2009 Philadelphia Phillies season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Philadelphia Phillies 2009 National League championsNational League East champions Phillies NLCS 2009.jpg A group of men in white baseball uniforms with red pinstripes and red baseball caps high-five each other while passing in lines moving in opposite directions. Phillies players congratulate each other after a win in the 2009 National League Championship Series National League (baseball)National League East Citizens Bank Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bill Giles, David Montgomery, et al. Rubén Amaro, Jr. Charlie Manuel 93–69 (.574) 1st Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia,Comcast Network Philadelphia,WPHL-TV (My PHL 17) Harry Kalas through April 12, Chris Wheeler, Gary Matthews, Tom McCarthy WPHT 1210 AM (English) Harry Kalas through April 12, Scott Franzke, Larry AndersenWUBA 1480 AM (Spanish),Phillies Radio Network 250 The Philadelphia Phillies' 2009 season was the 127th season in the history of the franchise. The team, managed by Charlie Manuel, began their sixth season at Citizens Bank Park and defense of their 2008 World Series championship on April 5. After collecting a third straight National League East championship, the Phillies won their second consecutive National League (NL) pennant for the first time in franchise history; however they were defeated by the New York Yankees in the World Series. The Phillies posted a second consecutive winning April to open the season with an 11–9 record, but the month was marred by the death of legendary broadcaster Harry Kalas. After opening the month of May against the rival New York Mets, the Phillies met President Barack Obama to celebrate their World Series victory the previous season and had two rookie pitchers win consecutive starts for the first time since 2007. Starting pitcher Jamie Moyer earned his 250th career win during the month, while first baseman Ryan Howard and outfielder Raúl Ibañez became the first Phillies teammates to hit 10 home runs in the same month. Echoing their strong run in the middle of the 2008 season, the Phillies compiled a 16–4 record in late May and early June, which was countered by weakness during interleague play in late June. After the team's largest victory of the season (22–1 over the Cincinnati Reds) in early July, five Phillies—Howard, Ibáñez, second baseman Chase Utley, and outfielders Shane Victorino and Jayson Werth—were selected to the All-Star team. July was the team's best showing of the season, as they compiled their first 20-win month since the 2001 season. The Phillies traded for starting pitcher Cliff Lee at the end of the month to bolster their starting rotation, who won his first five starts with the team, and signed free-agent pitcher Pedro Martínez. In August, Eric Bruntlett turned the first game-ending unassisted triple play in NL history and the second in team history. The following month, the team clinched its third consecutive division championship on September 30, becoming the first Phillies team to make a third straight playoff appearance since the 1976–1978 Phillies. Philadelphia defeated the Colorado Rockies in the NL Division Series, 3–1, and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Championship Series (NLCS) for the second consecutive year, 4–1. Howard was named the most valuable player of the NLCS. The Phillies were defeated by the Yankees in the World Series, 4–2. Statistical leadersStats A A in batting for the team included Victorino (batting average, .292), Howard (home runs, 45; runs batted in, 141), and Utley (runs scored, 112). For his season accomplishments, Utley won his fourth consecutive Silver Slugger Award. Pitching leaders included right-handed starting pitcher Joe Blanton (innings pitched, 195 1 3), left-handed starter J. A. Happ (win–loss record, 12–4), and closer Brad Lidge (saves, 31). Victorino and shortstop Jimmy Rollins also won Gold Glove Awards for their defense. 2 Offseason Departures On November 4, 2008, following the World Series, the Phillies released third base coach Steve Smith.Phillies let third-base coach go http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081104&content_id=3664393&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Mandel Ken Philadelphia Phillies MLB November 5, 2008 November 4, 2008 He had been with the team for two years. The Phillies were expected to have the remaining coaches to return for the 2009 season. However, bench coach Jimy Williams opted not to return to the Phillies, notifying the team on November 10.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081110&content_id=3673979&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi&partnerId=rss_phi Williams not returning to Phillies November 10, 2008 Mandel Ken Philadelphia Phillies MLB November 11, 2008 Charlie Manuel had expected Williams to return for the 2009 season and was surprised that he declined. However, Williams left the team on good terms, and Manuel stated that he was welcome to come back to the Phillies if he changed his mind.Lauber Scott November 10, 2008 Jimy Williams Leaves http://www.delawareonline.com/blogs/2008/11/nov-11-jimy-williams-leaves.html dead https://archive.today/20120729153859/http://www.delawareonline.com/blogs/2008/11/nov-11-jimy-williams-leaves.html July 29, 2012 November 11, 2008 DelawareOnline.com Wilmington News Journal Left fielder Pat Burrell became a free agent at the end of the 2008 season, signing with the Tampa Bay Rays, whom the Phillies had defeated in the World Series, on January 5. The team did not tender an offer to Burrell following eight seasons. The Phillies also released outfielder So Taguchi on November 5.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081105&content_id=3664630&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi&partnerId=rss_phi Phillies part ways with Taguchi Philadelphia Phillies MLB November 5, 2008 November 5, 2008 Mandel Ken Taguchi had served as a pinch hitter and defensive replacement for the Phillies in 2008. Eric Bruntlett replaced Taguchi for the latter half of the 2008 season. Relief pitcher Tom Gordon also filed for free agency, ultimately signing with the Arizona Diamondbacks.http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20090206&content_id=3805360&vkey=pr_ari&fext=.jsp&c_id=ari D-backs sign Tom Gordon to one-year contract Diamondbacks.MLB.com February 6, 2009 April 16, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090211141114/http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20090206&content_id=3805360&vkey=pr_ari&fext=.jsp&c_id=ari February 11, 2009 dead mdy-all Arrivals thumb|right|Raúl Ibañez signed a three-year contract with the Phillies in December 2008.|alt=An olive-skinned man in a white baseball uniform with "Mariners" across the chest and a dark baseball cap On November 3, the Phillies named Rubén Amaro, Jr. to be the general manager after Pat Gillick retired at the end of a three-year contract.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081103&content_id=3660782&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi&partnerId=rss_phi Amaro Jr. takes over reins for Phillies November 3, 2008 Mandel Ken Philadelphia Phillies MLB November 3, 2008 Amaro previously had a long history with the Phillies, serving as a bat boy in the 1980s, a player in the 1990s, and as assistant general manager for the Phillies from 1998 until his appointment as general manager. Gillick remained with the Phillies as an advisor.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081103&content_id=3661056&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi&partnerId=rss_phi Gillick to remain with Phils as advisor Philadelphia Phillies MLB November 4, 2008 Mandel Ken November 3, 2008 On November 13, Sam Perlozzo joined the Phillies as third base coach and fielding/infield coach after spending 2008 in the same role for the Seattle Mariners.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081113&content_id=3678453&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi&partnerId=rss_phi Perlozzo joins Phillies' coaching staff November 13, 2008 Mandel, Ken Philadelphia Phillies MLB November 14, 2008 Perlozzo previously served as the third base coach for the New York Mets, the Cincinnati Reds, and as third base coach, bench coach, and manager for the Baltimore Orioles. Another former manager, Pete Mackanin, was named the team's new bench coach on November 21; he had been interim manager for the Reds when Jerry Narron was fired in Cincinnati in 2007.https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/rumors/post/Phillies-hire-Mackanin-as-bench-coach?urn=mlb,124287 Phillies hire Mackanin as bench coach Zedalis Joe November 24, 2008 Yahoo! Sports December 17, 2009 On November 28, the Phillies signed Mike KoploveFalkoff Robert November 28, 2008 Phillies add Koplove to bullpen http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081128&content_id=3695159&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi&partnerId=rss_phi dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121103140911/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081128&content_id=3695159&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi&partnerId=rss_phi 2012-11-03 December 1, 2008 Major League Baseball Koplove, a right-handed relief pitcher, was optioned to the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs at the end of spring training. On December 16, Raúl Ibañez agreed to play left field for the Phillies in a three-year, $31.5 million deal.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081216&content_id=3718927&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Ibanez excited to join world champs Gonzalez Alden December 16, 2008 Philadelphia Phillies MLB March 2, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090210023737/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081216&content_id=3718927&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi February 10, 2009 dead South Korean pitcher Chan Ho Park officially signed a one-year contract to join the Phillies on January 6,https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/parkch01.shtml Chan Ho Park Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com October 26, 2009 after agreeing to a deal in principle in December.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081215&content_id=3717580&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi https://web.archive.org/web/20081217135447/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081215&content_id=3717580&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi dead December 17, 2008 Anthony DiComa December 15, 2008 October 26, 2009 Major League Baseball Park agrees to one-year deal with Philshttp://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090206&content_id=3805110&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi https://web.archive.org/web/20090208144806/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090206&content_id=3805110&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi dead February 8, 2009 Fab four up for Phils' fifth starter job Zolecki Todd February 6, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB October 26, 2009 Park was originally signed as an insurance policy for the bullpen, as reliever J. 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Romero was assigned a fifty-game suspension after violating the MLB drug policy, but won the fifth starter's job in spring training.March 31, 2009 Phillies release veteran outfielder Jenkins, name Park fifth starter http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/story/11573963 dead https://archive.today/20130102111916/http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/story/11573963 January 2, 2013 April 3, 2009 CBS Sports Retentions Left-handed reliever Scott Eyre re-signed with the Phillies after becoming a vital part of the bullpen during the stretch run.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081110&content_id=3673608&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi https://web.archive.org/web/20110525075456/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081110&content_id=3673608&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi dead May 25, 2011 Phils re-sign lefty reliever Eyre Mandel Ken November 10, 2008 Philadelphia Phillies MLB November 11, 2008 The Phillies re-signed left-handed starter Jamie Moyer on December 15 after lengthy negotiations. The 46-year-old Moyer was inked to a two-year contract to return to the Phillies and kept a key part of the Phillies' postseason rotation intact.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081215&content_id=3718004&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Phillies ink Moyer to two-year pact DiComo Anthony December 15, 2008 Philadelphia Phillies MLB March 2, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090212092414/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081215&content_id=3718004&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi February 12, 2009 dead The team also avoided salary arbitration with first baseman Ryan Howard's three-year contract.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090208&content_id=3809228&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Howard agrees to $54 million contract Zolecki Todd February 8, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB March 2, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090211113802/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090208&content_id=3809228&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi February 11, 2009 dead Injuries thumb|left|Chase Utley and Pedro Feliz (pictured) both had offseason surgeries after the 2008 World Series.|alt=A right-handed man in a red batting practice baseball jersey and white baseball pants with red pinstripes stands in a batter's box by home plate. On November 20, second baseman Chase Utley had hip surgery and was scheduled to be out for four-to-six months.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081120&content_id=3686087&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi https://web.archive.org/web/20110525075600/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081120&content_id=3686087&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi dead May 25, 2011 Utley to undergo hip surgery next week Mandel Ken November 20, 2008 Philadelphia Phillies MLB November 21, 2008 However, on December 15, Utley said in a press conference that he could be ready for Opening Night.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081215&content_id=3718210&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsc&c_id=phi https://web.archive.org/web/20110525075736/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081215&content_id=3718210&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsc&c_id=phi dead May 25, 2011 Utley Sets His Sights On Opening Day DiComo Anthony Philadelphia Phillies MLB December 16, 2008 Just under four months later, Utley made his first pre-season game appearance in an intersquad game March 14,http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090314&content_id=3985742&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Utley suits up in Minor League game Zolecki Todd March 14, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB March 18, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090317193400/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090314&content_id=3985742&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi March 17, 2009 dead and his first appearance in actual game competition the next day against the St. Louis Cardinals.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090315&content_id=3991228&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Ellison's RBI hit in ninth sinks Cards Zolecki Todd March 15, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB March 18, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090316210707/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090315&content_id=3991228&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi March 16, 2009 dead Third baseman Pedro Feliz also had surgery on his back to repair a herniated disc on the same day as Utley.http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2009/02/17/sports/doc499a3ab756ac4939080542.txt Feliz easing his way back from surgery Lawrence Ryan February 17, 2009 Delaware County Daily Times April 5, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20120217142409/http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2009/02/17/sports/doc499a3ab756ac4939080542.txt February 17, 2012 dead Feliz officially returned to spring training action on March 13.March 13, 2009 Pedro Feliz http://fantasybaseball.usatoday.com/content/player.asp?sport=Mlb&id=3125 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090331141249/http://fantasybaseball.usatoday.com/content/player.asp?sport=Mlb&id=3125 2009-03-31 April 5, 2009 USA Today During spring training, starting pitcher Cole Hamels left training camp on March 16 and flew to Philadelphia to have his left elbow examined by Dr. Michael Ciccotti. Hamels had felt tightness between innings and after he finished pitching. "This will obviously set me back a couple of days, and I don't think that should be a big deal", said Hamels.https://www.espn.com/mlb/spring2009/news/story?id=3984854 Hamels' ailing elbow to be checked March 16, 2009 ESPN The Associated Press March 17, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090319201817/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring2009/news/story?id=3984854 March 19, 2009 live However, the injury threw his Opening Night start into doubt, even though Ciccotti found no structural damage in his arm;http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090317&content_id=4004206&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Good news for Hamels; opener still iffy Zolecki Todd March 17, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB March 17, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090320044032/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090317&content_id=4004206&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi March 20, 2009 deadhttp://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9344352/Doctor:-Hamels-has-no-damage-in-pitching-elbow?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=49 Doctor: Hamels has no damage in pitching elbow March 17, 2009 FOXSports.com The Associated Press April 5, 2009 https://archive.today/20240524110655/https://www.webcitation.org/5ipumX8MP?url=http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9344352/Doctor:-Hamels-has-no-damage-in-pitching-elbow%3FCMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=49 May 24, 2024 dead Brett Myers was announced as Hamels' replacement to start Opening Night.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090402&content_id=4110340&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Myers prepared for third straight opener Zolecki Todd April 3, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB April 5, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090408021633/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090402&content_id=4110340&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi April 8, 2009 dead Spring training On November 13, the Phillies announced their spring training schedule.