1949 Philadelphia Athletics Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 81-73
Finished 5th in the AL
Attendance: 805,598, Avg. 13,207
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Manager: Connie Mack (81-73)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1949 Philadelphia Athletics StatisticsTeam Record: 81-73
Finished 5th in the AL
Attendance: 805,598, Avg. 13,207
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Manager: Connie Mack (81-73)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1949 Philadelphia Athletics Roster
The Philadelphia Athletics of the American League ended the 1949 season with a record of 81 wins and 73 losses, finishing fifth in the AL.
The Athletics plated 726 runs and yielded 725 runs. Sam Chapman paced Philadelphia with 24 home runs, while Eddie Joost walloped 20 or more, too. Sam Chapman drove in 108 runs. Elmer Valo led all regular hitters with a .283 average. Alex Kellner topped the squad with 20 wins, and Lou Brissie and Dick Fowler also added 15 or more victories also Bobby Shantz recorded a 3.40 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Connie Mack coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 726
Regular Season Runs Against: 725
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 18, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| April 19, 1949 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 20, 1949 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | ||
| April 21, 1949 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | ||
| April 22, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Washington Senators 0 | W | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | ||
| April 23, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 14 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 2-1 | 2-1 | 4-2 | ||
| April 24, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 2-1 | 3-1 | 5-2 | ||
| April 25, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 2-1 | 3-2 | 5-3 | ||
| April 26, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 2-1 | 3-3 | 5-4 | ||
| April 27, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Boston Red Sox 10 | L | 2-1 | 3-4 | 5-5 | ||
| April 28, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Boston Red Sox 12 | L | 2-1 | 3-5 | 5-6 | ||
| April 29, 1949 | Washington Senators 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 3-1 | 3-5 | 6-6 | ||
| April 30, 1949 | Washington Senators 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 3-2 | 3-5 | 6-7 | ||
| May 1, 1949 | Washington Senators 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 15 | W | 4-2 | 3-5 | 7-7 | ||
| May 1, 1949 | Washington Senators 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 5-2 | 3-5 | 8-7 | ||
| May 4, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 5-2 | 3-6 | 8-8 | ||
| May 5, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 5-2 | 3-7 | 8-9 | ||
| May 6, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 5-2 | 4-7 | 9-9 | ||
| May 7, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 5-2 | 4-8 | 9-10 | ||
| May 8, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Chicago White Sox 11 | L | 5-2 | 4-9 | 9-11 | ||
| May 8, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 5-2 | 5-9 | 10-11 | ||
| May 10, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 5-2 | 6-9 | 11-11 | ||
| May 11, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at St. Louis Browns 5 | L | 5-2 | 6-10 | 11-12 | ||
| May 12, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at St. Louis Browns 9 | L | 5-2 | 6-11 | 11-13 | ||
| May 14, 1949 | New York Yankees 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 6-2 | 6-11 | 12-13 | ||
| May 15, 1949 | New York Yankees 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 7-2 | 6-11 | 13-13 | ||
| May 15, 1949 | New York Yankees 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 8-2 | 6-11 | 14-13 | ||
| May 17, 1949 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | W | 9-2 | 6-11 | 15-13 | ||
| May 18, 1949 | St. Louis Browns 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 9-3 | 6-11 | 15-14 | ||
| May 20, 1949 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 10-3 | 6-11 | 16-14 | ||
| May 21, 1949 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 15 | W | 11-3 | 6-11 | 17-14 | ||
| May 22, 1949 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 12-3 | 6-11 | 18-14 | ||
| May 22, 1949 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 13-3 | 6-11 | 19-14 | ||
| May 23, 1949 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 13-4 | 6-11 | 19-15 | ||
| May 25, 1949 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 14-4 | 6-11 | 20-15 | ||
| May 27, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 14-4 | 6-12 | 20-16 | ||
| May 28, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at New York Yankees 2 | L | 14-4 | 6-13 | 20-17 | ||
| May 29, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 14-4 | 7-13 | 21-17 | ||
| May 30, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 14-4 | 7-14 | 21-18 | ||
| May 30, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Boston Red Sox 10 | L | 14-4 | 7-15 | 21-19 | ||
| June 1, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 14-4 | 7-16 | 21-20 | ||
| June 2, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 14-4 | 7-17 | 21-21 | ||
| June 3, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 14-4 | 7-18 | 21-22 | ||
| June 4, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 10 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 14-4 | 8-18 | 22-22 | ||
| June 5, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 0 | W | 14-4 | 9-18 | 23-22 | ||
