| 1949 Boston Red Sox | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park | |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Record | 96–58 (62,3%) | |
| League place | 2nd | |
| Owners | Tom Yawkey | |
| President | Tom Yawkey | |
| General managers | Joe Cronin | |
| Managers | Joe McCarthy | |
| Television | WBZ-TV/WNAC-TV (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey, Bump Hadley) | |
| Radio | WHDH (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey, Leo Egan) | |
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |
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The 1949 Boston Red Sox season was the 49th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League (AL) with a record of 96 wins and 58 losses, one game behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1949 World Series.
The Red Sox set a major-league record which still stands for the most base on balls by a team in a season, with 835.[1] Center fielder Dom DiMaggio had a 34-game hitting streak, which still stands as the club record for the major-league Red Sox.[2]