1949 Pittsburgh Pirates
LeagueNational League
BallparkForbes Field
CityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1]
OwnersFrank E. McKinney, John W. Galbreath, Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson
General managersRoy Hamey
ManagersBilly Meyer
RadioWWSW
Rosey Rowswell, Bob Prince
Seasons

The 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 68th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 63rd in the National League. The Pirates finished sixth in the league standings with a record of 71–83.

Offseason

  • Prior to 1949 season: Dick Smith was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.[2]

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Brooklyn Dodgers 9757 0.630 48–29 49–28
St. Louis Cardinals 9658 0.623 1 51–26 45–32
Philadelphia Phillies 8173 0.526 16 40–37 41–36
Boston Braves 7579 0.487 22 43–34 32–45
New York Giants 7381 0.474 24 43–34 30–47
Pittsburgh Pirates 7183 0.461 26 36–41 35–42
Cincinnati Reds 6292 0.403 35 35–42 27–50
Chicago Cubs 6193 0.396 36 33–44 28–49

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston 10–1212–1012–10–112–10–211–1112–106–16
Brooklyn 12–1017–517–514–811–1116–610–12–1
Chicago 10–125–179–1312–106–1611–118–14
Cincinnati 10–12–15–1713–97–1513–99–135–17–1
New York 10–12–28–1410–1215–711–1112–107–15
Philadelphia 11–1111–1116–69–1311–1113–910–12
Pittsburgh 10–126–1611–1113–910–129–1312–10
St. Louis 16–612–10–114–817–5–115–712–1010–12

