schoolboy Rowe 2.94 3 Jack Kraus 3.16 4 Si Johnson 3.27 5 Al Gerheauser 3.60

Wins

1 Schoolboy Rowe 14 2 Dick Barrett 10 3 Al Gerheauser 10 4 Jack Kraus 9 5 Si Johnson 8

Strikeouts

1 Al Gerheauser 92 2 Dick Barrett 65 3 Schoolboy Rowe 52 4 Jack Kraus 48 5 Si Johnson 46
1943 Philadelphia Blue Jays — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Al Gerheauser 10 19 3.60 38 31 0 215.0 222 86 70 92
Jack Kraus 9 15 3.16 34 25 2 199.2 197 70 78 48
Schoolboy Rowe 14 8 2.94 27 25 1 199.0 196 65 29 52
Dick Barrett 10 9 2.39 23 20 1 169.1 137 45 51 65
Si Johnson 8 3 3.27 21 14 2 113.0 110 41 25 46
Newt Kimball 1 6 4.12 34 6 2 89.2 85 41 42 33
Charlie Fuchs 2 7 4.29 17 9 1 77.2 76 37 34 12
Johnny Podgajny 4 4 4.22 13 5 0 64.0 77 30 16 13
Bill Lee 1 5 4.60 13 7 3 60.2 70 31 21 17
Dick Conger 2 7 6.09 13 10 0 54.2 72 37 24 18
Lloyd Dietz 1 1 6.50 21 0 2 36.0 42 26 15 10
Andy Karl 1 2 7.09 9 2 0 26.2 44 21 11 4
Dale Matthewson 0 3 4.85 11 1 0 26.0 26 14 8 8
George Eyrich 0 0 3.38 9 0 0 18.2 27 7 9 5
Boom-Boom Beck 0 0 9.88 4 0 0 13.2 24 15 5 3
Roger McKee 1 0 6.08 4 1 0 13.1 12 9 5 1
Ken Raffensberger 0 1 1.13 1 1 0 8.0 7 1 2 3
Deacon Donahue 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 4.0 4 2 1 1
Andy Lapihuska 0 0 23.14 1 0 0 2.1 5 6 3 0
Bill Webb 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 0
Manny Salvo 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0.1 2 1 1 0

👥 Roster (42)

Buster Adams Dick Barrett Boom-Boom Beck Charlie Brewster Paul Busby Dick Conger Benny Culp Babe Dahlgren Garton Del Savio Lloyd Dietz Deacon Donahue George Eyrich +30 more

42 players

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The 1943 Philadelphia Blue Jays in brief

The 1943 Philadelphia Blue Jays won 64 games and lost 90, ending up 7th in the NL. With 571 runs scored and 676 given up, the 1943 differential was -105. Against a league average of .257, the 1943 Philadelphia Blue Jays batted .249. The staff ERA of 3.79 was 12% worse than the league average of 3.39. The 1943 Philadelphia Blue Jays scored 7% fewer runs than the average club (571 against 612).

Home games were played at Shibe Park, where 553,421 fans came through the gates. Ron Northey topped the Philadelphia Blue Jays with 16 home runs. On the mound, Schoolboy Rowe won 14 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Al Gerheauser with 92. The roster section lists 42 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1943 Philadelphia Blue Jays

What was the 1943 Philadelphia Blue Jays record?
The 1943 Philadelphia Blue Jays finished 64-90 (.416 win pct).
Who led the 1943 Philadelphia Blue Jays in home runs?
Ron Northey led the 1943 Philadelphia Blue Jays with 16 home runs.
What was the 1943 Philadelphia Blue Jays team ERA?
The 1943 Philadelphia Blue Jays posted a team ERA of 3.79.
Did the 1943 Philadelphia Blue Jays win the World Series?
No. The 1943 Philadelphia Blue Jays did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1943 Philadelphia Blue Jays play?
The 1943 Philadelphia Blue Jays played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1943 Philadelphia Blue Jays in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ron Northey (16 HR, 68 RBI) and Schoolboy Rowe (14-8, 2.94 ERA).
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