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081113&content_id=3679016&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Phillies announce 2009 spring schedule Mandel Ken November 13, 2008 November 14, 2008 In addition to their Grapefruit League games, the Phillies played two games against two World Baseball Classic teams. The Phillies defeated Canada (with Phillie Matt Stairs) on March 4, 9–2,http://www.aol.com.au/sport/story/Phillies-beat-Canada-in-WBC-warmup/1762471/index.html Phillies beat Canada in WBC warmup March 5, 2009 AOL Australia The Associated Press December 17, 2009 November 6, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201106012203/http://www.aol.com.au/sport/story/Phillies-beat-Canada-in-WBC-warmup/1762471/index.html dead and lost to the U.S. (with Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino) on March 5, 9–6.http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/40834332.html Kendrick shaky as Phils fall to Team USA Martino Andy March 6, 2009 Philly.com The Philadelphia Inquirer March 12, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090307173402/http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/40834332.html March 7, 2009 dead The team broke camp April 2 and headed north to play two "On Deck Series" games on April 3 and 4 against the Tampa Bay Rays at Citizens Bank Park; they split the series, winning 3–2 and losing 9–7. The Phillies finished the preseason with a record of 13–19, 10 games behind the Grapefruit League-leading New York Yankees.https://www.mlb.com/standings/spring-training/2009 Spring Training Standings Major League Baseball April 5, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090310032907/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/standings/exhibition.jsp March 10, 2009 live Ryan Howard led all players in spring training with 10 home runs.https://www.mlb.com/stats/2009/spring-training Major League Baseball Stats – Sortable Statistics (Sorted by home runs, 2009 Spring Training) Major League Baseball April 6, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20070324061549/http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable_player_stats.jsp?teamPosCode=All&statType=1&noHighlight=true&section1=1&timeFrame=1&statSet1=1&baseballScope=mlb&timeSubFrame=23&&sortByStat=HR March 24, 2007 live The team set spring training attendance records for Bright House Field. They set a single-game record with 10,335 people in attendance on March 15 for a game against the Cardinals.https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=290315122 St. Louis Cardinals/Philadelphia Phillies Box Score Sunday, March 15, 2009 March 23, 2009 Yahoo! Sports March 15, 2009 The Phillies set the franchise's total spring training attendance record for Bright House Field, with 133,620 attending.http://www.floridagrapefruitleague.com/attendance.html Florida's Grapefruit League: Attendance Florida Grapefruit League Association December 17, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100129192601/http://www.floridagrapefruitleague.com/attendance.html January 29, 2010 dead Regular season April thumb|right|Ryan Howard (pictured) and Raúl Ibañez hit grand slams in the same game against the Washington Nationals.|alt=A left-handed man in a red baseball jersey and white baseball pants with red pinstripes swings a black baseball bat at a baseball. His jersey reads "Howard" and "6" on the back in white print. The Phillies began their 2009 season in front of a sold-out crowd of 44,532 at Citizens Bank Park on April 5, playing against the Atlanta Braves.2009 Phillies Schedule (April) http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=phi&m=4&y=2009 October 21, 2008 Philadelphia Phillies MLB https://web.archive.org/web/20090228215253/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=phi&m=4&y=2009 February 28, 2009 dead The Phillies, originally scheduled to play in the afternoon of April 6, earned the distinction of playing the opening game of the entire 2009 Major League Baseball (MLB) season after winning the 2008 World Series.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081110&content_id=3673753&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi&partnerId=rss_phi Phils to kick off '09 on national stage November 10, 2008 Mandel Ken Philadelphia Phillies MLB November 11, 2008 They lost the opener 4–1 to the division-rival Braves, whose new ace, Derek Lowe, pitched eight shutout innings.http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_04_05_atlmlb_phimlb_1 Atlanta vs. Philadelphia – April 5, 2009 April 5, 2009 Major League Baseball April 12, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090409081752/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_04_05_atlmlb_phimlb_1 April 9, 2009 live mdy The Phillies lost the next game,http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_04_07_atlmlb_phimlb_1 Atlanta vs. Philadelphia – April 7, 2009 April 7, 2009 Major League Baseball April 12, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090410064826/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_04_07_atlmlb_phimlb_1 April 10, 2009 dead and were in danger of losing the following night and dropping to 0–3 before scoring eight runs in the bottom of the seventh inning for a 12–11 comeback win.http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_04_08_atlmlb_phimlb_1&mode=wrap Atlanta vs. Philadelphia – April 8, 2009 April 8, 2009 Major League Baseball April 12, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090411042317/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_04_08_atlmlb_phimlb_1&mode=wrap April 11, 2009 dead The Phillies lost their first game in Denver, but came from behind again in their next two games to take the second series from the Colorado Rockies.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/tgl.cgi?team=PHI&t=b&year=2009 2009 Philadelphia Phillies Batting Gamelogs Baseball-Reference.com April 13, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090428075019/http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/tgl.cgi?team=PHI&t=b&year=2009 April 28, 2009 live The Phillies defeated the Washington Nationals in the opener of their third series,http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_04_13_phimlb_wasmlb_1&mode=gameday Philadelphia vs. Washington – April 13, 2009 April 13, 2009 Major League Baseball April 13, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090416110939/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_04_13_phimlb_wasmlb_1&mode=gameday April 16, 2009 live just hours after the death of Hall of Fame broadcaster Harry Kalas,http://voices.washingtonpost.com/nationalsjournal/2009/04/phillies_legend_kalas_dead_at.html?wprss=nationalsjournal Phillies Legend Kalas Dead at 73 Harlan Chico April 13, 2009 The Washington Post April 13, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20120111215318/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/nationalsjournal/2009/04/phillies_legend_kalas_dead_at.html?wprss=nationalsjournal January 11, 2012 dead mdy April 13, 2009 Legendary Phillies announcer Kalas dead at 73 http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/story/11625834 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110813153814/http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/story/11625834 August 13, 2011 December 31, 2009 CBS Sports but lost the third scheduled game of the series after the second was cancelled due to poor weather. In their series against the San Diego Padres, the Phillies dropped the first two games as well; during the second game, closer Brad Lidge blew his first save with Philadelphia, breaking his streak of 47 consecutive saves extending back to 2007.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090418&content_id=4330922&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi https://web.archive.org/web/20100120191027/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090418&content_id=4330922&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi dead January 20, 2010 Lidge proven human as Phils fall Jasner Andy April 19, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB April 19, 2009 The Phillies won the Sunday afternoon matinee against the Padres, 5–4, on a walk-off home run by Ibáñez after trailing the entire game.http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_04_19_sdnmlb_phimlb_1&mode=gameday San Diego vs. Philadelphia – April 19, 2009 April 19, 2009 Major League Baseball April 19, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090422171049/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_04_19_sdnmlb_phimlb_1&mode=gameday April 22, 2009 live The Phillies' offense benefited from rest due to the postponement of the final game of the Padres' series, as they defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in the opener of their mid-week series, 11–4.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090421&content_id=4357514&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=home&c_id=phi Phillies support Moyer April 21, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB April 23, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090425153224/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090421&content_id=4357514&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=home&c_id=phi April 25, 2009 dead The next two games did not go as smoothly, as the Phillies were shut out through eight innings in the second game and nearly no-hit by Brewers starter Dave Bush in the third game.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090422&content_id=4384226&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=home&c_id=phi Phillies' bats thwarted April 22, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB April 23, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090429021208/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090422&content_id=4384226&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=home&c_id=phi April 29, 2009 deadhttp://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090423&content_id=4396010&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=home Hamels hurts more April 23, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB April 23, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090427132540/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090423&content_id=4396010&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=home April 27, 2009 dead Phillies starter Cole Hamels was hit by a line drive in the fourth inning and exited the game; before departing, he had retired nine of the ten batters he faced.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090423&content_id=4394980&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Nearly blanked, Phillies lose game, ace Zolecki Todd April 23, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB April 23, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090426095638/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090423&content_id=4394980&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi April 26, 2009 dead Hitting the road for a series against the division-leading Florida Marlins, the Phillies were shut out through eight innings in the first game of the series before scoring seven runs in the top of the ninth against power-throwing closer Matt Lindstrom, winning the game, 7–3 on Shane Victorino's first career regular season grand slam.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090424&content_id=4407904&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Phils sink Marlins with seven-run ninth Zolecki Todd April 24, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB April 25, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090428131711/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090424&content_id=4407904&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi April 28, 2009 dead The following night's game offered another come-from-behind win, as they trailed in the ninth again to win in extra innings, 6–4,http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090425&content_id=4425668&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Phils beat Marlins on Utley's single in 10th Zolecki Todd April 25, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB April 26, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090430095708/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090425&content_id=4425668&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi April 30, 2009 dead and the 13–2 victory on April 26 capped the team's first series sweep.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090426&content_id=4434306&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away Moyer masters Miami Zolecki Todd April 26, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB April 27, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110525083930/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090426&content_id=4434306&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away May 25, 2011 dead Hosting Washington for their second series against the Nationals, the Phillies fell behind in the seventh inning before a grand slam by Ibáñez capped their 13–11 victory; combined with Ryan Howard's game-tying grand slam in the fifth inning, this was only the fourth time in Phillies history that teammates hit grand slams in the same game.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090427&content_id=4450306&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Phillies achieve rare offensive feat Zolecki Todd April 27, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB April 28, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090503205221/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090427&content_id=4450306&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi May 3, 2009 dead The Phillies split the remaining two games of the series with Washington, finishing with an April record of 11–9, their second consecutive winning April.2009-04-30 Another winning April for Phils https://www.thereporteronline.com/2009/04/30/another-winning-april-for-phils/ 2026-01-22 The Reporter en-US May thumb|left|Jayson Werth tied a franchise record with four stolen bases, including home plate, on May 12.|alt=A right-handed man in a gray baseball uniform with red trim and a red batting helmet swings at a baseball with a baseball bat. His jersey reads "Werth" and "28" on the back in red letters. The Phillies opened May against the division-rival New York Mets, losing the opening game of the month, 7–4.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090501&content_id=4511646&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=home https://web.archive.org/web/20110525084550/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090501&content_id=4511646&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=home dead May 25, 2011 Park struggles Zolecki Todd May 1, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB May 2, 2009 Back-to-back walks in the tenth inning of the Saturday afternoon game gave the Phillies their first win of the season over the Mets.http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_05_02_nynmlb_phimlb_1&mode=gameday NY Mets vs. Philadelphia – May 2, 2009 May 2, 2009 Major League Baseball May 2, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090505151520/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_05_02_nynmlb_phimlb_1&mode=gameday May 5, 2009 dead After a rainout, the Phillies opened their first series in St. Louis with the Cardinals. They won the first game of the series on Howard's second grand slam in as many weeks after a pitchers' duel between starters Kyle Lohse and Joe Blantonhttp://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090504&content_id=4558424&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Back home, Howard's slam sinks Cards Rains B.J. May 4, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB May 5, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090508071309/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090504&content_id=4558424&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi May 8, 2009 dead and completed the two-game series sweep with a 10–7 victory on May 5, capped by a Jayson Werth three-run home run and a 4-for-5 performance from Victorino.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090505&content_id=4578530&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Victorino, Werth carry Phils over Cards Rains B.J. May 5, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB May 6, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090509160158/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090505&content_id=4578530&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi May 9, 2009 dead The Phillies' brief stop in New York was marred by a two-game series sweep; Phillies hitters were shut down by Mets starters Johan Santanahttp://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090506&content_id=4588224&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away&c_id=phi Park sharp in loss Zolecki Todd May 6, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB May 8, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090605065040/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090506&content_id=4588224&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away&c_id=phi June 5, 2009 dead and Mike Pelfrey,http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090507&content_id=4609304&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away&c_id=phi Vet denied No. 250 Zolecki Todd May 7, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB May 8, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090605083828/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090507&content_id=4609304&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away&c_id=phi June 5, 2009 dead and closer Francisco Rodríguez recorded saves in both games of the series. The following series was barely better, as the Phillies dropped two games to the Braves.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=phi&m=5&y=2009 2009 Phillies Schedule (May) Philadelphia Phillies MLB May 16, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090301141006/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=phi&m=5&y=2009 March 1, 2009 dead On May 12, Werth stole four bases, including home plate, tying a Phillies record and leading to a 5–3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers;http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290512122&prov=ap Werth steals home, Phillies beat Dodgers 5–3 Gelston Dan Sports.Yahoo.com The Associated Press May 16, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090521001052/http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290512122&prov=ap May 21, 2009 live mdy-all however, the series result was the same as the previous one, as the Phillies dropped two games in the set to Los Angeles. Carrying a .500 winning percentage south from Philadelphia to Washington, the team visited the White House and was congratulated by President Barack Obama for their championship the previous season. The visit had been postponed from April 14 due to Kalas' death.