1949 Cincinnati Reds
[edit] Summary
The 1949 Cincinnati Reds finished with a record of 62-92. They scored 627 runs and belted 86 home runs to go along with a .260 batting average. Walker Cooper led the team in home runs with 16. Grady Hatton knocked in 69 runs. Ted Kluszewski led the team with 164 hits for a .309 average.
The team allowed 767 runs and had a team ERA of 4.33. Ken Raffensberger led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 103 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Adams | 2B | 107 | 277 | 32 | 70 | 0 | 25 | 4 | .317 | .325 | .642 | .253 |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | 2B | 134 | 452 | 40 | 118 | 9 | 59 | 1 | .304 | .385 | .689 | .261 |
| Claude Corbitt | SS | 44 | 94 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .252 | .191 | .443 | .181 |
| Grady Hatton | 3B | 137 | 537 | 71 | 141 | 11 | 69 | 4 | .342 | .413 | .755 | .263 |
| Ted Kluszewski | 1B | 136 | 531 | 63 | 164 | 8 | 68 | 3 | .333 | .411 | .744 | .309 |
| Chuck Kress | 1B | 27 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .281 | .310 | .591 | .207 |
| Sammy Meeks | 2B | 16 | 36 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .342 | .528 | .870 | .306 |
| Virgil Stallcup | SS | 141 | 575 | 49 | 146 | 3 | 45 | 1 | .268 | .336 | .604 | .254 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Frank Baumholtz | OF | 27 | 81 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .295 | .407 | .702 | .235 |
| Danny Litwhiler | OF | 102 | 292 | 35 | 85 | 11 | 48 | 0 | .384 | .473 | .857 | .291 |
| Peanuts Lowrey | OF | 89 | 309 | 48 | 85 | 2 | 25 | 1 | .354 | .359 | .713 | .275 |
| Lloyd Merriman | OF | 103 | 287 | 35 | 66 | 4 | 26 | 2 | .285 | .348 | .633 | .230 |
| Wally Post | OF | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Hank Sauer | OF | 42 | 152 | 22 | 36 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .318 | .355 | .673 | .237 |
| Harry Walker | OF | 86 | 314 | 53 | 100 | 1 | 23 | 4 | .385 | .389 | .774 | .318 |
| Johnny Wyrostek | OF | 134 | 474 | 54 | 118 | 9 | 46 | 7 | .333 | .365 | .698 | .249 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Walker Cooper | C | 82 | 307 | 34 | 86 | 16 | 62 | 0 | .330 | .479 | .809 | .280 |
| Dixie Howell | C | 64 | 172 | 17 | 42 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .286 | .326 | .612 | .244 |
| Ray Mueller | C | 32 | 106 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 13 | 1 | .319 | .340 | .659 | .274 |
| Johnny Pramesa | C | 17 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .321 | .400 | .721 | .240 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5469 | 627 | 1423 | 86 | 588 | 31 | .312 | .368 | .681 | .260 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ewell Blackwell | 30 | 4 | 76.7 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 1 | 55 | 34 | 4.23 | 1.486 | |||
| Ken Burkhart | 11 | 0 | 28.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3.18 | 1.378 | |||
| Walker Cress | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .00 | 2.500 | |||
| Jess Dobernic | 14 | 0 | 19.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 9.78 | 2.280 | |||
| Eddie Erautt | 39 | 9 | 112.7 | 4 | 11 | .267 | 1 | 43 | 61 | 3.36 | 1.420 | |||
| Frank Fanovich | 29 | 1 | 43.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 27 | 28 | 5.40 | 1.663 | |||
| Howie Fox | 38 | 30 | 215 | 6 | 19 | .240 | 0 | 60 | 77 | 3.98 | 1.386 | |||
| Harry Gumbert | 29 | 0 | 40.7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5.53 | 1.622 | |||
| Dixie Howell | 5 | 1 | 13.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8.10 | 2.180 | |||
| Buddy Lively | 31 | 10 | 103.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 1 | 30 | 53 | 3.92 | 1.394 | |||
| Harry Perkowski | 5 | 3 | 23.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4.56 | 1.477 | |||
| Kent Peterson | 30 | 7 | 66.3 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 28 | 46 | 6.24 | 1.689 | |||
| Ken Raffensberger | 41 | 38 | 284 | 18 | 17 | .514 | 0 | 103 | 80 | 3.39 | 1.299 | |||
| Johnny Vander Meer | 28 | 24 | 159.7 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 0 | 76 | 85 | 4.90 | 1.609 | |||
| Herm Wehmeier | 33 | 29 | 213.3 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 0 | 80 | 117 | 4.68 | 1.496 | |||
| Team Totals | 366 | 156 | 1401.6 | 62 | 92 | .403 | 6 | 538 | 640 | 4.33 | 1.472 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Virgil Stallcup | 141 |
| At Bats | Virgil Stallcup | 575 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Grady Hatton | 605 |
| Batting Average | Ted Kluszewski | .309 |
| On-Base % | Grady Hatton | .342 |
| Slugging % | Grady Hatton | .413 |
| OPS | Grady Hatton | .755 |
| Runs | Grady Hatton | 71 |
| Hits | Ted Kluszewski | 164 |
| Total Bases | Grady Hatton | 222 |
| Doubles | Grady Hatton | 38 |
| Triples | Grady Hatton, Lloyd Merriman, and Virgil Stallcup | 5 |
| Home Runs | Walker Cooper | 16 |
| RBI | Grady Hatton | 69 |
| Walks | Grady Hatton | 62 |
| Strikeouts | Johnny Wyrostek | 63 |
| Stolen Bases | Johnny Wyrostek | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ken Raffensberger | 12 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Jimmy Bloodworth and Peanuts Lowrey | 12 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ken Raffensberger | 18 |
| Losses | Howie Fox | 19 |
| Saves | Harry Gumbert | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Ken Raffensberger | .514 |
| ERA | Ken Raffensberger | 3.39 |
| WHIP | Ken Raffensberger | 1.299 |
| Innings Pitched | Ken Raffensberger | 284 |
| Games | Ken Raffensberger | 41 |
| Games Started | Ken Raffensberger | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Ken Raffensberger | 103 |
| Complete Games | Ken Raffensberger | 20 |
| Shutouts | Ken Raffensberger | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Ken Raffensberger | 1190 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Herm Wehmeier | 111 |
| Hits Allowed | Ken Raffensberger | 289 |
| Walks Allowed | Herm Wehmeier | 117 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ken Raffensberger | 23 |
| Wild Pitches | Herm Wehmeier | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Herm Wehmeier | 7 |
