1949 Philadelphia Phillies

81-73 • .526 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1949 Philadelphia Phillies went 81-73 (.526) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 662 runs, allowed 668, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Del Ennis (25 HR, 110 RBI) and Ken Heintzelman (17-10, 3.02 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

81 Wins
73 Losses
.526 Win %
3rd Rank
662 R 668 RA
Diff -6

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662 Runs Scored
668 Runs Allowed
-6 Run Diff
820K Attendance

📈 vs. 1949 NL Average

Batting Avg .254 3% below the 1949 league average (.262)
OBP .324 3% below the 1949 league average (.334)
SLG .387 equal to the 1949 league average (.389)
Team ERA 3.89 4% better than the 1949 league average (4.04)
Runs Scored 662 6% below the 1949 league average (706 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 820,905
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Avg per Game 10,661

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1949

Batting Avg

1 Eddie Waitkus 0.306 2 Del Ennis 0.302 3 Dick Sisler 0.289 4 Richie Ashburn 0.284 5 Putsy Caballero 0.279

Home Runs

1 Del Ennis 25 2 Andy Seminick 24 3 Willie Jones 19 4 Bill Nicholson 11 5 Stan Lopata 8

RBI

1 Del Ennis 110 2 Willie Jones 77 3 Andy Seminick 68 4 Granny Hamner 53 5 Dick Sisler 50
1949 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Richie Ashburn 154 662 84 188 18 11 1 37 58 38 9 0.284
Granny Hamner 154 662 83 174 32 5 6 53 25 47 6 0.263
Del Ennis 154 610 92 184 39 11 25 110 59 61 2 0.302
Willie Jones 149 532 71 130 35 1 19 77 65 66 3 0.244
Dick Sisler 121 412 42 119 19 6 7 50 25 38 0 0.289
Andy Seminick 109 334 52 81 11 2 24 68 69 74 0 0.243
Bill Nicholson 98 299 42 70 8 3 11 40 45 53 1 0.234
Eddie Miller 85 266 21 55 10 1 6 29 29 21 1 0.207
Stan Hollmig 81 251 28 64 11 6 2 26 20 43 1 0.255
Stan Lopata 83 240 31 65 9 2 8 27 21 44 1 0.271
Eddie Waitkus 54 209 41 64 16 3 1 28 33 12 3 0.306
Mike Goliat 55 189 24 40 6 3 3 19 20 32 0 0.212
Buddy Blattner 64 97 15 24 6 0 5 21 19 17 0 0.247
Ken Heintzelman 33 83 3 13 1 0 0 6 6 25 0 0.157
Russ Meyer 37 70 3 10 2 1 0 4 2 19 0 0.143
Putsy Caballero 29 68 8 19 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0.279
Robin Roberts 43 67 2 5 1 0 0 4 7 18 0 0.075
Hank Borowy 28 61 2 13 3 0 0 6 7 19 0 0.213
Curt Simmons 39 41 1 7 1 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.171
Jackie Mayo 45 39 3 5 0 0 0 2 4 5 0 0.128
Blix Donnelly 23 23 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.174
Jim Konstanty 53 17 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.176
Schoolboy Rowe 23 17 1 4 1 0 1 1 2 4 0 0.235
Ed Sanicki 7 13 4 3 0 0 3 7 1 4 0 0.231
Jocko Thompson 9 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.182
Bill Glynn 8 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.200
Johnny Blatnik 6 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0.125
Ken Trinkle 42 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Ken Silvestri 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Hal Wagner 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Charlie Bicknell 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Bert Haas 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Bob Miller 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1949

ERA

1 Ken Heintzelman 3.02 2 Russ Meyer 3.08 3 Jim Konstanty 3.25 4 Robin Roberts 3.69 5 Ken Trinkle 4.00

Wins

1 Ken Heintzelman 17 2 Russ Meyer 17 3 Robin Roberts 15 4 Hank Borowy 12 5 Jim Konstanty 9

Strikeouts

1 Robin Roberts 95 2 Curt Simmons 83 3 Russ Meyer 78 4 Ken Heintzelman 65 5 Hank Borowy 43
1949 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ken Heintzelman 17 10 3.02 33 32 0 250.0 239 84 93 65
Robin Roberts 15 15 3.69 43 31 4 226.2 229 93 75 95
Russ Meyer 17 8 3.08 37 28 1 213.0 199 73 70 78
Hank Borowy 12 12 4.19 28 28 0 193.1 188 90 63 43
Curt Simmons 4 10 4.59 38 14 1 131.1 133 67 55 83
Jim Konstanty 9 5 3.25 53 0 7 97.0 98 35 29 43
Blix Donnelly 2 1 5.06 23 10 0 78.1 84 44 40 36
Ken Trinkle 1 1 4.00 42 0 2 74.1 79 33 30 14
Schoolboy Rowe 3 7 4.82 23 6 0 65.1 68 35 17 22
Jocko Thompson 1 3 6.89 8 5 0 31.1 38 24 11 12
Charlie Bicknell 0 0 7.62 13 0 0 28.1 32 24 17 4
Bob Miller 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 2.2 2 0 2 0

👥 Roster (33)

Richie Ashburn Charlie Bicknell Johnny Blatnik Buddy Blattner Hank Borowy Putsy Caballero Blix Donnelly Del Ennis Bill Glynn Mike Goliat Bert Haas Granny Hamner +21 more

33 players

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The 1949 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

In 1949 the Philadelphia Phillies posted a 81-73 mark (.526) and finished 3rd in the NL. With 662 runs scored and 668 given up, the 1949 differential was -6. Against a league average of .262, the 1949 Philadelphia Phillies batted .254. Pitchers allowed 3.89 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.04. The 662 runs scored compare with a league average of 706 per club, 6% fewer.

Attendance at Shibe Park totaled 820,905 for the year. For power, Del Ennis led the way with 25 homers. The hits leader was Richie Ashburn with 188. The pitching staff's wins leader was Russ Meyer (17). Robin Roberts struck out 95, the most on the club. The 1949 roster runs to 33 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1949 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1949 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1949 Philadelphia Phillies finished 81-73 (.526 win pct).
Who led the 1949 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Del Ennis led the 1949 Philadelphia Phillies with 25 home runs.
What was the 1949 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1949 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 3.89.
Did the 1949 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1949 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1949 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1949 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1949 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Del Ennis (25 HR, 110 RBI) and Ken Heintzelman (17-10, 3.02 ERA).
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