| 2009 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | ||
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| Climax Series berth | ||
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| League | Pacific League | |
| Ballpark | Kleenex Stadium Miyagi | |
| Record | 77–66–1 (.538) | |
| League place | 2nd | |
| Parent company | Rakuten | |
| President | Toru Shimada | |
| Manager | Katsuya Nomura | |
| Average attendance | 16,711 | |
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The 2009 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles season features the Eagles quest to win their first Pacific League title.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GB | PCT | Home | Away |
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| 1 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 144 | 82 | 60 | 2 | — | .576 | 46–25–1 | 36–35–1 |
| 2 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 144 | 77 | 66 | 1 | 6.5 | .538 | 39–32–1 | 38–34–0 |
| 3 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 144 | 74 | 65 | 5 | 3.5 | .531 | 40–28–4 | 34–37–1 |
| 4 | Saitama Seibu Lions | 144 | 70 | 70 | 4 | 9 | .500 | 38–32–2 | 32–38–2 |
| 5 | Chiba Lotte Marines | 144 | 62 | 77 | 5 | 15.5 | .448 | 37–31–4 | 25–46–1 |
| 6 | Orix Buffaloes | 144 | 56 | 86 | 2 | 26 | .396 | 32–40–0 | 24–46–2 |
| 2009 game log: 77–66–1 (Home: 39–32–1; Away: 38–34–0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Away: 2–4–0)
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May: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Away: 2–4–0)
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June: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Away: 2–4–0)
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July: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Away: 2–4–0)
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August: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Away: 2–4–0)
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September: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Away: 2–4–0)
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October: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Away: 2–4–0)
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