1949 Philadelphia Phillies season

1949 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Shibe Park (since 1938)
Philadelphia (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	R. R. M. Carpenter, R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr.
General manager(s)	R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr.
Manager(s)	Eddie Sawyer
Local television	WPTZ/WCAU/WFIL
Local radio	WIBG (By Saam, George Walsh)
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Offseason

• October 4, 1948: Harry Walker was traded by the Phillies to the Chicago Cubs for Bill Nicholson.^[1]
• November 15, 1948: Bob Chakales was drafted from the Phillies by the Cleveland Indians in the 1948 minor league draft.^[2]
• November 24, 1948: Tommy Lasorda was drafted from the Phillies by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1948 minor league draft.^[3]
• Prior to 1949 season: Ron Mrozinski was signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent.^[4]

Regular season

On June 2, 1949, the Phillies matched a Major League record with five home runs in one inning in a 12-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Shibe Park.^[5]

On August 19, 1949, the Phillies held "Eddie Waitkus Night" at Shibe Park. Waitkus was in uniform for the first time since being shot on June 14, 1949 in Chicago by an infatuated girl.

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Brooklyn Dodgers	97	57	--	.630
St. Louis Cardinals	96	58	1	.612
Philadelphia Phillies	81	73	16	.526
Boston Braves	75	79	22	.487
New York Giants	73	81	24	.474
Pittsburgh Pirates	71	83	26	.461
Cincinnati Reds	62	92	35	.403
Chicago Cubs	61	93	36	.396

Record vs. opponents

1949 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	10–12	12–10	12–10–1	12–10–2	11–11	12–10	6–16
Brooklyn	12–10	—	17–5	17–5	14–8	11–11	16–6	10–12–1
Chicago	10–12	5–17	—	9–13	12–10	6–16	11–11	8–14
Cincinnati	10–12–1	5–17	13–9	—	7–15	13–9	9–13	5–17–1
New York	10–12–2	8–14	10–12	15–7	—	11–11	12–10	7–15
Philadelphia	11–11	11–11	16–6	9–13	11–11	—	13–9	10–12
Pittsburgh	10–12	6–16	11–11	13–9	10–12	9–13	—	12–10
St. Louis	16–6	12–10–1	14–8	17–5–1	15–7	12–10	10–12	—

Roster

1949 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers 39 Charlie Bicknell 20 Hank Borowy 30 Blix Donnelly 27 Ken Heintzelman 35 Jim Konstanty 34 Russ Meyer 41 Bob Miller 36 Robin Roberts 19 Schoolboy Rowe 28 Curt Simmons 37 Jocko Thompson 22 Ken Trinkle		Catchers 29 Stan Lopata 21 Andy Seminick 25 Ken Silvestri 26 Hal Wagner Infielders  7 Buddy Blattner  9 Putsy Caballero  3 Bill Glynn  9 Mike Goliat 33,17 Granny Hamner  6 Willie Jones  5 Eddie Miller  8 Dick Sisler  4 Eddie Waitkus		Outfielders  1 Richie Ashburn 16 Johnny Blatnik 14 Del Ennis 17 Stan Hollmig 15 Jackie Mayo 12 Bill Nicholson 33 Ed Sanicki Other batters  3 Bert Haas		Manager 24 Eddie Sawyer Coaches 11 Benny Bengough 32 Dusty Cooke 38 George Earnshaw 40 Maje McDonnell 31 Cy Perkins

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
OF	Nicholson, BillBill Nicholson	98	299	70	.234	11	40

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Waitkus, EddieEddie Waitkus	54	209	64	.306	1	28

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Borowy, HankHank Borowy	28	193.1	12	12	4.19	73

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Bicknell, CharlieCharlie Bicknell	13	0	0	0	7.62	4
Miller, BobBob Miller	3	0	0	0	0.00	0

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Toronto Maple Leafs	International League	Del Bissonette
A	Utica Blue Sox	Eastern League	Patrick Colgan
B	Terre Haute Phillies	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Leon Riley
B	Wilmington Blue Rocks	Interstate League	Jack Sanford
B	Portland Pilots	New England League	Skeeter Newsome
C	Schenectady Blue Jays	Canadian–American League	Dick Carter
C	Vandergrift Pioneers	Middle Atlantic League	George Savino
C	Salina Blue Jays	Western Association	Joe Gantenbein
D	Seaford Eagles	Eastern Shore League	Paul Galin
D	Klamath Falls Gems	Far West League	Hub Kittle
D	Americus Phillies	Georgia–Florida League	Eddie Murphy
D	Carbondale Pioneers	North Atlantic League	Barney Lutz
D	Bradford Blue Wings	PONY League	Dan Carnevale
D	Appleton Papermakers	Wisconsin State League	Fred Clemence

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Portland, Bradford^[6]

Notes

1. Harry Walker at Baseball Reference
2. Bob Chakales at Baseball Reference
3. Tommy Lasorda at Baseball Reference
4. Ron Mrozinski at Baseball-Reference
5. "Sports Phlashback". Philadelphia Inquirer. June 2, 2015. p. D8.
6. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1949 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference