2009 Pittsburgh Pirates season

March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates logo 2014.svg 2009 National League Central PNC Park Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaFrom 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907. 62–99 (.385) 6th Bob Nutting Neal Huntington John Russell FSN Pittsburgh WPGB-FM(Steve Blass, Greg Brown, Tim Neverett, Bob Walk, John Wehner) The 2009 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 128th season of the franchise and the 123rd in the National League.Dejan Kovacevic Russell's task: Make them better Pittsburgh Post-Gazette C1 February 13, 2009 This was their ninth season at PNC Park. The season is the franchise's second season under the management of John Russell.Jenifer Langosch GM Huntington to evaluate coaches http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080927&content_id=3561460&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit&partnerId=rss_pit MLB.com September 27, 2008 April 23, 2009 With this season, the Pirates became the first franchise in professional sports to have a losing record in 17 consecutive seasons, passing the Philadelphia Phillies of 1933–1948 with 16. The Pirates finished sixth and last in the National League Central with a record of 62–99. The Pirates were attempting to improve on their 2008 record, and conquer a winning record and make it to the playoffs for the first time since 1992. However, after going 11–10 in April, the Pirates suffered losing streaks. After an 8-game losing streak on May 3–10, the Pirates never reached above the .500 mark again, and failed to reach their goal. Off-season The organization fired pitching coach Jeff Andrews and first-base coach Lou Frazier the day after the 2008 season concluded,The Associated Press Last-place Pittsburgh Pirates fire 2 coaches https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2008-09-29-2075570818_x.htm USA Today September 29, 2008 April 23, 2009Jenifer Langosch Pirates make immediate changes http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080929&content_id=3572214&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit&partnerId=rss_pit MLB.com September 29, 2008 April 23, 2009 but are expected to retain the rest of the staff through 2009.Dejan Kovacevic Pirates eye experience after firing Andrews http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08274/916126-63.stm Pittsburgh Post-Gazette September 30, 2008 September 30, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081003030555/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08274/916126-63.stm October 3, 2008 dead In October 2008, Joe Kerrigan—previously of the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies—was hired as the new pitching coach,Jenifer Langosch Kerrigan hired as pitching coach http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081020&content_id=3633357&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit&partnerId=rss_pit MLB.com October 20, 2008 April 23, 2009 while Perry Hill became the first base coach.Jenifer Langosch Bucs fill out staff with Hill at first base http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081107&content_id=3670236&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit&partnerId=rss_pit MLB.com November 7, 2008 April 23, 2009 On November 24, the Pirates signed Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh of India.Jenifer Langosch Bucs sign pair of Indian hurlers http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081124&content_id=3690968&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit https://web.archive.org/web/20110605040345/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081124&content_id=3690968&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit dead June 5, 2011 MLB.com November 24, 2008 November 30, 2008 The pair participated in the Million Dollar Arm, a contest held in their home country to discover who out of the 30,000 contestants had the strongest, most accurate arm.Bob Nightengale Novice pitchers from India sign with Pirates https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/pirates/2008-11-24-indian-pitchers-sign_N.htm USA Today November 25, 2008 November 30, 2008 Having never heard of baseball prior to 2007, both Patel and Singh can throw over 90 mph. The pair will participate at spring training.Jenifer Langosch Indian hurlers' inking opens new market http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081124&content_id=3691650&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit MLB.com November 25, 2008 November 30, 2008 September 5, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100905130444/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081124&content_id=3691650&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit dead Management plans to keep closer observations of players' off-season workouts.Rob Biertempfel Watching waistlines http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/pirates/buccoblog/show_comments.php?entry_id=3301 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review September 27, 2008 September 28, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081006032111/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/pirates/buccoblog/show_comments.php?entry_id=3301 October 6, 2008 dead mdy-all Pirates' radio announcer of 33 years, Lanny Frattare, retired prior to the season.Alan Robinson Frattare retires after 33 seasons with Pirates https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2008-10-01-428016511_x.htm USA Today The Associated Press October 1, 2008 October 1, 2008Pittsburgh Pirates play-by-play announcer Lanny Frattare to retire after 33 seasons http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20081001&content_id=3578907&vkey=pr_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit&partnerId=rss_pit Pittsburgh Pirates October 1, 2008 April 23, 2009 Tim Neverett, formerly of Fox Sports Rocky Mountain, was selected to replace him after a search of approximately 200 candidates.Dejan Kovacevic Pirates tab Denver man as new broadcaster http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08354/936164-63.stm Pittsburgh Post-Gazette December 19, 2008 December 19, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081221134126/http://post-gazette.com/pg/08354/936164-63.stm December 21, 2008 deadTim Neverett hired as play-by-play announcer http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20081218&content_id=3720699&vkey=pr_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit https://web.archive.org/web/20110605041249/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20081218&content_id=3720699&vkey=pr_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit dead June 5, 2011 Pittsburgh Pirates December 19, 2008 December 19, 2008 In January 2009, the team held its sixth PirateFest at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. The three-day event was attended by 15,127 people, and increased the number of season ticket packages purchased from the 2008 season.Dejan Kovacevic PirateFest crowd tops 15,000 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09026/944471-63.stm Pittsburgh Post-Gazette January 26, 2009 January 28, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090130005956/http://post-gazette.com/pg/09026/944471-63.stm January 30, 2009 dead President Frank Coonelly stated that the team had fallen behind the Pittsburgh Steelers and Pittsburgh Penguins from a "marketing and business perspective", but are "...working hard to get ourselves back up to where we belong both in Major League Baseball and Pittsburgh."Pirates playing catch-up to Steelers, Pens http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/wires/01/30/2010.ap.bbn.pirates.coonelly.0817/ Sports Illustrated January 30, 2009 The Associated Press April 23, 2009September 2024 medicmedic The Pirates added sleeves to their uniform, and added an alternate uniform with a gold-colored P on the chest which will be worn during select games.Pirates restore uniform sleeves, add black tops https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/2009-01-23-2174606803_x.htm USA Today The Associated Press January 23, 2009 April 23, 2009 Spring training "It's time for us as an organization and our players to realize that losing is not acceptable. It's not an acceptable way of life for a Pirate." John Russell 300px left The Pirates pre-season schedule consisted of 35 games in Bradenton, Florida, including two evening games and a game against the Netherlands national baseball team.Jenifer Langosch Bucs release Spring Training schedule http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081209&content_id=3708386&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit&partnerId=rss_pit MLB.com December 9, 2008 December 10, 2008 When pitchers and catchers reported on February 13, three of twelve pitching positions were set: starter Paul Maholm, set-up man John Grabow, and closer Matt Capps.Pirates Team Report https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AvUt2PUAwtsbzSrh13jRobol0bYF?slug=teamreports-2009-mlb-pit&prov=sportsxchange&type=team_report Yahoo! Sports February 11, 2009 February 13, 2009 June 10, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250610045721/https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AvUt2PUAwtsbzSrh13jRobol0bYF/?slug=teamreports-2009-mlb-pit&prov=sportsxchange&type=team_report dead The Pirates entered spring training with 21 of 40 different players from 2008 spring training;Rob Biertempfel Huntington put his stamp on roster http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/pirates/s_610731.html Pittsburgh Tribune-Review February 8, 2009 February 10, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090211150029/http://pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/pirates/s_610731.html February 11, 2009 dead mdy-all among those were Eric Hinske, Ramón Vázquez, and Jason Jaramillo who were acquired during the off-season.Chuck Finder Adam LaRoche: Hopes hard work brings barn-burner season http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09046/949270-63.stm Pittsburgh Post-Gazette February 15, 2009 February 15, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090218115016/http://post-gazette.com/pg/09046/949270-63.stm February 18, 2009 dead Beginning March 5, Ian Snell, Ramón Vázquez, and John Grabow represented their countries in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.Dejan Kovacevic Grabow gets call from U.S. for Classic http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09062/952718-63.stm Pittsburgh Post-Gazette March 3, 2009 March 3, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090304095820/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09062/952718-63.stm March 4, 2009 dead The Pirates finished spring training with a 17–15 record. "It gives us some confidence", said John Russell, "We worked hard all spring."Morneau drives in 3 runs, Twins beat Pirates 7–6 https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290404109&prov=ap Yahoo! Sports The Associated Press April 5, 2009 April 5, 2009 The Pirates opening day salary was US$50,984,000.Dejan Kovacevic Spring training: Karstens makes rotation http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09092/960010-63.stm Pittsburgh Post-Gazette April 2, 2009 April 2, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090405043736/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09092/960010-63.stm April 5, 2009 dead The Pirates finalized their opening day roster two days prior to the season opener (asterisk noting new players for the 2009 season):Dejan Kovacevic Spring training: Pirates finish off roster https://www.post-gazette.com/pirates/2009/04/04/Spring-training-Pirates-finish-off-roster/stories/200904040135 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette April 4, 2009 April 5, 2009 Infielders Luis Cruz Adam LaRoche Andy LaRoche Freddy Sanchez Ramón Vázquez* Jack Wilson Outfielders Eric Hinske* Nate McLouth Craig Monroe* Nyjer Morgan Brandon Moss Catchers Ryan Doumit Jason Jaramillo* Starting pitchers Zach Duke Jeff Karstens Paul Maholm Ross Ohlendorf Ian Snell Relief pitchers Sean Burnett Matt Capps Jesse Chavez John Grabow Craig Hansen Donnie Veal* Tyler Yates Regular season April The Pirates opened the season with a 6–4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals, scoring four runs in the final inning to win their third consecutive come-from-behind opening day game.Dejan Kovacevic Wilson's huge hit caps Pirates' ninth-inning rally, 6–4 win http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09096/960994-100.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20090410065033/http://post-gazette.com/pg/09096/960994-100.stm dead April 10, 2009 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette April 6, 2009 April 7, 2009 The Pirates had 17 hits two games later to beat the Cardinals 7–4,R.B. Fallstrom Duke, Pirates beat Cardinals 7–4 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/04/06/sports/s163503D56.DTL The Associated Press San Francisco Chronicle April 9, 2009 April 23, 2009February 2026 medicmedic but were held to one hit the next day and split their opening series two games to two.Dejan Kovacevic Pirates foil Carpenter's no-hit bid but fall, 2–1 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09100/961846-63.stm Pittsburgh Post-Gazette April 9, 2009 April 23, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090413152401/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09100/961846-63.stm April 13, 2009 dead Rain shortened the Pirates' series in Cincinnati to two games; Pittsburgh won the first game 10–2 after Ryan Doumit hit his first career grand slam in the final inning.Maholm gets first road win since July; Doumit's slam is first of career https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290411117 The Associated Press ESPN.com April 11, 2009 April 11, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090416230342/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290411117 April 16, 2009 dead On April 13, the Pirates completed the league's first triple play of the season and the Pirates' first in 16 years; however, they lost the game 2–0.Pirates pull off triple play against Reds http://www.seattlepi.com/baseball/2010ap_bbn_pirates_triple_play.html Seattle Post-Intelligencer The Associated Press April 13, 2009 April 23, 2009 September 2010 H3llBot In the team's home opener on April 13, Zach Duke pitched a complete game shutout, as the Pirates defeated the Houston Astros, 7–0.Alan Robinson Duke shuts out slumping Astros, Pirates win 7–0 https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290413123&prov=ap The Associated Press Yahoo! Sports April 13, 2009 April 13, 2009 In the game, both the Pirates and the Astros wore Pittsburgh Police hats in honor of three officers who were shot and killed on April 4.Robert Dvorchak Pirates tip caps to fallen officers http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09104/962603-63.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20100104180401/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09104/962603-63.stm dead January 4, 2010 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette April 14, 2009 April 14, 2009 The pre-game ceremonies honored the officers, as well as former Pirates pitcher and current broadcaster Steve Blass for this 50th season with the team, and included a flyover by four Apache helicopters from the 1/104th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20090316&content_id=3998180&vkey=pr_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit Pirates to celebrate Steve Blass' 50th season with the club during the 2009 Home Opener on April 13 PittsburghPirates.com March 16, 2009 April 13, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090407072837/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20090316&content_id=3998180&vkey=pr_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit April 7, 2009 live In the first Saturday afternoon game in Pittsburgh since 2005, Craig Monroe hit two three-run home runs in consecutive innings to give the Pirates their first back-to-back victories of the season.The Associated Press Monroe has 6 RBIs as Pirates blank Braves https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290418123 ESPN.com April 18, 2009 April 19, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090421091732/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290418123 April 21, 2009 dead On April 21, catcher Ryan Doumit announced that surgery was needed to fix a broken bone in his wrist, and that he would miss eight to ten weeks.The Associated Press Pirates' C Doumit needs wrist surgery https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AssZO2JCvNHMshdgGZw639gl0bYF?slug=ap-pirates-doumitout&prov=ap&type=lgns Yahoo! Sports April 21, 2009 April 22, 2009 June 10, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250610045728/https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AssZO2JCvNHMshdgGZw639gl0bYF/?slug=ap-pirates-doumitout&prov=ap&type=lgns dead Later in the day, the Pirates beat the Florida Marlins 3–2, taking them two games above .500 since the first series of the 2007 season.Dejan Kovacevic Sanchez's three hits push Pirates past Florida, 3–2 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09111/964482-100.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20121015212255/http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/breaking/sanchezs-three-hits-push-pirates-past-florida-3-2-338745/ dead October 15, 2012 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette April 21, 2009 April 21, 2009 The following day the Pirates swept the Marlins for the first time since 2005, giving Pittsburgh their best start through 15 games since 2002.Alan Robinson LaRoche-led Pirates win 7–4, sweep Marlins https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290422123 Yahoo! Sports The Associated Press April 21, 2009 April 22, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090425175043/http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290422123 April 25, 2009 live The Pirates took two games out of three against the San Diego Padres,The Associated Press Gallardo stars as Brewers win 1–0, sweep Pirates https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290429108&prov=ap Yahoo! Sports April 29, 2009 May 1, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090504235047/http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290429108&prov=ap May 4, 2009 live before closing April by getting swept by the Milwaukee Brewers.The Associated Press Ohlendorf shuts down Padres, lead Pirates to win https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290426125&prov=ap Yahoo! Sports April 26, 2009 May 1, 2009 Andy LaRoche hit safely in a career high 11 games during the later part of the month. Pittsburgh finished the month with an 11–10 record—the first time since 2002 that the team was over .500 at April's end. Chuck Finder Pirates Notebook: Duffy bounces back with Brewers http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09120/966604-63.stm Pittsburgh Post-Gazette April 30, 2009 May 1, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090503073605/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09120/966604-63.stm May 3, 2009 dead The team was tied for third place in the NL Central division, four games behind the St. Louis Cardinals, who finished the month with the league's best record. Regular Season Standings: As of April 30, 2009 http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/standings/index.jsp?ymd=20090430 MLB.com April 30, 2009 May 1, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090504103408/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/standings/index.jsp?ymd=20090430 May 4, 2009 live The pitching staff posted a league-low 3.41 earned run average (ERA), due in part to first-year pitching coach Joe Kerrigan teaching pitchers to base pitches on hitters' tendencies. Dejan Kovacevic For Pirates' pitchers, it starts with strike one http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09121/966827-63.stm Pittsburgh Post-Gazette May 1, 2009 May 1, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090504082410/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09121/966827-63.stm