1949 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 68th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 63rd in the National League. The Pirates finished sixth in the league standings with a record of 71–83.

1949 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)Frank E. McKinney, John W. Galbreath, Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson
General manager(s)Roy Hamey
Manager(s)Billy Meyer
Local televisionnone
Local radioWWSW
Rosey Rowswell, Bob Prince
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Offseason

  • Prior to 1949 season: Dick Smith was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.[2]

Regular season

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

Game log

1949 Game Log: 71–83 (Home: 36–41; Away: 35–42)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Notable transactions

Roster

1949 Pittsburgh Pirates
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

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
Jack Phillips185613.23203

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
Bill Werle3522112134.24106
Tiny Bonham1889744.2525

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

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

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Indianapolis Indians American Association Al López
AA New Orleans Pelicans Southern Association Hugh Luby
A Albany Senators Eastern League Pinky May
B Waco Pirates Big State League Buddy Hancken
B Davenport Pirates Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Bill Burwell
B York White Roses Interstate League Frank Oceak
C Modesto Reds California League Bill Jackson and Max Macon
C Keokuk Pirates Central Association Charlie Hargreaves
C Uniontown Coal Barons Middle Atlantic League Wes Griffin
D Greenville Pirates Alabama State League Walt Tauscher
D Tallahassee Pirates Georgia–Florida League Norman Veazey, Bob Shawkey,
Johnnie Heving and Gene Cabaniss
D Bartlesville Pirates Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League Tedd Gullic
D Salisbury Pirates North Carolina State League John Corriden and Mickey O'Neil

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis, Waco

Notes

  1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
  2. Dick Smith at Baseball-Reference
  3. Nanny Fernandez at Baseball-Reference
  4. Steve Nagy at Baseball-Reference

References

  • 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
  • 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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