| June 5, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 14-4 | 10-18 | 24-22 | ||
| June 6, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Cleveland Indians 11 | L | 14-4 | 10-19 | 24-23 | ||
| June 7, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 14-4 | 11-19 | 25-23 | ||
| June 8, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 14-4 | 12-19 | 26-23 | ||
| June 9, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 14-4 | 13-19 | 27-23 | ||
| June 12, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at St. Louis Browns 6 | L | 14-4 | 13-20 | 27-24 | ||
| June 12, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 13 at St. Louis Browns 10 | W | 14-4 | 14-20 | 28-24 | ||
| June 14, 1949 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 14-5 | 14-20 | 28-25 | ||
| June 15, 1949 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 15-5 | 14-20 | 29-25 | ||
| June 16, 1949 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 16-5 | 14-20 | 30-25 | ||
| June 17, 1949 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 17-5 | 14-20 | 31-25 | ||
| June 19, 1949 | St. Louis Browns 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 17-6 | 14-20 | 31-26 | ||
| June 19, 1949 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 18-6 | 14-20 | 32-26 | ||
| June 20, 1949 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 19-6 | 14-20 | 33-26 | ||
| June 21, 1949 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 20-6 | 14-20 | 34-26 | ||
| June 22, 1949 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 20-7 | 14-20 | 34-27 | ||
| June 23, 1949 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 11 | W | 21-7 | 14-20 | 35-27 | ||
| June 24, 1949 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 21-8 | 14-20 | 35-28 | ||
| June 25, 1949 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 22-8 | 14-20 | 36-28 | ||
| June 26, 1949 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 23-8 | 14-20 | 37-28 | ||
| June 26, 1949 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 23-9 | 14-20 | 37-29 | ||
| June 28, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 23-9 | 15-20 | 38-29 | ||
| June 29, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Washington Senators 4 | W | 23-9 | 16-20 | 39-29 | ||
| June 30, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Washington Senators 8 | L | 23-9 | 16-21 | 39-30 | ||
| July 1, 1949 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 11 | W | 24-9 | 16-21 | 40-30 | ||
| July 2, 1949 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 25-9 | 16-21 | 41-30 | ||
| July 3, 1949 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 26-9 | 16-21 | 42-30 | ||
| July 4, 1949 | Washington Senators 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | W | 27-9 | 16-21 | 43-30 | ||
| July 4, 1949 | Washington Senators 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 28-9 | 16-21 | 44-30 | ||
| July 7, 1949 | New York Yankees 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 28-10 | 16-21 | 44-31 | ||
| July 8, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 7 | L | 28-10 | 16-22 | 44-32 | ||
| July 9, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Boston Red Sox 7 | L | 28-10 | 16-23 | 44-33 | ||
| July 10, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 10 at Boston Red Sox 11 | L | 28-10 | 16-24 | 44-34 | ||
| July 10, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Boston Red Sox 8 | L | 28-10 | 16-25 | 44-35 | ||
| July 14, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 28-10 | 16-26 | 44-36 | ||
| July 15, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Cleveland Indians 0 | W | 28-10 | 17-26 | 45-36 | ||
| July 16, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 28-10 | 17-27 | 45-37 | ||
| July 17, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 28-10 | 17-28 | 45-38 | ||
| July 17, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Detroit Tigers 8 | L | 28-10 | 17-29 | 45-39 | ||
| July 18, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 13 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 28-10 | 18-29 | 46-39 | ||
| July 19, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at St. Louis Browns 5 | L | 28-10 | 18-30 | 46-40 | ||
| July 19, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at St. Louis Browns 9 | L | 28-10 | 18-31 | 46-41 | ||
| July 21, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at St. Louis Browns 2 | W | 28-10 | 19-31 | 47-41 | ||
| July 21, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at St. Louis Browns 15 | L | 28-10 | 19-32 | 47-42 | ||
| July 22, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Chicago White Sox 12 | L | 28-10 | 19-33 | 47-43 | ||
| July 24, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 28-10 | 20-33 | 48-43 | ||
| July 24, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 28-10 | 21-33 | 49-43 | ||
| July 26, 1949 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 29-10 | 21-33 | 50-43 | ||
| July 27, 1949 | St. Louis Browns 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 30-10 | 21-33 | 51-43 | ||
| July 27, 1949 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 31-10 | 21-33 | 52-43 | ||
| July 29, 1949 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 32-10 | 21-33 | 53-43 | ||
| July 30, 1949 | Detroit Tigers 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 32-11 | 21-33 | 53-44 | ||
| July 31, 1949 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 32-12 | 21-33 | 53-45 | ||
| July 31, 1949 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 32-13 | 21-33 | 53-46 | ||
| August 2, 1949 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 33-13 | 21-33 | 54-46 | ||
