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

American League

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. They were managed by Ossie Bluege

Ossie Bluege

Oswald Louis "Ossie" Bluege was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Washington Senators from 1922 through 1939...

and played home games at Griffith Stadium

Griffith Stadium

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Offseason

January 29, 1943: 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 were traded by the Senators to the New York Yankees
New York Yankees
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for 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...

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Roster

1943 Washington Senators
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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
2B	149	560	152	.271	4	62
SS	134	456	95	.208	1	55
OF	117	438	116	.265	7	63

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
	1	4	1	.250	0	0

Starting pitchers

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
31	219.2	11	13	3.28	51
28	166	11	7	2.49	67
1	4.2	0	1	5.79	0

Other pitchers

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
36	165.1	11	5	2.29	65
39	144.1	11	7	3.68	48
6	32.1	2	0	4.45	10

Relief pitchers

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

G	ERA	SO
7	2.61	1
4	0.00	1
2	6.75	1

Farm system

Chattanooga franchise transferred and renamed, July 11, 1943

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