1943 Cleveland Indians Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 82-71
Finished 3rd in the AL
Attendance: 95,564, Avg. 3,676
Ballpark: League Park II/Cleveland Stadium
Manager: Lou Boudreau (82-71)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1943 Cleveland Indians StatisticsTeam Record: 82-71
Finished 3rd in the AL
Attendance: 95,564, Avg. 3,676
Ballpark: League Park II/Cleveland Stadium
Manager: Lou Boudreau (82-71)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1943 Cleveland Indians Roster
The Cleveland Indians of the American League ended the 1943 season with a record of 82 wins and 71 losses, finishing third in the AL.
The Indians scored 600 runs and conceded 577 runs. Jeff Heath led Cleveland with 18 home runs and drove in 79 runs. Roy Cullenbine paced all regular hitters by hitting .289. Jim Bagby and Al Smith topped the team with 17 wins each, while Vern Kennedy recorded a 2.45 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Lou Boudreau coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 600
Regular Season Runs Against: 577
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 21, 1943 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 22, 1943 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| April 24, 1943 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | ||
| April 25, 1943 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | ||
| April 25, 1943 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 3-2 | 0-0 | 3-2 | ||
| April 27, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 3-2 | 1-0 | 4-2 | ||
| April 28, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 3-2 | 2-0 | 5-2 | ||
| May 1, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 3-2 | 2-1 | 5-3 | ||
| May 2, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 3-2 | 3-1 | 6-3 | ||
| May 4, 1943 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 4-2 | 3-1 | 7-3 | ||
| May 5, 1943 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 5-2 | 3-1 | 8-3 | ||
| May 5, 1943 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 5-3 | 3-1 | 8-4 | ||
| May 6, 1943 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 6-3 | 3-1 | 9-4 | ||
| May 8, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 2 at St. Louis Browns 3 | L | 6-3 | 3-2 | 9-5 | ||
| May 9, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 5 at St. Louis Browns 7 | L | 6-3 | 3-3 | 9-6 | ||
| May 9, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 6 at St. Louis Browns 5 | W | 6-3 | 4-3 | 10-6 | ||
| May 12, 1943 | Washington Senators 2 at Cleveland Indians 8 | W | 7-3 | 4-3 | 11-6 | ||
| May 13, 1943 | Washington Senators 3 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 7-4 | 4-3 | 11-7 | ||
| May 14, 1943 | Washington Senators 3 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 7-5 | 4-3 | 11-8 | ||
| May 15, 1943 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 8-5 | 4-3 | 12-8 | ||
| May 16, 1943 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 8-6 | 4-3 | 12-9 | ||
| May 16, 1943 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 9-6 | 4-3 | 13-9 | ||
| May 20, 1943 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 9-7 | 4-3 | 13-10 | ||
| May 20, 1943 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 9-8 | 4-3 | 13-11 | ||
| May 22, 1943 | New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Indians 9 | W | 10-8 | 4-3 | 14-11 | ||
| May 23, 1943 | New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 11-8 | 4-3 | 15-11 | ||
| May 23, 1943 | New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 12-8 | 4-3 | 16-11 | ||
| May 27, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 12-8 | 4-4 | 16-12 | ||
| May 27, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 12-8 | 4-5 | 16-13 | ||
| May 28, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 12-8 | 5-5 | 17-13 | ||
| May 29, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 5 at New York Yankees 9 | L | 12-8 | 5-6 | 17-14 | ||
| May 30, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 2 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 12-8 | 5-7 | 17-15 | ||
| May 30, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 12-8 | 5-8 | 17-16 | ||
| May 31, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Washington Senators 8 | L | 12-8 | 5-9 | 17-17 | ||
| May 31, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Washington Senators 6 | W | 12-8 | 6-9 | 18-17 | ||
| June 1, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 12-8 | 6-10 | 18-18 | ||
| June 2, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Washington Senators 13 | L | 12-8 | 6-11 | 18-19 | ||
| June 3, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 10 | L | 12-8 | 6-12 | 18-20 | ||
| June 4, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 12-8 | 7-12 | 19-20 | ||
| June 5, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 12-8 | 7-13 | 19-21 | ||
| June 6, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | W | 12-8 | 8-13 | 20-21 | ||
| June 6, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 12 | L | 12-8 | 8-14 | 20-22 | ||
| June 9, 1943 | St. Louis Browns 6 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 12-9 | 8-14 | 20-23 | ||
| June 10, 1943 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 12-10 | 8-14 | 20-24 | ||
| June 12, 1943 | St. Louis Browns 7 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 12-11 | 8-14 | 20-25 | ||
| June 13, 1943 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 13-11 | 8-14 | 21-25 | ||
| June 13, 1943 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 13-12 | 8-14 | 21-26 | ||
| June 17, 1943 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 14-12 | 8-14 | 22-26 | ||
