2009 Atlanta Braves season

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2009  Atlanta Braves
League National League
Division East
Ballpark Turner Field
City Atlanta
Record86–76 (.531)
Divisional place3rd
Owners Liberty Media
General managers Frank Wren
Managers Bobby Cox
Television
Radio Atlanta Braves Radio Network
Jim Powell, Don Sutton, Mark Lemke, Jon Sciambi
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The 2009 Atlanta Braves season was the 44th season in Atlanta and the 139th overall. The Braves were once again skippered by Bobby Cox, then in his 24th season managing the team. It was the Braves' 44th season in Atlanta, and the 138th season overall for the franchise.

Contents

Preseason transactions

Notable free agent acquisitions

PlayerFormer TeamContract Terms
Derek Lowe (RHP) L.A. Dodgers 4 years/$60M
Kenshin Kawakami (RHP) Chunichi Dragons (NPB)3 years/$23M
Garret Anderson (OF) L.A. Angeles of Anaheim 1 year/$2.5M
David Ross (C) Boston Red Sox 2 years/$3M

Notable Players lost to free agency

PlayerNew Team
John Smoltz (RHP) Boston Red Sox
Mike Hampton (LHP) Houston Astros
Corky Miller (C) Chicago White Sox
Julián Tavárez (RHP) Washington Nationals
Chuck James (LHP)FREE AGENT

Pre-season trades

December 4, 2008
to Chicago White Sox
(IF) Brent Lillibridge & Minor League prospects Tyler Flowers, Jon Gilmore & Santos Rodriguez		to Atlanta Braves
(P) Javier Vázquez & (P) Boone Logan [1]

Regular season

Season standings

NL East 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 93690.574—45–3648–33
Florida Marlins 87750.537643–3844–37
Atlanta Braves 86760.531740–4146–35
New York Mets 70920.4322341–4029–52
Washington Nationals 591030.3643433–4826–55

Record vs. opponents

2009 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2009
TeamARIATLCHCCINCOLFLAHOULADMILNYMPHIPITSDSFSTLWSHAL
Arizona –3–44-21–57-115–35–47-112–55–21–56–111-75-132–41–55–10
Atlanta 4–3–4–23–64–48-103-34–33–313–510-83–43–33–44–210-87–8
Chicago 2-42–4–10-52–44–311–63–510-73-31–510-44–54-26-105–26–9
Cincinnati 5-16-35-10–0-73-312-41-58-72-42-513-51-63-38-83-46-9
Colorado 11-74-44-27-0–2-42-54-146-03-42-46-310-88-106-16-011-4
Florida 3-510-83-43-34-2–4–33-33-411-79-92-44-23-43-312-610-8
Houston 4–53-36-114-125-23-4–4–35-101-56-210-56-12-46-93-36-9
Los Angeles 11-73-45-35-114-43-33-4–3–35-14-34-310-811-72-53-29-9
Milwaukee 5-23-37-107-80-64-310-53-3–3-34-39-52-44-59-95-35-10
New York 2-55-133-34-24-37-115-11-53-3–6-124-32-55-34-510-85–10
Philadelphia 5-18-105-15-24-29-92-63-43-412-6–4-25-23-44-115-36-12
Pittsburgh 1-64-34-105-133-64-25-103-45-93-42-4–3-42-45-105-38–7
San Diego 7-113-35-46-18-102-41-68-104-25-22-54-3–10-81-64-25–10
San Francisco 13-54–32–43–310-84–34–27-115-43–54–34–28-10–4–34–29–6
St. Louis 4-22-410-68-81-63-39-65-29-95-41-410-56-13-4–6–19–6
Washington 5-18-102-54-30-66-123-32-33-58-103-153-52-42-41-6–7–11