Game log

1949 Game Log: 71–83 (Home: 36–41; Away: 35–42)
April: 5–6 (Home: 3–1; Away: 2–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 19@ Cubs1–0Sewell (1–0)Leonard29,3921–0
2April 20@ Cubs0–4RushDickson (0–1)11,2181–1
3April 21@ Cubs3–4KushMuncrief (0–1)11,5991–2
4April 22Reds5–4Werle (1–0)FoxCasey (1)32,1672–2
5April 24Reds2–3 (10)GumbertCasey (0–1)2–3
6April 24Reds3–1Chambers (1–0)Lively24,4443–3
7April 25Cubs8–2Sewell (2–0)Rush35,3734–3
8April 27@ Cardinals7–1Dickson (1–1)Pollet11,7275–3
9April 28@ Cardinals2–4BrazleLombardi (0–1)4,5615–4
10April 29@ Reds3–7FoxWerle (1–1)20,0465–5
11April 30@ Reds4–8WehmeierRiddle (0–1)Burkhart4,4165–6
May: 11–18 (Home: 5–8; Away: 6–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
12May 1@ Reds10–4Chesnes (1–0)HowellCasey (2)6–6
13May 1@ Reds2–5LivelyChambers (1–1)24,8726–7
14May 3@ Giants3–5HartungDickson (1–2)33,9956–8
15May 4@ Giants4–11JansenMuncrief (0–2)9,8746–9
16May 5@ Giants2–3 (10)BehrmanDickson (1–3)8,4226–10
17May 6@ Phillies3–4MeyerRiddle (0–2)15,7546–11
18May 7@ Phillies6–4Gregg (1–0)Rowe6,8327–11
19May 8@ Braves8–3Chambers (2–1)SainMuncrief (1)8–11
20May 8@ Braves11–8Casey (1–1)PotterRiddle (1)27,2119–11
21May 9@ Braves1–4BickfordDickson (1–4)13,7069–12
22May 11@ Dodgers5–3Werle (2–1)Barney22,70910–12
23May 12@ Dodgers6–11BrancaGregg (1–1)7,45510–13
24May 13Cardinals3–2Casey (2–1)Munger34,89311–13
25May 14Cardinals3–4PolletDickson (1–5)Wilks18,91411–14
26May 15Cardinals3–4StaleyWerle (2–2)Wilks26,90911–15
27May 17Giants3–2Chesnes (2–0)Hartung30,45012–15
28May 18Giants5–3Muncrief (1–2)JansenCasey (3)14,24013–15
29May 19Braves2–3BickfordRiddle (0–3)9,58613–16
30May 20Braves2–1Werle (3–2)Hall29,80714–16
31May 21Braves2–8SpahnDickson (1–6)Hogue16,72414–17
32May 22Phillies5–6RobertsRiddle (0–4)Konstanty31,46714–18
33May 24Dodgers1–6BrancaChesnes (2–1)29,62514–19
34May 25Dodgers6–8BantaMuncrief (1–3)13,98814–20
35May 26@ Cardinals6–13WilksHigbe (0–1)10,40214–21
36May 27@ Cardinals1–2BrazleDickson (1–7)12,11014–22
37May 28@ Cardinals2–4WilksWerle (3–3)15,93114–23
38May 29@ Cardinals4–2Riddle (1–4)BrecheenMuncrief (2)16,53515–23
39May 30Cubs5–8RushHigbe (0–2)15–24
40May 30Cubs8–6Chesnes (3–1)McLishMuncrief (3)38,08916–24
June: 11–15 (Home: 8–7; Away: 3–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
41June 1@ Braves6–8HallMuncrief (1–4)Potter20,15316–25
42June 2@ Braves1–4SpahnBonham (0–1)20,13016–26
43June 4@ Dodgers6–8BantaMuncrief (1–5)18,35216–27
44June 5@ Dodgers5–4 (10)Dickson (2–7)Barney25,03517–27
45June 6@ Dodgers1–5NewcombeChesnes (3–2)30,05317–28
46June 7@ Phillies5–6RoweDickson (2–8)12,10517–29
47June 8@ Phillies0–2RobertsBonham (0–2)10,13617–30
48June 9@ Phillies3–4 (18)KonstantyDickson (2–9)4,09517–31
49June 10@ Giants6–1Werle (4–3)Jansen6,94218–31
50June 11@ Giants3–4BehrmanRiddle (1–5)14,06518–32
51June 12@ Giants6–5Sewell (3–0)HansenCasey (4)18,14919–32
52June 14Braves4–3Bonham (1–2)Potter29,63920–32
53June 15Braves8–7Sewell (4–0)Hogue15,04821–32
54June 16Braves2–7BickfordPoat (0–1)12,23921–33
55June 17Giants6–4Bonham (2–2)Hartung32,61522–33
56June 18Giants4–5JonesRiddle (1–6)Koslo17,75222–34
57June 19Giants9–4Chesnes (4–2)Jansen25,41323–34
58June 20Phillies1–7MeyerWerle (4–4)30,06623–35
59June 21Phillies4–9BorowyDickson (2–10)32,33223–36
60June 22Phillies12–3Lombardi (1–1)Roberts8,95724–36
61June 23Phillies3–9SimmonsRiddle (1–7)10,28324–37
62June 24Dodgers4–2Bonham (3–2)Barney34,67025–37
63June 25Dodgers10–17BrancaChesnes (4–3)19,80025–38
64June 26Dodgers3–15NewcombeWerle (4–5)39,54825–39
65June 29Reds7–3Lombardi (2–1)Erautt9,00326–39
66June 30Reds2–1Chambers (3–1)Fox8,28327–39
July: 18–10 (Home: 6–5; Away: 12–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
67July 1@ Cubs5–6MuncriefDickson (2–11)10,52627–40
68July 2@ Cubs8–3Bonham (4–2)DubielSewell (1)16,67028–40
69July 3@ Cubs7–3Lombardi (3–1)Hacker18,12829–40
70July 4@ Reds2–1Chambers (4–1)Fox30–40
71July 4@ Reds1–0Werle (5–5)Erautt15,47931–40
72July 6Cardinals4–3Dickson (3–11)Munger32,98332–40
73July 7Cardinals2–0Bonham (5–2)Staley15,60333–40
74July 8Cubs2–1Lombardi (4–1)Leonard36,33634–40
75July 9Cubs6–5 (13)Sewell (5–0)Kush15,92435–40
76July 10Cubs6–8RushChesnes (4–4)Dubiel35–41
77July 10Cubs6–9 (6)ChipmanWerle (5–6)Dubiel26,31735–42
78July 14@ Giants3–4JansenWerle (5–7)22,67735–43
79July 16@ Giants9–0Chesnes (5–4)Hartung36–43
80July 16@ Giants7–6 (11)Werle (6–7)HansenCasey (5)20,00137–43
