1949 Cleveland Indians season

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1949 Cleveland Indians
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Since 1932) Cleveland, Ohio (Since 1901)
1949 Information
Owner(s)	Bill Veeck, Ellis Ryan
General Manager(s)	Bill Veeck
Manager(s)	Lou Boudreau
Local television	WEWS-TV (Bob Neal, Tris Speaker)
Local radio	WJW (Jack Graney, Jim Dudley)

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Season standings 1.2 Roster 2 Player stats 2.1 Batting 2.1.1 Other batters 2.2 Starting pitchers 2.2.1 Other pitchers 2.2.1.1 Relief pitchers 3 Awards and Honors 4 Trivia 5 References

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	97	57	.630	--
Boston Red Sox	96	58	.623	1
Cleveland Indians	89	65	.578	8
Detroit Tigers	87	67	.565	10
Philadelphia Athletics	81	73	.526	16
Chicago White Sox	63	91	.409	34
St. Louis Browns	53	101	.344	44
Washington Senators	50	104	.325	47

[edit] Roster

1949 Cleveland Indians roster v • d • e
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] Awards and Honors

All-Star Game

[edit] Trivia

Fan Charlie Lupica spent 117 days on a flagpole, waiting for the Indians to regain first place. They never did, and he gave up his pursuit when the Indians were mathematically eliminated on September 25th.

[edit] References

• 1949 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference
• 1949 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

v • d • e 1949 MLB season by team American League Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington National League Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis 1949 All-Star Game • 1949 World Series

v • d • e Cleveland Indians franchise
AAA	AA	A	Rookie
Buffalo Bisons	Akron Aeros	Kinston Indians Lake County Captains Mahoning Valley Scrappers	Gulf Coast Indians DSL Indians

v • d • e Cleveland Indians Based in Cleveland, Ohio The Franchise History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers and Owners • Broadcasters Ballparks League Park • Cleveland Stadium • Progressive Field Culture Chief Wahoo • John Adams • The Catch • Ten Cent Beer Night • Bat Burglary • Curse of Rocky Colavito • Cleveland Sports Curse • Major League • Cleveland Rocks Important Figures Nap Lajoie • Addie Joss • Ray Chapman • Tris Speaker • Stan Coveleski • Joe Sewell • Mel Harder • Earl Averill • Hal Trosky • Bob Feller • Lou Boudreau • Bob Lemon • Bill Veeck • Al Rosen • Larry Doby • Mike Garcia • Early Wynn • Herb Score • Rocky Colavito • Mudcat Grant • Sam McDowell • Luis Tiant • Andre Thornton • Albert Belle • Sandy Alomar Jr • Jim Thome • Manny Ramirez • Kenny Lofton • Omar Vizquel • C.C. Sabathia • Travis Hafner • Víctor Martínez• Grady Sizemore • Fausto Carmona Retired Numbers 3 • 5 • 14 • 18 • 19 • 21 • 42 • 455 Key Personnel Owner: Larry Dolan • General Manager: Mark Shapiro • Manager: Eric Wedge World Series Champions (2) 1920 • 1948 American League Pennants (5) 1920 • 1948 • 1954 • 1995 • 1997 Division Championships Central: 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2001 • 2007 • Wild Card: none Minor League Affiliates Buffalo Bisons (AAA) • Akron Aeros (AA) • Kinston Indians (A) • Lake County Captains (A) • Mahoning Valley Scrappers (A) • Gulf Coast Indians (Rookie) • DSL Indians (Rookie) Other Assets SportsTime Ohio   Seasons (108) 1900s 1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 1910s 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 1920s 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 1930s 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 1940s 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 1950s 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 1960s 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 1970s 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 1980s 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 1990s 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 2000s 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008