1949 Brooklyn Dodgers
National League Champions
LeagueNational League
BallparkEbbets Field
CityBrooklyn, New York
OwnersJames & Dearie Mulvey, Walter O'Malley, Branch Rickey, John L. Smith
PresidentBranch Rickey
ManagersBurt Shotton
RadioWMGM
Red Barber, Connie Desmond, Ernie Harwell
← 1948
1950 →

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

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 record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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

Roster

1949 Brooklyn Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

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
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

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
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

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
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

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
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

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
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

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 1
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 1
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

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 Mearl 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

  1. ^ Tommy Lasorda page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ a b Nanny Fernandez page at Baseball-Reference
  3. ^ Hank Behrman page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ Bob Ramazzotti page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Marv Rackley page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Kermit Wahl page at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Irv Noren page at Baseball Reference

References

External links

National League champions
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