Game log

2009 Regular Season Game Log
April (10–11)
#DateTimeOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1 April 5@ Phillies 4–1 Lowe (1–0) Myers (0–1)2:2244,5321–0
2 April 7@ Phillies 4–0 Jurrjens (1–0) Moyer (0–1)2:3644,1782–0
3 April 8@ Phillies 11–12 Condrey (1–0) Boyer (0–1) Lidge (1)3:1344,9392–1
4 April 10 Nationals 6–5(10) Campillo (1–0) Beimel (0–1)3:5848,3273–1
5 April 11 Nationals 5–3 Kawakami (1–0) Lannan (0–2) González (1)2:3334,3254–1
6 April 12 Nationals 8–5 Jurrjens (2–0) Olsen (0–2) Soriano (1)2:4719,8735–1
7 April 14 Marlins 1–5 Volstad (2–0) Vázquez (0–1)2:3116,2935–2
8 April 15 Marlins 4–10 Penn (1–0) Moylan (0–1)3:0719,2045–3
9 April 16 Marlins 2–6 Sánchez (1–0) Kawakami (1–1)2:4921,0725–4
10 April 17@ Pirates 0–3 Maholm (2–0) Jurrjens (2–1) Capps (3)2:3615,6595–5
11 April 18@ Pirates 0–10 Snell (1–2) Reyes (0–1)2:2220,7555–6
12 April 19@ Pirates 11–1 Vázquez (1–1) Duke (2–1)2:4814,7766–6
13 April 20@ Nationals 2–3 Zimmermann (1–0) Lowe (1–1) Hanrahan (1)2:2412,4736–7
14 April 21@ Nationals 3–4 Martis (2–0) Kawakami (1–2) Hanrahan (2)2:4715,4396–8
15 April 22@ Nationals 1–0 González (1–0) Mock (0–1) Soriano (2)2:3015,5677–8
16 April 24@ Reds 4–3 Vázquez (2–1) Vólquez (2–2) González (2)3:3030,0608–8
17 April 25@ Reds 10–2 Lowe (2–1) Arroyo (3–1)2:3833,0159–8
18 April 26@ Reds 2–8 Owings (1–2) Kawakami (1–3)2:3629,3279–9
19 April 27 Cardinals 2–3 Piñeiro (4–0) Jurrjens (2–2) Franklin (6)2:4616,7399–10
20 April 28 Cardinals 2–1 Moylan (1–1) McClellan (1–1) González (3)2:2318,12110–10
21 April 29 Cardinals 3–5 Wainwright (3–0) Vázquez (2–2) Franklin (7)2:4919,12710–11
May (15–14)
#DateTimeOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
22 May 1 Astros 7–2 Lowe (3–1) Hampton (1–2)2:4729,30911–11
23 May 2 Astros 1–5 Byrdak (1–0) Carlyle (0–1)2:4828,20311–12
24 May 3 Astros 5–7 Geary (1–3) Moylan (1–2) Hawkins (3)3:1827,92111–13
25 May 4 Mets 4–6 Maine (2–2) Vázquez (2–3) Rodríguez (6)2:4219,13211–14
26 May 5 Mets 3–4 Hernández (2–1) Kawakami (1–4) Rodríguez (7)3:1321,04911–15
27 May 6@ Marlins 8–6 Lowe (4–1) Taylor (0–2) González (4)3:0912,72512–15
28 May 7@ Marlins 4–2 Jurrjens (3–2) Sánchez (1–4) González (5)2:4617,75913–15
29 May 8@ Phillies 6–10 Hamels (1–2) Reyes (0–2)2:2945,31213–16
30 May 9@ Phillies 6–2 Vázquez (3–3) Blanton (1–3)2:2945,33914–16
31 May 10@ Phillies 4–2 Kawakami (2–4) Taschner (1–1) Soriano (3)2:5045,34315–16
32 May 11@ Mets 8–3 Lowe (5–1) Santana (4–2)3:0440,49716–16
33 May 12@ Mets 3–4(10) Rodríguez (1–0) Bennett (0–1)3:0239,40816–17
