2009 Washington Nationals season

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2009  Washington Nationals
League National League
Division East
Ballpark Nationals Park
CityWashington, D.C.
Record59–103 (.364)
Divisional place5th
Owners Lerner Enterprises
General managers Jim Bowden, Mike Rizzo
Managers Manny Acta, Jim Riggleman
Television MASN
WDCW (CW 50)
Bob Carpenter, Ray Knight, Rob Dibble
Radio WWWT
Charlie Slowes, Dave Jageler
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The Washington Nationals' 2009 season was the fifth season for the American baseball franchise of Major League Baseball in the District of Columbia, and the 41st since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It involved the Nationals attempting to win the National League East after a disappointing 59–102 season the year before.

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On July 12, manager Manny Acta was fired and replaced with bench coach Jim Riggleman, though only as an interim manager. Under Acta, the Nationals compiled an MLB worst 26–61 record in 2009 through the All-Star break and a 158–252 record in Acta's three seasons with the Nationals. Riggleman would be named full-time manager in November 2009.

The Nationals finished the year with a 59–103 record, worse than the year before by one loss. For the second straight season, they finished with the worst record in Major League Baseball.

Nationals' third baseman Ryan Zimmerman won a Gold Glove Award as the best defensive third baseman in the National League and a Silver Slugger Award as the best offensive third baseman in the league. It would be the final season the Nationals lost a hundred games for 13 years.

Offseason

On November 3, 2008, the Nationals traded minor-leaguer Ryan Buchter to the Chicago Cubs for minor-leaguer Matt Avery. [1] On November 10, 2008, they traded Emilio Bonifacio and minor-leaguers Jake Smolinski and P. J. Dean to the Florida Marlins for Scott Olsen and Josh Willingham. [2]

Changed uniforms

For the 2009 season, the Nationals altered their uniforms. The interlocking "DC" was removed from the star-spangled circle and moved to the left sleeve of both the home and away uniforms. It also has removed from the alternate red jersey and replaced with the "curly W" from the team's cap. A new navy alternate jersey with the interlocked "DC" on the left chest in a "stars and stripes" flag pattern, which has also been emulated on the alternate navy cap, which was worn several times in 2009. Finally, in a tribute to the former baseball teams in the District of Columbia, a script writing of the city name replaced the block lettering, emulating the Senators' script of the 1950s and 1960s – though as those teams used "Senators" on both their home and away uniforms, this marks the first time the "curly W" has actually appeared as part of the word "Washington" on an MLB jersey.

The uniforms gained notoriety when on April 17 in a game against the Florida Marlins, the jerseys of Ryan Zimmerman and Adam Dunn read "Natinals" on the front of the jersey instead of "Nationals" for the first three innings of the game. [3] The Nationals did not catch the error as they only checked the back of the shirts, not the front, but were able to assign to Dunn and Zimmerman the correct jerseys later in the game. [4] The company who manufactured the jerseys, Majestic Athletic, apologized for the error.

Advertising and marketing

The Nationals′ marketing and advertising theme for the 2009 season was "Natstown," capturing the idea that all Nationals fans at the ballpark, in the community, and in their everyday lives were participating in a single community centered around the team. The marketing campaign urged fans to "Get Your Red On," a reference to wearing the team's colors to show one's team spirit. [5]

Mascot

In March 2009, the Nationals introduced a new version of Screech, their bald eagle mascot who wears the home cap and jersey of the team. The original Screech who "hatched" at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in 2005 during the third home game in Nationals history and had appeared at the team's home games during its first four seasons in Washington, was chubby, but the new Screech was slim. The Nationals explained that they had redesigned Screech because he had "grown up" and become a "teenager." [6]

Spring training

The Nationals held their 2009 spring training in Viera, Florida, with home games played at Space Coast Stadium.

Regular season

Season standings

NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 9369.574—45‍–‍3648‍–‍33
Florida Marlins 8775.537643‍–‍3844‍–‍37
Atlanta Braves 8676.531740‍–‍4146‍–‍35
New York Mets 7092.4322341‍–‍4029‍–‍52
Washington Nationals 59103.3643433‍–‍4826‍–‍55

Record vs. opponents

2009 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2009
TeamAZATLCHCCINCOLFLAHOULADMILNYMPHIPITSDSFSTLWSHAL
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
Nationals vs. American League
TeamAL East
BALBOSNYYTBRTOR
Washington2-41-22-10-31–2

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
NamePosition
Lastings Milledge Center fielder
Cristian Guzmán Shortstop
Ryan Zimmerman Third baseman
Adam Dunn Left fielder
Nick Johnson First baseman
Austin Kearns Right fielder
Ronnie Belliard Second baseman
Jesús Flores Catcher
John Lannan Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

Draft

The 2009 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft took place from June 9 to June 11. With their first pick – the first pick overall – the Nationals selected pitcher Stephen Strasburg. Other notable players the Nationals selected were pitcher Drew Storen (10th overall, a first-round supplemental pick they received for failing to sign Aaron Crow in 2008), second baseman Jeff Kobernus (second round, 50th overall), shortstop Michael A. Taylor (sixth round, 172nd overall), pitcher Taylor Jordan (ninth round, 262nd overall), pitcher Nate Karns (12th round, 352nd overall), and pitcher Marcus Stroman (18th round, 532nd overall). [14] Stroman opted not to sign with the team.

Roster

2009 Washington Nationals
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Attendance

Finishing with the worst record in Major League Baseball for the second consecutive year, the Nationals drew only 1,817,226 fans at Nationals Park in 2009, placing them 13th in attendance among the 16 National League teams for the second year in a row. It was the lowest attendance total in their short history in Washington. [15] Their highest attendance at a home game was on April 5, when they drew 41,290 for a game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Opening Day, while their lowest was 10,999 for a game against the Houston Astros on September 20. Their average home attendance was 22,716 per game, their lowest since arriving in Washington in 2005, but slightly higher than their average the following season. [16]

