World Series 2009

The World Series is an annual event in Major League Baseball at the end of the season between the winners of the National League and the American League. The series is best out of seven in which the winning league of the season's All-Star Game has home field advantage. The winning team gets the Commissioner's Trophy and each member of the winning team receives a ring presented early the following season.

The 2009 World Series featured the Philadelphia Phillies against the New York Yankees and began October 28. http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule/ps.jsp?y=09 The New York Yankees won the 2009 World Series 4 games to 2.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2009_11_04_phimlb_nyamlb_1

Background

The first World Series took place in 1903 between the Boston Red Sox and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Red Sox won the series five games to three. The Series has been held each year since 1903 with the exception of 1904 and 1994.http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/postseason/mlb_ws.jsp?feature=recaps_index The New York Yankees have won the most Series with 26 and the St. Louis Cardinals are second in victories with 10.http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/postseason/mlb_ws.jsp?feature=club_champs The Philadelphia Phillies won the 2008 World Series four games to one over the Tampa Bay Rays.http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/postseason/mlb_ws.jsp?feature=recaps_index The Phillies and Yankees played in the World Series in 1950 with the Yankees defeating the Phillies in four games.

Parade

On November 6, 2009, Yankees fans celebrated the team's 27th World Series championship with a parade through Lower Manhattan. Many fans waited several hours, arriving as early as 2 a.m, to see their favorite players. The parade concluded at City Hall. Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave the team the keys to the city and rapper Jay-Z sang his Empire State of Mind. The three games in New York were worth an estimated $60 million to the city.http://ca.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idCATRE5A556L20091106?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0

Offseason Transactions

New York Yankees

February 28, 2010: Signed free agent Chan Ho Park
February 16, 2010: Signed free agent Dustin Moseley
February 8, 2010: Signed free agents Jon Weber, Marcus Thames and David Winfree
February 2, 2010: Signed free agent Randy Winn
January 26, 2010: Acquired Greg Golson from the Texas Rangers
January 18, 2010: Signed Chad Gaudin and Boone Logan to one year contracts.
January 7, 2010: Signed Sergio Mitre to a one year contract.
January 5, 2010: Signed Zack Segovia
December 23, 2009: Signed designated hitter/firstbaseman Nick Johnson to a one year contract.
December 22, 2009: Traded outfielder Melky Cabrera, pitchers Michael Dunn and Arodys Vizcaino and cash to the Atlanta Braves for pitches Javier Vazquez and Boone Logan.
December 12, 2009: Declined to offer a contract for the 2010 season to pitcher Chien-Ming Wang.
December 9, 2009: Signed pitcher Andy Pettitte to a one year contract.
November 26, 2009: Shelley Duncan refused minor league assignment and became a free agent.
November 21, 2009: Purchased the contracts of Reegie Corona, Austin Jackson, Ivan Nova, Romulo Sanchez and Kevin Russo from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA League), Eduardo Nunez from Trenton (AA League), Hector Noesi (A League).
November 18, 2009: Declined option on 2010 contract on pitcher Sergio Mitre.
November 13, 2009: Freddy Guzman rejected minor league assignment and elected to become a free agent.
November 12, 2009: Josh Towers rejected minor league assignment and elected to become a free agent.http://espn.go.com/mlb/teams/transactions?team=nyy

Philadelphia Phillies

January 28, 2010; Signed Jose Contreras to a one year contract.
January 21, 2010: Signed Joe Blanton to a three year contract.
January 19, 2010: Signed Chad Durbin to a one year contract.
January 7, 2010: Agreed to terms with Ozzie Chavez, Kevin Nelson, Dane Sardinha, John Suomi, Ryan Vogelsong and Ehren Wasserman on minor league contracts.
January 5, 2010: Signed pitcher Danny Baez to two year contract.
December 18, 2009: Exercised option for 2011 on Jimmy Rollins.
December 16, 2009: Traded pitcher Cliff Lee for the Seattle Mariners for pitchers Phllippe Aumont, Juan Ramirez and outfielder Tyson Gillies. Signed pitcher Roy Halladay through the 2013 season.
December 15, 2009: Signed outfielder Russ Gload to a two year contract.
December 12, 2009: Declined to offer a contract for the 2010 season to pitcher Clay Condrey.
December 11, 2009: Agreed to terms with outfielders Chris Duffy, DeWayne Wise, infielders Cody Ransom, Andy Tracy, Wilson Valdez, catcher Paul Hoover and pitcher Bill White on minor league contracts.
December 3, 2009: Signed infielder Placido Polonco to a three year contract and infielder Juan Castro to a one year contract.
December 1, 2009: Signed catch Brian Schneider to a two year contract.
November 18, 2009: Purchased the contracts of Purchased the Quintin Berry and Yohan Flande from Reading (AA League] and picther Jesus Sanchez from Lakewood (A League)
November 17, 2009: Eric Bruntlett refused minor league assignment and elected to become a free agent.
November 9, 2009: Declined option for 2010 on thirdbasemen Pedro Feliz.
November 6, 2009: Exercised contract option for 2010 on pitcher Cliff Lee.http://espn.go.com/mlb/teams/transactions?team=phi

