1943 Milwaukee Brewers Roster
Team Record: 90-61
Finished 1st in the AA
Manager: Charlie Grimm (90-61)
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Borchert Field
Attendance: 286,979, Avg. 3,801
Playoffs - Columbus Red Birds 3 games, Milwaukee Brewers 1
The Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association ended the 1943 season with a record of 90 wins and 61 losses, finishing first in the AA.
The Brewers scored 785 runs, most in the league. Milwaukee yielded 586 runs.
Tony York, Ab Wright, Charlie Sproull, Frank Secory, Owen Scheetz, Jim Pruett, Hal Peck, Prince Oana, Bill Norman, Tommy Nelson, Hersh Martin, Wes Livengood, Don Johnson, Johnny Hudson, Hank Helf, Ed Hanyzewski, Charlie Gassaway, Bill Fleming, Paul Erickson, Merv Connors, Flea Clifton, Grey Clarke, Earl Caldwell, Bob Bowman, Joe Berry, Heinz Becker and Johnny Babich were all players from the 1943 Milwaukee Brewers who played in the Majors during their careers.
Charlie Grimm served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Julio Acosta | L | L | August 12, 1916 | 5'11" | 200 | |
Johnny Babich | R | R | May 14, 1913 | 6'1" | 185 | Albion, CA US |
Heinz Becker | S | R | August 26, 1915 | 6'2" | 200 | Berlin, DE |
Joe Berry | L | R | December 16, 1904 | 5'10" | 145 | Huntsville, AR US |
Bob Bowman | R | R | October 3, 1910 | 5'10" | 160 | Keystone, WV US |
Earl Caldwell | R | R | April 9, 1905 | 6'1" | 178 | Sparks, TX US |
Grey Clarke | R | R | September 26, 1912 | 5'9" | 183 | Fulton, AL US |
Flea Clifton | R | R | December 12, 1908 | 5'10" | 160 | Cincinnati, OH US |
Merv Connors | R | R | January 23, 1914 | 6'2" | 192 | Berkeley, CA US |
Paul Erickson | R | R | December 14, 1915 | 6'2" | 200 | Zion, IL US |
Bill Fleming | R | R | July 31, 1913 | 6'0" | 190 | Rowland, CA US |
Charlie Gassaway | L | L | August 12, 1918 | 6'2" | 210 | Gassaway, TN US |
Vernon Godfredsen | R | R | July 16, 1921 | 5'11" | 175 | |
Ed Hanyzewski | R | R | September 18, 1920 | 6'1" | 200 | Union Mills, IN US |
Hank Helf | R | R | August 26, 1913 | 6'1" | 196 | Austin, TX US |
Harold Hoffmann | R | R | October 15, 1913 | 6'0" | 210 | Chicago, IL US |
Claude Horton | R | R | June 5, 1911 | 6'0" | 190 | Fort Worth, TX US |
Johnny Hudson | R | R | June 30, 1912 | 5'10" | 160 | Bryan, TX US |
Don Johnson | R | R | December 7, 1911 | 6'0" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
Wes Livengood | R | R | July 18, 1910 | 6'2" | 172 | Salisbury, NC US |
Hersh Martin | S | R | September 19, 1909 | 6'2" | 190 | Birmingham, AL US |
Tommy Nelson | R | R | May 1, 1917 | 5'11" | 180 | Chicago, IL US |
Ted Norbert | R | R | May 17, 1908 | 6'1" | 192 | Brooklyn, NY US |
Bill Norman | R | R | July 16, 1910 | 6'2" | 190 | St. Louis, MO US |
Prince Oana | R | R | January 22, 1910 | 6'2" | 193 | Waipahu, HI US |
Joe Pate | R | R | April 28, 1913 | 6'0" | 190 | Fulton, AR US |
Hal Peck | L | L | April 20, 1917 | 5'11" | 175 | Big Bend, WI US |
Jim Pruett | R | R | December 16, 1917 | 5'10" | 178 | Nashville, TN US |
Russell Rolandson | R | February 16, 1917 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
William Sahlin | L | L | 6'1" | 179 | ||
Owen Scheetz | R | R | December 24, 1913 | 6'0" | 190 | New Bedford, OH US |
Frank Secory | R | R | August 24, 1912 | 6'1" | 200 | Mason City, IA US |
Charlie Sproull | R | R | January 9, 1919 | 6'3" | 185 | Taylorsville, GA US |
Hugh Todd | L | R | November 18, 1915 | 5'9" | 175 | Greenville, TN US |
Ab Wright | R | R | November 16, 1906 | 6'1" | 190 | Terlton, OK US |
Tony York | R | R | November 27, 1912 | 5'10" | 165 | Irene, TX US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.