With the roster depleted by players leaving for service in World War II, the 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers finished the season in third place. The team featured five future Hall of Famers: second baseman Billy Herman, shortstop Arky Vaughan, outfielders Paul Waner, and

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, and manager

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. Herman finished fourth in MVP voting, after hitting .330 with 100 runs batted in. Vaughan led the league in runs scored and stolen bases.

Offseason

* December 12, 1942: Johnny Allen and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rube Melton.Johnny Allen
at ''Baseball-Reference'' * March 9, 1943: Babe Dahlgren was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Lloyd Waner and Al Glossop. * March 24, 1943:

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was purchased from the Dodgers by the Philadelphia Phillies. * March 24, 1943: Jack Kraus was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for

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Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* April 22, 1943: Johnny Allen was purchased by the Dodgers from the Philadelphia Phillies. * May 15, 1943: Hal Peck was purchased from the Dodgers by the Chicago Cubs. * May 20, 1943: Alex Kampouris was purchased from the Dodgers by the Washington Senators. * May 20, 1943: Newt Kimball was purchased from the Dodgers by the Philadelphia Phillies. * July 6, 1943:

was purchased from the Dodgers by the New York Giants. * July 15, 1943:

Bobo Newsom Louis Norman "Bobo" Newsom (August 11, 1907 – December 7, 1962) was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. Also known as "Buck", Newsom played for nine of the 16 then-existing big-league teams from 1929 through 1953 over all o ...

were traded by the Dodgers to the

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for Fritz Ostermueller and Archie McKain. * July 31, 1943: Johnny Allen and Dolph Camilli were traded by the Dodgers to the New York Giants for

Bill Lohrman William Leroy Lohrman (May 22, 1913 – September 13, 1999) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in 198 games from 1934 to 1944. Bill played for the Giants, Dodgers, Cardinals, Phillies, and Reds. Bill was born and raised Brookly ...

, Bill Sayles and Joe Orengo. * September 28, 1943: Al Glossop was purchased from the Dodgers by the Chicago Cubs.Al Glossop
at ''Baseball-Reference''

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts''

Awards and honors

1943 Major League Baseball All-Star Game The 1943 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 11th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 13 ...

** Billy Herman starter **

Augie Galan August John Galan (May 23, 1912 – December 28, 1993) was an American professional baseball outfielder, manager and coach. He played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from to for the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, New ...

reserve ** Mickey Owen reserve ** Dixie Walker reserve * TSN Major League All-Star Team ** Billy Herman

League top ten finishers

* #2 in NL in on-base percentage (.412) Billy Herman * #2 in NL in batting average (.330) * #3 in NL in RBI (100) * #3 in NL in hits (193) * #3 in NL in on-base percentage (.398) Kirby Higbe * #5 in NL in strikeouts (108) Arky Vaughan * MLB leader in runs scored (112) * NL leader in stolen bases (20) * #5 in NL in hits (186) Whit Wyatt * #3 in NL in ERA (2.49)

Farm System

Notes

References

Baseball-Reference season pageBaseball Almanac season page

External links

1943 Brooklyn Dodgers uniformAcme Dodgers page

Retrosheet
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