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The Professor · 06-14-2002, 06:53 AM

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A few other notes about the 1949 Season, in Review:

Among the major voting for awards, the most challenge came for Fannin, who had to beat out both Newcombe and Cleveland's Gene Bearden (the AL ERA leader, 19-8)....Mize finished 1 first-place vote ahead of teammate Jeff Heath (NL RBI Leader). Newk was a run-away, Shantz finished just ahead of the Phillie's Gus Zernial who looks to be among the league's most elite sluggers in coming years. Roe beat out a diverse field that including the Braves Vern Bickford, the Cardinals Harry "The Cat" Brecheen (NL K's Leader) and teammate Dizzy Trout (who came over at the trade deadline from the Tigers and baffled NL hitters)

The AL won the All-Star Game 5-3

The league's lone No-Hitter of 1949 was forged by Gene Bearden on May, 14.

...and the tragic moment of 1949 was the career ending injury of two-time MVP Hal Newhouser of Detroit. (In the course of one week the Tigers traded Trout to Brooklyn for, among others, Ralph Branca - who pitched less then three innings for the Bengals before dropping for the season. Then Newhouser was cut down, for good...and a few weeks later, as the Tigers were getting Ray Poat (acquired from the Giants) off the DL, team ace Virgil Trucks went down...what a jinx!)

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The Professor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lafayette, IN Posts: 3,012 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4x in 4 posts	Made them myself... A few other notes about the 1949 Season, in Review: Among the major voting for awards, the most challenge came for Fannin, who had to beat out both Newcombe and Cleveland's Gene Bearden (the AL ERA leader, 19-8)....Mize finished 1 first-place vote ahead of teammate Jeff Heath (NL RBI Leader). Newk was a run-away, Shantz finished just ahead of the Phillie's Gus Zernial who looks to be among the league's most elite sluggers in coming years. Roe beat out a diverse field that including the Braves Vern Bickford, the Cardinals Harry "The Cat" Brecheen (NL K's Leader) and teammate Dizzy Trout (who came over at the trade deadline from the Tigers and baffled NL hitters) The AL won the All-Star Game 5-3 The league's lone No-Hitter of 1949 was forged by Gene Bearden on May, 14. ...and the tragic moment of 1949 was the career ending injury of two-time MVP Hal Newhouser of Detroit. (In the course of one week the Tigers traded Trout to Brooklyn for, among others, Ralph Branca - who pitched less then three innings for the Bengals before dropping for the season. Then Newhouser was cut down, for good...and a few weeks later, as the Tigers were getting Ray Poat (acquired from the Giants) off the DL, team ace Virgil Trucks went down...what a jinx!) __________________ "All Right, Have It Your Way - You Heard A Seal Bark!"