Game log

Legend
 Nationals win
 Nationals loss
 Postponement
BoldNationals team member
2009 Game Log
April (5–16)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 6@ Marlins 12 – 6 Nolasco (1-0) Lannan (0-1)34,3230-1
2April 7@ Marlins 8 – 3 Johnson (1-0) Olsen (0-1)11,1240-2
3April 8@ Marlins 6 – 4 Volstad (1-0) Cabrera (0-1) Lindstrom (1)13,3080-3
4April 10@ Braves 6 – 5 (10) Campillo (1-0) Beimel (0-1)48,3270-4
5April 11@ Braves 5 – 3 Kawakami (1-0) Lannan (0-2) González (1)34,3250-5
6April 12@ Braves 8 – 5 Jurrjens (2-0) Olsen (0-2) Soriano (1)19,8730-6
7April 13 Phillies 9 – 8 Moyer (1-1) Rivera (0-1) Lidge (3)40,3860-7
–April 15 Phillies Postponed (rain)Rescheduled for May 16 as part of a doubleheader
8April 16 Phillies 8 – 2 Martis (1-0) Blanton (0-1)20,4941-7
9April 17 Marlins 3 – 2 (10) Oviedo (1-0) Rivera (0-2) Lindstrom (2)19,0261-8
10April 18 Marlins 9 – 6 (11) Calero (1-0) Tavárez (0-1)19,8601-9
11April 19 Marlins 7 – 4 Oviedo (2-0) Rivera (0-3) Lindstrom (3)16,9741-10
12April 20 Braves 3 – 2 Zimmermann (1-0) Lowe (1-1) Hanrahan (1)12,4642-10
13April 21 Braves 4 – 3 Martis (2-0) Kawakami (1-2) Hanrahan (2)15,4313-10
14April 22 Braves 1 – 0 González (1-0) Mock (0-1) Soriano (2)15,5673-11
15April 24@ Mets 4 – 3 Santana (3-1) Olsen (0-3) Rodríguez (4)40,5223-12
16April 25@ Mets 8 – 2 Pelfrey (2-0) Cabrera (0-2)39,9603-13
17April 26@ Mets 8 – 1 Zimmermann (2-0) Pérez (1-2)40,0234-13
18April 27@ Phillies 13 – 11 Happ (1-0) Hanrahan (0-1) Madson (1)41,6204-14
19April 28@ Phillies 7 – 1 Durbin (1-0) Lannan (0-3)43,9304-15
20April 29@ Phillies 4 – 1 Olsen (1-3) Myers (1-2) Tavárez (1)36,3515-15
21April 30 Cardinals 9 – 4 Pérez (1-1) Tavárez (0-2)18,0075-16
May (9–20)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
22May 1 Cardinals 6 – 2 Wellemeyer (2-2) Zimmermann (2-1)20,7125-17
23May 2 Cardinals 6 – 1 Martis (3-0) Piñeiro (4-1)19,9506-17
–May 3 Cardinals Postponed (rain)Rescheduled for July 23
24May 4 Astros 9 – 4 Lannan (1-3) Wright (1-1)14,1157-17
25May 5* Astros 11 – 10 (11) Hanrahan (1-1) Hawkins (0-1)19,3288-17
26May 6@ Dodgers 10 – 3 Kershaw (1-2) Cabrera (0-3)31,3488-18
27May 7@ Dodgers 11 – 9 Villone (1-0) Wade (0-2)37,0749-18
28May 8@ Diamondbacks 5 – 4 Martis (4-0) Petit (0-3) Wells (1)28,66010-18
29May 9@ Diamondbacks 2 – 1 Lannan (2-3) Davis (2-5) Hanrahan (3)27,24711-18
30May 10@ Diamondbacks 10 – 8 Vásquez (1-1) Kensing (0-2) Qualls (8)25,07911-19
31May 11@ Giants 11 – 7 Johnson (3-3) Cabrera (0-4) Wilson (8)23,93411-20
32May 12@ Giants 9 – 7 Medders (2-1) Beimel (0-2)25,70111-21
33May 13@ Giants 6 – 3 Martis (5-0) Zito (1-3) Wells (2)30,12012-21
34May 15 Phillies 10 – 6 (12) Happ (2-0) Wells (0-1)23,43012-22
35May 16 (1) Phillies 8 – 5 Myers (3-2) Olsen (1-4) Lidge (6)19,91012-23
36May 16 (2) Phillies 7 – 5 (6) Carpenter (1-0) Cabrera (0-5) Condrey (1)23,89612-24
37May 17 Phillies 8 – 6 Escalona (1-0) Tavárez (0-3) Lidge (7)29,57712-25
38May 18 Pirates 12 – 7 Ohlendorf (5-3) Mock (0-2)14,54912-26
39May 19 Pirates 8 – 5 (10) Gorzelanny (1-0) Beimel (0-3)18,57912-27
40May 20 Pirates 2 – 1 Grabow (2-0) Hanrahan (1-2) Capps (8)17,85412-28
