# 1949 Philadelphia Phillies season

The 1949 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 67th season in the history of the franchise.

## Offseason

* October 4, 1948: Harry Walker was traded by the Phillies to the Chicago Cubs for Bill Nicholson.
* November 15, 1948: Bob Chakales was drafted from the Phillies by the Cleveland Indians in the 1948 minor league draft.
* November 24, 1948: Tommy Lasorda was drafted from the Phillies by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1948 minor league draft.
* Prior to 1949 season: Ron Mrozinski was signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent.

## Regular season

On June 2, 1949, the Phillies matched a Major League record with five home runs in one inning in a 12–3 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Shibe Park.
On August 19, 1949, the Phillies held "Eddie Waitkus Night" at Shibe Park. Waitkus was in uniform for the first time since being shot on June 14, 1949, in Chicago by an infatuated woman.
This marked the Phillies' first winning season since 1932, ending an MLB record of 16 consecutive losing seasons. This would remain the longest streak in league history until the Pirates suffered their 17th consecutive losing season in 2009.

### Season standings

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 97 | 57 | .630 | — | 48‍–‍29 | 49‍–‍28 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 96 | 58 | .623 | 1 | 51‍–‍26 | 45‍–‍32 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 81 | 73 | .526 | 16 | 40‍–‍37 | 41‍–‍36 |
| Boston Braves | 75 | 79 | .487 | 22 | 43‍–‍34 | 32‍–‍45 |
| New York Giants | 73 | 81 | .474 | 24 | 43‍–‍34 | 30‍–‍47 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 71 | 83 | .461 | 26 | 36‍–‍41 | 35‍–‍42 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 62 | 92 | .403 | 35 | 35‍–‍42 | 27‍–‍50 |
| Chicago Cubs | 61 | 93 | .396 | 36 | 33‍–‍44 | 28‍–‍49 |

### Record vs. opponents

1949 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL |
| Boston | — | 10–12 | 12–10 | 12–10–1 | 12–10–2 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 6–16 |
| Brooklyn | 12–10 | — | 17–5 | 17–5 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 16–6 | 10–12–1 |
| Chicago | 10–12 | 5–17 | — | 9–13 | 12–10 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 8–14 |
| Cincinnati | 10–12–1 | 5–17 | 13–9 | — | 7–15 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 5–17–1 |
| New York | 10–12–2 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 15–7 | — | 11–11 | 12–10 | 7–15 |
| Philadelphia | 11–11 | 11–11 | 16–6 | 9–13 | 11–11 | — | 13–9 | 10–12 |
| Pittsburgh | 10–12 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 9–13 | — | 12–10 |
| St. Louis | 16–6 | 12–10–1 | 14–8 | 17–5–1 | 15–7 | 12–10 | 10–12 | — |

### Game log

Legend :
