1943 Pittsburgh Pirates

80-74 • .519 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1943 Pittsburgh Pirates went 80-74 (.519) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 669 runs, allowed 605, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Vince DiMaggio (15 HR, 88 RBI) and Rip Sewell (21-9, 2.54 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

80 Wins
74 Losses
.519 Win %
4th Rank
669 R 605 RA
Diff +64

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669 Runs Scored
605 Runs Allowed
+64 Run Diff
581K Attendance

📈 vs. 1943 NL Average

Batting Avg .261 2% above the 1943 league average (.257)
OBP .335 3% above the 1943 league average (.324)
SLG .357 3% above the 1943 league average (.347)
Team ERA 3.08 9% better than the 1943 league average (3.39)
Runs Scored 669 9% above the 1943 league average (612 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 581,203
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Avg per Game 7,451

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1943

Batting Avg

1 Bob Elliott 0.315 2 Tommy O'Brien 0.310 3 Frankie Gustine 0.290 4 Maurice Van Robays 0.288 5 Rip Sewell 0.286

Home Runs

1 Vince DiMaggio 15 2 Elbie Fletcher 9 3 Bob Elliott 7 4 Jim Russell 4 5 Tommy O'Brien 2

RBI

1 Bob Elliott 101 2 Vince DiMaggio 88 3 Elbie Fletcher 70 4 Pete Coscarart 48 5 Jim Russell 44
1943 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bob Elliott 156 581 82 183 30 12 7 101 56 24 4 0.315
Vince DiMaggio 157 580 64 144 41 2 15 88 70 126 11 0.248
Elbie Fletcher 154 544 91 154 24 5 9 70 95 49 1 0.283
Jim Russell 146 533 79 138 19 11 4 44 77 67 12 0.259
Pete Coscarart 133 491 57 119 19 6 0 48 46 48 4 0.242
Frankie Gustine 112 414 40 120 21 3 0 43 32 36 12 0.290
Al Lopez 118 372 40 98 9 4 1 39 44 25 2 0.263
Johnny Barrett 130 290 41 67 12 3 1 32 32 23 5 0.231
Maurice Van Robays 69 236 32 68 17 7 1 35 18 19 0 0.288
Tommy O'Brien 89 232 35 72 12 7 2 26 15 24 0 0.310
Bill Baker 63 172 12 47 6 3 1 26 22 6 3 0.273
Al Rubeling 47 168 23 44 8 4 0 9 8 17 0 0.262
Huck Geary 46 166 17 25 4 0 1 13 18 6 3 0.151
Rip Sewell 41 105 9 30 4 1 0 17 2 21 7 0.286
Johnny Wyrostek 51 79 7 12 3 0 0 1 3 15 0 0.152
Bob Klinger 33 65 5 16 2 0 0 4 5 2 0 0.246
Max Butcher 33 61 1 10 2 0 0 4 2 5 0 0.164
Frank Colman 32 59 9 16 2 2 0 4 8 7 0 0.271
Wally Hebert 35 59 9 13 1 1 0 5 2 7 0 0.220
Hank Gornicki 42 40 3 7 2 0 0 2 0 16 0 0.175
Xavier Rescigno 37 35 1 5 0 1 0 1 5 11 0 0.143
Johnny Gee 15 26 2 3 0 1 0 4 2 6 0 0.115
Jack Hallett 9 14 1 4 2 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.286
Bill Brandt 29 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143
Johnny Podgajny 21 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.143
Johnny Lanning 12 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Tony Ordenana 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.500
Hank Camelli 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Harry Shuman 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jimmy Wasdell 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.500
Arthur Cuccurullo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Lloyd Dietz 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1943

ERA

1 Jack Hallett 1.70 2 Rip Sewell 2.54 3 Max Butcher 2.60 4 Bob Klinger 2.72 5 Wally Hebert 2.98

Wins

1 Rip Sewell 21 2 Bob Klinger 11 3 Max Butcher 10 4 Wally Hebert 10 5 Hank Gornicki 9

Strikeouts

1 Bob Klinger 65 2 Rip Sewell 65 3 Hank Gornicki 63 4 Max Butcher 45 5 Wally Hebert 41
1943 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rip Sewell 21 9 2.54 35 31 3 265.1 267 75 75 65
Bob Klinger 11 8 2.72 33 25 0 195.0 185 59 58 65
Max Butcher 10 8 2.60 33 21 1 193.2 191 56 57 45
Wally Hebert 10 11 2.98 34 23 0 184.0 197 61 45 41
Hank Gornicki 9 13 3.98 42 19 4 147.0 165 65 47 63
Xavier Rescigno 6 9 2.98 37 14 2 132.2 125 44 45 41
Johnny Gee 4 4 4.28 15 10 0 82.0 89 39 27 18
Bill Brandt 4 1 3.14 29 3 0 57.1 57 20 19 17
Jack Hallett 1 2 1.70 9 4 0 47.2 36 9 11 11
Johnny Podgajny 0 4 4.72 15 5 0 34.1 37 18 13 7
Johnny Lanning 4 1 2.33 12 2 2 27.0 23 7 9 11
Harry Shuman 0 0 5.32 11 0 0 22.0 30 13 8 5
Lloyd Dietz 0 3 6.00 8 0 0 9.0 12 6 4 4
Arthur Cuccurullo 0 1 6.43 1 1 0 7.0 10 5 3 3

👥 Roster (32)

Bill Baker Johnny Barrett Bill Brandt Max Butcher Hank Camelli Frank Colman Pete Coscarart Arthur Cuccurullo Vince DiMaggio Lloyd Dietz Bob Elliott Elbie Fletcher +20 more

32 players

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The 1943 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

In 1943 the Pittsburgh Pirates posted a 80-74 mark (.519) and finished 4th in the NL. The run column shows 669 for and 605 against. The team batting average of .261 was 2% above the 1943 league mark of .257. Pitchers allowed 3.08 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.39. League clubs averaged 612 runs that year, so the Pittsburgh Pirates scored 9% more.

Home games were played at Forbes Field, where 581,203 fans came through the gates. For power, Vince DiMaggio led the way with 15 homers. The RBI leader was Bob Elliott, with 101. On the mound, Rip Sewell won 21 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 32 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1943 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1943 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1943 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 80-74 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1943 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Vince DiMaggio led the 1943 Pittsburgh Pirates with 15 home runs.
What was the 1943 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1943 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.08.
Did the 1943 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1943 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1943 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1943 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1943 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Vince DiMaggio (15 HR, 88 RBI) and Rip Sewell (21-9, 2.54 ERA).
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