The 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers held off the St. Louis Cardinals to win the

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title by one game. The Dodgers lost the

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to the

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in five games.

Offseason

* November 24, 1948: Tommy Lasorda was drafted by the Dodgers from the

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in the 1948 minor league draft. * December 15, 1948: Pete Reiser was traded by the Dodgers to the

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for Mike McCormick and Nanny Fernandez.Nanny Fernandez page at Baseball-Reference
/ref> * February 26, 1949: Hank Behrman was purchased from the Dodgers by the

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Regular season

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led the NL in hitting and

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s and won the National League Most Valuable Player Award. Robinson was the first black player to win the NL MVP.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

* May 16, 1949: Bob Ramazzotti was traded by the Dodgers to the

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for Hank Schenz. * May 18, 1949:

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was traded by the Dodgers to the

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for Johnny Hopp and cash (trade voided June 7). * May 19, 1949: Nanny Fernandez was traded by the Dodgers to the

for Ed Bahr and Grady Wilson. * September 28, 1949:

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was traded by the Dodgers to the

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for

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and cash. * September 30, 1949:

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was purchased from the Dodgers by the Washington Senators.Irv Noren page at Baseball Reference
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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

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

1949 World Series

Game 1

October 5, 1949, at

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in New York City

Game 2

October 6, 1949, at

in New York City

Game 3

October 7, 1949, at

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Game 4

October 8, 1949, at

Game 5

October 9, 1949, at

Awards and honors

* National League Most Valuable Player **

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** Don Newcombe

National League All-Stars

* 1949 Major League Baseball All-Star Game **

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starter ** Ralph Branca reserve ** Roy Campanella reserve ** Gil Hodges reserve ** Don Newcombe reserve ** Preacher Roe reserve

The Sporting News awards

* TSN Major League All-Star Team ** Roy Campanella **

* TSN NL Rookie of the Year Award ** Don Newcombe

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hollywood, Montreal, Pueblo, Geneva

Notes

References

Baseball-Reference season pageBaseball Almanac season page

External links

1949 Brooklyn Dodgers uniformAcme Dodgers page

Retrosheet
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