41May 21 Pirates 5 – 4 Tavárez (1-3) Gorzelanny (1-1) Hanrahan (4)17,81613-28
42May 22 Orioles 4 – 2 (12) Báez (3-1) Wells (0-2) Sherrill (8)22,55613-29
43May 23 Orioles 2 – 1 Bass (3-1) Tavárez (1-4) Sherrill (9)31,83313-30
44May 24 Orioles 8 – 5 Villone (2-0) Ray (0-1) Hanrahan (5)30,88014-30
45May 25@ Mets 5 – 2 Maine (4-3) Lannan (2-4) Rodríguez (13)41,10314-31
46May 26@ Mets 6 – 1 Hernández (4-1) Stammen (0-1)39,37614-32
47May 27@ Mets 7 – 4 Santana (7-2) Zimmermann (2-2)40,17114-33
48May 29@ Phillies 5 – 4 Happ (3-0) Detwiler (0-1) Lidge (10)45,20214-34
49May 30@ Phillies 9 – 6 Hamels (3-2) Martis (5-1) Lidge (11)45,12114-35
50May 31@ Phillies 4 – 2 Moyer (4-5) Lannan (2-5) Lidge (12)45,23914-36
*Game suspended by rain at 10–10 in the bottom of the 11th inning, completed on July 9 at Minute Maid Park.
June (9–17)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
51June 2 Giants 10 – 6 Villone (3-0) Howry (0-3)17,33115-36
–June 3 Giants Postponed (rain)Rescheduled for June 4 as part of a doubleheader
52June 4 (1) Giants 5 – 1 Johnson (5-4) Zimmermann (2-3) Wilson (13)16,787
[note 1] 		15-37
53June 4 (2) Giants 4 – 1 (6) Cain (7-1) Detwiler (0-2)15-38
54June 5 Mets 3 – 1 (10) Green (1-2) Hanrahan (1-3) Rodríguez (15)20,35315-39
55June 6 Mets 7 – 1 Lannan (3-5) Maine (5-4)31,45616-39
56June 7 Mets 7 – 0 Hernández (5-1) Stammen (0-2)31,84116-40
57June 9 Reds 3 – 2 Cueto (6-3) Detwiler (0-3) Cordero (15)16,27416-41
58June 10 Reds 4 – 2 (12) Masset (4-0) Villone (3-1) Weathers (1)19,76616-42
59June 11 Reds 3 – 2 Tavárez (2-4) Herrera (0-2) Beimel (1)19,70317-42
60June 12@ Rays 4 – 3 Howell (2-2) Villone (3-2)18,27317-43
61June 13@ Rays 8 – 3 Sonnanstine (5-6) Bergmann (0-1)30,58617-44
62June 14@ Rays 5 – 4 Wheeler (2-1) Villone (3-3) Howell (3)25,84117-45
63June 16@ Yankees 5 – 3 Sabathia (6-4) Villone (3-4) Rivera (15)44,87317-46
64June 17@ Yankees 3 – 2 Lannan (4-5) Wang (0-5) MacDougal (1)46,05218-46
65June 18@ Yankees 3 – 0 Stammen (1-2) Chamberlain (3-2) MacDougal (2)45,14319-46
66June 19 Blue Jays 2 – 1 (11) Colomé (1-0) Frasor (5-1)20,86020-46
67June 20 Blue Jays 5 – 3 (12) Tavárez (3-4) Richmond (5-4)22,14221-46
68June 21 Blue Jays 9 – 4 Romero (4-3) Martis (5-2)26,61021-47
69June 23 Red Sox 11 – 3 Delcarmen (2-1) Tavárez (3-5)41,51721-48
70June 24 Red Sox 6 – 4 Lester (6-6) Stammen (1-3) Papelbon (17)41,53021-49
71June 25 Red Sox 9 – 3 Zimmermann (3-3) Smoltz (0-1)41,98522-49
72June 26@ Orioles 11 – 1 Bergesen (5-2) Detwiler (0-4)45,02422-50
73June 27@ Orioles 6 – 3 Guthrie (6-7) Martis (5-3) Sherrill (16)39,63322-51
74June 28@ Orioles 5 – 3 Lannan (5-5) Hernández (1-2) MacDougal (3)25,06823-51
75June 29@ Marlins 4 – 2 Nolasco (5-6) Villone (3-5) Oviedo (3)10,62323-52
76June 30@ Marlins 7 – 5 (7) Pinto (3-1) Beimel (0-4)11,82123-53
July (9–18)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
77July 1@ Marlins 5 – 3 Meyer (2-0) Tavárez (3-6) Oviedo (4)27,03223-54
78July 3 Braves 9 – 8 Logan (1-0) Colomé (1-1) Soriano (8)33,98223-55
79July 4 Braves 5 – 3 Lannan (6-5) González (3-1) MacDougal (4)23,70824-55