34 May 13@ Mets 8–7(12) Bennett (1–1) Takahashi (0–1) González (6)3:4640,55517–17
35 May 15 Diamondbacks 4–3 González (2–0) Peña (3–1)2:5032,59318–17
36 May 16 Diamondbacks 0–12 Scherzer (1–3) Kawakami (2–5)3:1030,16218–18
–May 17 Diamondbacks Rescheduled for August 1718–18
38 May 18 Rockies 1–5 Marquis (5–3) Lowe (5–2)2:3015,36418–19
39 May 19 Rockies 8–1 Jurrjens (4–2) Hammel (0–3)2:4616,74919–19
40 May 20 Rockies 12–4 Vázquez (4–3) de la Rosa (0–4)3:1719,25920–19
41 May 21 Rockies 0–9 Cook (3–1) Medlen (0–1)2:3525,48120–20
42 May 22 Blue Jays 1–0 Kawakami (3–5) Carlson (1–3) González (7)2:1921,53321–20
43 May 23 Blue Jays 4–3 Lowe (6–2) Janssen (0–1) Soriano (4)2:3127,37722–20
44 May 24 Blue Jays 10–2 Bennett (2–1) Camp (0–2)2:5923,97123–20
45 May 25@ Giants 2–8 Sánchez (2–4) Vázquez (4–4)3:0440,03423–21
46 May 26@ Giants 0–4 Lincecum (4–1) Medlen (0–2)2:0829,48523–22
47 May 27@ Giants 3–6 Johnson (4–4) Kawakami (3–6) Wilson (10)2:5927,74423–23
48 May 28@ Diamondbacks 2–5 Haren (4–4) Lowe (6–3) Qualls (12)2:2019,45223–24
49 May 29@ Diamondbacks 10–6 Jurrjens (5–2) Garland (4–4)3:1026,14624–24
50 May 30@ Diamondbacks 2–3(11) Peña (5–2) Bennett (2–2)3:0635,03924–25
51 May 31@ Diamondbacks 9–3 Medlen (1–2) Scherzer (2–4)2:5630,02025–25
June (11–15)
#DateTimeOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
52 June 2 Cubs 6–5(12) Soriano (1–0) Heilman (2–3)3:3930,26226–25
53 June 3 Cubs 2–3(11) Guzmán (2–0) Bennett (2–3) Gregg (9)3:1930,64626–26
–June 4 Cubs Rescheduled for June 2226–26
55 June 5 Brewers 0–4 Gallardo (6–2) Jurrjens (5–3)2:2323,32726–27
56 June 6 Brewers 0–3 Suppan (4–4) Vázquez (4–5) Hoffman (15)2:5732,72126–28
57 June 7 Brewers 8–7 O'Flaherty (1–0) Villanueva (2–4) González (8)2:4933,42827–28
58 June 8 Pirates 7–6(15) Medlen (2–2) Karstens (2–4)4:4621,85628–28
59 June 9 Pirates 4–3 Lowe (7–3) Burnett (1–2) Soriano (5)2:3520,12429–28
60 June 10 Pirates 2–3 Karstens (3–4) Jurrjens (5–4) Capps (14)2:4221,61029–29
61 June 11 Pirates 1–3 Jackson (2–1) Soriano (1–1) Capps (15)2:3729,33129–30
62 June 12@ Orioles 7–2 Hanson (1–0) Berken (1–3)3:1528,46930–30
63 June 13@ Orioles 4–8 Bass (4–1) O'Flaherty (1–1)3:0729,64530–31
64 June 14@ Orioles 2–11 Bergesen (4–2) Lowe (7–4)2:4226,77030–32
65 June 16@ Reds 2–7 Herrera (1–2) Jurrjens (5–5)2:5319,12730–33
66 June 17@ Reds 3–4 Owings (4–7) Vázquez (4–6) Cordero (16)2:4427,45530–34
67 June 18@ Reds 7–0 Hanson (2–0) Maloney (0–2)3:1524,65731–34
68 June 19@ Red Sox 8–2 Kawakami (4–6) Matsuzaka (1–5)2:4937,70332–34
