1949 Cincinnati Reds roster

Manager: Bucky Walters, Luke Sewell

26 players appeared for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1949 MLB season.

1949 Reds roster: batting

1949 Cincinnati Reds batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Virgil Stallcup27141575491463451.254.268.604
Grady Hatton261375377114111694.263.342.756
Ted Kluszewski24136531631648683.309.333.743
Johnny Wyrostek29134474541189467.249.333.698
Jimmy Bloodworth31134452401189591.261.304.689
Danny Litwhiler32102292358511480.291.384.857
Lloyd Merriman2410328735664262.230.285.633
Bobby Adams2710727732700254.253.317.642
Dixie Howell296417217422180.244.286.611
Claude Corbitt3344941017031.181.252.444
Sammy Meeks2616361011261.306.342.870
Johnny Pramesa23172526120.240.321.721
Wally Post196812010.250.250.500

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1949 Reds roster: pitching

1949 Cincinnati Reds pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Ken RaffensbergerP31413818173.39284.01031.300
Howie FoxP2838306193.98215.0601.390
Herm WehmeierP22332911124.68213.1801.500
Johnny Vander meerP3428245104.90159.2761.610
Eddie ErauttP243994113.36112.2431.421
Buddy LivelyP243110463.92103.1301.391
Ewell BlackwellP26304554.2376.2551.491
Kent PetersonP23307456.2466.1281.690
Frank FanovichP27291025.4043.1271.660
Ken BurkhartP32110003.1828.181.381
Harry PerkowskiP2653114.5623.231.480
Dixie HowellP2951018.1013.172.180
Walker CressP3230000.002.002.500

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.