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090515&content_id=4749670&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Phillies lauded for '08 title at White House: President Obama praises club for inspiring postseason run Zolecki Todd May 15, 2009 Major League Baseball July 27, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090519184412/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090515&content_id=4749670&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi May 19, 2009 dead After meeting the President, the Phillies opened the series with a second consecutive extra-inning game, defeating the Nationals in 12 innings.https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290515120 Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals – Recap May 15, 2009 ESPN May 17, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090519215227/http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290515120 May 19, 2009 dead Because pitcher J. A. Happ had to enter Friday night's game in relief, the Phillies called up right-handed starting pitcher Andrew Carpenter from Reading to start the second game of Saturday's doubleheader (a make-up of the postponement from April 15).http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090515&content_id=4751852&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Never too late: Phils rally in 12th for win Winston Lisa May 16, 2009 Major League Baseball May 16, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090522014406/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090515&content_id=4751852&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi May 22, 2009 dead Carpenter earned his first major league win in the rain-shortened second gamehttp://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090517&content_id=4783348&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi https://web.archive.org/web/20120403042928/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090517&content_id=4783348&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi dead April 3, 2012 In short stay, Carpenter earns first win Winston Lisa May 16, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB May 17, 2009 after Myers earned the win in the afternoon game.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090516&content_id=4767162&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Myers comes through for Phillies Winston Lisa May 16, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB May 17, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090520181447/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090516&content_id=4767162&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi May 20, 2009 live Though Sunday's starter Park only pitched 11 3 innings, the Phillies swept the series with the Nationals with an 8–6 come-from-behind win, with new call-up Sergio Escalona earning his first major league win.http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_05_17_phimlb_wasmlb_1&mode=gameday Philadelphia vs. Washington – May 17, 2009 May 17, 2009 Major League Baseball May 17, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090520011602/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_05_17_phimlb_wasmlb_1&mode=gameday May 20, 2009 live This marked the first time since the 2007 season that rookies had won back-to-back starts for the Phillies (Hamels and Kyle Kendrick).https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2007/VPHI02007.htm The 2007 Philadelphia Phillies Regular Season Game Log Retrosheet.org May 17, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20160125112028/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2007/VPHI02007.htm January 25, 2016 live mdy The Phillies took two of three games in each of their next two series with the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Yankees to finish their road trip with an 8–2 record. Though they lost two games against Florida, the final series of the month against Washington resulted in a second straight series sweep, as the Phillies defeated the Nationals in three consecutive games to finish the month with a 17–11 record; the last game of the series was Moyer's 250th career victory.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090531&content_id=5066184&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=home&c_id=phi Lefty earns 250th win Jasner Andy May 31, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB June 8, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090608060648/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090531&content_id=5066184&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=home&c_id=phi June 8, 2009 dead With strong offensive performances in May, Howard and Ibáñez became the first pair of Phillies to hit 10 home runs in the same month.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090601&content_id=5088468&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Bastardo set to debut against Peavy Burgin Sandy June 2, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB June 2, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090608062619/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090601&content_id=5088468&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi June 8, 2009 dead June thumb|left|upright|J. A. Happ pitched his first career complete-game shutout on June 27.|alt=A man in a blue baseball jersey, gray baseball pants, and a red baseball cap stands on a green field. He has a black baseball glove on his right hand. The month of June saw the continuation of the Phillies' hot streak; from May 15 to June 4, the team compiled a 16–4 record, culminating with a three-game sweep of the Padres on the Phillies' first trip to the West Coast.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=phi&m=6&y=2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080921033806/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=phi&m=6&y=2009 dead September 21, 2008 2009 Phillies Schedule (June) Philadelphia Phillies MLB June 8, 2009 In that series, rookie Antonio Bastardo made his major league debut, striking out five batters and allowing one earned run in six innings of work to earn his first career victory.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090602&content_id=5103796&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away&c_id=phi https://web.archive.org/web/20120403043054/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090602&content_id=5103796&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away&c_id=phi dead April 3, 2012 Ibanez homers twice Burgin Sandy June 2, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB June 8, 2009 Traveling north to Los Angeles for a rematch of the previous year's playoff series, the Phillies managed a split despite the bullpen's struggles. Lidge blew two saves in consecutive nights, taking the loss in the first gamehttp://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090605&content_id=5170742&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away&c_id=phi Gem goes for naught Zolecki Todd June 5, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB June 8, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090611091358/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090605&content_id=5170742&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away&c_id=phi June 11, 2009 dead and allowing the game-tying home run in the other.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090606&content_id=5176542&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away&c_id=phi Lead slips from Lidge Zolecki Todd June 6, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB June 8, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090614081600/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090606&content_id=5176542&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away&c_id=phi June 14, 2009 dead The series was bookended by the team's first shutout of the season, a complete game by Hamels,http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090604&content_id=5156644&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away&c_id=phi Hamels cruises in LA Zolecki Todd June 4, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB June 8, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090608062625/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090604&content_id=5156644&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away&c_id=phi June 8, 2009 dead and a second consecutive strong performance from Bastardo, who pitched five innings and allowed only two runs in a game that ended with a final score of 7–2.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090607&content_id=5198958&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away&c_id=phi Bastardo now 2–0 Zolecki Todd June 7, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB June 8, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090616063301/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090607&content_id=5198958&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away&c_id=phi June 16, 2009 dead The final stop on the road trip was Citi Field, where the Phillies faced off against the Mets. All three games were close, with two one-run wins in the series and two extra-inning victories for the Phillies, won by home runs from Utley and Ibáñez on June 10 and 11.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN200906100.shtml Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play June 10, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com October 11, 2009https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN200906110.shtml Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play June 11, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com October 11, 2009 The team's strong stretch did not continue, however, as the Phillies entered the second period of interleague play with five consecutive series against the American League East. While they managed a single win against the Boston Red Sox,https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI200906140.shtml Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play June 14, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com October 11, 2009 it was followed by a six-game losing streak wherein the Phillies were swept by the Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles; Philadelphia was outscored 38–19 over the two series. The team showed promise in the first game of their World Series rematch series with the Tampa Bay Rays, winning 10–1,https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TBA/TBA200906230.shtml Philadelphia Phillies at Tampa Bay Rays Box Score and Play by Play June 23, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com October 11, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091024120353/http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TBA/TBA200906230.shtml October 24, 2009 live but were defeated in the last two games of the serieshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TBA/TBA200906240.shtml Philadelphia Phillies at Tampa Bay Rays Box Score and Play by Play June 24, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com October 11, 2009https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TBA/TBA200906250.shtml Philadelphia Phillies at Tampa Bay Rays Box Score and Play by Play June 25, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com October 11, 2009 and lost a fourth straight game to Toronto on June 26.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TOR/TOR200906260.shtml Philadelphia Phillies at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play June 26, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com October 11, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091106012823/http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TOR/TOR200906260.shtml November 6, 2009 live However, the Phillies were able to exact a modicum of revenge for both their 1993 World Series defeat and the first series sweep by the Jays by winning the last two games. Happ played the role of stopper by pitching his first career complete-game shutout,https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TOR/TOR200906270.shtml Philadelphia Phillies at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play June 27, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com October 11, 2009 and Moyer followed by earning his 252nd victory in the following game.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090628&content_id=5579346&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi https://web.archive.org/web/20090702082737/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090628&content_id=5579346&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi dead July 2, 2009 Lidge secures series win for Moyer, Phils Singh David June 28, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB October 11, 2009 To close the month, the Phillies lost the opener of their next series with the Braves to finish the month with a 10–16 record. July thumb|right|Shane Victorino was named to his first All-Star team as the winner of the Final Vote.|alt=A man in a red hooded sweatshirt and sunglasses raises his hand over his head, showing the "hang loose" sign (making a fist with the thumb and pinky raised). Struggles continued for the Phillies to open July, as the Braves completed a three-game series sweep in the first two days of the month; however, a face-off with the Mets over the Independence Day weekend revitalized the team's fortunes. The Phillies swept their northern rivals as the Mets managed only three runs in three games. During the series, the team's 2009 All-Stars were announced: Utley and Ibáñez were elected as starters, and Howard was named as a reserve, one of four first basemen selected to the National League (NL) squad. It was also announced that Victorino was one of the five Final Vote candidates. Though the Phillies had played much better on the road to this point in the season, home-field advantage paid off the next night, as the offense chased Reds starter Johnny Cueto after 2 3 of an inning by scoring nine runs; the team went on to score 10 in the first inning and 22 in the entire game. Every Phillies starter had at least one hit, Werth hit an eighth-inning grand slam off of Reds infielder Paul Janish, and Rollins and Victorino, at the top of the order, combined to go 7-for-9 with three doubles, a home run, nine runs scored, and five RBIs between them.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI200907060.shtml Cincinnati Reds at Philadelphia Phillies Boxscore July 6, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com July 10, 2009 Though closer Lidge suffered a tough loss on July 7, sacrificing a run in the ninth inning to earn his fourth of the season, the Phillies bounced back with a dramatic ninth-inning win the following night. Victorino hit a walk-off single to drive in Pedro Feliz and solidify his victory in the All-Star Final Vote, which was announced the next day.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090709&content_id=5787158&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi https://web.archive.org/web/20090711163438/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090709&content_id=5787158&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi dead July 11, 2009 Victorino victorious in Final Vote Zolecki Todd July 9, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB July 10, 2009 Werth was named to replace the New York Mets' Carlos Beltrán on the All-Star roster due to injury;Werth replaces Beltran as NL All-Star The State Journal-Register July 10, 2009 https://www.sj-r.com/story/sports/2009/07/10/werth-replaces-beltran-as-nl/44231379007/ January 15, 2026 Victorino replaced Beltrán as the starter in center field.Lawrence Ryan To Victorino belong the starting spoils Delco Times July 14, 2009 https://www.delcotimes.com/2009/07/14/to-victorino-belong-the-starting-spoils/ January 15, 2026 After the All-Star break—during which the American League (AL) defeated the NL, 4–3https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NLS/NLS200907140.shtml All-Star Game Play by Play and Box Score July 14, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com October 11, 2009—Moyer, Ryan Madson, and J. C. Romero combined for a one-hit, complete-game shutout of the Marlins in the first game back,https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/FLO/FLO200907160.shtml Philadelphia Phillies at Florida Marlins Box Score and Play by Play July 16, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com October 11, 2009 extending the Phillies' winning streak to six games, and their record to 10–3 in the month of July. The streak was extended to eight straight games as the Phillies swept Florida in three games of the series (one game was postponed due to weather).http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=phi&m=7&y=2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080921040555/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=phi&m=7&y=2009 dead September 21, 2008 2009 Phillies Schedule (July) Philadelphia Phillies MLB October 11, 2009 Happ raised his record to 7–0 on the season with another seven-inning shutout performance.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/FLO/FLO200907190.shtml Philadelphia Phillies at Florida Marlins Box Score and Play by Play July 19, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com October 11, 2009 The streak continued as the Phillies opened a series at home against the Chicago Cubs; Chad Durbin earned his first save in 11 months by pitching three scoreless innings of relief.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090720&content_id=5953516&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi https://web.archive.org/web/20090724090921/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090720&content_id=5953516&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi dead July 24, 2009 Phils drub Cubs, notch ninth straight win Gurian-Peck David July 20, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB October 11, 2009 Werth's three-run home run in the 13th inning the next night gave the Phillies a walk-off win for their tenth consecutive,https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI200907210.shtml Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play July 21, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com October 11, 2009 but Chicago ended the season-high streak with a 10–5 defeat on July 22. The Phillies won three of their next four, and bolstered their rotation by trading for Cliff Lee. The 2008 AL Cy Young Award winner came from the Cleveland Indians along with outfielder Ben Francisco on July 29; the Phillies gave up four minor leaguers—catcher Lou Marson, infielders Jason Donald and pitchers Carlos Carrasco, and Jason Knapp.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/dailypitch/2009-07-29-trade-deadline_N.htm Phillies get 2008 Cy Young winner Cliff Lee from Tribe Livingstone Seth July 29, 2009 USA Today October 11, 2009 Lee and Francisco joined the Phillies in San Francisco after the Phillies' series victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks, and both started the final game in July. Lee pitched a complete-game four-hitter on July 31, allowing one run over nine innings of work.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090731&content_id=6175446&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Lee superb in winning Phillies debut Zolecki Todd July 31, 2009 Major League Baseball August 1, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090804213125/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090731&content_id=6175446&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi August 4, 2009 dead The Phillies finished July with a 20–7 record, their first 20-win month since May 2001.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/2001-schedule-scores.shtml 2001 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits Baseball-Reference.com August 1, 2009 August thumb|right|Pedro Martínez joined the rotation in August after Jamie Moyer was demoted to the bullpen.|alt=A right-handed man in a red baseball jersey and red baseball cap throws a baseball. His jersey and cap have a teal-colored shark on the front, and he is wearing a black baseball glove on his left hand. The Phillies opened the month of August with three straight losses, but the stopper's role again fell to the rookie Happ, who pitched his second shutout of the season—and the second of his career—against the Rockies on August 5. He earned the team's 60th win of the season while allowing four hits and striking out ten batters for the first time in his career.