1949 Philadelphia Phillies season

1949 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1883);
Location
	Shibe Park (since 1938);
	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (since 1883);
Other information
Owner(s)	R. R. M. Carpenter, 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 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

Roster

1949 Philadelphia Phillies

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

3 Bert Haas

Manager

24 Eddie Sawyer

Coaches

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

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Portland, Bradford^[5]

Notes

^ Harry Walker page at Baseball Reference
^ Bob Chakales page at Baseball Reference
^ Tommy Lasorda page at Baseball Reference
^ Ron Mrozinski page at Baseball-Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

1949 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference

[1] Harry Walker page at Baseball Reference

[2] Bob Chakales page at Baseball Reference

[3] Tommy Lasorda page at Baseball Reference

[4] Ron Mrozinski page at Baseball-Reference

[5] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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