1949 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster
Team Record: 97-57
Finished 1st in the NL
Attendance: 1,629,120, Avg. 21,157
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Lost to New York Yankees 4-1
Manager: Burt Shotton (97-57)
Location: New York, New York
1949 Brooklyn Dodgers Results
The Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League ended the 1949 season with a record of 97 wins and 57 losses, finishing first in the NL.
The Dodgers topped the circuit with 879 runs, fueled by 152 home runs. Brooklyn allowed 651 runs. Gil Hodges and Duke Snider paced the squad with 23 home runs apiece., while Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Carl Furillo and Pee Wee Reese each walloped 20 or more, too. Jackie Robinson accounted for 124 RBI and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .342. Don Newcombe led the team with 17 wins, plus Preacher Roe added 15 or more wins, too Preacher Roe recorded a 2.79 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Burt Shotton coached the team. The 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers won the League Championship Series.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Abrams | LF | L | L | March 2, 1924 | 6'0" | 185 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Jack Banta | P | L | R | June 24, 1925 | 6'2" | 175 | Hutchinson, KS USA |
| Rex Barney | P | R | R | December 19, 1924 | 6'3" | 185 | Omaha, NE USA |
| Ralph Branca | P | R | R | January 6, 1926 | 6'3" | 220 | Mount Vernon, NY USA |
| Tommy Brown | LF | R | R | December 6, 1927 | 6'1" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Roy Campanella | C | R | R | November 19, 1921 | 5'9" | 190 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Chuck Connors | P | L | L | April 10, 1921 | 6'5" | 190 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Billy Cox | 3B | R | R | August 29, 1919 | 5'10" | 150 | Newport, PA USA |
| Bruce Edwards | C | R | R | July 15, 1923 | 5'8" | 180 | Quincy, IL USA |
| Carl Erskine | P | R | R | December 13, 1926 | 5'10" | 165 | Anderson, IN USA |
| Carl Furillo | RF | R | R | March 8, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | Stony Creek Mills, PA USA |
| Joe Hatten | P | R | L | November 7, 1916 | 6'0" | 176 | Bancroft, IA USA |
| Gene Hermanski | LF | L | R | May 11, 1920 | 5'11" | 185 | Pittsfield, MA USA |
| Gil Hodges | 1B | R | R | April 4, 1924 | 6'1" | 200 | Princeton, IN USA |
| Johnny Hopp | RF | L | L | July 18, 1916 | 5'10" | 170 | Hastings, NE USA |
| Spider Jorgensen | 3B | L | R | November 3, 1919 | 5'9" | 155 | Folsom, CA USA |
| Morrie Martin | P | L | L | September 3, 1922 | 6'0" | 173 | Dixon, MO USA |
| Mike McCormick | LF | R | R | May 6, 1917 | 6'0" | 195 | Angel's Camp, CA USA |
| Pat McGlothin | P | L | R | October 20, 1920 | 6'3" | 180 | Coalfield, TN USA |
| Eddie Miksis | 3B | R | R | September 11, 1926 | 6'0" | 185 | Burlington, NJ USA |
| Paul Minner | P | L | L | July 30, 1923 | 6'5" | 200 | New Wilmington, PA USA |
| Don Newcombe | P | L | R | June 14, 1926 | 6'4" | 220 | Madison, NJ USA |
| Luis Olmo | LF | R | R | August 11, 1919 | 5'11" | 185 | Arecibo, P.R. |
| Erv Palica | P | R | R | February 9, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | Lomita, CA USA |
| Bud Podbielan | P | R | R | March 6, 1924 | 6'1" | 170 | Curlew, WA USA |
| Marv Rackley | LF | L | L | July 25, 1921 | 5'10" | 170 | Seneca, SC USA |
| Bob Ramazzotti | 3B | R | R | January 16, 1917 | 5'8" | 175 | Elanora, PA USA |
| Pee Wee Reese | SS | R | R | July 23, 1918 | 5'10" | 160 | Ekron, KY USA |
| Jackie Robinson | 2B | R | R | January 31, 1919 | 5'11" | 195 | Cairo, GA USA |
| Preacher Roe | P | R | L | February 26, 1916 | 6'2" | 170 | Ash Flat, AR USA |
| George Shuba | P | L | R | December 13, 1924 | 5'11" | 180 | Youngstown, OH USA |
| Duke Snider | CF | L | R | September 19, 1926 | 6'0" | 179 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Johnny Van Cuyk | P | L | L | July 7, 1921 | 6'1" | 190 | Little Chute, WI USA |
| Dick Whitman | LF | L | R | November 9, 1920 | 5'11" | 170 | Woodburn, OR USA |