May 4, 2009 dead May The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pirates in two games out of three at PNC Park to open May. Alan Robinson Cueto dominating, Reds top Pirates 5–0 https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290503123 Yahoo! Sports May 3, 2009 May 7, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090506195143/http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290503123 May 6, 2009 live The concluding two games of the homestand saw the Pirates lose their 16 and 17th consecutive games to the Milwaukee Brewers—the second longest streak of any team over another in MLB history. Alan Robinson Brewers win 8–5 for 17th in row against Pirates https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290505123 Yahoo! Sports May 6, 2009 May 7, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090509190349/http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290505123 May 9, 2009 live The Pirates were swept during a two-game series in St. Louis—the losses extended Pittsburgh's losing streak to five consecutive road games and nine out of their past ten overall. R.B. Fallstrom Wellemeyer, LaRue lead Cardinals past Pirates https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290507124 Yahoo! Sports May 7, 2009 May 8, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090511171100/http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290507124 May 11, 2009 live The Pirates were swept by the New York Mets in their first series at New York's Citi Field, extending their losing streak to eight consecutive games.Dave Skretta Mets roll to 7th straight win, 8–4 over Pirates https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290510121 Yahoo! Sports May 10, 2009 May 16, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090521204613/http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290510121 May 21, 2009 live The Pirates returned home to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals in two out of three games.Alan Robinson Rasmus, relievers lead Cards over Pirates 5–1 https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290514123 Yahoo! Sports May 14, 2009 May 16, 2009 On May 13, Adam LaRoche became the first player in MLB history to have a home run taken away due to instant replay, during a procedure put into effect in August 2008.Alan Robinson Upon review, Pirates' LaRoche loses homer https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-cardinals-piratesreplay&prov=ap&type=lgns Yahoo! Sports May 13, 2009 May 16, 2009 June 10, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250610045747/https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news/?slug=ap-cardinals-piratesreplay&prov=ap&type=lgns dead The Pirates concluded their homestand by taking two games out of three against the Colorado Rockies—finishing their homestand with a 4–2 record. In the final game of the Rockies's series Pittsburgh scored ten runs in one inning for the first time since August 2003.The Associated Press Ten-run seventh leads Pirates past Rockies, 11–4 https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290517123 Yahoo! Sports May 18, 2009 May 18, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090521220421/http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290517123 May 21, 2009 live The Pirates won three out of four games against the Washington Nationals, extending their winning streak to five games.Joseph White Pirates score on wild pitch, beat Nationals 2–1 https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290520120 Yahoo! Sports May 20, 2009 May 26, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090526204505/http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290520120 May 26, 2009 live The Pirates continued their road trip with six games in Chicago—becoming the first team in MLB history to play the Cubs and White Sox in back-to-back series since interleague play began in 1997.Dejan Kovacevic Pirates Notebook: Chicago stay makes history http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09146/972629-63.stm Pittsburgh Post-Gazette May 26, 2009 May 27, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090529112358/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09146/972629-63.stm May 29, 2009 dead After losing their first two games of the first interleague series of the season against the White Sox, Jack Wilson hit his first home run of the year to tie the final game of the series with two outs in the final inning; Nyjer Morgan scored the winning run later in the inning.The Associated Press Late rally gives Pirates win over White Sox https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290524104 Yahoo! Sports May 24, 2009 May 26, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090527193907/http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290524104 May 27, 2009 live On May 25, Freddy Sanchez became the first Pirate to acquire six hits in one game since Wally Backman in 1990, as the Pirates defeated the Cubs.The Associated Press Sanchez's 6 hits leads Pirates over Cubs https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290525116 Yahoo! Sports May 25, 2009 May 26, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090531173754/http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290525116 May 31, 2009 live The Pirates lost two out of three games against the Cubs, scoring a total of three runs in their losses.Rick Gano Zambrano ejected, Johnson's homer gives Cubs win https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290527116 Yahoo! Sports May 29, 2009 May 29, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090530222003/http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290527116 May 30, 2009 live The Pirates concluded the month by losing two games out of three to the Houston Astros. Nate McLouth hit a home run to lead off the final game of the month, but the Pirates score any other runs, losing 2–1.Dejan Kovacevic Pirates silenced by Astros, Hampton, 2–1 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09151/974109-100.stm Pittsburgh Post-Gazette May 31, 2009 May 31, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090606150550/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09151/974109-100.stm June 6, 2009 dead Throughout May the Pirates accumulated an 11–17 record, finishing 20–28 overall for the season. The team was in fifth place in the National League Central division. Regular Season Standings: As of May 31, 2009 http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/standings/index.jsp?ymd=20090531 MLB.com May 31, 2009 May 31, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090607075124/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/standings/index.jsp?ymd=20090531 June 7, 2009 live June The Pirates began the month with a four-game series against the New York Mets, although it was shortened to three games when the June 3 game was postponed. The Pirates won all three games that were played. On June 4, the Pirates traded All Star Nate McLouth to the Atlanta Braves for three minor league players, including future starting pitcher Charlie Morton. Later in the day, the team promoted outfielder Andrew McCutchen from AAA Indianapolis,Dejan Kovacevic Pirates deal McLouth in stunning trade http://www.pittsburghpostgazette.com/pg/09155/975012-63.stm Pittsburgh Post-Gazette June 4, 2009 June 4, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090607091934/http://www.pittsburghpostgazette.com/pg/09155/975012-63.stm June 7, 2009 dead who became the team's regular starting center fielder. The Pirates then dropped two of three to the Astros in Houston, and two of four to the Atlanta Braves before returning home for the start of Interleague play. They took two games from the Tigers before going on another road series, first to Minnesota (where they only won one game), and then to Colorado (where they were swept). They then came back home to win two of three against both the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals. In the game against the Royals on June 26, starting pitcher Virgil Vasquez earned his first win in his major league debut. The Pirates then played a three-game series against Chicago which stretched into July, which they lost two games to three. On June 30, starting center fielder Nyjer Morgan and relief pitcher Sean Burnett were traded to the Washington Nationals in exchange for Lastings Milledge and Joel Hanrahan. Hanrahan was put on the starting roster immediately, but Milledge was forced to go through a series of rehab-starts in AAA Indianapolis before being called up, due to an existing injury. During this month, the city's National Hockey League team, the Penguins, won the Stanley Cup, which coupled with the team's struggles and the National Football League's Steelers winning the Super Bowl back in February, led to a running joke that dubbed the city to be the "City of Champions. And the Pirates". July The Pirates lost the first game of the month against the Cubs, then played the Mets in the make-up of the postponed June 3 game. They lost 9–8 in 10 innings, despite having tied up the game off of All-Star closer Francisco Rodríguez. The Pirates then went to Florida to face the Marlins, and lost two games to three. They fared no better on their trip to Houston, where they also won only one game, and then they were swept by the Phillies in their next series. On July 17, in the first of a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants, reliever Evan Meek picked up his first win of the season in a 14-inning game. They also won the next game, though they would lose the series finale. On July 20, in the first of a three-game series against the Brewers, the benches were cleared in the eighth inning when Milwaukee pitcher Chris Smith hit Pittsburgh reliever Jeff Karstens with a pitch. The Pirates won that game 8–5, and the series 2–1. Their next road trip took them to Atlanta, where they dropped three of five, and then to San Francisco, where they were swept. Before the final game of the series on July 29, the Pirates traded veteran shortstop Jack Wilson to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for