1943 Cleveland Indians season
Offseason
- Prior to 1943 season
- *Sherm Lollar was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.
- *Pete Milne was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted inOther 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 |
Hank Edwards | 92 | 297 | 82 | .276 | 3 | 28 |
Rusty Peters | 79 | 215 | 47 | .219 | 1 | 19 |
Gene Desautels | 68 | 185 | 38 | .205 | 0 | 19 |
Otto Denning | 37 | 129 | 31 | .240 | 0 | 13 |
Pat Seerey | 26 | 72 | 16 | .222 | 1 | 5 |
Gene Woodling | 8 | 25 | 8 | .320 | 1 | 5 |
Jimmy Grant | 15 | 22 | 3 | .136 | 0 | 1 |
Eddie Turchin | 11 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 1 |
Frank Doljack | 3 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Jim McDonnell | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 36 | 273.0 | 17 | 14 | 3.10 | 70 |
| 29 | 208.1 | 17 | 7 | 2.55 | 72 |
Allie Reynolds | 34 | 198.2 | 11 | 12 | 2.99 | 151 |
Vern Kennedy | 28 | 146.2 | 10 | 7 | 2.45 | 63 |
Mel Harder | 19 | 135.1 | 8 | 7 | 3.06 | 40 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = StrikeoutsRelief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
Joe Heving | 30 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2.75 | 34 |
Jack Salveson | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3.35 | 24 |
Chubby Dean | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4.50 | 29 |
Mike Naymick | 29 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2.30 | 41 |
Pete Center | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.76 | 10 |
Awards and honors
All-Star Game
Lou Boudreau, Shortstop
Roy Cullenbine, Outfielder
Oris Hockett, Outfielder
Ken Keltner, Third baseman