TEAM HISTORY Friday, 10/20/1949

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: CF Oscar Charleston Round 2 pick: P Dutch Leonard Round 3 pick: P Guy Morton Round 4 pick: C Jimmy Lyons Round 5 pick: CF Max Carey Round 6 pick: SS Aaron Ward Round 7 pick: CF Hurley Mcnair Round 8 pick: CF Tilly Walker Round 9 pick: 3B Fritz Maisel Round 10 pick: SS Ernie Johnson Round 11 pick: P Carmen Hill Round 12 pick: 1B Fred Merkle Round 13 pick: P Al Mamaux Round 14 pick: P Lefty Tyler Round 15 pick: P Sam Crawford Round 16 pick: P Ad Brennan Round 17 pick: P Red Shea Round 18 pick: P George Cunningham Round 19 pick: P Allen Sothoron Round 20 pick: 2B Bob Fisher Round 21 pick: C Lew Mccarty Round 22 pick: C Byrd Lynn Round 23 pick: SS Fred Lear Round 24 pick: 2B Bert Niehoff Round 25 pick: 3B Bruno Betzel Round 26 pick: LF Pete Compton Round 27 pick: RF Wally Mattick Round 28 pick: P Gary Fortune Round 29 pick: P Bill Bailey Round 30 pick: P William Pierson Round 31 pick: 1B Tony Brottem Round 32 pick: P Byron Houck Round 33 pick: LF George Whiteman Round 34 pick: C Walt Tragesser Round 35 pick: 2B Bill Mccabe Oscar Charleston was named National League-Batter of the Year! He batted .355 in 560 AB, with 24 homers and 116 RBI. Aaron Ward won the Gold Glove at Shortstop. Max Carey won the Gold Glove at Leftfield.

Final Record :

Wins : 84, Losses : 78, Pct. : .519, Position in Division : 2, 1.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1919 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Colonel Snover. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Dickey Kerr Round 3 pick: SS Hod Ford Round 4 pick: SS Harvey Mcclellan Round 5 pick: C Chick Bowen Round 6 pick: SS Hal Reilly Max Carey won the Gold Glove at Leftfield.

Final Record :

Wins : 75, Losses : 87, Pct. : .463, Position in Division : 4, 11.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1920 Recap :

Team market grows to Good!

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: SS Orville Riggins. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Rube Currie. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Jack Marshall. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: RF Babe Twombly. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: C Larry Woodall. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 6 pick: P Walt Schulz. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 7 pick: 2B Wilson Day Round 8 pick: SS Ray French Round 9 pick: P John Slappey Round 10 pick: P Jimmie Keenan Aaron Ward won the Gold Glove at Third Base. Max Carey won the Gold Glove at Centerfield.

Final Record :

Wins : 82, Losses : 80, Pct. : .506, Position in Division : 4, 11.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1921 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: 2B Walter Cannady. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Chief Yellow horse. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Claude Jonnard. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: LF Fred Downer. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: P Willie Gisentaner. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 6 pick: P Lefty Wolf. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 7 pick: C Leon Daniels Round 8 pick: CF Ben Mallonee Round 9 pick: P Ernie Neitzke Round 10 pick: P Cy Twombly. Signing Bonus: $0

Final Record :

Wins : 88, Losses : 74, Pct. : .543, Position in Division : 2, 6.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1922 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: 1B Joe Hauser. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Ray Francis. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: 3B Fred Haney. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: P Joe Genewich. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: P Ernie Cox. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 6 pick: P Tiny Osborne. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 7 pick: P Epp Sell Round 8 pick: P Homer Blankenship Round 9 pick: P Jack Knight Round 10 pick: P Red Schillings Joe Hauser was named National League Rookie Of The Year ! He batted .281 in 506 AB, with 20 homers and 110 RBI. Orville Riggins won the Gold Glove at Shortstop. Sam Rice won the Gold Glove at Rightfield.

