2009 Cleveland Indians season
Major League Baseball team season
The 2009 Cleveland Indians season marks the 109th season for the franchise, with the Indians attempting (but failing) to improve on their 81–81 record and third-place finish in the American League Central in 2008. The team played all of its home games at Progressive Field (formerly known as Jacobs Field).
The season began on April 6 with a 9–1 loss to the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington . The Home Opener was on April 10 with the Indians losing 13–7 to the Toronto Blue Jays . The season ended on October 4 against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park .
2009 is the first year that the Indians held spring training in Goodyear, Arizona . Goodyear replaces Winter Haven, Florida after 15 years of spring training.
The Indians ended their season at 65–97. For the Indians, this marks their first season since 1987 (the infamous "Indian Uprising" season) that they were below .500 for the entire season.
Regular season
April
The Indians struggled at the beginning of the season, losing their first five and seven of their first eight games. They finished with an 8-14 record in April, and were in last place in the AL central for the entire month. One of the few highlights of the month was the Tribe defeating former Indian CC Sabathia and the New York Yankees 10-2 in the first game ever at the new Yankee Stadium . Starting pitcher Cliff Lee had his first win of the season in that game. Two days later, the Indians defeated the Yankees 22-4.
May
The Indians went 14-16 in May, but were in last place in the division throughout the entire month. The Indians struggled on many fronts, including an ineffective bullpen and poor hitting. Several players were sent to the disabled list including Travis Hafner , Grady Sizemore , and Asdrúbal Cabrera . The poor play and injuries allowed many minor league players to come up from AAA Columbus and contribute to the Indians. A turning point came in the season when on May 25, when the Indians defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 11-10 after coming back from a 10-0 deficit. The Indians rallied to win 5 of the final 7 games in the month
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Team
BAL
BOS
CWS
CLE
DET
KC
LAA
MIN
NYY
OAK
SEA
TB
TEX
TOR
NL
Baltimore
–
2–16
5–4
2–5
3–5
4–4
2–8
3–2
5–13
1–5
4–5
8–10
5–5
9–9
11–7
Boston
16–2
–
4–4
7–2
6–1
5–3
4–5
4–2
9–9
5–5
2–4
9–9
2–7
11–7
11–7
Chicago
4–5
4−4
–
10–8
9–9
9–9
5–4
6−12
3–4
4–5
4–5
6–2
2–4
1–6
12–6
Cleveland
5–2
2–7
