1943 National League Most Valuable Player Award
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The winner of the 1943 National League Most Valuable Player Award was Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Award Voting[edit]
- † indicates playoff team
| Player | Team | Points | Points Share (Max Points) | First Votes | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | W - L | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | ERA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Musial | St. Louis Cardinals † | 267 | 0.795 (336) | 13 | 617 | 108 | 220 | 13 | 81 | 9 | 72 | 18 | 0.357 | 0.425 | 0.562 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Walker Cooper | St. Louis Cardinals † | 192 | 0.571 (336) | 5 | 449 | 52 | 143 | 9 | 81 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 0.318 | 0.349 | 0.463 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Bill Nicholson | Chicago Cubs | 181 | 0.539 (336) | 5 | 608 | 95 | 188 | 29 | 128 | 4 | 71 | 86 | 0.309 | 0.386 | 0.531 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Billy Herman | Brooklyn Dodgers | 140 | 0.417 (336) | 0 | 585 | 76 | 193 | 2 | 100 | 4 | 66 | 26 | 0.330 | 0.398 | 0.417 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Mort Cooper | St. Louis Cardinals † | 130 | 0.387 (336) | 0 | 100 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0.170 | 0.186 | 0.230 | 21 - 8 | 3 | 274.0 | 228 | 5 | 79 | 141 | 2.30 | ||
| Rip Sewell | Pittsburgh Pirates | 127 | 0.378 (336) | 0 | 105 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 0.286 | 0.299 | 0.343 | 21 - 9 | 3 | 265.1 | 267 | 6 | 75 | 65 | 2.54 | ||
| Elmer Riddle | Cincinnati Reds | 68 | 0.202 (336) | 0 | 93 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0.194 | 0.235 | 0.226 | 21 - 11 | 3 | 260.1 | 235 | 6 | 107 | 69 | 2.63 | ||
| Bob Elliott | Pittsburgh Pirates | 52 | 0.155 (336) | 0 | 581 | 82 | 183 | 7 | 101 | 4 | 56 | 24 | 0.315 | 0.376 | 0.444 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Frank McCormick | Cincinnati Reds | 26 | 0.077 (336) | 0 | 472 | 56 | 143 | 8 | 56 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 0.303 | 0.345 | 0.413 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Clyde Shoun | Cincinnati Reds | 24 | 0.071 (336) | 1 | 42 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0.310 | 0.356 | 0.333 | 14 - 5 | 7 | 147.0 | 131 | 5 | 46 | 61 | 3.06 | ||
| Eddie Miller | Cincinnati Reds | 24 | 0.071 (336) | 0 | 576 | 49 | 129 | 2 | 71 | 8 | 33 | 43 | 0.224 | 0.271 | 0.293 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Mickey Witek | New York Giants | 21 | 0.063 (336) | 0 | 622 | 68 | 195 | 6 | 55 | 1 | 41 | 23 | 0.314 | 0.356 | 0.370 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Marty Marion | St. Louis Cardinals † | 20 | 0.060 (336) | 0 | 418 | 38 | 117 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 32 | 37 | 0.280 | 0.334 | 0.337 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Schoolboy Rowe | Philadelphia Blue Jays | 18 | 0.054 (336) | 0 | 120 | 14 | 36 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 0.300 | 0.382 | 0.458 | 14 - 8 | 1 | 199.0 | 196 | 7 | 29 | 52 | 2.94 | ||
| Whit Wyatt | Brooklyn Dodgers | 15 | 0.045 (336) | 0 | 60 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.283 | 0.295 | 0.367 | 14 - 5 | 0 | 180.2 | 139 | 5 | 43 | 80 | 2.49 | ||
