1949 AL Awards

October 13, 1949


 MLB announced the AL 1949 season Award winners today. Boston's Ted Williams (left) was named AL MVP.  William's #'s on the season: .363 BA, 48 HR, 159 RBI. New York's Vic Raschi (right) was named the AL Cy Young Award winner. Raschi's #'s on the season: 24-9, 3.00 ERA, 309 IP, 143 K. New York Yankee Casey Stengel was named AL Manager of the Year.
 Detroit's Hal Newhouser (22-13, 3.65 ERA, 286 IP, 129 K) was 5th in the Cy Young voting. George Kell was the AL Gold Glove award winner at 3b and was a 2nd team All-Star selection. Outfielder Vic Wertz was a 1st team All-Star selection.

AWARDS VOTING FOR 1949 American League                         Date: 10/13/1949
 
MVP AWARD                               CY YOUNG AWARD
T.Williams(BOA) 442                     V.Raschi(NYA) 124
V.Stephens(BOA) 371                     M.Parnell(BOA) 93
E.Joost(PHA) 181                        B.Lemon(CLA) 47
B.Doerr(BOA) 117                        T.Byrne(NYA) 16
L.Doby(CLA) 86                          H.Newhouser(DEA) 7
 
ALL-STAR SELECTIONS BY POSITION
C  Y.Berra(NYA) 938,824                 J.Hegan(CLA) 798,628
1B M.Vernon(CLA) 1,291,126              J.Graham(SLA) 1,034,239
2B B.Doerr(BOA) 1,365,005               J.Priddy(SLA) 1,200,869
3B J.Pesky(BOA) 1,090,491               G.Kell(DEA) 1,069,248
SS V.Stephens(BOA) 2,189,917            E.Joost(PHA) 1,729,761
LF T.Williams(BOA) 3,443,121            E.Valo(PHA) 1,063,805
CF L.Doby(CLA) 1,401,366                S.Chapman(PHA) 1,338,443
RF V.Wertz(DEA) 1,324,910               T.Henrich(NYA) 1,269,393
Pi V.Raschi(NYA) 3,305,396              B.Lemon(CLA) 2,737,667
   M.Parnell(BOA) 2,467,257             T.Byrne(NYA) 2,305,340
   H.Newhouser(DEA) 2,039,204           V.Trucks(DEA) 1,847,386
   E.Kinder(BOA) 1,745,062              J.Page(NYA) 1,656,383
   F.Hutchinson(DEA) 1,600,325          S.Paige(CLA) 1,438,239
   E.Lopat(NYA) 993,774                 L.Brissie(PHA) 949,590
 
GOLD GLOVE SELECTIONS BY POSITION
WINNER                                  RUNNER UP
P  P.Calvert(WAA)                       F.Hutchinson(DEA) 
C  B.Tebbetts(BOA)                      J.Hegan(CLA) 
1B M.Vernon(CLA)                        B.Goodman(BOA) 
2B J.Gordon(CLA)                        B.Doerr(BOA) 
3B G.Kell(DEA)                          F.Baker(CHA) 
SS E.Joost(PHA)                         P.Rizzuto(NYA) 
OF D.Dimaggio(BOA)                      A.Zarilla(BOA) 
OF B.Kennedy(CLA)                       D.Philley(CHA) 
OF E.Valo(PHA)                          L.Doby(CLA) 
 
SILVER SLUGGER SELECTIONS BY POSITION
WINNER                                  RUNNER UP
C  Y.Berra(NYA)                         J.Hegan(CLA) 
1B M.Vernon(CLA)                        J.Graham(SLA) 
2B B.Doerr(BOA)                         J.Gordon(CLA) 
3B B.Dillinger(SLA)                     G.Kell(DEA) 
SS V.Stephens(BOA)                      E.Joost(PHA) 
LF T.Williams(BOA)                      E.Valo(PHA) 
CF S.Chapman(PHA)                       L.Doby(CLA) 
RF T.Henrich(NYA)                       D.Kokos(SLA) 
 
ROLAIDS FIREMAN RELIEF AWARD            MANAGER OF THE YEAR
J.Page(NYA) 53                          Casey Stengel(NYA) 
T.Ferrick(SLA) 22                       Lou Boudreau(CLA) 
T.Hughson(BOA) 19                       Joe McCarthy(BOA) 
S.Paige(CLA) 18                         Red Rolfe(DEA) 
E.Johnson(BOA) 16                       Zack Taylor(SLA) 
 

1949 NL Awards

  The NL award winners were announced today by MLB. Brooklyn's Jackie Robinson (pictured left)was named the NL MVP. Robinson's #'s on the season: .372 BA, 20 HR, 125 RBI, 52 SB. Teammate Pee Wee Reese was the runner up. Boston's Warren Spahn (pictured right) was named the NL Cy Young Award winner. Spahn's #'s on the season: 21-13, 2.97 ERA, 316 IP, 153 K's. The Dodger's Preacher Roe was the runner up. Brooklyn's Burt Shotton was named NL Manager of the Year.

