2009 Atlanta Braves season
2009 Atlanta Braves | |
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Record | 86–76 (.531) |
Divisional place | 3rd |
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Owner(s) | Liberty Media |
General manager(s) | Frank Wren |
Manager(s) | Bobby Cox |
Local television | |
Local radio |
Atlanta Braves Radio Network Jim Powell, Don Sutton, Mark Lemke, Jon Sciambi |
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The 2009 Atlanta Braves season featured the Braves' attempt to reclaim a postseason berth for the first time since 2005. The Braves were once again skippered by Bobby Cox, then in his 24th season managing the team. It was the Braves' 44th season in Atlanta, and the 138th season overall for the franchise.
Pre Season Transactions
Notable Free Agent Acquisitions
Player | Former Team | Contract Terms |
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Derek Lowe (RHP) | L.A. Dodgers | 4 years/$60M |
Kenshin Kawakami (RHP) | Chunichi Dragons (NPB) | 3 years/$23M |
Garret Anderson (OF) | L.A. Angeles of Anaheim | 1 year/$2.5M |
David Ross (C) | Boston Red Sox | 2 years/$3M |
Notable Players lost to free agency
Player | New Team |
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John Smoltz (RHP) | Boston Red Sox |
Mike Hampton (LHP) | Houston Astros |
Corky Miller (C) | Chicago White Sox |
Julián Tavárez (RHP) | Washington Nationals |
Chuck James (LHP) | FREE AGENT |
Pre Season Trades
December 4, 2008 |
to Chicago White Sox (IF) Brent Lillibridge & Minor League prospects Tyler Flowers, Jon Gilmore & Santos Rodriguez |
to Atlanta Braves (P) Javier Vázquez & (P) Boone Logan [1] |
Regular season
Season standings
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Phillies | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | — | 45–36 | 48–33 |
Florida Marlins | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 6 | 43–38 | 44–37 |
Atlanta Braves | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 7 | 40–41 | 46–35 |
New York Mets | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 23 | 41–40 | 29–52 |
Washington Nationals | 59 | 103 | 0.364 | 34 | 33–48 | 26–55 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ARI | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
Arizona | – | 3–4 | 4-2 | 1–5 | 7-11 | 5–3 | 5–4 | 7-11 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 1–5 | 6–1 | 11-7 | 5-13 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 5–10 |
Atlanta | 4–3 | – | 4–2 | 3–6 | 4–4 | 8-10 | 3-3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 13–5 | 10-8 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 10-8 | 7–8 |
Chicago | 2-4 | 2–4 | – | 10-5 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 11–6 | 3–5 | 10-7 | 3-3 | 1–5 | 10-4 | 4–5 | 4-2 | 6-10 | 5–2 | 6–9 |
Cincinnati | 5-1 | 6-3 | 5-10 | – | 0-7 | 3-3 | 12-4 | 1-5 | 8-7 | 2-4 | 2-5 | 13-5 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 8-8 | 3-4 | 6-9 |
Colorado | 11-7 | 4-4 | 4-2 | 7-0 | – | 2-4 | 2-5 | 4-14 | 6-0 | 3-4 | 2-4 | 6-3 | 10-8 | 8-10 | 6-1 | 6-0 | 11-4 |
Florida | 3-5 | 10-8 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 4-2 | – | 4–3 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 11-7 | 9-9 | 2-4 | 4-2 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 12-6 | 10-8 |
Houston | 4–5 | 3-3 | 6-11 | 4-12 | 5-2 | 3-4 | – | 4–3 | 5-10 | 1-5 | 6-2 | 10-5 | 6-1 | 2-4 | 6-9 | 3-3 | 6-9 |
Los Angeles | 11-7 | 3-4 | 5-3 | 5-1 | 14-4 | 3-3 | 3-4 | – | 3–3 | 5-1 | 4-3 | 4-3 | 10-8 | 11-7 | 2-5 | 3-2 | 9-9 |
Milwaukee | 5-2 | 3-3 | 7-10 | 7-8 | 0-6 | 4-3 | 10-5 | 3-3 | – | 3-3 | 4-3 | 9-5 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 9-9 | 5-3 | 5-10 |
New York | 2-5 | 5-13 | 3-3 | 4-2 | 4-3 | 7-11 | 5-1 | 1-5 | 3-3 | – | 6-12 | 4-3 | 2-5 | 5-3 | 4-5 | 10-8 | 5–10 |