8–10
–
4–14
10–8
2–4
8–10
3–5
2–5
6–4
5–3
1–8
4–4
5–13
Detroit
5–3
1–6
9–9
14–4
–
9–9
5–4
7–12
1–5
5–4
5–4
5–2
7–2
3–5
10–8
Kansas City
4–4
3–5
9–9
8–10
9–9
–
1–9
6–12
2–4
2–6
5–4
1–9
3–3
4–3
8–10
Los Angeles
8–2
5–4
4–5
4–2
4–5
9–1
–
6–4
5–5
12–7
10–9
4–2
8–11
4–4
14–4
Minnesota
2–3
2–4
12–6
10–8
12–7
12–6
4–6
–
0–7
4–6
5–5
3–3
6–4
3–5
12–6
New York
13–5
9–9
4–3
5–3
5–1
4–2
5–5
7–0
–
7–2
6–4
11–7
5–4
12–6
10–8
Oakland
5–1
5–5
5–4
5–2
4–5
6–2
7–12
6–4
2–7
–
5–14
6–4
11–8
3–6
5–13
Seattle
5–4
4–2
5–4
4–6
4–5
4–5
9–10
5–5
4–6
14–5
–
5–3
8–11
3–4
11–7
Tampa Bay
10–8
9–9
2–6
3–5
2–5
9–1
2–4
3–3
7–11
4–6
3–5
–
3–6
14–4
13–5
Texas
5–5
7–2
4–2
8–1
2–7
3–3
11–8
4–6
4–5
8–11
11–8
6–3
–
5–5
9–9
Toronto
9–9
7–11
6–1
4–4
5–3
3–4
4–4
5–3
6–12
6–3
4–3
4–14
5–5
–
7–11
Roster
2009 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
Coaches
Game log
2009 Game Log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 6
@ Rangers
9–1
Millwood (1–0)
Lee (0–1)
49,916
0–1
2
April 8
@ Rangers
8–5
Padilla (1–0)
Carmona (0–1)
Francisco (1)
22,829
0–2
3
April 9
@ Rangers
12–8
McCarthy (1–0)
Pavano (0–1)
14,672
0–3
4
April 10
Blue Jays
13–7
League (1–0)
Pérez (0–1)
42,473
0–4
5
April 11
Blue Jays
5–4
Halladay (2–0)
Lee (0–2)
Frasor (1)
20,895
0–5
6
April 12
Blue Jays
8–4
Reyes (1–0)
Purcey (0–1)
14,216
1–5
7
April 13
@ Royals
4–2
Greinke (2–0)
Carmona (0–2)
Soria (4)
10,061
1–6
8
April 14
@ Royals
9–3
Davies (1–0)
Pavano (0–2)
11,756
1–7
9
April 15
@ Royals
5–4
Lewis (1–0)
Farnsworth (0–2)
Wood (1)
13,589
2–7
10
April 16
@ Yankees
10–2
Lee (1–2)
Veras (0–1)
48,271
3–7
11
April 17
@ Yankees
6–5
Bruney (2–0)
Lewis (1–1)
Rivera (3)
45,101
3–8
12
April 18
@ Yankees
22–4
Carmona (1–2)
Wang (0–3)
45,167
4–8
13
April 19
@ Yankees
7–3
Albaladejo (1–0)
Lewis (1–2)
43,068
4–9
14
April 21
Royals
8–7
Laffey (1–0)
Ponson (0–2)
Wood (2)
11,408
5–9
15
April 22
Royals
2–0
Bannister (1–0)
Lee (1–3)
Soria (5)
13,509
5–10
16
April 23
Royals
5–2
Lewis (2–2)
Meche (1–1)
Wood (3)
12,852
6–10
17
April 24
Twins
5–1
Blackburn (1–1)
Carmona (1–3)
20,215
6–11
18
April 25
Twins
7–1
Slowey (3–0)
Pavano (0–3)
23,186
6–12
19
April 26
Twins
4–2
Laffey (2–0)
Perkins (1–2)
Wood (4)
20,153
7–12
20
April 27
Red Sox
3–1
Delcarmen (1–0)
Wood (0–1)
Papelbon (5)
18,652
7–13
21
April 28
Red Sox
9–8
Wood (1–1)
López (0–2)
19,613
8–13
22
April 29
Red Sox
6 – 5 (10)
Okajima (2–0)
Lewis (2–3)
Papelbon (6)
19,137
8–14
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
23
May 1
@ Tigers
6–5
Pavano (1–3)
Galarraga (3–1)
Wood (5)
22,288
9–14
24
May 2
@ Tigers
9–7
Zumaya (1–0)
Betancourt (0–1)