future starting shortstop Ronny Cedeño and four Minor League players. After the game, the Pirates traded three-time All-Star second baseman Freddy Sanchez to the Giants for minor league pitcher Tim Alderson. On July 31, the Pirates returned home for a four-game series against the Nationals which stretched into August. August Though they won the games on both July 31 and August 1, the Pirates lost the next two games to split the series 2–2. This started an eight-game losing streak, against the Nationals, the Diamondbacks, and the Cardinals, which ended August 11 when the Pirates defeated the Rockies in Colorado. They lost the next two against the Rockies, and the next two against the Cubs. The August 16 game in Chicago was postponed because of rain. Returning home, the Pirates swept the Brewers and took two of three from the Reds and Phillies. The Pirates didn't win a game the rest of the month, being swept by the Brewers and the Reds in a series stretching into September. September The Pirates opened the month of September losing both games in a doubleheader against the Reds. They then returned home to play the Cardinals, against whom they won one game out of three. They then lost the first game of a three-game series against the Cubs, giving them their 82nd loss, and setting the record for most consecutive losing seasons in any sport since the 1933–1948 Philadelphia Phillies.Alan Robinson Lee's 2 HRs for Cubs put Pirates into record book https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap;_ylt=Anohj8J0css1Ap5SL3knOfK4u7YF?gid=290907123&prov=ap&print=1 Yahoo! Sports September 7, 2009 September 8, 2009 The Associated Press https://web.archive.org/web/20250610045705/https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap;_ylt=Anohj8J0css1Ap5SL3knOfK4u7YF?gid=290907123&prov=ap&print=1 June 10, 2025 dead Game log Pittsburgh Pirates 2009 Game Log (62–99)2009 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule and Results https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/2009-schedule-scores.shtml Baseball-Reference.com y Pittsburgh Pirates April (11–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || April 6 || @ Cardinals || 6–4 || Grabow (1–0) || Motte || Capps (1) || 45,832 || 1–0 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || April 7 || @ Cardinals || 3–9 || Lohse || Snell (0–1) || — || 35,206 || 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || April 8 || @ Cardinals || 7–4 || Duke (1–0) || Wellemeyer || Capps (2) || 35,535 || 2–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 9 || @ Cardinals || 1–2 || Carpenter || Ohlendorf (0–1) || Reyes || 35,293 || 2–2 |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || April 10 || @ Reds || colspan=6| Postponed Rescheduled for August 31 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 || April 11 || @ Reds || 10–2 || Maholm (1–0) || Cueto || — || 22,276 || 3–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 12 || @ Reds || 0–2 || Harang || Snell (0–2) || — || 12,876 || 3–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 || April 13 || Astros || 7–0 || Duke (2–0) || Moehler || — || 38,411 || 4–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 15 || Astros || 1–4 || Hampton || Ohlendorf (0–2) || — || 20,690 || 4–4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 16 || Astros || 3–6 || Wright || Burnett (0–1) || Hawkins || 13,877 || 4–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 || April 17 || Braves || 3–0 || Maholm (2–0) || Jurrjens || Capps (3) || 15,659 || 5–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 || April 18 || Braves || 10–0 || Snell (1–2) || Reyes || — || 20,755 || 6–5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 12 || April 19 || Braves || 1–11 || Vazquez || Duke (2–1) || — || 14,776 || 6–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 || April 20 || Marlins || 8–0 || Ohlendorf (1–2) || Miller || — || 8,790 || 7–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 || April 21 || Marlins || 3–2 || Karstens (1–0) || Sanchez || Capps (4) || 9,917 || 8–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 || April 22 || Marlins || 7–4 || Maholm (3–0) || Nolasco || Capps (5) || 10,655 || 9–6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 16 || April 24 || @ Padres || 3–4 (11) || Moreno || Capps (0–1) || — || 25,601 || 9–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 || April 25 || @ Padres || 10–1 || Duke (3–1) || Hill || — || 41,665 || 10–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 || April 26 || @ Padres || 8–3 || Ohlendorf (2–2) || Peavy || — || 30,848 || 11–7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || April 27 || @ Brewers || 5–10 || Coffey || Yates (0–1) || — || 32,198 || 11–8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 20 || April 28 || @ Brewers || 5–6 || Julio || Chavez (0–1) || Hoffman || 26,594 || 11–9 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 21 || April 29 || @ Brewers || 0–1 || Gallardo || Snell (1–3) || Villanueva || 29,791 || 11–10 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates May (11–18) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 22 || May 1 || Reds || 0–4 || Arroyo || Duke (3–2) || — || 14,238 || 11–11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 || May 2 || Reds || 8–6 || Ohlendorf (3–2) || Owings || — || 22,891 || 12–11 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 24 || May 3 || Reds || 0–5 || Cueto || Karstens (1–1) || — || 13,670 || 12–12 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 25 || May 4 || Brewers || 4–7 || DiFelice || Capps (0–2) || Hoffman || 8,482 || 12–13 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 26 || May 5 || Brewers || 5–8 || Suppan || Snell (1–4) || Villanueva || 9,775 || 12–14 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 27 || May 6 || @ Cardinals || 2–4 || McClellan || Duke (3–3) || Franklin || 36,188 || 12–15 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 28 || May 7 || @ Cardinals || 2–5 || Wellemeyer || Ohlendorf (3–3) || Franklin || 41,928 || 12–16 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 29 || May 8 || @ Mets || 3–7 || Parnell || Yates (0–2) || — || 38,496 || 12–17 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 30 || May 9 || @ Mets || 1–10 || Maine || Maholm (3–1) || — || 39,769 || 12–18 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 10 || @ Mets || 4–8 || Hernandez || Snell (1–5) || — || 39,871 || 12–19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 || May 12 || Cardinals || 7–1 || Duke (4–3) || Wellemeyer || — || 11,718 || 13–19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 || May 13 || Cardinals || 5–2 || Ohlendorf (4–3) || Piñeiro || Capps (6) || 10,494 || 14–19 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 34 || May 14 || Cardinals || 1–5 || Miller || Karstens (1–2) || — || 12,347 || 14–20 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 35 || May 15 || Rockies || 1–3 || Embree || Capps (0–3) || Street || 17,179 || 14–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 || May 16 || Rockies || 7–4 || Burnett (1–1) || Belisle || Capps (7) || 24,496 || 15–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 || May 17 || Rockies || 11–4 || Duke (5–3) || Embree || — || 14,545 || 16–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 || May 18 || @ Nationals || 12–7 || Ohlendorf (5–3) || Mock || — || 14,549 || 17–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 39 || May 19 || @ Nationals || 8–5 (10) || Gorzelanny (1–0) || Beimel || — || 18,579 || 18–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 || May 20 || @ Nationals || 2–1 || Grabow (2–0) || Hanrahan || Capps (8) || 17,854 || 19–21 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 41 || May 21 || @ Nationals || 4–5 || Tavarez || Gorzelanny (1–1) || Hanrahan || 17,816 || 19–22 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 42 || May 22 || @ White Sox || 0–2 || Floyd || Duke (5–4) || Jenks || 23,347 || 19–23 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 43 || May 23 || @ White Sox || 0–4 || Richard || Ohlendorf (5–4) || — || 32,389 || 19–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 || May 24 || @ White Sox || 4–3 || Grabow (3–0) || Jenks || Capps (9) || 28,309 || 20–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 || May 25 || @ Cubs || 10–8 || Gorzelanny (2–1) || Cotts || Burnett (1) || 38,942 || 21–24 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 46 || May 26 || @ Cubs || 1–6 (5) || Marshall || Snell (1–6) || — || 38,303 || 21–25 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 47 || May 27 || @ Cubs || 2–5 || Marmol || Chavez (0–2) || Gregg || 38,314 || 21–26 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 48 || May 29 || Astros || 1–6 || Moehler || Ohlendorf (5–5) || — || 18,236 || 21–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 || May 30 || Astros || 7–4 || Karstens (2–2) || Rodriguez || Capps (10) || 37,167 || 22–27 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 50 || May 31 || Astros || 1–2 || Hampton || Maholm (3–2) || Hawkins || 19,566 || 22–28 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates June (14–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 || June 1 || Mets || 8–5 || Gorzelanny (3–1) || Putz || Capps (11) || 11,812 || 23–28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 52 || June 2 || Mets || 3–1 || Duke (6–4) || Santana || Capps (12) || 10,459 || 24–28 |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || June 3 || @ Mets || colspan=6| Postponed Rescheduled for July 2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 || June 4 || Mets || 11–6 || Jackson (1–0) || Pelfrey || — || 20,683 || 25–28 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 54 || June 5 || @ Astros || 1–9 || Hampton || Karstens (2–3) || — || 26,222 || 25–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 || June 6 || @ Astros || 6–4 || Maholm (4–2) || Oswalt || Capps (13) || 26,099 || 26–29 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 56 || June 7 || @ Astros || 4–6 || Fulchino || Jackson (1–1) || Hawkins || 25,729 || 26–30 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 