The 2009

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season was the franchise's 33rd in

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, and the 20th full season of play at the

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. The team was managed by Cito Gaston, who was hired by the team midway through the 2008 season.

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J. P. Ricciardi was fired on the penultimate day of the season, as the team again failed to make the playoffs. He was replaced by Assistant General Manager

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. The team started the season well, and was in first place in the

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with a 27–14 record. The team was swept by the

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from May 19 to 21, the first of nine straight losses that ultimately led to a disappointing season with a record of 75–87, 28 games behind the division lead, and 20 games behind the wild card spot. It was the first time that Toronto had finished with a losing record since 2005, when they finished 80–82.

Offseason

Front office reorganization

Ted Rogers, the founder of

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and the Blue Jays' owner, died at the age of 75 on December 2, 2008, at his home in

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. Rogers purchased the Blue Jays in 2000, hoping to lead the franchise to its first playoff berth since the club last won the World Series in

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. The team continues to be owned and operated by Rogers Blue Jays Baseball Partnership, a division of Rogers Communications. Prior to Rogers' death, the team named

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as interim president of baseball operations and chief operating officer replacing retiring president Paul Godfrey. The first employee in Toronto Blue Jays history, Beeston served in the same capacity with the organization from 1989 to 1997. Soon after being introduced on October 14, 2008, Beeston began a significant reorganization of the baseball operations of the club. In the wake of the

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and the loss of advertising revenue, the team let go of several employees from its media division on December 2. On January 21, 2009, assistant general manager Bart Given was also dismissed to keep "costs down" for the upcoming season according to the team. Additions were made to the scouting department, including the hiring of pro scouts Roy Smith,

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and four others.

Player transactions

The most significant change from the 2008 team was the departure of

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A. J. Burnett, who filed for

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and signed a contract with the

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. Shaun Marcum (elbow), Casey Janssen (shoulder) and

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(labrum) started the season on the disabled list. Janssen has since returned, Getting a loss in his season debut vs the Braves, which the Jays lost 4-3.

Retentions

For the twelfth consecutive season the organization avoided going to an arbitration hearing, re-signing the five arbitration eligible players on the team. The team and relievers

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(one year/$640K), Jeremy Accardo (one year/$900K),

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(one year/$1.45M), Brian Tallet (one year/$1.025M) and Shawn Camp (one year/$750K) along with infielder

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(one year/$2.4M) all came to terms. The team also picked up the club option held on

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Departures

On November 5, 2008, pitcher A. J. Burnett opted out of the remaining two years of his five-year contract, ending months of speculation that the starter was planning to leave Toronto. Burnett, who in 2008 led the team in strikeouts and won 18 games, went on to sign with the division rival

on December 18. None of the five major league

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s from the Blue Jays' 2008 roster were tendered contracts. Catcher Gregg Zaun ended his five-year tenure in Toronto and signed a one-year deal with the rival

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Brad Wilkerson (

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John Parrish (Orioles), and infielder Héctor Luna ( Los Angeles (NL)) all signed minor league contracts elsewhere, while outfielder

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signed a one-year deal with the

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of Japan's Nippon League. Minor league pitching prospect Jean Machi, who had been on the forty-man roster, was also released by the club in November. Another major departure, third baseman

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, was traded to the Cincinnati Reds for personal reasons.

Arrivals

The Blue Jays, faced with financial hardships, the fall of the Canadian dollar against the American dollar and a smaller budget, did not opt to make any major impact moves. Towards the end of spring training, they did however sign Kevin Millar to a one-year deal. Millar is known as a solid player to have in the clubhouse and would find time playing the DH and utility infield. However, with the trade of Scott Rolen to the Cincinnati Reds, the Blue Jays welcomed infielder Edwin Encarnación, relief pitcher Josh Roenicke and a minor league pitching prospect.

= Pitchers

= Two starters recovering from major shoulder surgery would have an opportunity to claim rotation slots with the club coming out of spring training. Former All-Star starter

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, who spent an injury riddled 2008 season with

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was signed on December 12. Left-handed starter

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, who last pitched in the majors in 2007 with St. Louis, was inked to a minor league deal on December 30. Two former first overall draft picks were also acquired by the club. 2002 top selection

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was claimed off waivers from

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in October. The Jays also traded for 2004 number one choice Matt Bush in February. Bush had previously been in the Padres organisation. The team imported fourteen-year Nippon League veteran Ken Takahashi from Japan. Toronto claimed southpaw

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(Baltimore), and reliever T. J. Beam (

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) off waivers. The club also re-signed Dirk Hayhurst in February, days after releasing the former waiver claim.

= Position players

= Former silver slugging catcher Michael Barrett and infielder Kevin Millar were among the prominent additions to the team offensively. Barrett, who missed much of his 2008 season with the Padres due to a facial fracture, is a top candidate to be the Blue Jays backup catcher. Millar, who spent the previous three seasons with Baltimore and hit twenty

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s in 2008, will have an opportunity for a bench or platoon role with the Jays. In January, the team signed outfielder

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(Boston) and infielder Brandon Fahey (Baltimore) to minor league deals. In December, the team inked catcher Raúl Chávez (Pittsburgh) and

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Randy Ruiz (

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). In October the club announced it signed former Orioles pitcher

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and will attempt to convert him to a

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Injuries

Starter Shaun Marcum was lost for the 2009 season when he underwent Tommy John surgery in the fall of 2008. The right-hander went under the knife to repair ligaments in his pitching elbow, and is tentatively expected to be back for the Jays' 2010 spring training. Pitcher Casey Janssen who missed all of 2008 due to shoulder problems was expected to compete for a rotation spot, but was put on the 15-day disabled list just before the season began. Starter

who is recovering from right labrum surgery is expected to rejoin the club sometime in May. On April 23, the Blue Jays placed starting pitcher Ricky Romero and closer B. J. Ryan on the 15-day disabled list. Romero was suffering from a right oblique strain, while Ryan was sent to see a specialist for a tight left

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. Ryan has since returned, but not as the closer. On June 9, it was announced that Jesse Litsch will undergo season-ending ligament replacement ("Tommy John") surgery.

Broadcasts

The Jays' flagship station for radio is The FAN 590, which has all 162 regular season games.

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and Alan Ashby will call all 162, with Mike Wilner being the third personality. Mike will also host the pregame and postgame show for each game, as long as there is time for it before/after. The Blue Jays' flagship TV station is

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, which is airing over 100 games in 2009 for the Jays. The two other stations are both in the TSN network, TSN and

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. TSN has coverage starting after they are done with NHL on TSN (during the Stanley Cup Finals, coverage usually starts). From May 19–21, the two Jays stations were occupied with hockey and TSN2 airs the Jays in TSN's place. With Sportsnet taking care of the annual

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, and TSN covering the NHL conference finals, TSN2 was open, and took in at the time, the biggest series of the Jays' young season. Rod Black and Pat Tabler did not cover this series though, TSN2 broadcast NESN coverage. TSN2 had the September 13 game versus the Tigers and will air the Jays home closer versus the Mariners on September 27. Untelevised games can be seen on JaysVision on Rogers Cable (digital only). Otherwise, the viewer must subscribe to

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, which gets the feed from the opposing team's station. MLB Extra Innings is available on satellite and digital cable.

Regular season

Season summary

The Jays began the year with a schedule that had them playing teams from the Central and the West divisions for 24 games in April.

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slugged out an opening day record 6 RBI, and the Jays pummeled the Tigers, giving

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the win. They went on to win the first 6 series of the season, and finished April with a 15-9 record, tied with the Red Sox for first in the AL East. The first game against the New York Yankees occurred on May 12, in a marquee matchup of Roy Halladay versus former teammate A. J. Burnett. Not only did the Jays win 8-2, but Halladay recorded his first complete game of the season, while giving Burnett his first loss on the year. The Jays drew a crowd of 43,737 fans. This was the first non-home opener Rogers Centre sell out since July 22 of the previous year against the Yankees, drawing a crowd of 50,014. However, the remaining two games of the 2009series were won by the Yankees, making this the first series lost by the Jays at home that season. They followed this with a series sweep of the

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, at which time the Jays had the best record (27-14) in the American League, but this was followed by a disastrous road trip to Boston,

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and Baltimore during which the Jays lost 9 straight games, tying their longest away-game losing streak since a nine-game run in May 2007. This left the Jays at 27-23, behind Boston and the Yankees by 1.5 games. The Blue Jays then bounced back, taking two out of three from Boston, and had some more considerable successes, most notably a three-game road sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies. However, they never again held a playoff position, and gradually faded out of the picture: they were out of contention by the All-Star break, and were never able to mount any sort of charge reminiscent of 2008's 10-game winning streak to get back in the race. Roy Halladay and Aaron Hill were named to the American League All-Star team. Halladay was the starting pitcher, and Hill started the game at second base.

Firing of J. P. Ricciardi

On October 3, the J. P. Ricciardi era ended in Toronto. When he took over in 2002, he guaranteed a playoff berth; the Jays never even came close to a playoff berth, never finishing better than 10 games behind the top of the division during Ricciardi's reign. After a promising start to 2009, the Jays faltered, and Ricciardi publicized the topic of a

trade, which many Jays fans disapproved. Allegedly, Ricciardi told

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of Fox Sports a day before the firing, in which some Blue Jays players spoke critically about Cito Gaston. A day later,

reportedly found out about Ricciardi leaking the information to the media, and promptly fired him. Assistant GM

took over immediately.

Season standings

AL East

Detailed record

Vs. opponents

2009 draft picks

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Roster

Game log

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, , 6–2 , , Romero (1–0) , , Porcello (0–1) , , , , 15,297 , , 3–1 , , +½ , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 5 , , April 10 , , @ Indians , , 13–7 , , League (1–0) , , Pérez (0–1) , , , , 42,473 , , 4–1 , , +½ , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 6 , , April 11 , , @ Indians , , 5–4 , , Halladay (2–0) , , Lee (0–2) , , Frasor (1) , , 20,895 , , 5–1 , , +½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 7 , , April 12 , , @ Indians , , 8–4 , , Reyes (1–0) , , Purcey (0–1) , , , , 14,216 , , 5–2 , , +½ , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 8 , , April 13 , , @

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, , 12–2 , , Richmond (1–0) , , Baker (0–1) , , , , 19,471 , , 7–3 , , +½ , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 11 , , April 16 , , @

, , 9–2 , , Halladay (3–0) , , Liriano (0–3) , , , , 15,169 , , 8–3 , , +1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 12 , , April 17 , ,

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, , 4–3 , , Halladay (4–1) , , Linebrink (0–1) , , Downs (2) , , 31,459 , , 14–6 , , +1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 21 , , April 27 , , @ Royals , , 7–1 , , Bannister (2–0) , , Purcey (0–2) , , , , 9,685 , , 14–7 , , 0 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 22 , , April 28 , , @ Royals , , 8–1 , , Richmond (3–0) , , Meche (1–2) , , , , 15,191 , , 15–7 , , +1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 23 , , April 29 , , @ Royals , , 11–3 , , Greinke (5–0) , , Tallet (1–1) , , , , 10,619 , , 15–8 , , 0 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 24 , , April 30 , , @ Royals , , 8–6 , ,

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Orioles Oriole or Orioles may refer to: Animals * Old World oriole, colorful passerine birds in the family Oriolidae * New World oriole, a group of birds in the family Icteridae Music * The Orioles, an R&B and doo-wop group of the late 1940s and earl ...

, , 8–4 , , Halladay (5–1) , , Hendrickson (1–4) , , , , 20,020 , , 16–9 , , +1 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 26 , , May 2 , ,

, , 5–4 (11) , , Frasor (4–0) , , Bass (0–1) , , , , 18,331 , , 17–9 , , +1 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 27 , , May 3 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Richmond (4–0) , , Guthrie (2–2) , , Downs (3) , , 20,418 , , 18–9 , , +2 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 28 , , May 4 , , Indians , , 9–7 (12) , , Betancourt (1–1) , , Camp (0–1) , ,

Lewis Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * "Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead ...

(1) , , 15,295 , , 18–10 , , +1 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 29 , , May 5 , , Indians , , 10–6, , Wolfe (1–0) , , Chulk (0–1) , , , , 22,005 , , 19–10 , , +1 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 30 , , May 6 , , @

Angels In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles incl ...

, , 13–1 , , Halladay (6–1) , , Ortega (0–2) , , , , 41,123 , , 20–10 , , +2 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 31 , , May 7 , , @

, , 6–1 , , Weaver (3–1) , , Ray (0–1) , , , , 41,007 , , 20–11 , , +1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 32 , , May 8 , , @

, , 5–3 , , Wuertz (2–1) , , Richmond (4–1) , , Bailey (1) , , 14,103 , , 20–12 , , 0 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 33 , , May 9 , , @

, , 6–4 , , Tallet (2–1) , , Gallagher (1–1) , , , , 15,817 , , 21–12 , , +1 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 34 , , May 10 , , @

, , 5–0 , , Cecil (1–0) , , Braden (3–4) , , , , 15,126 , , 22–12 , , +1 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 35 , , May 12 , ,

Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

, , 5–1 , , Halladay (7–1) , , Burnett (2–1) , , , , 43,737 , , 23–12 , , +1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 36 , , May 13 , ,

, , 8–2 , , Pettitte (3–1) , , Richmond (4–2) , , , , 20,164 , , 23–13 , , +1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 37 , , May 14 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Sabathia (3–3) , , Carlson (0–2) , ,

Rivera Rivera () is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay. The border with Brazil joins it with the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento, which is only a street away from it, at the north end of Route 5. Together, they form an urban area of aro ...

(7) , , 22,667 , , 23–14 , , +1 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 38 , , May 15 , ,

, , 8–3 , , Cecil (2–0) , , Danks (2–3) , , , , 17,241 , , 24–14 , , +2 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 39 , , May 16 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Ray (1–1) , , Linebrink (1–2) , , Downs (4) , , 21,879 , , 25–14 , , +2 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 40 , , May 17 , ,

, , 8–2 , , Halladay (8–1) , , Floyd (2–4) , , , , 37,137 , , 26–14 , , +3 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 41 , , May 18 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Carlson (1–2) , , Dotel (1–1) , , Downs (5) , , 24,206 , , 27–14 , , +3½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 42 , , May 19 , , @

, , 2–1 , ,

Wakefield Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 99,251 in the 2011 census.https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks101ew Census 2011 table KS101EW Usual resident population, ...

(5–2) , , Tallet (2–2) , , Papelbon (11) , , 37,830 , , 27–15 , , +2½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 43 , , May 20 , , @

, , 8–3 , , Penny (4–1) , , Cecil (2–1) , , , , 38,099 , , 27–16 , , +1½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 44 , , May 21 , , @

, , 5–1 , ,

Lester Lester is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname and given name. Notable people and characters with the name include: People Given name * Lester Bangs (1948–1982), American music critic * Lester W. Bentley (1908–1972), American artist from Wisc ...

(3–4) , , Ray (1–2), , , , 38,347 , , 27–17 , , +½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 45 , , May 22 , , @ Braves , , 1–0 , , Kawakami (3–5) , , Carlson (1–3) , , González (7) , , 21,533 , , 27–18 , , +½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 46 , , May 23 , , @ Braves , , 4–3 , , Lowe (6–2) , , Janssen (0–1) , , Soriano (4) , , 27,377 , , 27–19 , , +½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 47 , , May 24 , , @ Braves , , 10–2 , , Bennett (2–1) , , Camp (0–2) , , , , 23,971 , , 27–20 , , ½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 48 , , May 25 , , @

, , 4–1 , , Guthrie (4–4) , , Tallet (2–3) , , Sherrill (10) , , 24,904 , , 27–21 , , 1½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 49 , , May 26 , , @

, , 7–2 , , Berken (1–0) , , Romero (2–1) , , , , 10,130 , , 27–22 , , 1½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 50 , , May 27 , , @

, , 12–10 (11) , ,

Báez Báez is a Cuban village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Placetas, in Villa Clara Province. In 2011 it had a population of around 7,000. History The village was founded in 1804 with the name ''Hat ...

(4–1) , , Wolfe (1–1) , , , , 13,713 , , 27–23 , , 1½ , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 51 , , May 29 , ,

, , 6–3 , , Janssen (1–1) , ,

(6–3), , Downs (6) , , 32,026 , , 28–23 , , 1½ , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 52 , , May 30 , ,

, , 5–3 , , Tallet (3–3) , , Ramírez (4–2) , , Downs (7) , , 35,484 , , 29–23 , , 1½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 53 , , May 31 , ,

, , 8–2 , ,

(4–5) , , Romero (2–2) , , , , 30,496 , , 29–24 , , 1½ , - , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 54 , , June 2 , ,

, , 6–4 , , Halladay (9–1) , ,

Saunders Saunders is a surname of English and Scottish patronymic origin derived from Sander, a mediaeval form of Alexander.See also: Sander (name) People * Ab Saunders (1851–1883), American cowboy and gunman * Al Saunders (born 1947), American foot ...

(6–4) , , , , 26,809 , , 30–24 , , 2 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 55 , , June 3 , ,

, , 8–1 , , Weaver (5–2) , , Janssen (1–2) , , , , 17,127 , , 30–25 , , 2 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 56 , , June 4 , ,

, , 6–5 , , Speier (2–1) , , League (1–2) , , , , 31,163 , , 30–26 , , 3 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 57 , , June 5 , , Royals , , 9–3 , , Romero (3–2) , , Greinke (8–2) , , , , 15,435 , , 31–26 , , 2½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 58 , , June 6 , , Royals , , 6–2 , , Hochevar (1–2) , , Richmond (4–3) , , , , 16,552 , , 31–27 , , 3 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 59 , , June 7 , , Royals , , 4–0 , , Halladay (10–1), ,

(2–6) , , , , 21,071 , , 32–27 , , 2½ , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 60 , , June 8 , , @ Rangers , , 6–3 , , Janssen (2–2) , ,

Feldman Feldman is a German and Ashkenazi Jewish surname. Notable people with the surname include: Academics * Arthur Feldman (born 1949), American cardiologist * David B. Feldman, American psychologist * David Feldman (historian), American historian ...

(5–1) , , Downs (8) , , 17,856 , , 33–27 , , 2½ , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 61 , , June 9 , , @ Rangers , , 9–0 , , Tallet (4–3) , , Mathis (0–1) , , , , 17,535 , , 34–27 , , 1½ , - align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" , –, , June 10 , , @ Rangers , , colspan=6, ''Postponed (rain)'' Rescheduled for September 1, , 2 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 62 , , June 11 , , @ Rangers , , 1–0 , , Millwood (6–4) , , Romero (3–3) , , Wilson (6) , , 16,073 , , 34–28, , 3 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 63 , , June 12 , , Marlins , , 7–3 , , Meyer (1–0) , , League (1–3) , , , , 17,922 , , 34–29 , , 4 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 64 , , June 13 , , Marlins , , 6–5 , ,

West West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some ...

(2–1) , , Janssen (2–3) , , Lindstrom (12) , , 20,634 , , 34–30 , , 5 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 65 , , June 14 , , Marlins , , 11–3 , ,

Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...

(6–1) , , Tallet (4–4), , , , 20,985 , , 34–31 , , 5 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 66 , , June 16 , , @

Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citize ...

, , 8–3 (10) , , Downs (1–0) , , Condrey (4–2) , , , , 44,958 , , 35–31 , , 5 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 67 , , June 17 , , @

, , 7–1 , , Richmond (5–3) , , Moyer (4–6) , , , , 42,091 , , 36–31 , , 5 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 68 , , June 18 , , @

, , 8–7 , , Frasor (5–0) , , Madson (2–2) , , Accardo (1) , , 44,036 , , 37–31 , , 4 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 69 , , June 19 , , @ Nationals , , 2–1 (11) , , Colomé (1–0) , , Frasor (5–1) , , , , 20,860 , , 37–32 , , 4 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 70 , , June 20 , , @ Nationals , , 5–3 (12) , , Tavárez (3–4) , , Richmond (5–4) , , , , 22,142 , , 37–33 , , 5 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 71 , , June 21 , , @ Nationals , , 9–4 , , Romero (4–3) , , Martis (5–2) , , , , 26,610 , , 38–33 , , 5 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 72 , , June 23 , ,

Reds Reds may refer to: General * Red (political adjective), supporters of Communism or socialism * Reds (January Uprising), a faction of the Polish insurrectionists during the January Uprising in 1863 * USSR (or, to a lesser extent, China) during th ...

, , 7–5 , , Tallet (5–4) , , Owings (4–8) , , Frasor (2) , , 30,351 , , 39–33 , , 5 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 73 , , June 24 , ,

, , 8–2 , , Richmond (6–4) , , Arroyo (8–6) , , , , 15,409 , , 40–33 , , 5 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 74 , , June 25 , ,

, , 7–5 , , Cueto (6–4) , , Camp (0–3) , , Cordero (18) , , 15,329 , , 40–34 , , 5 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 75 , , June 26 , ,

, , 6–1 , , Romero (5–3) , , Hamels (4–4) , , , , 21,331 , , 41–34 , , 5 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 76 , , June 27 , ,

, , 10–0 , ,

Happ Happ is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Dieter Happ (born 1970), Austrian snowboarder * Ethan Happ (born 1996), American basketball player *Ian Happ Ian Edward Happ (born August 12, 1994) is an American professional basebal ...

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Mills Mills is the plural form of mill, but may also refer to: As a name * Mills (surname), a common family name of English or Gaelic origin * Mills (given name) *Mills, a fictional British secret agent in a trilogy by writer Manning O'Brine Places Uni ...

(0–1) , , , , 28,805 , , 41–35 , , 6 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 77 , , June 28 , ,

, , 5–4 , , Moyer (6–6) , , Tallet (5–5) , , Lidge (14) , , 36,378 , , 41–36 , , 6 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 78 , , June 29 , ,

Rays Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin Science and mathematics * Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point * Ray (gra ...

, , 4–1 , , Niemann (7–4) , , Halladay (10–2) , ,

Choate Choate may refer to: Places Canada * Choate, British Columbia, a locality in the Fraser Canyon of British Columbia, Canada * , a lake in the Cariboo region of British Columbia, Canada United States * Choate Mental Health and Development Center, a ...

(4) , , 15,665 , , 41–37 , , 7 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 79 , , June 30 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Garza (6–5) , , Richmond (6–5) , ,

Howell Howell may refer to: Places In the United Kingdom *Howell, Lincolnshire, England In the United States *Howell, Georgia * Howell, Evansville, a neighborhood of Evansville, Indiana *Howell, Michigan * Howell, Missouri *Howell, Utah * Howell C ...

(6) , , 15,477 , , 41–38 , , 7 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 80 , , July 1 , ,

, , 5–0 , , Romero (6–3) , ,

Shields A shield is a piece of personal armour held in the hand, which may or may not be strapped to the wrist or forearm. Shields are used to intercept specific attacks, whether from close-ranged weaponry or projectiles such as arrows, by means of ...

(6–6) , , , , 30,533 , , 42–38 , , 7 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 81 , , July 3 , , @

, , 4–2, , Burnett (7–4) , , Tallet (5–6), ,

(21), , 46,308, , 42–39, , 7 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 82 , , July 4 , , @

, , 6–5 (12) , , Tomko (1–2), , Camp (0–4), , , , 46,620, , 42–40, , 7 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 83 , , July 5 , , @

, , 10–8 , , Albaladejo (3–1) , , Ryan (1–1), , Aceves (1) , , 46,320 , , 42–41 , , 8 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 84 , , July 6 , , @

, , 7–6 , , Romero (7–3) , , Pettitte (8–4) , , Frasor (3) , , 46,450 , , 43–41 , , 7 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 85 , , July 7 , , @

, , 3–1 (11) , , Wheeler (3–1) , , League (1–4) , , , , 15,244 , , 43–42 , , 8 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 86 , , July 8 , , @

, , 10–9 , ,

(5–2) , , Frasor (5–2) , , , , 15,252 , , 43–43 , , 9 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 87 , , July 9 , , @

, , 3–2 , ,

Price A price is the (usually not negative) quantity of payment or compensation given by one party to another in return for goods or services. In some situations, the price of production has a different name. If the product is a "good" in the ...

(3–3) , , Halladay (10–3) , , Wheeler (1) , , 25,749 , , 43–44 , , 9 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 88 , , July 10 , , @

, , 2–0 , , Cecil (3–1) , , Berken (1–6) , , Downs (9) , , 30,574 , , 44–44 , , 9 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 89 , , July 11 , , @

, , 4–3 (12) , , Hendrickson (5–4) , , Carlson (1–4) , , , , 28,281 , , 44–45 , , 10 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 90 , , July 12 , , @

, , 4–2 , , Bergesen (6–3) , , Rzepczynski (0–1) , , Sherrill (20) , , 21,621 , , 44–46 , , 11 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 91 , , July 17 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Buchholz (1–0) , , Romero (7–4) , , Papelbon (24) , , 32,928 , , 44–47 , , 12 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 92 , , July 18 , ,

, , 6–2 , , Rzepczynski (1–1) , , Penny (6–4) , , , , 36,926 , , 45–47 , , 11 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 93 , , July 19 , ,

, , 3–1 , , Halladay (11–3) , ,

(8–7) , , , , 36,534 , , 46–47 , , 10 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 94 , , July 21 , , Indians , , 2–1 , , Lee (6–9) , , Downs(1–1) , , , , 18,330 , , 46–48 , , 10½ , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 95 , , July 22 , , Indians , , 10–6 , , Romero (8–4) , , Pavano (8–8) , , , , 18,375 , , 47–48 , , 10½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 96 , , July 23 , , Indians , , 5–4 , , Huff (5–4) , , Rzepczynski (1–2), ,

Wood Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin ...

(13) , , 32,061 , , 47–49 , , 11½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 97 , , July 24 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Garza (7–7) , , Downs (1–2), ,

(11) , , 24,161, , 47–50 , , 12½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 98 , , July 25 , ,

, , 10–9 (12) , ,

(6–2) , , Camp (0–5) , ,

Nelson Nelson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers * ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...

(3) , , 26,527 , , 47–51 , , 12½ , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 99 , , July 26 , ,

, , 5–1 , , Cecil (4–1) , , Niemann (9–5), , , , 30,610 , , 48–51 , , 12½ , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 100 , , July 27 , , @ Mariners , , 11–4 , , Romero (9–4) , , Hernández (11–4) , , , , 28,696 , , 49–51 , , 12½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 101 , , July 28 , , @ Mariners , , 4–3 , , Aardsma (3–3) , , Downs (1–3) , , , , 26,148 , , 49–52 , , 12½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 102 , , July 29 , , @ Mariners , , 3–2 , , Rowland-Smith (1–1), , Halladay (11–4) , , Aardsma (25) , , 32,649 , , 49–53 , , 13½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 103 , , July 31 , , @

, , 8–5 , , Braden (8–9) , , Richmond (6–6), , Bailey (14) , , 12,151 , , 49–54 , , 13 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 104 , , August 1 , , @

, , 6–5 , , Cecil (5–1) , , Cahill (6–10) , , Frasor (4) , , 35,067 , , 50–54 , , 12 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 105 , , August 2 , , @

, , 7–2 , , Romero (10–4) , , Mazzaro (2–8) , , , , 13,070 , , 51–54 , , 12 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 106 , , August 4 , ,

, , 5–3 , , Pettitte (9–6) , , Halladay (11–5) , , , , 33,669 , , 51–55 , , 13 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 107 , , August 5 , ,

, , 8–4 , , Aceves (7–1) , , Rzepczynski (1–3) , , , , 31,402 , , 51–56 , , 14 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 108 , , August 7 , ,

, , 7–5 , , Berken (2–9) , , Romero (10–5) , ,

(3) , , 30,795 , , 51–57 , , 15½ , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 109 , , August 8 , ,

, , 3–2 (10) , , Frasor (6–2), ,

(4–6) , , , , 28,613 , , 52–57 , , 16½ , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 110 , , August 9 , ,

, , 7–3 , , Halladay (12–5) , , Matusz (1–1) , , , , 27,464 , , 53–57 , , 15½ , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 111 , , August 10 , , @

, , 5–4 , , Camp (1–5) , ,

Mitre The mitre (Commonwealth English) (; Greek: μίτρα, "headband" or "turban") or miter (American English; see spelling differences), is a type of headgear now known as the traditional, ceremonial headdress of bishops and certain abbots in ...

(1–1), , Frasor (5) , , 46,376, , 54–57 , , 14½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 112 , , August 11 , , @

, , 7–5 , ,

Robertson Robertson may refer to: People * Robertson (surname) (includes a list of people with this name) * Robertson (given name) * Clan Robertson, a Scottish clan * Robertson, stage name of Belgian magician Étienne-Gaspard Robert (1763–1837) Places ...

(2–1), , Carlson (1–5) , ,

(33), , 46,523 , , 54–58 , , 15½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 113 , , August 12 , , @

, , 4–3 , , Gaudin (5–10) , , Camp (1–6) , , , , 47,113 , , 54–59 , , 16½ , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 114 , , August 14 , , @

, , 5–2 , , Halladay (13–5) , ,

(7–9) , , Frasor (6) , , 21,522 , , 55–59 , , 17 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 115 , , August 15 , , @

, , 8–3 , , Kazmir (7–7) , , Tallet (5–7) , , , , 29,632 , , 55–60 , , 18 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 116 , , August 16 , , @

, , 5–2 , , Wheeler (4–3), , League (1–5) , , , , 24,625 , , 55–61 , , 18½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 117 , , August 18 , ,

