2009 Season

The 2009 season in brief

Of every club in the 2009 standings, the New York Yankees won most often, going 103-59. Nobody in 2009 fared worse than the Washington Nationals (59-103). Across the races, the Minnesota Twins (87-76) edged the Detroit Tigers (86-77) in the American League Central, National League West honors went to the Los Angeles Dodgers, whose 95-67 beat the Colorado Rockies's 92-70, the Philadelphia Phillies ran away with the National League East at 93-69, and nobody in the National League Central came near the St. Louis Cardinals's 91-71. The bracket ends with the New York Yankees taking the World Series from the Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 2. Before that, the bracket shows the New York Yankees over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the AL Championship Series (4-2), the Philadelphia Phillies over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Championship Series (4-1), the New York Yankees over the Minnesota Twins in the AL Division Series (3-0), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim over the Boston Red Sox in the AL Division Series (3-0). Albert Pujols led the majors with 47 home runs, ahead of Prince Fielder with 46. The qualified batting-average board starts with Joe Mauer at .365, with Ichiro Suzuki next at .352. In 2009 the qualifying line sat at 502 plate appearances, from a 162-game club schedule. Every 2009 hitter and pitcher past the display floor is on the 2009 leaders page.