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI200908050.shtml Colorado Rockies at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play-by-Play August 5, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com August 6, 2009 In accordance with his 8–2 record and strong performances, Amaro announced that Happ would remain in the Phillies' starting rotation despite the team's acquisitions of Lee and Pedro Martínez;http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/08/06/phillies.happ.ap/index.html#ixzz0NRddnfPs https://web.archive.org/web/20090809171311/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/08/06/phillies.happ.ap/index.html dead August 9, 2009 Phillies GM: Happ won't go to bullpen to make room for Pedro August 6, 2009 Sports Illustrated The Associated Press August 6, 2009 rumors regarding Happ's status had been rampant since Martínez' signing and during the trade season when Happ was rumored to be the centerpiece of a potential trade for the Blue Jays' Roy Halladay.http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/20090801_Lee_deal_could_send_Happ_to_Phillies__bullpen.html Lee deal could send Happ to Phillies' bullpen Martino Andy August 1, 2009 The Philadelphia Inquirer August 6, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090805065522/http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/20090801_Lee_deal_could_send_Happ_to_Phillies__bullpen.html August 5, 2009 live mdy August 5, 2009 Phils' Happ K's career-high 10, shuts out Rockies http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/gamecenter/recap/MLB_20090805_COL@PHI dead https://archive.today/20120729105136/http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/gametracker/recap/MLB_20090805_COL@PHI July 29, 2012 August 6, 2009 CBS Sports The Associated PressLawrence Ryan August 5, 2009 Colorado rocks Moyer, sending Phillies to loss http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2009/08/05/sports/doc4a78ff38c1fdf185726488.txt dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120217142642/http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2009/08/05/sports/doc4a78ff38c1fdf185726488.txt February 17, 2012 August 6, 2009 Delaware County Times New pitcher Lee stifled the Rockies the following day to win the series for the Phillies with a second consecutive strong performance, allowing one run over seven innings and allowing only six hits.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090806&content_id=6275542&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Lee, Phils pleased with his home debut Gurian-Peck David August 6, 2009 Major League Baseball August 6, 2009 In the following series with Florida, however, the Phillies struggled. The Marlins swept all three games of the series, which included Victorino's first career ejection on several close calls by umpire Ed Rapuano, and a crucial error by Victorino's center field replacement, Werth, in the final game of the series.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090809&content_id=6329920&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi https://web.archive.org/web/20090812062614/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090809&content_id=6329920&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi dead August 12, 2009 Ejectorino: Can't question ump from CF Gurian-Peck David August 9, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB August 10, 2009 Moyer pitched against the Marlins in that game, a team against which he had prior success in his careerhttp://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090809&content_id=6329620&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi After loss, Manuel upset with Phils' effort Gurian-Peck David August 10, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB August 10, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090813080837/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090809&content_id=6329620&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi August 13, 2009 dead (13–3, 2.87 ERA in 1001 3 innings pitchedhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?n1=moyerja01&year=Career&t=p Jamie Moyer Career Pitching Splits Baseball-Reference.com August 10, 2009), and allowed two earned runs on eleven singles through five innings; however, with a rotation-high 5.47 ERA, the Phillies demoted Moyer to the bullpen to allow Martínez to start.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090810&content_id=6353302&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Pedro to make '09 debut Wednesday Miller Doug August 11, 2009 Major League Baseball August 10, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090813075418/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090810&content_id=6353302&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb August 13, 2009 live Francisco hit his second Phillies home run against the Cubs on August 11; it came in the 12th inning and scored the game-winning run for the Phillies.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN200908110.shtml Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play August 11, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com October 11, 2009 It became the first win of a three-game series sweep, which Lee closed out with a third straight dominant performance (eight innings pitched, one run allowed, eight strikeouts).https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN200908130.shtml Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play August 13, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com October 11, 2009 The Phillies took two of three games from the Braves in their next series, and completed a three-game homestand against the Diamondbacks with a complete game from Lee, who carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning,https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI200908190.shtml Arizona Diamondbacks at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play August 19, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com October 11, 2009 and eight innings of three-run baseball from Blanton.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI200908200.shtml Arizona Diamondbacks at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play August 20, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com October 11, 2009 Martínez faced off against his former club on August 23, with the series tied 1–1. Mets starter Óliver Pérez allowed six runs in the first inning and was pulled in the middle of Martínez' first at-bat, down in the count 3–0. Ángel Pagán led off the Mets' first with an inside-the-park home run after the ball became lodged underneath the outfield wall. Martínez pitched six innings, allowing four runs, but the score was 9–6 by the end of the eighth inning. Lidge allowed another run to score and had runners on first and second, thanks in part to a booted base hit and an error by Eric Bruntlett. The Mets had no outs and Jeff Francoeur was at the plate representing the go-ahead run. Francoeur hit a line drive over the second base bag, where Bruntlett caught it, stepped on second base, and tagged Daniel Murphy coming from first,https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN200908230.shtml Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play August 23, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com October 11, 2009 completing the 15th unassisted triple play in baseball's modern era and the second in Phillies history (Mickey Morandini)https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290823121 https://web.archive.org/web/20171116034941/http://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290823121 dead November 16, 2017 Pedro wins as unassisted triple play wraps up Phils' win vs. Mets August 23, 2009 ESPN The Associated Press August 23, 2009 in a game called "the league's quirkiest of the season".http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091221&content_id=7837780&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Mets bear the Brunt of unassisted triple play DiComo Anthony December 30, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB December 31, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100109014251/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091221&content_id=7837780&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi January 9, 2010 dead The Phillies closed the series with a 6–2 win behind Lee's eighth straight victory (seven innings pitched, no earned runs).https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN200908240.shtml Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play August 24, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com October 11, 2009 With a win on August 26, the Phillies claimed victory in the year's series over the Pirates; however, the Bucs won two games in a three-night set wherein the game-winning run was scored in the eighth inning or later each night. Andrew McCutchen hit a game-winning two-run home run off of Lidge in the ninth inning of the opener;https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT200908250.shtml Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play August 25, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com October 11, 2009 Howard hit a game-winning three-run shot for the Phillies in the top of the tenth on August 26 after the Pirates tied it in the ninth on a Brandon Moss home run.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT200908260.shtml Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play August 26, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com October 11, 2009 Garrett Jones set a Pirates rookie record with his 15th home run off of Happ in the eighth inning of the series finale.http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090827&content_id=6653520&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit Jones' two-run shot rescues Pirates Mayo Jonathan August 27, 2009 Pirates.MLB.com October 11, 2009 August 31, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090831155903/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090827&content_id=6653520&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit dead The Phillies closed the month by taking two of three games from the Braves.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=phi&m=8&y=2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20081219093500/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=phi&m=8&y=2009 dead December 19, 2008 2009 Phillies Schedule (August) Philadelphia Phillies MLB October 11, 2009 For his 11-home-run performance in August, Howard won the NL Player of the Month award.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2009-09-03-phillies-giants_N.htm Pedro outduels Lincecum as Phillies edge Giants 2–1 September 4, 2009 The Associated Press USA Today October 11, 2009 September thumb|right|Chase Utley was one of four players on the 2009 Phillies squad to hit 30 home runs.|alt=A left-handed man in a gray baseball uniform with red trim and a red baseball cap stretches to reach a ball with his tan baseball glove; his foot is resting on a white square base. The Phillies opened the month by taking two of a three-game series against the Giants, besting Jonathan Sánchez, who threw a no-hitter earlier in the 2009 season,http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290710126 Giants' Jonathan Sanchez pitches no-hitter McCauley Janie July 11, 2009 The Associated Press Yahoo! Sports September 9, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090715215401/http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290710126 July 15, 2009 live mdy and Tim Lincecum, who won the 2008 NL Cy Young Award.http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/story/11098799 Lincecum's Cy Young surprising until you check his numbers Miller Scott November 11, 2008 CBS Sports September 9, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20121011001439/http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/story/11098799 October 11, 2012 live mdy This was followed by a trip to Texas for a four-game series against the Houston Astros; the Phillies were unable to muster much offense during the series and were swept. On September 8, in the first game of the series against the Washington Nationals, Ibañez and Utley each hit their 30th home runs of the season, making them members of the 12th quartet of teammates in major league history to each reach 30 in a single season, joining Howard and Werth.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090908&content_id=6860668&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Phillies back Pedro with five solo shots Zolecki Todd September 8, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB September 9, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090912034624/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090908&content_id=6860668&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi September 12, 2009 dead The Phillies offense backed Lee to his sixth win the following night, with Madson earning his second consecutive save after assuming the de facto closer's role from Lidge.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090909&content_id=6879482&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away&c_id=phi Phillies lift Lee Zolecki Todd September 9, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB September 12, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090913091834/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090909&content_id=6879482&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away&c_id=phi September 13, 2009 dead However, the Phillies could not overcome a pair of three-run home runs by Adam Dunn and Ian Desmond to secure the sweep in the last game of the series, despite Stairs' grand slam; it was their third loss of the season to Washington in fifteen games.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090910&content_id=6897244&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away&c_id=phi https://web.archive.org/web/20090914125630/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090910&content_id=6897244&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away&c_id=phi dead September 14, 2009 Rally falls short Zolecki Todd September 10, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB September 12, 2009 The Mets came to Philadelphia for their last series of the season, which began on September 11. The Phillies won game one, 4–2, but the Mets came from behind in the second game of the series, scoring five runs in the final two innings to win 10–9. Making up a postponed game from earlier in the season, the Phillies won the first game of a day-night doubleheader behind Kyle Kendrick's first major league victory in 13 months. Eight shutout innings from Martínez in the nightcap gave the Phillies a 1–0 win, a 3–1 win in the 4-game set,http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090913&content_id=6944264&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Pedro's gem gives Phils twin-bill sweep Gurian-Peck David September 14, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB September 15, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090916193921/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090913&content_id=6944264&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi September 16, 2009 dead and a 12–6 win in the season series.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/2009-schedule-scores.shtml 2009 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits Baseball-Reference.com September 6, 2008 Martínez' eight innings also began a streak of 26 consecutive scoreless innings by Phillies pitchers: Madson followed with a scoreless ninth for his eighth save of the season;https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI200909132.shtml New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play September 13, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com September 17, 2009 Cliff Lee pitched a complete-game shutout against the Nationals the following night;https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI200909150.shtml Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play September 15, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com September 17, 2009 and Blanton, Park, and Madson combined for eight scoreless innings against Washington on September 16 until Tyler Walker allowed a run in the top of the ninth inning, an RBI single by Willie Harris which scored Justin Maxwell.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090916&content_id=6994112&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=home&c_id=phi Starter fans seven Gurian-Peck David September 16, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB September 17, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090923050900/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090916&content_id=6994112&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=home&c_id=phi September 23, 2009 dead Hamels closed out the series with a strong performance, perfect through his first five innings and finishing with one run allowed in eight; with their 15th win over the Nationals, the Phillies matched their best season record against the franchise, set against the 1976 Montreal Expos.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090917&content_id=7021752&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Hamels dominant as Phils sweep Nats Jasner Andy September 17, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB September 18, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20120403043905/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090917&content_id=7021752&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi April 3, 2012 dead The Phillies continued to Atlanta, where they took two of three from the Braves, with Kendrick's second win and Lidge's 30th save in the first game of the series. Martínez was outdueled by Javier Vázquez in the second game of the series, but the Phillies avoided a loss by defeating the Braves, 4–2, on September 20. A doubleheader followed against the Marlins; the Phillies won game one, while the Marlins won game two. In the rubber game, Lidge blew his 11th save after a rain delay to give the Marlins a series victory, keeping the team's number to clinch the division at five.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090923&content_id=7116616&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away&c_id=phi Lidge can't save it Zolecki Todd September 23, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB September 24, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20121006091207/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090923&content_id=7116616&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away&c_id=phi October 6, 2012 dead The Phillies and the Brewers split the next series at two games each, with Philadelphia winning the first and last game of the series. The Phillies returned to Citizens Bank Park for their final homestand to close out the season, opening with a fifth consecutive loss to the Astros.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090928&content_id=7215212&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Phils fall as magic number remains three Jasner Andy September 28, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB September 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091004055000/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090928&content_id=7215212&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi October 4, 2009 dead However, the Phillies broke the streak with a 7–4 win on September 29, thanks to a Feliz grand slam.