Rodney (5)
34,646
9–15
25
May 3
@ Tigers
3–1
Verlander (2–2)
Lee (1–4)
Rodney (6)
27,411
9–16
26
May 4
@ Blue Jays
9 – 7 (12)
Betancourt (1–1)
Camp (0–1)
Lewis (1)
15,295
10–16
27
May 5
@ Blue Jays
10–6
Wolfe (1–0)
Chulk (0–1)
22,005
10–17
28
May 6
@ Red Sox
9–2
Pavano (2–3)
Masterson (2–2)
Laffey (1)
37,888
11–17
29
May 7
@ Red Sox
13–3
Wakefield (4–1)
Sowers (0–1)
37,541
11–18
30
May 8
Tigers
1–0
Verlander (3–2)
Lee (1–5)
27,492
11–19
31
May 9
Tigers
4–0
Jackson (2–2)
Carmona (1–4)
33,640
11–20
32
May 10
Tigers
5–3
Porcello (3–3)
Reyes (1–1)
25,705
11–21
33
May 11
White Sox
9–4
Pavano (3–3)
Floyd (2–3)
14,567
12–21
34
May 12
White Sox
7–4
Carrasco (1–0)
Sowers (0–2)
Jenks (8)
16,760
12–22
35
May 13
White Sox
4–0
Lee (2–5)
Buehrle (5–1)
23,884
13–22
36
May 14
@ Rays
11–7
Carmona (2–4)
Shields (3–4)
17,169
14–22
37
May 15
@ Rays
8–7
Wheeler (1–0)
Vizcaíno (0–1)
25,827
14–23
38
May 16
@ Rays
4–2
Garza (4–2)
Pavano (3–4)
Nelson (2)
34,235
14–24
39
May 17
@ Rays
7–5
Sonnanstine (2–4)
Huff (0–1)
Percival (6)
28,841
14–25
40
May 19
@ Royals
6–5
Farnsworth (1–3)
Wood (1–2)
25,024
14–26
41
May 20
@ Royals
6–5
Laffey (3–0)
Ponson (1–5)
Wood (6)
19,652
15–26
42
May 21
@ Royals
8–3
Pavano (4–4)
Ramírez (0–2)
Betancourt (1)
23,095
16–26
43
May 22
@ Reds
3–1
Arroyo (6–3)
Laffey (3–1)
Cordero (11)
28,019
16–27
44
May 23
@ Reds
7–6
Vizcaíno (1–1)
Weathers (0–1)
Wood (7)
35,821
17–27
45
May 24
@ Reds
4 – 3 (11)
Fisher (1–0)
Vizcaíno (1–2)
27,796
17–28
46
May 25
Rays
11–10
Sowers (1–2)
Isringhausen (0–1)
20,929
18–28
47
May 26
Rays
5–1
Pavano (5–4)
Garza (4–3)
18,754
19–28
48
May 27
Rays
12–7
Aquino (1–0)
Sonnanstine (3–5)
Vizcaíno (1)
19,335
20–28
49
May 28
Rays
2–1
Herges (1–0)
Niemann (4–4)
Wood (8)
27,356
21–28
50
May 29
Yankees
3–1
Pettitte (5–1)
Lee (2–6)
Rivera (10)
32,802
21–29
51
May 30
Yankees
10–5
Sabathia (5–3)
Carmona (2–5)
34,396
21–30
52
May 31
Yankees
5–4
Wood (2–2)
Coke (1–3)
29, 405
22–30
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
53
June 1
Yankees
5–2
Chamberlain (3–1)
Aquino (1–1)
Rivera (11)
23,651
22–31
54
June 2
@ Twins
4–3
Slowey (8–1)
Huff (0–2)
Nathan (10)
26,530
22–32
55
June 3
@ Twins
10–1
Lee (3–6)
Swarzak (1–2)
29,336
23–32
56
June 4
@ Twins
11–3
Baker (3–6)
Carmona (2–6)
20,897
23–33
57
June 5
@ White Sox
6–0
Pavano (6–4)
Danks (4–4)
29,825
24–33
58
June 6
@ White Sox
4–2
Floyd (4–5)
Sowers (1–3)
Jenks (13)
30,307
24–34
59
June 7
@ White Sox
8–4
Huff (1–2)
Colón (3–6)
25,609
25–34
60
June 9
Royals
8–4
Pérez (1–1)
Cruz (3–2)
15,038
26–34
61
June 10
Royals
9–0
Meche (3–5)
Pavano (6–5)
