1943 Philadelphia Phillies season
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1943 Philadelphia Phillies season
| 1943 Philadelphia Phillies |
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| Owner(s) | William B. Cox | |
| Manager(s) | Bucky Harris, Freddie Fitzsimmons | |
| Local radio | WIBG (By Saam, Roy Neal) |
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Lumber baron William B. Cox purchased the team in 1943. On March 9, Cox announced that the team would officially be called the "Phillies" again after former-President Gerald Nugent had named them "Phils" prior to the 1942 season.[1]
In 1943, the team rose out of the standings cellar for the first time in five years. The fans responded with an increase in attendance. Eventually, it was revealed by Cox that he had been betting on the Phillies, and he was banned from baseball. The new owner, Bob Carpenter, Jr., tried to polish the team's image by unofficially changing the name to the "Blue Jays"; however, the new moniker did not take, and it was quietly dropped by 1949.[2]
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Offseason
Spring training
The Phillies opened spring training on March 18 in Hershey, Pennsylvania. They used the baseball diamond at Hershey High School.[3]
Notable transactions
- March 24, 1943: Schoolboy Rowe was purchased by the Phillies from the Brooklyn Dodgers.[4]
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 105 | 49 | -- | .682 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 87 | 67 | 18 | .565 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 81 | 72 | 23.5 | .529 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 74 | 25 | .519 |
| Chicago Cubs | 74 | 79 | 30.5 | .484 |
| Boston Braves | 68 | 85 | 36.5 | .444 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 64 | 90 | 41 | .416 |
| New York Giants | 55 | 98 | 49.5 | .359 |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| SS | Glen Stewart | 110 | 336 | 71 | .211 | 2 | 24 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Chuck Klein | 12 | 20 | 2 | .100 | 0 | 3 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Schoolboy Rowe | 27 | 199 | 14 | 8 | 2.94 | 52 |
| Dick Barrett | 23 | 169.1 | 10 | 9 | 2.39 | 65 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Charlie Fuchs | 17 | 77.2 | 2 | 7 | 4.29 | 12 |
| Bill Lee | 13 | 60.2 | 1 | 5 | 4.60 | 17 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Manny Salvo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| A | Utica Braves | Eastern League | Wally Schang |
| B | Trenton Packers | Interstate League | George Ferrell |
References
- ^ "Phils Become Phillies Again". The St. Petersburg Evening Independent. 1943-03-09. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-CUOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gH0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2079,1113607&dq=phillies. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
- ^ "History: Phillies Timeline (1940s)". Phillies. Archived from the original on 13 June 2008. http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/phi/history/timeline06.jsp. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^ "Litwhiler Hits Hard". The New York Times. 1943-03-19. http://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F00C17FF345D167B93CBA81788D85F478485F9. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
- ^ Schoolboy Rowe page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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