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090929&content_id=7227004&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Phils power way closer to NL East clinch Jasner Andy September 29, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB September 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091003005236/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090929&content_id=7227004&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi October 3, 2009 dead The following night, the Phillies clinched their third consecutive division title with a 10–3 win over Houston, guaranteeing a split in the series and a playoff berth, and tying the franchise record for consecutive division titles set by Danny Ozark's teams from 1976 to 1978.http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/bob_ford/20091001_Bob_Ford__Phillies_claim_NL_East_crown.html Phillies claim NL East crown October 1, 2009 The Philadelphia Inquirer October 1, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091005030758/http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/bob_ford/20091001_Bob_Ford__Phillies_claim_NL_East_crown.html October 5, 2009 dead After the clinching game, the Phillies rested most of their regular starters, six of whom had started over 150 games during the season; they lost four straight games while the regulars regained their strength, but won the final game of the season in extra innings as Paul Hoover hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2009_10_04_flomlb_phimlb_1 https://web.archive.org/web/20121006091516/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2009_10_04_flomlb_phimlb_1 dead October 6, 2012 Philadelphia 7, Florida 6 October 4, 2009 Major League Baseball October 4, 2009 The Phillies finished with a record of 93–69, which was their best record since winning 97 games during the 1993 season.newspapers.com Phils take one last win, look ahead to Rockies Wilmington, Delaware October 5, 2009 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-phils-take-one-last-win/191097732/ Martin Frank The News Journal February 11, 2026 C1 Standings thumb|right|The Phillies acquired Cliff Lee right before the July 31 trading deadline.|alt=A left-handed man in a gray baseball uniform with red trim and a red baseball cap stands on a pitchers' mound having thrown a baseball toward the camera. Philadelphia Phillies Record vs. opponents PHI Game log Philadelphia Phillies 2009 Philadelphia Phillies y April (11–9) |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 1 || April 5 || Braves || 4–1 || Lowe (1–0) || Myers (0–1) || || 44,532 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 2 || April 7 || Braves || 4–0 || Jurrjens (1–0) || Moyer (0–1) || || 44,178 || 0–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 || April 8 || Braves || 12–11 || Condrey (1–0) || Boyer (0–1) || Lidge (1) || 44,939 || 1–2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 4 || April 10 || @ Rockies || 10–3 || Marquis (1–0) || Hamels (0–1) || || 49,427 || 1–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 || April 11 || @ Rockies || 8–4 || Myers (1–1) || de la Rosa (0–1) || || 35,251 || 2–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 || April 12 || @ Rockies || 7–5 || Madson (1–0) || Street (0–1) || Lidge (2) || 21,628 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 7 || April 13 || @ Nationals || 9–8 || Moyer (1–1) || Rivera (0–1) || Lidge (3) || 40,386 || 4–3 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | — || April 15 || @ Nationals || colspan=6|Game postponed due to rain (May 16) |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 8 || April 16 || @ Nationals || 8–2 || Martis (1–0) || Blanton (0–1) || || 20,494 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 9 || April 17 || Padres || 8–7 || Meredith (2–0) || Madson (1–1) || || 44,984 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 10 || April 18 || Padres || 8–5 || Meredith (3–0) || Lidge (0–1) || || 45,007 || 4–6 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 11 || April 19 || Padres || 5–4 || Condrey (2–0) || Moreno (0–1) || || 45,266 || 5–6 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | — || April 20 || Padres || colspan=6|Game postponed due to rain (July 23) |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 12 || April 21 || Brewers || 11–4 || Moyer (2–1) || Parra (0–3) || || 40,605 || 6–6 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 13 || April 22 || Brewers || 3–1 || Looper (2–0) || Blanton (0–2) || || 32,759 || 6–7 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 14 || April 23 || Brewers || 6–1 || Bush (1–0) || Hamels (0–2) || || 36,395 || 6–8 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 15 || April 24 || @ Marlins || 7–3 || Condrey (3–0) || Lindstrom (0–1) || || 29,032 || 7–8 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 16 || April 25 || @ Marlins || 6–4 (10) || Madson (2–1) || Kensing (0–1) || Lidge (4) || 26,412 || 8–8 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 17 || April 26 || @ Marlins || 13–2 || Moyer (3–1) || Taylor (0–1) || || 17,177 || 9–8 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 18 || April 27 || Nationals || 13–11 || Happ (1–0) || Hanrahan (0–1) || Madson (1) || 41,620 || 10–8 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 19 || April 28 || Nationals || 7–1 || Durbin (1–0) || Lannan (0–3) || || 43,930 || 11–8 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 20 || April 29 || Nationals || 4–1 || Olsen (1–3) || Myers (1–2) || || 36,351 || 11–9 Philadelphia Phillies y May (17–11) |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 21 || May 1 || Mets || 7–4 || Pelfrey (3–0) || Park (0–1) || || 44,773 || 11–10 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 22 || May 2 || Mets || 6–5 (10) || Taschner (1–0) || Green (0–2) || || 45,069 || 12–10 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | — || May 3 || Mets || colspan=6|Game postponed due to rain (September 13) |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 23 || May 4 || @ Cardinals || 6–1 || Blanton (1–2) || Lohse (3–1) || || 35,990 || 13–10 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 24 || May 5 || @ Cardinals || 10–7 || Myers (2–2) || Wainwright (3–1) || || 36,754 || 14–10 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 25 || May 6 || @ Mets || 1–0 || Santana (4–1) || Eyre (0–1)|| Rodríguez (8) || 37,600 || 14–11 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 26 || May 7 || @ Mets || 7–5 || Pelfrey (4–0) || Moyer (3–2) || Rodríguez (9) || 37,295 || 14–12 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 27 || May 8 || Braves || 10–6 || Hamels (1–2) || Reyes (0–2) || || 45,312 || 15–12 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 28 || May 9 || Braves || 6–2 || Vázquez (3–3) || Blanton (1–3) || || 45,339 || 15–13 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 29 || May 10 || Braves || 4–2 || Kawakami (2–4) || Taschner (1–1) || Soriano (3) || 45,343 || 15–14 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 30 || May 12May12 a a || Dodgers || 5–3 || Park (1–1) || Kershaw (1–3) || Lidge (5) || 45,191 || 16–14 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 31 || May 13 || Dodgers || 9–2 || Wolf (2–1) || Moyer (3–3) || || 45,273 || 16–15 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 32 || May 14 || Dodgers || 5–3 (10) || Broxton (4–0) || Durbin (1–1) || || 45,307 || 16–16 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 33 || May 15 || @ Nationals || 10–6 (12) || Happ (2–0) || Wells (0–1) || || 23,430 || 17–16 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 34 || May 16 (DH-1) || @ Nationals || 8–5 || Myers (3–2) || Olsen (1–4) || Lidge (6) || 19,910 || 18–16 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 35 || May 16 (DH-2) || @ Nationals || 7–5 (6) || Carpenter (1–0) || Cabrera (0–5) || Condrey (1) || 23,896 || 19–16 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 36 || May 17 || @ Nationals || 8–6 || Escalona (1–0) || Tavárez (0–3) || Lidge (7) || 29,577 || 20–16 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 37 || May 19 || @ Reds || 4–3 || Hamels (2–2) || Cueto (4–2) || Lidge (8) || 18,449 || 21–16 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 38 || May 20 || @ Reds || 5–1 || Harang (4–4) || Moyer (3–4) || || 15,661 || 21–17 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 39 || May 21 || @ Reds || 12–5 || Blanton (2–3) || Owings (3–5) || || 25,901 || 22–17 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 40 || May 22 || @ Yankees || 7–3 || Myers (4–2) || Burnett (2–2) || || 46,288 || 23–17 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 41 || May 23 || @ Yankees || 5–4 || Veras (3–1) || Lidge (0–2) || || 46,889 || 23–18 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 42 || May 24 || @ Yankees || 4–3 (11) || Condrey (4–0) || Tomko (0–1) || || 46,986 || 24–18 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 43 || May 25 || Marlins || 5–3 || Volstad (4–3) || Moyer (3–5) || Lindstrom (9) || 45,186 || 24–19 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 44 || May 26 || Marlins || 5–3 || Blanton (3–3) || Miller (1–2) || Lidge (9) || 42,249 || 25–19 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 45 || May 27 || Marlins || 6–2 || Badenhop (3–2) || Myers (4–3) || || 45,256 || 25–20 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 46 || May 29 || Nationals || 5–4 || Happ (3–0) || Detwiler (0–1) || Lidge (10) || 45,202 || 26–20 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 47 || May 30 || Nationals || 9–6 || Hamels (3–2) || Martis (7–1) || Lidge (11) || 45,121 || 27–20 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 48 || May 31Moyer250 b b || Nationals || 4–2 || Moyer (4–5) || Lannan (2–5) || Lidge (12)|| 45,239 || 28–20 Philadelphia Phillies y June (11–15) |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 49 || June 1 || @ Padres || 5–3 || Blanton (4–3) || Correia (1–4) || Lidge (13) || 22,825 || 29–20 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 50 || June 2 || @ Padres || 10–5 || Bastardo (1–0) || Peavy (5–6) || Madson (2) || 17,625 || 30–20 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 51 || June 3 || @ Padres || 5–1 || Happ (4–0) || Young (4–4) || || 15,436 || 31–20 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 52 || June 4 || @ Dodgers || 3–0 || Hamels (4–2) || Kershaw (3–4) || || 33,839 || 32–20 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 53 || June 5 || @ Dodgers || 4–3 || Broxton (6–0) || Lidge (0–3) || || 52,538 || 32–21 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 54 || June 6 || @ Dodgers || 3–2 || Wade (1–3) || Durbin (1–2) || || 41,412 || 32–22 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 55 || June 7 || @ Dodgers || 7–2 || Bastardo (2–0) || Wolf (3–2) || || 42,288 || 33–22 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 56 || June 9 || @ Mets || 6–5 || Santana (8–3) || Condrey (4–1) || Rodríguez (16) || 37,152 || 33–23 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 57 || June 10 || @ Mets || 5–4 (11) || Park (2–1) || Parnell (2–1) || Madson (3) || 38,723 || 34–23 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 58 || June 11 || @ Mets || 6–3 (10)|| Eyre (1–1) || Parnell (2–2) || Madson (4) || 38,532 || 35–23 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 59 || June 12 || Red Sox || 5–2 (13)|| Saito (2–0) || Kendrick (0–1) || Bard (1) || 45,321 || 35–24 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 60 || June 13 || Red Sox || 11–6 || Okajima (3–0) || Bastardo (2–1) || || 45,202 || 35–25 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 61 || June 14 || Red Sox || 11–6 || Park (3–1) || Beckett (7–3) || || 45,141 || 36–25 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 62 || June 16 || Blue Jays || 8–3 (10) || Downs (1–0) || Condrey (4–2) || || 44,958 || 36–26 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 63 || June 17 || Blue Jays || 7–1 || Richmond (5–3) || Moyer (4–6) || || 42,091 || 36–27 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 64 || June 18 || Blue Jays || 8–7 || Frasor (5–0) || Madson (2–2) || Accardo (1) || 44,036 || 36–28 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 65 || June 19 || Orioles || 7–2 || Hill (3–1) || Bastardo (2–2) || || 45,135 || 36–29 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 66 || June 20 || Orioles || 6–5 || Hendrickson (2–4) || Madson (2–3) || Sherrill (14) || 44,939 || 36–30 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 67 || June 21 || Orioles || 2–1 || Guthrie (5–7) || Hamels (4–3) || Sherrill (15) || 45,256 || 36–31 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 68 || June 23 || @ Rays || 10–1 || Moyer (5–6) || Price (1–2) || || 19,608 || 37–31 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 69 || June 24 || @ Rays || 7–1 || Garza (5–5) || Blanton (4–4) || || 18,862 || 37–32 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 70 || June 25 || @ Rays || 10–4 || Sonnanstine (6–7) || Bastardo (2–3) || || 20,141 || 37–33 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 71 || June 26 || @ Blue Jays || 6–1 || R. Romero (5–3) || Hamels (4–4) || || 21,331 || 37–34 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 72 || June 27 || @ Blue Jays || 10–0 || Happ (5–0) || Mills (0–1) || || 28,801 || 38–34 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 73 || June 28 || @ Blue Jays || 5–4 || Moyer (6–6) || Tallet (5–5) || Lidge (14) || 36,379 || 39–34 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 74 || June 30 || @ Braves || 5–4 (10) || Moylan (2–2) || Park (3–2) || || 31,818 || 39–35 Philadelphia Phillies y July (20–7) |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 75 || July 1 || @ Braves || 11–1 || Jurrjens (6–6) || Hamels (4–5) || || 25,212 || 39–36 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 76 || July 2 || @ Braves || 5–2 || González (3–0) || Madson (2–4) || Soriano (7) || 38,254 || 39–37 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 77 || July 3 || Mets || 7–2 || López (1–0) || Hernández (5–4) || || 45,231 || 40–37 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 78 || July 4 || Mets || 4–1 || Moyer (7–6) || Nieve (3–2) || Lidge (15) || 45,141 || 41–37 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 79 || July 5 || Mets || 2–0 || Blanton (5–4) || Santana (9–7) || Lidge (16) || 45,333 || 42–37 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 80 || July 6July6 b b || Reds || 22–1 || Hamels (5–5) || Cueto (8–5) || || 41,548 || 43–37 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 81 || July 7 || Reds || 4–3 || Weathers (1–1) || Lidge (4) || Cordero (21) || 43,623 || 43–38 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 82 || July 8 || Reds || 3–2 || Madson (3–4) || Weathers (1–2) || || 44,179 || 44–38 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 83 || July 9 || Reds || 9–6 || Moyer (8–6) || Owings (6–9) || Lidge (17) || 45,146 || 45–38 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 84 || July 10 || Pirates || 3–2 || Blanton (6–4) || Duke (8–8) || Lidge (18) || 45,246 || 46–38 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 85 || July 11 || Pirates || 8–7 || Walker (1–0) || Capps (1–5) || || 45,209 || 47–38 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 86 || July 12 || Pirates || 5–2 || Happ (6–0) || Vasquez (1–3) || || 45,245 || 48–38 |- |colspan=9 bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break: AL defeats NL, 4–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 87 || July 16 || @ Marlins || 4–0 || Moyer (9–6) || Volstad (6–9) || || 15,171 || 49–38 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 88 || July 17 || @ Marlins || 6–5 (12) || Condrey (5–2) || Badenhop (5–4) || Lidge (19) || 22,891 || 50–38 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | — || July 18 || @ Marlins || colspan=6|Game postponed due to rain (September 22) |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 89 || July 19 || @ Marlins || 5–0 || Happ (7–0) || Miller (3–5) || || 15,033 || 51–38 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 90 || July 20 || Cubs || 10–1 || López (2–0) || Lilly (9–7) || Durbin (1) || 45,268 || 52–38 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 91 || July 21 || Cubs || 4–1 (13) || Condrey (6–2) || Samardzija (0–1) || || 45,214 || 53–38 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 92 || July 22 || Cubs || 10–5 || Zambrano (7–4) || Moyer (9–7) || Gregg (19) || 45,257 || 53–39 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 93 || July 23 || Padres || 9–4 || Hamels (6–5) || Correia (6–8) || || 45,242 || 54–39 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 94 || July 24 || Cardinals || 8–1 || Piñeiro (9–9) || Happ (7–1) || || 45,166 || 54–40 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 95 || July 25 || Cardinals || 14–6 || López (3–0) || Motte (3–4) || || 45,182 || 55–40 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 96 || July 26 || Cardinals || 9–2 || Blanton (7–4) || Wellemeyer (7–9) || || 45,271 || 56–40 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 97 || July 27 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–2 || Moyer (10–7) || Garland (5–10) || || 20,565 || 57–40 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 98 || July 28 || @ Diamondbacks || 4–3 || Hamels (7–5) || Haren (10–6) || Lidge (20) || 25,044 || 58–40 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 99 || July 29 || @ Diamondbacks || 4–0 || Petit (1–5) || Happ (7–2) || || 22,952 || 58–41 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 100 || July 30 || @ Giants || 7–2 || Sánchez (4–9) || López (3–1) || || 36,603 || 58–42 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 101 || July 31 || @ Giants || 4–1 || Lee (1–0) || Sadowski (2–4) || || 33,934 || 59–42 Philadelphia Phillies y August (16–11) |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 102 || August 1 || @ Giants || 2–0 || Lincecum (12–3) || Blanton (7–5) || Wilson (27) || 42,964 || 59–43 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 103 || August 2 || @ Giants || 7–3 || Zito (7–10) || Hamels (7–6) || || 42,744 || 59–44 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 104 || August 4 || Rockies || 8–3 || Hammel (6–6) || Moyer (10–8) || || 45,203 || 59–45 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 105 || August 5 || Rockies || 7–0 || Happ (8–2) || de la Rosa (9–8) || || 45,129 || 60–45 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 106 || August 6 || Rockies || 3–1 || Lee (2–0) || Cook (10–4) || Lidge (21) || 45,316 || 61–45 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 107 || August 7 || Marlins || 3–2 || Nolasco (8–7) || Blanton (7–6) || Núñez (10) || 45,114 || 61–46 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 108 || August 8 || Marlins || 6–4 || Sanches (2–1) || Hamels (7–7) || Núñez (11) || 45,086 || 61–47 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 109 || August 9 || Marlins || 12–3 || Johnson (11–2) || Moyer (10–9) || || 45,169 || 61–48 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 110 || August 11 || @ Cubs || 4–3 (12) || Eyre (2–1) || Gregg (4–4) || Durbin (2) || 41,477 || 62–48 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 111 || August 12 || @ Cubs || 12–5 || Martínez (1–0) || Samardzija (1–2) || || 41,133 || 63–48 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 112 || August 13 || @ Cubs || 6–1 || Lee (3–0) || Dempster (6–6) || || 41,100 || 64–48 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 113 || August 14 || @ Braves || 3–2 || Madson (4–4) || Soriano (1–4) || Lidge (22) || 37,639 || 65–48 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 114 || August 15 || @ Braves || 4–3 || Moylan (5–2) || Lidge (0–5) || || 44,043 || 65–49 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 115 || August 16 || @ Braves || 4–1 || Happ (9–2) || Vázquez (10–8) || Lidge (23) || 25,215 || 66–49 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 116 || August 18 || Diamondbacks || 5–1 || Moyer (11–9) || Garland (6–11) || || 45,186 || 67–49 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 117 || August 19 || Diamondbacks || 