 

AWARDS VOTING FOR 1949 National League                         Date: 10/12/1949
 
MVP AWARD                               CY YOUNG AWARD
J.Robinson(BRN) 399                     W.Spahn(BON) 111
P.Reese(BRN) 358                        P.Roe(BRN) 97
S.Musial(SLN) 213                       R.Barney(BRN) 52
C.Furillo(BRN) 132                      H.Pollet(SLN) 19
R.Kiner(PIN) 96                         D.Newcombe(BRN) 8
 
ALL-STAR SELECTIONS BY POSITION
C  A.Seminick(PHN) 1,223,112            R.Campanella(BRN) 1,136,660
1B G.Hodges(BRN) 1,825,693              T.Kluszewski(CIN) 920,592
2B J.Robinson(BRN) 3,443,121            R.Schoendiens(SLN) 1,364,254
3B S.Gordon(NYN) 1,681,355              W.Jones(PHN) 1,529,272
SS P.Reese(BRN) 2,564,581               G.Hamner(PHN) 1,244,451
LF R.Kiner(PIN) 3,333,593               D.Ennis(PHN) 2,282,546
CF D.Snider(BRN) 1,927,231              B.Thomson(NYN) 1,913,894
RF S.Musial(SLN) 2,988,054              C.Furillo(BRN) 2,118,713
Pi P.Roe(BRN) 3,305,396                 W.Spahn(BON) 3,256,135
   R.Barney(BRN) 3,090,905              J.Konstanty(PHN) 2,881,190
   H.Pollet(SLN) 2,818,092              H.Borowy(PHN) 2,402,625
   S.Jones(NYN) 2,200,383               D.Newcombe(BRN) 2,141,352
   C.Chambers(PIN) 2,020,557            R.Branca(BRN) 1,965,299
   K.Heintzelman(PHN) 1,946,438         J.Hatten(BRN) 1,911,176
 
GOLD GLOVE SELECTIONS BY POSITION
WINNER                                  RUNNER UP
P  V.Bickford(BON)                      L.Jansen(NYN) 
C  R.Campanella(BRN)                    W.Cooper(CIN) 
1B G.Hodges(BRN)                        E.Fletcher(BON) 
2B R.Schoendiens(SLN)                   J.Robinson(BRN) 
3B G.Hatton(CIN)                        W.Jones(PHN) 
SS P.Reese(BRN)                         G.Hamner(PHN) 
OF D.Snider(BRN)                        W.Lockman(NYN) 
OF R.Ashburn(PHN)                       B.Thomson(NYN) 
OF C.Furillo(BRN)                       E.Slaughter(SLN) 
 
SILVER SLUGGER SELECTIONS BY POSITION
WINNER                                  RUNNER UP
C  A.Seminick(PHN)                      R.Campanella(BRN) 
1B G.Hodges(BRN)                        T.Kluszewski(CIN) 
2B J.Robinson(BRN)                      R.Schoendiens(SLN) 
3B S.Gordon(NYN)                        W.Jones(PHN) 
SS P.Reese(BRN)                         G.Hamner(PHN) 
LF R.Kiner(PIN)                         D.Ennis(PHN) 
CF D.Snider(BRN)                        B.Thomson(NYN) 
RF S.Musial(SLN)                        C.Furillo(BRN) 
 
ROLAIDS FIREMAN RELIEF AWARD            MANAGER OF THE YEAR
J.Konstanty(PHN) 46                     Burt Shotton(BRN) 
E.Palica(BRN) 41                        Eddie Dyer(SLN) 
T.Wilks(SLN) 35                         Eddie Sawyer(PHN) 
N.Potter(BON) 14                        Billy Southworth(BON) 
J.Banta(BRN) 12                         Leo Durocher(NYN) 
 

