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| Owner(s) | Bill Veeck, Ellis Ryan |
| General manager(s) | Bill Veeck |
| Manager(s) | Lou Boudreau |
| Local television | WEWS-TV |
| Local radio | WJW |
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The 1949 Cleveland Indians season was the 49th in franchise history. The club entered the season as the defending World Champions. On March 5, 1949, Indians minority owner Bob Hope donned a Cleveland Indians uniform and posed with manager Lou Boudreau and vice president Hank Greenberg as the World Series champions opened spring training camp in Tucson, Arizona.[1]
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Offseason[edit]
- November 15, 1948: 1948 minor league draft
- Bob Chakales was drafted by the Indians from the Philadelphia Phillies.[2]
- Grant Dunlap was drafted from the Indians by the New York Yankees.[3]
- December 14, 1948: Ed Klieman, Joe Haynes, and Eddie Robinson were traded by the Indians to the Washington Senators for Mickey Vernon and Early Wynn.[4]
- Prior to 1949 season: Brooks Lawrence was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.[5]
Regular season[edit]
During the season, Indians fan Charlie Lupica spent 117 days on a flagpole, waiting for the Indians to regain first place. They never did, and he gave up his pursuit when the Indians were mathematically eliminated on September 25.[6]
Season standings[edit]
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | .630 | -- |
| Boston Red Sox | 96 | 58 | .623 | 1 |
| Cleveland Indians | 89 | 65 | .578 | 8 |
| Detroit Tigers | 87 | 67 | .565 | 10 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 81 | 73 | .526 | 16 |
| Chicago White Sox | 63 | 91 | .409 | 34 |
| St. Louis Browns | 53 | 101 | .344 | 44 |
| Washington Senators | 50 | 104 | .325 | 47 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
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1949 American League Records
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 17–5 | 8–14 | 15–7–1 | 9–13 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 18–4 | |||||
| Chicago | 5–17 | — | 7–15 | 8–14 | 7–15 | 6–16 | 15–7 | 15–7 | |||||
| Cleveland | 14–8 | 15–7 | — | 13–9 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 15–7 | 13–9 | |||||
| Detroit | 7–15–1 | 14–8 | 9–13 | — | 11–11 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 18–4 | |||||
| New York | 13–9 | 15–7 | 12–10 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | 17–5–1 | 15–7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 16–6 | 13–9 | 8–14 | 8–14 | — | 12–10 | 16–6 | |||||
| St. Louis | 7–15 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 5–17–1 | 10–12 | — | 9–13 | |||||
| Washington | 4–18 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 4–18 | 7–15 | 6–16 | 13–9 | — | |||||
Notable transactions[edit]
- April 28, 1949: Grant Dunlap was returned to the Indians by the New York Yankees.[3]
Roster[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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 |
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| 1B | Vernon, MickeyMickey Vernon | 153 | 584 | 170 | .291 | 18 | 83 |
| SS | Boudreau, LouLou Boudreau | 134 | 475 | 135 | .284 | 4 | 60 |
Other batters[edit]
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 |
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Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bearden, GeneGene Bearden | 32 | 127 | 8 | 8 | 5.10 | 41 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Awards and honors[edit]
- Dale Mitchell, American League leader, triples (23)[7]
Farm system[edit]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Stroudsburg[8]
Notes[edit]
- ^ http://www.cleveland.com/homegrown/index.ssf?/homegrown/more/hope/allroads.html
- ^ Bob Chakales page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Grant Dunlap page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mickey Vernon page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Brooks Lawrence page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Google Books result: Veeck as in Wreck: the Autobiography of Bill Veeck by Bill Veeck, Ed Linn, p. 114
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 98, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References[edit]
- 1949 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference
- 1949 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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