8–1 || Lee (4–0) || Haren (12–8) || || 45,356 || 68–49 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 118 || August 20 || Diamondbacks || 12–3 || Blanton (8–6) || Davis (7–11) || || 45,172 || 69–49 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 119 || August 21 || @ Mets || 2–4 || Pelfrey (9–8) || Hamels (7–8) || Rodríguez (27) || 38,243 || 69–50 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 120 || August 22 || @ Mets || 4–1 || Happ (10–2) || Misch (0–1) || Lidge (24) || 38,049 || 70–50 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 121 || August 23August23 c c || @ Mets || 9–7 || Martínez (2–0) || Pérez (3–4) || Lidge (25) || 39,038 || 71–50 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 122 || August 24 || @ Mets || 6–2 || Lee (5–0) || Parnell (3–6) || || 39,336 || 72–50 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 123 || August 25 || @ Pirates || 6–4 || Capps (3–7) || Lidge (0–6) || || 17,049 || 72–51 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 124 || August 26 || @ Pirates || 4–1 (10) || Madson (5–4) || Jackson (2–3) || || 17,403 || 73–51 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 125 || August 27 || @ Pirates || 3–2 || Bautista (1–0) || Happ (10–3) || Capps (24) || 24,470 || 73–52 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 126 || August 28 || Braves || 4–2 || Moyer (12–9) || Hanson (9–3) || Lidge (26) || 44,747 || 74–52 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 127 || August 29 || Braves || 9–1 (8) || Lowe (13–8) || Lee (5–1) || || 45,134 || 74–53 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 128 || August 30 || Braves || 3–2 || Blanton (9–6) || Jurrjens (10–9) || Lidge (27) || 44,828 || 75–53 Philadelphia Phillies y September (17–13) |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 129 || September 1 || Giants || 1–0 || Hamels (8–8) || Sánchez (6–11) || || 44,679 || 76–53 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 130 || September 2 || Giants || 4–0 || Penny (1–0) || Happ (10–4) || || 45,086 || 76–54 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 131 || September 3 || Giants || 2–1 || Martínez (3–0) || Lincecum (13–5) || Lidge (28) || 45,156 || 77–54 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 132 || September 4 || @ Astros || 7–0 || Rodríguez (13–9) || Lee (5–2) || || 30,043 || 77–55 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 133 || September 5 || @ Astros || 5–4 || Valverde (3–2) || Lidge (0–7) || || 35,195 || 77–56 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 134 || September 6 || @ Astros || 4–3 || Norris (4–3) || Hamels (8–9) || Valverde (21) || 34,754 || 77–57 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 135 || September 7 || @ Astros || 4–3 || Wright (3–2) || Park (3–3) || Valverde (22) || 29,040 || 77–58 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 136 || September 8 || @ Nationals || 5–3 || Martínez (4–0) || Lannan (8–11) || Madson (5) || 17,153 || 78–58 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 137 || September 9 || @ Nationals || 6–5 || Lee (6–2) || Clippard (2–2) || Madson (6) || 16,818 || 79–58 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 138 || September 10 || @ Nationals || 8–7 || Hernández (8–10) || Blanton (9–7) || Villone (1) || 18,706 || 79–59 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 139 || September 11 || Mets || 4–2 || Hamels (9–9) || Figueroa (2–5) || Madson (7) || 44,377 || 80–59 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 140 || September 12 || Mets || 10–9 || Feliciano (6–4) || Madson (5–5) || Rodríguez (31) || 45,243 || 80–60 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 141 || September 13 (DH-1) || Mets || 5–4 || Kendrick (1–1) || Maine (5–5) || Lidge (29) || 45,024 || 81–60 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 142 || September 13 (DH-2) || Mets || 1–0 || Martínez (5–0) || Redding (2–6) || Madson (8) || 44,901 || 82–60 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 143 || September 15 || Nationals || 5–0 || Lee (7–2) || Mock (3–8) || || 44,521 || 83–60 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 144 || September 16 || Nationals || 6–1 || Blanton (10–7) || Hernández (8–11) || || 44,223 || 84–60 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 145 || September 17 || Nationals || 4–2 || Hamels (10–9) || Detwiler (0–6) || Lidge (30) || 45,210 || 85–60 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 146 || September 18 || @ Braves || 9–4 || Kendrick (2–1) || Hudson (1–1) || || 27,241 || 86–60 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 147 || September 19 || @ Braves || 6–4 || Vázquez (14–9) || Martínez (5–1) || || 35,818 || 86–61 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 148 || September 20 || @ Braves || 4–2 || Walker (2–0) || Hanson (10–4) || Lidge (31) || 29,452 || 87–61 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 149 || September 22 (DH-1) || @ Marlins || 9–3 || Blanton (11–7) || Johnson (15–5) || || —Sep23 d d || 88–61 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 150 || September 22 (DH-2) || @ Marlins || 3–0 || Sánchez (3–7) || Moyer (12–10) || Núñez (24) || 20,039 || 88–62 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 151 || September 23 || @ Marlins || 7–6 || Meyer (3–1) || Lidge (0–8) || || 31,042 || 88–63 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 152 || September 24 || @ Brewers || 9–4 || Happ (11–4) || Suppan (7–11) || || 37,678 || 89–63 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 153 || September 25 || @ Brewers || 8–4 || Parra (11–10) || Lee (7–3) || Hoffman (36) || 33,428 || 89–64 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 154 || September 26 || @ Brewers || 7–5 || Hoffman (2–2) || Walker (2–1) || || 40,141 || 89–65 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 155 || September 27 || @ Brewers || 6–5 || Blanton (12–7) || Bush (5–9) || Madson (9) || 37,197 || 90–65 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 156 || September 28 || Astros || 8–2 || Bazardo (1–2) || Hamels (10–10) || || 45,146 || 90–66 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 157 || September 29 || Astros || 7–4 || Happ (12–4) || López (0–1) || Madson (10) || 45,082 || 91–66 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 158 || September 30 || Astros || 10–3 || Kendrick (3–1) || Moehler (8–12) || || 45,207 || 92–66 Philadelphia Phillies y October (1–3) |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 159 || October 1 || Astros || 5–3 || Paulino (3–11) || Lee (7–4) || || 44,905 || 92–67 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 160 || October 2 || Marlins || 7–2 || VandenHurk (3–2) || Blanton (12–8) || || 45,135 || 92–68 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 161 || October 3 || Marlins || 4–3 || Sánchez (4–8) || Hamels (10–11) || Núñez (26) || 45,141 || 92–69 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 162 || October 4 || Marlins || 7–6 (10) || Durbin (2–2) || Meyer (3–2) || || 45,211 || 93–69 |- | #bfb Phillies win #fbb Phillies loss #bbb Postponement Bold: Phillies team member Postseason game log Philadelphia Phillies; 2009 postseason game log y Philadelphia Phillies; NLDS: 3–1 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || October 7 || Rockies || 5–1 || Lee (1–0) || Jiménez (0–1) || || 46,452 || 1–0 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || October 8 || Rockies || 4–5 || Cook (1–0) || Hamels (0–1) || Street (1) || 46,528 || 1–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || October 11 || @ Rockies || 6–5 || Durbin (1–0) || Street (0–1) || Lidge (1) || 50,109 || 2–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || October 12 || @ Rockies || 5–4 || Madson (1–0) || Street (0–2) || Lidge (2) || 49,940 || 3–1 |- y Philadelphia Phillies; NLCS: 4–1 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || October 15 || @ Dodgers || 8–6 || Hamels (1–0) || Kershaw (0–1) || Lidge (1) || 56,000 || 1–0 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || October 16 || @ Dodgers || 1–2 || Kuo (1–0) || Park (0–1) || Broxton (1) || 56,000 || 1–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || October 18 || Dodgers || 11–0 || Lee (1–0) || Kuroda (0–1) || || 45,721 || 2–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || October 19 || Dodgers || 5–4 || Lidge (1–0) || Broxton (0–1) || || 46,157 || 3–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 || October 21 || Dodgers || 10–4 || Durbin (1–0) || Padilla (0–1) || || 46,214 || 4–1 |- y Philadelphia Phillies; World Series: 2–4 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || October 28 || @ Yankees || 6–1 || Lee (1–0) || Sabathia (0–1) || || 50,207 || 1–0 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || October 29 || @ Yankees || 1–3 || Burnett (1–0) || Martínez (0–1) || Rivera (1) || 50,181 || 1–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || October 31 || Yankees || 5–8 || Pettitte (1–0) || Hamels (0–1) || || 46,061 || 1–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || November 1 || Yankees || 4–7 || Chamberlain (1–0) || Lidge (0–1) || Rivera (2) || 46,145 || 1–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 || November 2 || Yankees || 8–6 || Lee (2–0) || Burnett (1–1) || Madson (1) || 46,178 || 2–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || November 4 || @ Yankees || 3–7 || Pettitte (2–0) || Martínez (0–2) || || 50,315 || 2–4 |- Roster All players who made an appearance for the Phillies during 2009 are included.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/2009-roster.shtml 2009 Philadelphia Phillies Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played Baseball-Reference.com November 5, 2009 † Indicates players who started on Opening Day in 2009https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/opening.shtml Philadelphia Phillies Opening Day Starters Baseball-Reference.com February 2, 2009 2009 Philadelphia Phillies Roster Pitchers 58 Antonio Bastardo 56 Joe Blanton 48 Drew Carpenter 55 Clay Condrey 37 Chad Durbin 53 Sergio Escalona 47 Scott Eyre 35 Cole Hamels 43 J. A. Happ 38 Kyle Kendrick 34 Cliff Lee 54 Brad Lidge 31 Rodrigo López 46 Ryan Madson 45 Pedro Martínez 50 Jamie Moyer 39 Brett Myers† 61 Chan Ho Park 21 Steven Register 16 J. C. Romero 57 Jack Taschner 52 Tyler Walker Catchers 23 Paul Bako 27 Chris Coste 24 Paul Hoover  3 Lou Marson 51 Carlos Ruiz† Infielders  4 Eric Bruntlett  9 Miguel Cairo 19 Greg Dobbs  7 Pedro Feliz†  6 Ryan Howard† 11 Jimmy Rollins† 33 Andy Tracy 26 Chase Utley† Outfielders 10 Ben Francisco 29 Raúl Ibañez† 40 John Mayberry, Jr. 12 Matt Stairs  8 Shane Victorino† 28 Jayson Werth† Manager 41 Charlie Manuel Coaches 17 Mick Billmeyer (bullpen) 30 Rich Dubee (pitching) 15 Davey Lopes (1B) 22 Pete Mackanin (bench)  2 Sam Perlozzo (3B) 25 Milt Thompson (hitting) Postseason 2009 Major League Baseball postseason National League Division Series thumb|right|upright|Cole Hamels left Citizens Bank Park during Game 2 of the Division Series to be with his wife, who was in labor.|alt=A left-handed man in a white baseball uniform and blue baseball cap with a red brim throws a baseball from a pitcher's mound. 2009 National League Division Series The Phillies, as the No. 2 seed in the National League, faced off against the wild card Colorado Rockies in the first round of the playoffs. Cliff Lee pitched a complete game in the opener of the series, shutting out the Rockies through 8 2 3 innings before allowing a single run in the ninth. He threw 113 pitches in the game, in addition to getting a hit and a stolen base in his first postseason start.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20091007&content_id=7382162&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=home&c_id=phi Champs take Game 1 Zolecki Todd October 7, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB October 8, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091011005747/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20091007&content_id=7382162&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=home&c_id=phi October 11, 2009 dead The Rockies evened the series in the second game, as Cole Hamels left the stadium early to be with his wife, who went into labor with their first child.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091009&content_id=7412160&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Hamels, wife welcome son into world Bowman Mark October 9, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB October 10, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091013060210/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091009&content_id=7412160&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi October 13, 2009 dead The Phillies staged comebacks twice to bring them within a run of tying the game, but could not close the door as Huston Street saved the game for Aaron Cook.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI200910080.shtml 2009 National League Division Series (NLDS) Game 2 October 8, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com October 10, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091016034502/http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI200910080.shtml October 16, 2009 live After Charlie Manuel named Pedro Martínez his Game 3 starter, the game was postponed a day due to the weather forecast of snow and record-low temperatures.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091010&content_id=7420164&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Game 3 of Rox-Phils NLDS postponed Schlegel John October 10, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB October 10, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091012032846/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091010&content_id=7420164&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi October 12, 2009 dead The postponement prompted Manuel to change his plans, naming rookie left-hander J. A. Happ the new starter for the game.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091010&content_id=7420776&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Given extra day, Phils to go with Happ Bowman Mark October 10, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB October 11, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091012032852/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091010&content_id=7420776&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi October 12, 2009 dead Happ pitched three innings, allowing three runs, but Manuel brought Joe Blanton out of the bullpen, who pitched 2 2 3 innings and allowed only one run. Brad Lidge, after 11 blown saves during the regular season, preserved the win for the Phillies, a 6–5 victory.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/COL/COL200910110.shtml 2009 National League Division Series (NLDS) Game 3 October 11, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com October 12, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091015000042/http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/COL/COL200910110.shtml October 15, 2009 livehttp://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091011&content_id=7433082&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Phils take Game 3, on verge of NLCS Zolecki Todd October 11, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB October 12, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091015000846/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091011&content_id=7433082&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi October 15, 2009 dead In a back-and-forth affair, the Phillies and Rockies traded leads through Game 4 at Coors Field, but the Phillies scored three runs in the top of the ninth to win by one run.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091012&content_id=7441094&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Amazing rally vaults Phillies into NLCS Zolecki Todd October 12, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB October 13, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091015081913/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091012&content_id=7441094&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi October 15, 2009 dead Combined with the sweeps in the other three Division Series, 2009 became the first year since the implementation of the wild card in 1995 that all four Championship Series berths were clinched on the road.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091012&content_id=7441156&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Phils help set Division Series road mark Miller Doug October 12, 2009 Major League Baseball October 13, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091015013254/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091012&content_id=7441156&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb October 15, 2009 live Game 1 Colorado COL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1 Philadelphia PHI 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 x 5 12 1 Ubaldo Jiménez (0–0) Cliff Lee (0–0) Lee (1–0) Jiménez (0–1) none none Game 2 Colorado COL 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 9 1 Philadelphia PHI 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 11 0 Aaron Cook (0–0) Cole Hamels (0–0) Cook (1–0) Hamels (0–1) Huston Street (1) Yorvit Torrealba (1) Jayson Werth (1) Game 3 Philadelphia PHI 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 6 8 0 Colorado COL 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 10 0 J. A. Happ (0–0) Jason Hammel (0–0) Chad Durbin (1–0) Street (0–1) Brad Lidge (1) Chase Utley (1) Carlos González (1) Game 4 Philadelphia PHI 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 9 2 Colorado COL 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 9 0 Lee (1–0) Jiménez (0–1) Ryan Madson (1–0) Street (0–2) Brad Lidge (2) Shane Victorino (1), Werth (2) none National League Championship Series thumb|right|Carlos Ruiz hit a three-run home run in Game 1 of the League Championship Series.|alt=A man in a blue baseball jersey, white baseball pants with red pinstripes, and a red baseball cap jogs across the baseball field wearing a tan catcher's mitt on his left hand. thumb|right|The Phillies celebrate on the field after Game 5 of the NLCS.|alt=A group of men in red and white baseball uniforms gather on a baseball field. 2009 National League Championship Series The Los Angeles Dodgers were the National League's No. 1 seed by virtue of the best record entering the playoffs; thus, the Phillies traveled to Chavez Ravine for the opener of the playoffs' second round, the fifth postseason meeting between the two clubs. James Loney opened the scoring for the Dodgers with a solo home run in the bottom of the second inning, but the Phillies answered back with a five-run fifth inning, chasing starter Clayton Kershaw. Manny Ramírez' two-run home run in the bottom of the inning made the score 5–4, but Raúl Ibañez followed with a three-run home run in the top of the eighth. Lidge, appearing in his third consecutive postseason game, notched his third consecutive save.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20091015&content_id=7463898&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away&c_id=phi Opening statement Zolecki Todd October 15, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB October 16, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091019092926/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20091015&content_id=7463898&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away&c_id=phi October 19, 2009 deadhttp://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091015&content_id=7461914&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Homers give Phils Game 1, home field Zolecki Todd October 15, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB October 16, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091017235541/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091015&content_id=7461914&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi October 17, 2009 dead Martínez started the second game for the Phillies, throwing 7 scoreless innings on 87 pitches. After his departure, the Phillies used five bullpen pitchers to get three outs in the eighth inning; those pitchers allowed three hits and two walks, allowing two runs to score. Jonathan Broxton saved the second game for the Dodgers, as Los Angeles won, 2–1.