1949 Cleveland Indians season

Cleveland Indians
	1949 Cleveland Indians;
	Major league affiliations
	American League (Since 1901);
	Location
	Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Since 1932); Cleveland, Ohio (Since 1901);
	1949 Information
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]

[edit] Offseason

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]

[edit] Regular season

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]

[edit] Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
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

[edit] Notable transactions

April 28, 1949: Grant Dunlap was returned to the Indians by the New York Yankees.^[3]

[edit] Roster

1949 Cleveland Indians

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

10 Jim Hegan
11 Mike Tresh

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

15 Fred Marsh

Manager

5 Lou Boudreau

Coaches

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

[edit] 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
1B	Vernon, MickeyMickey Vernon	153	584	170	.291	18	83
SS	Boudreau, LouLou Boudreau	134	475	135	.284	4	60

[edit] 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

[edit] Pitching

[edit] 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

[edit] 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
Bearden, GeneGene Bearden	32	127	8	8	5.10	41

[edit] 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

[edit] Awards and honors

Dale Mitchell, American League leader, triples (23)^[7]

All-Star Game

[edit] Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	San Diego Padres	Pacific Coast League	Bucky Harris
AA	Oklahoma City Indians	Texas League	Joe Vosmik
A	Dayton Indians	Central League	Ski Melillo
A	Wilkes-Barre Barons	Eastern League	Bill Norman
B	St. Petersburg Saints	Florida International League	Myril Hoag, Harry Sullivan, Johnny Beazley and Dick Porter
B	Harrisburg Senators	Interstate League	Les Bell
B	Spartanburg Peaches	Tri-State League	Kerby Farrell
C	Tucson Cowboys	Arizona-Texas League	Gene Lillard
C	Bakersfield Indians	California League	Harry Griswold
C	Pittsfield Indians	Canadian-American League	Gene Hasson
C	Burlington Indians	Central Association	Lloyd Brown
D	Cordele Indians	Georgia-Florida League	Hal Lee
D	Iola Indians	Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League	Winlow Johnson
D	Union City Greyhounds	KITTY League	Tony Rensa and Rudy York
D	Stroudsburg Poconos	North Atlantic League	Frank Radler
D	Zanesville Indians	Ohio-Indiana League	Pat McLaughlin
D	Batavia Clippers	PONY League	Ed Kobesky
D	Green Bay Blue Jays	Wisconsin State League	Phil Seghi

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Stroudsburg^[8]

[edit] Notes

^ 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

[edit] References

[1] ttp://www.cleveland.com/homegrown/index.ssf?/homegrown/more/hope/allroads.html

[2] Bob Chakales page at Baseball Reference

[dunlap-3] Grant Dunlap page at Baseball Reference

[4] Mickey Vernon page at Baseball Reference

[5] Brooks Lawrence page at Baseball Reference

[6] Google Books result: Veeck as in Wreck: the Autobiography of Bill Veeck by Bill Veeck, Ed Linn, p. 114

[7] 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

[8] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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1949 Cleveland Indians
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Since 1932) Cleveland, Ohio (Since 1901)
1949 Information
Owner(s)	Bill Veeck, Ellis Ryan
General manager(s)	Bill Veeck
Manager(s)	Lou Boudreau
Local television	WEWS-TV
Local radio	WJW
Previous season Next season

1949 Cleveland Indians season

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

[edit] Notable transactions

[edit] Roster

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

[edit] Starters by position

[edit] Other batters

[edit] Pitching

[edit] Starting pitchers

[edit] Other pitchers

[edit] Relief pitchers

[edit] Awards and honors

[edit] Farm system

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

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