1943 St. Louis Cardinals Organizational Leaders
1943 St. Louis Cardinals Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Schoendienst | Rochester Red Wings | AA | 187 | 21 | 5 | 6 |
| Bill Marcks | Allentown Wings | B | 177 | 35 | 13 | 10 |
| Chester Wieczorek | Columbus Red Birds | AA | 174 | 31 | 3 | 9 |
| Thomas Astbury | Lynchburg Cardinals, Allentown Wings | B | 163 | 30 | 10 | 19 |
| Augie Bergamo | Columbus Red Birds | AA | 162 | 35 | 9 | 0 |
| Otis Davis | Jamestown Falcons | D | 156 | 23 | 11 | 3 |
| Escal Burnett | Sacramento Solons | AA | 152 | 21 | 4 | 6 |
| Emil Verban | Columbus Red Birds | AA | 151 | 16 | 9 | 0 |
| John Antonelli | Columbus Red Birds | AA | 149 | 25 | 9 | 4 |
| Nippy Jones | Sacramento Solons | AA | 145 | 25 | 6 | 4 |
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Avg. | Hits | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Schoendienst | Rochester Red Wings | AA | .337 | 187 | 555 |
| Ernie Hrovatic | Jamestown Falcons | D | .336 | 139 | 414 |
| Bill Marcks | Allentown Wings | B | .335 | 177 | 528 |
| Otis Davis | Jamestown Falcons | D | .328 | 156 | 475 |
| Chester Wieczorek | Columbus Red Birds | AA | .328 | 174 | 530 |
| Augie Bergamo | Columbus Red Birds | AA | .324 | 162 | 500 |
| Thomas Astbury | Lynchburg Cardinals, Allentown Wings | B | .320 | 163 | 510 |
| Joseph Overman | Rochester Red Wings, Allentown Wings | AA, B | .316 | 115 | 364 |
| Tommy Heath | Columbus Red Birds | AA | .306 | 104 | 340 |
| Vaughn Hazen | Johnson City Cardinals | D | .304 | 70 | 230 |
| Nippy Jones | Sacramento Solons | AA | .304 | 145 | 477 |
| Jack Sanford | Jamestown Falcons | D | .304 | 99 | 326 |
| Ollie Vanek | Lynchburg Cardinals | B | .304 | 119 | 392 |
Home Run Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Astbury | Lynchburg Cardinals, Allentown Wings | B | 19 |
| Joe Mack | Columbus Red Birds, Rochester Red Wings | AA | 10 |
| Bill Marcks | Allentown Wings | B | 10 |
| Tom Koval | Rochester Red Wings, Allentown Wings | AA, B | 9 |
| Chester Wieczorek | Columbus Red Birds | AA | 9 |
| John Cappa | Allentown Wings | B | 8 |
| Escal Burnett | Sacramento Solons | AA | 6 |
| Red Schoendienst | Rochester Red Wings | AA | 6 |
| Walter Alston | Rochester Red Wings | AA | 5 |
| Tommy Heath | Columbus Red Birds | AA | 5 |
| Ernie Hrovatic | Jamestown Falcons | D | 5 |
| Charles Lockman | Jamestown Falcons, Johnson City Cardinals | D | 5 |
| Pete Petersen | Sacramento Solons | AA | 5 |
| George Stumpf | Columbus Red Birds | AA | 5 |
Doubles Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 2B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Hrovatic | Jamestown Falcons | D | 37 |
| Augie Bergamo | Columbus Red Birds | AA | 35 |
| Bill Marcks | Allentown Wings | B | 35 |
| Chester Wieczorek | Columbus Red Birds | AA | 31 |
| Thomas Astbury | Allentown Wings, Lynchburg Cardinals | B | 30 |
| William Glover | Lynchburg Cardinals | B | 30 |
| John Antonelli | Columbus Red Birds | AA | 25 |
| Nippy Jones | Sacramento Solons | AA | 25 |
| William Williams | Lynchburg Cardinals, Johnson City Cardinals | B, D | 25 |
| Otis Davis | Jamestown Falcons | D | 23 |
| Gene Kavanaugh | Sacramento Solons | AA | 23 |
| Joe Mack | Rochester Red Wings, Columbus Red Birds | AA | 23 |