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN200910160.shtml 2009 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 2 October 16, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com October 18, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091020103224/http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN200910160.shtml October 20, 2009 live The series moved to Philadelphia for the third game, and the Phillies capitalized on their home crowd immediately, scoring four runs in the first inning of the game. Lee continued his "superb" postseason performance with an eight-inning shutout performance, allowing three singles and a stolen base. Lee and his batterymate Ruiz had higher offensive production in Game 3 (three hits in six at-bats, three runs scored, one run batted in) than the entire Dodger lineup (three hits in twenty-seven at bats, no runs scored). The Phillies won, 11–0.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20091018&content_id=7489014&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=home Perfect-Lee done Zolecki Todd October 18, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB October 19, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091022084459/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20091018&content_id=7489014&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=home October 22, 2009 deadhttp://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091018&content_id=7487434&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Philly bats soar; Cliff too tall for LA Zolecki Todd October 18, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB October 19, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091020121431/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091018&content_id=7487434&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi October 20, 2009 dead In Game 4, Howard continued to slug, hitting a two-run home run off of former-Phillie Randy Wolf in the first inning; with the run batted in, he tied Lou Gehrig's major league record of eight consecutive postseason games with an RBI.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091019&content_id=7494916&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Howard ties Gehrig's playoff RBI mark Bowman Mark October 19, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB October 20, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091023075447/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091019&content_id=7494916&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi October 23, 2009 dead The Dodgers came back to score two runs on a defensive miscue in the fourth inning, adding one run in the fifth on a Matt Kemp home run and one in the sixth on a Casey Blake single. The Phillies got one back in the bottom of the sixth on a Victorino triple and a single by Utley, but were held scoreless until the bottom of the ninth. Los Angeles closer Broxton entered the game in the bottom of the eighth—after George Sherrill allowed two runners to reach base—and coaxed Werth to fly out. Broxton returned to the mound in the bottom of the ninth, inducing a ground ball from Ibáñez before walking Matt Stairs and hitting Ruiz. Greg Dobbs pinch hit for the pitcher's spot, lining out to third base. With two outs and two runners aboard, Jimmy RollinsBased on sabermetrics' "Win Probability Added" (WPA) statistic, Rollins' Game 4 performance (0.754 WPA) was the eighth-best in World Series history. In 2011, it dropped to tenth best, as David Freese (0.969 in Game 6) and Lance Berkman (0.832 in Game 6) delivered the best and fourth-best one-game performances. David Freese: now THAT was the best World Series performance in history October 28, 2011 Yardbarker http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/a_new_way_to_select_series_mvps/7734271 https://archive.today/20120713050250/http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/a_new_way_to_select_series_mvps/7734271 dead July 13, 2012 October 30, 2011 hit a 99 mph km/h on fastball to the right-center field gap, scoring Eric Bruntlett (who had pinch run) and Ruiz.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI200910190.shtml 2009 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 4 October 19, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com October 20, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091024071808/http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI200910190.shtml October 24, 2009 livehttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/lee_jenkins/10/20/phillies.game.4/index.html?eref=sihp Wily veteran Rollins puts Phillies on brink of return to World Series Jenkins Lee October 19, 2009 Sports Illustrated October 20, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091023085935/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/lee_jenkins/10/20/phillies.game.4/index.html?eref=sihp October 23, 2009 dead In the fifth game, the Phillies hit four home runs, including two by Jayson Werth, as Hamels allowed three runs in his second start of the series. The Phillies bullpen pitched 4 2 3 innings in the game, allowing only one run as Philadelphia defeated Los Angeles, 10–4. The win clinched the Phillies' first consecutive NL pennants in franchise history, and the first back-to-back World Series appearances by a NL franchise since the Atlanta Braves in 1995 and 1996. Howard was named the MVP of the NLCS.https://www.espn.com/mlb/playoffs/2009/news/story?id=4584440 Phillies' Howard takes home NLCS MVP The Associated Press October 22, 2009 ESPN December 17, 2009 Game 1 Philadelphia PHI 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 8 8 1 Los Angeles LAD 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 6 14 0 Hamels (0–1) Clayton Kershaw (1–0) Hamels (1–1) Kershaw (1–1) Brad Lidge (3) Carlos Ruiz (1), Raúl Ibañez (1) James Loney (1), Manny Ramírez (1) Game 2 Philadelphia PHI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 Los Angeles LAD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 x 2 5 0 Pedro Martínez (0–0) Vicente Padilla (1–0) Hong-Chih Kuo (1–0) Chan Ho Park (0–1) Jonathan Broxton (2) Ryan Howard (1) none Game 3 Los Angeles LAD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Philadelphia PHI 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 x 11 11 0 Hiroki Kuroda (0–0) Cliff Lee (1–0) Lee (2–0) Kuroda (0–1) none Werth (3), Victorino (2) Game 4 Los Angeles LAD 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 8 0 Philadelphia PHI 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 5 1 Randy Wolf (0–0) Joe Blanton (0–0) Lidge (1–0) Broxton (0–1) Matt Kemp Howard (2) Game 5 Los Angeles LAD 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 8 0 Philadelphia PHI 3 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 x 10 8 0 Padilla (1–0) Hamels (0–0) Chad Durbin (1–0) Padilla (1–1) Andre Ethier (1), Orlando Hudson (1) Werth 2× (4, 5), Victorino (3), Pedro Feliz (1) World Series thumb|right|Jimmy Rollins predicted a Phillies–Yankees World Series in May.|alt=A dark-skinned man in a red baseball jersey, white baseball pants with red pinstripes, and a red batting helmet walks on a baseball field while taking off his black and red batting gloves. 2009 World Series The Phillies played the New York Yankees in a three-game series over the Memorial Day weekend during the regular season in May. Rollins said: How great would that be? A World Series here, us against the Yankees?... We've proved we can put on a pretty good show.http://lisa-olson.fanhouse.com/2009/05/24/yankees-phillies-deliver-october-feel/ Yankees, Phillies Deliver October Feel Olson Lisa FanHouse.com May 24, 2009 October 25, 2009 January 24, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210124122855/http://lisa-olson.fanhouse.com/2009/05/24/yankees-phillies-deliver-october-feel/ dead The Yankees defeated the Phillies, four games to two, to win the franchise's record 27th World Series championship. The Yankees had home field advantage for the series, due to an American League victory in the 2009 All-Star Game. In addition to the 27th championship for New York, several records were tied, extended, or broken during the Series, including career postseason wins (Andy Pettitte with 18), World Series saves (Mariano Rivera with 11),2009 World Series recap https://www.mlb.com/news/2009-world-series-recap 2026-01-22 MLB.com home runs in a World Series (Utley, tied with 5), strikeouts by a batter in a World Series (Howard with 13), and RBI in a single World Series game (Hideki Matsui with 6).All-time and Single-Season World Series Batting Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/WS_batting.shtml 2026-01-22 Baseball Reference en Game 1 Philadelphia PHI 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 6 9 1 New York NYY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 Cliff Lee (2–0) CC Sabathia (3–0) Lee (3–0) Sabathia (3–1) Chase Utley 2× (2) The two previous years' American League Cy Young Award winners started the game: CC Sabathia, for the Yankees; and Lee, for the Phillies. Sabathia, who had been 3–0 in the postseason to date, pitched seven innings and allowed two earned runs on four hits; Lee, however, pitched a complete game and allowed no earned runs to go the distance for the second time during the 2009 postseason. The Phillies offense was paced by Utley, who walked in the first inning to set a record of 26 consecutive postseason games reaching base, and hit solo home runs in the third and sixth innings. Philadelphia led 2–0 until the eighth inning, when an Ibáñez single scored Rollins and Victorino, and added two more runs in the top of the ninth inning on a Victorino single and a Howard double. The Phillies allowed an unearned run in the bottom of the ninth when Rollins committed a throwing error, tossing the ball past Howard at first base and into the Yankee dugout.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA200910280.shtml 2009 World Series Game 1 2009-10-28 Baseball-Reference.com October 29, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091106140830/http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA200910280.shtml November 6, 2009 live Game 2 Philadelphia PHI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 New York NYY 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 x 3 8 0 Pedro Martínez (0–0) A. J. Burnett (0–0) Burnett (1–0) Martínez (0–1) Mariano Rivera (4) Mark Teixeira (1), Hideki Matsui (1) The Phillies scored first for the second game in a row in the second inning; Raúl Ibañez hit a ground rule double, and a Matt Stairs single off of A. J. Burnett drove him in. It was the only run allowed by the New York pitching staff.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA200910290.shtml 2009 World Series Game 2 Baseball-Reference.com October 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091102110038/http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA200910290.shtml November 2, 2009 live Mark Teixeira tied the game with a solo home run in the fourth inning, and Hideki Matsui broke the tie in the sixth with another, giving the Yankees their first lead. Chan Ho Park allowed an RBI single to Jorge Posada after Martínez put two baserunners on in the top of the seventh.Bryan Hoch Yanks take Classic duel to pull even http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091029&content_id=7572446&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb MLB.com October 30, 2009 October 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091102045339/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091029&content_id=7572446&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb November 2, 2009 live Burnett departed after seven innings, replaced by Mariano Rivera in the eighth. The Phillies put two runners on with a walk to Jimmy Rollins and a single by Shane Victorino with one out in the eighth. However, Chase Utley grounded into an inning-ending double play ending on a close play at first base that drew controversy.David Waldstein In World Series, Umpires Find Themselves Back in Center of Dispute https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/30/sports/baseball/30umps.html?_r=1 The New York Times October 30, 2009 December 14, 2009 mdy Rivera completed the ninth inning for his 38th postseason save.Erik Boland Rivera gets six-out save as Yankees win Game 2, 3–1 http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/rivera-gets-six-out-save-as-yankees-win-game-2-3-1-1.1557551 Newsday October 30, 2009 October 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20121007211604/http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/rivera-gets-six-out-save-as-yankees-win-game-2-3-1-1.1557551 2012-10-07 dead Game 3 New York NYY 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 1 0 8 8 1 Philadelphia PHI 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 6 0 Andy Pettitte (2–0) Cole Hamels (1–1) Pettitte (3–0) Hamels (1–2) Alex Rodriguez (1), Nick Swisher (1), Matsui (2) Jayson Werth 2× (2), Carlos Ruiz (1) After an 80-minute rain delay, the Phillies scored first in the second inning with Jayson Werth's lead-off home run followed by a bases-loaded walk and a sacrifice fly.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI200910310.shtml 2009 World Series Game 3 October 31, 2009 Baseball Reference November 2, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091108163317/http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI200910310.shtml November 8, 2009 live In the fourth inning, Alex Rodriguez hit a ball down the right field line, which struck a camera at the fence and was ruled a home run after review.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091101&content_id=7594160&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Camera moved after A-Rod homer November 1, 2009 DiComo Anthony MLB.com November 1, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091104234934/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091101&content_id=7594160&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb November 4, 2009 live Nick Swisher opened the top of the fifth inning with a double and scored on a single to center field by Andy Pettitte. Jeter followed with a single, and both he and Pettite were driven in by a Johnny Damon double. J. A. Happ replaced Hamels and allowed a solo home run to Swisher in the sixth inning. Werth answered with a second home run of the game leading off the bottom of the sixth. Carlos Ruiz homered in the ninth inning for the final run of the game.2009-11-01 World Series Game 3 Final: Yankees 8, Phillies 5 https://archive.nytimes.com/bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/31/live-analysis-world-series-game-3-yankees-at-phillies/ 2026-01-22 Bats The New York Times en Game 4 New York NYY 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 9 1 Philadelphia PHI 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 8 1 Sabathia (3–1) Joe Blanton (0–0) Joba Chamberlain (1–0) Brad Lidge (1–1) Rivera (5) Utley (3), Pedro Feliz (1) The Yankees opened the scoring in the first inning with two runs, but the Phillies answered with back-to-back doubles by Shane Victorino and Chase Utley in the bottom of the inning. The Phillies tied the game in the bottom of the fourth as Ryan Howard singled, stole second, and scored on a single by Pedro Feliz. Replays showed that Howard did not touch home plate as he slid across; however, the Yankees did not appeal. Swisher led off the fifth inning with a walk, scoring on a single by Derek Jeter, and Melky Cabrera scored on a single by Damon. Park relieved Blanton in the seventh and held the Yankees scoreless. Chase Utley hit his third home run of the series in the bottom of the seventh with two outs. Dámaso Marte struck out Howard to end the inning. After a game-tying home run by Feliz, Lidge entered the game in the ninth and gave up a two-out single to Damon.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI200911010.shtml 2009 World Series Game 4 November 1, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com November 3, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091105063817/http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI200911010.shtml November 5, 2009 live With Teixeira batting, Damon stole second and advanced to third as the base was uncovered due to the pull shift against Teixeira.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091101&content_id=7594166&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Johnny lately: Yanks' 9th makes it a 3–1 Series November 2, 2009 Hoch Brian MLB.com November 1, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091104234938/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091101&content_id=7594166&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb November 4, 2009 live Rodriguez put the Yankees ahead with a double to left field, scoring Damon. Posada added to that lead with a single which scored Teixeira, who had singled, and Rodriguez. Mariano Rivera entered in the bottom of the ninth and notched his second save of the series. Game 5 thumb|right|upright|Ryan Madson earned his first career World Series save in Game 5.|alt=A man in a blue baseball jersey and wearing a catcher's mitt on his left hand squats in a bullpen. He has a catcher's mask made of leather and metal atop his head. New York NYY 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 6 10 0 Philadelphia PHI 3 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 x 8 9 0 Lee (3–0) Burnett (1–0) Lee (4–0) Burnett (1–1) Ryan Madson (1) Utley 2× (5), Raúl Ibañez (1) The Yankees scored first for the second straight game, but Utley gave the lead back to Philadelphia on a three-run home run. Werth and Ibáñez drove in Utley and Howard in the third inning, which chased the starter, Burnett. David Robertson allowed another run to score on a Carlos Ruiz groundout. Eric Hinske, who entered as a pinch-hitter, scored on a ground out by Johnny Damon. Utley tied Reggie Jackson's record for most home runs in a World Series with a solo home run in the seventh inning, his fifth of the series. Howard struck out for the 12th time in the series, tying Willie Wilson's 1980 record for most strikeouts in a World Series. Ibáñez hit a solo home run to chase pitcher Phil Coke. After being hit in the hand in the first inning, Victorino was replaced defensively in the eighth inning by Ben Francisco. Lee left the game after allowing two runs to score, and Park gave up a sacrifice fly to Robinson Canó to add another earned run to Lee's line. Ryan Madson entered in the ninth to close the game, allowing one run on a double play but earning his first career World Series save.