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1949 Cincinnati Reds Season
The 1949 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished seventh in the National League with a record of 62–92, 35 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions * June 15, 1949: Frank Baumholtz and Hank Sauer were traded by the Reds to the Chicago Cubs for Peanuts Lowrey and Harry Walker Harry William Walker (October 22, 1918 – August 8, 1999) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. Known by the nickname "Harry the Hat", he played as a center fielder in Major League Baseball between 1940 and 1955, .... Roster 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'' Other batters ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' Pitching Start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crosley Field
Crosley Field was a Major League Baseball park in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was the home field of the National League's Cincinnati Reds from 1912 through June 24, 1970, and the original Cincinnati Bengals football team, members of the second (1937) and third American Football League (1940–41). It was not the original home of the current NFL franchise of the same name: the home of those Bengals in 1968 and 1969 was nearby Nippert Stadium, located on the campus of the University of Cincinnati. Crosley Field was on an asymmetrical block bounded by Findlay Street (south), Western Avenue (northeast, angling), Dalton Avenue (east), York Street (north) and McLean Avenue (west) in the Queensgate section of the city. Crosley has the distinction of being the first major-league park with lights for playing night games. The "Findlay and Western" intersection was the home field of the Reds from 1884 until mid-season 1970, when the team moved to Riverfront Stadium. The location of the diamond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Walker
Harry William Walker (October 22, 1918 – August 8, 1999) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. Known by the nickname "Harry the Hat", he played as a center fielder in Major League Baseball between 1940 and 1955, most notably as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals with whom he won two world championships and was the 1947 National League batting champion. A two-time All-Star player, Walker also played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds. After his playing career, he served as manager for three major league teams between 1955 and 1972. Walker served in the 65th Infantry Division in 1944 and 1945, earning a Bronze Star for valor and the Purple Heart. Early life and family Born in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Walker was a member of a baseball family. He was the son of former Washington Senators pitcher Ewart "Dixie" Walker and the brother of Fred "Dixie" Walker, also an outfielder and National League batting champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Raffensberger
Kenneth David Raffensberger (August 8, 1917 – November 10, 2002) was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). From 1939 through 1954, he played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1939), Chicago Cubs (1940–41), Philadelphia Phillies (1943–47), and Cincinnati Reds/Redlegs (1947–54). Raffensberger batted right-handed and threw left-handed. Career In a 15-season big league career, Raffensberger posted a win–loss record of 119–154 with 806 strikeouts and a 3.60 earned run average (ERA) in innings pitched. His career winning percentage was .463, despite being an all-star and having an above average career ERA (3.60). Raffensberger started his career as a fastball pitcher, particularly gaining success with his rising fastball. However, further along in his career (beginning in the early 1940s), he developed an arsenal of additional pitches to complement his fastball: a dependable forkball, a slow curveball, and a changeup. Raffensberger had one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent Peterson
Kent Franklin Peterson (December 21, 1925 – April 27, 1995) was an American professional baseball player. The left-handed pitcher appeared in 147 games during all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball (1944, 1947–53) for the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies. Born in Goshen, Utah, he was listed as tall and . Peterson signed with Cincinnati in and worked in one MLB game for the Reds that season, hurling a scoreless inning against the future World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals and retiring the Redbirds in order on July 15. He then entered the United States Army and performed World War II military service, missing the full seasons of – 46. At age 21 he returned to the Reds in and was a "swing man", splitting his time between starting and relief assignments, through . Pitching for a second-division team, Peterson was able to win only 12 of 45 decisions over those three years, a winning percentage of .267. In , he won two games while losing 15, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Perkowski
Harry Walter Perkowski (September 6, 1922 – April 20, 2016) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between 1947 and 1955 for the Cincinnati Reds / Redlegs (1947, 1949–54) and Chicago Cubs (1955). Listed at , , he batted and threw left-handed. Career A native of Dante, Virginia, Perkowski started his baseball career playing semi-pro ball in the coal fields around his hometown. He later pitched briefly for the Natchez Giants of the Evangeline League before getting drafted and joining the U.S. Navy in 1943. Perkowski joined the amphibious force during World War II, helping escort troops and tanks into hot spots on Landing Craft Tanks. He served 19 months in the Atlantic and 11 months in the Pacific, including four invasions during the war in Africa, Sicily, Italy, and Normandy. "I was all over the place just about", he later recalled. Following his discharge from military service in 1946, Perkowski signed with the Cincinnati Reds and enjoyed an outstanding year in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddy Lively
Everett Adrian Lively (February 14, 1925 – July 12, 2015), nicknamed "Red", was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of three seasons (1947–49) with the Cincinnati Reds. For his career, he compiled an 8–13 record, with a 4.16 earned run average, and 94 strikeouts in 249 innings pitched. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama and is the son of former Major League Baseball player Jack Lively. Prior to his entry into Major League Baseball, Lively served in the United States Army in Europe from 1944–46. He died in Huntsville, Alabama on July 12, 2015. See also *List of second-generation Major League Baseball players Dozens of father-and-son combinations have played or managed in Major League Baseball (MLB). The first was Jack Doscher, son of Herm Doscher, who made his debut in 1903. Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. became the first father-and-son duo ... References External links 1925 births 2015 deaths Cincinnati Reds play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dixie Howell (pitcher)