1949 World Series Game 5: The Yankees Win the World Series!

October 9, 1949

  The New York Yankees have won the 1949 World Series! It was a close Game 5 until the 9th inning when the Brooklyn Dodger fielders forgot defense was also required to win ballgames. New York was ahead 3-1 heading into the 9th on the strength of 2 Tommy Henrich homeruns. The Yankees then scored 6 runs in the top of the 9th, 5 unearned, and went on to win the game 9-3 and the Series 4 games to 1. A tired Joe Page came on in the bottom of the 8th to put down a Brooklyn rally, and gave up 2 inconsequential runs in the 9th while picking up his 3rd save of the Series. Allie Reynolds started for New York and pitched well enough to get his 2nd Win. Pracher Roe started for the Dodgers and suffered his 2nd loss. New York's Tommy Henrich was name World Series MVP. Tommy hit .333 with 4 homeruns and 6 RBI. He had 2 GWRBI in the Series.

BOXSCORE: 1949 New York(AL) Yankees At 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers        10/9/1949
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  P.Rizzuto SS        5  1  3  2 .455     P.Reese SS          5  0  2  0 .364  
  H.Bauer RF          4  0  0  0 .333     G.Hermanski LF      4  0  0  0 .071  
  J.Page P            1  1  1  11.000   D-T.Brown PH          1  0  0  0 .000  
  T.Henrich 1B        4  3  2  2 .333     C.Furillo RF        5  0  0  0 .300  
  J.Dimaggio CF       5  1  2  1 .350     J.Robinson 2B       4  0  1  0 .250  
  Y.Berra C           3  0  1  0 .375     D.Snider CF         2  1  1  1 .467  
  B.Johnson 3B        5  0  1  2 .200     G.Hodges 1B         4  0  0  0 .238  
  J.Lindell LF        5  1  0  0 .231     R.Campanella C      4  1  2  0 .278  
  J.Coleman 2B        3  0  1  0 .333     B.Cox 3B            2  1  2  1 .200  
  A.Reynolds P        2  1  0  0 .200     P.Roe P             2  0  0  0 .000  
  R.Buxton P          0  0  0  0 ----   A-M.Rackley PH        0  0  0  0 .667  
B-C.Mapes RF          0  1  0  0 .000     P.Minner P          0  0  0  0 .000  
                                          J.Banta P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          R.Branca P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        C-L.Olmo PH           1  0  0  0 .250  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  9 11  8                 Totals      34  3  8  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Roe In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Buxton In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Branca In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Hermanski In 9th Inning
 
Yankees......... 0 0 0  1 0 1  1 0 6  -  9 11  0
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 2  -  3  8  4
 
Yankees (4-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Reynolds WIN(2-0)       6 2/3   4   1   1   4   4   1   1.88
R.Buxton HOLD(1st)        1       1   0   0   1   1   0   3.86
J.Page SAVE(3rd)          1 1/3   3   2   2   0   1   0   3.60
Totals                    9       8   3   3   5   6   1
 
Dodgers (1-4)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
P.Roe LOSS(0-2)           7       7   3   2   1   4   2   8.38
P.Minner                  1       0   0   0   0   0   0   1.42
J.Banta                   0 2/3   2   5   0   2   1   0   0.00
R.Branca                  0 1/3   2   1   1   1   1   0   1.59
Totals                    9      11   9   2   4   6   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 15,312 DATE- Sunday, October 9th 1949 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:52
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 7  Dodgers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0  Dodgers: 3
ERRORS- P.Reese, G.Hermanski, C.Furillo, R.Campanella
DOUBLES- J.Dimaggio(2nd), P.Reese(2nd), J.Robinson(2nd), R.Campanella-2(3rd)
TRIPLES- B.Cox(1st)
HOME RUNS- T.Henrich-2(4th), D.Snider(2nd)
RBIs- P.Rizzuto-2(5th), J.Page, T.Henrich-2(6th), J.Dimaggio(8th),
      B.Johnson-2(4th), D.Snider(6th), B.Cox(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- G.Hermanski
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Reynolds
WALKS- T.Henrich, Y.Berra, J.Coleman, C.Mapes, D.Snider-2, B.Cox-2, M.Rackley
HIT BY PITCH- Y.Berra
STRIKE OUTS- B.Johnson, J.Lindell-3, J.Coleman, A.Reynolds, P.Reese,
             G.Hermanski, J.Robinson, G.Hodges, P.Roe, L.Olmo
GIDP- T.Henrich, B.Johnson-2
WILD PITCHES- J.Page
2-out RBI- P.Rizzuto-2, J.Page, J.Dimaggio, B.Johnson-2
RLISP 2-out- P.Roe-2, H.Bauer-3, P.Reese, G.Hodges, J.Lindell-2, C.Furillo
TEAM RISP- Yankees: 5 for 10  Dodgers: 1 for 6
 
