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1949 Brooklyn Dodgers season
Major League Baseball team 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.
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| 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers | |
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| National League Champions | |
| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn, New York |
| 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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- November 24, 1948: Tommy Lasorda was drafted by the Dodgers from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1948 minor league draft.[1]
- December 15, 1948: Pete Reiser was traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Braves for Mike McCormick and Nanny Fernandez.[2]
- February 26, 1949: Hank Behrman was purchased from the Dodgers by the New York Giants.[3]
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
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| National League | W | L | 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 |
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Record vs. opponents
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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 | — | |||||
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Opening Day lineup
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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: Irv Noren was purchased from the Dodgers by the Washington Senators.[8]
Roster
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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
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| 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 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| 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 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| 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 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| 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 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| 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 |
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Main article: 1949 World Series
Game 1
October 5, 1949, at Yankee Stadium in New York City
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| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game 2
October 6, 1949, at Yankee Stadium in New York City
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| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game 3
October 7, 1949, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York
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| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game 4
October 8, 1949, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York
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| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game 5
October 9, 1949, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York
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| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hollywood, Montreal, Pueblo, Geneva
- Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 201, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform
- Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
- Acme Dodgers page Archived September 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Retrosheet