81July 17@ Phillies2–1 (5)Chambers (5–1)Meyer12,76138–43
82July 18@ Phillies7–2Dickson (4–11)Konstanty4,06839–43
83July 19@ Dodgers3–4PalicaSewell (5–1)16,38739–44
84July 20@ Dodgers8–6Chambers (6–1)Palica12,38140–44
85July 21@ Dodgers6–7PalicaWerle (6–8)11,94740–45
86July 22@ Braves3–5BickfordDickson (4–12)Hogue16,95840–46
87July 23@ Braves12–9Casey (3–1)PotterChesnes (1)8,21341–46
88July 24@ Braves4–3Werle (7–8)Sain42–46
89July 24@ Braves7–6Casey (4–1)Voiselle21,98643–46
90July 26Giants4–1Bonham (6–2)Hansen35,04144–46
91July 27Giants3–8HigbeChesnes (5–5)19,76844–47
92July 28Giants6–8JonesGumbert (0–1)Higbe12,65344–48
93July 31Braves1–9SainChambers (6–2)44–49
94July 31Braves6–5Gumbert (1–1)Potter27,10545–49
August: 12–19 (Home: 4–9; Away: 8–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
95August 1Dodgers0–9BrancaBonham (6–3)29,48345–50
96August 2Dodgers2–5BarneyChesnes (5–6)27,69745–51
97August 3Dodgers5–10ErskineRiddle (1–8)13,00745–52
98August 4Dodgers3–11NewcombeLombardi (4–2)14,36345–53
99August 5Phillies1–0Werle (8–8)Rowe24,94446–53
100August 6Phillies3–4KonstantyGumbert (1–2)13,26046–54
101August 7Phillies3–7BorowyChambers (6–3)46–55
102August 7Phillies4–5KonstantyChesnes (5–7)Roberts27,92846–56
103August 9@ Cubs8–3Chambers (7–3)SchmitzGumbert (1)11,31347–56
104August 10@ Cubs0–2LadeWalsh (0–1)10,32647–57
105August 11@ Cubs3–2Werle (9–8)DubielGumbert (2)5,41548–57
106August 12@ Cardinals2–8StaleyBonham (6–4)22,23148–58
107August 13@ Cardinals6–3Dickson (5–12)Munger25,74549–58
108August 14@ Cardinals4–0Chambers (8–3)Pollet22,99650–58
109August 15@ Reds9–7Sewell (6–1)WehmeierGumbert (3)11,37151–58
110August 16@ Reds1–2 (10)FoxChesnes (5–8)2,52651–59
111August 18Cubs2–0Walsh (1–1)Lade6,92252–59
112August 19Cardinals8–2Chambers (9–3)Staley32,47653–59
113August 20Cardinals3–4PolletGumbert (1–3)20,65953–60
114August 21Cardinals2–4MartinWerle (9–9)53–61
115August 21Cardinals8–0Dickson (6–12)Brecheen34,40854–61
116August 23@ Braves2–5SainChesnes (5–9)14,40554–62
117August 24@ Braves5–6SpahnChambers (9–4)6,46754–63
118August 25@ Phillies5–1Dickson (7–12)Meyer4,54855–63
119August 25@ Phillies2–4RobertsWalsh (1–2)7,17955–64
120August 26@ Phillies3–2Werle (10–9)Heintzelman9,58656–64
121August 27@ Phillies8–2Bonham (7–4)Rowe6,07057–64
122August 28@ Dodgers0–9NewcombeChesnes (5–10)23,66357–65
123August 29@ Dodgers1–5BantaChambers (9–5)24,03157–66
124August 30@ Dodgers3–4BarneyDickson (7–13)13,70857–67
125August 31@ Giants5–12JonesWerle (10–10)4,70157–68
September: 13–14 (Home: 9–10; Away: 4–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
126September 1@ Giants5–9HansenLombardi (4–3)Higbe3,97357–69
127September 3@ Cubs7–11AdkinsChambers (9–6)Chipman13,28957–70
128September 4@ Cubs7–11 (7)MuncriefChesnes (5–11)Rush18,08257–71
129September 5@ Cardinals1–9MungerDickson (7–14)57–72
130September 5@ Cardinals5–4 (10)Lombardi (5–3)Munger32,21458–72
131September 6Reds3–6 (10)BlackwellWalsh (1–3)11,79758–73
132September 7Reds2–5RaffensbergerChambers (9–7)12,36758–74
133September 8Reds7–9WehmeierLombardi (5–4)4,17058–75
134September 9Cubs1–8DubielChesnes (5–12)7,90558–76
135September 10Cubs5–9LeonardWerle (10–11)Rush5,36958–77
136September 11Cubs7–3Dickson (8–14)Adkins9,85159–77
137September 13Phillies11–6Chambers (10–7)Borowy11,87860–77
138September 14Phillies4–12RobertsWalsh (1–4)3,92060–78
139September 16Dodgers9–2Werle (11–11)Newcombe28,20261–78
140September 17Dodgers7–2Dickson (9–14)Palica14,84262–78
141September 18Giants4–13JonesChesnes (5–13)62–79
142September 18Giants7–2 (6)Chambers (11–7)Behrman28,29163–79
143September 19Giants4–6 (10)JonesGumbert (1–4)11,54263–80
144September 20Braves2–4BickfordLombardi (5–5)11,34863–81
145September 21Braves7–9HallWerle (11–12)11,88163–82
146September 22Braves1–0Dickson (10–14)Sain8,26164–82
147September 24@ Reds6–5Chambers (12–7)Raffensberger2,01965–82
148September 25@ Reds7–3Chesnes (6–13)Wehmeier66–82
149September 25@ Reds5–3Dickson (11–14)Fox9,08667–82
150September 27Cardinals6–4Werle (12–12)MungerLombardi (1)27,28368–82
151September 29Cardinals7–2Dickson (12–14)Staley9,57369–82
152September 30Reds3–2Chesnes (7–13)Wehmeier9,41670–82
October: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
153October 2Reds4–2Chambers (13–7)Fox71–82
154October 2Reds5–6RaffensbergerWerle (12–13)40,02571–83
Legend:        = Win        = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

