CREATE TABLE table_204_24 (id NUMBER, "year" NUMBER, "league" CLOB, "record" CLOB, "finish" CLOB, "manager" CLOB, "playoffs" CLOB, "notes" CLOB)

whih year did they finish hiher , 1949 or 1961 ?
SELECT "year" FROM table_204_24 WHERE "year" IN (1949, 1961) ORDER BY "finish" LIMIT 1
SELECT "year" FROM "table_204_24" WHERE "year" IN (1949, 1961) ORDER BY "finish" FETCH FIRST 1 ROWS ONLY