1949 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1949 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Location
Forbes Field (since 1909)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] (since 1907)
Other information
Owner(s)	Frank E. McKinney, John W. Galbreath, Bing Crosby, Thomas Johnson
General manager(s)	Roy Hamey
Manager(s)	Billy Meyer
Local television	none
Local radio	WWSW Rosey Rowswell, Bob Prince
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The 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 68th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 63rd in the National League . The Pirates finished sixth in the league standings with a record of 71–83.

Offseason

• Prior to 1949 season: Dick Smith was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.^[2]

Regular season

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	—

Notable transactions

• May 19, 1949: Ed Bahr and Grady Wilson were traded by the Pirates to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Nanny Fernandez.^[3]
• September 21, 1949: The Pirates traded a player to be named later and cash to the San Francisco Seals for Bill Werle. The Pirates completed the deal by sending Steve Nagy to the Seals on September 27.^[4]

Roster

1949 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 10 Tiny Bonham 25 Hugh Casey 23 Cliff Chambers 24 Bob Chesnes 18,22 Murry Dickson 37 Hal Gregg 37 Harry Gumbert 13 Kirby Higbe 28 Vic Lombardi 27 Bob Muncrief 27,37 Ray Poat 21 Elmer Riddle 30 Rip Sewell 29 Junior Walsh 19,29 Bill Werle		Catchers  9 Ed Fitz Gerald 17 Phil Masi  8 Clyde McCullough Infielders 10 Monty Basgall  3 Eddie Bockman 16 Pete Castiglione  2 Les Fleming 12 Johnny Hopp  7 Danny Murtaugh  5 Jack Phillips 17 Bobby Rhawn  6 Stan Rojek  5 Ed Stevens		Outfielders 17 Ted Beard 14 Wally Judnich  4 Ralph Kiner 17 Marv Rackley 14 Dino Restelli 18 Tom Saffell 11 Dixie Walker 15 Wally Westlake Other batters 19 Jack Cassini		Manager  1 Billy Meyer Coaches 31 Goldie Holt 32 Bill Posedel 34 Johnny Riddle 33 Honus Wagner

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

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
Phillips, JackJack Phillips	18	56	13	.232	0	3

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
Werle, BillBill Werle	35	221	12	13	4.24	106
Bonham, TinyTiny Bonham	18	89	7	4	4.25	25

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

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Indianapolis Indians	American Association	Al López
AA	New Orleans Pelicans	Southern Association	Hugh Luby
A	Albany Senators	Eastern League	Pinky May
B	Waco Pirates	Big State League	Buddy Hancken
B	Davenport Pirates	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Bill Burwell
B	York White Roses	Interstate League	Frank Oceak
C	Modesto Reds	California League	Bill Jackson and Max Macon
C	Keokuk Pirates	Central Association	Charlie Hargreaves
C	Uniontown Coal Barons	Middle Atlantic League	Wes Griffin
D	Greenville Pirates	Alabama State League	Walt Tauscher
D	Tallahassee Pirates	Georgia–Florida League	Norman Veazey, Bob Shawkey, Johnnie Heving and Gene Cabaniss
D	Bartlesville Pirates	Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League	Tedd Gullic
D	Salisbury Pirates	North Carolina State League	John Corriden and Mickey O'Neil

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis, Waco

Notes

1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
2. Dick Smith page at Baseball-Reference
3. Nanny Fernandez page at Baseball-Reference
4. Steve Nagy page at Baseball-Reference

References

• 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.