The 1943 Washington Senators won 84 games, lost 69, and finished in second place in the

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. They were managed by Ossie Bluege and played home games at

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Offseason

* January 29, 1943: Bill Zuber and cash were traded by the Senators to the

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for Milo Candini and Jerry Priddy.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

Source:

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

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Notes

References

1943 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference1943 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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