69 June 20@ Red Sox 0–3 Beckett (8–3) Lowe (7–5)2:1138,02932–35
70 June 21@ Red Sox 5–6 Papelbon (1–1) Bennett (2–4)2:4737,24332–36
54 June 22 Cubs 2–0 Vázquez (5–6) Dempster (4–5) Soriano (6)2:5831,70133–36
71 June 23 Yankees 4–0 Hanson (3–0) Wang (0–6)2:4740,82834–36
72 June 24 Yankees 4–8 Chamberlain (4–2) Medlen (2–3) Rivera (16)3:1642,31534–37
73 June 25 Yankees 7–11 Aceves (5–1) Lowe (7–6) Rivera (17)3:4947,50834–38
74 June 26 Red Sox 1–4 Beckett (9–3) Jurrjens (5–6)2:4648,41834–39
75 June 27 Red Sox 0–1 Wakefield (10–3) Vázquez (5–7) Papelbon (18)2:4648,15134–40
76 June 28 Red Sox 2–1 Hanson (4–0) Penny (6–3) Gonzalez (9)3:0141,46335–40
77 June 30 Phillies 5–4(10) Moylan (2–2) Park (3–2)3:1431,81836–40
July (16–11)
#DateTimeOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
78 July 1 Phillies 11–1 Jurrjens (6–6) Hamels (4–5)2:3225,21237–40
79 July 2 Phillies 5–2 Gonzalez (3–0) Madson (2–4) Soriano (7)3:0838,25438–40
80 July 3@ Nationals 9–8 Logan (1–0) Colomé (1–1) Soriano (8)3:2833,98239–40
81 July 4@ Nationals 3–5 Lannan (6–5) Gonzalez (3–1) MacDougal (4)2:3423,70839–41
82 July 5@ Nationals 3–5 Olsen (2–4) Lowe (7–7) MacDougal (5)2:3922,67739–42
83 July 6@ Cubs 2–4 Wells (4–3) Jurrjens (6–7) Gregg (15)2:3040,04239–43
84 July 7@ Cubs 2–1 Vázquez (6–7) Zambrano (4–4) Soriano (9)2:4440,35940–43
85 July 8@ Cubs 4–1 Kawakami (5–6) Hart (0–1) Soriano (10)2:5040,53141–43
86 July 9@ Rockies 6–7 Rincón (2–0) Gonzalez (3–2) Street (22)3:1130,39241–44
87 July 10@ Rockies 4–1 Lowe (8–7) Jiménez (6–9) Soriano (11)2:4035,23842–44
88 July 11@ Rockies 4–3 Jurrjens (7–7) Marquis (11–6) Soriano (12)2:5138,06543–44
89 July 12@ Rockies 7–8 Street (3–1) Valdez (0–1)3:1533,82543–45
–July 14 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in St. Louis, Missouri
90 July 16 Mets 5–3 Acosta (1–0) Feliciano (2–3) Soriano (13)2:5732,73644–45
91 July 17 Mets 11–0 Jurrjens (8–7) Pelfrey (7–5)2:3850,70445–45
92 July 18 Mets 1–5 Santana (11–7) Kawakami (5–7)3:2251,17545–46
93 July 19 Mets 7–1 Vázquez (7–7) Redding (1–4)2:4734,29346–46
94 July 20 Giants 11–3 Hanson (5–0) Romo (2–1)2:5021,98847–46
95 July 21 Giants 8–1 Lowe (9–7) Sadowski (2–2)2:4125,13548–46
96 July 22 Giants 4–2 Jurrjens (9–7) Lincecum (10–3) Soriano (14)2:2834,67249–46
97 July 23 Giants 1–5 Zito (6–10) Gonzalez (3–3)2:5831,72749–47
98 July 24@ Brewers 9–4 Vázquez (8–7) Villanueva (2–7)3:2541,94150–47
99 July 25@ Brewers 0–4 Gollardo (9–7) Hanson (5–1)2:5643,56550–48
100 July 26@ Brewers 10–2 Lowe (10–7) Looper (9–5)2:4743,47151–48
101 July 28@ Marlins 3–4 Núñez (3–3) Soriano (1–2)2:4813,12851–49