| June 17, 1943 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 15-12 | 8-14 | 23-26 | ||
| June 18, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 15-12 | 9-14 | 24-26 | ||
| June 19, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 15-12 | 10-14 | 25-26 | ||
| June 19, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 10 at Chicago White Sox 8 | W | 15-12 | 11-14 | 26-26 | ||
| June 20, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 15-12 | 12-14 | 27-26 | ||
| June 20, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Chicago White Sox 10 | L | 15-12 | 12-15 | 27-27 | ||
| June 23, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 9 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 15-12 | 13-15 | 28-27 | ||
| June 23, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 15-12 | 13-16 | 28-28 | ||
| June 24, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 15-12 | 13-17 | 28-29 | ||
| June 25, 1943 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 16-12 | 13-17 | 29-29 | ||
| June 26, 1943 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 16-13 | 13-17 | 29-30 | ||
| June 27, 1943 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 17-13 | 13-17 | 30-30 | ||
| June 27, 1943 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 17-14 | 13-17 | 30-31 | ||
| June 30, 1943 | New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 17-15 | 13-17 | 30-32 | ||
| July 1, 1943 | New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 18-15 | 13-17 | 31-32 | ||
| July 2, 1943 | New York Yankees 0 at Cleveland Indians 12 | W | 19-15 | 13-17 | 32-32 | ||
| July 3, 1943 | Boston Red Sox 12 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 19-16 | 13-17 | 32-33 | ||
| July 5, 1943 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 19-17 | 13-17 | 32-34 | ||
| July 5, 1943 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 19-18 | 13-17 | 32-35 | ||
| July 6, 1943 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 20-18 | 13-17 | 33-35 | ||
| July 8, 1943 | Washington Senators 2 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 21-18 | 13-17 | 34-35 | ||
| July 9, 1943 | Washington Senators 1 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 21-19 | 13-17 | 34-36 | ||
| July 10, 1943 | Washington Senators 4 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 21-20 | 13-17 | 34-37 | ||
| July 11, 1943 | Washington Senators 6 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 21-21 | 13-17 | 34-38 | ||
| July 11, 1943 | Washington Senators 1 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 22-21 | 13-17 | 35-38 | ||
| July 15, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 1 at St. Louis Browns 2 | L | 22-21 | 13-18 | 35-39 | ||
| July 16, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 3 at St. Louis Browns 4 | L | 22-21 | 13-19 | 35-40 | ||
| July 17, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 1 at St. Louis Browns 3 | L | 22-21 | 13-20 | 35-41 | ||
| July 18, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 10 at St. Louis Browns 7 | W | 22-21 | 14-20 | 36-41 | ||
| July 18, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 4 at St. Louis Browns 3 | W | 22-21 | 15-20 | 37-41 | ||
| July 21, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | W | 22-21 | 16-20 | 38-41 | ||
| July 22, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 22-21 | 17-20 | 39-41 | ||
| July 23, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | W | 22-21 | 18-20 | 40-41 | ||
| July 24, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Washington Senators 0 | W | 22-21 | 19-20 | 41-41 | ||
| July 25, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 22-21 | 20-20 | 42-41 | ||
| July 25, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Washington Senators 7 | L | 22-21 | 20-21 | 42-42 | ||
| July 26, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 22-21 | 21-21 | 43-42 | ||
| July 27, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 22-21 | 21-22 | 43-43 | ||
| July 28, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 6 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 22-21 | 22-22 | 44-43 | ||
| July 29, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 1 at New York Yankees 11 | L | 22-21 | 22-23 | 44-44 | ||
| July 30, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 4 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 22-21 | 22-24 | 44-45 | ||
| July 31, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 22-21 | 22-25 | 44-46 | ||
| August 1, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 22-21 | 23-25 | 45-46 | ||
| August 1, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 22-21 | 23-26 | 45-47 | ||
| August 3, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 11 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 22-21 | 24-26 | 46-47 | ||
| August 6, 1943 | St. Louis Browns 0 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 23-21 | 24-26 | 47-47 | ||
| August 7, 1943 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 23-22 | 24-26 | 47-48 | ||
| August 8, 1943 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 24-22 | 24-26 | 48-48 | ||
| August 8, 1943 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 25-22 | 24-26 | 49-48 | ||
| August 11, 1943 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Cleveland Indians 10 | W | 26-22 | 24-26 | 50-48 | ||
| August 11, 1943 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 27-22 | 24-26 | 51-48 | ||
| August 12, 1943 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 28-22 | 24-26 | 52-48 | ||
| August 13, 1943 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 29-22 | 24-26 | 53-48 | ||