80July 5 Braves 5 – 3 Olsen (2-4) Lowe (7-7) MacDougal (5)22,67725-55
81July 6@ Rockies 1 – 0 Marquis (11-5) Stammen (1-4) Street (20)25,20525-56
82July 7@ Rockies 5 – 4 Embree (2-2) Tavárez (3-7) Street (21)25,31425-57
83July 8@ Rockies 10 – 4 de la Rosa (6-7) Detwiler (0-5)23,09825-58
84July 9@ Astros 9 – 4 Arias (2-0) Lannan (6-6)25,49025-59
85July 10@ Astros 6 – 5 Fulchino (3-3) Beimel (0-5)33,08525-60
86July 11@ Astros 13 – 2 Stammen (2-4) Hampton (5-6)30,05226-60
87July 12@ Astros 5 – 0 Moehler (6-5) Zimmermann (3-4) Valverde (8)28,68026-61
All–Star Break (July 13–15)
88July 16 Cubs 6 – 2 Harden (6-6) Lannan (6-7)26,98026-62
89July 17 Cubs 3 – 1 Zambrano (6-4) Stammen (2-5) Gregg (17)27,58126-63
90July 18 Cubs 6 – 5 Wells (5-4) Zimmermann (3-5) Gregg (18)36,01426-64
91July 19 Cubs 11 – 3 Hart (1-1) Mock (0-3)34,57426-65
92July 20 Mets 6 – 2 Hernández (6-5) Martin (0-1)19,16926-66
93July 21 Mets 4 – 0 Lannan (7-7) Pérez (2-3)23,39027-66
94July 22 Mets 3 – 1 Stammen (3-5) Pelfrey (7-6) MacDougal (6)23,58328-66
95July 23 Cardinals 4 – 1 (7) Wainwright (11-6) Balester (0-1)25,35928-67
96July 24 Padres 6 – 2 Latos (1-1) Mock (0-4)23,50628-68
97July 25 Padres 13 – 1 Clippard (1-0) Stauffer (0-2)21,83429-68
98July 26 Padres 3 – 2 (10) Beimel (1-5) Burke (2-3)20,74730-68
99July 27@ Brewers 14 – 6 Bergmann (1-1) Suppan (5-8)37,31131-68
100July 28@ Brewers 8 – 3 Balester (1-1) Villanueva (2-8)36,50232-68
101July 29@ Brewers 7 – 5 Parra (5-8) Clippard (1-1) Hoffman (23)32,99232-69
102July 30@ Brewers 7 – 3 Gallardo (10-7) Martin (0-2)39,89032-70
103July 31@ Pirates 5 – 4 Ohlendorf (9-8) Lannan (7-8) Capps (21)23,36332-71
August (14–15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
104August 1@ Pirates 11 – 6 Vásquez (2-5) Stammen (3-6)26,85532-72
105August 2@ Pirates 5 – 3 Burnett (2-2) Maholm (6-6) MacDougal (7)21,89433-72
106August 3@ Pirates 8 – 4 Clippard (2-1) Morton (2-4) MacDougal (8)11,63034-72
107August 4 Marlins 6 – 4 Villone (4-5) Calero (2-1) MacDougal (9)19,82835-72
108August 5 Marlins 5 – 4 Lannan (8-8) van den Hurk (1-1) MacDougal (10)18,31236-72
109August 6 Marlins 12 – 8 Sosa (1-0) Ayala (1-4)23,69137-72
110August 7 Diamondbacks 7 – 6 Bergmann (2-1) Gutiérrez (3-3) MacDougal (11)22,67438-72
111August 8 Diamondbacks 5 – 2 Mock (1-4) Haren (11-7) Sosa (1)24,55139-72
112August 9 Diamondbacks 9 – 2 Martin (1-2) Petit (2-6) Sosa (2)19,93840-72
113August 11@ Braves 8 – 1 Hanson (7-2) Lannan (8-9)19,27340-73
114August 12@ Braves 6 – 2 Lowe (12-7) Sosa (1-1)17,88640-74
115August 13@ Reds 7 – 0 Arroyo (11-11) Balester (1-2)16,88940-75
116August 14@ Reds 2 – 0 Mock (2-4) Harang (6-14) MacDougal (12)19,60641-75
117August 15@ Reds 10 – 6 Martin (2-2) Cueto (8-10)30,49442-75
118August 16@ Reds 5 – 4 Sosa (2-1) Rhodes (0-1) MacDougal (13)18,03043-75
119August 18 Rockies 4 – 3 Jiménez (11-9) Burnett (2-3) Street (30)18,19243-76
120August 19 Rockies 5 – 4 Marquis (14-8) Balester (1-3) Street (31)16,18743-77
121August 20 Rockies 4 – 1 Hammel (8-7) Mock (2-5) Street (32)18,03643-78
122August 21 Brewers 7 – 3 Looper (11-6) Martin (2-3)26,30743-79
123August 22 Brewers 11 – 9 Narveson (1-0) Bergmann (2-2) Hoffman (27)19,37443-80
