1943 in baseball

The following are the baseball events of the year 1943 throughout the world.

Major League Baseball

 * World Series: New York Yankees over St. Louis Cardinals (4-1)
 * All-Star Game, July 13 at Shibe Park: American League, 5-3

Other champions

 * Negro League World Series: Homestead Grays over Birmingham Black Barons (4-3)
 * Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: West, 2-1
 * All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: Racine Belles over Kenosha Comets

Awards and honors

 * Most Valuable Player
 * Spud Chandler (AL) - P, New York Yankees
 * Stan Musial (NL) - 1B, St. Louis Cardinals
 * The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
 * Spud Chandler - P, New York Yankees
 * The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award
 * Spud Chandler (AL) - P, New York Yankees
 * Stan Musial (NL) - 1B, St. Louis Cardinals
 * The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
 * Joe McCarthy (AL) - New York Yankees

Events

 * May 30 - The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League begins its first 108-game season with teams in Rockford, Kenosha, Racine, and South Bend; the league's total attendance for the year will be 176,612.

Births

 * January 15 - Mike Marshall
 * January 30 - Davey Johnson
 * March 23 - Lee May
 * May 22 - Tommy John
 * June 27 - Rico Petrocelli
 * August 28 - Lou Piniella
 * September 19 - Joe Morgan
 * December 13 - Ferguson Jenkins

Deaths

 * January 3 - Bid McPhee, 83, second baseman for Cincinnati from 1882 to 1899 who was the last at his position to play without a glove; scored 100 runs ten times, set every career fielding mark at his position and was seventh player to reach 2000 hits
 * March 6 - Jimmy Collins, 73, third baseman who batted .300 five times and led NL in home runs in 1898; led league in putouts five times and set career records for putouts, total chances and double plays at third base; after jumping to the American League, managed Boston to upset victory in inaugural 1903 World Series
 * April 26 - Bob Emslie, 84, umpire who set records with 35 seasons of officiating and over 1000 games worked single-handedly; as pitcher, won 32 games for 1884 Baltimore Orioles
 * May 6 - William Slocum, 59, sportswriter and editor for several New York newspapers since 1910
 * August 14 - Joe Kelley, 71, left fielder who batted .317 lifetime, including marks over .360 for the 1894-97 Baltimore Orioles; 194 triples ranked 4th all-time upon retirement, and had six seasons of 100 runs and five of 100 RBI