The following are the baseball events of the year 1943 throughout the world.
American League | National League | |||
AVG | Luke Appling CHW | .328 | Stan Musial SLC | .357 |
HR | Rudy York DET | 34 | Bill Nicholson CHC | 29 |
RBI | Rudy York DET | 118 | Bill Nicholson CHC | 128 |
Wins | Spud Chandler NYY Dizzy Trout DET |
20 | Mort Cooper SLC Elmer Riddle CIN Rip Sewell PIT |
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ERA | Spud Chandler NYY | 1.64 | Max Lanier SLC | 1.90 |
Ks | Allie Reynolds CLE | 151 | Johnny Vander Meer CIN | 174 |
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This was the seventh season of the Negro American League. Birmingham and Chicago each won a half of the season, which therefore matched them up in a matchup to determine the champion for the NAL pennant to determine who would make the 1943 Negro World Series. Birmingham prevailed in five games to win their first ever pennant.
Negro American League | ||||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Ties | Win % | GB | |
Cleveland Buckeyes | 38 | 22 | 1 | .633 | ||
Kansas City Monarchs | 43 | 27 | 1 | .614 | ||
Birmingham Black Barons | 46 | 35 | 2 | .568 | 2.5 | |
Chicago American Giants | 35 | 34 | .507 | 7.5 | ||
Memphis Red Sox | 30 | 48 | 3 | .385 | 17.0 | |
Cincinnati Clowns | 31 | 57 | 5 | .352 | 21 |
This was the eleventh season of the second Negro National League (1933–1948). For the sixth time in seven seasons, the Homestead Grays won the pennant, this time under manager Candy Jim Taylor.
Negro National League | |||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Ties | Win % | GB |
Homestead Grays | 53 | 14 | 1 | .791 | |
New York Cubans | 19 | 14 | 1 | .576 | 17 |
Harrisburg Stars | 8 | 8 | .500 | 19.5 | |
Newark Eagles | 26 | 32 | .448 | 22.5 | |
Baltimore Elite Giants | 18 | 26 | 3 | .409 | 23.5 |
Philadelphia Stars | 21 | 31 | 1 | .404 | 24.5 |
New York Black Yankees | 4 | 24 | 2 | .143 | 29.5 |