The 1943

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season involved the Browns finishing 6th in the

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with a record of 72 wins and 80 losses.

Offseason

* November 7, 1942: Hal Epps was drafted by the Browns from the

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in the 1942 minor league draft. * February 1, 1943: Paul Dean, brother of Browns broadcaster

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, was purchased by the Browns from the Washington Senators.''As Good As It Got, The 1944 St. Louis Browns'', p.55, David Alan Heller, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, 2003,

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

Awards and honors

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, American League All-StarAs Good As It Got, The 1944 St. Louis Browns, p. 93, David Alan Heller, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, 2003,

References

External links

1943 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference1943 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com
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