124August 23 Brewers 8 – 3 Stammen (4-6) Parra (8-10)21,46044-80
125August 24 Brewers 7 – 1 Gallardo (12-10) Balester (1-4)17,80544-81
126August 25@ Cubs 15 – 6 Mock (3-5) Zambrano (7-5)37,29745-81
127August 26@ Cubs 9 – 4 Guzmán (3-3) Bergmann (2-3)36,56245-82
128August 27@ Cubs 5 – 4 Martin (3-3) Wells (9-7) MacDougal (14)35,17446-82
129August 28@ Cardinals 3 – 2 Motte (4-4) Bergmann (2-4)40,03346-83
130August 29@ Cardinals 9 – 4 Boggs (2-2) Stammen (4-7)44,02846-84
131August 30@ Cardinals 2 – 1 Wainwright (16-7) Mock (3-6) Franklin (35)41,08346-85
132August 31@ Padres 3 – 1 Stauffer (3-6) Hernández (7-9) Bell (32)19,86746-86
September (9–17)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
133September 1@ Padres 4 – 1 Richard (8-4) Martin (3-4) Bell (33)15,13146-87
134September 2@ Padres 7 – 0 Correia (10-10) Lannan (8-10)14,46846-88
135September 4 Marlins 9 – 6 Badenhop (6-4) Mock (3-7) Oviedo (18)16,36446-89
136September 5 Marlins 9 – 5 Johnson (14-4) Hernández (7-10)18,11146-90
137September 6 Marlins 5 – 4 MacDougal (1-0) Oviedo (4-5)22,32547-90
138September 8 Phillies 5 – 3 Martínez (4-0) Lannan (8-11) Madson (5)17,15347-91
139September 9 Phillies 6 – 5 Lee (13-11) Clippard (2-2) Madson (6)16,81847-92
140September 10 Phillies 8 – 7 Hernández (8-10) Blanton (9-7) Villone (1)18,70648-92
141September 11@ Marlins 5 – 3 Martin (4-4) Sanches (4-2) MacDougal (15)15,24749-92
142September 12@ Marlins 11 – 3 Wood (1-0) Estrada (0-1)38,21449-93
143September 13@ Marlins 7 – 2 Lannan (9-11) Volstad (9-12)15,06550-93
144September 15@ Phillies 5 – 0 Lee (14-11) Mock (3-8)44,52150-94
145September 16@ Phillies 6 – 1 Blanton (10-7) Hernández (8-11)44,22350-95
146September 17@ Phillies 4 – 2 Hamels (10-9) Detwiler (0-6) Lidge (30)45,21050-96
147September 18@ Mets 6 – 5 Martin (5-4) Pelfrey (10-11) MacDougal (16)38,06351-96
148September 19@ Mets 3 – 2 Redding (3-6) Lannan (9-12) Rodríguez (32)37,90651-97
149September 20@ Mets 6 – 2 Maine (6-5) Mock (3-9) Rodríguez (33)38,34751-98
150September 22 Dodgers 14 – 2 Kuroda (8-6) Hernández (8-12)18,51851-99
151September 23 Dodgers 5 – 4 Rivera (1-3) McDonald (5-5)18,63552-99
152September 24 Dodgers 7 – 6 Troncoso (5-4) Villone (4-6) Broxton (36)22,43252-100
153September 25 Braves 4 – 1 Vázquez (15-9) Lannan (9-13)28,27652-101
154September 26 Braves 11 – 5 Hanson (11-4) Mock (3-10)29,05852-102
155September 27 Braves 6 – 3 (10) González (5-4) MacDougal (1-1) Soriano (27)27,84052-103
156September 28 Mets 2 – 1 Detwiler (1-6) Figueroa (2-8) MacDougal (17)18,60053-103
157September 29 Mets 4 – 3 Clippard (3-2) Green (1-4) MacDougal (18)19,61454-103
158September 30 Mets 7 – 4 Villone (5-6) Rodríguez (3-6)23,94455-103
October (4–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
159October 1@ Braves 2 – 1 Clippard (4-2) Soriano (1-6) MacDougal (19)38,23756-103
160October 2@ Braves 6 – 3 Hernández (9-12) Lowe (15-10) MacDougal (20)33,12457-103
161October 3@ Braves 6 – 4 (11) Segovia (1-0) Acosta (1-1) Kensing (1)28,27858-103
162October 4@ Braves 2 – 1 (15) Kensing (1-2) Logan (1-1)36,30759-103

