1949 Brooklyn Dodgers season
A one-game pennant win over St. Louis and Jackie Robinson's MVP season.
The 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers held off the St. Louis Cardinals to win the National League pennant by one game, then lost the World Series to the New York Yankees in five games.
Quick Facts
- Season
- 1949
- League
- National League
- Ballpark
- Ebbets Field
- City
- Brooklyn, New York
- League place
- 1st
- Owners
- James & Dearie Mulvey
- Walter O'Malley
- Branch Rickey
- John L. Smith
- President
- Branch Rickey
- Managers
- Burt Shotton
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Background
Jackie Robinson led the league in batting average and stolen bases and became the first black player to win the National League MVP award, while Don Newcombe was the league's Rookie of the Year. Robinson, Pee Wee Reese, Ralph Branca, Roy Campanella, Gil Hodges, Newcombe and Preacher Roe were all All-Stars. The World Series opened with two 1-0 games at Yankee Stadium: Newcombe lost the first and Roe won the second. The Yankees then took all three games at Ebbets Field, ending the series 10-6 on October 9.
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