57 || June 8 || @ Braves || 6–7 (15) || Medlen || Karstens (2–4) || — || 21,856 || 26–31 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 58 || June 9 || @ Braves || 3–4 || Lowe || Burnett (1–2) || Soriano || 20,124 || 26–32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 59 || June 10 || @ Braves || 3–2 || Karstens (3–4) || Jurrjens || Capps (14) || 21,610 || 27–32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 || June 11 || @ Braves || 3–1 || Jackson (2–1) || Soriano || Capps (15) || 29,331 || 28–32 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 61 || June 12 || Tigers || 1–3 || Porcello || Snell (1–7) || Rodney || 18,369 || 28–33 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 62 || June 13 || Tigers || 9–3 || Duke (7–4) || Galarraga || — || 31,411 || 29–33 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 63 || June 14 || Tigers || 6–3 || Ohlendorf (6–5) || Willis || Capps (16) || 27,565 || 30–33 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 64 || June 16 || @ Twins || 2–8 || Perkins || Maholm (4–3) || — || 25,351 || 30–34 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 65 || June 17 || @ Twins || 8–2 || Snell (2–7) || Liriano || — || 30,057 || 31–34 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || June 18 || @ Twins || 1–5 || Blackburn || Duke (7–5) || — || 30,670 || 31–35 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 67 || June 19 || @ Rockies || 3–7 || Marquis || Ohlendorf (6–6) || — || 31,248 || 31–36 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 68 || June 20 || @ Rockies || 7–9 || Street || Chavez (0–3) || — || 32,137 || 31–37 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 69 || June 21 || @ Rockies || 4–5 || De La Rosa || Maholm (4–4) || Street || 44,131 || 31–38 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 70 || June 23 || Indians || 4–5 || Huff || Snell (2–8) || Wood || 19,109 || 31–39 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 || June 24 || Indians || 10–6 || Duke (8–5) || Pavano || — || 20,162 || 32–39 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 72 || June 25 || Indians || 3–2 || Capps (1–3) || Herges || — || 30,120 || 33–39 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 73 || June 26 || Royals || 5–3 || Vasquez (1–0) || Meche || Capps (17) || 18,458 || 34–39 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 74 || June 27 || Royals || 6–2 || Maholm (5–4) || Chen || — || 36,032 || 35–39 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 75 || June 28 || Royals || 2–3 || Greinke || Morton (0–1) || Soria || 25,888 || 35–40 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 76 || June 29 || Cubs || 1–3 || Harden || Duke (8–6) || Gregg || 15,400 || 35–41 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 77 || June 30 || Cubs || 3–0 || Ohlendorf (7–6) || Lilly || Capps (18) || 17,054 || 36–41 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates July (8–17) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 78 || July 1 || Cubs || 1–4 || Wells || Vasquez (1–1) || Gregg || 15,770 || 36–42 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 79 || July 2 || Mets || 8–9 (10) || Rodriguez || Capps (1–4) || — || 14,321 || 36–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 || July 3 || @ Marlins || 7–4 || Morton (1–1) || Volstad || — || 16,114 || 37–43 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 81 || July 4 || @ Marlins || 3–5 || Miller || Duke (8–7) || Meyer || 25,303 || 37–44 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 82 || July 5 || @ Marlins || 0–5 || Nolasco || Ohlendorf (7–7) || — || 13,287 || 37–45 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 83 || July 6 || @ Astros || 1–4 || Hampton || Vasquez (1–2) || Valverde || 26,834 || 37–46 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 84 || July 7 || @ Astros || 6–3 || Maholm (6–4) || Moehler || Capps (19) || 27,142 || 38–46 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 85 || July 8 || @ Astros || 0–5 || Rodriguez || Morton (1–2) || — || 29,243 || 38–47 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 86 || July 10 || @ Phillies || 2–3 || Blanton || Duke (8–8) || Lidge || 45,246 || 38–48 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 87 || July 11 || @ Phillies || 7–8 || Walker || Capps (1–5) || — || 45,209 || 38–49 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 88 || July 12 || @ Phillies || 2–5 || Happ || Vasquez (1–3) || — || 45,245 || 38–50 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 89 || July 17 || Giants || 2–1 (14) || Meek (1–0) || Howry || — || 26,709 || 39–50 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 90 || July 18 || Giants || 2–0 || Morton (2–2) || Zito || Capps (20) || 37,023 || 40–50 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 91 || July 19 || Giants || 3–4 || Cain || Duke (8–9) || Wilson || 24,842 || 40–51 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 92 || July 20 || Brewers || 8–5 || Ohlendorf (8–7) || Burns || — || 11,471 || 41–51 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 93 || July 21 || Brewers || 0–2 || Looper || Vasquez (1–4) || Hoffman || 16,184 || 41–52 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 94 || July 22 || Brewers || 8–7 || Capps (2–5) || Stetter || — || 21,186 || 42–52 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 95 || July 23 || @ Diamondbacks || 4–11 || Gutierrez || Meek (1–1) || — || 24,008 || 42–53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 96 || July 24 || @ Diamondbacks || 10–3 || Duke (9–9) || Petit || — || 24,911 || 43–53 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 97 || July 25 || @ Diamondbacks || 0–7 || Davis || Ohlendorf (8–8) || — || 26,037 || 43–54 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 98 || July 26 || @ Diamondbacks || 0–9 || Scherzer || Vasquez (1–5) || — || 27,507 || 43–55 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 99 || July 27 || @ Giants || 2–4 || Lincecum || Maholm (6–5) || — || 40,008 || 43–56 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 100 || July 28 || @ Giants || 2–3 || Romo || Morton (2–3) || Wilson || 35,972 || 43–57 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 101 || July 29 || @ Giants || 0–1 (10) || Wilson || Capps (2–6) || — || 37,582 || 43–58 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 102 || July 31 || Nationals || 5–4 || Ohlendorf (9–8) || Lannan || Capps (21) || 23,363 || 44–58 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates August (9–19) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 103 || August 1 || Nationals || 11–6 || Vasquez (2–5) || Stammen || — || 26,855 || 45–58 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 104 || August 2 || Nationals || 3–5 || Burnett || Maholm (6–6) || MacDougal || 21,894 || 45–59 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 105 || August 3 || Nationals || 4–8 || Clippard || Morton (2–4) || MacDougal || 11,630 || 45–60 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 106 || August 4 || Diamondbacks || 0–6 || Petit || Duke (9–10) || — || 11,294 || 45–61 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 107 || August 5 || Diamondbacks || 3–4 || Davis || Hanrahan (0–1) || Qualls || 11,470 || 45–62 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 108 || August 6 || Diamondbacks || 6–11 (12) || Rauch || Jackson (2–2) || — || 17,311 || 45–63 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 109 || August 7 || Cardinals || 4–6 || Carpenter || Ascanio (0–1) || Franklin || 24,854 || 45–64 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 110 || August 8 || Cardinals || 3–5 || Wainwright || Morton (2–5) || Franklin || 38,593 || 45–65 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 111 || August 9 || Cardinals || 3–7 || Piñeiro || Capps (2–7) || McClellan || 24,369 || 45–66 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 112 || August 11 || @ Rockies || 7–3 || Ohlendorf (10–8) || Chacin || — || 35,212 || 46–66 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 113 || August 12 || @ Rockies || 0–8 || Jimenez || Hart (0–1) || — || 29,430 || 46–67 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 114 || August 13 || @ Rockies || 1–10 || Marquis || Maholm (6–7) || — || 27,619 || 46–68 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 115 || August 14 || @ Cubs || 2–17 || Wells || Morton (2–6) || — || 41,619 || 46–69 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 116 || August 15 || @ Cubs || 1–3 || Gorzelanny || Duke (9–11) || Gregg || 41,197 || 46–70 |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || August 16|| @ Cubs || colspan=6| Postponed Rescheduled for September 30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 117 || August 17 || Brewers || 9–5 || Hart (1–1) || Villanueva || — || 12,478 || 47–70 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 118 || August 18 || Brewers || 5–2 || Ohlendorf (11–8) || Parra || — || 12,188 || 48–70 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 119 || August 19 || Brewers || 3–1 || Maholm (7–7) || Gallardo || Capps (22) || 12,630 || 49–70 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 120 || August 21 || Reds || 5–2 || Morton (3–6) || Owings || Capps (23) || 22,725 || 50–70 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 121 || August 22 || Reds || 12–2 || Duke (10–11) || Lehr || — || 32,570 || 51–70 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 122 || August 23 || Reds || 1–4 || Bailey || Hart (1–2) || Cordero || 21,209 || 51–71 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 123 || August 25 || Phillies || 6–4 || Capps (3–7) || Lidge || — || 17,049 || 52–71 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 124 || August 26 || Phillies || 1–4 (10) || Madson || Jackson (2–3) || — || 17,403 || 52–72 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 125 || August 27 || Phillies || 3–2 || Bautista (1–0) || Happ || Capps (24) || 24,470 || 53–72 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 126 || August 28 || @ Brewers || 6–8 || Parra || Duke (10–12) || Hoffman || 34,438 || 53–73 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 127 || August 29 || @ Brewers || 