A.L.

New York
97-57
1
2,283,676

1949 Champions

Team
W-L Record
Games Ahead
Attendance

N.L.

Brooklyn
97-57
1
1,633,747

Joe DIMAGGIO
Joltin' Joe

* Gains instant stardom as Yankee rookie
* In 2nd year: 46 HRs, 167 RBI's, 151 runs
* 1938: Outhits Lou Gehrig for 1st time
* 1939: Wins 1st bat title (.381) & MVP
* 1940: Another batting crown (.352)
* 1941: The 56-game hit streak & MVP #2
* 1943-45: With U.S. Army
* Wins 3rd MVP by one vote in 1947
* Lifetime average: .325, 361 homers
* 13 years, 9 world champion teams

Jackie Robinson wins bat title after working
with George Sisler on hitting to opposite field
Ralph Kiner hits 54 homers, most in NL since
1930, and won't be topped until 1998
After managing Veeck's Brewers (1944), & Oakland's
Oaks (1946-48), Casey Stengel lands Yankee job
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