102 July 29@ Marlins 3–6 Johnson (10–2) Kawakami (5–8) Núñez (8)2:4813,51851–50
103 July 30@ Marlins 6–3(10) Moylan (3–2) Ayala (1–3) Soriano (15)3:1614,22652–50
104 July 31 Dodgers 0–5 Schmidt (2–1) Hanson (5–2)2:5345,22552–51
August (17–11)
#DateTimeOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
105 August 1 Dodgers 4–3 Lowe (11–7) Wolf (5–6) Soriano (16)2:4149,84353–51
106 August 2 Dodgers 1–9 Billingsley (11–6) Jurrjens (9–8)3:2237,65453–52
107 August 3@ Padres 2–4 Latos (3–1) Kawakami (5–9) Bell (27)2:3320,42353–53
108 August 4@ Padres 9–2 Vázquez (9–7) Stauffer (1–3)2:5217,91654–53
109 August 5@ Padres 6–2 Hanson (6–2) Gaudin (4–10)2:5221,81655–53
110 August 6@ Dodgers 4–5 Elbert (2–0) Soriano (1–3)3:1346,39955–54
111 August 7@ Dodgers 9–5(12) Moylan (4–2) Troncoso (4–1)4:2053,18456–54
112 August 8@ Dodgers 2–1(10) Medlen (3–3) Mota (3–3) Soriano (17)3:3153,33857–54
113 August 9@ Dodgers 8–2 Vázquez (10–7) Stults (4–3)2:5345,43858–54
114 August 11 Nationals 8–1 Hanson (7–2) Lannan (8–9)3:0119,27359–54
115 August 12 Nationals 6–2 Lowe (12–7) Sosa (1–1)2:3417,88660–54
116 August 14 Phillies 2–3 Madson (4–4) Soriano (1–4) Lidge (22)2:2137,63960–55
117 August 15 Phillies 4–3 Moylan (5–2) Lidge (0–5)2:5444,04361–55
118 August 16 Phillies 1–4 Happ (9–2) Vázquez (10–8) Lidge (23)2:4525,21561–56
37 August 17 Diamondbacks 9–4 Hanson (8–2) Scherzer (7–7)2:4523,66862–56
119 August 18@ Mets 4–9 Pérez (3–3) Lowe (12–8)2:5238,61362–57
120 August 19@ Mets 14–2 Jurrjens (10–8) Parnell (3–5)2:5438,60263–57
121 August 20@ Mets 3–2 Kawakami (6–9) Santana (13–9) Soriano (18)2:4139,10564–57
122 August 21 Marlins 3–5 Sánchez (2–4) Vázquez (10–9) Núñez (14)2:4822,60864–58
123 August 22 Marlins 4–3 Hanson (9–2) Volstad (9–10) Soriano (19)2:4735,20065–58
124 August 23 Marlins 7–5 Moylan (6–2) Calero (2–2) Soriano (20)3:0430,47866–58
125 August 25 Padres 1–2(12) Thatcher (1–0) Medlen (3–4) Mujica (2)3:4315,38966–59
126 August 26 Padres 5–12 Stauffer (2–6) Kawakami (6–10)3:2315,61966–60
127 August 27 Padres 9–1 Vázquez (11–9) Richard (7–4)2:5018,65167–60
128 August 28@ Phillies 2–4 Moyer (12–9) Hanson (9–3) Lidge (26)2:2444,74767–61
129 August 29@ Phillies 9–1(8) Lowe (13–8) Lee (12–10)2:4645,13468–61
130 August 30@ Phillies 2–3 Blanton (9–6) Jurrjens (10–9) Lidge (27)2:2744,82868–62
131 August 31@ Marlins 5–2 Kawakami (7–10) Johnson (13–4)2:3812,24469–62
September (17–10)
#DateTimeOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
132 September 1@ Marlins 4–3 Hudson (1–0) Sánchez (2–6) Soriano (21)3:0214,02470–62
