1949 Philadelphia Phillies
[edit] Summary
The 1949 Philadelphia Phillies finished with a record of 81-72. They scored 662 runs and belted 122 home runs to go along with a .254 batting average. The offense was powered by Del Ennis, who led the team with 25 home runs and 110 RBI. Richie Ashburn led the team with 188 hits for a .284 average.
The team allowed 668 runs and had a team ERA of 3.89. Ken Heintzelman and Russ Meyer were tied for the team lead in wins with 17. Robin Roberts led the team with 95 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Buddy Blattner | 2B | 64 | 97 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 21 | 0 | .371 | .464 | .835 | .247 |
| Putsy Caballero | 2B | 29 | 68 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .279 | .324 | .603 | .279 |
| Bill Glynn | 1B | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Mike Goliat | 2B | 55 | 189 | 24 | 40 | 3 | 19 | 0 | .290 | .323 | .613 | .212 |
| Granny Hamner | SS | 154 | 662 | 83 | 174 | 6 | 53 | 6 | .290 | .353 | .643 | .263 |
| Willie Jones | 3B | 149 | 532 | 71 | 130 | 19 | 77 | 3 | .328 | .421 | .749 | .244 |
| Eddie Miller | 2B | 85 | 266 | 21 | 55 | 6 | 29 | 1 | .294 | .320 | .614 | .207 |
| Dick Sisler | 1B | 121 | 412 | 42 | 119 | 7 | 50 | 0 | .333 | .415 | .748 | .289 |
| Eddie Waitkus | 1B | 54 | 209 | 41 | 64 | 1 | 28 | 3 | .403 | .426 | .829 | .306 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Richie Ashburn | OF | 154 | 662 | 84 | 188 | 1 | 37 | 9 | .343 | .349 | .692 | .284 |
| Johnny Blatnik | OF | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .125 | .542 | .125 |
| Del Ennis | OF | 154 | 610 | 92 | 184 | 25 | 110 | 2 | .367 | .525 | .892 | .302 |
| Stan Hollmig | OF | 81 | 251 | 28 | 64 | 2 | 26 | 1 | .315 | .371 | .686 | .255 |
| Jackie Mayo | OF | 45 | 39 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .209 | .128 | .337 | .128 |
| Bill Nicholson | OF | 98 | 299 | 42 | 70 | 11 | 40 | 1 | .344 | .391 | .735 | .234 |
| Ed Sanicki | OF | 7 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .286 | .923 | 1.209 | .231 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Stan Lopata | C | 83 | 240 | 31 | 65 | 8 | 27 | 1 | .330 | .425 | .755 | .271 |
| Andy Seminick | C | 109 | 334 | 52 | 81 | 24 | 68 | 0 | .380 | .503 | .883 | .243 |
| Ken Silvestri | C | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| Hal Wagner | C | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Bert Haas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5307 | 662 | 1349 | 122 | 622 | 27 | .321 | .388 | .708 | .254 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Charlie Bicknell | 13 | 0 | 28.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 7.62 | 1.731 | |||
| Hank Borowy | 28 | 28 | 193.3 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 0 | 43 | 63 | 4.19 | 1.298 | |||
| Blix Donnelly | 23 | 10 | 78.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 36 | 40 | 5.06 | 1.584 | |||
| Ken Heintzelman | 33 | 32 | 250 | 17 | 10 | .630 | 0 | 65 | 93 | 3.02 | 1.328 | |||
| Jim Konstanty | 53 | 0 | 97 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 7 | 43 | 29 | 3.25 | 1.309 | |||
| Russ Meyer | 37 | 28 | 213 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 1 | 78 | 70 | 3.08 | 1.263 | |||
| Bob Miller | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .00 | 1.481 | |||
| Robin Roberts | 43 | 31 | 226.7 | 15 | 15 | .500 | 4 | 95 | 75 | 3.69 | 1.341 | |||
| Schoolboy Rowe | 23 | 6 | 65.3 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 4.82 | 1.302 | |||
| Curt Simmons | 38 | 14 | 131.3 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 1 | 83 | 55 | 4.59 | 1.432 | |||
| Jocko Thompson | 8 | 5 | 31.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 6.89 | 1.565 | |||
| Ken Trinkle | 42 | 0 | 74.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 14 | 30 | 4.00 | 1.467 | |||
| Team Totals | 344 | 154 | 1391.5 | 81 | 72 | .529 | 15 | 495 | 502 | 3.89 | 1.359 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Richie Ashburn, Del Ennis, and Granny Hamner | 154 |
| At Bats | Richie Ashburn and Granny Hamner | 662 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Richie Ashburn | 728 |
| Batting Average | Del Ennis | .302 |
| On-Base % | Del Ennis | .367 |
| Slugging % | Del Ennis | .525 |
| OPS | Del Ennis | .892 |
| Runs | Del Ennis | 92 |
| Hits | Richie Ashburn | 188 |
| Total Bases | Del Ennis | 320 |
| Doubles | Del Ennis | 39 |
| Triples | Richie Ashburn and Del Ennis | 11 |
| Home Runs | Del Ennis | 25 |
| RBI | Del Ennis | 110 |
| Walks | Andy Seminick | 69 |
| Strikeouts | Andy Seminick | 74 |
| Stolen Bases | Richie Ashburn | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Granny Hamner | 13 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Granny Hamner and Willie Jones | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ken Heintzelman and Russ Meyer | 17 |
| Losses | Robin Roberts | 15 |
| Saves | Jim Konstanty | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | Russ Meyer | .680 |
| ERA | Ken Heintzelman | 3.02 |
| WHIP | Russ Meyer | 1.263 |
| Innings Pitched | Ken Heintzelman | 250 |
| Games | Jim Konstanty | 53 |
| Games Started | Ken Heintzelman | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Robin Roberts | 95 |
| Complete Games | Ken Heintzelman | 15 |
| Shutouts | Ken Heintzelman | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Ken Heintzelman | 1041 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Robin Roberts | 93 |
| Hits Allowed | Ken Heintzelman | 239 |
| Walks Allowed | Ken Heintzelman | 93 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Hank Borowy and Ken Heintzelman | 19 |
| Wild Pitches | Hank Borowy and Russ Meyer | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Robin Roberts | 5 |