| Arky Vaughan | Brooklyn Dodgers | 15 | 0.045 (336) | 0 | 610 | 112 | 186 | 5 | 66 | 20 | 60 | 13 | 0.305 | 0.370 | 0.413 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Al Javery | Boston Braves | 12 | 0.036 (336) | 0 | 104 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 0.163 | 0.179 | 0.192 | 17 - 16 | 0 | 303.0 | 288 | 13 | 99 | 134 | 3.21 | ||
| Ray Mueller | Cincinnati Reds | 12 | 0.036 (336) | 0 | 427 | 50 | 111 | 8 | 52 | 1 | 56 | 42 | 0.260 | 0.347 | 0.379 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Stan Hack | Chicago Cubs | 10 | 0.030 (336) | 0 | 533 | 78 | 154 | 3 | 35 | 5 | 82 | 27 | 0.289 | 0.384 | 0.366 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Mel Ott | New York Giants | 9 | 0.027 (336) | 0 | 380 | 65 | 89 | 18 | 47 | 7 | 95 | 48 | 0.234 | 0.391 | 0.418 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Ace Adams | New York Giants | 7 | 0.021 (336) | 0 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.125 | 0.176 | 0.125 | 11 - 7 | 9 | 140.1 | 121 | 5 | 55 | 46 | 2.82 | ||
| Elbie Fletcher | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 0.021 (336) | 0 | 544 | 91 | 154 | 9 | 70 | 1 | 95 | 49 | 0.283 | 0.395 | 0.395 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Lou Klein | St. Louis Cardinals † | 6 | 0.018 (336) | 0 | 627 | 91 | 180 | 7 | 62 | 9 | 50 | 70 | 0.287 | 0.342 | 0.410 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Jim Tobin | Boston Braves | 5 | 0.015 (336) | 0 | 107 | 8 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 0.280 | 0.319 | 0.374 | 14 - 14 | 0 | 250.0 | 241 | 12 | 69 | 52 | 2.66 | ||
| Dick Bartell | New York Giants | 5 | 0.015 (336) | 0 | 337 | 48 | 91 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 47 | 27 | 0.270 | 0.371 | 0.356 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Dixie Walker | Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | 0.015 (336) | 0 | 540 | 83 | 163 | 5 | 71 | 3 | 49 | 24 | 0.302 | 0.363 | 0.411 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Augie Galan | Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | 0.015 (336) | 0 | 495 | 83 | 142 | 9 | 67 | 6 | 103 | 39 | 0.287 | 0.412 | 0.406 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Phil Cavarretta | Chicago Cubs | 4 | 0.012 (336) | 0 | 530 | 93 | 154 | 8 | 73 | 3 | 75 | 42 | 0.291 | 0.382 | 0.421 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Tommy Holmes | Boston Braves | 2 | 0.006 (336) | 0 | 629 | 75 | 170 | 5 | 41 | 7 | 58 | 20 | 0.270 | 0.334 | 0.378 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Babe Dahlgren | Philadelphia Blue Jays | 2 | 0.006 (336) | 0 | 508 | 55 | 146 | 5 | 56 | 2 | 50 | 39 | 0.287 | 0.354 | 0.362 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Ron Northey | Philadelphia Blue Jays | 2 | 0.006 (336) | 0 | 586 | 72 | 163 | 16 | 68 | 2 | 51 | 52 | 0.278 | 0.339 | 0.430 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Hi Bithorn | Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0.003 (336) | 0 | 92 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0.174 | 0.216 | 0.207 | 18 - 12 | 2 | 249.2 | 227 | 8 | 65 | 86 | 2.60 | ||
| Bucky Walters | Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 0.003 (336) | 0 | 90 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 0.267 | 0.313 | 0.400 | 15 - 15 | 0 | 246.1 | 244 | 8 | 109 | 80 | 3.54 | ||
| Lonny Frey | Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 0.003 (336) | 0 | 586 | 78 | 154 | 2 | 43 | 7 | 76 | 56 | 0.263 | 0.347 | 0.334 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Preceded by 1942 |
Most Valuable Player Award American 1943 |
Succeeded by 1944 |


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