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1949 National League

1949 > Class Major League > League History
Overall: 622 games, 8 teams, approx. 155 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1948 / 1950
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1948 / 1950

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1948 / 1950

League Standings

Regular Season

154 games
Tm W L W-L% GB
Brooklyn Dodgers 97 57 .630 --
St. Louis Cardinals 96 58 .623 1
Philadelphia Phillies 81 73 .526 16
Boston Braves 75 79 .487 22
New York Giants 73 81 .474 24
Pittsburgh Pirates 71 83 .461 26
Cincinnati Reds 62 92 .403 35
Chicago Cubs 61 93 .396 36

League Batting

Tm Aff BatAge R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Brooklyn Dodgers BRO 27.0 5.63 156 6173 5400 879 1477 236 47 152 816 117 638 570 .274 .354 .419 .773 2263 127 33 102
St. Louis Cardinals STL 28.0 4.88 157 6151 5463 766 1513 281 54 102 720 17 569 482 .277 .348 .404 .752 2208 124 25 94
New York Giants NYG 28.1 4.72 156 6009 5308 736 1383 203 52 147 690 43 613 523 .261 .340 .401 .741 2131 125 24 64
Boston Braves BSN 29.8 4.50 157 6139 5336 706 1376 246 33 103 654 28 684 656 .258 .345 .374 .719 1997 130 23 96
Pittsburgh Pirates PIT 28.9 4.42 154 5870 5214 681 1350 191 41 126 626 48 548 554 .259 .332 .384 .716 2001 96 22 86
Philadelphia Phillies PHI 25.7 4.30 154 5935 5307 662 1349 232 55 122 622 27 528 670 .254 .325 .388 .712 2057 116 26 74
Cincinnati Reds CIN 28.7 4.02 156 5994 5469 627 1423 264 35 86 588 31 429 559 .260 .316 .368 .685 2015 117 20 76
Chicago Cubs CHC 28.8 3.85 154 5723 5214 593 1336 212 53 97 539 53 396 573 .256 .312 .373 .685 1945 121 26 87
League Totals 28.1 4.54 1244 47994 42711 5650 11207 1865 370 935 5255 364 4405 4587 .262 .334 .389 .723 16617 956 199 679

League Pitching

Tm Aff PitchAge R/G W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
St. Louis Cardinals STL 31.0 3.92 96 58 .623 3.44 157 157 93 64 13 19 1407.2 1356 616 538 87 507 606 26 1 21 6010 1.323 8.7 0.6 3.2 3.9 1.20
Brooklyn Dodgers BRO 26.0 4.17 97 57 .630 3.80 156 156 94 62 15 17 1408.2 1306 651 595 132 582 743 25 3 20 5974 1.340 8.3 0.8 3.7 4.7 1.28
Philadelphia Phillies PHI 28.5 4.34 81 73 .526 3.89 154 154 96 58 12 15 1391.2 1389 668 602 104 502 495 22 6 17 5807 1.359 9.0 0.7 3.2 3.2 0.99
New York Giants NYG 27.7 4.44 73 81 .474 3.82 156 156 88 68 10 9 1374.1 1328 693 584 132 544 516 21 5 32 5952 1.362 8.7 0.9 3.6 3.4 0.95
Boston Braves BSN 28.9 4.58 75 79 .487 3.99 157 157 89 68 12 11 1400.0 1466 719 620 110 520 589 22 1 22 6116 1.419 9.4 0.7 3.3 3.8 1.13
Pittsburgh Pirates PIT 30.9 4.94 71 83 .461 4.57 154 154 101 53 9 15 1356.0 1452 760 688 142 535 556 33 1 21 5955 1.465 9.6 0.9 3.6 3.7 1.04
Cincinnati Reds CIN 27.8 4.94 62 92 .403 4.34 156 156 101 55 10 6 1401.2 1423 770 676 124 640 538 28 4 29 6150 1.472 9.1 0.8 4.1 3.5 0.84
Chicago Cubs CHC 29.7 5.02 61 93 .396 4.50 154 154 110 44 8 17 1357.2 1487 773 679 104 575 544 22 4 36 6030 1.519 9.9 0.7 3.8 3.6 0.95
League Totals 28.8 4.54 616 616 .500 4.04 1244 1244 772 472 89 109 11097.2 11207 5650 4982 935 4405 4587 199 25 198 47994 1.407 9.1 0.8 3.6 3.7 1.04

League Fielding

Tm Aff G CG PO A E DP Fld% PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Attendance Managers
Brooklyn Dodgers BRO 156 4223 1616 122 162 .980 11 25 31 55% Burt Shotton
Pittsburgh Pirates PIT 154 4068 1720 132 173 .978 13 35 38 52% Billy Meyer
Cincinnati Reds CIN 156 4207 1717 138 150 .977 19 41 39 49% Luke Sewell and Bucky Walters
Boston Braves BSN 157 4200 1727 148 144 .976 8 49 32 40% Johnny Cooney and Billy Southworth
St. Louis Cardinals STL 157 4223 1823 146 149 .976 8 40 25 38% Eddie Dyer
Philadelphia Phillies PHI 154 4179 1656 156 141 .974 18 56 39 41% Eddie Sawyer
New York Giants NYG 156 4123 1678 161 134 .973 11 50 26 34% Leo Durocher
Chicago Cubs CHC 154 4074 1895 186 160 .970 20 68 43 39% Frankie Frisch and Charlie Grimm
League Totals 1244 33297 13832 1189 1213 .975 108 364 273 43%