3–7 || Vargas || Hart (1–3) || — || 41,773 || 53–74 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 128 || August 30 || @ Brewers || 1–4 || Suppan || Ohlendorf (11–9) || Hoffman || 41,157 || 53–75 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 129 || August 31 || @ Reds || 3–4 || Masset || Chavez (0–4) || — || 13,051 || 53–76 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 130 || August 31 || @ Reds || 3–6 || Cueto || Maholm (7–8) || Cordero || 9,087 || 53–77 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates September (8–20) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 131 || September 1 || @ Reds || 5–11 || Lehr || Morton (3–7) || Owings || 10,304 || 53–78 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 132 || September 2 || @ Reds || 3–5 || Bailey || Duke (10–13) || Cordero || 11,541 || 53–79 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 133 || September 4 || Cardinals || 7–14 || Wainwright || Hart (1–4) || — || 15,258 || 53–80 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 134 || September 5 || Cardinals || 1–2 (10) || Hawksworth || Capps (3–8) || Franklin || 27,071 || 53–81 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 135 || September 6 || Cardinals || 6–5 || Chavez (1–4) || Franklin || — || 19,274 || 54–81 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 136 || September 7 || Cubs || 2–4 || Lilly || McCutchen (0–1) || Marmol || 14,673 || 54–82 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 137 || September 8 || Cubs || 4–9 || Dempster || Duke (10–14) || — || 17,862 || 54–83 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 138 || September 9 || Cubs || 5–8 || Zambrano || Hart (1–5) || Marmol || 10,899 || 54–84 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 139 || September 11 || @ Astros || 1–9 || Norris || Morton (3–8) || — || 31,302 || 54–85 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 140 || September 12 || @ Astros || 2–4 || Fulchino || Ohlendorf (11–10) || Valverde || 35,213 || 54–86 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 141 || September 13 || @ Astros || 2–1 || Maholm (8–8) || Paulino || Capps (25) || 34,405 || 55–86 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 142 || September 14 || @ Dodgers || 2–6 || Garland || McCutchen (0–2) || — || 42,045 || 55–87 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 143 || September 15 || @ Dodgers || 4–5 (13) || Belisario || Dumatrait (0–1) || — || 52,562 || 55–88 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 144 || September 16 || @ Dodgers || 1–3 || Kuroda || Hart (1–6) || Broxton || 53,193 || 55–89 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 145 || September 18 || Padres || 5–1 || Morton (4–8) || Stauffer || — || 26,178 || 56–89 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 146 || September 19 || Padres || 1–2 || Gregerson || Dumatrait (0–2) || Bell || 20,379 || 56–90 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 147 || September 20 || Padres || 0–4 || Correia || Maholm (8–9) || Bell || 24,028 || 56–91 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 148 || September 21 || Padres || 6–11 (11) || Gallagher || Karstens (3–5) || — || 12,566 || 56–92 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 149 || September 22 || Reds || 4–10 || Cueto || Duke (10–15) || — || 16,492 || 56–93 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 150 || September 23 || Reds || 2–12 || Bailey || Hart (1–7) || — || 15,980 || 56–94 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 151 || September 24 || Reds || 1–4 || Arroyo || Morton (4–9) || Cordero || 15,892 || 56–95 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 152 || September 25 || Dodgers || 3–1 || Veal (1–0) || Garland || Capps (26) || 19,452 || 57–95 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 153 || September 26 || Dodgers || 4–8 || Sherrill || Bautista (1–1) || — || 35,605 || 57–96 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 154 || September 27 || Dodgers || 6–5 || Capps (4–8) || Broxton || — || 26,831 || 58–96 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 155 || September 28 || Dodgers || 11–1 || Duke (11–15) || Kuroda || — || 16,696 || 59–96 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 156 || September 29 || @ Cubs || 0–6 || Dempster || Hart (1–8) || — || 35,308 || 59–97 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 157 || September 30 || @ Cubs || 4–0 || Morton (5–9) || Lilly || — || 34,362 || 60–97 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 158 || September 30 || @ Cubs || 8–2 || Karstens (4–5) || Zambrano || — || 33,299 || 61–97 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates October (1–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 159 || October 2 || @ Reds || 3–1 || McCutchen (1–2) || Lehr || Capps (27) || 16,288 || 62–97 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 160 || October 3 || @ Reds || 4–8 || Cueto || Duke (11–16) || — || 24,539 || 62–98 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 161 || October 4 || @ Reds || 0–6 || Bailey || Karstens (4–6) || — || 20,940 || 62–99 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fcc darkgray = Loss      #bbb darkgray = PostponementBold = Pirates team member Divisional standings Pittsburgh Pirates Record vs. opponents PIT Detailed records National League Opponent W L WP RS Runs scored RA Runs against NL East Atlanta Braves 4 3 4 3 y 29 25 Florida Marlins 4 2 4 2 y 28 20 New York Mets 3 4 3 4 y 38 46 Philadelphia Phillies 2 4 2 4 y 21 26 Washington Nationals 5 3 5 3 y 49 41 Total 18 16 18 16 y 165 158 NL Central Chicago Cubs 4 10 4 10 y 44 75 Cincinnati Reds 5 13 5 13 y 64 94 Houston Astros 5 10 5 10 y 43 67 Milwaukee Brewers 5 9 5 9 y 62 73 St. Louis Cardinals 5 10 5 10 y 58 75 Total 24 52 24 52 y 271 384 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks 1 6 1 6 y 23 51 Colorado Rockies 3 6 3 6 y 41 53 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 4 3 4 y 31 29 San Diego Padres 3 4 3 4 y 33 26 San Francisco Giants 2 4 2 4 y 11 13 Total 12 24 12 24 y 139 172 American League Chicago White Sox 1 2 1 2 y 4 9 Cleveland Indians 2 1 2 1 y 17 13 Detroit Tigers 2 1 2 1 y 16 9 Kansas City Royals 2 1 2 1 y 13 8 Minnesota Twins 1 2 1 2 y 11 15 Total 8 7 8 7 y 61 54 Season Total 62 99 62 99 y 636 768 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 21 11 10 11 10 y 101 75 May 29 11 18 11 18 y 113 141 June 27 14 13 14 13 y 123 114 July 25 8 17 8 17 y 83 116 August 28 9 19 9 19 y 109 154 September 28 8 20 8 20 y 100 153 October 3 1 2 1 2 y 7 15 Total 161 62 99 62 99 y 636 768 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 81 40 41 40 41 y 360 354 Away 80 22 58 22 58 y 276 414 Total 161 62 99 62 99 y 636 768 Roster 2009 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers 45 José Ascanio 54 Denny Bautista 52 Chris Bootcheck 17 Sean Burnett 55 Matt Capps 43 Jesse Chavez 61 Anthony Claggett 57 Zach Duke 32 Phil Dumatrait 24 Tom Gorzelanny 34 John Grabow 17 Eric Hacker 52 Joel Hanrahan 38 Craig Hansen 25 Kevin Hart 58 Steven Jackson 27 Jeff Karstens 28 Paul Maholm 62 Daniel McCutchen 47 Evan Meek 37 Charlie Morton 49 Ross Ohlendorf 45 Ian Snell 50 Virgil Vasquez 56 Donald Veal 30 Tyler Yates Catchers 23 Robinzon Díaz 41 Ryan Doumit 35 Jason Jaramillo Infielders 10 Brian Bixler 13 Ronny Cedeño 36 Luis Cruz 25 Adam LaRoche 15 Andy LaRoche 51 Steven Pearce 12 Freddy Sanchez  5 Ramón Vázquez 19 Neil Walker  2 Jack Wilson 48 Delwyn Young Outfielders 16 Eric Hinske 46 Garrett Jones 22 Andrew McCutchen 13 Nate McLouth 85 Lastings Milledge 18 Craig Monroe  3 Nyjer Morgan 44 Brandon Moss 18 Jeff Salazar Manager  7 John Russell Coaches 86 Heberto Andrade (bullpen catcher) 29 Tony Beasley (third base) 60 Luis Dorante (bullpen)  6 Perry Hill (first base) 39 Joe Kerrigan (pitching) 59 Don Long (hitting) 14 Gary Varsho (bench) Opening Day lineup +Opening Day Starters Name Position Nyjer Morgan LF Freddy Sanchez 2B Nate McLouth CF Ryan Doumit C Adam LaRoche 1B Andy LaRoche 3B Brandon Moss RF Jack Wilson SS Paul Maholm SP Awards and honors 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Freddy Sanchez, 2B, reserve Zach Duke, P, reserve Statistics Hitting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Regular seasonMajor League Baseball Stats http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='R'&season=2009&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1401639124344 Pittsburgh Pirates December 12, 2014 October 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141012104237/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='R'&season=2009&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1401639124344 dead Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in F. Sanchez Freddy Sanchez 86 355 105 0.296 6 34 G. Jones Garrett Jones 82 314 92 0.293 21 44 L. Milledge Lastings Milledge 58 220 64 0.291 4 20 A. McCutchen Andrew McCutchen 108 433 124 0.286 12 54 R. Díaz Robinzon Díaz 41 129 36 0.279 1 19 N. Morgan Nyjer Morgan 71 278 77 0.277 2 27 J. Wilson Jack Wilson (infielder) 75 266 71 0.267 4 31 D. Young Delwyn Young 124 354 94 0.266 7 43 R. Cedeño Ronny Cedeño 46 155 40 0.258 5 21 An. LaRoche Andy LaRoche 150 524 135 0.258 12 64 N. McLouth Nate McLouth 45 168 43 0.256 9 34 E. Hinske Eric Hinske 54 106 27 0.255 1 11 J. Jaramillo Jason Jaramillo 63 206 52 0.252 3 26 R. Doumit Ryan Doumit 75 280 70 0.250 10 38 Ad. LaRoche Adam LaRoche 87 324 80 0.247 12 40 B. Moss Brandon Moss 133 385 91 0.236 7 41 R. Vázquez Ramón Vázquez 101 204 47 0.230 1 16 B. Bixler Brian Bixler 18 44 10 0.227 0 3 C. Monroe Craig Monroe 34 79 17 0.215 3 16 L. Cruz Luis Cruz 27 70 15 0.214 0 2 S. Pearce Steve Pearce (baseball) 60 165 34 0.206 4 16 Z. Duke Zach Duke 31 60 12 0.200 0 5 N. Walker Neil Walker (baseball) 17 36 7 0.194 0 0 I. Snell Ian Snell 15 23 4 0.174 0 1 C. Morton Charlie Morton (pitcher) 18 31 4 0.129 0 1 K. Hart Kevin Hart (baseball) 10 16 2 0.125 0 1 D. McCutchen Daniel McCutchen 6 11 1 0.091 0 1 P. Maholm Paul Maholm 30 58 4 0.069 1 2 R. Ohlendorf Ross Ohlendorf 28 59 4 0.068 0 0 J. Karstens Jeff Karstens 37 22 1 0.045 0 0 J. Salazar Jeff Salazar 21 23 1 0.043 0 1 C. Bootcheck Chris Bootcheck 13 2 