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The Bolivar North Division was a tight battle claimed by Barquisimeto by one game. The Black Cats took it at 89-73, just beating out Bogota at 88-74. Last year’s champ Maracaibo fell off hard to 71 wins. In the South Division, the La Paz dynasty continued for a fifth straight title at 104-58. Cali at 99-63 had a good effort, but couldn’t catch the Pump Jacks.

Barquisimeto RF Matias Amaro won his third MVP in four seasons. Amaro led in 1943 in home runs (46), runs (87), walks (77), OBP (.355), and OPS (.912), adding 8.6 WAR and 106 RBI. Bogota’s Arsenio Salgado had a career season with a 25-6 record, 1.70 ERA, 302 strikeouts and 6.9 WAR. He had 33 quality starts out of 36.



Sao Paolo and Buenos Aires both won Liga Cono Sur division titles again in 1943. The Padres cruised to the Brazil Division title at 111-51, while the two-time defending champion Atlantics claimed the South Division at 100-62.

The MVP and Pitcher of the Year awards both went to Sao Paolo players. 25-year old 1B Amadeus Ribeiro earned the third Triple Crown by a Beisbol Sudamerica player with a .323 average, 55 home runs, and 113 RBI. He also led the league in runs (106), hits (195), slugging (.629), OPS (.995), and wRC+ (229). Veteran Danilo Patricio picked up the Pitcher of the Year with the 33-year old signing with the Padres that offseason from Brasilia. Patricio led the league in ERA (1.41), strikeouts (358), WAR (12.0), Quality starts (32), complete games (19), and innings (293.1).

In a rematch of the 1939 Bolivar League Championship Series, La Paz beat Barquisimeto in six games, giving the Pump Jacks their fourth Bolivar title in five seasons. In a rematch of the prior season, Sao Paolo got revenge on Buenos Aires, sweeping them in the Cono Sur Championship for the Padres first title. In Copa Sudamerica, La Paz topped Sao Palo in five games, giving the Pump Jacks a third overall title in their dynasty run. They join Medellin as the only franchises with three Copa Sudamerica titles to date.





Other notes: Cali CF Saul Vargas became the first eight-time Silver Slugger winner. In his final season, La Paz catcher Armando Urquides won his seventh Silver Slugger. Two-way player Ignacio Rola won his seventh as a pitcher. Rio de Janeiro RF Martin Arriaga became the first eight-time Gold Glove winner.

Montevideo’s Raphael Silva threw a perfect game on April 10, striking out 10 against Rosario. Cali’s RJ Correa had a 30-game hit streak, setting the Beisbol Sudamerica record. La Paz’s Mohamed Ramos made it to 6000 career strikeouts while only eight others have even made it to 3000. Valencia’s Mohammed Jimenez became the first BSA batter to both 2000 career hits and 1000 runs scored. Brasilia’s Jose Negron became the second to 1000 career RBI.