2009_Chicago_Cubs_season
2009 Chicago Cubs season
Major League Baseball team season
The 2009 Chicago Cubs season was the 138th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 134th in the National League and the 94th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs, attempting to win the National League Central for the third consecutive season, fell short by finishing in second place with a record of 83–78.
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| 2009 Chicago Cubs | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | Central | |||
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |||
| City | Chicago | |||
| Record | 83–78 (.516) | |||
| Divisional place | 2nd | |||
| Owners | Tribune Company | |||
| General managers | Jim Hendry | |||
| Managers | Lou Piniella | |||
| Television | WGN-TV WGN America CSN Chicago CSN Chicago Plus WCIU-TV (Len Kasper, Bob Brenly) | |||
| Radio | WGN (AM) Chicago Cubs Radio Network (Pat Hughes, Ron Santo, Judd Sirott) | |||
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In 2009 The Chicago Cubs had three minor league affiliates. The team's Single-A affiliate is the Peoria Chiefs, located in Peoria. The Chicago Cubs' Double-A affiliate is the Tennessee Smokies based in the Knoxville, Tennessee metropolitan area. Finally the Chicago Cubs Triple-A Affiliate is the Iowa Cubs, located in Iowa. The Iowa Cubs were coached by former Cub and Hall of Fame player Ryne Sandberg in 2009. Sandberg previously coached the Chiefs and Smokies as well.
Season standings
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| NL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | — | 46–35 | 45–36 |
| Chicago Cubs | 83 | 78 | 0.516 | 7½ | 46–34 | 37–44 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 11 | 40–41 | 40–41 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 13 | 40–41 | 38–43 |
| Houston Astros | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 17 | 44–37 | 30–51 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 62 | 99 | 0.385 | 28½ | 40–41 | 22–58 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
| Arizona | – | 3–4 | 4-2 | 1–5 | 7-11 | 5–3 | 5–4 | 7-11 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 1–5 | 6–1 | 11-7 | 5-13 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 5–10 |
| Atlanta | 4–3 | – | 4–2 | 3–6 | 4–4 | 8-10 | 3-3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 13–5 | 10-8 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 10-8 | 7–8 |
| Chicago | 2-4 | 2–4 | – | 10-5 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 11–6 | 3–5 | 10-7 | 3-3 | 1–5 | 10-4 | 4–5 | 4-2 | 6-10 | 5–2 | 6–9 |
| Cincinnati | 5-1 | 6-3 | 5-10 | – | 0-7 | 3-3 | 12-4 | 1-5 | 8-7 | 2-4 | 2-5 | 13-5 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 8-8 | 3-4 | 6-9 |
| Colorado | 11-7 | 4-4 | 4-2 | 7-0 | – | 2-4 | 2-5 | 4-14 | 6-0 | 3-4 | 2-4 | 6-3 | 10-8 | 8-10 | 6-1 | 6-0 | 11-4 |
| Florida | 3-5 | 10-8 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 4-2 | – | 4–3 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 11-7 | 9-9 | 2-4 | 4-2 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 12-6 | 10-8 |
| Houston | 4–5 | 3-3 | 6-11 | 4-12 | 5-2 | 3-4 | – | 4–3 | 5-10 | 1-5 | 6-2 | 10-5 | 6-1 | 2-4 | 6-9 | 3-3 | 6-9 |
| Los Angeles | 11-7 | 3-4 | 5-3 | 5-1 | 14-4 | 3-3 | 3-4 | – | 3–3 | 5-1 | 4-3 | 4-3 | 10-8 | 11-7 | 2-5 | 3-2 | 9-9 |
| Milwaukee | 5-2 | 3-3 | 7-10 | 7-8 | 0-6 | 4-3 | 10-5 | 3-3 | – | 3-3 | 4-3 | 9-5 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 9-9 | 5-3 | 5-10 |
| New York | 2-5 | 5-13 | 3-3 | 4-2 | 4-3 | 7-11 | 5-1 | 1-5 | 3-3 | – | 6-12 | 4-3 | 2-5 | 5-3 | 4-5 | 10-8 | 5–10 |
| Philadelphia | 5-1 | 8-10 | 5-1 | 5-2 | 4-2 | 9-9 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 12-6 | – | 4-2 | 5-2 | 3-4 | 4-1 | 15-3 | 6-12 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-6 | 4-3 | 4-10 | 5-13 | 3-6 | 4-2 | 5-10 | 3-4 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 2-4 | – | 3-4 | 2-4 | 5-10 | 5-3 | 8–7 |