0 0.000 0 0 S. Burnett Sean Burnett 37 1 0 0.000 0 0 J. Chavez Jesse Chavez 71 1 0 0.000 0 0 T. Gorzelanny Tom Gorzelanny 9 2 0 0.000 0 0 J. Grabow John Grabow 43 1 0 0.000 0 0 J. Hanrahan Joel Hanrahan 33 1 0 0.000 0 0 S. Jackson Steven Jackson (baseball) 39 1 0 0.000 0 0 V. Vasquez Virgil Vasquez 14 10 0 0.000 0 0 J. Ascanio José Ascanio 2 0 0 — 0 0 D. Bautista Denny Bautista 14 0 0 — 0 0 M. Capps Matt Capps 56 0 0 — 0 0 A. Claggett Anthony Claggett 1 0 0 — 0 0 P. Dumatrait Phil Dumatrait 15 0 0 — 0 0 E. Hacker Eric Hacker 3 0 0 — 0 0 C. Hansen Craig Hansen 5 0 0 — 0 0 E. Meek Evan Meek 39 0 0 — 0 0 D. Veal Donnie Veal 19 0 0 — 0 0 T. Yates Tyler Yates 15 0 0 — 0 0Team totals1615,4171,3640.252125612 Pitching Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Regular seasonMajor League Baseball Stats http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='R'&season=2009&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1401641021764&sortColumn=era&sortOrder='asc'&extended=0 Pittsburgh Pirates December 12, 2014 October 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141012104237/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='R'&season=2009&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1401641021764&sortColumn=era&sortOrder='asc'&extended=0 dead Player G Games IP Innings pitched W Wins L Loss ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts J. Ascanio José Ascanio 2 22 3 0 1 6.75 2 A. Claggett Anthony Claggett 1 1 0 0 9.00 0 E. Hacker Eric Hacker 3 3 0 0 6.00 1 K. Hart Kevin Hart (baseball) 10 531 3 1 8 6.92 39 M. Capps Matt Capps 57 541 3 4 8 5.80 46 V. Vasquez Virgil Vasquez 14 442 3 2 5 5.84 29 T. Yates Tyler Yates 15 12 0 2 7.50 9 D. Bautista Denny Bautista 14 132 3 1 1 5.27 15 P. Maholm Paul Maholm 31 1942 3 8 9 4.44 119 C. Bootcheck Chris Bootcheck 13 142 3 0 0 11.05 13 Z. Duke Zach Duke 32 213 11 16 4.06 106 I. Snell Ian Snell 15 802 3 2 8 5.36 52 D. Veal Donnie Veal 19 161 3 1 0 7.16 16 J. Karstens Jeff Karstens 39 108 4 6 5.42 52 C. Morton Charlie Morton (pitcher) 18 97 5 9 4.55 62 D. McCutchen Daniel McCutchen 6 361 3 1 2 4.21 19 J. Chavez Jesse Chavez 73 671 3 1 4 4.01 47 R. Ohlendorf Ross Ohlendorf 29 1762 3 11 10 3.92 109 P. Dumatrait Phil Dumatrait 15 13 0 2 6.92 7 J. Grabow John Grabow 45 471 3 3 0 3.42 41 C. Hansen Craig Hansen 5 61 3 0 0 5.68 5 S. Jackson Steven Jackson (baseball) 40 43 2 3 3.14 21 E. Meek Evan Meek 41 47 1 1 3.45 42 J. Hanrahan Joel Hanrahan 33 311 3 0 1 1.72 37 S. Burnett Sean Burnett 38 321 3 1 2 3.06 23 T. Gorzelanny Tom Gorzelanny 9 82 3 3 1 5.19 7Team totals1611,4181 362994.59919 Transactions Pre-season (October 29, 2008 – April 4, 2009) On December 1, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost free agent Franquelis Osoria to the Kansas City Royals.Royals announce 11 Minor League signings including seven Spring Training invites http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20081201&content_id=3696291&vkey=pr_kc&fext=.jsp&c_id=kc Kansas City Royals November 11, 2012 December 1, 2008 On December 5, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost free agent Matt Kata to the Houston Astros.Footer Alyson Astros sign Kata to Minors deal http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081205&content_id=3703785&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou MLB.com November 11, 2012 December 5, 2008 On December 5, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Boston Red Sox free agent Daniel Haigwood to a minor league contract.Langosch Jenifer Haigwood signs Minor League deal http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081205&content_id=3703698&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit MLB.com November 11, 2012 December 5, 2008 On December 8, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Cleveland Indians free agent Brian Slocum to a minor league contract.Langosch Jenifer Pirates sign two to Minor Leagues http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081208&content_id=3706521&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit MLB.com November 11, 2012 December 8, 2008 On December 10, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Ronny Paulino to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Jason Jaramillo.Bloom Barry M. Phillies acquire Paulino from Bucs http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081210&content_id=3711988&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit MLB.com November 11, 2012 December 10, 2008 On December 11, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost Kyle Bloom to the Detroit Tigers due to the Rule 5 draft.Beck Jason Tigers win one, lose one in Rule 5 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081211&content_id=3713458&vkey=news_det&fext=.jsp&c_id=det MLB.com November 11, 2012 December 11, 2008 On December 11, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Donnie Veal from the Chicago Cubs due to the Rule 5 draft.Langosch Jenifer Bucs nab hard-throwing lefty in Rule 5 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081211&content_id=3713218&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit MLB.com November 11, 2012 December 11, 2008 On December 12, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent Ramon Vazquez to a 2-year contract.Pirates sign infielder Ramon Vazquez http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20081212&content_id=3715354&vkey=pr_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit Pittsburgh Pirates November 11, 2012 December 12, 2008 On December 17, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost free agent Josh Shortslef to the Philadelphia Phillies.Gonzalez Alden Phils give 10 non-roster players invites http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081217&content_id=3719993&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi MLB.com November 11, 2012 December 17, 2008 On December 22, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Denny Bautista, Chris Bootcheck, Garrett Jones, Juan Mateo, Andy Phillips and Jeff Salazar to Minor League contracts.Langosch Jenifer Pirates sign six to Minor League deals http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081222&content_id=3725779&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit MLB.com November 11, 2012 December 22, 2008 On December 22, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ryan Doumit to a 3-year contract extension.Langosch Jenifer Doumit gets three-year deal from Bucs http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081221&content_id=3725019&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit MLB.com November 11, 2012 December 22, 2008 On January 6, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Eliezer Aquino, Jacobo Espiede, Sadid Pontier-Frias, Corey Hamman, Jeffrey Infante, Pedro Lopez, Anderson Machado, Leandro Mejia, Jean Ozoria, Angel Reyes, Eduardo Rodriguez, Carlos Vásquez and Jesus Vasquez to minor league contracts.Langosch Jenifer List of spring invitees grows longer http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090106&content_id=3733942&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit MLB.com November 11, 2012 January 6, 2009 On January 6, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost free agent Ray Sadler to the Tampa Bay Rays.Rays sign six players to minor league contracts http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20090106&content_id=3734072&vkey=pr_tb&fext=.jsp&c_id=tb Tampa Bay Rays November 11, 2012 January 6, 2009 On January 13, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Craig Monroe and Miguel Pérez to minor league contracts.Langosch Jenifer Bucs sign two to Minor League deals http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090113&content_id=3741913&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit MLB.com November 11, 2012 January 13, 2009 On January 13, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost free agent Michael Ryan to the Florida Marlins.Gonzalez Alden Marlins sign eight to Minors deals http://miami.marlins.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090113&content_id=3742421&vkey=news_mia&c_id=mia Florida Marlins November 11, 2012 January 13, 2009October 2024 medicmedic On January 20, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed Adam LaRoche to a 1-year contract.Langosch Jenifer Bucs, LaRoche agree to one-year deal http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090120&content_id=3750985&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit MLB.com November 11, 2012 January 20, 2009 On January 22, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost free agent Juan Pérez to the Atlanta Braves.Bowman Mark Top prospects invited to Braves camp http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090122&content_id=3763040&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl MLB.com November 11, 2012 January 22, 2009 On January 26, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed Virgil Vasquez off of waivers from the San Diego Padres and signed Jason Davis and Hector Gimenez to minor league contracts.Langosch Jenifer Pirates pick up right-hander Vasquez http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090126&content_id=3773206&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit MLB.com November 11, 2012 January 26, 2009 On January 30, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed Paul Maholm to a 3-year contract extension and signed free agent Eric Hinske to a 1-year contract.Sheldon Mark Pirates sign Maholm and Hinske http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090130&content_id=3785698&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit MLB.com November 11, 2012 January 30, 2009 On February 5, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost T. J. Beam off of waivers to the Toronto Blue Jays.Bastian Jordan Jays claim reliever Beam off waivers http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090205&content_id=3802386&vkey=news_tor&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor MLB.com November 11, 2012 February 5, 2009 On February 9, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost free agent Ronald