2009 World Series Rosters

Philadelphia Philles

Active roster

Non-active players

New York Yankees

Active Roster

Non-active players

World Series Results By Game

October 28: Philadelphia Phillies 6, New York Yankees 1, Home Runs: Chase Utley- 2, Winning Pitcher: Cliff Lee, Losing Pitcher: CC Sabathia (Philadelphia leads 1-0)http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/phi/ballpark/index.jsp
October 29: New York Yankees 3, Philadelphia Philles 1, Home Runs: Mark Teixeira, Hideki Matsui, Winning Pitcher: AJ Burnett, Losing Pitcher: Pedro Martinez, Save: Mariano Rivera (Series tied 1-1)http://mlb.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20091029&content_id=7573644&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away
October 30: New York Yankees 8, Philadelphia Phillies 5, Home Runs: Alex Rodriguez, Nick Swisher, Hideki Matsui, Jayson Werth -2, Carlos Ruiz, Winning Pitcher: Andy Pettitte, Losing Pitcher: Cole Hamels, Save: Mariano Rivera (New York leads 2-1)http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_10_31_nyamlb_phimlb_1&mode=gameday
November 1: New York Yankees 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4, Home Runs: Chase Utley, Pedro Feliz, Winning Pitcher: Jaba Chamberlain, Losing Pitcher: Brad Lidge, Save: Mariano Rivera (New York leads 3-1)http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=291101122&teams=new-york-yankees-vs-philadelphia-phillies
November 2: Philadelphia Phillies 8, New York Yankees 6, Home Runs: Chase Utley- 2, Raul Ibanez, Winning Pitcher: Cliff Lee, Losing Pitcher: AJ Burnett, Save: Ryan Madson (New York leads 3-2)http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=291102122&teams=new-york-yankees-vs-philadelphia-phillies
November 4: New York Yankees 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3, Home Runs: Hideki Matsui, Winning Pitcher: Andy Pettitte, Losing Pitcher: Pedro Martinez (New York wins 4-2)http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2009_11_04_phimlb_nyamlb_1

The New York Yankees win the World Series, their 27th in franchise history. Chase Utley hit five home runs in the Series, tying Reggie Jackson for the most home runs in a single World Series. Hideki Matsui was named Most Valuable Player of the Series after having six runs batted in during the final game.

Game Summaries

Game 1 Cliff Lee took the mound for the Phillies against CC Sabathia for the Yankees. The Phillies scored first in the top of the third inning when Chase Utley hit a solo home run to right field. That was the only run scored through the first five innings. In the sixth, Utley homered again to right center field to give the Phillies a 2-0 lead. Sabathia pitched six innings before being relieved by Phil Hughes in the seventh. Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino walked. Damaso Marte relieved Hughes and retired Utley and Ryan Howard. David Robertson came in to pitch to Jayson Werth, who walked to load the bases. Raul Ibanez followed with a single to score two runs to give the Phillies a 4-0 lead. The Phillies scored two more runs in the ninth inning on a single by Victorino and a double by Howard. Cliff Lee took a shutout into the ninth inning. The Yankees scored one in the ninth. Lee pitched a complete game in a 6-1 victory for the Phillies.http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=291028110&teams=philadelphia-phillies-vs-new-york-yankees

Game 2 AJ Burnett started the game for the Yankees against 37 year old Pedro Martinez for the Phillies. The game was scoreless through the first inning. In the top of the second, Matt Stairs hit a two out single to left field to score Raul Ibanez to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead. The Yankees tied the game in the bottom of the fourth on a Mark Teixeira home run to right centerfield. The game remained tied into the bottom of the sixth. Hideki Matsui broke the tie with a solo home run to right field. Chan Ho Park relieved Pedro Martinez after the Yankees loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the seventh. Jorge Posada singled off of Park to score Brett Garder to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead. Mariano Rivera entered the game in the eighth inning and pitched the final two innings for the save. The Yankees won the game 3-1 to tie the series at 1-1.http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=291029110&teams=philadelphia-phillies-vs-new-york-yankees