| | Phillies win |
| | Phillies loss (via forfeit) |
| | Phillies loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Phillies team member |
1949 Game Log Overall Record: 81–73 :
April (5–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 18@ Braves4–0Ken Heintzelman (1–0)Johnny Sain (0–1)None9,1951–0
2April 19 (1)@ Braves3–4Nels Potter (1–0)Ken Trinkle (0–1)Nonesee 2nd game1–1
3April 19 (2)@ Braves2–11Vern Bickford (1–0)Russ Meyer (0–1)None30,3371–2
4April 20@ Braves5–6Nels Potter (2–0)Jim Konstanty (0–1)None6,0951–3
–April 22DodgersPostponed (rain, wet grounds); Makeup: June 30
5April 23Dodgers6–8Erv Palica (1–0)Robin Roberts (0–1)None13,1981–4
6April 24 (1)Dodgers7–4Ken Heintzelman (2–0)Carl Erskine (0–1)Nonesee 2nd game2–4
7April 24 (2)Dodgers5–6Ralph Branca (2–0)Curt Simmons (0–1)Jack Banta (1)33,7482–5
8April 25Giants3–6Clint Hartung (2–0)Hank Borowy (0–1)None3,3662–6
9April 26Giants12–11 (11)Schoolboy Rowe (1–0)Andy Hansen (0–1)None3,2963–6
10April 27Braves0–2Warren Spahn (1–1)Robin Roberts (0–2)None16,4363–7
11April 28Braves1–6Vern Bickford (2–1)Jocko Thompson (0–1)None2,4173–8
12April 29@ Dodgers5–2Ken Heintzelman (3–0)Joe Hatten (1–1)None8,0904–8
13April 30@ Dodgers12–4Hank Borowy (1–1)Jack Banta (0–1)None19,5725–8 :
May (13–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
14May 1@ Dodgers4–2Russ Meyer (1–1)Preacher Roe (1–2)None20,5076–8
15May 3Cardinals7–3Robin Roberts (1–2)Ken Johnson (0–1)Ken Trinkle (1)16,2287–8
16May 4Cardinals7–5Ken Heintzelman (4–0)Al Brazle (2–1)Ken Trinkle (2)14,1698–8
17May 5Cardinals2–3Red Munger (1–0)Hank Borowy (1–2)None4,3548–9
18May 6Pirates4–3Russ Meyer (2–1)Elmer Riddle (0–2)None15,7549–9
19May 7Pirates4–6Hal Gregg (1–0)Schoolboy Rowe (1–1)None6,8329–10
20May 8 (1)Reds7–14 (12)Ken Raffensberger (3–3)Schoolboy Rowe (1–2)Nonesee 2nd game9–11
21May 8 (2)Reds8–1 (6)Robin Roberts (2–2)Eddie Erautt (0–1)None17,70710–11
–May 9RedsPostponed (rain); Makeup: June 3 as a traditional double-header
–May 10RedsPostponed (rain); Makeup: June 3 as a traditional double-header
22May 11Cubs2–4Emil Kush (3–0)Ken Heintzelman (4–1)None7,43310–12
23May 12Cubs4–3Hank Borowy (2–2)Bob Rush (1–4)None2,50611–12
24May 13@ Giants1–9Larry Jansen (3–2)Russ Meyer (2–2)None21,76511–13
25May 14@ Giants2–12Sheldon Jones (4–3)Robin Roberts (2–3)None17,86711–14
26May 15@ Giants3–7Monty Kennedy (3–2)Curt Simmons (0–2)None24,63711–15
27May 17@ Cardinals5–4 (12)Robin Roberts (3–3)Al Brazle (3–2)None12,35712–15
28May 18@ Cardinals3–2Curt Simmons (1–2)Ted Wilks (2–2)None2,66613–15
–May 19@ CubsPostponed (weather, wet grounds, threatening weather); Makeup: June 15 as a traditional double-header
–May 20@ CubsPostponed (cold); Makeup: July 30 as a traditional double-header
29May 21@ Cubs5–1Hank Borowy (3–2)Dutch Leonard (1–4)None11,83914–15