| San Diego | 7-11 | 3-3 | 5-4 | 6-1 | 8-10 | 2-4 | 1-6 | 8-10 | 4-2 | 5-2 | 2-5 | 4-3 | – | 10-8 | 1-6 | 4-2 | 5–10 |
| San Francisco | 13-5 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 10-8 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 7-11 | 5-4 | 3–5 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 8-10 | – | 4–3 | 4–2 | 9–6 |
| St. Louis | 4-2 | 2-4 | 10-6 | 8-8 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 9-6 | 5-2 | 9-9 | 5-4 | 1-4 | 10-5 | 6-1 | 3-4 | – | 6–1 | 9–6 |
| Washington | 5-1 | 8-10 | 2-5 | 4-3 | 0-6 | 6-12 | 3-3 | 2-3 | 3-5 | 8-10 | 3-15 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-6 | – | 7–11 |
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Game log
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Roster
Key injuries
The Cubs were plagued by injuries in 2009, and were only able to field their Opening Day starting lineup three times the entire season. Third baseman Aramis Ramírez injured his throwing shoulder in an early May game against the Milwaukee Brewers, sidelining him until early July and forcing journeyman players like Mike Fontenot and Aaron Miles into more prominent roles. Additionally, key players like Derrek Lee (back), Alfonso Soriano (legs and knee) and Geovany Soto (shoulder) nursed minor, nagging injuries.
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Geovany Soto | 102 | 331 | 72 | .218 | 11 | 47 |
| 1B | Derrek Lee | 141 | 532 | 163 | .306 | 35 | 111 |
| 2B | Mike Fontenot | 135 | 377 | 89 | .236 | 9 | 43 |
| SS | Ryan Theriot | 154 | 602 | 171 | .284 | 7 | 54 |
| 3B | Aramis Ramírez | 82 | 306 | 97 | .317 | 15 | 65 |
| LF | Alfonso Soriano | 117 | 477 | 115 | .241 | 20 | 55 |
| CF | Kosuke Fukudome | 146 | 499 | 129 | .259 | 11 | 54 |
| RF | Milton Bradley | 124 | 393 | 101 | .257 | 12 | 40 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Koyie Hill | 83 | 253 | 60 | .237 | 2 | 24 |
| Micah Hoffpauir | 105 | 234 | 56 | .239 | 10 | 35 |
| Jake Fox | 82 | 216 | 56 | .259 | 11 | 44 |
| Jeff Baker | 69 | 203 | 62 | .305 | 4 | 21 |
| Reed Johnson | 65 | 186 | 42 | .255 | 4 | 22 |
| Aaron Miles | 74 | 157 | 29 | .185 | 0 | 5 |
| Bobby Scales | 51 | 124 | 30 | .242 | 3 | 15 |
| Andrés Blanco | 53 | 123 | 31 | .252 | 1 | 12 |
| Sam Fuld | 65 | 97 | 29 | .299 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Freel | 14 | 28 | 4 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyler Colvin | 6 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 2 |
| Joey Gathright | 20 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 0 | 0 |
| So Taguchi | 6 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 0 |
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Pitching
Starting and other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; WHIP = Walks+hits per inning pitched
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | WHIP |
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| Ryan Dempster | 31 | 200.0 | 11 | 9 | 3.64 | 172 | 1.305 |
| Ted Lilly | 27 | 177.0 | 12 | 9 | 3.10 | 151 | 1.056 |
| Carlos Zambrano | 28 | 169.1 | 9 | 7 | 3.77 | 152 | 1.376 |
| Randy Wells | 27 | 165.1 | 12 | 10 | 3.05 | 104 | 1.276 |
| Rich Harden | 26 | 141.0 | 9 | 9 | 4.09 | 171 | 1.340 |
| Sean Marshall | 55 | 85.1 | 3 | 7 | 4.32 | 68 | 1.441 |
| Tom Gorzelanny | 13 | 38.1 | 4 | 2 | 5.63 | 40 | 1.357 |
| Kevin Hart | 8 | 27.2 | 3 | 1 | 2.60 | 13 | 1.482 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; WHIP = Walks+hits per inning pitched
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | SO | WHIP |
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| Kevin Gregg | 72 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 68.2 | 4.72 | 71 | 1.311 |
| Carlos Mármol | 79 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 74.0 | 3.41 | 93 | 1.459 |