Player stats

Batting

Table is sortable.

Note: Pos = Position; 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

PosPlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIAVGSB
P Collin Balester 78010000.1250
C Josh Bard 902742063180631.2300
P Joe Beimel 390000000—0
2B Ronnie Belliard 86187264671522.2462
P Jason Bergmann 552000000.0000
OF Roger Bernadina 34111000.2500
C Jamie Burke 610010001.1000
P Sean Burnett 331000000.0000
P Daniel Cabrera 911000000.0000
MI Alex Cintrón 2126120000.0770
P Tyler Clippard 417000000.0000
P Jesús Colomé 140000000—0
SS Ian Desmond 218292372412.2801
P Ross Detwiler 1319110001.0530
RF Elijah Dukes 1073643891204858.2503
UT Adam Dunn 1595468114629038105.2670
P Marco Estrada 40000000—0
C Jesús Flores 2993132832415.3010
P Víctor Gárate 40000000—0
MI Alberto González 1052913177163133.2651
SS Cristian Guzmán 13553174151247652.2844
P Joel Hanrahan 320000000—0
CF Willie Harris 1373234776186727.23511
2B Anderson Hernández 77231255892123.2515
P Liván Hernández 814132000.2140
P Mike Hinckley 141000000.0000
1B Nick Johnson 9835347104162644.2952
RF Austin Kearns 80174203462317.1951
P Logan Kensing 262000000.0000
P John Lannan 3158191000.1550
P Wil Ledezma 50000000—0
P Mike MacDougal 470000000—0
P J.D. Martin 1625340000.1600
P Shairon Martis 1324451002.2080
CF Justin Maxwell 408913224149.2476
CF Lastings Milledge 724140001.1671
P Garrett Mock 2823120000.0870
CF Nyjer Morgan 49191356792112.35124
UT Michael Morse 325241330310.2500
C Wil Nieves 72224205860126.2591
P Scott Olsen 1115120001.1330
2B Pete Orr 277551921110.2532
OF Jorge Padilla 2925330000.1200
OF Corey Patterson 515020000.1332
P Saúl Rivera 303210000.3330
P Zach Segovia 80000000—0
P Steven Shell 40000000—0
P Jorge Sosa 180000000—0
P Craig Stammen 1831163004.1940
P Julián Tavárez 381000000.0000
P Ron Villone 580000000—0
P Kip Wells 230000000—0
LF Josh Willingham 133427701112902461.2604
P Jordan Zimmermann 1527140002.1480
3B Ryan Zimmerman 15761011017837333106.2922
Team Totals1625493710141627138156685.25873

Pitching

Table is sortable.