30May 22 (1)@ Pirates6–5Robin Roberts (4–3)Elmer Riddle (0–4)Jim Konstanty (1)31,46715–15
–May 22 (2)@ PiratesPostponed (rain and wet grounds); Makeup: June 20
31May 24@ Reds3–4 (11)Harry Gumbert (2–1)Curt Simmons (1–3)None16,11115–16
32May 25@ Reds2–3Buddy Lively (4–1)Ken Heintzelman (4–2)None4,87015–17
33May 27Giants9–3Curt Simmons (2–3)Clint Hartung (4–4)Jim Konstanty (2)10,39716–17
34May 28Giants5–2Hank Borowy (4–2)Larry Jansen (4–4)None6,34017–17
35May 29 (1)Giants2–4 (15)Dave Koslo (1–0)Jim Konstanty (0–2)Nonesee 2nd game17–18
36May 29 (2)Giants0–3 (7)Hank Behrman (2–0)Russ Meyer (2–3)None22,35017–19
37May 30 (1)Braves3–7Bill Voiselle (3–1)Ken Heintzelman (4–3)Nels Potter (3)see 2nd game17–20
38May 30 (2)Braves6–5 (10)Russ Meyer (3–3)Bobby Hogue (0–1)None21,93318–20
39May 31Braves6–7Nels Potter (4–3)Schoolboy Rowe (1–3)None2,38618–21 :
June (20–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
40June 1Reds4–3 (10)Robin Roberts (5–3)Harry Gumbert (2–3)None6,84519–21
41June 2Reds12–3Schoolboy Rowe (2–3)Ken Raffensberger (6–4)None10,54920–21
42June 3 (1)Reds2–3Harry Gumbert (3–3)Jim Konstanty (0–3)Nonesee 2nd game20–22
43June 3 (2)Reds3–1Russ Meyer (4–3)Buddy Lively (4–3)None7,91121–22
44June 4Cubs1–0Ken Heintzelman (5–3)Bob Rush (3–6)None6,19022–22
45June 5 (1)Cubs7–2Hank Borowy (5–2)Johnny Schmitz (2–3)Nonesee 2nd game23–22
46June 5 (2)Cubs7–8Bob Rush (4–6)Russ Meyer (4–4)None15,24023–23
47June 7Pirates6–5Schoolboy Rowe (3–3)Murry Dickson (2–8)None12,10524–23
48June 8Pirates2–0Robin Roberts (6–3)Tiny Bonham (0–2)None10,13625–23
49June 9Pirates4–3 (18)Jim Konstanty (1–3)Murry Dickson (2–9)None4,09526–23
50June 10Cardinals3–2Ken Heintzelman (6–3)Al Brazle (6–3)None23,33227–23
51June 11Cardinals2–6Red Munger (4–2)Hank Borowy (5–3)None12,19927–24
52June 12 (1)Cardinals3–7Harry Brecheen (5–3)Curt Simmons (2–4)Nonesee 2nd game27–25
53June 12 (2)Cardinals8–3Robin Roberts (7–3)Gerry Staley (3–3)None33,22428–25
54June 14@ Cubs9–2Russ Meyer (5–4)Bob Muncrief (1–7)None7,81529–25
55June 15 (1)@ Cubs4–1Ken Heintzelman (7–3)Bob Rush (4–8)Nonesee 2nd game30–25
56June 15 (2)@ Cubs3–0Hank Borowy (6–3)Johnny Schmitz (2–5)Robin Roberts (1)18,80931–25
57June 16@ Cubs4–3Jim Konstanty (2–3)Bob Muncrief (1–8)None4,89932–25
58June 17@ Cardinals8–0Robin Roberts (8–3)Harry Brecheen (5–4)None17,67633–25
59June 18@ Cardinals3–4Howie Pollet (7–4)Curt Simmons (2–5)None20,03433–26
60June 19@ Cardinals5–6Ted Wilks (5–2)Robin Roberts (8–4)None20,13633–27
61June 20@ Pirates7–1Russ Meyer (6–4)Bill Werle (4–4)None30,06634–27
62June 21@ Pirates9–4Hank Borowy (7–3)Murry Dickson (2–10)None32,33235–27
63June 22@ Pirates3–12Vic Lombardi (1–1)Robin Roberts (8–5)None8,95735–28
64June 23@ Pirates9–3Curt Simmons (3–5)Elmer Riddle (1–7)None10,28336–28
–June 24@ RedsPostponed (rain); Makeup: August 4 as a traditional double-header
