MLB Season History - 2009

2009 MLB Leaders
BATTING AVERAGE 1. Joe Mauer .365 2. Ichiro Suzuki .352 3. Hanley Ramirez .342 4. Derek Jeter .334 5. Pablo Sandoval .330 Complete Leaders	HOME RUNS 1. Albert Pujols 47 2. Prince Fielder 46 3. Ryan Howard 45 4. Mark Reynolds 44 5. Adrian Gonzalez 40 Complete Leaders	RUNS BATTED IN 1. Prince Fielder 141 2. Ryan Howard 141 3. Albert Pujols 135 4. Mark Teixeira 122 5. Jason Bay 119 Complete Leaders
WINS 1. CC Sabathia 19 2. Adam Wainwright 19 3. Felix Hernandez 19 4. Justin Verlander 19 5. Chris Carpenter 17 Complete Leaders	STRIKEOUTS 1. Justin Verlander 269 2. Tim Lincecum 261 3. Zack Greinke 242 4. Javier Vazquez 238 5. Jon Lester 225 Complete Leaders	ERA 1. Zack Greinke 2.16 2. Chris Carpenter 2.24 3. Tim Lincecum 2.48 4. Felix Hernandez 2.49 5. Jair Jurrjens 2.60 Complete Leaders

2009 American League Standings
EAST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
*-NY Yankees	103	59	.636	--	57-24	46-35	915	753	+162
y-Boston	95	67	.586	8	56-25	39-42	872	736	+136
Tampa Bay	84	78	.519	19	52-29	32-49	803	754	+49
Toronto	75	87	.463	28	44-37	31-50	798	771	+27
Baltimore	64	98	.395	39	39-42	25-56	741	876	-135
CENTRAL	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
x-Minnesota	87	76	.534	--	49-33	38-43	817	765	+52
Detroit	86	77	.528	1	51-30	35-47	743	745	-2
Chicago Sox	79	83	.488	7.5	43-38	36-45	724	732	-8
Cleveland	65	97	.401	21.5	35-46	30-51	773	865	-92
Kansas City	65	97	.401	21.5	33-48	32-49	686	842	-156
WEST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
x-LA Angels	97	65	.599	--	49-32	48-33	883	761	+122
Texas	87	75	.537	10	48-33	39-42	784	740	+44
Seattle	85	77	.525	12	48-33	37-44	640	692	-52
Oakland	75	87	.463	22	40-41	35-46	759	761	-2
2009 National League Standings
EAST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
x-Philadelphia	93	69	.574	--	45-36	48-33	820	709	+111
Florida	87	75	.537	6	43-38	44-37	772	766	+6
Atlanta	86	76	.531	7	40-41	46-35	735	641	+94
NY Mets	70	92	.432	23	41-40	29-52	671	757	-86
Washington	59	103	.364	34	33-48	26-55	710	874	-164
CENTRAL	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
x-St. Louis	91	71	.562	--	46-35	45-36	730	640	+90
Chicago Cubs	83	78	.516	7.5	46-34	37-44	707	672	+35
Milwaukee	80	82	.494	11	40-41	40-41	785	818	-33
Cincinnati	78	84	.481	13	40-41	38-43	673	723	-50
Houston	74	88	.457	17	44-37	30-51	643	770	-127
Pittsburgh	62	99	.385	28.5	40-41	22-58	636	768	-132
WEST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
*-LA Dodgers	95	67	.586	--	50-31	45-36	780	611	+169
y-Colorado	92	70	.568	3	51-30	41-40	804	715	+89
San Francisco	88	74	.543	7	52-29	36-45	657	611	+46
San Diego	75	87	.463	20	42-39	33-48	638	769	-131
Arizona	70	92	.432	25	36-45	34-47	720	782	-62

2009 All-Star Results
DATE	SCORE	VENUE	LOCATION	ATT	WP	LP	MVP
July 14, 2009	AL 4, NL 3	Busch Stadium	St. Louis, MO	46,760	Jonathan Papelbon	Heath Bell	Carl Crawford
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2009 Postseason Results
ROUND	OUTCOME	RESULT
World Series	New York Yankees defeated Philadelphia Phillies	4-2
League Championship Series	New York Yankees defeated Los Angeles Angels	4-2
League Championship Series	Philadelphia Phillies defeated Los Angeles Dodgers	4-1
League Divisional Series	Los Angeles Angels defeated Boston Red Sox	3-0
League Divisional Series	New York Yankees defeated Minnesota Twins	3-0
League Divisional Series	Los Angeles Dodgers defeated St. Louis Cardinals	3-0
League Divisional Series	Philadelphia Phillies defeated Colorado Rockies	3-1
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2009 Award Winners
PLAYER	TEAM	AWARD
Joe Mauer	MIN	AL MVP
Albert Pujols	STL	NL MVP
Zack Greinke	KC	AL Cy Young
Tim Lincecum	SF	NL Cy Young
Mike Scioscia	LAA	AL Manager of the Year
Jim Tracy	COL	NL Manager of the Year
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2009 Draft Picks
	PLAYER	POS	TEAM
1	Stephen Strasburg	RHP	Washington Nationals
2	Dustin Ackley	OF	Seattle Mariners
3	Donavan Tate	OF	San Diego Padres
4	Tony Sanchez	C	Pittsburgh Pirates
5	Matthew Hobgood	RHP	Baltimore Orioles
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2009 No-Hitters
DATE	PITCHER	TEAM	OPPONENT	SCORE	LEAGUE	NOTES
7/23/2009	Mark Buehrle	CHW	TB	5-0	AL	Perfect Game
7/10/2009	Jonathan Sanchez	SFO	SDG	8-0	NL
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Glossary

• x - Clinched Division
• y - Clinched Wild Card
• * - Clinched Best League Record