| August 3, 1949 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 34-13 | 21-33 | 55-46 | ||
| August 5, 1949 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 34-14 | 21-33 | 55-47 | ||
| August 6, 1949 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 35-14 | 21-33 | 56-47 | ||
| August 7, 1949 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 36-14 | 21-33 | 57-47 | ||
| August 7, 1949 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 37-14 | 21-33 | 58-47 | ||
| August 9, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 37-14 | 22-33 | 59-47 | ||
| August 10, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Washington Senators 8 | L | 37-14 | 22-34 | 59-48 | ||
| August 12, 1949 | New York Yankees 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 37-15 | 22-34 | 59-49 | ||
| August 13, 1949 | New York Yankees 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | L | 37-16 | 22-34 | 59-50 | ||
| August 14, 1949 | New York Yankees 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 38-16 | 22-34 | 60-50 | ||
| August 14, 1949 | New York Yankees 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 38-17 | 22-34 | 60-51 | ||
| August 15, 1949 | New York Yankees 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | W | 39-17 | 22-34 | 61-51 | ||
| August 16, 1949 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 40-17 | 22-34 | 62-51 | ||
| August 17, 1949 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 40-18 | 22-34 | 62-52 | ||
| August 19, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 40-18 | 22-35 | 62-53 | ||
| August 20, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 40-18 | 22-36 | 62-54 | ||
| August 21, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at New York Yankees 7 | W | 40-18 | 23-36 | 63-54 | ||
| August 23, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 40-18 | 24-36 | 64-54 | ||
| August 24, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 40-18 | 25-36 | 65-54 | ||
| August 25, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at St. Louis Browns 5 | W | 40-18 | 26-36 | 66-54 | ||
| August 26, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at St. Louis Browns 11 | L | 40-18 | 26-37 | 66-55 | ||
| August 27, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at St. Louis Browns 5 | L | 40-18 | 26-38 | 66-56 | ||
| August 28, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 40-18 | 26-39 | 66-57 | ||
| August 29, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 40-18 | 26-40 | 66-58 | ||
| August 31, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 40-18 | 27-40 | 67-58 | ||
| August 31, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 40-18 | 27-41 | 67-59 | ||
| September 1, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 40-18 | 27-42 | 67-60 | ||
| September 2, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 8 | L | 40-18 | 27-43 | 67-61 | ||
| September 3, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Boston Red Sox 10 | L | 40-18 | 27-44 | 67-62 | ||
| September 4, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 40-18 | 27-45 | 67-63 | ||
| September 5, 1949 | New York Yankees 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 40-19 | 27-45 | 67-64 | ||
| September 5, 1949 | New York Yankees 13 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 40-20 | 27-45 | 67-65 | ||
| September 8, 1949 | Washington Senators 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 41-20 | 27-45 | 68-65 | ||
| September 8, 1949 | Washington Senators 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | W | 42-20 | 27-45 | 69-65 | ||
| September 9, 1949 | Washington Senators 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 43-20 | 27-45 | 70-65 | ||
| September 10, 1949 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 43-21 | 27-45 | 70-66 | ||
| September 11, 1949 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 44-21 | 27-45 | 71-66 | ||
| September 11, 1949 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 45-21 | 27-45 | 72-66 | ||
| September 14, 1949 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 46-21 | 27-45 | 73-66 | ||
| September 16, 1949 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 46-22 | 27-45 | 73-67 | ||
| September 16, 1949 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 47-22 | 27-45 | 74-67 | ||
| September 17, 1949 | Chicago White Sox 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 47-23 | 27-45 | 74-68 | ||
| September 18, 1949 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 48-23 | 27-45 | 75-68 | ||
| September 18, 1949 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 49-23 | 27-45 | 76-68 | ||
| September 19, 1949 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 50-23 | 27-45 | 77-68 | ||
| September 20, 1949 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 51-23 | 27-45 | 78-68 | ||
| September 21, 1949 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 51-24 | 27-45 | 78-69 | ||
| September 25, 1949 | Washington Senators 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 51-25 | 27-45 | 78-70 | ||
| September 25, 1949 | Washington Senators 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 52-25 | 27-45 | 79-70 | ||
| September 27, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 52-25 | 27-46 | 79-71 | ||
| September 28, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 52-25 | 27-47 | 79-72 | ||
| September 30, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 52-25 | 28-47 | 80-72 | ||
| October 1, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Washington Senators 4 | W | 52-25 | 29-47 | 81-72 | ||
| October 2, 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 52-25 | 29-48 | 81-73 |