Philadelphia | 5-1 | 8-10 | 5-1 | 5-2 | 4-2 | 9-9 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 12-6 | – | 4-2 | 5-2 | 3-4 | 4-1 | 15-3 | 6-12 |
Pittsburgh | 1-6 | 4-3 | 4-10 | 5-13 | 3-6 | 4-2 | 5-10 | 3-4 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 2-4 | – | 3-4 | 2-4 | 5-10 | 5-3 | 8–7 |
San Diego | 7-11 | 3-3 | 5-4 | 6-1 | 8-10 | 2-4 | 1-6 | 8-10 | 4-2 | 5-2 | 2-5 | 4-3 | – | 10-8 | 1-6 | 4-2 | 5–10 |
San Francisco | 13-5 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 10-8 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 7-11 | 5-4 | 3–5 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 8-10 | – | 4–3 | 4–2 | 9–6 |
St. Louis | 4-2 | 2-4 | 10-6 | 8-8 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 9-6 | 5-2 | 9-9 | 5-4 | 1-4 | 10-5 | 6-1 | 3-4 | – | 6–1 | 9–6 |
Washington | 5-1 | 8-10 | 2-5 | 4-3 | 0-6 | 6-12 | 3-3 | 2-3 | 3-5 | 8-10 | 3-15 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-6 | – | 7–11 |
Game log
2009 Regular Season Game Log |
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April (10–11)
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May (15–14)
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June (11–15)
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July (16–11)
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August (17–11)
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September (17–10)
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October (0–4)
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Roster
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Pitchers
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Mid-Season Trades
June 3, 2009 |
to Pittsburgh Pirates Minor League prospects (OF) Gorkys Hernández, (P) Charlie Morton & (P) Jeff Locke |
to Atlanta Braves (OF) Nate McLouth[2] |
July 10, 2009 |
to New York Mets (OF) Jeff Francoeur & Cash |
to Atlanta Braves (OF) Ryan Church[3] |
July 31, 2009 |
to Boston Red Sox (1B) Casey Kotchman |
to Atlanta Braves (1B) Adam LaRoche & Cash [4] |
Player stats
Most games at position
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played
Pos | Player | GP |
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C | Brian McCann | 104 |
1B | Casey Kotchman ×[4] | 85 |
2B | Kelly Johnson | 78 |
SS | Yunel Escobar × | 114 |
3B | Chipper Jones | 112 |
LF | Garret Anderson × | 98 |
CF | Nate McLouth † | 56 |
RF | Jeff Francoeur ×[3] | 80 |
As of September 3, 2009
- Source: ESPN.com-Atlanta Braves Lineup-Games By Position
- × = No longer with team
- † = On DL
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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18 Garret Anderson | 105 | 379 | 41 | 110 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 50 | .290 | 1 |
1 Gregor Blanco # | 24 | 43 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .186 | 6 |
25 Barbaro Canizares # | 5 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 | 0 |
25 Ryan Church *[3] | 98 (31) | 330 (98) | 45 (19) | 92 (27) | 26 (10) | 0 (0) | 4 (2) | 39 (17) | .279 (.276) | 6 (0) |
26 Brooks Conrad | 14 | 32 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .344 | 0 |
23 Matt Diaz | 99 | 283 | 47 | 92 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 44 | .325 | 8 |
19 Yunel Escobar | 112 | 425 | 67 | 129 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 63 | .304 | 3 |
30 Reid Gorecki | 10 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .227 | 1 |
27 Diory Hernández # | 33 | 85 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .141 | 0 |
4 Omar Infante | 46 | 132 | 19 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .318 | 2 |
2 Kelly Johnson | 89 | 276 | 45 | 59 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 26 | .214 | 6 |
10 Chipper Jones | 115 | 396 | 65 | 110 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 59 | .278 | 4 |
22 Adam LaRoche *[4] | 113 (26) | 416 (92) | 63 (17) | 114 (34) | 28 (3) | 1 (0) | 20 (8) | 58 (18) | .274 (.370) | 2 (0) |