133 September 2@ Marlins 7–8 Núñez (4–4) Gonzalez (3–4)3:4014,72370–63
134 September 3@ Marlins 3–8 Nolasco (10–8) Medlen (3–5)3:1313,71170–64
135 September 4 Reds 1–3 Arroyo (12–12) Lowe (13–9)2:2524,21970–65
136 September 5 Reds 1–3 Wells (1–3) Jurrjens (10–10)2:4029,07870–66
137 September 6 Reds 2–4 Owings (7–12) Kawakami (7–11)3:3932,39770–67
138 September 8@ Astros 2–1 Vázquez (12–9) Paulino (2–8) Soriano (22)2:3326,08171–67
139 September 9@ Astros 1–2 Valverde (4–2) Soriano (1–5)2:1322,39271–68
140 September 10@ Astros 9–7 Lowe (14–9) Oswalt (8–6) Gonzalez (10)3:1126,55272–68
141 September 11@ Cardinals 1–0 Jurrjens (11–10) Piñeiro (14–10) Soriano (23)2:3443,98473–68
142 September 12@ Cardinals 7–6 Gonzalez (4–4) Franklin (2–3) Soriano (24)3:1343,86974–68
143 September 13@ Cardinals 9–2 Vázquez (13–9) Carpenter (16–4)2:0841,17975–68
144 September 15 Mets 6–0 Hanson (10–3) Misch (1–3)2:2725,09476–68
145 September 16 Mets 6–5 O'Flaherty (2–1) Rodríguez (3–5)3:3217,98877–68
146 September 17 Mets 7–3 Jurrjens (12–10) Figueroa (2–6)2:2220,19278–68
147 September 18 Phillies 4–9 Kendrick (2–1) Hudson (1–1)2:5727,24178–69
148 September 19 Phillies 6–4 Vázquez (14–9) Martínez (5–1)2:4335,81879–69
149 September 20 Phillies 2–4 Walker (2–0) Hanson (10–4) Lidge (31)2:4629,45279–70
150 September 21@ Mets 11–3 Lowe (15–9) Misch (1–4) Kawakami (1)2:3237,70680–70
151 September 22@ Mets 3–1 Jurrjens (13–10) Figueroa (2–7) Soriano (25)2:4637,82381–70
152 September 23@ Mets 5–2 Hudson (2–1) Pelfrey (10–12) Soriano (26)3:1838,26682–70
153 September 25@ Nationals 4–1 Vázquez (15–9) Lannan (9–13)2:2728,27683–70
154 September 26@ Nationals 11–5 Hanson (11–4) Mock (3–10)2:4829,05884–70
155 September 27@ Nationals 6–3(10) Gonzalez (5–4) MacDougal (1–1) Soriano (27)2:5527,84085–70
156 September 28 Marlins 4–0 Jurrjens (14–10) Sánchez (3–8)2:3725,04686–70
157 September 29 Marlins 4–5 Pinto (4–1) Kawakami (7–12) Núñez (25)3:2028,66986–71
158 September 30 Marlins 4–5 Nolasco (13–9) Vázquez (15–10) Donnelly (2)3:0031,51386–72
October (0–4)
#DateTimeOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
159 October 1 Nationals 1–2 Clippard (4–2) Soriano (1–6) MacDougal (19)2:4738,23786–73
160 October 2 Nationals 0–6 Hernández (9–12) Lowe (15–10) MacDougal (20)2:5633,12486–74
161 October 3 Nationals 4–6(11) Segovia (1–0) Acosta (1–1) Kensing (1)3:1628,27886–75
162 October 4 Nationals 1–2(15) Kensing (1–2) Logan (1–1)4:1836,30786–76
  •   Braves Win
  •   Braves Loss
  •   Game Postponed