65June 25@ Reds6–5Ken Heintzelman (8–3)Howie Fox (4–6)Robin Roberts (2)5,68137–28
66June 26 (1)@ Reds3–4 (10)Harry Gumbert (4–3)Curt Simmons (3–6)Nonesee 2nd game37–29
67June 26 (2)@ Reds2–5Herm Wehmeier (2–3)Hank Borowy (7–4)None14,52237–30
68June 28Dodgers3–5Preacher Roe (7–2)Robin Roberts (8–6)None22,99737–31
69June 29Dodgers1–5Ralph Branca (10–1)Curt Simmons (3–7)None36,81437–32
70June 30Dodgers4–2Ken Heintzelman (9–3)Joe Hatten (6–4)None9,66038–32 :
July (12–15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
71July 1@ Braves1–2 (12)Vern Bickford (10–4)Hank Borowy (7–5)None17,05838–33
72July 2@ Braves3–2Blix Donnelly (1–0)Warren Spahn (9–7)None21,66139–33
73July 3@ Braves7–0Robin Roberts (9–6)Johnny Sain (5–9)None10,54040–33
74July 4 (1)@ Dodgers1–7Preacher Roe (8–2)Curt Simmons (3–8)Nonesee 2nd game40–34
75July 4 (2)@ Dodgers4–8Don Newcombe (6–2)Jocko Thompson (0–2)Jack Banta (2)11,75440–35
76July 5@ Dodgers7–2Ken Heintzelman (10–3)Joe Hatten (6–5)None24,53541–35
–July 6@ GiantsPostponed (rain); Makeup: August 13 as a traditional double-header
77July 7@ Giants3–11Dave Koslo (5–2)Hank Borowy (7–6)None21,84141–36
78July 8Braves3–4 (16)Bobby Hogue (1–2)Schoolboy Rowe (3–4)None11,23841–37
79July 9Braves3–4Johnny Sain (6–9)Blix Donnelly (1–1)Nels Potter (7)6,85441–38
–July 10BravesPostponed (rain); Makeup: September 4 as a traditional double-header
–July 121949 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn
80July 14Cardinals1–0Ken Heintzelman (11–3)Max Lanier (0–1)None13,37942–38
81July 15Cardinals0–1Howie Pollet (12–5)Robin Roberts (9–7)None14,39542–39
82July 16Cardinals4–2Hank Borowy (8–6)Harry Brecheen (6–7)Jim Konstanty (3)9,85443–39
83July 17 (1)Pirates1–2 (5)Cliff Chambers (5–1)Russ Meyer (6–5)None12,76143–40
–July 17 (2)PiratesPostponed (rain); Makeup: August 25 as a traditional double-header
84July 18Pirates2–7Murry Dickson (4–11)Jim Konstanty (2–4)None4,06843–41
85July 19Cubs1–0Ken Heintzelman (12–3)Doyle Lade (0–1)None7,07644–41
86July 20Cubs3–4 (11)Dutch Leonard (4–11)Curt Simmons (3–9)None7,03644–42
87July 21Cubs8–4Hank Borowy (9–6)Monk Dubiel (3–6)None3,08245–42
88July 22Reds2–1Russ Meyer (7–5)Kent Peterson (2–2)Robin Roberts (3)10,90546–42
89July 23Reds8–2Ken Heintzelman (13–3)Johnny Vander Meer (2–6)None6,58147–42
90July 24 (1)Reds1–10Ken Raffensberger (10–9)Curt Simmons (3–10)Nonesee 2nd game47–43
91July 24 (2)Reds3–4Herm Wehmeier (4–6)Robin Roberts (9–8)None16,79647–44
92July 26@ Cardinals5–9Harry Brecheen (8–7)Robin Roberts (9–9)None21,05247–45
93July 27@ Cardinals3–7Red Munger (9–4)Hank Borowy (9–7)None19,98447–46
94July 28@ Cardinals2–10Al Brazle (10–5)Ken Heintzelman (13–4)None14,57047–47
–July 29@ CubsPostponed (rain); Makeup: September 21 as a traditional double-header
95July 30 (1)@ Cubs4–3Russ Meyer (8–5)Doyle Lade (1–2)Nonesee 2nd game48–47