Final Record :

Wins : 88, Losses : 74, Pct. : .543, Position in Division : 4, 19.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1923 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: LF Freddy Leach. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: SS Jake Flowers. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: CF Rip Wade. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: P Arnie Stone. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: P Walt Huntzinger. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 6 pick: RF Nat Rogers. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 7 pick: P Dutch Levsen Round 8 pick: P Leo Dickerman Round 9 pick: P George Grant Round 10 pick: 3B Bobby Murray Round 11 pick: C Chuck Rowland Round 12 pick: 1B Eppie Barnes Aaron Ward won the Gold Glove at Third Base. Freddy Leach won the Gold Glove at Leftfield. Sam Rice won the Gold Glove at Rightfield.

Final Record :

Wins : 87, Losses : 75, Pct. : .537, Position in Division : 3, 22.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1924 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: 3B Dewey Creacy. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Jake Miller. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Dolly Gray. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: P Bob Vines Round 5 pick: C Tony Rego Round 6 pick: RF Shags Horan Round 7 pick: C Charlie Gibson Round 8 pick: 3B Hunter Lane Oscar Charleston was named National League-Batter of the Year! He batted .347 in 596 AB, with 26 homers and 131 RBI. Joe Hauser won the Gold Glove at First Base. Orville Riggins won the Gold Glove at Shortstop.

Final Record :

Wins : 89, Losses : 73, Pct. : .549, Position in Division : 3, 7.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1925 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: RF Dick Cox. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Bill Hallahan. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Harry Kelley. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: P Ownie Carroll. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: P Art Stokes Round 6 pick: C Leo Dixon Round 7 pick: C Tom Sullivan Round 8 pick: P Jake Freeze Orville Riggins won the Gold Glove at Shortstop.

Final Record :

Wins : 85, Losses : 77, Pct. : .525, Position in Division : 3, 15.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1926 Recap :

Fan loyalty drops to Average...

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P John Dixon. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: LF Denny Sothern. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Pryor Mcbee Round 4 pick: P Hal Wiltse. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: P Bill Morrell. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 6 pick: 3B Bob Rice

Final Record :

Wins : 71, Losses : 91, Pct. : .438, Position in Division : 4, 23.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1927 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: SS Dick Bartell. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Fred Frankhouse. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Pete Appleton. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: 2B Jay Partridge Round 5 pick: RF Ollie Tucker. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 6 pick: P Fay Thomas Round 7 pick: P Guy Morrison Dick Cox won the Gold Glove at Rightfield.

Final Record :

Wins : 38, Losses : 124, Pct. : .235, Position in Division : 4, 64.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1928 Recap :

Team market grows to Big!

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: C Bill Dickey. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Mel Harder. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: 3B Pinky Whitney. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: 1B Art Shires. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: LF Paul Easterling. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: C Ike Danning Round 4 pick: P Al Williamson. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: 3B Johnny Mann. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: C Al Spohrer. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: P Les Barnhart. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 6 pick: P John Milligan Round 6 pick: P Bill Shores Round 7 pick: P Dan Dugan Round 7 pick: P George Cox Round 8 pick: SS Freddie Moncewicz Round 8 pick: 3B Ed Crowley Dick Cox won the Gold Glove at Rightfield.

Final Record :

Wins : 69, Losses : 93, Pct. : .426, Position in Division : 3, 31.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1929 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: RF Sammy Byrd. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: RF Dick Porter. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: CF Estel Crabtree. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: LF Tripp Sigman. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: LF Russ Scarritt. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 6 pick: P Harry Smythe. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 7 pick: LF Red Barron Round 8 pick: P Frank Barnes Hod Eller won the Gold Glove at Pitcher.

Final Record :

Wins : 33, Losses : 129, Pct. : .204, Position in Division : 4, 61.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1930 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: 3B Hank Greenberg. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: CF Joe Vosmik. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Carl Fischer. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: 1B Jimmy Shevlin. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: SS Gordon Slade. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 6 pick: C Johnny Riddle Round 7 pick: P Marty Lang Hank Greenberg was named National League Rookie Of The Year ! He batted .253 in 550 AB, with 35 homers and 114 RBI.

Final Record :

Wins : 59, Losses : 103, Pct. : .364, Position in Division : 4, 40.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1931 Recap :

Fan loyalty drops to Fair...

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: LF Dixie Walker. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: 2B Tony Piet. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: RF Vince Barton. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: 3B Ed Grimes. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: P Earl Mattingly. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 6 pick: 1B John Smith Round 7 pick: CF Bill Norman John Dixon was named National League Rookie Of The Year ! In 39 games started, he pitched 328 innings, fanning 105 and walking 35 batters. Dick Bartell won the Gold Glove at Shortstop.

