1949 Pittsburgh Pirates season
1949 Pittsburgh Pirates | |
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Owner(s) | Frank E. McKinney, John W. Galbreath, Bing Crosby, Thomas P. 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 | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Brooklyn Dodgers | 97 | 57 | 0.630 | — | 48–29 | 49–28 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 96 | 58 | 0.623 | 1 | 51–26 | 45–32 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 81 | 73 | 0.526 | 16 | 40–37 | 41–36 |
Boston Braves | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 22 | 43–34 | 32–45 |
New York Giants | 73 | 81 | 0.474 | 24 | 43–34 | 30–47 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 71 | 83 | 0.461 | 26 | 36–41 | 35–42 |
Cincinnati Reds | 62 | 92 | 0.403 | 35 | 35–42 | 27–50 |
Chicago Cubs | 61 | 93 | 0.396 | 36 | 33–44 | 28–49 |
Record vs. opponents[]
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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 | — |
Game log[]
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April: 5–6 (Home: 3–1; Away: 2–5)
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May: 11–18 (Home: 5–8; Away: 6–10)
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June: 11–15 (Home: 8–7; Away: 3–8)
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July: 18–10 (Home: 6–5; Away: 12–5)
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August: 12–19 (Home: 4–9; Away: 8–10)
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September: 13–14 (Home: 9–10; Away: 4–4)
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Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Pirates team member |
Opening Day lineup[]
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[]
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Outfielders
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Manager
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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 |
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C | Clyde McCullough | 91 | 241 | 57 | .237 | 4 | 21 |
1B | Johnny Hopp | 105 | 371 | 118 | .318 | 5 | 39 |
2B | Monty Basgall | 107 | 308 | 67 | .218 | 2 | 26 |
SS | Stan Rojek | 144 | 557 | 136 | .244 | 0 | 31 |
3B | Pete Castiglione | 118 | 448 | 120 | .268 | 6 | 43 |
OF | Dino Restelli | 72 | 232 | 58 | .250 | 12 | 40 |
OF | Ralph Kiner | 152 | 549 | 170 | .310 | 54 | 127 |
OF | Wally Westlake | 147 | 525 | 148 | .282 | 23 | 104 |
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 |
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Danny Murtaugh | 75 | 236 | 48 | .203 | 2 | 24 |
Ed Stevens | 67 | 221 | 58 | .262 | 4 | 32 |
Eddie Bockman | 79 | 220 | 49 | .223 | 6 | 19 |
Tom Saffell | 73 | 205 | 66 | .322 | 2 | 25 |
Dixie Walker | 88 | 181 | 51 | .282 | 1 | 18 |
Ed Fitz Gerald | 75 | 160 | 42 | .263 | 2 | 18 |
Phil Masi | 48 | 135 | 37 | .274 | 2 | 13 |
Jack Phillips | 18 | 56 | 13 | .232 | 0 | 3 |
Marv Rackley | 11 | 35 | 11 | .314 | 0 | 2 |
Wally Judnich | 10 | 35 | 8 | .229 | 0 | 1 |
Les Fleming | 24 | 31 | 8 | .258 | 0 | 7 |
Ted Beard | 14 | 24 | 2 | .083 | 0 | 1 |
Bobby Rhawn | 3 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Cassini | 8 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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Bill Werle | 35 | 221 | 12 | 13 | 4.24 | 106 |
Bob Chesnes | 27 | 145.1 | 7 | 13 | 5.88 | 49 |
Tiny Bonham | 18 | 89 | 7 | 4 | 4.25 | 25 |
Elmer Riddle | 16 | 74.1 | 1 | 8 | 5.33 | 24 |
Junior Walsh | 9 | 42.2 | 1 | 4 | 5.06 | 24 |
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 |
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Murry Dickson | 44 | 224.1 | 12 | 14 | 3.29 | 89 |
Cliff Chambers | 34 | 177.1 | 13 | 7 | 3.96 | 93 |
Vic Lombardi | 34 | 134 | 5 | 5 | 4.57 | 64 |
Rip Sewell | 28 | 76 | 6 | 1 | 3.97 | 26 |
Ray Poat | 11 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 6.25 | 17 |
Bob Muncrief | 13 | 35.2 | 1 | 5 | 6.31 | 11 |
Hal Gregg | 8 | 18.2 | 1 | 1 | 3.38 | 9 |
Kirby Higbe | 7 | 15.1 | 0 | 2 | 13.50 | 5 |
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 |
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Hugh Casey | 33 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4.66 | 9 |
Harry Gumbert | 16 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5.86 | 5 |
Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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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 | 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 | , Bob Shawkey, Johnnie Heving and |
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[]
- ^ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
- ^ Dick Smith at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Nanny Fernandez at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Steve Nagy at Baseball-Reference
References[]
- 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
- 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates 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.
- Pittsburgh Pirates seasons
- 1949 Major League Baseball season
- 1949 in sports in Pennsylvania