1949 Cincinnati Reds

62-92 • .403 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1949 Cincinnati Reds went 62-92 (.403) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 627 runs, allowed 770, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Walker Cooper (16 HR, 62 RBI) and Ken Raffensberger (18-17, 3.39 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

62 Wins
92 Losses
.403 Win %
7th Rank
627 R 770 RA
Diff -143

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627 Runs Scored
770 Runs Allowed
-143 Run Diff
711K Attendance

📈 vs. 1949 NL Average

Batting Avg .260 1% below the 1949 league average (.262)
OBP .316 5% below the 1949 league average (.334)
SLG .368 5% below the 1949 league average (.389)
Team ERA 4.34 7% worse than the 1949 league average (4.04)
Runs Scored 627 11% below the 1949 league average (706 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 711,098
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Avg per Game 9,116

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1949

Batting Avg

1 Harry Walker 0.318 2 Ted Kluszewski 0.309 3 Danny Litwhiler 0.291 4 Walker Cooper 0.280 5 Peanuts Lowrey 0.275

Home Runs

1 Walker Cooper 16 2 Grady Hatton 11 3 Danny Litwhiler 11 4 Jimmy Bloodworth 9 5 Johnny Wyrostek 9

RBI

1 Grady Hatton 69 2 Ted Kluszewski 68 3 Walker Cooper 62 4 Jimmy Bloodworth 59 5 Danny Litwhiler 48
1949 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Virgil Stallcup 141 575 49 146 28 5 3 45 9 44 1 0.254
Grady Hatton 137 537 71 141 38 5 11 69 62 48 4 0.263
Ted Kluszewski 136 531 63 164 26 2 8 68 19 24 3 0.309
Johnny Wyrostek 134 474 54 118 20 4 9 46 58 63 7 0.249
Jimmy Bloodworth 134 452 40 118 27 1 9 59 27 36 1 0.261
Harry Walker 86 314 53 100 15 2 1 23 34 17 4 0.318
Peanuts Lowrey 89 309 48 85 16 2 2 25 37 11 1 0.275
Walker Cooper 82 307 34 86 9 2 16 62 21 24 0 0.280
Danny Litwhiler 102 292 35 85 18 1 11 48 44 42 0 0.291
Lloyd Merriman 103 287 35 66 12 5 4 26 21 36 2 0.230
Bobby Adams 107 277 32 70 16 2 0 25 26 36 4 0.253
Dixie Howell 64 172 17 42 6 1 2 18 8 21 0 0.244
Hank Sauer 42 152 22 36 6 0 4 16 18 19 0 0.237
Ray Mueller 32 106 7 29 4 0 1 13 5 13 1 0.274
Claude Corbitt 44 94 10 17 1 0 0 3 9 1 1 0.181
Ken Raffensberger 41 90 7 16 4 0 1 3 2 31 0 0.178
Frank Baumholtz 27 81 12 19 5 3 1 8 6 8 0 0.235
Herm Wehmeier 36 78 9 20 1 0 0 4 1 17 0 0.256
Howie Fox 41 72 3 17 3 0 0 5 0 6 1 0.236
Johnny Vander Meer 33 52 5 4 0 0 0 5 6 17 0 0.077
Sammy Meeks 16 36 10 11 2 0 2 6 2 6 1 0.306
Chuck Kress 27 29 3 6 3 0 0 3 3 5 0 0.207
Buddy Lively 31 26 0 4 1 0 0 2 3 2 0 0.154
Johnny Pramesa 17 25 2 6 1 0 1 2 3 5 0 0.240
Eddie Erautt 39 23 1 4 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 0.174
Ewell Blackwell 30 19 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.211
Kent Peterson 30 18 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.056
Dixie Howell 9 9 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.111
Harry Perkowski 5 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.333
Wally Post 6 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.250
Ken Burkhart 11 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.286
Frank Fanovich 29 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Jess Dobernic 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Harry Gumbert 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Walker Cress 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1949

ERA

1 Eddie Erautt 3.36 2 Ken Raffensberger 3.39 3 Buddy Lively 3.92 4 Howie Fox 3.98 5 Ewell Blackwell 4.23

Wins

1 Ken Raffensberger 18 2 Herm Wehmeier 11 3 Howie Fox 6 4 Ewell Blackwell 5 5 Johnny Vander Meer 5

Strikeouts

1 Ken Raffensberger 103 2 Herm Wehmeier 80 3 Johnny Vander Meer 76 4 Howie Fox 60 5 Ewell Blackwell 55
1949 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ken Raffensberger 18 17 3.39 41 38 0 284.0 289 107 80 103
Howie Fox 6 19 3.98 38 30 0 215.0 221 95 77 60
Herm Wehmeier 11 12 4.68 33 29 0 213.1 202 111 117 80
Johnny Vander Meer 5 10 4.90 28 24 0 159.2 172 87 85 76
Eddie Erautt 4 11 3.36 39 9 1 112.2 99 42 61 43
Buddy Lively 4 6 3.92 31 10 1 103.1 91 45 53 30
Ewell Blackwell 5 5 4.23 30 4 1 76.2 80 36 34 55
Kent Peterson 4 5 6.24 30 7 0 66.1 66 46 46 28
Frank Fanovich 0 2 5.40 29 1 0 43.1 44 26 28 27
Harry Gumbert 4 3 5.53 29 0 2 40.2 58 25 8 12
Ken Burkhart 0 0 3.18 11 0 1 28.1 29 10 10 8
Harry Perkowski 1 1 4.56 5 3 0 23.2 21 12 14 3
Jess Dobernic 0 0 9.78 14 0 0 19.1 28 21 16 6
Dixie Howell 0 1 8.10 5 1 0 13.1 21 12 8 7
Walker Cress 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 2.0 2 0 3 0

👥 Roster (35)

Bobby Adams Frank Baumholtz Ewell Blackwell Jimmy Bloodworth Ken Burkhart Walker Cooper Claude Corbitt Walker Cress Jess Dobernic Eddie Erautt Frank Fanovich Howie Fox +23 more

35 players

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The 1949 Cincinnati Reds in brief

In 1949 the Cincinnati Reds posted a 62-92 mark (.403) and finished 7th in the NL. The run column shows 627 for and 770 against. Against a league average of .262, the 1949 Cincinnati Reds batted .260. Pitchers allowed 4.34 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.04. League clubs averaged 706 runs that year, so the Cincinnati Reds scored 11% fewer.

Attendance at Crosley Field totaled 711,098 for the year. The home run leader was Walker Cooper, who hit 16. Grady Hatton drove in a team-high 69 runs. The hits leader was Ted Kluszewski with 164. On the mound, Ken Raffensberger won 18 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 35 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1949 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1949 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1949 Cincinnati Reds finished 62-92 (.403 win pct).
Who led the 1949 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Walker Cooper led the 1949 Cincinnati Reds with 16 home runs.
What was the 1949 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1949 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 4.34.
Did the 1949 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1949 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1949 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1949 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1949 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Walker Cooper (16 HR, 62 RBI) and Ken Raffensberger (18-17, 3.39 ERA).
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