1949 Cincinnati Reds Roster

The 1949 Cincinnati Reds team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1949 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1949 Cincinnati Reds Opening Day starters list, a 1949 Cincinnati Reds salary list, a 1949 Cincinnati Reds uniform number breakdown and a 1949 Cincinnati Reds primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1949 Cincinnati Reds



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Complete Roster  
 

47 Ewell Blackwell 6-06 195 Right Right 1922-10-23
48 Ken Burkhart 6-01 190 Right Right 1916-11-18
32 Walker Cress 6-05 205 Right Right 1917-03-06
17, 39 Jess Dobernic 5-10 170 Right Right 1917-11-20
33, 34 Eddie Erautt 6-00 186 Right Right 1924-09-26
40 Frank Fanovich 5-11 180 Left Left 1922-01-11
43 Howie Fox 6-03 210 Right Right 1921-03-01
41 Harry Gumbert 6-02 185 Right Right 1909-11-05
6 Dixie Howell 6-02 210 Right Left 1920-01-07
37 Buddy Lively 6-00½ 200 Right Right 1925-02-14
35 Harry Perkowski 6-02½ 196 Left Left 1922-09-06
30 Kent Peterson 5-10 175 Left Right 1925-12-21
36 Ken Raffensberger 6-02 185 Left Right 1917-08-08
32, 33 Johnny Vander Meer 6-01 190 Left Both 1914-11-02
31 Herm Wehmeier 6-02 200 Right Right 1927-02-18
7 Walker Cooper 6-03 210 Right Right 1915-01-08
39 Dixie Howell 5-11 195 Right Right 1920-04-24
7 Ray Mueller 5-09 175 Right Right 1912-03-08
8 Johnny Pramesa 6-02 210 Right Right 1925-08-28
12 Bobby Adams 5-10 170 Right Right 1921-12-14
11 Jimmy Bloodworth 5-11 180 Right Right 1917-07-26
14 Claude Corbitt 5-10 170 Right Right 1915-07-21
15 Grady Hatton 5-09 175 Right Left 1922-10-07
18 Ted Kluszewski 6-02 225 Left Left 1924-09-10
17 Chuck Kress 6-00 190 Left Left 1921-12-09
14 Sammy Meeks 5-09 160 Right Right 1923-04-23
10 Virgil Stallcup 6-03 185 Right Right 1922-01-03
21 Frank Baumholtz 5-10½ 175 Left Left 1918-10-07
28 Danny Litwhiler 5-10½ 198 Right Right 1916-08-31
21 Peanuts Lowrey 5-08½ 170 Right Right 1917-08-27
20 Lloyd Merriman 6-00 195 Left Left 1924-08-02
29 Wally Post 6-01 203 Right Right 1929-07-09
29 Hank Sauer 6-04 199 Right Right 1917-03-17
29 Harry Walker 6-02 190 Right Left 1916-10-22
22 Johnny Wyrostek 6-02 180 Right Left 1919-07-12
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The 1949 Cincinnati Reds played 154 games during the regular season, won 62 games, lost 92 games, and finished in seventh position. They played their home games at Crosley Field (Park Factors: 101/104) where 707,782 fans witnessed their 1949 Reds finish the season with a .403 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1949 Cincinnati Reds Opening Day starters list, a 1949 Cincinnati Reds salary list, a 1949 Cincinnati Reds uniform number breakdown and a 1949 Cincinnati Reds primary starters list:

1949 Cincinnati Reds
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1949 Cincinnati Reds
Most Games by Position

C Walker Cooper (77)
1B Ted Kluszewski (134)
2B Jimmy Bloodworth (92)
3B Grady Hatton (136)
SS Virgil Stallcup (141)
LF Peanuts Lowrey (77)
CF Lloyd Merriman (86)
RF Danny Litwhiler (71)
  
SP Howie Fox
SP Ken Raffensberger
SP Johnny Vander Meer
SP Herm Wehmeier
  
RP Ewell Blackwell
RP Eddie Erautt
RP Frank Fanovich
RP Kent Peterson
CL Harry Gumbert


1949 Cincinnati Reds
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1949 Cincinnati Reds
Uniform Numbers

#6 Dixie Howell
#7 Walker Cooper
#7 Ray Mueller
#8 Johnny Pramesa
#10 Virgil Stallcup
#11 Jimmy Bloodworth
#12 Bobby Adams
#14 Claude Corbitt
#14 Sammy Meeks
#15 Grady Hatton
#17 Jess Dobernic
#17 Chuck Kress
#18 Ted Kluszewski
#20 Lloyd Merriman
#21 Frank Baumholtz
#21 Peanuts Lowrey
#22 Johnny Wyrostek
#28 Danny Litwhiler
#29 Wally Post
#29 Hank Sauer
#29 Harry Walker
#30 Kent Peterson
#31 Herm Wehmeier
#32 Walker Cress
#32 Johnny Vander Meer
#33 Eddie Erautt
#33 Johnny Vander Meer
#34 Eddie Erautt
#35 Harry Perkowski
#36 Ken Raffensberger
#37 Buddy Lively
#39 Jess Dobernic
#39 Dixie Howell
#40 Frank Fanovich
#41 Harry Gumbert
#43 Howie Fox
#47 Ewell Blackwell
#48 Ken Burkhart

Did you know that a 1949 Cincinnati Reds Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?