Note: Pos = Position; 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

PosPlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBK
Collin Balester 146.8277030.13424231420
RP Joe Beimel 153.40450139.23817151524
RP Jason Bergmann 244.50560048.05028242540
Sean Burnett 113.20330025.114991320
Daniel Cabrera 055.8598040.04839263516
Tyler Clippard 422.69410060.13620183267
Jesús Colomé 118.40160015.0231414612
Ross Detwiler 165.001514075.28743423343
Marco Estrada 016.144107.166549
Víctor Gárate 0022.504002.055530
Joel Hanrahan 137.71340532.25028281435
Liván Hernández 245.3688048.25629291627
Mike Hinckley 004.6614009.2855113
Logan Kensing 118.68260128.04027271212
SP John Lannan 9133.8833330206.0210100896889
Wilfredo Ledezma 009.535005.287648
SP J.D. Martin 544.441515077.08540382437
SP Shairon Martis 535.251515085.28352503934
CL Mike MacDougal 113.605202050.04525203131
SP Garrett Mock 3105.622815091.111465574472
Scott Olsen 246.031111062.28345422542
Saúl Rivera 136.10300038.14828261421
Zach Segovia 107.8480010.11110964
Steven Shell 005.404005.053325
Jorge Sosa 216.45180222.12816161217
SP Craig Stammen 475.1119190105.211267602448
RP Julián Tavárez 374.89420135.03427192732
RP Ron Villone 564.25630148.25425232933
Kip Wells 026.49230226.12319191818
SP Jordan Zimmermann 354.631616091.19551472992
Team Totals591035.00162162331424.11533874791629911

Team leaders

Qualifying players only.

Batting

StatPlayerTotal
Avg. Ryan Zimmerman .292
HR Adam Dunn 38
RBI Ryan Zimmerman 106
R Ryan Zimmerman 110
H Ryan Zimmerman 178
SB Nyjer Morgan 24

Pitching

StatPlayerTotal
W John Lannan 9
L John Lannan 13
ERA John Lannan 3.88
SO Jordan Zimmermann 92
SV Mike MacDougal 20
IP John Lannan 206.1

Awards and honors

All-Stars

Annual awards

Minor League System

The future for the Nationals seemed to show promise in 2009 with their Gulf Coast League affiliate qualifying for the playoffs. The significance of this to the 2009 Major League team was that it demonstrated that the team was attempting to improve on its performance and had the prospects to do so.

ClassTeamLeagueManagerRecordFinish
AAA Syracuse Chiefs International League Tim Foli 76–68 .5282nd North Division
AA Harrisburg Senators Eastern League John Stearns 70–72 .4935th Southern Division
High A Potomac Nationals Carolina League Trent Jewett 79–58 .5772nd Northern Division
Low A Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League Matthew LeCroy 56–78 .4188th Northern Division
Short Season A Vermont Lake Monsters New York–Penn League Jeff Garber 34–41 .4533rd Stedler Division
Rookie Gulf Coast League Nationals Gulf Coast League Bob Henley 36–19 .6552nd East Division, Won Wild Card, Lost GCL Finals 2–0 to Gulf Coast League Marlins
RookieDSL Nationals Dominican Summer League Juan Benhardt29–42 .40810th Boca Chica Division

Notes

  1. ↑ The two games on June 4 were played as a single-admission doubleheader with attendance counted only for the two games combined.

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