| 1949 New York Yankees | ||
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| World Series Champions American League Champions | ||
| League | American League | |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |
| City | New York City, New York | |
| Owners | Dan Topping and Del Webb | |
| General managers | George Weiss | |
| Managers | Casey Stengel | |
| Television | WABD (Dolly Stark) | |
| Radio | WINS (AM) (Mel Allen, Curt Gowdy) | |
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The 1949 New York Yankees season was the team's 47th season. The team finished with a record of 97–57, winning their 16th pennant, finishing 1 game ahead of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Casey Stengel in his first year. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in 5 games.