96July 30 (2)@ Cubs9–1Robin Roberts (10–9)Johnny Schmitz (6–8)None33,46149–47
97July 31@ Cubs5–4 (10)Jim Konstanty (3–4)Bob Muncrief (3–9)None18,92650–47 :
August (14–15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
98August 2@ Reds3–11Herm Wehmeier (6–6)Ken Heintzelman (13–5)None9,09750–48
99August 3@ Reds0–2Ken Raffensberger (11–11)Robin Roberts (10–10)None2,69050–49
100August 4 (1)@ Reds5–8Kent Peterson (4–3)Russ Meyer (8–6)Ewell Blackwell (1)see 2nd game50–50
101August 4 (2)@ Reds1–9Johnny Vander Meer (3–6)Hank Borowy (9–8)None5,70950–51
102August 5@ Pirates0–1Bill Werle (8–8)Schoolboy Rowe (3–5)None24,94450–52
103August 6@ Pirates4–3Jim Konstanty (4–4)Harry Gumbert (5–5)None13,26051–52
104August 7 (1)@ Pirates7–3Hank Borowy (10–8)Cliff Chambers (6–3)Nonesee 2nd game52–52
105August 7 (2)@ Pirates5–4Jim Konstanty (5–4)Bob Chesnes (5–7)Robin Roberts (4)27,92853–52
106August 9Dodgers1–8Carl Erskine (2–1)Robin Roberts (10–11)None21,46353–53
107August 10Dodgers5–7Jack Banta (5–4)Jim Konstanty (5–5)None16,42653–54
108August 11Dodgers7–10Joe Hatten (10–6)Schoolboy Rowe (3–6)Jack Banta (3)15,85653–55
109August 12@ Giants2–0 (7)Hank Borowy (11–8)Sheldon Jones (9–8)None4,09954–55
–August 13 (1)@ GiantsPostponed (rain); Makeup: August 14 as a traditional double-header
–August 13 (2)@ GiantsPostponed (rain); Makeup: September 6 as a traditional double-header
110August 14 (1)@ Giants1–8Dave Koslo (8–6)Robin Roberts (10–12)Nonesee 2nd game54–56
111August 14 (2)@ Giants0–1Larry Jansen (13–11)Russ Meyer (8–7)None25,40254–57
112August 16@ Dodgers2–1 (12)Ken Heintzelman (14–5)Don Newcombe (11–5)None20,07155–57
113August 17@ Dodgers11–7Jim Konstanty (6–5)Erv Palica (7–7)Russ Meyer (1)16,17256–57
114August 18@ Dodgers9–5Hank Borowy (12–8)Rex Barney (6–7)Jim Konstanty (4)7,32757–57
115August 19Giants7–1Robin Roberts (11–12)Dave Koslo (8–7)None19,65458–57
116August 20Giants9–3Russ Meyer (9–7)Monty Kennedy (9–9)Jim Konstanty (5)9,11059–57
117August 21 (1)Giants4–0Ken Heintzelman (15–5)Sheldon Jones (9–9)Nonesee 2nd game60–57
118August 21 (2)Giants2–4 (9)NoneNoneNone19,74260–58
119August 23Reds4–3 (13)Robin Roberts (12–12)Kent Peterson (4–5)None6,97661–58
120August 25 (1)Pirates1–5Murry Dickson (7–12)Russ Meyer (9–8)Nonesee 2nd game61–59
121August 25 (2)Pirates4–2Robin Roberts (13–12)Junior Walsh (1–2)None7,17962–59
122August 26Pirates2–3Bill Werle (10–9)Ken Heintzelman (15–6)None9,58662–60
123August 27Pirates2–8Tiny Bonham (7–4)Schoolboy Rowe (3–7)None6,07062–61
124August 28 (1)Cubs4–7Doyle Lade (4–3)Hank Borowy (12–9)Nonesee 2nd game62–62
125August 28 (2)Cubs8–2Russ Meyer (10–8)Dewey Adkins (0–3)None12,71963–62
126August 29Cubs6–5Blix Donnelly (2–1)Bob Muncrief (5–10)Jim Konstanty (6)2,80264–62
–August 31CardinalsPostponed (rain); Makeup: September 1 :
