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The 1949 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 67th season in the history of the franchise.

Offseason

• October 4, 1948: Harry Walker was traded by the Phillies to the Chicago Cubs for Bill Nicholson.
• November 15, 1948: Bob Chakales was drafted from the Phillies by the Cleveland Indians in the 1948 minor league draft.
• November 24, 1948: Tommy Lasorda was drafted from the Phillies by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1948 minor league draft.
• Prior to 1949 season: Ron Mrozinski was signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent.

Regular season

On June 2, 1949, the Phillies matched a Major League record with five home runs in one inning in a 12–3 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Shibe Park.

On August 19, 1949, the Phillies held "Eddie Waitkus Night" at Shibe Park. Waitkus was in uniform for the first time since being shot on June 14, 1949, in Chicago by an infatuated woman.

This marked the Phillies' first winning season since 1932, ending an MLB record of 16 consecutive losing seasons. This would remain the longest streak in league history until the Pirates suffered their 17th consecutive losing season in 2009.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Roster

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Portland, Bradford

Notes

1. Harry Walker at Baseball Reference
2. Bob Chakales at Baseball Reference
3. Tommy Lasorda at Baseball Reference
4. Ron Mrozinski at Baseball-Reference
5. "Sports Phlashback". Philadelphia Inquirer. June 2, 2015. p. D8.
6. "1949 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
7. "Baseball". The Windsor Daily Star. Windsor, ON. April 23, 1949. p. 3 (Section 2). Retrieved June 10, 2017.
8. "The Majors". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. April 23, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
9. "Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. May 10, 1949. p. 14. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
10. "Baseball". The Windsor Daily Star. Windsor, ON. May 11, 1949. p. 3 (Section 2). Retrieved June 12, 2017.
11. "The Majors". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. May 19, 1949. p. 44. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
12. "Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. May 20, 1949. p. 17. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
13. ^ "The Majors". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. May 20, 1949. p. 40. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
14. Biederman, Lester J. (May 23, 1949). "Bucs Fold on Schedule in Ninth: Phils Break 5-5 Tie On Sisler's Double; Dodgers Here Next". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. p. 19. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
15. "Baseball". The Windsor Daily Star. Windsor, ON. June 25, 1949. p. 3 (Section 2). Retrieved June 15, 2017.
16. "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. July 7, 1949. p. 12. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
17. "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. July 11, 1949. p. 14. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
18. Hernon, Jack (July 18, 1949). "Bucs Nip Phils in Five Innings, 2 to 1: Rain Halts Tilt In 6th Frame: Pirates Lose Last Run Scored; Chambers Wins 5th; Hits Triple". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. p. 14. Retrieved June 12, 2017. hen started to fall heavy in the last of the sixth, with the Bucs leading, 3-1. When it was called, the sixth inning was washed out completely, and the Bucs lost a run, making the final count, 2-1.
19. "The Major League Roundup". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. July 18, 1949. p. 14. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
20. Biederman, Les (July 18, 1949). "Pirates Revise Philadelphia Story: Shibe Park Jinx Ends With Five-Inning 2-1 Victory for Chambers". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. p. 16. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
21. "The Majors". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. July 30, 1949. p. 20. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
22. ^ "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. August 14, 1949. p. 19. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
23. "How They Stand". Meriden, CT: Meriden Daily Journal. September 1, 1949. p. 9. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
24. "The Majors". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. September 10, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
25. "Cubs Rapped, 7-1; Phils Lose, 15-3: Musial, Northey, Slaughter Homer". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. Associated Press (AP). September 19, 1949. p. 20. Retrieved June 19, 2017. Ron Northey ... found Robin Roberts an easy mark for a home run apiece ... Northey's blow came in the third inning with the bases full following a rhubarb by the Phils. ... The argument came in the third when Slaughter was batting with the count three and two. On the next pitch Umpire George Barr's right hand went into the air. The Phils thought it was a strikeout and on Andy Seminick's fast throw Marty Marion was caught in a rundown off second and tagged out. But Barr said it was a fourth ball, which nullified the play at second and filled the bases. Manager Eddie Sawyer and Russ Meyer were ordered out of the game for their part in the argument that followed. A few minutes later Barr went over to the Phils' dugout and put Cy Perkins off the field.