Game 3 The series moved to Philadelphia for game 3. Cole Hamels pitched for the Phillies against veteran Andy Pettitte for the Yankees. The game was scoreless entering the bottom of the second inning when Jayson Werth hit a solo home run to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead. Pedro Feliz doubled, Carlos Ruiz walked and Hamels reached first on a error to load the bases. Jimmy Rollins walked to score Feliz. Shane Victorino followed Rollins with a sacrifice fly to score Ruiz. After two innings, the Phillies lead 3-0. Cole Hamels was shutting out the Yankees until the fourth inning, when Mark Teixeira walked and Alex Rodriguez hit a two run home run to right field. Hamels got into more trouble in the fifth when Andy Pettitte singled to score Nick Swisher to tie the game 3-3. After Derek Jeter singled, Johnny Damon doubled to score two runs. J.A. Happ came in to pitch and held the Yankees scoreless unti Nick Swisher hit a solo home run in the sixth to give the Yankees a 6-3 lead. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Jayson Werth hit his second home run of the game to cut the Yankees lead to 6-4. The Yankees built the lead back to three after scoring in the seventh off of Chad Durbin. Hideki Matsui hit a home run in the eighth off of Brett Myers to give the Yankees a 8-4 lead. Carlos Ruiz cut the lead to 8-5 after a solo home run in the ninth inning, but the Yankees won game 3 by a score of 8-5 and lead the series 2-1.http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=291031122&teams=new-york-yankees-vs-philadelphia-phillies

Game 4 The Yankees got off to a quick start against Phillies starter Joe Blanton. Mark Teixeira and Johnny Damon had runs batted in to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead after the top of the first inning. The Phillies cut the lead to 2-1 off of CC Sabathia after back to back doubles by Shane Victorino and Chase Utley. The score remained 2-1 until the bottom of the fourth inning when Pedro Felix singled to left field to score Ryan Howard. With the score tied at 2-2 in the fifth, Nick Swisher scored from second on a single by Derek Jeter to left field. The Yankees increased the lead to 4-2 when Johnny Damon singled to score Melky Cabrera. The score remained 4-2 until the bottom of the seventh when Chase Utely hit a solo home run to right field. That was his third home run in the series against Sabathia. In the bottom of the eighth, Pedro Feliz tied the game with a solo home run to left field off of Jaba Chamberlain. Brad Lidge came in for the Phillies to pitch the ninth inning. With two outs and the score still tied, the Yankees got hits from Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada to give the Yankees a 7-4 lead. Mariano Rivera a scoreless bottom of the ninth to get his second save of the series.

Game 5 The Phillies sent Cliff Lee to the mound to try and stay alive in the series. The Yankees countered with AJ Burnett. The Yankees took an early lead when Alex Rodriguez hit a first inning double to score Johnny Damon. The Phillies took a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the first on Chase Utley's three run home run. It was his fourth home run of the series. The Phillies added two more runs off of Burnett in the bottom of the third and one more off of David Robertson to take a 6-1 lead. The score remained 6-1 until Eric Hinske score on a ground out by Johnny Damon in the fifth inning. With the Phillies leading 6-2 in the seventh, Chase Utley homered to right field, tying Reggie Jackson for the most home runs in a World Series with five. The Phillies added another run when Raul Ibanez homered to left off of Phi Coke. The Yankees cut the lead to 8-4 in the eighth. Chan Ho Park then came in to pitch for Cliff Lee. When Alex Rodriguez scored on a Robinson Cano sacrifice fly, the lead was cut to 8-5. Ryan Madson gave up a run to the Yankees in the ninth inning, but saved the game for Cliff Lee. The Phillies held off elimination and the series went back to New York.http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=291102122&teams=new-york-yankees-vs-philadelphia-phillies

Game 6 Veterans Pedro Martinez and Andy Pettitte were the starting pitchers. The Yankees scored first in the second inning when Hideki Matsui hit a two run home run to right field. The Phillies cut the lead to 2-1 when Carlos Ruiz tripled to center field and Jimmy Rollins hit a sacrifice fly. Hideki Matsui got a two out single in the third inning to score Derek Jeter and Johnny Damon. The score remained 4-1 into the bottom of the fifth inning. Chad Durbin came in to pitch to relieve Pedro Martinez. After Jeter doubled and Jerry Hairston Jr sacrificed, Teixeira singled to knock in Jeter. J.A. Happ came in to pitch to Matsui, who doubled to drive in two more runs to give the Yankees a 7-1 lead. The Phillies got two runs back in the sixth inning when Ryan Howard homered to left field. Jaba Chamberlain, Damaso Marte and Mariano Rivera shut out the Phillies the rest of the game. The Yankees won the game 7-3 and the World Series 4 games to 2.http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=291104110&teams=philadelphia-phillies-vs-new-york-yankees