16 Brian McCann | 108 | 388 | 49 | 110 | 30 | 1 | 17 | 72 | .284 | 3 |
13 Nate McLouth *[2] | 101 (56) | 395 (227) | 66 (39) | 102 (59) | 23 (16) | 2 (1) | 15 (6) | 56 (22) | .258 (.260) | 17 (10) |
20 Greg Norton | 80 | 65 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .138 | 0 |
14 Martín Prado | 98 | 328 | 43 | 101 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 40 | .308 | 0 |
8 David Ross | 44 | 109 | 15 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 15 | .257 | 0 |
24 Jordan Schafer # | 50 | 167 | 18 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .204 | 2 |
Totals | 130 | 4292 | 607 | 1172 | 253 | 17 | 136 | 573 | .273 | 61 |
As of August 30, 2009
- * = Acquired Mid-Season
- # = Not on Active roster
- "()" = Stats with Braves
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | R | ER | BB | K |
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46 Manny Acosta # | 1 | 0 | 4.32 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 33.1 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 28 |
Jeff Bennett †[5] | 2 | 4 | 3.18 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 23 |
Blaine Boyer †[6] | 0 | 1 | 40.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
57 Jorge Campillo # | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
38 Buddy Carlyle | 0 | 1 | 8.85 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 12 |
51 Mike González | 3 | 3 | 2.30 | 67 | 0 | 9 | 62.2 | 23 | 16 | 27 | 79 |
48 Tommy Hanson | 9 | 3 | 3.15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 88.2 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 73 |
15 Tim Hudson | 1 | 0 | 3.38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
49 Jair Jurrjens | 10 | 9 | 2.89 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 171.0 | 63 | 55 | 61 | 122 |
11 Kenshin Kawakami | 7 | 10 | 3.97 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 142.2 | 69 | 63 | 53 | 98 |
36 Boone Logan | 1 | 0 | 5.17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
32 Derek Lowe | 13 | 8 | 4.38 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 164.1 | 86 | 80 | 50 | 87 |
54 Kris Medlen | 3 | 4 | 4.13 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 56.2 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 65 |
58 Peter Moylan | 6 | 2 | 3.10 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 58.0 | 25 | 20 | 26 | 47 |
34 Eric O'Flaherty | 1 | 1 | 3.40 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 45.0 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 32 |
40 James Parr # | 0 | 0 | 5.79 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 12 |
37 Jo-Jo Reyes # | 0 | 2 | 7.00 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 27.0 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 21 |
39 Rafael Soriano | 1 | 4 | 2.51 | 61 | 0 | 21 | 61.0 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 84 |
50 Luis Valdez | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
33 Javier Vázquez | 11 | 9 | 3.02 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 176.0 | 62 | 59 | 35 | 192 |
Totals | 70 | 62 | 3.67 | 538 | 132 | 30 | 1183.0 | 531 | 482 | 432 | 993 |
As of September 1, 2009
- † = No longer with team
- # = Not on Active roster
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Danville
References
- ↑ Atlanta adds Vazquez to new-look staff
- 1 2 "Braves acquire McLouth from Pirates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- 1 2 3 "Braves deal Francoeur for Church". Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- 1 2 3 Braves reacquire LaRoche from Sox
- ↑ "Braves release right-hander Bennett". Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ↑ "Cards get Boyer from Braves for Barton". Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
External links
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