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI200911020.shtml 2009 World Series Game 5 November 2, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com December 17, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091106105435/http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI200911020.shtml November 6, 2009 live Game 6 Philadelphia PHI 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 6 0 New York NYY 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 x 7 8 0 Petitte (1–0) Martínez (0–1) Petitte (2–0) Martínez (0–2) Ryan Howard (1) Matsui (3) The Yankees scored first when Matsui hit a two-run home run with Rodriguez on base after a walk. The Phillies responded with a triple by Ruiz, who scored on a sacrifice fly by Rollins in the top of the third inning. Matsui added to the Yankee lead with a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the inning, scoring Jeter and Damon. Martínez was relieved after four innings by Durbin, who allowed a ground rule double to Jeter, who later scored on a Teixeira single. Durbin hit Rodriguez and was relieved by Happ after recording one out. Happ allowed a two-run double to Matsui, his fifth and sixth RBI of the game which tied a World Series record for most RBI in a single game set by Bobby Richardson in the 1960 World Series.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091104&content_id=7620234&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Matsui ties World Series record with 6 RBIs November 4, 2009 DiComo Anthony Major League Baseball November 4, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091108095016/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091104&content_id=7620234&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb November 8, 2009 live In the sixth inning, Howard's home run following a walk issued to Utley brought the game to 7–3. After Ibáñez hit a double into right field, Joba Chamberlain relieved Pettitte, allowing no further runs in the inning. In the top of the eighth inning, Dámaso Marte struck out Howard, which set a new World Series record for most strikeouts by a batter in one series (13).http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091104&content_id=7616316&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Howard sets Series record for strikeouts November 5, 2009 Bowman Mark Major League Baseball November 5, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091108104133/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091104&content_id=7616316&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb November 8, 2009 live After the strikeout, Marte was relieved by Rivera in a non-save situation, who allowed one hit and one walk before closing out the game and the Yankees' 27th championship.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA200911040.shtml 2009 World Series Game 6 November 4, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com December 17, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091108163302/http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA200911040.shtml November 8, 2009 live Awards List of Major League Baseball awards The 2009 Phillies captured the Warren C. Giles Trophy, as winners of the National League pennant.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091021&content_id=7515920&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Werthy of repeat: Philly swaggers into WS Zolecki Todd October 22, 2009 Major League Baseball October 29, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091025062653/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091021&content_id=7515920&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb October 25, 2009 dead Baseball America named the Phillies as its Organization of the Year.Salisbury Jim December 7, 2009 Organization of the Year: Philadelphia Phillies / Philadelphia completes an amazing turnaround http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/majors/awards/organization-of-the-year/2009/269250.html dead https://archive.today/20120905055819/http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/majors/awards/organization-of-the-year/2009/269250.html September 5, 2012 September 21, 2010 Baseball America The Philadelphia Sports Writers Association named the Phillies its "Team of the Year" for the third consecutive year.2018-12-21 PSWA History https://phillysportswriters.com/pswa-history/ 2026-01-22 The Philadelphia Sports Writers Association Individual awards were won by Rollins, who won a third straight Gold Glove Award at shortstop, Victorino, who won a second Gold Glove in the outfield;http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091111&content_id=7652510&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Rollins, Victorino retain Gold Glove crowns Zolecki Todd November 11, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB December 17, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091115132357/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091111&content_id=7652510&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi November 15, 2009 dead Utley, who won his fourth consecutive Silver Slugger Award at second base;http://www.nj.com/sports/times/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1258094743148620.xml&coll=5 Utley wins another Silver Slugger November 13, 2009 Trenton Times December 17, 2009 June 5, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605193100/http://www.nj.com/sports/times/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1258094743148620.xml&coll=5 dead Werth, who was named the "This Year in Baseball Awards" Unsung Player of the Year,Go to 2009 This Year in Baseball Awards and click on "Unsung Star" for results and video. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved September 5, 2011. and Howard, who was named the Most Valuable Player of the NL Championship Series. Happ was named the Players Choice Awards NL Outstanding Rookie by his fellow players and the "This Year in Baseball Awards" Rookie of the Year.Go to 2009 This Year in Baseball Awards and click on "Rookie" for results and video. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved September 5, 2011. He also received the Sporting News NL Rookie of the Year Award and was named to the Baseball America All-Rookie Team (as one of five pitchers)October 28, 2009 2009 All-Rookie Team: The 2009 rookie team as selected by Baseball America http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/majors/awards/rookie-of-the-year/2009/269076.html dead https://archive.today/20120730020944/http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/majors/awards/rookie-of-the-year/2009/269076.html July 30, 2012 December 9, 2011 Baseball America and the Topps All-Star Rookie team (as a left-handed pitcher).Olds Chris November 25, 2009 Topps reveals its 2009 rookie All-star team https://www.beckett.com/news/topps-reveals-its-2009-rookie-all-star-team/ Beckett The Philadelphia chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America presented its annual franchise awards to Howard ("Mike Schmidt Most Valuable Player Award"), Happ ("Steve Carlton Most Valuable Pitcher Award"), Jamie Moyer ("Dallas Green Special Achievement Award"), and Brad Lidge ("Tug McGraw Good Guy Award").This award should not be confused with the Tug McGraw Foundation's "Good Guy Award". News/Events: Gala 2007 > Awards https://web.archive.org/web/20110613151437/http://www.tugmcgraw.com/news/gala2007_awards.asp June 13, 2011 . Tug McGraw Foundation website. Retrieved September 25, 2010. Rubén Amaro, Jr., was named the "This Year in Baseball Awards" Executive of the YearGo to 2009 This Year in Baseball Awards and click on "Exec" for results and video. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved September 5, 2011. and the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association Executive of the Year. He was also inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.Aaron Passman Ruben Amaro Jewish? Yes, According to Jewish Hall of Fame The Jewish Exponent May 21, 2009 http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18889/ January 7, 2011 November 22, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091122133544/http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18889 dead See also: National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum#Other Jewish sports halls of fame in the U.S. and List of Jewish American sportspeople. The Phillie Phanatic was awarded the "Great Friend to Kids" Award by the Please Touch Museum, a children's museum in Philadelphia."Please Touch Museum announces winners of the 14th annual 'Great Friend to Kids Awards' ", September 3, 2009. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved September 8, 2009. On December 9, Sports Illustrated named Utley as the second baseman on its MLB All-Decade Team.Posnanski Joe All-Decade Team: MLB Sports Illustrated http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/magazine/specials/2000s/12/03/mlb.all.decade.team/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20091213084122/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/magazine/specials/2000s/12/03/mlb.all.decade.team/index.html dead December 13, 2009 December 9, 2009 September 20, 2010 On December 22, Sports Illustrated named Pat Gillick as number 7 on its list of the Top 10 GMs/Executives of the Decade (in all sports).The list's only other MLB GMs were Boston's Theo Epstein (No. 3) and Oakland's Billy Beane (No. 10). Friedman Dick 2000s: Top 10 GMs/Executives Sports Illustrated December 22, 2009 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/magazine/specials/2000s/12/19/top.executives/index.html September 23, 2010 November 3, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103091049/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/magazine/specials/2000s/12/19/top.executives/index.html dead Regular season player statistics All statistics are current through the 2009 regular season. Batting thumb|right|upright|John Mayberry, Jr. made his major league debut with the Phillies in 2009, hitting four home runs in eight games played.|alt=A dark-skinned man in a red baseball jersey, white baseball pants with red pinstripes, and a red batting helmet steps on home plate with his left foot while looking down. 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 Paul Bako 44 116 12 26 4 0 3 9 .224 0 Antonio Bastardo 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Joe Blanton 30 55 4 7 0 0 0 1 .127 0 Eric Bruntlett 72 105 15 18 7 0 0 7 .171 2 Miguel Cairo 27 45 6 12 2 1 1 2 .267 0 Andrew Carpenter baseball 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Chris Coste 45 102 12 25 8 0 2 8 .245 0 Greg Dobbs 97 154 15 38 6 0 5 20 .247 1 Chad Durbin 56 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 Pedro Feliz 158 580 62 154 30 2 12 82 .266 0 Ben Francisco 37 97 10 27 9 0 5 13 .278 1 Cole Hamels 30 61 6 9 3 0 0 5 .148 1 J. A. Happ 33 43 2 4 1 0 0 1 .093 0 Paul Hoover baseball 3 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .750 0 Ryan Howard 160 616 105 172 37 4 45 141 .279 8 Raúl Ibañez 134 500 93 136 32 3 34 93 .272 4 Kyle Kendrick 9 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 0 Cliff Lee 12 33 2 7 2 0 0 1 .212 0 Rodrigo López baseball 7 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Lou Marson 7 17 3 4 1 0 0 0 .235 0 Pedro Martínez 9 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 .071 0 John Mayberry Jr. 39 57 8 12 3 0 4 8 .211 0 Jamie Moyer 28 42 2 5 0 0 0 2 .119 0 Brett Myers 17 18 2 4 1 0 0 0 .222 0 Chan Ho Park 42 14 1 2 0 0 1 1 .143 0 Jimmy Rollins 155 672 100 168 43 5 21 77 .250 31 Carlos Ruiz baseball 107 322 32 82 26 1 9 43 .255 3 Matt Stairs 99 103 15 20 4 0 5 17 .194 0 Jack Taschner 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Andy Tracy 9 12 1 5 0 1 0 1 .417 0 Chase Utley 156 571 112 161 28 4 31 93 .282 23 Shane Victorino 156 620 102 181 39 13 10 62 .292 25 Jayson Werth 159 571 98 153 26 1 36 99 .268 20Team totals1625578820143931235224788.258119 Note: Pitchers batting stats are included above. Pitching right vertical Joe Blanton (top) and Jamie Moyer (bottom) tied J. A. Happ for the team high in wins (12 each). left 150 BlantonPhillies.jpg A man with spiked hair and a goatee wearing a blue baseball jersey with "Phillies" in red across the front and white baseball pants with red pinstripes stands on a baseball field holding a tan baseball glove and a red baseball cap in his left hand. Jamie Moyer Phillies.JPG A man in a red baseball jersey with "Phillies" and red baseball cap with a white "P" on the front reaches his hand toward an unseen person. 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 Antonio Bastardo 2 3 6.46 6 5 0 023.7 23 2 3 18 17 9 19 Joe Blanton 12 8 4.05 31 31 0 195.3 195 1 3 89 88 59 163 Andrew Carpenter baseball 1 0 11.12 3 1 0 005.7 5 2 3 7 7 4 5 Clay Condrey 6 2 3.00 45 0 1 042.0 42 17 14 14 25 Chad Durbin 2 2 4.39 59 0 2 069.7 69 2 3 38 34 47 62 Sergio Escalona 1 0 4.61 14 0 0 013.7 13 2 3 7 7 5 10 Scott Eyre 2 1 1.50 42 0 0 030 30 6 5 16 22 Cole Hamels 10 11 4.32 32 32 0 193.7 193 2 3 95 93 43 168 J. A. Happ 12 4 2.93 35 23 0 166 166 55 54 56 119 Kyle Kendrick 3 1 3.42 9 2 0 026.3 26 1 3 11 10 9 15 Cliff Lee 7 4 3.39 12 12 0 079.7 79 2 3 35 30 10 74 Brad Lidge 0 8 7.21 67 0 31 058.7 58 2 3 51 47 34 61 Rodrigo López baseball 3 1 5.70 7 5 0 030 30 24 19 11 19 Ryan Madson 5 5 3.26 79 0 10 077.3 77 1 3 29 28 22 78 Pedro Martínez 5 1 3.63 9 9 0 044.7 44 2 3 18 18 8 37 Jamie Moyer 12 10 4.94 30 25 0 162 162 91 89 43 94 Brett Myers 4 3 4.84 18 10 0 070.7 70 2 3 38 38 23 50 Chan Ho Park 3 3 4.43 45 7 0 083.3 83 1 3 43 41 33 73 Steven Register 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 002 2 1 1 1 1 J. C. Romero 0 0 2.70 21 0 0 016.7 16 2 3 6 5 13 12 Jack Taschner 1 1 4.91 24 0 0 029.3 29 1 3 18 16 20 19 Tyler Walker baseball 2 1 3.06 32 0 0 035.3 35 1 3 12 12 9 27Team totals93694.161621624414552 37096734891153 Broadcasting thumb|right|upright|Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas died during the 2009 season.|alt=A white-haired man in a tweed jacket, dark sweater, and a pink dress shirt waves from atop a truck. Philadelphia Phillies Radio Network Over-the-air television returned to WPHL-TV (My PHL 17) for a three-year period after a ten-year stint at WPSG-TV (CW 57), when the Phillies and the Tribune Broadcasting station signed a three-year contract on November 19, 2008.https://www.newspapers.com/article/philadelphia-daily-news-red-carpet-night/119414411/ November 20, 2008 75 Peter Dorchak Red-carpet night for screening of '08 Series film Philadelphia Daily News Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Newspapers.com January 15, 2026 This marked the third time the station has become the territorial flagship station, the first being from 1971 to 1982 and again from 1993 to 1998.https://archive.org/details/philadelphia-phillies-2010-media-guide-cover/page/363/ Philadelphia Phillies 2010 Media Guide 2010 363-366 Tom McCarthy, Chris Wheeler, and Gary Matthews were the members of the television broadcast team. McCarthy took over full-time play-by-play duties from Harry Kalas after his death in mid-April 2009.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20071127&content_id=2312400&vkey=pr_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi&partnered=rss_phi Tom McCarthy rejoins Phillies broadcast team Philadelphia Phillies 2007-11-27 2025-01-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20121105043411/https://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20071127&content_id=2312400&vkey=pr_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi&partnered=rss_phi 2012-11-05 dead Wheeler was the color commentator for the first and last three innings of each game, while Matthews did color commentary in the middle three innings. On the radio, Scott Franzke and Larry Andersen were the play-by-play and color commentators, respectively, for English-language broadcasts on WPHT-AM, while Danny Martinez and Bill Kulik provided Spanish-language commentary on WUBA-AM.Fans' guide to the 2009 season Philadelphia Daily News Jen Reardon April 3, 2009 https://www.newspapers.com/article/philadelphia-daily-news-fans-guide-to-t/190711490/ February 6, 2026 W-2 The Phillies' postseason radio duties were split between the TV crew and the regular radio crew, while the television broadcasts on TBS were covered by Brian Anderson, Joe Simpson, and David Aldridge for the NLDS,Williams Jim Could get an A with some local flavor Washington Examiner October 10, 2009 https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/201853/tbs-gets-a-solid-b-could-get-an-a-with-some-local-flavor/ January 15, 2026 and Chip Caray, Ron Darling, and Buck Martinez for the NLCS.Bramlett Jimmy Dodgers Faceoff Against Phillies in NLCS Rematch LAist October 13, 2009 https://laist.com/news/entertainment/dodgers-faceoff-against-phillies-in January 15, 2026 The World Series broadcasters were Joe Buck and Tim McCarver on the Fox telecasts, and Joe Morgan and Jon Miller on ESPN Radio for the national broadcast.http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fox-sports-en-espanol-announces-exclusive-spanish-language-programming-for-the-2009-world-series-with-pre---postgame-analysis-by-chicago-white-sox-manager-ozzie-guillen-66403607.html Fox Sports en Espanol Announces Exclusive Spanish-Language Programming For The 2009 World Series PR Newswire October 28, 2009 February 24, 2011 June 6, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110606062307/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fox-sports-en-espanol-announces-exclusive-spanish-language-programming-for-the-2009-world-series-with-pre---postgame-analysis-by-chicago-white-sox-manager-ozzie-guillen-66403607.html live Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Lehigh Valley IronPigs International League Dave Huppert AA Reading Phillies Eastern League Steve Roadcap A Clearwater Threshers Florida State League Ernie Whitt A Lakewood BlueClaws South Atlantic League Dusty Wathan A-Short Season Williamsport Crosscutters New York–Penn League Chris Truby Rookie GCL Phillies Gulf Coast League Roly de Armas League champions: Lakewood BlueClawsPriddy Tom September 19, 2009 BlueClaws take SAL championship with 5–1 win https://snapshots.mlblogs.com/blueclaws-take-sal-championship-with-5-1-win-f2ee48a48f95 2026-01-22 MLB.com Medium Footnotes Lead Stats A AStatistical leaders must qualify by Major League Baseball's criteria to be considered "leaders". Game log May12 a aJayson Werth tied a franchise record by stealing four bases, including home plate, in the Phillies' 5–3 victory over the Dodgers. July6 b bThe Phillies tied a franchise record by scoring ten runs in the first inning, and set season highs in hits (21) and runs scored (22). The 22 runs was the fifth-most in franchise history and was the biggest defeat in the history of the opposing Cincinnati Reds franchise.http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090706&content_id=5730404&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Behind Victorino, Phils score 22 in rout Gurian-Peck David July 7, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies MLB July 10, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090710120902/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090706&content_id=5730404&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi July 10, 2009 dead August23 c cEric Bruntlett turned the 15th unassisted triple play in the modern era of Major League Baseball history. It was the second in Phillies history (Mickey Morandini) and the second game-ending unassisted triple play (Johnny Neun, 1927). Sep23 d dThe attendance figure is unavailable (listed as "0") for game one of the doubleheader.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/FLO/FLO200909221.shtml Philadelphia Phillies at Florida Marlins Box Score and Play by Play September 22, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com September 23, 2009 References General https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/2009.shtml 2009 Philadelphia Phillies Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 31, 2009 Inline citations 2 External links 2009 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference Philadelphia Phillies' official website (Archived) Category:Philadelphia Phillies seasons Category:National League East champion seasons Category:National League champion seasons Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Phillies