1949 Brooklyn Dodgers season
Brooklyn, New York | |
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Owners | James & Dearie Mulvey, Walter O'Malley, Branch Rickey, John L. Smith |
President | Branch Rickey |
Managers | Burt Shotton |
Radio | WMGM Red Barber, Connie Desmond, Ernie Harwell |
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The 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers held off the St. Louis Cardinals to win the National League title by one game. The Dodgers lost the World Series to the New York Yankees in five games.
Offseason
- November 24, 1948: Tommy Lasorda was drafted by the Dodgers from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1948 minor league draft.[1]
- December 15, 1948:
- February 26, 1949: New York Giants.[3]
Regular season
Jackie Robinson led the NL in hitting and stolen bases and won the National League Most Valuable Player Award. Robinson was the first black player to win the NL MVP.[4]
Season standings
National League | W
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L
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Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Brooklyn Dodgers | 97 | 57 | 0.630 | — | 48–29 | 49–28 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 96 | 58 | 0.623 | 1 | 51–26 | 45–32 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 81 | 73 | 0.526 | 16 | 40–37 | 41–36 |
Boston Braves | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 22 | 43–34 | 32–45 |
New York Giants | 73 | 81 | 0.474 | 24 | 43–34 | 30–47 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 71 | 83 | 0.461 | 26 | 36–41 | 35–42 |
Cincinnati Reds | 62 | 92 | 0.403 | 35 | 35–42 | 27–50 |
Chicago Cubs | 61 | 93 | 0.396 | 36 | 33–44 | 28–49 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 10–12 | 12–10 | 12–10–1 | 12–10–2 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 6–16 | |||||
Brooklyn | 12–10 | — | 17–5 | 17–5 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 16–6 | 10–12–1 | |||||
Chicago | 10–12 | 5–17 | — | 9–13 | 12–10 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 8–14 | |||||
Cincinnati | 10–12–1 | 5–17 | 13–9 | — | 7–15 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 5–17–1 | |||||
New York | 10–12–2 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 15–7 | — | 11–11 | 12–10 | 7–15 | |||||
Philadelphia | 11–11 | 11–11 | 16–6 | 9–13 | 11–11 | — | 13–9 | 10–12 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 10–12 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 9–13 | — | 12–10 | |||||
St. Louis | 16–6 | 12–10–1 | 14–8 | 17–5–1 | 15–7 | 12–10 | 10–12 | — |
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- May 16, 1949: Bob Ramazzotti was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Hank Schenz.[5]
- May 18, 1949: Marv Rackley was traded by the Dodgers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Johnny Hopp and cash (trade voided June 7).[6]
- May 19, 1949: Nanny Fernandez was traded by the Dodgers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ed Bahr and Grady Wilson.[2]
- September 28, 1949: Kermit Wahl was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Athletics for Bill McCahan and cash.[7]
- September 30, 1949: Washington Senators.[8]
Roster
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Roy Campanella | 130 | 436 | 125 | .287 | 22 | 82 |
1B | Gil Hodges | 156 | 596 | 170 | .285 | 23 | 115 |
2B | Jackie Robinson | 156 | 593 | 203 | .342 | 16 | 124 |
SS | Pee Wee Reese | 155 | 617 | 172 | .279 | 16 | 73 |
3B | Billy Cox | 100 | 390 | 91 | .233 | 8 | 40 |
OF | Duke Snider | 146 | 552 | 161 | .292 | 23 | 92 |
OF | Gene Hermanski | 87 | 224 | 67 | .299 | 8 | 42 |
OF | Carl Furillo | 142 | 549 | 177 | .322 | 18 | 106 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Marv Rackley | 63 | 150 | 45 | .300 | 1 | 15 |
Bruce Edwards | 64 | 148 | 31 | .209 | 8 | 25 |
Mike McCormick | 55 | 139 | 29 | .209 | 2 | 14 |
Spider Jorgensen | 53 | 134 | 36 | .269 | 1 | 14 |
Eddie Miksis | 50 | 113 | 25 | .221 | 1 | 6 |
Luis Olmo | 38 | 105 | 32 | .305 | 1 | 14 |
Tommy Brown | 41 | 89 | 27 | .303 | 3 | 18 |
Dick Whitman | 23 | 49 | 9 | .184 | 0 | 2 |
Cal Abrams | 8 | 24 | 2 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
Johnny Hopp | 8 | 14 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Ramazzotti | 5 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 1 | 3 |
Chuck Connors | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
George Shuba | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Don Newcombe | 38 | 244.1 | 17 | 8 | 3.17 | 149 |
Preacher Roe | 30 | 212.2 | 15 | 6 | 2.79 | 109 |
Joe Hatten | 37 | 187.1 | 12 | 8 | 4.18 | 58 |
Ralph Branca | 34 | 186.2 | 13 | 5 | 4.39 | 109 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Jack Banta | 48 | 152.1 | 10 | 6 | 3.37 | 97 |
Rex Barney | 38 | 140.2 | 9 | 8 | 4.41 | 80 |
Morrie Martin | 10 | 30.2 | 1 | 3 | 7.04 | 15 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Erv Palica | 49 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3.62 | 44 |
Paul Minner | 27 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3.80 | 17 |
Carl Erskine | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4.63 | 49 |
Pat McGlothin | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.60 | 11 |
Bud Podbielan | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.65 | 5 |
Johnny Van Cuyk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
1949 World Series
Game 1
October 5, 1949, at Yankee Stadium in New York City
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Allie Reynolds (1–0) LP: Don Newcombe (0–1) Home runs: BRK: None NY: Tommy Henrich (1) |
Game 2
October 6, 1949, at Yankee Stadium in New York City
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Brooklyn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Preacher Roe (1–0) LP: Vic Raschi (0–1) |
Game 3
October 7, 1949, at
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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New York | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Joe Page (1–0) LP: Ralph Branca (0–1) Home runs: NY: None BRK: Pee Wee Reese (1), Luis Olmo (1), Roy Campanella (1) |
Game 4
October 8, 1949, at
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Eddie Lopat (1–0) LP: Don Newcombe (0–2) |
Game 5
October 9, 1949, at
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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New York | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Vic Raschi (1–1) LP: Rex Barney (0–1) Home runs: NY: Joe DiMaggio (1) BRK: Gil Hodges (1) |
Awards and honors
- National League Most Valuable Player
- National League Rookie of the Year
National League All-Stars
- 1949 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Jackie Robinson starter
- Pee Wee Reese starter
- Ralph Branca reserve
- Roy Campanella reserve
- Gil Hodges reserve
- Don Newcombe reserve
- Preacher Roe reserve
The Sporting News awards
- TSN Major League All-Star Team
- TSN NL Rookie of the Year Award
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hollywood, Montreal, Pueblo, Geneva
Notes
- ^ Tommy Lasorda page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Nanny Fernandez page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Hank Behrman page at Baseball Reference
- ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Bob Ramazzotti page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Marv Rackley page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Kermit Wahl page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Irv Noren page at Baseball Reference
References
External links
- 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform
- Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
- Acme Dodgers page Archived September 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Retrosheet