Series Statistics

Philadelphia Phillies Leaders

HIts: Raul Ibanez - 7, Chase Utley, Carlos Ruiz - 6
Runs: Chase Utley - 7, Carlos Ruiz - 4
Doubles: Raul Ibanez - 4, Carlos Ruiz, Ryan Howard - 2
Triples: Carlos Ruiz - 1
Home Runs: Chase Utley - 5, Jayson Werth - 2
Runs Batted In: Chase Utley - 8, Raul Ibanez - 4
Stolen Bases: Jimmy Rollins - 3
Walks: Jimmy Rollins, Carlos Ruiz, Jayson Werth - 5
Strikeouts: Ryan Howard - 13
Wins: Cliff Lee - 2
Losses: Pedro Martinez - 2
Saves: Ryan Madson - 1

New York Yankees Leaders

Hits: Derek Jeter - 11
Runs: Johnny Damon - 6
Doubles: Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez - 3
Triples: None
Home Runs: Hideki Matsui - 3
Runs Batted In: Hideki Matsui - 8, Alex Rodriguez - 6
Stolen Bases: Johnny Damon - 3
Walks: Nick Swisher - 4
Strikeouts: Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira - 8
Wins: Andy Pettitte - 2
Losses: AJ Burnett, CC Sabathia - 1
Saves: Mariano Rivera - 2

2009 League Championship Series

American League

October 16: New York Yankees 4, Los Angeles Angels 1 (New York leads 1-0)http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_10_16_anamlb_nyamlb_1#boxscore
October 17: New York Yankees 4, Los Angeles Angels 3 (New York lead 2-0)http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2009_10_17_anamlb_nyamlb_1
October 19: Los Angeles Angels 5, New York Yankees 4 (New York leads 2-1)http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091019&content_id=7496208&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
October 20: New York Yankees 10, Los Angeles Angels 1 (New York leads 3-1)http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091020&content_id=7504984&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
October 22: Los Angeles Angels 7, New York Yankees 6 (New York leads 3-2)http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/scoreboard/20091022.html
October 25: New York Yankees 5, Los Angeles Angels 2 (New York wins series 4-2)http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091024&content_id=7538586&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

National League

October 15: Philadelphia Phillies 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 (Philadelphia leads 1-0)http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091015&content_id=7461914&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi
October 16: Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 (Series tied 1-1)http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_10_16_phimlb_lanmlb_1
October 18: Philadelphia Phillies 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 (Philadelphia leads 2-1)http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091018&content_id=7487434&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi
October 19: Philadelphia Phillies 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 (Philadelpihia Leads 3-1)
October 21: Philadelphia Phillies 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 (Philadelphia wins series 4-1)http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091021&content_id=7515920&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi

2009 Divisional Playoff Series

National League

October 7, Philadelphia Phillies 5, Colorado Rockies 1 (Philadelphia Leads 1-0)http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091007&content_id=7382804&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi
October 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 (Los Angeles Leads 1-0)http://mlb.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20091007&content_id=7391522&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away
October 8, Colorado Rockies 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 (Series Tied 1-1)http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091008&content_id=7396676&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
October 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 (Los Angeles Leads 2-0)http://mlb.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20091008&content_id=7402026&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=home&c_id=la
October 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 (Los Angeles wins series 3-0)http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091010&content_id=7420618&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
October 11, Philadelphia Phillies 6, Colorado Rockies 5 (Philadelphia Leads 2-1)http://mlb.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=phi
October 12, Philadelphia Phillies 5, Colorado Rockies 4(Philadelphia wins series 3-1) http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091012&content_id=7441094&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

American League

October 7, New York Yankees 7, Minnesota Twins 2, (New York Leads 1-0)http://mlb.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20091007&content_id=7385490&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away
October 8, Los Angeles Angels 5, Boston Red Sox 0 (Los Angeles Leads 1-0)http://mlb.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20091008&content_id=7401856&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=home&c_id=ana
October 9, Los Angeles Angels 4, Boston Red Sox 1 (Los Angeles Leads 2-0)http://mlb.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20091009&content_id=7412406&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=home&c_id=ana
October 9, New York Yankees 4, Minnesota Twins 3 (New York Leads 2-0)http://mlb.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20091009&content_id=7412434&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=home&c_id=nyy
October 11, Los Angeles Angels 7, Boston Red Sox 6 (Los Angeles Wins Series 3-0)http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091011&content_id=7427722&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
October 11, New York Yankees 4, Minnesota Twins 1 (New York Wins Series 3-0)http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091011&content_id=7427564&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy