1943 Boston Braves season
The 1943 Boston Braves season was the 73rd season of the franchise. The Braves finished sixth in the National League with a record of 68 wins and 85 losses.
Regular season
Notable transactions
- April 18, 1943: Dave Odom was signed as a free agent by the Braves.
- July 19, 1943: Tony Cuccinello was released by the Braves.
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 |
| C | Phil Masi | 80 | 238 | 65 | .273 | 2 | 28 |
| 1B | 78 | 313 | 95 | .304 | 2 | 33 | |
| 2B | Connie Ryan | 132 | 457 | 97 | .212 | 1 | 24 |
| SS | Whitey Wietelmann | 153 | 534 | 115 | .215 | 0 | 39 |
| 3B | Eddie Joost | 124 | 421 | 78 | .185 | 2 | 20 |
| OF | Chuck Workman | 153 | 615 | 153 | .249 | 10 | 67 |
| OF | Tommy Holmes | 152 | 629 | 170 | .270 | 5 | 41 |
| OF | Butch Nieman | 101 | 335 | 84 | .251 | 7 | 46 |
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 |
| Chet Ross | 94 | 285 | 62 | .218 | 7 | 32 |
| Kerby Farrell | 85 | 280 | 75 | .268 | 0 | 21 |
| Clyde Kluttz | 66 | 207 | 51 | .246 | 0 | 20 |
| 44 | 141 | 27 | .191 | 0 | 13 | |
| 52 | 135 | 28 | .207 | 1 | 5 | |
| Heinie Heltzel | 29 | 86 | 13 | .151 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | 19 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | |
| Buck Etchison | 10 | 19 | 6 | .316 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Brubaker | 13 | 19 | 8 | .421 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Gentile | 8 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Connie Creeden | 5 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Geraghty | 8 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
| Al Javery | 41 | 303.0 | 17 | 16 | 3.21 | 134 |
| 36 | 283.2 | 14 | 20 | 2.57 | 80 | |
| 38 | 255.0 | 12 | 18 | 3.18 | 64 | |
| Jim Tobin | 33 | 250.0 | 14 | 14 | 2.66 | 52 |
| Carl Lindquist | 2 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 6.23 | 1 |
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 |
| Manny Salvo | 21 | 98.2 | 5 | 7 | 3.47 | 26 |
| George Jeffcoat | 8 | 17.2 | 1 | 2 | 3.06 | 10 |
| John Dagenhard | 2 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| Lou Tost | 3 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 3 |
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 |
| 23 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5.27 | 17 | |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.43 | 5 | |
| Danny MacFayden | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.91 | 5 |
| Allyn Stout | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 3 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.84 | 1 | |
| Kerby Farrell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.30 | 4 |
| Ray Martin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 1 |
| George Diehl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
| Roy Talcott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |