2009 Washington Nationals season

March 2026 November 2013 Washington Nationals 2009 National League East Nationals Park 59–103 (.364) 5th Washington, D.C. Lerner Enterprises Jim Bowden, Mike Rizzo Manny Acta, Jim Riggleman MASNWDCW (CW 50)Bob Carpenter, Ray Knight, Rob Dibble WWWT Charlie Slowes, Dave Jageler The Washington Nationals' 2009 season was the fifth season for the American baseball franchise of Major League Baseball in the District of Columbia, and the 41st since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It involved the Nationals attempting to win the National League East after a disappointing 59–102 season the year before. On July 12, manager Manny Acta was fired and replaced with bench coach Jim Riggleman, though only as an interim manager. Under Acta, the Nationals compiled an MLB worst 26–61 record in 2009 through the All-Star break and a 158–252 record in Acta's three seasons with the Nationals. Riggleman would be named full-time manager in November 2009. The Nationals finished the year with a 59–103 record, worse than the year before by one loss. For the second straight season, they finished with the worst record in Major League Baseball. Nationals' third baseman Ryan Zimmerman won a Gold Glove Award as the best defensive third baseman in the National League and a Silver Slugger Award as the best offensive third baseman in the league. It would be the final season the Nationals lost a hundred games for 13 years. Offseason On November 3, 2008, the Nationals traded minor-leaguer Ryan Buchter to the Chicago Cubs for minor-leaguer Matt Avery.https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/trade-partners.cgi?franch_ID_1=WSN&franch_ID_2=CHC Find Franchise Trade History between Washington Nationals & Chicago Cubs - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com On November 10, 2008, they traded Emilio Bonifacio and minor-leaguers Jake Smolinski and P. J. Dean to the Florida Marlins for Scott Olsen and Josh Willingham.https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/trade-partners.cgi?franch_ID_1=WSN&franch_ID_2=FLA Find Franchise Trade History between Washington Nationals & Miami Marlins - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com Changed uniforms For the 2009 season, the Nationals altered their uniforms. The interlocking "DC" was removed from the star-spangled circle and moved to the left sleeve of both the home and away uniforms. It also has removed from the alternate red jersey and replaced with the "curly W" from the team's cap. A new navy alternate jersey with the interlocked "DC" on the left chest in a "stars and stripes" flag pattern, which has also been emulated on the alternate navy cap, which was worn several times in 2009. Finally, in a tribute to the former baseball teams in the District of Columbia, a script writing of the city name replaced the block lettering, emulating the Senators' script of the 1950s and 1960s – though as those teams used "Senators" on both their home and away uniforms, this marks the first time the "curly W" has actually appeared as part of the word "Washington" on an MLB jersey. The uniforms gained notoriety when on April 17 in a game against the Florida Marlins, the jerseys of Ryan Zimmerman and Adam Dunn read "Natinals" on the front of the jersey instead of "Nationals" for the first three innings of the game.http://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=4087695 Company apologizes for 'Natinals' jersey error April 22, 2009 ESPN.com The Nationals did not catch the error as they only checked the back of the shirts, not the front, but were able to assign to Dunn and Zimmerman the correct jerseys later in the game.Meet your new MLB team: The Washington Natinals http://www.inquisitr.com/22361/meet-your-new-mlb-team-the-washington-natinals/ https://web.archive.org/web/20090426161358/http://www.inquisitr.com/22361/meet-your-new-mlb-team-the-washington-natinals/ April 26, 2009 live July 16, 2009 mdy The company who manufactured the jerseys, Majestic Athletic, apologized for the error. Mascot In March 2009, the Nationals introduced a new version of Screech, their bald eagle mascot who wears the home cap and jersey of the team. The original Screech who "hatched" at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in 2005 during the third home game in Nationals history and had appeared at the team's home games during its first four seasons in Washington, was chubby, but the new Screech was slim. The Nationals explained that they had redesigned Screech because he had "grown up" and become a "teenager."Steinberg, Dan, "About Screech's Unveiling", washingtonpost.com, March 2, 2009 Spring training The Nationals held their 2009 spring training in Viera, Florida, with home games played at Space Coast Stadium. Regular season Season standings Washington Nationals Record vs. opponents WSH +Nationals vs. American LeagueTeamAL EastBALBOSNYYTBRTORWashington2-41-22-10-32–1 Opening Day lineup +Opening Day StartersName Position Lastings Milledge Center fielderCristian Guzmán ShortstopRyan Zimmerman Third basemanAdam Dunn Left fielderNick Johnson First basemanAustin Kearns Right fielderRonnie Belliard Second basemanJesús Flores CatcherJohn Lannan Starting pitcher Notable transactions April 29, 2009: The Nationals traded minor-leaguer Kyle Gunderson to the Florida Marlins for Aaron Thompson. June 17, 2009: The Nationals sent Mike O'Connor to the San Diego Padres as part of a conditional deal.https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/trade-partners.cgi?franch_ID_1=WSN&franch_ID_2=SDP Find Franchise Trade History between Washington Nationals & San Diego Padres - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com June 28, 2009: The Nationals traded Ryan Langerhans to the Seattle Mariners for Michael Morse.https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/trade-partners.cgi?franch_ID_1=WSN&franch_ID_2=SEA Find Franchise Trade History between Washington Nationals & Seattle Mariners - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com June 30, 2009: The Nationals traded Joel Hanrahan and Lastings Milledge to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Sean Burnett and Nyjer Morgan.https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/trade-partners.cgi?franch_ID_1=WSN&franch_ID_2=PIT Find Franchise Trade History between Washington Nationals & Pittsburgh Pirates - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com July 31, 2009: The Nationals traded Joe Beimel to the Colorado Rockies for minor-leaguers Robinson Fabian and Ryan Mattheushttps://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/trade-partners.cgi?franch_ID_1=WSN&franch_ID_2=COL Find Franchise Trade History between Washington Nationals & Colorado Rockies - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com and traded Nick Johnson to the Florida Marlins for Logan Kensing. August 6, 2009: The Nationals purchased minor-leaguers Norris Hopper and Daryle Ward from the Chicago White Soxhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/trade-partners.cgi?franch_ID_1=WSN&franch_ID_2=CHW Find Franchise Trade History between Washington Nationals & Chicago White Sox - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com and traded Anderson Hernández to the New York Mets for minor-leaguer Greg Veloz.https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/trade-partners.cgi?franch_ID_1=WSN&franch_ID_2=NYM Find Franchise Trade History between Washington Nationals & New York Mets - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com August 31, 2009: The Nationals traded Ronnie Belliard to the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor-leaguer Luis Garcia and a player to be named later. The Dodgers sent minor-leaguer Víctor Gárate to the Nationals on September 2, 2009, to complete the trade.https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/trade-partners.cgi?franch_ID_1=WSN&franch_ID_2=LAD Find Franchise Trade History between Washington Nationals & Los Angeles Dodgers - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com September 18, 2009: The Nationals purchased Jamie Burke from the Seattle Mariners. Draft The 2009 Major League Baseball draft took place from June 9 to June 11. With their first pick – the first pick overall – the Nationals selected pitcher Stephen Strasburg. Other notable players the Nationals selected were pitcher Drew Storen (10th overall, a first-round supplemental pick they received for failing to sign Aaron Crow in 2008), second baseman Jeff Kobernus (second round, 50th overall), shortstop Michael A. Taylor (sixth round, 172nd overall), pitcher Taylor Jordan (ninth round, 262nd overall), pitcher Nate Karns (12th round, 352nd overall), and pitcher Marcus Stroman (18th round, 532nd overall).https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=WSN&year_ID=2009&draft_type=junreg& 2009 Washington Nationals Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com Stroman opted not to sign with the team. Roster 2009 Washington Nationals Roster Pitchers 40 Collin Balester 97 Joe Beimel 57 Jason Bergmann 17 Sean Burnett 45,49 Daniel Cabrera 36 Tyler Clippard 43 Jesús Colomé 48 Ross Detwiler 55 Marco Estrada 56 Víctor Gárate 38 Joel Hanrahan 61 Liván Hernández 58 Mike Hinckley 26 Logan Kensing 31 John Lannan 61 Wilfredo Ledezma 54 Mike MacDougal 60 J. D. Martin 39 Shairon Martis 49,50 Garrett Mock 19 Scott Olsen 52 Saúl Rivera 58 Zack Segovia 59 Steven Shell 29 Jorge Sosa 35,39 Craig Stammen 50,55 Julián Tavárez 41 Ron Villone 32 Kip Wells 27 Jordan Zimmermann Catchers  7 Josh Bard 32 Jamie Burke  3 Jesús Flores 23 Wil Nieves Infielders 10 Ronnie Belliard 13 Alex Cintrón  6 Ian Desmond 12 Alberto González 15 Cristian Guzmán  6 Anderson Hernández 24 Nick Johnson 28 Michael Morse 24 Pete Orr 11 Ryan Zimmerman Outfielders  2 Roger Bernadina 34 Elijah Dukes 44 Adam Dunn 22 Willie Harris 25 Austin Kearns 30 Justin Maxwell 44 Lastings Milledge  1 Nyjer Morgan  8 Jorge Padilla  4 Corey Patterson 16 Josh Willingham Manager 14 Manny Acta (Fired on July 12, 2009)  5 Jim Riggleman (Promoted on July 12, 2009) Coaches 39 Pat Corrales(bench) (Hired on July 12, 2009) 18 Rick Eckstein (hitting)  9 Marquis Grissom (first base) 53 Randy Knorr (bullpen) 37 Pat Listach (third base) 45 Steve McCatty (pitching)  5 Jim Riggleman (bench) (Promoted to Manager on July 12, 2009) 46 Randy St. Claire (pitching) Attendance Finishing with the worst record in Major League Baseball for the second consecutive year, the Nationals drew only 1,817,226 fans at Nationals Park in 2009, placing them 13th in attendance among the 16 National League teams for the second year in a row. It was the lowest attendance total in their short history in Washington.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSN/2009-schedule-scores.shtml 2009 Washington Nationals Schedule - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com Their highest attendance at a home game was on April 5, when they drew 41,290 for a game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Opening Day, while their lowest was 10,999 for a game against the Houston Astros on September 20. Their average home attendance was 22,716 per game, their lowest since arriving in Washington in 2005, but slightly higher than their average the following season.http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/montattn.shtml Washington Nationals Attendance Records (1969 - 2018) by Baseball Almanac www.baseball-almanac.com Game log Legend Nationals win Nationals loss PostponementBoldNationals team member background:#ba122b;color:#fff; 2009 game log y background:#11225b;color:white; April (5–16) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 6 || @ Marlins || 12 – 6 || Nolasco (1-0) || Lannan (0-1) || || 34,323 || 0-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 7 || @ Marlins || 8 – 3 || Johnson (1-0) || Olsen (0-1) || || 11,124 || 0-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 8 || @ Marlins || 6 – 4 || Volstad (1-0) || Cabrera (0-1) || Lindstrom (1) || 13,308 || 0-3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 10 || @ Braves || 6 – 5 (10) || Campillo (1-0) || Beimel (0-1) || || 48,327 || 0-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 11 || @ Braves || 5 – 3 || Kawakami (1-0) || Lannan (0-2) || González (1) || 34,325 || 0-5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 12 || @ Braves || 8 – 5 || Jurrjens (2-0) || Olsen (0-2) || Soriano (1) || 19,873 || 0-6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 13 || Phillies || 9 – 8 || Moyer (1-1) || Rivera (0-1) || Lidge (3) || 40,386 || 0-7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || April 15 || Phillies || colspan=6| Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 16 as part of a doubleheader |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || April 16 || Phillies || 8 – 2 || Martis (1-0) || Blanton (0-1) || || 20,494 || 1-7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 17 || Marlins || 3 – 2 (10) || Oviedo (1-0) || Rivera (0-2) || Lindstrom (2) || 19,026 || 1-8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 18 || Marlins || 9 – 6 (11) || Calero (1-0) || Tavárez (0-1) || || 19,860 || 1-9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 19 || Marlins || 7 – 4 || Oviedo (2-0) || Rivera (0-3) || Lindstrom (3) || 16,974 || 1-10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || April 20 || Braves || 3 – 2 || Zimmermann (1-0) || Lowe (1-1) || Hanrahan (1) || 12,464 || 2-10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || April 21 || Braves || 4 – 3 || Martis (2-0) || Kawakami (1-2) || Hanrahan (2) || 15,431 || 3-10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 22 || Braves || 1 – 0 || González (1-0) || Mock (0-1) || Soriano (2) || 15,567 || 3-11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 24 || @ Mets || 4 – 3 || Santana (3-1) || Olsen (0-3) || Rodríguez (4) || 40,522 || 3-12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 25 || @ Mets || 8 – 2 || Pelfrey (2-0) || Cabrera (0-2) || || 39,960 || 3-13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || April 26 || @ Mets || 8 – 1 || Zimmermann (2-0) || Pérez (1-2) || || 40,023 || 4-13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 27 || @ Phillies || 13 – 11 || Happ (1-0) || Hanrahan (0-1) || Madson (1) || 41,620 || 4-14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 28 || @ Phillies || 7 – 1 || Durbin (1-0) || Lannan (0-3) || || 43,930 || 4-15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || April 29 || @ Phillies || 4 – 1 || Olsen (1-3) || Myers (1-2) || Tavárez (1) || 36,351 || 5-15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 30 || Cardinals || 9 – 4 || Pérez (1-1) || Tavárez (0-2) || || 18,007 || 5-16 |- y background:#11225b;color:white; May (9–20) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || May 1 || Cardinals || 6 – 2 || Wellemeyer (2-2) || Zimmermann (2-1) || || 20,712 || 5-17 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || May 2 || Cardinals || 6 – 1 || Martis (3-0) || Piñeiro (4-1) || || 19,950 || 6-17 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || May 3 || Cardinals || colspan=6| Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 23 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || May 4 || Astros || 9 – 4 || Lannan (1-3) || Wright (1-1) || || 14,115 || 7-17 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || May 5* || Astros || 11 – 10 (11) || Hanrahan (1-1) || Hawkins (0-1) || || 19,328 || 8-17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 6 || @ Dodgers || 10 – 3 || Kershaw (1-2) || Cabrera (0-3) || || 31,348 || 8-18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || May 7 || @ Dodgers || 11 – 9 || Villone (1-0) || Wade (0-2) || || 37,074 || 9-18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 8 || @ Diamondbacks || 5 – 4 || Martis (4-0) || Petit (0-3) || Wells (1) || 28,660 || 10-18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || May 9 || @ Diamondbacks || 2 – 1 || Lannan (2-3) || Davis (2-5) || Hanrahan (3) || 27,247 || 11-18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 10 || @ Diamondbacks || 10 – 8 || Vásquez (1-1) || Kensing (0-2) || Qualls (8) || 25,079 || 11-19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 11 || @ Giants || 11 – 7 || Johnson (3-3) || Cabrera (0-4) || Wilson (8) || 23,934 || 11-20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 12 || @ Giants || 9 – 7 || Medders (2-1) || Beimel (0-2) || || 25,701 || 11-21 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || May 13 || @ Giants || 6 – 3 || Martis (5-0) || Zito (1-3) || Wells (2) || 30,120 || 12-21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 15 || Phillies || 10 – 6 (12) || Happ (2-0) || Wells (0-1) || || 23,430 || 12-22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 16 (1) || Phillies || 8 – 5 || Myers (3-2) || Olsen (1-4) || Lidge (6) || 19,910 || 12-23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 16 (2) || Phillies || 7 – 5 (6) || Carpenter (1-0) || Cabrera (0-5) || Condrey (1) || 23,896 || 12-24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 17 || Phillies || 8 – 6 || Escalona (1-0) || Tavárez (0-3) || Lidge (7) || 29,577 || 12-25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 18 || Pirates || 12 – 7 || Ohlendorf (5-3) || Mock (0-2) || || 14,549 || 12-26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 19 || Pirates || 8 – 5 (10) || Gorzelanny (1-0) || Beimel (0-3) || || 18,579 || 12-27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 20 || Pirates || 2 – 1 || Grabow (2-0) || Hanrahan (1-2) || Capps (8) || 17,854 || 12-28 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 21 || Pirates || 5 – 4 || Tavárez (1-3) || Gorzelanny (1-1) || Hanrahan (4) || 17,816 || 13-28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 22 || Orioles || 4 – 2 (12) || Báez (3-1) || Wells (0-2) || Sherrill (8) || 22,556 || 13-29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 23 || Orioles || 2 – 1 || Bass (3-1) || Tavárez (1-4) || Sherrill (9) || 31,833 || 13-30 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 24 || Orioles || 8 – 5 || Villone (2-0) || Ray (0-1) || Hanrahan (5) || 30,880 || 14-30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 25 || @ Mets || 5 – 2 || Maine (4-3) || Lannan (2-4) || Rodríguez (13) || 41,103 || 14-31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 26 || @ Mets || 6 – 1 || Hernández (4-1) || Stammen (0-1) || || 39,376 || 14-32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 27 || @ Mets || 7 – 4 || Santana (7-2) || Zimmermann (2-2) || || 40,171 || 14-33 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || May 29 || @ Phillies || 5 – 4 || Happ (3-0) || Detwiler (0-1) || Lidge (10) || 45,202 || 14-34 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 30 || @ Phillies || 9 – 6 || Hamels (3-2) || Martis (5-1) || Lidge (11) || 45,121 || 14-35 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || May 31 || @ Phillies || 4 – 2 || Moyer (4-5) || Lannan (2-5) || Lidge (12) || 45,239 || 14-36 |- | colspan=9 | *Game suspended by rain at 10–10 in the bottom of the 11th inning, completed on July 9 at Minute Maid Park. |- y background:#11225b;color:white; June (9–17) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 51 || June 2 || Giants || 10 – 6 || Villone (3-0) || Howry (0-3) || || 17,331 || 15-36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || June 3 || Giants || colspan=6| Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for June 4 as part of a doubleheader |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || June 4 (1) || Giants || 5 – 1 || Johnson (5-4) || Zimmermann (2-3) || Wilson (13) || rowspan=2| 16,787The two games on June 4 were played as a single-admission doubleheader with attendance counted only for the two games combined. || 15-37 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 4 (2) || Giants || 4 – 1 (6) || Cain (7-1) || Detwiler (0-2) || || 15-38 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 5 || Mets || 3 – 1 (10) || Green (1-2) || Hanrahan (1-3) || Rodríguez (15) || 20,353 || 15-39 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 || June 6 || Mets || 7 – 1 || Lannan (3-5) || Maine (5-4) || || 31,456 || 16-39 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 7 || Mets || 7 – 0 || Hernández (5-1) || Stammen (0-2) || || 31,841 || 16-40 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 9 || Reds || 3 – 2 || Cueto (6-3) || Detwiler (0-3) || Cordero (15) || 16,274 || 16-41 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 10 || Reds || 4 – 2 (12) || Masset (4-0) || Villone (3-1) || Weathers (1) || 19,766 || 16-42 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 59 || June 11 || Reds || 3 – 2 || Tavárez (2-4) || Herrera (0-2) || Beimel (1) || 19,703 || 17-42 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 12 || @ Rays || 4 – 3 || Howell (2-2) || Villone (3-2) || || 18,273 || 17-43 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 13 || @ Rays || 8 – 3 || Sonnanstine (5-6) || Bergmann (0-1) || || 30,586 || 17-44 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 14 || @ Rays || 5 – 4 || Wheeler (2-1) || Villone (3-3) || Howell (3) || 25,841 || 17-45 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 16 || @ Yankees || 5 – 3 || Sabathia (6-4) || Villone (3-4) || Rivera (15) || 44,873 || 17-46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 64 || June 17 || @ Yankees || 3 – 2 || Lannan (4-5) || Wang (0-5) || MacDougal (1) || 46,052 || 18-46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || June 18 || @ Yankees || 3 – 0 || Stammen (1-2) || Chamberlain (3-2) || MacDougal (2) || 45,143 || 19-46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 66 || June 19 || Blue Jays || 2 – 1 (11) || Colomé (1-0) || Frasor (5-1) || || 20,860 || 20-46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 67 || June 20 || Blue Jays || 5 – 3 (12) || Tavárez (3-4) || Richmond (5-4) || || 22,142 || 21-46 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 21 || Blue Jays || 9 – 4 || Romero (4-3) || Martis (5-2) || || 26,610 || 21-47 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 23 || Red Sox || 11 – 3 || Delcarmen (2-1) || Tavárez (3-5) || || 41,517 || 21-48 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || June 24 || Red Sox || 6 – 4 || Lester (6-6) || Stammen (1-3) || Papelbon (17) || 41,530 || 21-49 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 71 || June 25 || Red Sox || 9 – 3 || Zimmermann (3-3) || Smoltz (0-1) || || 41,985 || 22-49 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || June 26 || @ Orioles || 11 – 1 || Bergesen (5-2) || Detwiler (0-4) || || 45,024 || 22-50 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73 || June 27 || @ Orioles || 6 – 3 || Guthrie (6-7) || Martis (5-3) || Sherrill (16) || 39,633 || 22-51 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 74 || June 28 || @ Orioles || 5 – 3 || Lannan (5-5) || Hernández (1-2) || MacDougal (3) || 25,068 || 23-51 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || June 29 || @ Marlins || 4 – 2 || Nolasco (5-6) || Villone (3-5) || Oviedo (3) || 10,623 || 23-52 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 76 || June 30 || @ Marlins || 7 – 5 (7) || Pinto (3-1) || Beimel (0-4) || || 11,821 || 23-53 |- y background:#11225b;color:white; July (9–18) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || July 1 || @ Marlins || 5 – 3 || Meyer (2-0) || Tavárez (3-6) || Oviedo (4) || 27,032 || 23-54 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || July 3 || Braves || 9 – 8 || Logan (1-0) || Colomé (1-1) || Soriano (8) || 33,982 || 23-55 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 79 || July 4 || Braves || 5 – 3 || Lannan (6-5) || González (3-1) || MacDougal (4) || 23,708 || 24-55 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 80 || July 5 || Braves || 5 – 3 || Olsen (2-4) || Lowe (7-7) || MacDougal (5) || 22,677 || 25-55 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 6 || @ Rockies || 1 – 0 || Marquis (11-5) || Stammen (1-4) || Street (20) || 25,205 || 25-56 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 7 || @ Rockies || 5 – 4 || Embree (2-2) || Tavárez (3-7) || Street (21) || 25,314 || 25-57 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 8 || @ Rockies || 10 – 4 || de la Rosa (6-7) || Detwiler (0-5) || || 23,098 || 25-58 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 9 || @ Astros || 9 – 4 || Arias (2-0) || Lannan (6-6) || || 25,490 || 25-59 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 10 || @ Astros || 6 – 5 || Fulchino (3-3) || Beimel (0-5) || || 33,085 || 25-60 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 86 || July 11 || @ Astros || 13 – 2 || Stammen (2-4) || Hampton (5-6) || || 30,052 || 26-60 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 12 || @ Astros || 5 – 0 || Moehler (6-5) || Zimmermann (3-4) || Valverde (8) || 28,680 || 26-61 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" |colspan=9| All–Star Break (July 13–15) |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 88 || July 16 || Cubs || 6 – 2 || Harden (6-6) || Lannan (6-7) || || 26,980 || 26-62 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 89 || July 17 || Cubs || 3 – 1 || Zambrano (6-4) || Stammen (2-5) || Gregg (17) || 27,581 || 26-63 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 18 || Cubs || 6 – 5 || Wells (5-4) || Zimmermann (3-5) || Gregg (18) || 36,014 || 26-64 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || July 19 || Cubs || 11 – 3 || Hart (1-1) || Mock (0-3) || || 34,574 || 26-65 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || July 20 || Mets || 6 – 2 || Hernández (6-5) || Martin (0-1) || || 19,169 || 26-66 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 93 || July 21 || Mets || 4 – 0 || Lannan (7-7) || Pérez (2-3) || || 23,390 || 27-66 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 94 || July 22 || Mets || 3 – 1 || Stammen (3-5) || Pelfrey (7-6) || MacDougal (6) || 23,583 || 28-66 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 23 || Cardinals || 4 – 1 (7) || Wainwright (11-6) || Balester (0-1) || || 25,359 || 28-67 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || July 24 || Padres || 6 – 2 || Latos (1-1) || Mock (0-4) || || 23,506 || 28-68 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 97 || July 25 || Padres || 13 – 1 || Clippard (1-0) || Stauffer (0-2) || || 21,834 || 29-68 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 98 || July 26 || Padres || 3 – 2 (10) || Beimel (1-5) || Burke (2-3) || || 20,747 || 30-68 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 99 || July 27 || @ Brewers || 14 – 6 || Bergmann (1-1) || Suppan (5-8) || || 37,311 || 31-68 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 100 || July 28 || @ Brewers || 8 – 3 || Balester (1-1) || Villanueva (2-8) || || 36,502 || 32-68 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || July 29 || @ Brewers || 7 – 5 || Parra (5-8) || Clippard (1-1) || Hoffman (23) || 32,992 || 32-69 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 102 || July 30 || @ Brewers || 7 – 3 || Gallardo (10-7) || Martin (0-2) || || 39,890 || 32-70 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 103 || July 31 || @ Pirates || 5 – 4 || Ohlendorf (9-8) || Lannan (7-8) || Capps (21) || 23,363 || 32-71 |- y background:#11225b;color:white; August (14–15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 104 || August 1 || @ Pirates || 11 – 6 || Vásquez (2-5) || Stammen (3-6) || || 26,855 || 32-72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 105 || August 2 || @ Pirates || 5 – 3 || Burnett (2-2) || Maholm (6-6) || MacDougal (7) || 21,894 || 33-72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 106 || August 3 || @ Pirates || 8 – 4 || Clippard (2-1) || Morton (2-4) || MacDougal (8) || 11,630 || 34-72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 107 || August 4 || Marlins || 6 – 4 || Villone (4-5) || Calero (2-1) || MacDougal (9) || 19,828 || 35-72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 108 || August 5 || Marlins || 5 – 4 || Lannan (8-8) || van den Hurk (1-1) || MacDougal (10) || 18,312 || 36-72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 109 || August 6 || Marlins || 12 – 8 || Sosa (1-0) || Ayala (1-4) || || 23,691 || 37-72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 110 || August 7 || Diamondbacks || 7 – 6 || Bergmann (2-1) || Gutiérrez (3-3) || MacDougal (11) || 22,674 || 38-72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 111 || August 8 || Diamondbacks || 5 – 2 || Mock (1-4) || Haren (11-7) || Sosa (1) || 24,551 || 39-72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 112 || August 9 || Diamondbacks || 9 – 2 || Martin (1-2) || Petit (2-6) || Sosa (2) || 19,938 || 40-72 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 113 || August 11 || @ Braves || 8 – 1 || Hanson (7-2) || Lannan (8-9) || || 19,273 || 40-73 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 114 || August 12 || @ Braves || 6 – 2 || Lowe (12-7) || Sosa (1-1) || || 17,886 || 40-74 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 115 || August 13 || @ Reds || 7 – 0 || Arroyo (11-11) || Balester (1-2) || || 16,889 || 40-75 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 116 || August 14 || @ Reds || 2 – 0 || Mock (2-4) || Harang (6-14) || MacDougal (12) || 19,606 || 41-75 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 117 || August 15 || @ Reds || 10 – 6 || Martin (2-2) || Cueto (8-10) || || 30,494 || 42-75 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 118 || August 16 || @ Reds || 5 – 4 || Sosa (2-1) || Rhodes (0-1) || MacDougal (13) || 18,030 || 43-75 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 119 || August 18 || Rockies || 4 – 3 || Jiménez (11-9) || Burnett (2-3) || Street (30) || 18,192 || 43-76 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 120 || August 19 || Rockies || 5 – 4 || Marquis (14-8) || Balester (1-3) || Street (31) || 16,187 || 43-77 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || August 20 || Rockies || 4 – 1 || Hammel (8-7) || Mock (2-5) || Street (32) || 18,036 || 43-78 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 122 || August 21 || Brewers || 7 – 3 || Looper (11-6) || Martin (2-3) || || 26,307 || 43-79 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 123 || August 22 || Brewers || 11 – 9 || Narveson (1-0) || Bergmann (2-2) || Hoffman (27) || 19,374 || 43-80 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 124 || August 23 || Brewers || 8 – 3 || Stammen (4-6) || Parra (8-10) || || 21,460 || 44-80 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 125 || August 24 || Brewers || 7 – 1 || Gallardo (12-10) || Balester (1-4) || || 17,805 || 44-81 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 126 || August 25 || @ Cubs || 15 – 6 || Mock (3-5) || Zambrano (7-5) || || 37,297 || 45-81 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 127 || August 26 || @ Cubs || 9 – 4 || Guzmán (3-3) || Bergmann (2-3) || || 36,562 || 45-82 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 128 || August 27 || @ Cubs || 5 – 4 || Martin (3-3) || Wells (9-7) || MacDougal (14) || 35,174 || 46-82 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 129 || August 28 || @ Cardinals || 3 – 2 || Motte (4-4) || Bergmann (2-4) || || 40,033 || 46-83 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130 || August 29 || @ Cardinals || 9 – 4 || Boggs (2-2) || Stammen (4-7) || || 44,028 || 46-84 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 131 || August 30 || @ Cardinals || 2 – 1 || Wainwright (16-7) || Mock (3-6) || Franklin (35) || 41,083 || 46-85 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || August 31 || @ Padres || 3 – 1 || Stauffer (3-6) || Hernández (7-9) || Bell (32) || 19,867 || 46-86 |- y background:#11225b;color:white; September (9–17) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 133 || September 1 || @ Padres || 4 – 1 || Richard (8-4) || Martin (3-4) || Bell (33) || 15,131 || 46-87 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 134 || September 2 || @ Padres || 7 – 0 || Correia (10-10) || Lannan (8-10) || || 14,468 || 46-88 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 135 || September 4 || Marlins || 9 – 6 || Badenhop (6-4) || Mock (3-7) || Oviedo (18) || 16,364 || 46-89 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 136 || September 5 || Marlins || 9 – 5 || Johnson (14-4) || Hernández (7-10) || || 18,111 || 46-90 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 137 || September 6 || Marlins || 5 – 4 || MacDougal (1-0) || Oviedo (4-5) || || 22,325 || 47-90 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 138 || September 8 || Phillies || 5 – 3 || Martínez (4-0) || Lannan (8-11) || Madson (5) || 17,153 || 47-91 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 139 || September 9 || Phillies || 6 – 5 || Lee (13-11) || Clippard (2-2) || Madson (6) || 16,818 || 47-92 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 140 || September 10 || Phillies || 8 – 7 || Hernández (8-10) || Blanton (9-7) || Villone (1) || 18,706 || 48-92 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 141 || September 11 || @ Marlins || 5 – 3 || Martin (4-4) || Sanches (4-2) || MacDougal (15) || 15,247 || 49-92 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 12 || @ Marlins || 11 – 3 || Wood (1-0) || Estrada (0-1) || || 38,214 || 49-93 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 143 || September 13 || @ Marlins || 7 – 2 || Lannan (9-11) || Volstad (9-12) || || 15,065 || 50-93 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 144 || September 15 || @ Phillies || 5 – 0 || Lee (14-11) || Mock (3-8) || || 44,521 || 50-94 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 145 || September 16 || @ Phillies || 6 – 1 || Blanton (10-7) || Hernández (8-11) || || 44,223 || 50-95 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 146 || September 17 || @ Phillies || 4 – 2 || Hamels (10-9) || Detwiler (0-6) || Lidge (30) || 45,210 || 50-96 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 147 || September 18 || @ Mets || 6 – 5 || Martin (5-4) || Pelfrey (10-11) || MacDougal (16) || 38,063 || 51-96 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 148 || September 19 || @ Mets || 3 – 2 || Redding (3-6) || Lannan (9-12) || Rodríguez (32) || 37,906 || 51-97 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 149 || September 20 || @ Mets || 6 – 2 || Maine (6-5) || Mock (3-9) || Rodríguez (33) || 38,347 || 51-98 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 150 || September 22 || Dodgers || 14 – 2 || Kuroda (8-6) || Hernández (8-12) || || 18,518 || 51-99 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 151 || September 23 || Dodgers || 5 – 4 || Rivera (1-3) || McDonald (5-5) || || 18,635 || 52-99 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 152 || September 24 || Dodgers || 7 – 6 || Troncoso (5-4) || Villone (4-6) || Broxton (36) || 22,432 || 52-100 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 153 || September 25 || Braves || 4 – 1 || Vázquez (15-9) || Lannan (9-13) || || 28,276 || 52-101 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 154 || September 26 || Braves || 11 – 5 || Hanson (11-4) || Mock (3-10) || || 29,058 || 52-102 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 155 || September 27 || Braves || 6 – 3 (10) || González (5-4) || MacDougal (1-1) || Soriano (27) || 27,840 || 52-103 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 156 || September 28 || Mets || 2 – 1 || Detwiler (1-6) || Figueroa (2-8) || MacDougal (17) || 18,600 || 53-103 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 157 || September 29 || Mets || 4 – 3 || Clippard (3-2) || Green (1-4) || MacDougal (18) || 19,614 || 54-103 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 158 || September 30 || Mets || 7 – 4 || Villone (5-6) || Rodríguez (3-6) || || 23,944 || 55-103 |- y background:#11225b;color:white; October (4–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 159 || October 1 || @ Braves || 2 – 1 || Clippard (4-2) || Soriano (1-6) || MacDougal (19) || 38,237 || 56-103 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 160 || October 2 || @ Braves || 6 – 3 || Hernández (9-12) || Lowe (15-10) || MacDougal (20) || 33,124 || 57-103 