Friday, February 15, 2019

Brooklyn Dodgers Clinch the 1949 NL Pennant!

September 17, 1949

 The Brooklyn Dodgers clinched the NL Pennant today! In a game won today representative of their total domination this season, the Dodgers crushed the Pittsburgh Pirates 17-6. Combined with the St. Louis Cardinal's loss today, the Brooklyn Dodgers are the 1949 NL Champions.

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1949 National League                Date: 9/17/1949
 
BROOKLYN AT PITTSBURGH
Dodgers......... 2 1 6  2 0 2  0 0 4  - 17 14  1
Pirates......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  1 2 1  -  6 12  2
Win:Banta(9-6) Loss:Dickson(5-10)
Homeruns- J.Robinson(20th), B.Edwards(7th)
 
Gene Hermanski had 3 base hits and 5 RBI at Forbes Field as the Brooklyn
Dodgers, running on all cylinders, ripped the Pittsburgh Pirates by a large
17 to 6 margin.
 
Hermanski was a seemingly constant irritant to the hometown fans as he
provided much of the offense for the visitors.  He banged out a single
scoring two baserunners in the 1st inning, ripped a one-base hit plating a
run in the 3rd inning and doubled which was good for two runs in the 6th
inning.  Brooklyn provided plenty of action in the 3rd inning with 6 runs on
4 hits and the 9th inning which saw them plate 4 runs on 4 hits.  Brooklyn
simply wore out the Pittsburgh pitching staff, scoring in 6 different
innings.  
 
Jack Banta(9-6) went 7 innings allowing 5 runs for the win. Murry
Dickson(5-10) was charged with the loss.  He was hit hard and gave up 6 hits
and 3 walks in 2 and 2/3 innings. 
 
 
  
LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1949 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1949 Brooklyn BRN            98  44  .690 ----  *WON*   88  54 .620   97  57 .630
1949 St. Louis SLN           84  57  .596 13.5          90  51 .638   96  58 .623
1949 Philadelphia PHN        81  62  .566 17.5          76  67 .531   81  73 .526
1949 New York NYN            75  66  .532 22.5          67  74 .475   73  81 .474
1949 Boston BON              70  72  .493 28.0          69  73 .486   75  79 .487
1949 Pittsburgh PIN          62  78  .443 35.0          62  78 .443   71  83 .461
1949 Cincinnati CIN          55  86  .390 42.5          57  84 .404   62  92 .403
1949 Chicago CHN             41 101  .289 57.0          57  85 .401   61  93 .396
 
 
 


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