Millard Filmore "Dixie" Howell (January 7, 1920 – March 18, 1960) was a relief pitcher who played in six Major League Baseball seasons between and , as well as 19 years in the minors. Listed at , 210 lb., Howell batted left-handed and threw right-handed. A native of Bowman (or Harold), Kentucky, he grew up in Dehue, West Virginia. Career Howell spent three years in the Cleveland Indians' minor league system (1937–39) before joining the big team in 1940. While in the minors, he set a record in the Eastern League by striking out 20 batters in a single game (1939). In three relief appearances for the Indians, he posted a 1.80 earned run average in five innings pitched and did not have a decision. Despite being regarded as one of the finest prospects in the Cleveland organization, recurring illness and sore arm problems kept him from reaching his full potential. In 1943, Howell was purchased by the Cincinnati Reds and assigned to the International League. He helped the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Gumbert
Harry Edwards Gumbert (November 5, 1909 – January 4, 1995), nicknamed "Gunboat", was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball whose career extended for 21 professional seasons, including 15 years and 508 games pitched in the big leagues. He threw right-handed and was listed at tall and . Gumbert was born in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, and was the great-nephew of two 19th-century major league players, Ad and Billy Gumbert. Pitching career Gumbert's career began in 1930 in minor league baseball, and after winning 19 games for the International League edition of the Baltimore Orioles in 1935, Gumbert was acquired by the New York Giants late in that season. Gumbert was a member of the Giants' –37 National League champions, as both a starting pitcher and reliever. He worked in relief in both the 1936 World Series and the 1937 Fall Classic, and was treated harshly by the victorious New York Yankees, allowing 12 hits and 12 earned runs in four total games pitched and 3 innings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howie Fox
Howard Francis Fox (March 1, 1921 – October 9, 1955) was an American professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, and Baltimore Orioles, in 9 seasons, between and . During his playing days, Fox stood , weighing . He batted and threw right-handed. The year after Fox's last big league appearance, he acquired a local tavern in San Antonio, while he pitched for the Missions of the Double-A Texas League; a month into the offseason, he was stabbed to death at age 34 during a disturbance at that establishment. Early life Fox was born in Coburg, Oregon. He played baseball and basketball at the University of Oregon. Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as a free agent in 1943, he played for a Pioneer League team in Ogden, Utah, in , followed by stints with minor league teams in Birmingham and Syracuse. Major league career A hard thrower with a sharp curveball, Fox debuted in MLB in with the Reds, playing s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Fanovich
Frank Joseph "Lefty" Fanovich (January 11, 1923 – August 27, 2011) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. The left-hander played for the Cincinnati Reds during the season and the Philadelphia Athletics during the season. During his MLB career, the , Fanovich appeared in 55 games, 51 in relief, and posted a career record of 0–5. He allowed 106 hits in 105 innings pitched, with 65 bases on balls and 64 strikeouts In baseball or softball, a strikeout (or strike-out) occurs when a batter accumulates three strikes during a time at bat. It usually means that the batter is out. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters, and is deno .... External links 1923 births 2011 deaths Atlanta Crackers players Cincinnati Reds players Danville Leafs players Major League Baseball pitchers Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players Ogdensburg Maples players Ottawa A's players Ottawa Giants players Philadelphia Athletics players Richmond Virgini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Erautt
Edward Lorenz Sebastian Erautt (September 26, 1924 – October 27, 2013) was an American professional baseball player. The right-handed pitcher, listed as tall and , appeared in 164 games over six seasons in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals (1947–51; 1953). The younger brother of Major League catcher Joe Erautt, Eddie was born in Portland, Oregon, where he attended Lincoln High School. He began his pro career in his native state, with the Salem Senators in 1942, then pitched in 27 games for the 1942–43 Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League before service in the United States Army during World War II. In his first post-war campaign, he won 20 of 34 decisions for the Stars and was acquired by Cincinnati. Erautt's best big-league season was 1949, when he allowed 99 hits in 112 innings pitched and compiled an earned run average of 3.36 in 39 games, including nine starts. But he allowed 61 bases on balls to 43 strikeouts. The Reds of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jess Dobernic
Andrew Joseph "Jess" Dobernic (November 20, 1917 – July 16, 1998) was an American professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of three seasons (1939, 1948–49) with the Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, and Cincinnati Reds. For his career, he compiled a 7–3 record, with a 5.21 earned run average, and 55 strikeouts in 109 innings pitched. Life and career Dobernic was born in a Yugoslavian family in Mount Olive, Illinois. His first organized baseball was for Rayne, Louisiana in the Evangeline Baseball League in 1937. For the next four years, he was in the Chicago White Sox system including the St. Paul Saints, Waterloo Hawks and the major league team. But difficulty controlling his pitches largely kept him out of the major leagues. During World War II, Dobernic spent three years in the United States Army Air Forces including Africa and Italy. He returned in the summer of 1945 and pitched for an Army team in Texas, winning 19 consecutive games de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
