1949 Boston Red Sox

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1949 Boston Red Sox / Franchise: Boston Red Sox / BR Team Page[edit]

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

History, Comments, Contributions[edit]

Awards and Honors[edit]

Standings[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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.