| 1949 Cleveland Indians | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | |
| City | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| Owners | Bill Veeck, Ellis Ryan | |
| General managers | Bill Veeck | |
| Managers | Lou Boudreau | |
| Television | WEWS-TV (Bob Neal, Tris Speaker) | |
| Radio | WJW (Jack Graney, Jimmy Dudley) | |
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The 1949 season was the 49th season in the history of the Cleveland Indians. The club entered the season as the defending World Champions. On March 5, 1949, Indians minority owner Bob Hope donned a Cleveland Indians uniform and posed with manager Lou Boudreau and vice president Hank Greenberg as the World Series champions opened spring training camp in Tucson, Arizona.[1]