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| Dates: | October 5–October 9 | |||||||||
| MVP: | Joe Page | |||||||||
| Television: | NBC, CBS, ABC, DuMont | |||||||||
| TV announcers: | Jim Britt | |||||||||
| Radio network: | Mutual | |||||||||
| Radio announcers: | Mel Allen, Red Barber | |||||||||
| Umpires: | Cal Hubbard (AL), Beans Reardon (NL), Art Passarella (AL), Lou Jorda (NL), Eddie Hurley (AL: outfield only), George Barr (NL: outfield only) | |||||||||
| Future Hall of Famers: | Yankees: Casey Stengel (mgr.), Yogi Berra, Joe DiMaggio, Johnny Mize, Phil Rizutto. Dodgers: Roy Campanella, Duke Snider, Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson. | |||||||||
World Series
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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 twelfth 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 ninth 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.
Both teams finished the regular season with exactly the same records and winning their respective leagues by exactly one game.
Summary[]
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers (1)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooklyn Dodgers – 0, New York Yankees – 1 | October 5 | Yankee Stadium | 66,224[1] |
| 2 | Brooklyn Dodgers – 1, New York Yankees – 0 | October 6 | Yankee Stadium | 70,053[2] |
| 3 | New York Yankees – 4, Brooklyn Dodgers – 3 | October 7 | Ebbets Field | 32,788[3] |
| 4 | New York Yankees – 6, Brooklyn Dodgers – 4 | October 8 | Ebbets Field | 33,934[4] |
| 5 | New York Yankees – 10, Brooklyn Dodgers – 6 | October 9 | Ebbets Field | 33,711[5] |
Matchups[]
Game 1[]
Wednesday, October 5, 1949 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
WP: Allie Reynolds (1–0) LP: Don Newcombe (0–1)
HRs: NYY – Tommy Henrich (1)
Don Newcombe of the Dodgers threw a complete game, five-hitter allowing only one run in a 1–0 losing effort. He struck out eleven New York Yankees during that game to tie the record for most strikeouts during a World Series game by a losing pitcher.
Game 2[]
Thursday, October 6, 1949 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
WP: Preacher Roe (1–0) LP: Vic Raschi (0–1)
Game 3[]
Friday, October 7, 1949 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
WP: Joe Page (1–0) LP: Ralph Branca (0–1)
HRs: BRO – Pee Wee Reese (1), Luis Olmo (1), Roy Campanella (1)
Game 4[]
Saturday, October 8, 1949 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
WP: Eddie Lopat (1–0) LP: Don Newcombe (0–2) SV: Allie Reynolds (1)
Game 5[]
Sunday, October 9, 1949 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 1 |
| Brooklyn | 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)
HRs: NYY – Joe DiMaggio (1) BRO – Gil Hodges (1)
Composite box[]
1949 World Series (4–1): New York Yankees (A.L.) over Brooklyn Dodgers (N.L.)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 37 | 3 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 34 | 5 |
| Total attendance: 236,710 Average attendance: 47,342 | ||||||||||||
| Winning player’s share: $5,627 Losing player’s share: $4,273[6] | ||||||||||||
Notes[]
- ↑ 1949 World Series Game 1 - Brooklyn Dodgers vs. New York Yankees. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
- ↑ 1949 World Series Game 2 - Brooklyn Dodgers vs. New York Yankees. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
- ↑ 1949 World Series Game 3 - New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
- ↑ 1949 World Series Game 4 - New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
- ↑ 1949 World Series Game 5 - New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
References[]
- Neft, David S., and Richard M. Cohen. The World Series. 1st ed. New York: St Martins, 1990. (Neft and Cohen 225–229)
- Reichler, Joseph, ed. (1982). The Baseball Encyclopedia (5th ed.), p. 2157. MacMillian Publishing. ISBN 0-02-579010-2.
- Forman, Sean L.. 1949 World Series. Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information.. Retrieved on 2007-12-09.
External links[]
- 1949 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com
- 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
- Audio: Game 3 radio broadcast, part 1
- Audio: Game 3 radio broadcast, part 2
- Audio: Game 3 radio broadcast, part 3
- Audio: Game 3 radio broadcast, part 4