September (16–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
127September 1Cardinals0–4Howie Pollet (17–8)Ken Heintzelman (15–7)None14,13864–63
128September 2Braves6–3Jim Konstanty (7–5)Bill Voiselle (6–5)None6,53865–63
129September 3Braves10–4Robin Roberts (14–12)Bob Hall (5–4)None5,27366–63
130September 4 (1)Braves9–8Ken Trinkle (1–1)Nels Potter (6–9)Nonesee 2nd game67–63
131September 4 (2)Braves8–7Curt Simmons (4–10)Vern Bickford (14–9)None18,72768–63
132September 5 (1)@ Giants9–7Ken Heintzelman (16–7)Adrián Zabala (2–2)Jim Konstanty (7)see 2nd game69–63
133September 5 (2)@ Giants4–2Russ Meyer (11–8)Dave Koslo (8–11)None16,57770–63
134September 6 (1)@ Giants4–2 (10)Jim Konstanty (8–5)Larry Jansen (15–14)Nonesee 2nd game71–63
135September 6 (2)@ Giants1–4Sheldon Jones (12–10)Hank Borowy (12–10)None4,15071–64
136September 8@ Braves3–1Russ Meyer (12–8)Johnny Sain (10–14)None5,85672–64
–September 9@ BravesPostponed (rain); Makeup: September 11 as a traditional double-header
137September 10@ Braves0–1Warren Spahn (18–12)Robin Roberts (14–13)None5,45072–65
138September 11 (1)@ Braves3–1Ken Heintzelman (17–7)Bill Voiselle (6–7)Nonesee 2nd game73–65
139September 11 (2)@ Braves6–3Russ Meyer (13–8)Vern Bickford (14–10)Curt Simmons (1)10,80174–65
140September 13@ Pirates6–11Cliff Chambers (10–7)Hank Borowy (12–11)None11,87874–66
141September 14@ Pirates12–4Robin Roberts (15–13)Junior Walsh (1–4)None3,92075–66
142September 16@ Reds1–2Ken Raffensberger (16–15)Ken Heintzelman (17–8)None1,18575–67
143September 17@ Reds4–0Russ Meyer (14–8)Herm Wehmeier (11–10)None2,06576–67
144September 18@ Cardinals3–15Red Munger (15–6)Robin Roberts (15–14)Gerry Staley (5)24,31976–68
145September 19@ Cardinals4–3Jocko Thompson (1–2)Howie Pollet (19–9)None16,87477–68
146September 20@ Cardinals5–7Fred Martin (6–0)Ken Heintzelman (17–9)Gerry Staley (6)9,64277–69
147September 21 (1)@ Cubs3–1Russ Meyer (15–8)Warren Hacker (5–8)Nonesee 2nd game78–69
148September 21 (2)@ Cubs6–9Monk Dubiel (6–9)Robin Roberts (15–15)None5,57278–70
149September 22@ Cubs2–3Dewey Adkins (2–4)Hank Borowy (12–12)None1,81378–71
150September 24@ Dodgers1–8Don Newcombe (16–8)Jocko Thompson (1–3)None34,08378–72
151September 25@ Dodgers5–3Russ Meyer (16–8)Jack Banta (9–6)None33,45279–72
152September 28Giants2–0Russ Meyer (17–8)Sheldon Jones (15–12)None1,99680–72 :
October (1–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
153October 1Dodgers6–4Jim Konstanty (9–5)Preacher Roe (15–6)None29,16581–72
154October 2Dodgers7–9 (10)Jack Banta (10–6)Ken Heintzelman (17–10)None36,76581–73 :
The second game on May 8, 1949, was called due to the Pennsylvania Sunday curfew at the end of the sixth inning with the score 8–1.
The second game on May 29, 1949, was called due to the Pennsylvania Sunday curfew at the end of the seventh inning with the score 0–3.