| August 14, 1943 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Cleveland Indians 12 | W | 30-22 | 24-26 | 54-48 | ||
| August 15, 1943 | Washington Senators 2 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 31-22 | 24-26 | 55-48 | ||
| August 15, 1943 | Washington Senators 4 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 31-23 | 24-26 | 55-49 | ||
| August 16, 1943 | Washington Senators 6 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 31-24 | 24-26 | 55-50 | ||
| August 18, 1943 | New York Yankees 5 at Cleveland Indians 7 | W | 32-24 | 24-26 | 56-50 | ||
| August 18, 1943 | New York Yankees 8 at Cleveland Indians 9 | W | 33-24 | 24-26 | 57-50 | ||
| August 19, 1943 | New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 33-25 | 24-26 | 57-51 | ||
| August 20, 1943 | New York Yankees 10 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 33-26 | 24-26 | 57-52 | ||
| August 21, 1943 | New York Yankees 8 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 33-27 | 24-26 | 57-53 | ||
| August 22, 1943 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Cleveland Indians 7 | W | 34-27 | 24-26 | 58-53 | ||
| August 22, 1943 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 35-27 | 24-26 | 59-53 | ||
| August 23, 1943 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 35-28 | 24-26 | 59-54 | ||
| August 24, 1943 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 36-28 | 24-26 | 60-54 | ||
| August 24, 1943 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 36-29 | 24-26 | 60-55 | ||
| August 25, 1943 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 8 | W | 37-29 | 24-26 | 61-55 | ||
| August 25, 1943 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 38-29 | 24-26 | 62-55 | ||
| August 26, 1943 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 38-30 | 24-26 | 62-56 | ||
| August 27, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 38-30 | 25-26 | 63-56 | ||
| August 28, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Chicago White Sox 7 | L | 38-30 | 25-27 | 63-57 | ||
| August 29, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 38-30 | 26-27 | 64-57 | ||
| August 29, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 38-30 | 27-27 | 65-57 | ||
| September 2, 1943 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 39-30 | 27-27 | 66-57 | ||
| September 5, 1943 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 39-31 | 27-27 | 66-58 | ||
| September 5, 1943 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 39-32 | 27-27 | 66-59 | ||
| September 6, 1943 | St. Louis Browns 0 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 40-32 | 27-27 | 67-59 | ||
| September 6, 1943 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 41-32 | 27-27 | 68-59 | ||
| September 9, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Detroit Tigers 10 | L | 41-32 | 27-28 | 68-60 | ||
| September 9, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 41-32 | 28-28 | 69-60 | ||
| September 10, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 41-32 | 29-28 | 70-60 | ||
| September 10, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Detroit Tigers 0 | W | 41-32 | 30-28 | 71-60 | ||
| September 11, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 41-32 | 31-28 | 72-60 | ||
| September 12, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 41-32 | 32-28 | 73-60 | ||
| September 14, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 0 at St. Louis Browns 3 | L | 41-32 | 32-29 | 73-61 | ||
| September 14, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 1 at St. Louis Browns 7 | L | 41-32 | 32-30 | 73-62 | ||
| September 15, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 2 at St. Louis Browns 4 | L | 41-32 | 32-31 | 73-63 | ||
| September 17, 1943 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 41-33 | 32-31 | 73-64 | ||
| September 18, 1943 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 42-33 | 32-31 | 74-64 | ||
| September 19, 1943 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 43-33 | 32-31 | 75-64 | ||
| September 19, 1943 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 44-33 | 32-31 | 76-64 | ||
| September 23, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 44-33 | 33-31 | 77-64 | ||
| September 23, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Boston Red Sox 13 | L | 44-33 | 33-32 | 77-65 | ||
| September 24, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Boston Red Sox 1 | L | 44-33 | 33-33 | 77-66 | ||
| September 25, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 44-33 | 34-33 | 78-66 | ||
| September 26, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 5 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 44-33 | 34-34 | 78-67 | ||
| September 26, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 2 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 44-33 | 34-35 | 78-68 | ||
| September 27, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 2 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 44-33 | 34-36 | 78-69 | ||
| September 28, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 11 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 44-33 | 35-36 | 79-69 | ||
| September 29, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Washington Senators 7 | L | 44-33 | 35-37 | 79-70 | ||
| September 29, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Washington Senators 6 | L | 44-33 | 35-38 | 79-71 | ||
| October 2, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 44-33 | 36-38 | 80-71 | ||
| October 2, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 44-33 | 37-38 | 81-71 | ||
| October 3, 1943 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 44-33 | 38-38 | 82-71 |
