1949 Boston Red Sox

1949 Boston Red Sox / Franchise: Boston Red Sox / BR Team Page

Record: 96-58, Finished 2nd in American League (1949 AL)

Managed by Joe McCarthy

Coaches: Earle Combs, Kiki Cuyler, Paul Schreiber and Johnny Schulte

Ballpark: Fenway Park

Awards and Honors

• All-Stars: Dom DiMaggio, Billy Goodman, Mel Parnell, Vern Stephens, Birdie Tebbetts and Ted Williams
• AL MVP: Ted Williams

Standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	97	57	.630	--
Boston Red Sox	96	58	.623	1
Cleveland Indians	89	65	.578	8
Detroit Tigers	87	67	.565	10
Philadelphia Athletics	81	73	.526	16
Chicago White Sox	63	91	.409	34
St. Louis Browns	53	101	.344	44
Washington Senators	50	104	.325	47

Further Reading

• David Halberstam: Summer of '49, Harper Perennials, New York, NY, 2006 (originally published in 1989). ISBN 0060884266
• Stew Thornley: "Regular Season Showdowns", Baseball Research Journal, SABR, Vol. 47, Nr. 1 (spring 2018), pp. 85-90.