The New York Yankees

New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

 season was the team's 41st season in New York, and its 43rd season overall. The team finished with a record of 98-56, winning their 14th pennant, finishing 13.5 games ahead of the Washington Senators

1943 Washington Senators season

The Washington Senators won 84 games, lost 69, and finished in second place in the American League. They were managed by Ossie Bluege and played home games at Griffith Stadium.- Offseason :...

. Managed by Joe McCarthy, the Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series

1943 World Series

The 1943 World Series matched the defending champion St. Louis Cardinals against the New York Yankees, in a rematch of the 1942 Series. The Yankees won the Series in five games for their tenth championship in 21 seasons. It was Yankees' manager Joe McCarthy's final Series win...

, they defeated the St. Louis Cardinals

1943 St. Louis Cardinals season

The St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 62nd season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 52nd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 105-49 during the season and finished 1st in the National League. In the World Series, they met the New York Yankees. They lost the series in 5...

 in 5 games.

Offseason

• January 29, 1943: Milo Candini
  Milo Candini
  Mario Cain "Milo" Candini was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1943 and 1951, for the Washington Senators and Philadelphia Phillies. After his major league career, he continued to pitch in the Pacific Coast League until 1957,...
  
   and Jerry Priddy
  Jerry Priddy
  Gerald Edward "Jerry" Priddy , was a second baseman in Major League Baseball for 11 years. He played for the New York Yankees , Washington Senators , St. Louis Browns , and Detroit Tigers .-Career overview:Priddy appeared in 1,296 major league baseball games...
  
   were traded by the Yankees to the Washington Senators
  Minnesota Twins
  The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
  
   for Bill Zuber
  Bill Zuber
  William Henry Zuber was a Major League Baseball pitcher who had an 11 year career in the American League from 1936 to 1947...
  
   and cash.

Roster

1943 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager Coaches

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
C		85	242	85	.351	4	33
1B		154	583	158	.271	14	107
2B		152	543	135	.249	17	69
3B		155	592	166	.280	5	94
SS		95	348	81	.233	2	20
OF		141	512	139	.271	31	86
OF		122	441	108	.245	4	51
OF		103	360	94	.261	9	36

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
	77	280	74	.264	7	28
	83	274	60	.219	1	25
	71	231	60	.260	0	10
	60	187	52	.278	2	22
	62	180	43	.239	2	24
	9	20	3	.150	0	1
	1	1	0	.000	0	0

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
	30	253	20	4	1.64	134
	29	217.1	14	9	2.82	113
	29	223.1	13	11	2.54	105
	28	225.2	15	8	2.27	71
	22	119.1	6	4	4.60	57

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
	24	101.2	5	10	3.72	42
	20	118	8	4	3.89	57
	11	31.2	2	1	6.54	22
	5	14	0	1	8.36	6

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
	37	12	4	8	2.51	31
	18	3	0	1	3.53	15

1943 World Series

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL St. Louis Cardinals

1943 St. Louis Cardinals season

The St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 62nd season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 52nd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 105-49 during the season and finished 1st in the National League. In the World Series, they met the New York Yankees. They lost the series in 5...

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Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Cardinals – 2, Yankees – 4	October 5	Yankee Stadium Yankee Stadium Yankee Stadium was a stadium located in The Bronx in New York City, New York. It was the home ballpark of the New York Yankees from 1923 to 1973 and from 1976 to 2008. The stadium hosted 6,581 Yankees regular season home games during its 85-year history. It was also the former home of the New York...	68,676
2	Cardinals – 4, Yankees – 3	October 6	Yankee Stadium Yankee Stadium Yankee Stadium was a stadium located in The Bronx in New York City, New York. It was the home ballpark of the New York Yankees from 1923 to 1973 and from 1976 to 2008. The stadium hosted 6,581 Yankees regular season home games during its 85-year history. It was also the former home of the New York...	68,578
3	Cardinals – 2, Yankees – 6	October 7	Yankee Stadium Yankee Stadium Yankee Stadium was a stadium located in The Bronx in New York City, New York. It was the home ballpark of the New York Yankees from 1923 to 1973 and from 1976 to 2008. The stadium hosted 6,581 Yankees regular season home games during its 85-year history. It was also the former home of the New York...	69,990
4	Yankees – 2, Cardinals – 1	October 10	Sportsman's Park Sportsman's Park Sportsman's Park was the name of several former Major League Baseball ballpark structures in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, all but one of which were located on the same piece of land, the northwest corner of Grand Boulevard and Dodier Street on the north side of the city.- History :From...	36,196
5	Yankees – 2, Cardinals – 0	October 11	Sportsman's Park Sportsman's Park Sportsman's Park was the name of several former Major League Baseball ballpark structures in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, all but one of which were located on the same piece of land, the northwest corner of Grand Boulevard and Dodier Street on the north side of the city.- History :From...	33,872

Awards and records

• Spud Chandler
  Spud Chandler
  Spurgeon Ferdinand "Spud" Chandler was an American right-handed starting pitcher in major league baseball, who played his entire career for the New York Yankees from 1937 through 1947...
  
  , American League MVP (He was the oldest American League player in the 20th Century to win the MVP Award.)

Franchise records

• Spud Chandler
  Spud Chandler
  Spurgeon Ferdinand "Spud" Chandler was an American right-handed starting pitcher in major league baseball, who played his entire career for the New York Yankees from 1937 through 1947...
  
  , Yankees single season record, Lowest earned run average in a Season (1.64)

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Norfolk, Wellsville