Roster

2009 Atlanta Braves
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Mid-season trades

June 3, 2009
to Pittsburgh Pirates
Minor League prospects (OF) Gorkys Hernández, (P) Charlie Morton & (P) Jeff Locke 		to Atlanta Braves
(OF) Nate McLouth [2]
July 10, 2009
to New York Mets
(OF) Jeff Francoeur & Cash		to Atlanta Braves
(OF) Ryan Church [3]
July 31, 2009
to Boston Red Sox
(1B) Casey Kotchman 		to Atlanta Braves
(1B) Adam LaRoche & Cash [4]

Player stats

Most games at position

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played

PosPlayerGP
C Brian McCann 127
1B Casey Kotchman × [4] 85
2B Kelly Johnson 84
SS Yunel Escobar ×139
3B Chipper Jones 133
LF Garret Anderson ×124
CF Nate McLouth †84
RF Jeff Francoeur × [3] 80

As of October 4, 2009

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

PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIAVGSB
18 Garret Anderson 135496521332701361.2681
26 Brian Barton 10000000.---0
1 Gregor Blanco #2443580101.1862
25 Barbaro Canizares #521141000.1900
25 Ryan Church * [3] 441272033120218.2600
26 Brooks Conrad 30547111228.2040
23 Matt Diaz 125371561161841358.31312
19 Yunel Escobar 141528891582621476.2995
7 Jeff Francoeur 823043276122535.2505
30 Reid Gorecki 3125650003.2001
27 Diory Hernández #33856123016.1410
4 Omar Infante 70203246291227.3052
2 Kelly Johnson 1063034768203829.2247
28 Brandon Jones 513240001.3080
10 Chipper Jones 143488801292321871.2644
22 Casey Kotchman 872982884200641.2820
22 Adam LaRoche * [4] 5721230691111240.3250
16 Brian McCann 138488631373512194.2814
13 Nate McLouth * [2] 8433959872011136.25712
20 Greg Norton 95763112007.1450
14 Martín Prado 128450641383801149.3071
8 David Ross 54128183590720.2730
5 Clint Sammons 611120000.1820
24 Jordan Schafer #5016718348028.2042
Pitcher Totals162309244350111.1390
Team Totals1625539735145930020149700.26358

As of October 4, 2009

  • * = Acquired Mid-Season
  • # = Not on Active roster
  • "()" = Stats with Braves

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPRERBBK
46 Manny Acosta #114.34360037.119181932
Jeff Bennett † [5] 243.18330034.013122123
Blaine Boyer † [6] 0140.503001.16632
57 Jorge Campillo #104.155004.13233
38 Buddy Carlyle 018.86160021.123211212
51 Mike González 542.428001074.128203390
48 Tommy Hanson 1142.8921210127.2424146116
15 Tim Hudson 213.6177042.117171330
49 Jair Jurrjens 14102.6034340215.0716275152
11 Kenshin Kawakami 7123.8632251156.1736757105
36 Boone Logan 115.19200017.11210910
32 Derek Lowe 15104.6734340194.210910163111
54 Kris Medlen 354.26374067.234323072
58 Peter Moylan 622.84870073.029233561
56 Vladimir Núñez 0036.001001.04421
34 Eric O'Flaherty 213.04780056.123191839
40 James Parr #005.7980014.099512
37 Jo-Jo Reyes #027.0065027.025211321
39 Rafael Soriano 162.977702775.2252527102
50 Luis Valdez 013.383002.21120
33 Javier Vázquez 15102.8732320219.1757044238
Team Totals86763.57162162381462.26415815301232

As of October 4, 2009

  • † = No longer with team
  • # = Not on Active roster

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Gwinnett Braves International League Dave Brundage
AA Mississippi Braves Southern League Phillip Wellman
A Myrtle Beach Pelicans Carolina League Rocket Wheeler
A Rome Braves South Atlantic League Randy Ingle
Rookie Danville Braves Appalachian League Paul Runge
Rookie GCL Braves Gulf Coast League Luis Ortiz

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  2. 1 2 "Braves acquire McLouth from Pirates". Archived from the original on June 6, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 "Braves deal Francoeur for Church". Archived from the original on July 14, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
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