Final Record :

Wins : 82, Losses : 80, Pct. : .506, Position in Division : 1. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1932 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Hal Smith. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Rip Sewell. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Ray Starr. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: C Al Todd. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: C Bill Brenzel Round 6 pick: P Gordon Mcnaughton

Final Record :

Wins : 84, Losses : 78, Pct. : .519, Position in Division : 1. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1933 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Ralph Birkofer. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Jack Salveson. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: C Johnny Pasek. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: P Ed Chapman. Signing Bonus: $0 Joe Hauser won the Gold Glove at First Base. Hank Greenberg won the Gold Glove at Third Base. Dick Bartell won the Gold Glove at Shortstop.

Final Record :

Wins : 78, Losses : 84, Pct. : .481, Position in Division : 1. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1934 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Vito Tamulis. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Jack Wilson. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Clarence Heise. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: SS Alan Strange. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: CF Jocko Conlan. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 6 pick: C Wally Millies Round 7 pick: C Joe Holden Dick Bartell won the Gold Glove at Shortstop. Sammy Byrd won the Gold Glove at Leftfield. Dixie Walker won the Gold Glove at Rightfield.

Final Record :

Wins : 93, Losses : 69, Pct. : .574, Position in Division : 1. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1935 Recap :

Team market falls to Good.

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Gene Schott. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Bill Mcgee. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: RF George Washington. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: 3B Joe Coscarart. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: P Joe Sullivan Round 6 pick: P Jim Hayes Round 7 pick: P Earl Huckleberry Dixie Walker won the Gold Glove at Rightfield.

Final Record :

Wins : 95, Losses : 67, Pct. : .586, Position in Division : 1. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1936 Recap :

Fan loyalty increases to Average!

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: CF Larry Rosenthal. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Roy Weir. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: SS Eddie Miller. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: C Bill Atwood Round 5 pick: P Elmer Burkart Round 6 pick: 2B Swede Larsen Joe Hauser won the Gold Glove at First Base. Dick Bartell won the Gold Glove at Shortstop. Dixie Walker won the Gold Glove at Rightfield.

Final Record :

Wins : 98, Losses : 64, Pct. : .605, Position in Division : 1. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1937 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Cliff Melton. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Nate Andrews. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: 2B Red Barkley. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: LF George Cisar. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: P Larry Crawford Round 6 pick: P Al Williams Round 7 pick: P Bill Miller Dick Bartell won the Gold Glove at Shortstop. Sammy Byrd won the Gold Glove at Leftfield. Dixie Walker won the Gold Glove at Rightfield.

Final Record :

Wins : 84, Losses : 78, Pct. : .519, Position in Division : 1. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1938 Recap :

Fan loyalty increases to Good!

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: LF Max West. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Bob Klinger. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: CF Hal Epps. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: C Hank Helf Round 5 pick: SS Lynn Myers Round 6 pick: LF Jim Asbell Round 7 pick: P Max Manning

Final Record :

Wins : 88, Losses : 74, Pct. : .543, Position in Division : 1. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1939 Recap :

Fan loyalty increases to Very Good!

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: 1B Mickey Vernon. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Johnny Gee. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Walt Masterson. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: C Al Evans. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: 1B Len Gabrielson Round 6 pick: P Bill Beckmann Round 7 pick: P George Barnicle Round 8 pick: P Bill Hoffman Dick Bartell won the Gold Glove at Shortstop.

Final Record :

Wins : 75, Losses : 87, Pct. : .463, Position in Division : 4, 16.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1940 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: CF Wally Judnich. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Jack Hallett. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Johnny Podgajny. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: P Sid Hudson Round 5 pick: P Tom Seats Round 6 pick: LF Jim Mallory Round 7 pick: P Frank Lamanna

Final Record :

Wins : 91, Losses : 71, Pct. : .562, Position in Division : 1. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1941 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Virgil Trucks. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Fred Caligiuri. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: LF Buck Frierson. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: 3B John Davis Round 5 pick: P Bill Brandt Round 6 pick: RF Stan Goletz Round 7 pick: P Hugh East Wally Judnich was named National League Rookie Of The Year ! He batted .297 in 558 AB, with 38 homers and 130 RBI. Mickey Vernon won the Gold Glove at First Base.

