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1949 New York Yankees

97-57 • .630 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1949 New York Yankees went 97-57 (.630) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 829 runs, allowed 637, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Tommy Henrich (24 HR, 85 RBI) and Vic Raschi (21-10, 3.34 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

97 Wins
57 Losses
.630 Win %
1st Rank
829 R 637 RA
Diff +192

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⚡ Quick Stats

829 Runs Scored
637 Runs Allowed
+192 Run Diff
2,321K Attendance

📈 vs. 1949 AL Average

Batting Avg .268 2% above the 1949 league average (.263)
OBP .362 3% above the 1949 league average (.353)
SLG .399 5% above the 1949 league average (.378)
Team ERA 3.69 12% better than the 1949 league average (4.20)
Runs Scored 829 15% above the 1949 league average (722 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 2,321,342
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Avg per Game 29,760

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1949

Batting Avg

1 Joe DiMaggio 0.346 2 Charlie Silvera 0.315 3 Jack Phillips 0.308 4 Dick Kryhoski 0.294 5 Tommy Henrich 0.287

Home Runs

1 Tommy Henrich 24 2 Yogi Berra 20 3 Joe DiMaggio 14 4 Hank Bauer 10 5 Billy Johnson 8

RBI

1 Yogi Berra 91 2 Tommy Henrich 85 3 Joe DiMaggio 67 4 Phil Rizzuto 65 5 Bobby Brown 61
1949 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Phil Rizzuto 153 614 110 169 22 7 5 65 72 34 18 0.275
Jerry Coleman 128 447 54 123 21 5 2 42 63 44 8 0.275
Yogi Berra 116 415 59 115 20 2 20 91 22 25 2 0.277
Tommy Henrich 115 411 90 118 20 3 24 85 86 34 2 0.287
Bobby Brown 104 343 61 97 14 4 6 61 38 18 4 0.283
Billy Johnson 113 329 48 82 11 3 8 56 48 44 1 0.249
Cliff Mapes 111 304 56 75 13 3 7 38 58 50 6 0.247
Hank Bauer 103 301 56 82 6 6 10 45 37 42 2 0.272
Gene Woodling 112 296 60 80 13 7 5 44 52 21 2 0.270
Joe DiMaggio 76 272 58 94 14 6 14 67 55 18 0 0.346
Johnny Lindell 78 211 33 51 10 0 6 27 35 27 3 0.242
Dick Kryhoski 54 177 18 52 10 3 1 27 9 17 2 0.294
Snuffy Stirnweiss 70 157 29 41 8 2 0 11 29 20 3 0.261
Charlie Silvera 58 130 8 41 2 0 0 13 18 5 2 0.315
Charlie Keller 60 116 17 29 4 1 3 16 25 15 2 0.250
Jack Phillips 45 91 16 28 4 1 1 10 12 9 1 0.308
Tommy Byrne 35 83 8 16 4 2 0 13 2 20 0 0.193
Vic Raschi 38 83 7 13 1 1 0 6 13 19 0 0.157
Allie Reynolds 37 78 8 17 3 2 0 10 13 15 0 0.218
Eddie Lopat 31 76 9 20 8 0 1 4 7 8 0 0.263
Gus Niarhos 32 43 7 12 2 1 0 6 13 8 0 0.279
Joe Page 60 40 2 7 0 0 0 5 1 14 0 0.175
Fred Sanford 29 34 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 0.118
Fenton Mole 10 27 2 5 2 1 0 2 3 5 0 0.185
Johnny Mize 13 23 4 6 1 0 1 2 4 2 0 0.261
Jim Delsing 9 20 5 7 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 0.350
Bob Porterfield 12 19 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.053
Spec Shea 20 12 1 3 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0.250
Duane Pillette 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Joe Collins 7 10 2 1 0 0 0 4 6 2 0 0.100
Cuddles Marshall 21 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.111
Ralph Houk 5 7 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.571
Ralph Buxton 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Frank Hiller 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Hugh Casey 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Mickey Witek 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Wally Hood 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1949

ERA

1 Joe Page 2.59 2 Eddie Lopat 3.26 3 Vic Raschi 3.34 4 Tommy Byrne 3.72 5 Fred Sanford 3.87

Wins

1 Vic Raschi 21 2 Allie Reynolds 17 3 Tommy Byrne 15 4 Eddie Lopat 15 5 Joe Page 13

Strikeouts

1 Tommy Byrne 129 2 Vic Raschi 124 3 Allie Reynolds 105 4 Joe Page 99 5 Eddie Lopat 70
1949 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Vic Raschi 21 10 3.34 38 37 0 274.2 247 102 138 124
Eddie Lopat 15 10 3.26 31 30 1 215.1 222 78 69 70
Allie Reynolds 17 6 4.00 35 31 1 213.2 200 95 123 105
Tommy Byrne 15 7 3.72 32 30 0 196.0 125 81 179 129
Joe Page 13 8 2.59 60 0 27 135.1 103 39 75 99
Fred Sanford 7 3 3.87 29 11 0 95.1 100 41 57 51
Bob Porterfield 2 5 4.06 12 8 0 57.2 53 26 29 25
Spec Shea 1 1 5.33 20 3 1 52.1 48 31 43 22
Cuddles Marshall 3 0 5.11 21 2 3 49.1 48 28 48 13
Duane Pillette 2 4 4.34 12 3 0 37.1 43 18 19 9
Ralph Buxton 0 1 4.05 14 0 2 26.2 22 12 16 14
Hugh Casey 1 0 8.22 4 0 0 7.2 11 7 8 5
Frank Hiller 0 2 5.87 4 0 1 7.2 9 5 7 3
Wally Hood 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.1 0 0 1 2

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
NYA def. BRO 4-1

👥 Roster (37)

Hank Bauer Yogi Berra Bobby Brown Ralph Buxton Tommy Byrne Hugh Casey Jerry Coleman Joe Collins Jim Delsing Joe DiMaggio Tommy Henrich Frank Hiller +25 more

37 players

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The 1949 New York Yankees in brief

The 1949 New York Yankees won 97 games and lost 57, ending up 1st in the AL. That season the New York Yankees won the World Series. With 829 runs scored and 637 given up, the 1949 differential was +192. The team batting average of .268 was 2% above the 1949 league mark of .263. The New York Yankees staff finished with a 3.69 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.20.

Yankee Stadium I was home in 1949, drawing a total attendance of 2,321,342. Tommy Henrich led the club in home runs with 24. Yogi Berra led in RBI with 91. Vic Raschi was the top winner, with 21 victories. In the World Series, the New York Yankees beat BRO 4-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1949 New York Yankees

What was the 1949 New York Yankees record?
The 1949 New York Yankees finished 97-57 (.630 win pct).
Did the 1949 New York Yankees win the World Series?
Yes. The 1949 New York Yankees won the World Series.
Who led the 1949 New York Yankees in home runs?
Tommy Henrich led the 1949 New York Yankees with 24 home runs.
What was the 1949 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1949 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.69.
Where did the 1949 New York Yankees play?
The 1949 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1949 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tommy Henrich (24 HR, 85 RBI) and Vic Raschi (21-10, 3.34 ERA).
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