First baseman Tommy Henrich slammed 2 homeruns and scored 3 times as the New
York(AL) Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers by the score of 9 to 3 at
Ebbets Field.
 
Henrich had a big day against Brooklyn.  He lofted a solo-blast 'downtown' in
the 4th inning and clubbed a solo home run in the 6th inning.  New York(AL)
ended up with 11 hits for the game while Brooklyn had 8.  
 
The victory was credited to Allie Reynolds(2-0) who went 6 and 2/3 innings,
allowing 1 run. Reynolds got relief help from Joe Page who gained credit for
his 3rd save.  Preacher Roe(0-2) took the loss.  
 

1949 World Series Game 4

October 8, 1949

 New York starter Tommy Byrne was effectively wild today leading the Yankees to a 6-3 victory in Game 4 of the 1949 World Series. Byrne walked 9 in the game but gave up only 3 runs on 3 hits. Brooklyn starter Joe Hatten was just plain wild, walking 7 and allowing 2 homeruns in his 4 innings of work. Byrne got into trouble in the 9th inning but Joe Page came on once again to close out the Win for New York. The Yankees now lead the Series 3 games to 1.

BOXSCORE: 1949 New York(AL) Yankees At 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers        10/8/1949
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  P.Rizzuto SS        4  0  0  2 .412     P.Reese SS          3  2  0  0 .353  
  J.Coleman 2B        3  0  0  0 .333     E.Miksis 3B         3  0  1  0 .250  
  T.Henrich 1B        3  0  0  0 .294     C.Furillo RF        1  1  1  1 .400  
  J.Dimaggio CF       4  1  0  0 .333     J.Robinson 2B       4  0  1  1 .250  
  H.Bauer RF          5  2  2  1 .500     G.Hodges 1B         4  0  0  1 .294  
  B.Johnson 3B        5  1  1  1 .200     D.Snider CF         1  0  0  0 .462  
  J.Lindell LF        3  2  2  0 .375     L.Olmo LF           2  0  0  0 .286  
  C.Silvera C         2  0  2  21.000     J.Banta P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  T.Byrne P           2  0  0  0 .000   B-M.McCormick PH,LF   1  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Page P            0  0  0  0 ----     R.Campanella C      4  0  0  0 .214  
                                          J.Hatten P          1  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-T.Brown LF          1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          R.Branca P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        C-B.Edwards PH        1  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  6  7  6                 Totals      26  3  3  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Hatten In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Banta In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Branca In 9th Inning
 
Yankees......... 0 1 0  2 3 0  0 0 0  -  6  7  0
Dodgers......... 1 0 1  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  3  3  1
 
Yankees (3-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Byrne WIN(1-0)          8       3   3   3   9   6   0   3.38
J.Page SAVE(2nd)          1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                    9       3   3   3   9   7   0
 
Dodgers (1-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Hatten LOSS(0-1)        4       4   5   5   7   2   2  11.25
J.Banta                   3       2   1   0   1   1   0   0.00
R.Branca                  2       1   0   0   2   4   0   0.00
Totals                    9       7   6   5  10   7   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 31,215 DATE- Saturday, October 8th 1949 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 3:03
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees:13  Dodgers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1  Dodgers: 0
ERRORS- R.Campanella
DOUBLES- E.Miksis(1st), C.Furillo(2nd), J.Robinson(1st)
HOME RUNS- H.Bauer(1st), B.Johnson(1st)
RBIs- P.Rizzuto-2(3rd), H.Bauer(1st), B.Johnson(2nd), C.Silvera-2(2nd),
      C.Furillo(4th), J.Robinson(5th), G.Hodges(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- J.Lindell(1st), D.Snider(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- T.Byrne-2, E.Miksis
SACRIFICE FLIES- P.Rizzuto-2, C.Furillo
WALKS- J.Coleman-2, T.Henrich, J.Dimaggio, J.Lindell-2, C.Silvera-3, T.Byrne,
       P.Reese-2, C.Furillo-2, D.Snider-3, M.McCormick, T.Brown
HIT BY PITCH- T.Henrich
STRIKE OUTS- P.Rizzuto, J.Coleman, H.Bauer-2, J.Lindell, T.Byrne-2, E.Miksis,
             G.Hodges, D.Snider, L.Olmo, R.Campanella, J.Hatten, B.Edwards
GIDP- J.Robinson
WILD PITCHES- T.Byrne
RLISP 2-out- G.Hodges-2, T.Byrne, J.Hatten, T.Henrich-2, J.Coleman, P.Rizzuto-2,
             P.Reese
TEAM RISP- Yankees: 1 for 8  Dodgers: 1 for 12
WEB GEMS- Bot 1st: Charlie Silvera blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
The New York(AL) Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers by a score of 6 to 3 at
Ebbets Field.
 
