1949 Brooklyn Dodgers season

1949 Brooklyn Dodgers
1949 National League Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Ebbets Field (since 1913)
Brooklyn, New York (since 1883)
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 radio	WMGM Red Barber, Connie Desmond, Ernie Harwell
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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.

Offseason

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]

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	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

Record vs. opponents

1949 National League Records Sources:
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	—

Opening Day lineup


Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Cal Abrams	Left fielder
Pee Wee Reese	Shortstop
Duke Snider	Center fielder
Jackie Robinson	Second baseman
Carl Furillo	Right fielder
Billy Cox	Third baseman
Gil Hodges	First baseman
Roy Campanella	Catcher
Joe Hatten	Starting pitcher

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

1949 Brooklyn Dodgers

Roster

Pitchers

11 Jack Banta

26 Rex Barney

13 Ralph Branca

17 Carl Erskine

19 Joe Hatten

16 Morrie Martin

23 Pat McGlothin

38 Paul Minner

36 Don Newcombe

12 Erv Palica

40 Bud Podbielan

28 Preacher Roe

37 Johnny Van Cuyk

Catchers

39 Roy Campanella

10 Bruce Edwards

Infielders

3 Billy Cox

14 Gil Hodges

21 Spider Jorgensen

34 Eddie Miksis

9 Bob Ramazzotti

1 Pee Wee Reese

42 Jackie Robinson

Outfielders

32 Cal Abrams

9 Tommy Brown

6 Carl Furillo

22 Gene Hermanski

35 Johnny Hopp

7 Mike McCormick

37 Luis Olmo

35 Marv Rackley

4 Duke Snider

18 Dick Whitman

Other batters

36 Chuck Connors

8 George Shuba

Manager

-- Burt Shotton

Coaches

31 Jake Pitler

27 Milt Stock

15 Clyde Sukeforth

Player stats

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
2B	Robinson, JackieJackie Robinson	156	593	203	.342	16	124

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
McCormick, MikeMike McCormick	55	139	29	.209	2	14
Abrams, CalCal Abrams	8	24	2	.083	0	0

Pitching

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

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
Banta, JackJack Banta	48	152.1	10	6	3.37	97
Barney, RexRex Barney	38	140.2	9	8	4.41	80

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

1949 World Series

Main article: 1949 World Series

Game 1

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


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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) Home runs: BRK: None NY: Tommy Henrich (1)

Game 2

October 6, 1949, at Yankee Stadium in New York City


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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)

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
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)

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
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)

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
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)

Awards and honors

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

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Hollywood Stars	Pacific Coast League	Fred Haney
AAA	Montreal Royals	International League	Clay Hopper
AAA	St. Paul Saints	American Association	Walter Alston
AA	Ft. Worth Cats	Texas League	Bobby Bragan
AA	Mobile Bears	Southern Association	Paul Chervinko
A	Greenville Spinners	South Atlantic League	Clay Bryant
A	Pueblo Dodgers	Western League	Ray Hathaway
B	Asheville Tourists	Tri-State League	Ed Head
B	Danville Dodgers	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Lou Rochelli
B	Lancaster Red Roses	Interstate League	Al Campanis
B	Miami Sun Sox	Florida International League	Pepper Martin
B	Nashua Dodgers	New England League	Greg Mulleavy
B	Newport News Dodgers	Piedmont League	Roy Schalk
C	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Larry Shepard
C	Geneva Robins	Border League	Charles Small
C	Greenwood Dodgers	Cotton States League	Jim Bivin
C	Johnstown Johnnies	Middle Atlantic League	Roy Nichols
C	Santa Barbara Dodgers	California League	Chester Kehn
D	Trois-Rivières Royals	Canadian–American League	George Scherger
D	Cairo Dodgers	Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League	William Hart
D	Cambridge Dodgers	Eastern Shore League	Merle Strachan
D	Ponca City Dodgers	Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League	Boyd Bartley
D	Sheboygan Indians	Wisconsin State League	Joe Hauser
D	Valdosta Dodgers	Georgia–Florida League	Doc Alexson

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hollywood, Montreal, Pueblo, Geneva

Notes

↑ Tommy Lasorda page at Baseball Reference
1 2 Nanny Fernandez page at Baseball-Reference
↑ Hank Behrman page at Baseball Reference
↑ 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
↑ Bob Ramazzotti page at Baseball Reference
↑ Marv Rackley page at Baseball Reference
↑ Kermit Wahl page at Baseball Reference
↑ Irv Noren page at Baseball Reference

References

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