26. "Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. May 9, 1949. p. 16. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
27. "Nicholson's Hitting Gains Phils Split". Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press (AP). May 9, 1949. p. 17. Retrieved June 12, 2017. The second game was halted after six innings by the Pennsylvania Blue Law curfew.
28. "Philadelphia Phillies 8, Cincinnati Reds 1 (2)". retrosheet.org. May 8, 1949. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
29. "Giants Win Double Bill From Phils". Meriden Record. Meriden, CT. Associated Press (AP). May 30, 1949. p. 4. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
30. "Giants Take Twin Bill From Phils; Nortons Defeat Insilcos In No-Hitter 6-1: Thomson's Homer Decides 15-Inning Marathon, 4-2". Meriden, CT: Meriden Daily Journal. May 30, 1949. p. 4. Retrieved June 11, 2017. The nightcap was cut short at the end of seven innings by Philadelphia's ancient curfew
31. "New York Giants 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0 (2)". retrosheet.org. May 29, 1949. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
32. "The Majors". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. August 13, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved June 13, 2017. Source indicates a double-header on Saturday followed by a single game on Sunday.
33. "Original Regular Season Schedules". retrosheet.org. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
34. "Forfeit in Philly As Bottles Fly". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. United Press (UP). August 22, 1949. p. 16. Retrieved June 22, 2017. The trouble started when Umpire George Barr ruled that Outfielder Richie Ashburn failed to catch a fly hit by the Giants' Joe Lafata. The Giants were ahead, 3-2, at the time with one out and Willard Marshall on third. He raced home with the fourth run. The fans began booing and throwing pop bottles, papers and beer cans. Umpire Lee Ballanfant was hit on the neck with a bottle and Al Barlick was hit in the back with a tomato. All three umpires then gathered at home plate and signaled the game was over. Eddie Sawyer, the Phillies' manager, left the field with the comment: 'It was the most stupid decision I have ever seen.' (emphasis in the original).
35. "Victory By Forfeit Gives Giants Split With Phils: Umpires Award Nightcap to New York After Fans Bombard Them With Pop Bottles". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. Associated Press (AP). August 22, 1949. pp. 14, 16. Retrieved June 22, 2017. The second game broke up in wild confusion as the set up their howl when Umpire George Barr ruled that Richie Ashburn didn't catch a long fly from the bat of Joe Lafata. ... Ashburn and the entire Phils' team charged in to argue with the umpires claiming that Ashburn had caught Lafata's drive. The first baseman's smash was a low liner which Ashburn grabbed near his shoe tops. Barr ruled Ashburn trapped the ball allowing it to touch the ground. George Ballanfant said he has been an umpire for more than 25 years and 'this is the first time something like this ever happened.' Neither Barlick nor Barr could recall any similar incident that resulted in a forfeiture of a game. 'Usually,' Barr said, 'a game is forfeited by a club's or a player's actions–not the fans.' Barr was at second base at the time of the disputed play. He said he saw everything. 'Ashburn never caught the ball,' Barr said. Of course that's the way I saw it. It's a matter of judgment and I guess I'm entitled to my decision.' The three umpires told an Associated Press reporter that the Phillies manager 'was not at fault.' The forfeit stunned the Phils. Manager Eddie Sawyer called it a 'stupid decision by the umpire.' He added: 'But they're the boss on the field, so there's nothing we can do about it. We can't protest that decision to anybody.'
36. "Umpires Call Game Following Fruit, Paper, Bottle Barrage: Giants Win by Forfeit Over Phillies". The Windsor Daily Star. Windsor, ON. Associated Press (AP). August 22, 1949. p. 2 (Section 2). Retrieved June 22, 2017. A 15-minute barrage of pop bottles, over-ripe fruit and wads of paper forced Umpire Al Barlick to give the Giants a 9-0 forfeit victory in the nightcap of a Shibe Park doubleheader. He said he did it 'for the good of the people, baseball, and the players.' ... The ire of the Phil rooters—19,742 strong—was directed at Umpire George Barr. ... acted under a National League rule which says a game may be declared a forfeit if the field is not cleared within 15 minutes after the start of a rhubarb. ... he pop bottles began to fly with jeering shouts of 'Kill the umpire.' ... 'I had to think of the safety of everyone,' Barlick said. 'And that meant fans sitting in the lower stands and were in danger of being struck by pop bottles, fruit and other missiles being thrown from the upper stands.'
37. "New York Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 (2)". retrosheet.org. August 21, 1949. Retrieved June 22, 2017. 1B umpire George Barr ruled Richie Ashburn trapped Joe Lafata's fly that went for a double; fans barraged the field with pop bottles and the game was forfeited to the Giants
38. "Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. August 22, 1949. p. 14. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
39. "New York Giants at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score, August 21, 1949". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. August 21, 1949.
40. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1949 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference

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