Brooklyn was unable to claim the lead after New York(AL) went ahead in the 4th
inning when they scored 2 runs on 2 hits.  New York(AL) ended up with 7 hits
for the game while Brooklyn had 3.  
 
The victory was credited to Tommy Byrne(1-0) who went 8 innings, allowing 3
runs. Joe Page recorded the save, his 2nd.  Joe Hatten(0-1) ended up with the
loss.  His biggest problem was control as he allowed 7 walks in 4 innings.
 

1949 World Series Game 3

October 7, 1949

  Once again it was the visiting team scoring in the 1st inning to grab a quick lead. But this time it was the Yankees plating the 1st 2 runs of the game. Brooklyn's Duke Snider tied it up in the bottom of the 2nd with a 2 run homer off New York starter Eddie Lopat. In the top of the 3rd Joe DiMaggio hit a 2 run shot of Brooklyn starter Rex Barney for a 4-2 New York lead and the Yankees never trailed again, winning Game 3 9-2. Lopat ran into trouble in the bottom of the 7th with his team leading 6-2. Brooklyn loaded the bases, but Joe Page came on in relief and put an end to the Dodger rally. New York holds a 2-1 Series lead now.

BOXSCORE: 1949 New York(AL) Yankees At 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers        10/7/1949
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  P.Rizzuto SS        4  2  2  0 .538     P.Reese SS          3  0  0  0 .429  
  G.Woodling LF       6  2  3  0 .364     B.Cox 3B            3  0  0  0 .000  
  T.Henrich 1B        5  1  2  0 .357   B-M.McCormick PH      1  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Dimaggio CF       3  2  2  4 .455     E.Palica P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  Y.Berra C           4  1  1  4 .385   E-G.Hermanski PH      1  0  0  0 .100  
  B.Brown 3B          5  1  2  0 .375     C.Furillo RF        4  0  2  0 .357  
D-B.Johnson 3B        0  0  0  0 .200     J.Robinson 2B       4  0  0  0 .250  
  C.Mapes RF          5  0  0  0 .000     G.Hodges 1B         4  1  1  0 .385  
  J.Coleman 2B        4  0  1  0 .417     D.Snider CF         4  1  2  2 .500  
  E.Lopat P           4  0  0  0 .000     R.Campanella C      2  0  1  0 .300  
  J.Page P            0  0  0  0 ----     L.Olmo LF           4  0  2  0 .400  
  D.Pillette P        0  0  0  0 ----     R.Barney P          1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          P.Minner P          1  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-T.Brown PH          1  0  0  0 .000  
                                        C-E.Miksis 3B         0  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40  9 13  8                 Totals      33  2  8  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Minner In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Cox In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Brown In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Brown In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Palica In 9th Inning
 
Yankees......... 2 0 2  2 0 0  0 3 0  -  9 13  0
Dodgers......... 0 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  8  2
 
Yankees (2-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
E.Lopat WIN(1-0)          6 2/3   7   2   2   3   1   1   2.70
J.Page HOLD(1st)          1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
D.Pillette                1       1   0   0   2   0   0   3.00
Totals                    9       8   2   2   5   2   1
 