16,257
26–35
62
June 11
Royals
4 – 3 (10)
Herges (2–0)
Farnsworth (1–4)
14,342
27–35
63
June 12
Cardinals
7–3
Huff (2–2)
Piñeiro (5–7)
28,159
28–35
64
June 13
Cardinals
3–1
Thompson (1–2)
Ohka (0–1)
Franklin (15)
31,754
28–36
65
June 14
Cardinals
3–0
Lee (4–6)
Carpenter (4–1)
23,644
29–36
66
June 15
Brewers
14–12
Coffey (2–1)
Pérez (1–2)
Hoffman (16)
25,415
29–37
67
June 16
Brewers
7–5
Gallardo (7–3)
Sowers (1–4)
22,986
29–38
68
June 17
Brewers
9 – 8 (11)
DiFelice (4–0)
Aquino (1–2)
Stetter (1)
15,269
29–39
69
June 19
@ Cubs
8 – 7 (10)
Gregg (2–1)
Vizcaíno (1–3)
40,155
29–40
70
June 20
@ Cubs
6 – 5 (13)
Patton (3–1)
Wood (2–3)
41,007
29–41
71
June 21
@ Cubs
6–2
Wells (1–3)
Sowers (1–5)
Gregg (11)
40,866
29–42
72
June 23
@ Pirates
5–4
Huff (3–2)
Snell (2–8)
Wood (9)
19,109
30–42
73
June 24
@ Pirates
10–6
Duke (8–5)
Pavano (6–6)
20,162
30–43
74
June 25
@ Pirates
3–2
Capps (1–3)
Herges (2–1)
30,120
30–44
75
June 26
Reds
9–2
Sowers (2–5)
Harang (5–8)
28,114
31–44
76
June 27
Reds
7–3
Bailey (1–0)
Ohka (0–2)
28,646
31–45
77
June 28
Reds
8–1
Owings (5–8)
Huff (3–3)
23,900
31–46
78
June 29
White Sox
6–3
Floyd (6–5)
Pavano (6–7)
15,645
31–47
79
June 30
White Sox
11 – 4 (7)
Richard (3–1)
Lee (4–7)
14,793
31–48
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
80
July 1
White Sox
6–2
Contreras (3–7)
Sowers (2–6)
16,722
31–49
81
July 3
Athletics
15–3
Huff (4–3)
Cahill (5–7)
26,557
32–49
82
July 4
Athletics
5–2
Pavano (7–7)
Mazzaro (2–4)
Wood (10)
24,501
33–49
83
July 5
Athletics
5–2
Gonzalez (1–2)
Lee (4–7)
Bailey (9)
19,105
33–50
84
July 7
@ White Sox
10–6
Buehrle (9–2)
Sowers (2–7)
23,758
33–51
85
July 8
@ White Sox
5–1
Contreras (4–7)
Laffey (3–2)
26,772
33–52
86
July 9
@ White Sox
10–8
Sipp (1–0)
Richard (3–3)
Wood (11)
27,257
34–52
87
July 10
@ Tigers
5–1
Jackson (7–4)
Lee (4–9)
35,592
34–53
88
July 11
@ Tigers
5–4
Pavano (8–7)
Galarraga (5–8)
Wood (12)
41,782
35–53
89
July 12
@ Tigers
10–1
Verlander (10–4)
Ohka (0–3)
39,680
35–54
90
July 16
Mariners
4–1
Lee (5–9)
Olson (3–3)
22,371
36–54
91
July 17
Mariners
6–2
Hernández (10–3)
Huff (4–4)
23,545
36–55
92
July 18
Mariners
3–1
Washburn (7–6)
Ohka (0–4)
Aardsma (21)
24,893
36–56
93
July 19
Mariners
5–3
Kelley (2–1)
Betancourt (1–2)
Aardsma (22)
20,900
36–57
94
July 21
@ Blue Jays
2–1
Lee (6–9)
Downs (1–1)
18,330
37–57
95
July 22
@ Blue Jays
10–6
Romero (8–4)
Pavano (8–8)
18,375
37–58
96
July 23
@ Blue Jays
5–4
Huff (5–4)
Rzepczynski (1–2)
Wood (13)
32,061
38–58
97
July 24
@ Mariners
9–0
Laffey (4–2)
Rowland-Smith (0–1)
34,802
39–58
98
July 25
@ Mariners
10–3
Sowers (3–7)
Bédard (5–3)
29,213
40–58
99
July 26
@ Mariners
12–3
Lee (7–9)
Vargas (3–4)
30,224
41–58
100
July 27
@ Angels
8–6
Veras (4–1)
Fuentes (1–3)
Wood (14)
35,371
42–58
101
July 28
@ Angels
7–6
Palmer (9–1)
Huff (5–5)
Bulger (1)
43,270
42–59
102
July 29
@ Angels
9–3
Lackey (7–4)
Laffey (4–3)
39,196
42–60
103
July 31
Tigers
6–5
Ohka (1–4)
Fien (0–1)
35,273
43–60
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
104
August 1
Tigers
4 – 3 (12)
Seay (2–2)
Veras (4–2)
Miner (1)
31.353
43–61
105
August 2
Tigers
11–1
Pavano (9–8)
Galarraga (5–10)
24,718
44–61
106
August 4
Twins
10–1
Baker (9–7)
Huff (5–6)
17,518
44–62
107
August 5
Twins
8–1
Laffey (5–3)
Liriano (4–11)
17,683
45–62
108
August 6
Twins
2–1
Sipp (2–0)
Blackburn (8–6)
Wood (15)
21,657
46–62
109
August 7
@ White Sox
6–2
Sowers (4–7)
Buehrle (11–6)
27,153
47–62
110
August 8
@ White Sox
8–5
Carrasco (4–2)
Todd (0–1)
35,224
47–63
111
August 9
@ White Sox
8–4
Huff (6–6)
Contreras (4–11)
34,063
48–63
112
August 11
Rangers
5–0
Laffey (6–3)
Nippert (3–1)
21,870
49–63
113
August 12
Rangers
5–0
Hunter (5–2)
Carmona (2–7)
18,794
49–64
114
August 13
Rangers
4–1
Feldman (12–4)
Sowers (4–8)
Francisco (16)
20,090
49–65
115
August 14
@ Twins
11–0
Baker (10–7)
Masterson (3–4)
34,845
49–66
116
August 15
@ Twins
7–3
Huff (7–6)
Swarzak (3–6)
33,931
50–66
117
August 16
@ Twins
7–4
Laffey (7–3)
Blackburn (8–8)
30,260
51–66
118
August 18
Angels
5–4
Bell (1–0)
Carmona (2–7)
Fuentes (35)
18,341
51–67
119
August 19
Angels
3–0
Weaver (13–4)
Sowers (4–9)
16,868
51–68
120
August 20
Angels
11–3
Masterson (4–4)
Lackey (8–6)
16,804
52–68
121
August 21
Mariners
9–4
French (3–3)
Huff (7–7)
28,503
52–69
122
August 22
Mariners
4–3
Pérez (2–2)
Messenger (0–1)
28,942
53–69
123
August 23
Mariners
6–1
Carmona (3–7)
Hernández (12–5)
23,086
54–69
124
August 24
@ Royals
10–6
Sowers (5–9)
Soria (3–2)
11,101
55–69
125
August 25
@ Royals
6–2
Greinke (12–8)
Masterson (4–5)
17,353
55–70
126
August 26
@ Royals
4–2
Huff (8–7)
Hochevar (6–7)
Wood (16)
10,751
56–70
127
August 27
@ Orioles
5–4
Pérez (3–2)
Johnson (3–5)
Wood (17)
13,991
57–70
128
August 28
@ Orioles
13–4
Berken (4–11)
Carmona (3–9)
13,961
57–71
129
August 29
@ Orioles
5–3
Pérez (4–2)
Ray (0–2)
C. Perez (1)
24,358
58–71
130
August 30
@ Orioles
5–2
Matusz (3–2)
Masterson (4–6)
Johnson (7)
20,643
58–72
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
131
September 1
@ Tigers
8–5
Jackson (11–6)
Carrasco (0–1)
Rodney (30)
24,225
58–73
132
September 2
@ Tigers
4–2
Porcello (12–8)
Laffey (7–4)
Rodney (31)
25,840
58–74
133
September 3
@ Tigers
