1949 Brooklyn Dodgers season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers Cap Logo (1934 to 1936, 1938 to 1955).svg 1949 National League champions National League Ebbets Field Brooklyn, New York 97 57 y 1st James & Dearie Mulvey, Walter O'Malley, Branch Rickey, John L. Smith Branch Rickey Burt Shotton 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. 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.Tommy Lasorda page at Baseball Reference December 15, 1948: Pete Reiser was traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Braves for Mike McCormick and Nanny Fernandez.Nanny Fernandez page at Baseball-Reference February 26, 1949: Hank Behrman was purchased from the Dodgers by the New York Giants.Hank Behrman page at Baseball Reference 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.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 201, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Season standings Brooklyn Dodgers Record vs. opponents BRO Opening Day lineup +Opening Day StartersName PositionCal Abrams Left fielderPee Wee Reese ShortstopDuke Snider Center fielderJackie Robinson Second basemanCarl Furillo Right fielderBilly Cox Third basemanGil Hodges First basemanRoy CampanellaCatcherJoe Hatten Starting pitcher Notable transactions May 16, 1949: Bob Ramazzotti was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Hank Schenz.Bob Ramazzotti page at Baseball Reference May 18, 1949: Marv Rackley was traded by the Dodgers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Johnny Hopp and cash (trade voided June 7).Marv Rackley page at Baseball Reference May 19, 1949: Nanny Fernandez was traded by the Dodgers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ed Bahr and Grady Wilson. September 28, 1949: Kermit Wahl was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Athletics for Bill McCahan and cash.Kermit Wahl page at Baseball Reference September 30, 1949: Irv Noren was purchased from the Dodgers by the Washington Senators.Irv Noren page at Baseball Reference 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 = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player GP AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB C Roy Campanella 130 436 65 125 .287 22 823 1B Gil Hodges 156 596 94 170 .285 23 11510 2B Jackie Robinson 156 593122 203 .342 16 12437 SS Pee Wee Reese 155 617132 172 .279 16 7326 3B Billy Cox Billy Cox (baseball) 100 39048 91 .233 8 405 OF Duke Snider 146 552100 161 .292 23 9212 OF Gene Hermanski 87 22448 67 .299 8 4212 OF Carl Furillo 142 54995 177 .322 18 1064 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player GP AB H Avg. HR RBI Marv Rackley 63 150 45 .300 1 15 Bruce Edwards Bruce Edwards (baseball) 64 148 31 .209 8 25 Mike McCormick Mike McCormick (outfielder) 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 Tommy Brown (baseball) 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 Jack Banta (baseball) 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 1949 World Series Game 1 October 5, 1949, at Yankee Stadium in New York City Brooklyn BRK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 New York NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 Allie Reynolds (1–0) Don Newcombe (0–1) None Tommy Henrich (1) yes Game 2 October 6, 1949, at Yankee Stadium in New York City Brooklyn BRK 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 2 New York NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 Preacher Roe (1–0) Vic Raschi (0–1) Game 3 October 7, 1949, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York New York NY 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 5 0 Brooklyn BRK 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 Joe Page (1–0) Ralph Branca (0–1) None Pee Wee Reese (1), Luis Olmo (1), Roy Campanella (1) yes Game 4 October 8, 1949, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York New York NY 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 6 10 0 Brooklyn BRK 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 9 1 Eddie Lopat (1–0) Don Newcombe (0–2) Game 5 October 9, 1949, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York New York NY 2 0 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 10 11 1 Brooklyn BRK 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 6 11 2 Vic Raschi (1–1) Rex Barney (0–1) Joe DiMaggio (1) Gil Hodges (1) Awards and honors National League Most Valuable Player Jackie Robinson National League Rookie of the Year Don Newcombe 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 TSN Major League All-Star Team Roy Campanella Jackie Robinson TSN NL Rookie of the Year Award Don Newcombe 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 ChervinkoA Greenville Spinners South Atlantic League Clay BryantA 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 2 References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page External links 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site https://web.archive.org/web/20091025002014/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nl/bdodgers/brooklyn.html October 25, 2009 Acme Dodgers page https://web.archive.org/web/20070913213938/http://www.acmewebpages.com/dodgers/ September 13, 2007 Retrosheet Category:Brooklyn Dodgers seasons Brooklyn Dodgers season Category:National League champion seasons Category:1949 in sports in New York City Category:1940s in Brooklyn Category:Flatbush, Brooklyn