Dodgers (1-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Barney LOSS(0-1)        3 1/3   7   6   6   4   1   1  16.20
P.Minner                  3 2/3   4   0   0   1   1   0   1.69
E.Palica                  2       2   3   3   2   0   1  15.00
Totals                    9      13   9   9   7   2   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 32,613 DATE- Friday, October 7th 1949 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:49
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees:15  Dodgers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 2  Dodgers: 0
ERRORS- G.Hodges, R.Campanella
DOUBLES- J.Coleman(2nd), R.Campanella(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Dimaggio(1st), Y.Berra(1st), D.Snider(1st)
RBIs- J.Dimaggio-4(7th), Y.Berra-4(5th), D.Snider-2(5th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Page
SACRIFICE FLIES- Y.Berra
WALKS- P.Rizzuto-2, T.Henrich, J.Dimaggio-2, B.Brown, J.Coleman, P.Reese-2,
       R.Campanella-2, E.Miksis
HIT BY PITCH- J.Dimaggio, Y.Berra
STRIKE OUTS- G.Woodling-2, J.Robinson, D.Snider
GIDP- J.Robinson, L.Olmo
WILD PITCHES- E.Palica
RLISP 2-out- C.Mapes-2, B.Cox, B.Brown-2, G.Woodling-3, T.Henrich,
             M.McCormick-2, G.Hermanski-2
TEAM RISP- Yankees: 2 for 12  Dodgers: 0 for 7
 
In a one-sided affiar at Ebbets Field the final score was the New York(AL)
Yankees 9, the Brooklyn Dodgers 2.
 
Joe Dimaggio had a big day at the plate. He ripped a base-knock plating a run
in the 1st inning and popped a two-run clout over the fence in the 3rd
inning.  New York(AL) ended up with 13 hits for the game while Brooklyn had
8.  
 
The victory was credited to Eddie Lopat(1-0) who went 6 and 2/3 innings,
allowing 2 runs. Rex Barney(0-1) suffered the loss.  He got hit pretty hard,
allowing 7 hits and 4 walks in 3 and 1/3 innings.  
 

1949 World Series Game 2

October 6, 1949

  It was a slugfest in Game 2 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium today. When the dust settled it was the Brooklyn Dodgers that came out on top by a lopsided score of 17-7. Similarly to Game 1 after taking an early 3-0 lead, the Brooklyn Dodgers saw the New York Yankees come back with 4 runs in the 4th to grab a 4-3 lead. But in this game the Dodgers didn't lay down. In the 6th inning Brooklyn put 11 runs on the scoreboard. Roy Campanella hit a grand slam homerun and Pee Wee Reese added a 2-run shot in the inning. Even after pitching poorly, Don Newcombe, who was pinch hit for in the 6th, ended up with the Win for Brooklyn. Yankee ace Vic Raschi was hit hard and took the loss. The Series now moves to Brooklyn for the next 3 games tied up 1-1.

BOXSCORE: 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1949 New York(AL) Yankees        10/6/1949
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  P.Reese SS          6  4  4  3 .545     P.Rizzuto SS        4  0  3  1 .556  
  G.Hermanski LF      6  1  1  0 .111     G.Woodling LF       5  0  1  1 .200  
  D.Snider CF         5  3  4  3 .500     T.Henrich RF        5  2  2  1 .333  
  J.Robinson 2B       4  1  2  4 .500     J.Dimaggio CF       4  2  1  1 .375  
  G.Hodges 1B         5  2  2  1 .444     Y.Berra C           4  0  2  0 .444  
  C.Furillo RF        5  1  2  2 .300     B.Brown 3B          3  0  1  0 .333  
  B.Cox 3B            5  1  0  0 .000     F.Sanford P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  R.Campanella C      4  2  2  4 .250     R.Buxton P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  D.Newcombe P        2  0  0  0 .000   C-S.Stirnweiss PH,3B  2  0  0  0 .000  
A-M.Rackley PH        2  2  1  0 .667     J.Mize 1B           4  2  1  1 .250  
  C.Erskine P         0  0  0  0 ----     J.Coleman 2B        4  1  2  1 .500  
  P.Minner P          0  0  0  0 ----     V.Raschi P          2  0  1  1 .500  
D-E.Miksis PH         1  0  0  0 .000   B-B.Johnson 3B        1  0  0  0 .200  
  R.Branca P          0  0  0  0 ----     D.Pillette P        0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      45 17 18 17                 Totals      38  7 14  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Newcombe In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Raschi In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Buxton In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Minner In 8th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 2 0 1  0 111  1 0 1  - 17 18  1
Yankees......... 0 0 0  4 1 1  1 0 0  -  7 14  3
 
