1949 Brooklyn Dodgers
[edit] Summary
The 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers finished with a record of 97-57. They scored 879 runs and belted 152 home runs to go along with a .274 batting average. Gil Hodges and Duke Snider were tied for the team lead in home runs with 23. The offense was powered by Jackie Robinson, who led the team with 124 RBI and 203 hits. Jackie Robinson had a great year on the basepaths with 37 stolen bases.
The team allowed 651 runs and had a team ERA of 3.80. Don Newcombe led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 149 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Billy Cox | 3B | 100 | 390 | 48 | 91 | 8 | 40 | 5 | .290 | .351 | .641 | .233 |
| Gil Hodges | 1B | 156 | 596 | 94 | 170 | 23 | 115 | 10 | .360 | .453 | .813 | .285 |
| Spider Jorgensen | 3B | 53 | 134 | 15 | 36 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .376 | .343 | .719 | .269 |
| Eddie Miksis | 3B | 50 | 113 | 17 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 3 | .267 | .292 | .559 | .221 |
| Bob Ramazzotti | 3B | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .154 | .385 | .539 | .154 |
| Pee Wee Reese | SS | 155 | 617 | 132 | 172 | 16 | 73 | 26 | .396 | .410 | .806 | .279 |
| Jackie Robinson | 2B | 156 | 593 | 122 | 203 | 16 | 124 | 37 | .432 | .528 | .960 | .342 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Cal Abrams | OF | 8 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 | .125 | .415 | .083 |
| Tommy Brown | OF | 41 | 89 | 14 | 27 | 3 | 18 | 0 | .347 | .427 | .774 | .303 |
| Carl Furillo | OF | 142 | 549 | 95 | 177 | 18 | 106 | 4 | .368 | .506 | .874 | .322 |
| Gene Hermanski | OF | 87 | 224 | 48 | 67 | 8 | 42 | 12 | .431 | .487 | .918 | .299 |
| Johnny Hopp | OF | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Mike McCormick | OF | 55 | 139 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 14 | 1 | .281 | .302 | .583 | .209 |
| Luis Olmo | OF | 38 | 105 | 15 | 32 | 1 | 14 | 2 | .336 | .390 | .726 | .305 |
| Marv Rackley | OF | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .556 | 1.056 | .444 |
| Duke Snider | OF | 146 | 552 | 100 | 161 | 23 | 92 | 12 | .361 | .493 | .854 | .292 |
| Dick Whitman | OF | 23 | 49 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .245 | .224 | .469 | .184 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Roy Campanella | C | 130 | 436 | 65 | 125 | 22 | 82 | 3 | .385 | .498 | .883 | .287 |
| Bruce Edwards | C | 64 | 148 | 24 | 31 | 8 | 25 | 0 | .324 | .392 | .716 | .209 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Chuck Connors | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| George Shuba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5400 | 879 | 1477 | 152 | 816 | 117 | .348 | .419 | .767 | .274 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jack Banta | 48 | 12 | 152.3 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 3 | 97 | 68 | 3.37 | 1.267 | |||
| Rex Barney | 38 | 20 | 140.7 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 1 | 80 | 89 | 4.41 | 1.400 | |||
| Ralph Branca | 34 | 27 | 186.7 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1 | 109 | 91 | 4.39 | 1.457 | |||
| Carl Erskine | 22 | 3 | 79.7 | 8 | 1 | .889 | 0 | 49 | 51 | 4.63 | 1.493 | |||
| Joe Hatten | 37 | 29 | 187.3 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 2 | 58 | 69 | 4.18 | 1.404 | |||
| Morrie Martin | 10 | 4 | 30.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 7.04 | 1.759 | |||
| Pat McGlothin | 7 | 0 | 15.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4.60 | 1.146 | |||
| Paul Minner | 27 | 1 | 47.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 3.80 | 1.416 | |||
| Don Newcombe | 38 | 31 | 244.3 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 1 | 149 | 73 | 3.17 | 1.212 | |||
| Erv Palica | 49 | 1 | 97 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 6 | 44 | 49 | 3.62 | 1.464 | |||
| Bud Podbielan | 7 | 1 | 12.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 3.65 | 1.463 | |||
| Preacher Roe | 30 | 27 | 212.7 | 15 | 6 | .714 | 1 | 109 | 44 | 2.79 | 1.152 | |||
| Johnny Van Cuyk | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 349 | 156 | 1408.7 | 97 | 57 | .630 | 17 | 743 | 582 | 3.80 | 1.340 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Gil Hodges and Jackie Robinson | 156 |
| At Bats | Pee Wee Reese | 617 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Pee Wee Reese | 743 |
| Batting Average | Jackie Robinson | .342 |
| On-Base % | Jackie Robinson | .432 |
| Slugging % | Jackie Robinson | .528 |
| OPS | Jackie Robinson | .960 |
| Runs | Pee Wee Reese | 132 |
| Hits | Jackie Robinson | 203 |
| Total Bases | Jackie Robinson | 313 |
| Doubles | Jackie Robinson | 38 |
| Triples | Jackie Robinson | 12 |
| Home Runs | Gil Hodges and Duke Snider | 23 |
| RBI | Jackie Robinson | 124 |
| Walks | Pee Wee Reese | 116 |
| Strikeouts | Duke Snider | 92 |
| Stolen Bases | Jackie Robinson | 37 |
| Caught Stealing | Jackie Robinson | 14 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jackie Robinson | 17 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Jackie Robinson | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Don Newcombe | 17 |
| Losses | Erv Palica | 9 |
| Saves | Erv Palica | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Ralph Branca | .722 |
| ERA | Preacher Roe | 2.79 |
| WHIP | Preacher Roe | 1.152 |
| Innings Pitched | Don Newcombe | 244.3 |
| Games | Erv Palica | 49 |
| Games Started | Don Newcombe | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Don Newcombe | 149 |
| Complete Games | Don Newcombe | 19 |
| Shutouts | Don Newcombe | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Don Newcombe | 1005 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ralph Branca | 91 |
| Hits Allowed | Don Newcombe | 223 |
| Walks Allowed | Ralph Branca | 91 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Preacher Roe | 25 |
| Wild Pitches | Don Newcombe | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jack Banta | 6 |