| Forest Rogers | Lynchburg Cardinals | B | 23 |
Triples Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Marcks | Allentown Wings | B | 13 |
| Ernie Hrovatic | Jamestown Falcons | D | 12 |
| Otis Davis | Jamestown Falcons | D | 11 |
| Thomas Astbury | Lynchburg Cardinals, Allentown Wings | B | 10 |
| John Antonelli | Columbus Red Birds | AA | 9 |
| Augie Bergamo | Columbus Red Birds | AA | 9 |
| Earl Naylor | Rochester Red Wings | AA | 9 |
| Leroy Nichols | Lynchburg Cardinals | B | 9 |
| Emil Verban | Columbus Red Birds | AA | 9 |
| William Glover | Lynchburg Cardinals | B | 8 |
| Vaughn Hazen | Johnson City Cardinals | D | 8 |
| Joseph Overman | Allentown Wings | B | 8 |
| Jack Sanford | Jamestown Falcons | D | 8 |
| William Williams | Lynchburg Cardinals, Johnson City Cardinals | B, D | 8 |
RBI Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Wieczorek | Columbus Red Birds | AA | 97 |
| Ernie Hrovatic | Jamestown Falcons | D | 96 |
| Bill Marcks | Allentown Wings | B | 95 |
| Thomas Astbury | Lynchburg Cardinals, Allentown Wings | B | 94 |
| John Antonelli | Columbus Red Birds | AA | 74 |
| Joe Mack | Rochester Red Wings, Columbus Red Birds | AA | 72 |
| William Glover | Lynchburg Cardinals | B | 66 |
| Herschel Held | Rochester Red Wings, Jamestown Falcons | AA, D | 64 |
| Charles Lockman | Jamestown Falcons, Johnson City Cardinals | D | 60 |
| Vernon Rider | Johnson City Cardinals | D | 60 |
Wins Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blix Donnelly | Rochester Red Wings | AA | 17 | 8 |
| Ira Hutchinson | Rochester Red Wings | AA | 17 | 11 |
| George Dockins | Columbus Red Birds | AA | 16 | 8 |
| Ted Wilks | Columbus Red Birds | AA | 16 | 8 |
| Preacher Roe | Columbus Red Birds | AA | 15 | 7 |
| Freddy Schmidt | Rochester Red Wings | AA | 13 | 10 |
| William Emmerich | Allentown Wings | B | 13 | 21 |
| Ken Burkhart | Columbus Red Birds | AA | 12 | 11 |
| John Herr | Lynchburg Cardinals | B | 12 | 16 |
| Bill Trotter | Rochester Red Wings | AA | 12 | 16 |
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ira Hutchinson | Rochester Red Wings | AA | 2.21 | 17 | 11 |
| George Dockins | Columbus Red Birds | AA | 2.25 | 16 | 8 |
| Preacher Roe | Columbus Red Birds | AA | 2.37 | 15 | 7 |
| Blix Donnelly | Rochester Red Wings | AA | 2.40 | 17 | 8 |
| Freddy Schmidt | Rochester Red Wings | AA | 2.42 | 13 | 10 |
| Bill Trotter | Rochester Red Wings | AA | 2.59 | 12 | 16 |
| Ted Wilks | Columbus Red Birds | AA | 2.66 | 16 | 8 |
| Ken Burkhart | Columbus Red Birds | AA | 3.14 | 12 | 11 |
| John Herr | Lynchburg Cardinals | B | 3.25 | 12 | 16 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
Shutout Leaders
Strikeout Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Emmerich | Allentown Wings | B | 136 |
| Preacher Roe | Columbus Red Birds | AA | 136 |
| Blix Donnelly | Rochester Red Wings | AA | 134 |
| John Herr | Lynchburg Cardinals | B | 132 |
| Ted Wilks | Columbus Red Birds | AA | 132 |
| Charlie Bishop | Jamestown Falcons | D | 106 |
| Art Lopatka | Lynchburg Cardinals | B | 106 |
| Freddy Schmidt | Rochester Red Wings | AA | 99 |
| Bud Byerly | Sacramento Solons | AA | 98 |
| Ned Jilton | Lynchburg Cardinals, Johnson City Cardinals | B, D | 98 |