Dodgers (1-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Newcombe WIN(1-0)       5       9   5   5   1   3   1   9.00
C.Erskine                 0 1/3   2   1   1   2   1   0   3.86
P.Minner                  1 2/3   2   1   1   1   0   0   5.40
R.Branca                  2       1   0   0   1   1   0   0.00
Totals                    9      14   7   7   5   5   1
 
Yankees (1-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
V.Raschi LOSS(0-1)        5 2/3  11   9   8   2   2   0  12.71
F.Sanford                 0       3   6   4   2   0   2   ----
R.Buxton                  1 1/3   1   1   1   1   1   1   6.75
D.Pillette                2       3   1   1   0   0   0   4.50
Totals                    9      18  17  14   5   3   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 59,806 DATE- Thursday, October 6th 1949 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 3:01
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 8  Yankees: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 2  Yankees: 1
ERRORS- G.Hodges, F.Sanford, J.Mize-2
DOUBLES- P.Reese(1st), G.Hermanski(1st), D.Snider(1st), C.Furillo(1st),
         T.Henrich(1st), J.Dimaggio(1st), J.Mize(1st)
TRIPLES- D.Snider-2(2nd)
HOME RUNS- P.Reese(1st), G.Hodges(1st), R.Campanella(1st), T.Henrich(2nd)
RBIs- P.Reese-3(3rd), D.Snider-3(3rd), J.Robinson-4(4th), G.Hodges(1st),
      C.Furillo-2(3rd), R.Campanella-4(4th), P.Rizzuto(1st), G.Woodling(1st),
      T.Henrich(4th), J.Dimaggio(3rd), J.Mize(1st), J.Coleman(2nd), V.Raschi
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Robinson-2
WALKS- D.Snider, G.Hodges, C.Furillo, B.Cox, R.Campanella, P.Rizzuto,
       J.Dimaggio, Y.Berra, J.Mize, B.Johnson
STRIKE OUTS- G.Hermanski, J.Robinson, C.Furillo, J.Dimaggio, Y.Berra,
             S.Stirnweiss, J.Coleman, V.Raschi
GIDP- D.Newcombe, T.Henrich-2
2-out RBI- V.Raschi, P.Rizzuto, D.Snider, J.Robinson, C.Furillo-2,
           R.Campanella-4, P.Reese-2, G.Hodges, J.Coleman
RLISP 2-out- C.Furillo, J.Mize, B.Cox-3, G.Woodling, B.Johnson, G.Hermanski
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 8 for 17  Yankees: 9 for 16
 
Pee Wee Reese had 4 hits and 3 RBI as the Brooklyn Dodgers ballclub
embarrassed the New York(AL) Yankees by the count of 17 to 7.
 
Reese provided the offensive punch.  He lined a base-hit in the 3rd inning,
laced a one-base hit resulting in a run in the 6th inning, lifted one out of
the park for a two run home run in the 6th inning and doubled in the 8th
inning.  Brooklyn kept the scorekeepers busy in the 6th inning when they had
11 runs on 7 hits.  Brooklyn dominated offensively as they scored in 6
different innings.  
 
Don Newcombe(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing 5 runs in 5 innings. Vic
Raschi(0-1) ended up with the loss.  He got hit pretty hard, allowing 11 hits
and 2 walks in 5 and 2/3 innings.  
 

1949 World Series Game 1

October 5, 1949

 The Brooklyn Dodgers got off to a quick start in Game 1 of the 1949 World Series. Leading off the game, Pee Wee Reese tripled off New York starter Allie Reynolds. The next batter, Gene Hermanski, hit a flyball scoring Reese for 1-0 Dodger lead. But that would be the lone highlight for Brooklyn as the Yankees came roaring back, taking Game 1 by a score of 10-2. After scoring a run in the bottom of the 2nd tying the game, the Yankees put 6 runs on the board in the bottom of the 3rd inning. The big hit was a 3 run homer by Tommy Henrich. Dodger starter Preacher Roe was chased from the game before the 3rd inning was over. Allie Reynolds ran into trouble in the 8th inning when he loaded the bases. Joe Page came in and struck out Duke Snider to end the threat and retired the side in order in the 9th to give New York the victory and 1-0 lead in the World Series.