4–3 (10)
Miner (6–4)
Pérez (4–3)
28,267
58–75
134
September 4
Twins
5–2
Sowers (6–9)
Pavano (10–11)
Wood (18)
24,402
59–75
135
September 5
Twins
4–1
Baker (13–7)
Masterson (4–7)
Nathan (36)
19,455
59–76
136
September 6
Twins
3–1
Huff (9–7)
Blackburn (9–10)
Wood (19)
17,911
60–76
September 7
Rangers
Postponed (rain) ; rescheduled for September 8
137
September 8
Rangers
11–9
Feliz (1–0)
Lewis (2–4)
60–77
138
September 8
Rangers
10–5
McCarthy (7–2)
Laffey (7–5)
12,976
60–78
139
September 9
Rangers
10–0
Feldman (16–4)
Carmona (3–10)
14,637
60–79
140
September 11
Royals
2–1
Wright (2–5)
Veras (4–3)
Soria (25)
26,006
60–80
141
September 12
Royals
13–6
Huff (10–7)
Hochevar (6–10)
24,842
61–80
142
September 13
Royals
7–0
Davies (8–9)
Carrasco (0–2)
21,153
61–81
143
September 14
@ Twins
6–3
Mahay (2–1)
C. Perez (0–1)
Nathan (39)
20,640
61–82
144
September 15
@ Twins
5–4
Rauch (3–1)
Carmona (3–11)
Nathan (40)
19,035
61–83
145
September 16
@ Twins
7–3
Blackburn (10–11)
Laffey (7–6)
Nathan (41)
16,921
61–84
146
September 17
@ Athletics
5–2
Mortensen (2–2)
Masterson (4–8)
Bailey (25)
10,873
61–85
147
September 18
@ Athletics
2–1
Anderson (10–10)
Huff (10–8)
Ziegler (7)
22,893
61–86
148
September 19
@ Athletics
8–4
Kilby (1–0)
Sowers (6–10)
Wuertz (4)
17,209
61–86
149
September 20
@ Athletics
11–4
Eveland (2–3)
Carmona (3–12)
15,430
61–87
150
September 22
Tigers
3–1
Jackson (13–7)
Laffey (7–7)
Rodney (34)
23,217
61–88
151
September 23
Tigers
11–3
Porcello (14–9)
Masterson (4–9)
13,971
61–89
152
September 24
Tigers
6–5
Verlander (17–9)
Carrasco (0–3)
Rodney (35)
23,516
61–90
153
September 25
Orioles
4–2
Carmona (4–12)
Hernandez (4–9)
Wood (20)
33,472
62–90
154
September 26
Orioles
9–8
Wood (3–3)
Johnson (4–6)
31,749
63–90
155
September 27
Orioles
9–0
Huff (11–8)
Tillman (2–5)
29,930
64–90
156
September 28
White Sox
6–1
Danks (13–10)
Laffey (7–8)
23,088
64–91
September 29
White Sox
Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 30
157
September 30
White Sox
5–1
Carmona (5–12)
Torres (1–2)
65–92
158
September 30
White Sox
1–0
Buehrle (13–10)
Masterson (4–10)
Thornton (4)
16,871
65–93
159
October 1
@ Red Sox
3–0
Lester (15–8)
Carrasco (0–4)
Papelbon (38)
37,459
65–94
160
October 2
@ Red Sox
6–2
Matsuzaka (4–6)
Sowers (6–11)
37,787
65–95
161
October 3
@ Red Sox
11–6
Beckett (17–6)
Laffey (7–9)
37,562
65–96
162
October 4
@ Red Sox
12–7
Bowden (1–1)
Ohka (1–5)
37,247
65–97
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Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
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