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 161 || October 3 || @ Braves || 6 – 4 (11) || Segovia (1-0) || Acosta (1-1) || Kensing (1) || 28,278 || 58-103 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 162 || October 4 || @ Braves || 2 – 1 (15) || Kensing (1-2) || Logan (1-1) || || 36,307 || 59-103 |- Player stats Batting Table is sortable. Note: Pos = Position; 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 Pos Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SBPCollin Balester78010000.1250CJosh Bard902742063180631.2300PJoe Beimel390000000—02BRonnie Belliard86187264671522.2462PJason Bergmann552000000.0000OFRoger Bernadina34111000.2500CJamie Burke610010001.1000PSean Burnett331000000.0000PDaniel Cabrera911000000.0000MIAlex Cintrón2126120000.0770PTyler Clippard417000000.0000PJesús Colomé140000000—0SSIan Desmond218292372412.2801PRoss Detwiler1319110001.0530RFElijah Dukes1073643891204858.2503UTAdam Dunn1595468114629038105.2670PMarco Estrada40000000—0CJesús Flores2993132832415.3010PVíctor Gárate40000000—0MIAlberto González1052913177163133.2651SSCristian Guzmán13553174151247652.2844PJoel Hanrahan320000000—0CFWillie Harris1373234776186727.235112BAnderson Hernández77231255892123.2515PLiván Hernández814132000.2140PMike Hinckley141000000.00001BNick Johnson9835347104162644.2952RFAustin Kearns80174203462317.1951PLogan Kensing262000000.0000PJohn Lannan3158191000.1550PWil Ledezma50000000—0PMike MacDougal470000000—0PJ.D. Martin1625340000.1600PShairon Martis1324451002.2080CFJustin Maxwell408913224149.2476CFLastings Milledge724140001.1671PGarrett Mock2823120000.0870CFNyjer Morgan49191356792112.35124UTMichael Morse325241330310.2500CWil Nieves72224205860126.2591PScott Olsen1115120001.13302BPete Orr27755192 1110.2532OFJorge Padilla2925330000.1200OFCorey Patterson515020000.1332PSaúl Rivera303210000.3330PZach Segovia80000000—0PSteven Shell40000000—0PJorge Sosa180000000—0PCraig Stammen1831163004.1940PJulián Tavárez381000000.0000PRon Villone580000000—0PKip Wells230000000—0LFJosh Willingham133427701112902461.2604PJordan Zimmermann1527140002.14803BRyan Zimmerman15761011017837333106.2922Team totals1625493710141627138156685.25873 Pitching Table is sortable. Note: Pos = Position; 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 Pos Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB KCollin Balester146.8277030.13424231420RPJoe Beimel153.40450139.23817151524RPJason Bergmann244.50560048.05028242540Sean Burnett113.20330025.114 991320Daniel Cabrera055.8598040.04839263516Tyler Clippard422.69410060.13620183267Jesús Colomé118.40160015.0231414612Ross Detwiler165.001514075.28743423343Marco Estrada016.144107.166549Víctor Gárate0022.504002.055530Joel Hanrahan137.71340532.25028281435Liván Hernández245.3688048.25629291627Mike Hinckley004.6614009.2855113Logan Kensing118.68260128.04027271212SPJohn Lannan9133.8833330206.0210100896889Wilfredo Ledezma009.535005.287648SPJ.D. Martin544.441515077.08540382437SPShairon Martis535.251515085.28352503934CLMike MacDougal113.605202050.04525203131SPGarrett Mock3105.622815091.111465574472Scott Olsen246.031111062.28345422542Saúl Rivera136.10300038.14828261421Zach Segovia107.8480010.11110964Steven Shell005.404005.053325Jorge Sosa216.45180222.12816161217SPCraig Stammen475.1119190105.211267602448RPJulián Tavárez374.89420135.03427192732RPRon Villone564.25630148.25425232933Kip Wells026.49230226.12319191818SPJordan Zimmermann354.631616091.19551472992Team totals591035.00162162331424.11533874791629911 Team leaders Qualifying players only. Batting StatPlayerTotal Avg. Ryan Zimmerman .292 HR Adam Dunn 38 RBI Ryan Zimmerman 106 R Ryan Zimmerman 110 H Ryan Zimmerman 178 SB Nyjer Morgan 24 Pitching Stat Player Total W John Lannan 9 L John Lannan 13 ERA John Lannan 3.88 SO Jordan Zimmermann 92 SV Mike MacDougal 20 IP John Lannan 206.1 Awards and honors All-Stars Ryan Zimmerman, 3B Annual awards Gold Glove: Ryan Zimmerman, 3B Silver Slugger: Ryan Zimmerman, 3B Minor league system The future for the Nationals seemed to show promise in 2009 with their Gulf Coast League affiliate qualifying for the playoffs. The significance of this to the 2009 Major League team was that it demonstrated that the team was attempting to improve on its performance and had the prospects to do so. Class Team League Manager Record Finish AAA Syracuse Chiefs International League Tim Foli 76–68 .528 2nd North Division AA Harrisburg Senators Eastern League John Stearns 70–72 .493 5th Southern Division High A Potomac Nationals Carolina League Trent Jewett 79–58 .577 2nd Northern Division Low A Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League Matthew LeCroy 56–78 .418 8th Northern Division Short Season A Vermont Lake Monsters New York–Penn League Jeff Garber 34–41 .453 3rd Stedler Division Rookie Gulf Coast League Nationals Gulf Coast League Bob Henley 36–19 .655 2nd East Division, Won Wild Card, Lost GCL Finals 2–0 to Gulf Coast League Marlins Rookie DSL Nationals Dominican Summer League Juan Benhardt 29–42 .408 10th Boca Chica Division Notes note References External links 2009 Washington Nationals Season Official Site 2009 Washington Nationals season at Baseball Reference Category:Washington Nationals seasons Washington Nationals Wash