BOXSCORE: 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1949 New York(AL) Yankees        10/5/1949
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  P.Reese SS          5  2  2  0 .400     P.Rizzuto SS        5  2  2  0 .400  
  G.Hermanski LF      3  0  0  1 .000     H.Bauer RF          3  1  2  0 .667  
D-B.Edwards PH        1  0  0  0 .000     T.Henrich 1B        4  2  1  3 .250  
  C.Furillo RF        5  0  1  1 .200     J.Dimaggio CF       4  2  2  2 .500  
  J.Robinson 2B       0  0  0  0 ----     Y.Berra C           5  1  2  1 .400  
  D.Snider CF         3  0  0  0 .000     B.Johnson 3B        4  1  1  1 .250  
  G.Hodges 1B         4  0  2  0 .500     J.Lindell LF        5  0  1  0 .200  
  R.Campanella C      4  0  0  0 .000     J.Coleman 2B        4  1  2  1 .500  
  S.Jorgensen 3B      2  0  0  0 .000     A.Reynolds P        3  0  1  2 .333  
  P.Roe P             0  0  0  0 ----     J.Page P            0  0  0  0 ----  
  R.Branca P          0  0  0  0 ----                                          
A-M.Rackley PH        1  0  1  01.000                                          
  C.Erskine P         0  0  0  0 ----                                          
B-T.Brown PH          1  0  0  0 .000                                          
  J.Banta P           0  0  0  0 ----                                          
C-L.Olmo PH           1  0  0  0 .000                                          
  E.Palica P          0  0  0  0 ----                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  2  6  2                 Totals      37 10 14 10
 
A-Pinch Hit For Branca In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Erskine In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Banta In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Hermanski In 9th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 1 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  2  6  1
Yankees......... 0 1 6  0 0 0  0 3    - 10 14  0
 
Dodgers (0-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
P.Roe LOSS(0-1)           2 2/3   8   7   7   3   2   1  23.63
R.Branca                  1 1/3   2   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
C.Erskine                 2       1   0   0   2   0   0   0.00
J.Banta                   1       1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
E.Palica                  1       2   3   2   2   0   0  18.00
Totals                    8      14  10   9   7   3   1
 
Yankees (1-0)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Reynolds WIN(1-0)       7 2/3   6   2   2   7   3   0   2.35
J.Page SAVE(1st)          1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                    9       6   2   2   7   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 48,015 DATE- Wednesday, October 5th 1949 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Cal Hubbard, Beans Reardon, Art Passarella, Lou Jorda
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers:10  Yankees:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1  Yankees: 1
ERRORS- P.Reese
DOUBLES- H.Bauer(1st), Y.Berra(1st), B.Johnson(1st), J.Coleman(1st)
TRIPLES- P.Reese(1st), C.Furillo(1st), J.Dimaggio(1st), A.Reynolds
HOME RUNS- T.Henrich(1st)
RBIs- G.Hermanski(1st), C.Furillo(1st), T.Henrich-3(3rd), J.Dimaggio-2(2nd),
      Y.Berra(1st), B.Johnson(1st), J.Coleman(1st), A.Reynolds-2
STOLEN BASES- J.Robinson(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Roe
SACRIFICE FLIES- G.Hermanski
WALKS- J.Robinson-4, D.Snider, S.Jorgensen-2, H.Bauer-2, T.Henrich, J.Dimaggio,
       B.Johnson, J.Coleman, A.Reynolds
STRIKE OUTS- D.Snider-2, G.Hodges, L.Olmo, P.Rizzuto, J.Dimaggio, B.Johnson
GIDP- J.Coleman
2-out RBI- J.Coleman, A.Reynolds-2, C.Furillo
RLISP 2-out- J.Dimaggio, P.Reese-2, D.Snider-2, P.Rizzuto, B.Johnson-2,
             C.Furillo, A.Reynolds, L.Olmo-2, J.Coleman
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 0 for 7  Yankees: 5 for 17
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Roy Campanella blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
Joe Dimaggio had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the New York(AL) Yankees bested the
Brooklyn Dodgers 10 to 2 at Yankee Stadium.
 
New York(AL) came up with 6 runs in the bottom of the 3rd inning when they had
5 base hits. The big blow was a 3-run homerun by Tommy Henrich. That early run 
support was enough for Allie Reynolds(1-0) and New York(AL).  Joe Page, after 
tossing a perfect ninth, was credited with his 1st save.  
 
Preacher Roe(0-1) took the loss.  He got hammered, allowing 8 hits and 3 walks
in 2 and 2/3 innings.