| Ángel Guzmán | 55 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 61.0 | 2.95 | 47 | 1.049 |
| Aaron Heilman | 70 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 72.1 | 4.11 | 65 | 1.410 |
| John Grabow | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 3.24 | 16 | 1.240 |
| Neal Cotts | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | 7.36 | 9 | 2.091 |
| David Patton | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27.2 | 6.36 | 23 | 1.807 |
| Jeff Samardzija | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 34.2 | 7.20 | 21 | 1.760 |
| José Ascanio | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.1 | 3.52 | 18 | 1.761 |
| Esmailin Caridad | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 1.40 | 17 | 0.931 |
| Jeff Stevens | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 7.11 | 9 | 1.737 |
| Justin Berg | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 0.75 | 7 | 0.917 |
| Luis Vizcaíno | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 0.00 | 3 | 0.545 |
| Jason Waddell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.40 | 2 | 1.800 |
| Mitch Atkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.500 |
| Chad Fox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 135.00 | 0 | 15.000 |
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Trades
| November 13, 2008 |
To Florida Marlins José Ceda |
To Chicago Cubs Kevin Gregg |
| December 31, 2008 |
to Cleveland Indians Mark DeRosa |
to Chicago Cubs Minor league prospects (Gaub, Stevens, Archer) |
| January 6, 2009 |
to Colorado Rockies Jason Marquis |
to Chicago Cubs Luis Vizcaíno |
| January 17, 2009 |
to Baltimore Orioles Félix Pie |
to Chicago Cubs Garrett Olson and Henry Williamson |
| January 27, 2009 |
to Seattle Mariners Ronny Cedeño and Garrett Olson |
to Chicago Cubs Aaron Heilman |
| May 8, 2009 |
to Baltimore Orioles Joey Gathright |
to Chicago Cubs Ryan Freel |
| July 2, 2009 |
to Colorado Rockies Al Alburquerque |
to Chicago Cubs Jeff Baker |
| July 6, 2009 |
to Kansas City Royals Ryan Freel |
to Chicago Cubs player to be named later |
| July 30, 2009 |
to Pittsburgh Pirates Kevin Hart, José Ascanio, and Josh Harrison |
to Chicago Cubs John Grabow and Tom Gorzelanny |
Free agent acquisitions
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Players lost to free agency
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After many years of speculation that the Chicago Tribune wanted to sell the Chicago Cubs organization, they finally inked a deal on January 22, 2009 with the Ricketts family for a total of $900 million. The sale included the Cubs, Wrigley Field, and the Tribune's 25% stake in the Comcast Sports Network Chicago, a regional TV channel.
- Radio: Chicago Cubs Radio Network
The Chicago Cubs radio broadcasting team was anchored by veteran announcers Pat Hughes and Ron Santo making it the duo's 15th year together. Hughes provided the play by play while Santo served as the color commentator.
The Chicago Cubs 2009 television broadcasting team was anchored by Len Kasper and Bob Brenly. Games could be seen on multiple channels including: WGN-TV, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, WGN America, and WCIU-TV.
See also: Minor League Baseball
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| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Iowa Cubs | Pacific Coast League | Bobby Dickerson |
| AA | Tennessee Smokies | Southern League | Ryne Sandberg |
| A | Daytona Cubs | Florida State League | Buddy Bailey |
| A | Peoria Chiefs | Midwest League | Marty Pevey |
| A-Short Season | Boise Hawks | Northwest League | Casey Kopitzke |
| Rookie | AZL Cubs | Arizona League | Juan Cabreja |
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2009 Chicago Cubs season.
- 2009 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference
- 2009 Chicago Cubs season Official Site (Archived 2009-06-20)