1943 National League
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The 1943 season of the National League was the sixty-eighth season of the league.
Season summary[edit]
Standings[edit]
- Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis Cardinals | 157 | 105 | 49 | 3 | .669 | -.- | 679 (4.32) | 475 (3.03) | 0.279 | 0.331 | 0.391 | 2.57 | 0.976 |
| 2 | Cincinnati Reds | 155 | 87 | 67 | 1 | .561 | 18.0 | 608 (3.92) | 543 (3.50) | 0.256 | 0.313 | 0.340 | 3.13 | 0.980 |
| 3 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 153 | 81 | 72 | 0 | .529 | 23.5 | 716 (4.68) | 674 (4.41) | 0.272 | 0.344 | 0.357 | 3.88 | 0.972 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 157 | 80 | 74 | 3 | .510 | 25.0 | 669 (4.26) | 605 (3.85) | 0.262 | 0.333 | 0.357 | 3.08 | 0.973 |
| 5 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 74 | 79 | 1 | .481 | 30.5 | 632 (4.10) | 600 (3.90) | 0.261 | 0.334 | 0.351 | 3.31 | 0.973 |
| 6 | Boston Braves | 153 | 68 | 85 | 0 | .444 | 36.5 | 465 (3.04) | 612 (4.00) | 0.233 | 0.297 | 0.309 | 3.25 | 0.972 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Blue Jays | 157 | 64 | 90 | 3 | .408 | 41.0 | 571 (3.64) | 676 (4.31) | 0.249 | 0.314 | 0.335 | 3.79 | 0.970 |
| 8 | New York Giants | 156 | 55 | 98 | 3 | .353 | 49.5 | 558 (3.58) | 713 (4.57) | 0.247 | 0.310 | 0.335 | 4.08 | 0.973 |
League leaders[edit]
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
Batting[edit]
Pitching[edit]
All-Star Game[edit]
The National League lost the eleventh midsummer classic at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, PA on Tuesday, July 13, 1943 by a score of 5 to 3. The league's manager was Billy Southworth.
Postseason[edit]
In the World Series, the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals were defeated by the American League's New York Yankees, 4 games to 1.
Award winners[edit]
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Stan Musial, an outfielder with the St. Louis Cardinals. In the award's voting, he had 267 out of a possible 336 points and 13 first place votes.
Hall of Fame Game[edit]
The fourth annual Hall of Fame Game was played on July 19 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY near the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In the game, the National League's Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Chicago White Sox of the American League by a score of 7 to 5.
Notable events[edit]
Umpires[edit]
- Lee Ballanfant
- Al Barlick
- George Barr
- Jocko Conlan
- Tom Dunn
- Larry Goetz
- Lou Jorda
- George Magerkurth
- Babe Pinelli
- Beans Reardon
- Ziggy Sears
- Bill Stewart
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