The original schedule indicated single games on August 13 (which became a double-header after the July 7 postponement), 14 (which became a double-header after the August 13 postponement), and 15 (later moved to September 6) with no games scheduled on September 6 (which became a double-header from the August 13 postponement and the August 15 schedule change).
The second game on August 21, 1949, was forfeited in favor of the New York Giants. Contemporary newspaper accounts indicate a 9–0 final score as a result of the forfeiture, but Baseball-Reference indicates a 2–4 score and Phillies loss. :

### Roster
## Player stats
### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Andy Seminick | 109 | 334 | 81 | .243 | 24 | 68 |
| 1B | Dick Sisler | 121 | 412 | 119 | .289 | 7 | 50 |
| 2B | Eddie Miller | 85 | 266 | 55 | .207 | 6 | 29 |
| SS | Granny Hamner | 154 | 662 | 174 | .263 | 6 | 53 |
| 3B | Willie Jones | 149 | 532 | 130 | .244 | 19 | 77 |
| OF | Del Ennis | 154 | 610 | 184 | .302 | 25 | 110 |
| OF | Bill Nicholson | 98 | 299 | 70 | .234 | 11 | 40 |
| OF | Richie Ashburn | 154 | 662 | 188 | .284 | 1 | 37 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Stan Hollmig | 81 | 251 | 64 | .255 | 2 | 26 |
| Stan Lopata | 83 | 240 | 65 | .271 | 8 | 27 |
| Eddie Waitkus | 54 | 209 | 64 | .306 | 1 | 28 |
| Mike Goliat | 55 | 189 | 40 | .212 | 3 | 19 |
| Buddy Blattner | 64 | 97 | 24 | .247 | 5 | 21 |
| Putsy Caballero | 29 | 68 | 19 | .279 | 0 | 3 |
| Jackie Mayo | 45 | 39 | 5 | .128 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Sanicki | 7 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 3 | 7 |
| Bill Glynn | 8 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Blatnik | 6 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Silvestri | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Wagner | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Haas | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Ken Heintzelman | 33 | 250.0 | 17 | 10 | 3.02 | 65 |
| Robin Roberts | 43 | 226.2 | 15 | 15 | 3.69 | 95 |
| Russ Meyer | 37 | 213.0 | 17 | 8 | 3.08 | 78 |
| Hank Borowy | 28 | 193.1 | 12 | 12 | 4.19 | 73 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Curt Simmons | 38 | 131.1 | 4 | 10 | 4.59 | 83 |
| Blix Donnelly | 23 | 78.1 | 2 | 1 | 5.06 | 36 |
| Schoolboy Rowe | 23 | 65.1 | 3 | 7 | 4.82 | 22 |
| Jocko Thompson | 8 | 31.1 | 1 | 3 | 6.89 | 12 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Jim Konstanty | 53 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3.25 | 43 |
| Ken Trinkle | 42 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.00 | 14 |
| Charlie Bicknell | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.62 | 4 |
| Bob Miller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Toronto Maple Leafs | International League | Del Bissonette |
| A | Utica Blue Sox | Eastern League | Patrick Colgan |
| B | Terre Haute Phillies | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Leon Riley |
| B | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Interstate League | Jack Sanford |
| B | Portland Pilots | New England League | Skeeter Newsome |
| C | Schenectady Blue Jays | Canadian–American League | Dick Carter |
| C | Vandergrift Pioneers | Middle Atlantic League | George Savino |
| C | Salina Blue Jays | Western Association | Joe Gantenbein |
| D | Seaford Eagles | Eastern Shore League | Paul Galin |
| D | Klamath Falls Gems | Far West League | Hub Kittle |
| D | Americus Phillies | Georgia–Florida League | Eddie Murphy |
| D | Carbondale Pioneers | North Atlantic League | Barney Lutz |
| D | Bradford Blue Wings | PONY League | Dan Carnevale |
| D | Appleton Papermakers | Wisconsin State League | Fred Clemence |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Portland, Bradford