1949 Brooklyn Dodgers season

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.

1949 Brooklyn Dodgers
1949 National League Champions
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)James & Dearie Mulvey, Walter O'Malley, Branch Rickey, John L. Smith
General manager(s)Branch Rickey
Manager(s)Burt Shotton
Local radioWMGM
Red Barber, Connie Desmond, Ernie Harwell
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Offseason

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 L Pct. GB Home Road
Brooklyn Dodgers 9757 0.630 48–29 49–28
St. Louis Cardinals 9658 0.623 1 51–26 45–32
Philadelphia Phillies 8173 0.526 16 40–37 41–36
Boston Braves 7579 0.487 22 43–34 32–45
New York Giants 7381 0.474 24 43–34 30–47
Pittsburgh Pirates 7183 0.461 26 36–41 35–42
Cincinnati Reds 6292 0.403 35 35–42 27–50
Chicago Cubs 6193 0.396 36 33–44 28–49

Record vs. opponents

1949 National League Records

Sources:
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston 10–1212–1012–10–112–10–211–1112–106–16
Brooklyn 12–1017–517–514–811–1116–610–12–1
Chicago 10–125–179–1312–106–1611–118–14
Cincinnati 10–12–15–1713–97–1513–99–135–17–1
New York 10–12–28–1410–1215–711–1112–107–15
Philadelphia 11–1111–1116–69–1311–1113–910–12
Pittsburgh 10–126–1611–1113–910–129–1312–10
St. Louis 16–612–10–114–817–5–115–712–1010–12

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
NamePosition
Cal AbramsLeft fielder
Pee Wee ReeseShortstop
Duke SniderCenter fielder
Jackie RobinsonSecond baseman
Carl FurilloRight fielder
Billy CoxThird baseman
Gil HodgesFirst baseman
Roy CampanellaCatcher
Joe HattenStarting pitcher

Notable transactions

Roster

1949 Brooklyn Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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
CRoy Campanella130436125.2872282
1BGil Hodges156596170.28523115
2BJackie Robinson156593203.34216124
SSPee Wee Reese155617172.2791673
3BBilly Cox10039091.233840
OFDuke Snider146552161.2922392
OFGene Hermanski8722467.299842
OFCarl Furillo142549177.32218106

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
Bruce Edwards6414831.209825
Marv Rackley6315045.300115
Spider Jorgensen5313436.269114
Mike McCormick5513929.209214
Eddie Miksis5011325.22116
Luis Olmo388927.303114
Tommy Brown418927.303318
Dick Whitman23499.18402
Cal Abrams8242.08300
Johnny Hopp8140.00000
Bob Ramazzotti5132.15413
Chuck Connors110.00000
George Shuba110.00000

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
Don Newcombe38244.11783.17149
Preacher Roe30212.21562.79109
Joe Hatten37187.11284.1858
Ralph Branca34186.21354.39109

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
Jack Banta48152.11063.3797
Rex Barney38140.2984.4180
Morrie Martin1030.2137.0415

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
Erv Palica498963.6244
Carl Erskine228104.6349
Paul Minner273123.8017
Pat McGlothin71104.6011
Bud Podbielan70103.655
Johnny Van Cuyk20009.000

1949 World Series

Game 1

October 5, 1949, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

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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

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WP: Preacher Roe (1–0)   LP: Vic Raschi (0–1)

Game 3

October 7, 1949, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

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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 Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

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WP: Eddie Lopat (1–0)   LP: Don Newcombe (0–2)

Game 5

October 9, 1949, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

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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 All-Stars

The Sporting News awards

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAAHollywood StarsPacific Coast LeagueFred Haney
AAAMontreal RoyalsInternational LeagueClay Hopper
AAASt. Paul SaintsAmerican AssociationWalter Alston
AAFt. Worth CatsTexas LeagueBobby Bragan
AAMobile BearsSouthern AssociationPaul Chervinko
AGreenville SpinnersSouth Atlantic LeagueClay Bryant
APueblo DodgersWestern LeagueRay Hathaway
BAsheville TouristsTri-State LeagueEd Head
BDanville DodgersIllinois–Indiana–Iowa LeagueLou Rochelli
BLancaster Red RosesInterstate LeagueAl Campanis
BMiami Sun SoxFlorida International LeaguePepper Martin
BNashua DodgersNew England LeagueGreg Mulleavy
BNewport News DodgersPiedmont LeagueRoy Schalk
CBillings MustangsPioneer LeagueLarry Shepard
CGeneva RobinsBorder LeagueCharles Small
CGreenwood DodgersCotton States LeagueJim Bivin
CJohnstown JohnniesMiddle Atlantic LeagueRoy Nichols
CSanta Barbara DodgersCalifornia LeagueChester Kehn
DTrois-Rivières RoyalsCanadian–American LeagueGeorge Scherger
DCairo DodgersKentucky–Illinois–Tennessee LeagueWilliam Hart
DCambridge DodgersEastern Shore LeagueMearl Strachan
DPonca City DodgersKansas–Oklahoma–Missouri LeagueBoyd Bartley
DSheboygan IndiansWisconsin State LeagueJoe Hauser
DValdosta DodgersGeorgia–Florida LeagueDoc Alexson

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hollywood, Montreal, Pueblo, Geneva

Notes

References

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