, , 10–9 , , Okajima (4–0) , , Janssen (2–4) , , Papelbon (29) , , 25,472, , 55–62 , , 18½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 118 , , August 19 , ,

, , 6–1 , , Buchholz (2–3) , , Halladay (13–6) , , , , 25,925 , , 55–63 , , 19½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 119 , , August 20 , ,

, , 8–1 , ,

(10–7) , , Cecil (5–2) , , , , 22,817 , , 55–64 , , 20 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 120 , , August 21 , ,

, , 5–4 , , Rzepczynski (2–3) , ,

O'Sullivan O'Sullivan ( ga, Ó Súilleabháin, Súileabhánach) is an Irish Gaelic clan based most prominently in what is today County Cork and County Kerry. The surname is associated with the southwestern part of Ireland, and was originally found in Count ...

(3–2) , , Janssen (1) , , 15,993 , , 56–64 , , 20 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 121 , , August 22 , ,

, , 7–3 , , Santana (7–6) , , Richmond (6–7) , , , , 23,235 , , 56–65 , , 20 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 122 , , August 23 , ,

, , 8–3 , , Romero (11–5) , ,

Bell A bell is a directly struck idiophone percussion instrument. Most bells have the shape of a hollow cup that when struck vibrates in a single strong strike tone, with its sides forming an efficient resonator. The strike may be made by an inte ...

(1–1) , , , , 23,935 , , 57–65 , , 20½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 123 , , August 24 , ,

, , 12–7 , , Niemann (12–5) , , Halladay (13–7) , , , , 17,184 , , 57–66 , , 20½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 124 , , August 25 , ,

, , 7–3 , ,

(8–10) , , Cecil (5–3) , , , , 17,307 , , 57–67 , , 20½ , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 125 , , August 26 , ,

, , 3–2 , , League (2–5) , ,

(6–4) , , , , 15,349 , , 58–67 , , 20½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 126 , , August 28 , , @

, , 6–5 , , Okajima (5–0) , , Tallet (5–8) , , Papelbon (31) , , 37,844 , , 58–68 , , 21 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 127 , , August 29 , , @

, , 3–2 , , Buchholz (3–3) , , Romero (11–6) , , Papelbon (32) , , 37,452 , , 58–69, , 22 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 128 , , August 30 , , @

, , 7–0 , ,

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(1–0) , , Halladay (13–8) , , , , 37,560 , , 58–70 , , 23 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 129 , , August 31 , , @ Rangers , , 18–10 , , Cecil (6–3) , ,

Holland Holland is a geographical regionG. Geerts & H. Heestermans, 1981, ''Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Deel I'', Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht, p 1105 and former province on the western coast of the Netherlands. From the 10th to the 16th c ...

(7–9) , , , , 16,675 , , 59–70 , , 23 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 130 , , September 1 , , @ Rangers , , 5–2 , , Nippert (5–2) , , Rzepczynski (2–4) , ,

(20) , , , , 59–71 , , 24½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 131 , , September 1 , , @ Rangers , , 5–2 , , McCarthy (6–2) , , Tallet (5–9) , ,

(21) , , 17,203 , , 59–72 , , 24½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 132 , , September 2 , , @ Rangers , , 6–4 , , Hunter (7–3) , , Richmond (6–8) , ,

(22) , , 21,836 , , 59–73 , , 25½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 133 , , September 3 , ,

, , 10–5 , , Aceves (10–1) , , Romero (11–7), , , , 22,773 , , 59–74 , , 26½ , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 134 , , September 4 , ,

, , 6–0 , , Halladay (14–8) , ,

Chamberlain Chamberlain may refer to: Profession *Chamberlain (office), the officer in charge of managing the household of a sovereign or other noble figure People *Chamberlain (surname) **Houston Stewart Chamberlain (1855–1927), German-British philosop ...

(8–5) , , , , 22,179 , , 60–74 , , 25½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 135 , , September 5 , ,

, , 6–4 , , Pettitte (13–6) , , Cecil (6–4) , , Hughes (3) , , 31,295 , , 60–75 , , 26½ , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 136 , , September 6 , ,

, , 14–8 , , Tallet (6–9) , ,

(3–2) , , , , 30,873 , , 61–75 , , 25½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 137 , , September 7 , ,

, , 6–3 , , Crain (5–4) , , Richmond (6–9) , , Nathan (37) , , 13,153 , , 61–76 , , 27 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 138 , , September 8 , ,

, , 6–3 , , Romero (12–7) , , Rauch (4–3) , , Frasor (7) , , 13,488 , , 62–76, , 27 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 139 , , September 9 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Pavano (12–11) , , Halladay (14–9) , , Nathan (38) , , 11,159 , , 62–77 , , 28 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 140 , , September 10 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Cecil (7–4) , , Baker (13–8) , , Frasor (8) , , 11,461 , , 63–77 , , 27½ , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 141 , , September 11 , , @

, , 6–4 , , Tallet (7–9) , ,

(2–1) , , Frasor (9) , , 31,575 , , 64–77 , , 26½ , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 142 , , September 12 , , @

, , 8–6 , , League (3–5) , , Rodney (2–4) , , Frasor (10) , , 36,142 , , 65–77 , , 25½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 143 , , September 13 , , @

, , 7–2 , , Porcello (13–8) , , Romero (12–8) , , , , 32,468 , , 65–78 , , 26½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 144 , , September 14 , , @

, , 6–5 (10) , ,

Seay Seay is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Abraham Jefferson Seay * Albert Seay, American musicologist * Bobby Seay * Clarence Seay * Dick Seay * Edward T. Seay (c. 1869-1941), American lawyer and politician * Frank Howell Se ...