Final Record :

Wins : 81, Losses : 81, Pct. : .500, Position in Division : 2, 5.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1942 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Hi Bithorn. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Hank Wyse. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: 3B Joe Abreu. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: SS Damon Phillips Round 5 pick: P Harry Shuman Round 6 pick: CF Bill Mueller Round 7 pick: P Lou Bevil John Dixon won the Gold Glove at Pitcher. Mickey Vernon won the Gold Glove at First Base.

Final Record :

Wins : 85, Losses : 77, Pct. : .525, Position in Division : 2, 4.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1943 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Jim Mains. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Bud Byerly. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Owen Scheetz. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: SS John Mchale Round 5 pick: C Jim Mcdonnell Round 6 pick: P Joe Orrell Round 7 pick: P Orie Arntzen Round 8 pick: P Charlie Bowles Round 9 pick: P Norm Brown Mickey Vernon won the Gold Glove at First Base. Vic Harris won the Gold Glove at Second Base. Hank Greenberg won the Gold Glove at Third Base. Bill Knickerbocker won the Gold Glove at Shortstop.

Final Record :

Wins : 83, Losses : 79, Pct. : .512, Position in Division : 2, 6.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1944 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: C Hank Ruszkowski. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: LF Russ Derry. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P John Mcgillen Round 4 pick: RF Red Treadway Round 5 pick: 3B Roland Gladu Round 6 pick: P Sandy Ullrich Round 7 pick: 2B Steve Biras Round 8 pick: P Zeb Eaton Round 9 pick: 1B Hank Sweeney Round 10 pick: C Jim Devlin Johnny Marcum won the Gold Glove at Pitcher. Mickey Vernon won the Gold Glove at First Base. Bill Knickerbocker won the Gold Glove at Shortstop.

Final Record :

Wins : 88, Losses : 74, Pct. : .543, Position in Division : 2, 4.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1945 Recap :

Team market grows to Big!

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Art Houtteman. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: C Don Lund. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: SS Elmer Weingartner. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: 1B Mike Schemer Round 5 pick: P Lou Knerr Round 6 pick: 1B Al Gardella Round 7 pick: C Milt Welch Round 8 pick: P Charlie Cozart

Final Record :

Wins : 70, Losses : 92, Pct. : .432, Position in Division : 4, 18.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1946 Recap :

Fan loyalty drops to Good...

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: 2B Larry Doby. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Lee Howard. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Dick Koecher. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: P Lou Possehl. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: P Joe Hatten Round 6 pick: P Earl Reid Round 7 pick: LF Ray Goolsby Mickey Vernon won the Gold Glove at First Base.

Final Record :

Wins : 94, Losses : 68, Pct. : .580, Position in Division : 2, 2.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1947 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Mel Parnell. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Harry Dorish. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Jim Hearn. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: 1B Dick Adams Round 5 pick: P Ken Polivka Round 6 pick: CF Tom Kirk Bill Zuber won the Gold Glove at Pitcher. Mickey Vernon won the Gold Glove at First Base. Eddie Miller won the Gold Glove at Second Base.

Final Record :

Wins : 78, Losses : 84, Pct. : .481, Position in Division : 2, 23.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1948 Recap :

Fan loyalty increases to Very Good! Team market grows to Really Big!

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: LF Hank Bauer. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: LF Don Mueller. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: 2B Johnny Bero Round 4 pick: C Earle Brucker Round 5 pick: LF Jackie Mayo Round 6 pick: P Walker Cress Round 7 pick: P Blackie Schwamb Mickey Vernon won the Gold Glove at First Base.

Final Record :

Wins : 91, Losses : 71, Pct. : .562, Position in Division : 1. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1949 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Saul Rogovin. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: 2B Jerry Coleman. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Pat Mcglothin Round 4 pick: P Frank Fanovich Round 5 pick: P Bill Evans Mel Parnell was named National League Rookie Of The Year ! In 40 games started, he pitched 334.2 innings, fanning 181 and walking 154 batters. Mickey Vernon won the Gold Glove at First Base. Whitey Kurowski won the Gold Glove at Third Base.

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