Roster

1949 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

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
CClyde McCullough9124157.237421
1BJohnny Hopp105371118.318539
2BMonty Basgall10730867.218226
SSStan Rojek144557136.244031
3BPete Castiglione118448120.268643
OFDino Restelli7223258.2501240
OFRalph Kiner152549170.31054127
OFWally Westlake147525148.28223104

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
Danny Murtaugh7523648.203224
Ed Stevens6722158.262432
Eddie Bockman7922049.223619
Tom Saffell7320566.322225
Dixie Walker8818151.282118
Ed Fitz Gerald7516042.263218
Phil Masi4813537.274213
Jack Phillips185613.23203
Marv Rackley113511.31402
Wally Judnich10358.22901
Les Fleming24318.25807
Ted Beard14242.08301
Bobby Rhawn371.14300
Jack Cassini800----00

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
Bill Werle35221.012134.24106
Bob Chesnes27145.17135.8849
Tiny Bonham1889.0744.2525
Elmer Riddle1674.1185.3324
Junior Walsh942.2145.0624

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
Murry Dickson44224.112143.2989
Cliff Chambers34177.11373.9693
Vic Lombardi34134.0554.5764
Rip Sewell2876.0613.9726
Ray Poat1136.0016.2517
Bob Muncrief1335.2156.3111
Hal Gregg818.2113.389
Kirby Higbe715.10213.505

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
Hugh Casey334154.669
Harry Gumbert161435.865

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Indianapolis Indians American Association Al López
AA New Orleans Pelicans Southern Association Hugh Luby
A Albany Senators Eastern League Pinky May
B Waco Pirates Big State League Buddy Hancken
B Davenport Pirates Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Bill Burwell
B York White Roses Interstate League Frank Oceak
C Modesto Reds California League Bill Jackson and Max Macon
C Keokuk Pirates Central Association Charlie Hargreaves
C Uniontown Coal Barons Middle Atlantic League Wes Griffin
D Greenville Pirates Alabama State League Walt Tauscher
D Tallahassee Pirates Georgia–Florida League Norman Veazey, Bob Shawkey,
Johnnie Heving and Gene Cabaniss
D Bartlesville Pirates Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League Tedd Gullic
D Salisbury Pirates North Carolina State League John Corriden and Mickey O'Neil

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis, Waco

Notes

  1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
  2. Dick Smith at Baseball-Reference
  3. Nanny Fernandez at Baseball-Reference
  4. Steve Nagy at Baseball-Reference

References

  • 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
  • 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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