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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 10th championship in 21 seasons. It was Yankees' manager Joe McCarthy's final Series win.

This Series was scheduled for a 3-4 format due to wartime travel restrictions. The 3-4 format meant there was only one trip between ballparks, but if the Series had ended in a 4-game sweep, there would have been 3 games played in one park and only 1 in the other.

Both teams lost several of their players from the 1942 World Series teams because of World War II, including such stars as Joe DiMaggio, Red Ruffing, and Enos Slaughter.

Records: New York Yankees (W: 98, L: 56, Pct: .636, GA: 13 ½) - St Louis Cardinals (W: 105, L: 49, Pct: .682, GA: 18)

Managers: Joe McCarthy (New York), Billy Southworth (St. Louis)

Umpires: Eddie Rommel (AL), Beans Reardon (NL), Joe Rue (AL), Bill Stewart (NL)
Note: Eddie Rommel became the third person to appear in the World Series both as a player and as an umpire.

Summary[]

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL St. Louis Cardinals (1)

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Cardinals – 2, Yankees – 4 October 5 Yankee Stadium 68,676
2 Cardinals – 4, Yankees – 3 October 6 Yankee Stadium 68,578
3 Cardinals – 2, Yankees – 6 October 7 Yankee Stadium 69,990
4 Yankees – 2, Cardinals – 0 October 10 Sportsman's Park 36,196
5 Yankees – 2, Cardinals – 0 October 11 Sportsman's Park 33,872

Matchups[]

Game 1[]

October 5: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis (N) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 2
New York (A) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 4 8 2
W: Spud Chandler (1-0)   L: Max Lanier (0-1)
HR: NYY Joe Gordon (1)

Game 2[]

October 6: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis (N) 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 2
New York (A) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 0
W: Mort Cooper (1-0)   L: Tiny Bonham (0-1)
HR: STL Marty Marion (1) Ray Sanders (1)

Game 3[]

October 7: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis (N) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 4
New York (A) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 X 6 8 0
W: Hank Borowy (1-0)   L: Al Brazle (0-1)

Game 4[]

October 10: Sportsman's Park, St. Louis, Missouri

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (A) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 2
St. Louis (N) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 1
W: Marius Russo (1-0)   L: Harry Brecheen (0-1)

Game 5[]

October 11: Sportsman's Park, St. Louis, Missouri

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (A) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 1
St. Louis (N) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
W: Spud Chandler (2-0)   L: Mort Cooper (1-1)
HR: NYY Bill Dickey (1)

Composite Box[]

1943 World Series (4-1): New York Yankees (A.L.) over St Louis Cardinals (N.L.)

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 6 2 17 35 5
St Louis Cardinals 0 1 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 9 37 10
Total Attendance: 277,312   Average Attendance: 55,462
Winning Player’s Share: – $6,139   Losing Player’s Share – $4,322

Trivia[]

  • Howie Pollet, Max Lanier, and Mort Cooper ranked 1-2-3 in the National League in ERA at 1.75, 1.90 and 2.30, respectively.
  • The only St Louis Cardinals' victory took place during Game 2, the same day as the death of Mort & Walker Cooper's father, Robert.
  • "Murry Dickson, who helped close the door on the Cardinals in Game 5 by allowing no hits while on the mound, was on a ten (10) day pass from the United States Army!"
  • This was the only Yankee World Series win prior to 1977 in which Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, or Mickey Mantle was not on the roster. Spud Chandler was the only Yankee pitcher ever to be named AL MVP>
  • This was the only World Series in a span of 8 appearances where the St. Louis Cardinals were not victorious. (They lost in 1930 and 1968, and were winners in 1931, 1934, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1964, and 1967).

Reference(s)[]

Neft, David S., and Richard M. Cohen. The World Series. 1st ed. New York: St Martins, 1990. (Neft and Cohen 192-195)

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