CREATE TABLE table_204_24 (id DECIMAL, "year" DECIMAL, "league" TEXT, "record" TEXT, "finish" TEXT, "manager" TEXT, "playoffs" TEXT, "notes" TEXT)

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" NULLS FIRST LIMIT 1