Belisario to the Los Angeles Dodgers.Gurnick Ken Dodgers sign Weaver to Minors deal http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090209&content_id=3812614&vkey=news_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la MLB.com November 11, 2012 February 9, 2009 On February 17, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed Nate McLouth to a 3-year contract.Langosch Jenifer Pirates, McLouth agree to multiyear deal http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090217&content_id=3838822&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit MLB.com November 11, 2012 February 17, 2009 On February 21, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates exercised contract option on John Russell as manager through 2010.Langosch Jenifer Bucs exercise Russell's option for 2010 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090221&content_id=3860004&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit MLB.com November 11, 2012 February 21, 2009 On March 4, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed Andy LaRoche, Brandon Moss, Brian Bixler, Craig Hansen, David Davidson, Donnie Veal, Evan Meek, Jason Jaramillo, Jeff Karstens, Jeff Sues, Jesse Chavez, Jimmy Barthmaier, José Tábata, Luis Cruz, Neil Walker, Nyjer Morgan, Phil Dumatrait, Robinzon Diaz, Rómulo Sánchez, Ronald Uviedo, Ross Ohlendorf, Sean Burnett, Steve Pearce, Steve Lerud, Tom Gorzelanny and Virgil Vasquez to 1-year contracts.Langosch Jenifer Bucs ink remaining unsigned players http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090304&content_id=3916634&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit MLB.com November 11, 2012 March 4, 2009 On March 29, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates received returned Rule 5 draft pick Kyle Bloom from the Detroit Tigers.Langosch Jenifer Bucs accept Bloom back from Tigers http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090329&content_id=4086344&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit MLB.com November 11, 2012 March 29, 2009 In-Season (April 5, 2009 – November 4, 2009) On April 15, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Delwyn Young from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for two players to be named later.Langosch Jenifer Bucs acquire Young from Dodgers http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090415&content_id=4279624&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit MLB.com November 11, 2012 April 15, 2009 On April 17, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Mike Dubee from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Andy Phillips.Langosch Jenifer Young amped to be part of Pirates http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090417&content_id=4310934&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit MLB.com November 11, 2012 April 17, 2009 On May 16, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Eric Hacker from the New York Yankees in exchange for Rómulo Sánchez.Mayo Jonathan Bucs make Minors trade with Yanks http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090516&content_id=4772230&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit MLB.com November 11, 2012 May 16, 2009 On May 17, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Jeff Corsaletti from the Boston Red Sox and Randy Newsom from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for players to be named later or cash considerations.Von Benko George Pirates add Corsaletti, Newsom to mix http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090517&content_id=4783134&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit MLB.com November 11, 2012 May 17, 2009 On May 18, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed Steven Jackson off of waivers from the New York Yankees.Langosch Jenifer Jackson claimed off waivers from Yanks http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090518&content_id=4803256&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit MLB.com November 11, 2012 May 18, 2009 On June 3, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Charlie Morton, Jeff Locke and Gorkys Hernández from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Nate McLouth.Langosch Jenifer Pirates land three players for McLouth http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090603&content_id=5126050&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit MLB.com November 11, 2012 June 3, 2009 On June 30, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Eric Fryer and Casey Erickson from the New York Yankees in exchange for Eric Hinske.Singer Tom Yanks get Hinske in swap with Bucs http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090630&content_id=5616600&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit MLB.com November 11, 2012 June 30, 2009 On June 30, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Lastings Milledge and Joel Hanrahan from the Washington Nationals in exchange for Sean Burnett and Nyjer Morgan.Langosch Jenifer Pirates acquire Hanrahan, Milledge http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090630&content_id=5618192&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit MLB.com November 11, 2012 June 30, 2009 On July 22, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Argenis Diaz and Hunter Strickland from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Adam LaRoche.Langosch Jenifer Bucs send elder LaRoche to Red Sox http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090722&content_id=5995616&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit MLB.com November 11, 2012 July 22, 2009 On July 29, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Tim Alderson from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Freddy Sanchez.Pirates acquire Alderson from Giants http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20090729&content_id=6134370&vkey=pr_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit Pittsburgh Pirates November 11, 2012 July 29, 2009 On July 29, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Jeff Clement, Ronny Cedeño, Aaron Pribanic, Brett Lorin and Nate Adcock from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Ian Snell and Jack Wilson.Pirates acquire five players from Seattle in deal for Jack Wilson and Ian Snell http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20090729&content_id=6126262&vkey=pr_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit Pittsburgh Pirates November 11, 2012 July 29, 2009 On July 30, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Kevin Hart, José Ascanio and Josh Harrison from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for John Grabow and Tom Gorzelanny.Pirates acquire three players from Chicago Cubs for John Grabow and Tom Gorzelanny http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20090730&content_id=6154636&vkey=pr_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit Pittsburgh Pirates November 11, 2012 July 29, 2009 On August 12, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed Jon Meloan off of waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays.Sio Cheng Meloan claimed off waivers by Bucs http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090812&content_id=6395886&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit MLB.com November 11, 2012 August 12, 2009 On September 2, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost Jon Meloan off of waivers to the Oakland Athletics.A's Claim RHP John Meloan off Waivers from Pittsburgh http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20090902&content_id=6753612&vkey=pr_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak Oakland Athletics November 11, 2012 September 2, 2009 On October 17, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced that Ray Searage was promoted to Major League coaching staff.Pirates Promote Ray Searage to Major League Coaching Staff; Announce Perry Hill Not Returning in 2010 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20091017&content_id=7479502&vkey=pr_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit Pittsburgh Pirates November 11, 2012 October 17, 2009 On October 29, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed Justin Thomas off of waivers from the Seattle Mariners.Pirates claim LHP Justin Thomas off waivers from Seattle http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20091029&content_id=7575808&vkey=pr_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit Pittsburgh Pirates November 11, 2012 October 29, 2009 On October 30, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates named Carlos García as first base coach.Pirates name Carlos Garcia First Base Coach http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20091030&content_id=7583246&vkey=pr_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit Pittsburgh Pirates November 11, 2012 October 30, 2009 On November 3, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Aki Iwamura from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Jesse Chavez.Langosch Jenifer Bucs acquire Rays' Iwamura for Chavez http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091103&content_id=7614836&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit MLB.com November 11, 2012 November 3, 2009 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Indianapolis Indians International League Frank Kremblas AA Altoona Curve Eastern League Matt Walbeck A Lynchburg Hillcats Carolina League P. J. Forbes A West Virginia Power South Atlantic League Gary Green A-Short Season State College Spikes New York–Penn League Gary Robinson Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Tom Prince Rookie DSL Pirates Dominican Summer League N/A Rookie VSL Pirates Venezuelan Summer League Osmin Melendez LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lynchburg References External links 2009 Pittsburgh Pirates season Official Site https://web.archive.org/web/20090707120734/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=pit July 7, 2009 2009 Pittsburgh Pirates season at Baseball Reference Category:Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates season Pitts