⭐ League Leader

1949 Brooklyn Dodgers

97-57 • .630 Win% • 1st in NL

📊 Season Record

97 Wins
57 Losses
.630 Win %
1st Rank
879 R 651 RA
Diff +228

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⚡ Quick Stats

879 Runs Scored
651 Runs Allowed
+228 Run Diff
1,629K Attendance

📈 vs. 1949 NL Average

Batting Avg .273 4% above the 1949 league average (.262)
OBP .353 6% above the 1949 league average (.334)
SLG .419 8% above the 1949 league average (.389)
Team ERA 3.80 6% better than the 1949 league average (4.04)
Runs Scored 879 24% above the 1949 league average (706 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEbbets Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,629,120
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Avg per Game 20,886

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1949

Batting Avg

1 Jackie Robinson 0.342 2 Carl Furillo 0.322 3 Luis Olmo 0.305 4 Tommy Brown 0.303 5 Gene Hermanski 0.299

Home Runs

1 Gil Hodges 23 2 Duke Snider 23 3 Roy Campanella 22 4 Carl Furillo 18 5 Pee Wee Reese 16

RBI

1 Jackie Robinson 124 2 Gil Hodges 115 3 Carl Furillo 106 4 Duke Snider 92 5 Roy Campanella 82
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Pee Wee Reese 155 617 132 172 27 3 16 73 116 59 26 0.279
Gil Hodges 156 596 94 170 23 4 23 115 66 64 10 0.285
Jackie Robinson 156 593 122 203 38 12 16 124 86 27 37 0.342
Duke Snider 146 552 100 161 28 7 23 92 56 92 12 0.292
Carl Furillo 142 549 95 177 27 10 18 106 37 29 4 0.322
Roy Campanella 130 436 65 125 22 2 22 82 67 36 3 0.287
Billy Cox 100 390 48 91 18 2 8 40 30 18 5 0.233
Gene Hermanski 87 224 48 67 12 3 8 42 47 21 12 0.299
Bruce Edwards 64 148 24 31 3 0 8 25 25 15 0 0.209
Mike McCormick 55 139 17 29 5 1 2 14 14 12 1 0.209
Spider Jorgensen 53 134 15 36 5 1 1 14 23 13 0 0.269
Eddie Miksis 50 113 17 25 5 0 1 6 7 8 3 0.221
Luis Olmo 38 105 15 32 4 1 1 14 5 11 2 0.305
Don Newcombe 39 96 8 22 4 0 0 10 5 16 0 0.229
Tommy Brown 41 89 14 27 2 0 3 18 6 8 0 0.303
Preacher Roe 30 70 5 8 0 0 0 7 7 28 0 0.114
Joe Hatten 39 67 4 12 1 0 0 4 1 21 0 0.179
Ralph Branca 34 62 5 5 1 0 0 2 9 26 0 0.081
Dick Whitman 23 49 8 9 2 0 0 2 4 4 0 0.184
Rex Barney 38 47 3 10 1 0 0 2 1 14 0 0.213
Jack Banta 48 46 2 5 1 0 0 1 3 9 0 0.109
Carl Erskine 22 26 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.115
Cal Abrams 8 24 6 2 1 0 0 0 7 6 1 0.083
Erv Palica 49 19 2 3 1 0 0 2 2 6 0 0.158
Johnny Hopp 8 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Paul Minner 27 14 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.214
Bob Ramazzotti 5 13 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0.154
Morrie Martin 10 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Marv Rackley 9 9 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.444
Pat McGlothin 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bud Podbielan 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Chuck Connors 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Shuba 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnny Van Cuyk 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1949

ERA

1 Preacher Roe 2.79 2 Don Newcombe 3.17 3 Jack Banta 3.37 4 Erv Palica 3.62 5 Paul Minner 3.80

Wins

1 Don Newcombe 17 2 Preacher Roe 15 3 Ralph Branca 13 4 Joe Hatten 12 5 Jack Banta 10

Strikeouts

1 Don Newcombe 149 2 Ralph Branca 109 3 Preacher Roe 109 4 Jack Banta 97 5 Rex Barney 80
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Don Newcombe 17 8 3.17 38 31 1 244.1 223 86 73 149
Preacher Roe 15 6 2.79 30 27 1 212.2 201 66 44 109
Joe Hatten 12 8 4.18 37 29 2 187.1 194 87 69 58
Ralph Branca 13 5 4.39 34 27 1 186.2 181 91 91 109
Jack Banta 10 6 3.37 48 12 3 152.1 125 57 68 97
Rex Barney 9 8 4.41 38 20 1 140.2 108 69 89 80
Erv Palica 8 9 3.62 49 1 6 97.0 93 39 49 44
Carl Erskine 8 1 4.63 22 3 0 79.2 68 41 51 49
Paul Minner 3 1 3.80 27 1 2 47.1 49 20 18 17
Morrie Martin 1 3 7.04 10 4 0 30.2 39 24 15 15
Pat McGlothin 1 1 4.60 7 0 0 15.2 13 8 5 11
Bud Podbielan 0 1 3.65 7 1 0 12.1 9 5 9 5
Johnny Van Cuyk 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 2.0 3 2 1 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to NYA 4-1

👥 Roster (34)

Cal Abrams Jack Banta Rex Barney Ralph Branca Tommy Brown Roy Campanella Chuck Connors Billy Cox Bruce Edwards Carl Erskine Carl Furillo Joe Hatten +22 more

34 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers

What was the 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers record?
The 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers finished 97-57 (.630 win pct).
How did the 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers finish?
The 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers in home runs?
Gil Hodges led the 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers with 23 home runs.
What was the 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers team ERA?
The 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers posted a team ERA of 3.80.
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