1949 Brooklyn Dodgers season
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| 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers 1949 National League Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Branch Rickey, Walter O'Malley, Andrew Schmitz |
| General Manager(s) | Branch Rickey |
| Manager(s) | Burt Shotton |
| Local television | none |
| Local radio | WMGM Red Barber, Connie Desmond, Ernie Harwell |
The 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers held off the St. Louis Cardinals to win the National League title by one game. Jackie Robinson led the NL in hitting and stolen bases and won the NL MVP Award. The Dodgers lost the World Series to the New York Yankees in five games.
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[edit] Season standings
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers | 97 | 57 | -- | .630 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 96 | 58 | 1 | .612 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 81 | 73 | 16 | .526 |
| Boston Braves | 75 | 79 | 22 | .487 |
| New York Giants | 73 | 81 | 24 | .474 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 71 | 83 | 26 | .461 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 62 | 92 | 35 | .403 |
| Chicago Cubs | 61 | 93 | 36 | .396 |
[edit] 1949 Roster
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1949 Brooklyn Dodgers roster
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Starting Pitchers
Relief Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
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[edit] Starting Pitchers stats
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | CG |
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[edit] Relief Pitchers stats
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[edit] Batting Stats
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[edit] 1949 World Series
[edit] Game 1
October 5, 1949 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York
| 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 | 0 |
WP: Allie Reynolds (1-0) LP: Don Newcombe (0-1)
HRs: NY – Tommy Henrich (1)
[edit] Game 2
October 6, 1949 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York
| 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 | 0 |
WP: Preacher Roe (1-0) LP: Vic Raschi (0-1)
[edit] Game 3
October 7, 1949 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York
| 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)
HRs: BRK – Pee Wee Reese (1), Luis Olmo (1), Roy Campanella (1)
[edit] Game 4
October 8, 1949 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York
| 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)
[edit] Game 5
October 9, 1949 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York
| 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)
HRs: NY – Joe DiMaggio (1) BRK – Gil Hodges (1)
[edit] 1949 Awards
- 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
- National League Most Valuable Player
- National League Rookie of the Year
- TSN Major League All-Star Team
- TSN NL Rookie of the Year Award
[edit] 1949 Transactions
- December 15: Traded Pete Reiser to the Boston Braves for Mike McCormick
- February 26: Sold Hank Behrman to the New York Giants
- May 16: Traded Bob Ramazzotti to the Chicago Cubs for Hank Schenz
- May 18: Traded Marv Rackley to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Johnny Hopp and cash (trade voided June 7)
- May 19: Traded Nanny Fernandez to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ed Bahr and Grady Wilson
- September 28: Traded Kermit Wahl to the Philadelphia Athletics for Bill McCahan and cash
- September 30: Sold Irv Noren to the Washington Senators
[edit] 1949 Minor League Teams
- AAA: Hollywood Stars (managed by Fred Haney) - Pacific Coast League - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
- AAA: Montreal Royals (managed by Clay Hopper) - International League - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
- AAA: St. Paul Saints (managed by Walter Alston) - American Association
- AA Ft. Worth Cats (managed by Bobby Bragan) - Texas League
- AA Mobile Bears (managed by Paul Chervinko) - Southern Association
- A: Greenville Spinners (managed by Clay Bryant)- South Atlantic League
- A: Pueblo Dodgers (managed by Ray Hathaway) - Western League - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
- B: Asheville Tourists (managed by Ed Head) - Tri-State League
- B: Danville Dodgers (managed by Lou Rochelli) - Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League
- B: Lancaster Red Roses (managed by Al Campanis) - Interstate League
- B: Miami Sun Sox (managed by Pepper Martin)- Florida International League
- B: Nashua Dodgers (managed by Greg Mulleavy)- New England League
- B: Newport News Dodgers (managed by Roy Schalk) - Piedmont League
- C: Billings Mustangs (managed by Larry Shepard) - Pioneer League
- C: Geneva Robins (managed by Charles Small) - Border League - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
- C: Greenwood Dodgers (managed by Jim Bivin) - Cotton States League
- C: Johnstown Johnnies (managed by Roy Nichols)- Middle Atlantic League
- C: Santa Barbara Dodgers (managed by Chester Kehn) - California League
- D: Trois Rivieres Royals (managed by George Scherger)- Canadian-American League
- D: Cairo Dodgers (managed by William Hart)- Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League
- D: Cambridge Dodgers (managed by Merle Strachan)- Eastern Shore League
- D: Ponca City Dodgers (managed by Boyd Bartley)- Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League
- D: Sheboygan Indians (managed by Joe Hauser)- Wisconsin State League
- D: Valdosta Dodgers (managed by Doc Alexson)- Georgia-Florida League
[edit] External links
- 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform
- Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
- Baseball-Reference season page
- Baseball Almanac season page
- Acme Dodgers page
- Retrosheet
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| Preceded by Boston Braves 1948 |
National League Championship Season 1949 |
Succeeded by Philadelphia Phillies 1950 |
