1949 World Series

vs. 1949 World Series (4-1) New York Yankees (97-57, AL) vs. Brooklyn Dodgers (97-57, NL) BR 1949 World Series Summary

The 1949 World Series featured the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in five games for their second defeat of the Dodgers in three years, and the 12^th championship in team history. This victory would start a record run of five consecutive World Series championships by the Yankees.

History was made in the 9^th inning of Game 5, when the Ebbets Field lights were turned on, making it the first World Series game finished under artificial lights. The first scheduled Series night game would not be held until 1971.

Records: New York Yankees (W: 97, L: 57, Pct: .630, GA: 1) - Brooklyn Dodgers (W: 97, L: 57, Pct: .630, GA: 1)

Managers: Casey Stengel (New York), Burt Shotton (Brooklyn)

Umpires: Cal Hubbard (AL), Beans Reardon (NL), Art Passarella (AL), Lou Jorda (NL), Eddie Hurley (AL: outfield only), George Barr (NL: outfield only)

Television: NBC (Jim Britt announcing)

Summary

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers (1)

Game	Score	Date	Attendance
1	New York 1, Brooklyn 0	October 5	66,224
2	Brooklyn 1, New York 0	October 6	70,053
3	New York 4, Brooklyn 3	October 7	32,788
4	New York 6, Brooklyn 4	October 8	33,934
5	New York 10, Brooklyn 6	October 9	33,711

Top 5 Plays

• by WPA (Win Probability Added)

Game	Team	Batter	Pitcher	Score	Inning	Runners on Base	Outs	WPA	Play
3	Yankees	Johnny Mize	Ralph Branca	tied 1-1	t9	123	2	0.39	Single to RF (Line Drive); Y. Berra Scores; B. Brown Scores; G. Woodling to 3B
1	Yankees	Tommy Henrich	Don Newcombe	tied 0-0	b9	---	0	0.36	*WALK-OFF*:*ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
4	Yankees	Cliff Mapes	Don Newcombe	tied 0-0	t4	12-	1	0.20	Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); B. Brown Scores; G. Woodling Scores
2	Yankees	Joe DiMaggio	Preacher Roe	down 1-0	b9	---	0	0.13	Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
3	Dodgers	Pee Wee Reese	Tommy Byrne	down 1-0	b4	---	0	0.13	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)

Game 1 @ Yankee Stadium

Wed, Oct 5th - Bronx, NY

Yankees: 1, Dodgers: 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	1
WP: Allie Reynolds (1-0), LP: Don Newcombe (0-1)

• Attendance: 66,224

Game 2 @ Yankee Stadium

Thu, Oct 6th - Bronx, NY

Dodgers: 1, Yankees: 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Dodgers	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	2
Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
WP: Preacher Roe (1-0), LP: Vic Raschi (0-1)

• Attendance: 70,053

Game 3 @ Ebbets Field

Fri, Oct 7th - Brooklyn, NY

Yankees: 4, Dodgers: 3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Yankees	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	5	0
Dodgers	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	0
WP: Joe Page (1-0), LP: Ralph Branca (0-1)

• Attendance: 32,788

Game 4 @ Ebbets Field

Sat, Oct 8th - Brooklyn, NY

Yankees: 6, Dodgers: 4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Yankees	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	6	10	0
Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	9	1
WP: Eddie Lopat (1-0), LP: Don Newcombe (0-2)

• Attendance: 33,934

Game 5 @ Ebbets Field

Sun, Oct 9th - Brooklyn, NY

Yankees: 10, Dodgers: 6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Yankees	2	0	3	1	1	3	0	0	0	10	11	1
Dodgers	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	6	11	2
WP: Vic Raschi (1-1), LP: Rex Barney (0-1), SV: Joe Page (1)

• Attendance: 33,711

Further Reading

• Sol Gittleman: Reynolds, Raschi and Lopat: New York's Big Three and the Great Yankee Dynasty of 1949-1953, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2007.
• David S. Neft and Richard M. Cohen: The World Series, 1st ed., St Martins Press, New York, NY, 1990, pp. 225-229.

External links

• 1949 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)
• 1949 World Series at Baseball-Almanac.com
• 1949 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org

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