(6–3) , , Wolfe (1–2) , , , , 24,375 , , 65–79 , , 27½ , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 145 , , September 15 , , @

, , 10–4 , , Halladay (15–9) , ,

(3–3) , , , , 45,847 , , 66–79 , , 26½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 146 , , September 16 , , @

, , 5–4 , ,

(3–2) , , Frasor (6–3) , , , , 46,046 , , 66–80 , , 27½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 147 , , September 18 , , @

, , 11–4 , ,

(10–11) , , Richmond (6–10) , , , , 18,426 , , 66–81 , , 27½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 148 , , September 19 , , @

, , 4–0 , , Garza (8–10) , , Romero (12–9) , , , , 22,705 , , 66–82 , , 28½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 149 , , September 20 , , @

, , 3–1 , ,

(9–7) , , Halladay (15–10) , ,

(17) , , 20,937 , , 66–83 , , 28½ , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 150 , , September 21 , ,

, , 9–2 , , Purcey (1–2) , , Tillamn (2–4) , , , , 11,598 , , 67–83 , , 27½ , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 151 , , September 22 , ,

, , 6–5 (11) , , Camp (2–6) , , Sarfate (0–1), , , , 11,869 , , 68–83 , , 27½ , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 152 , , September 23 , ,

, , 7–3 , , Richmond (7–10) , , Guthrie (10–16) , , , , 13,743 , , 69–83 , , 27½ , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 153 , , September 24 , , Mariners , , 5–4 , , Hernández (17–5) , , Carlson (1–6) , , Aardsma (36) , , 15,306 , , 69–84 , , 28 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 154 , , September 25 , , Mariners , , 5–0 , , Halladay (16–10) , , Fister (2–4) , , , , 20,668 , , 70–84 , , 28 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 155 , , September 26 , , Mariners , , 5–4 (10) , , Frasor (7–3) , , Kelley (5–4) , , , , 29,783 , , 71–84 , , 28 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 156 , , September 27 , , Mariners , , 5–4 , , Wolfe (2–2) , , Rowland-Smith (4–4) , , Camp (1) , , 39,052 , , 72–84 , , 28 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 157 , , September 28 , , @

, , 11–5 (7) , , Richmond (8–10), ,

Bowden Bowden may refer to: Places Australia * Bowden Island, one of the Family Islands in Queensland * Bowden, South Australia, northwestern suburb of Adelaide * Bowden railway station Canada * Bowden, Alberta, town in central Alberta England * Bowde ...

(0–1) , , , , 37,591 , , 73–84 , , 28 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 158 , , September 29 , , @

, , 8–7 , , Romero (13–9) , , Buchholz (7–4) , , Frasor (11) , , 37,618 , , 74–84 , , 28 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 159 , , September 30 , , @

, , 12–0 , , Halladay (17–10) , ,

(11–5) , , , , 37,246 , , 75–84 , , 27 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 160 , , October 2 , , @

, , 13–7 , , Berken (6–12) , , Purcey (1–3) , , , , 16,921 , , 75–85 , , 27 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 161 , , October 3 , , @

, , 6–3 , , Hendrickson (6–5) , , Richmond (8–11) , ,

(10) , , 23,254 , , 75–86 , , 27 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 162 , , October 4 , , @

, , 5–4 (11) , ,

Albers Albers is a Dutch and Low German patronymic surname, meaning " Albert's son". Notable people with the surname include: ;Academics * Heinrich Albers-Schönberg (1865–1921), German gynecologist and radiologist * :de:Johann Abraham Albers (1772– ...

(3–6) , , League (3–6) , , , , 17,969 , , 75–87 , , 28 , -

Player stats

''Note: Yellow background = Team leader''

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''

Pitching

''Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts'' 2009 Toronto Blue Jays season at Baseball Reference
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Honours and awards

All-Star Game * Aaron Hill – 2B (starter) *

– P (starter) Awards * Aaron Hill –

AL Comeback Player of the Year Award The Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award is presented by Major League Baseball (MLB) to the player who is judged to have "re-emerged on the baseball field during a given season." The award was developed in 2005, as part of a sp ...

* Aaron Hill –

Silver Slugger Award The Silver Slugger Award has been awarded annually since 1980 to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League and the National League, as determined by the coaches and managers of Major League Baseball. These voters co ...

-2B *

-DH

Farm system

References

External links

2009 Toronto Blue Jays season at Baseball Reference

2009 Toronto Blue Jays team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

2009 Toronto Blue Jays official site
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