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2009 Atlanta Braves season


FieldValue
nameAtlanta Braves
season2009
leagueNational League
divisionEast
ballparkTurner Field
cityAtlanta
record86–76 (.531)
divisional_place3rd
ownersLiberty Media
general_managersFrank Wren
managersBobby Cox
television
radioAtlanta Braves Radio Network
Jim Powell, Don Sutton, Mark Lemke, Jon Sciambi

Jim Powell, Don Sutton, Mark Lemke, Jon Sciambi

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.

Preseason transactions

Notable free agent acquisitions

PlayerFormer TeamContract Terms
Derek Lowe (RHP)L.A. Dodgers4 years/$60M
Kenshin Kawakami (RHP)Chunichi Dragons (NPB)3 years/$23M
Garret Anderson (OF)L.A. Angeles of Anaheim1 year/$2.5M
David Ross (C)Boston Red Sox2 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 Rodriguezto Atlanta Braves (P) Javier Vázquez & (P) Boone Logan

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

|- style="background:#bbffbb" | 1 || April 5 || @ Phillies || 4–1 || Lowe (1–0) || Myers (0–1) || || 2:22 || 44,532|| 1–0 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 2 || April 7 || @ Phillies || 4–0 || Jurrjens (1–0) || Moyer (0–1) || || 2:36 || 44,178|| 2–0 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 3 || April 8 || @ Phillies || 11–12 || Condrey (1–0) || Boyer (0–1) || Lidge (1) || 3:13 || 44,939|| 2–1 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 4 || April 10 || Nationals || 6–5 (10) || Campillo (1–0) || Beimel (0–1) || || 3:58 || 48,327|| 3–1 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 5 || April 11 || Nationals || 5–3 || Kawakami (1–0) || Lannan (0–2) || González (1) || 2:33 || 34,325|| 4–1 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 6 || April 12 || Nationals || 8–5 || Jurrjens (2–0) || Olsen (0–2) || Soriano (1) || 2:47 || 19,873|| 5–1 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 7 || April 14 || Marlins || 1–5 || Volstad (2–0) || Vázquez (0–1) || || 2:31 || 16,293|| 5–2 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 8 || April 15 || Marlins || 4–10 || Penn (1–0) || Moylan (0–1) || || 3:07 || 19,204|| 5–3 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 9 || April 16 || Marlins || 2–6 || Sánchez (1–0) || Kawakami (1–1) || || 2:49 || 21,072|| 5–4 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 10 || April 17 || @ Pirates || 0–3 || Maholm (2–0) || Jurrjens (2–1) || Capps (3) || 2:36 || 15,659|| 5–5 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 11 || April 18 || @ Pirates || 0–10 || Snell (1–2) || Reyes (0–1) || || 2:22 || 20,755|| 5–6 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 12 || April 19 || @ Pirates || 11–1 || Vázquez (1–1) || Duke (2–1) || || 2:48 || 14,776|| 6–6 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 13 || April 20 || @ Nationals || 2–3 || Zimmermann (1–0) || Lowe (1–1) || Hanrahan (1) || 2:24 || 12,473|| 6–7 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 14 || April 21 || @ Nationals || 3–4 || Martis (2–0) || Kawakami (1–2) || Hanrahan (2) || 2:47 || 15,439|| 6–8 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 15 || April 22 || @ Nationals || 1–0 || González (1–0) || Mock (0–1) || Soriano (2) || 2:30 || 15,567|| 7–8 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 16 || April 24 || @ Reds || 4–3 || Vázquez (2–1) || Vólquez (2–2) || González (2) || 3:30 || 30,060|| 8–8 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 17 || April 25 || @ Reds || 10–2 || Lowe (2–1) || Arroyo (3–1) || || 2:38 || 33,015|| 9–8 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 18 || April 26 || @ Reds || 2–8 || Owings (1–2) || Kawakami (1–3) || || 2:36 || 29,327|| 9–9 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 19 || April 27 || Cardinals || 2–3 || Piñeiro (4–0) || Jurrjens (2–2) || Franklin (6) || 2:46 || 16,739|| 9–10 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 20 || April 28 || Cardinals || 2–1 || Moylan (1–1) || McClellan (1–1) || González (3) || 2:23 || 18,121|| 10–10 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 21 || April 29 || Cardinals || 3–5 || Wainwright (3–0) || Vázquez (2–2) || Franklin (7) || 2:49 || 19,127|| 10–11 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 22 || May 1 || Astros || 7–2 || Lowe (3–1) || Hampton (1–2) || || 2:47 || 29,309|| 11–11 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 23 || May 2 || Astros || 1–5 || Byrdak (1–0) || Carlyle (0–1) || || 2:48 || 28,203|| 11–12 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 24 || May 3 || Astros || 5–7 || Geary (1–3) || Moylan (1–2) || Hawkins (3) || 3:18 || 27,921|| 11–13 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 25 || May 4 || Mets || 4–6 || Maine (2–2) || Vázquez (2–3) || Rodríguez (6) || 2:42 || 19,132|| 11–14 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 26 || May 5 || Mets || 3–4 || Hernández (2–1) || Kawakami (1–4) || Rodríguez (7) || 3:13 || 21,049|| 11–15 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 27 || May 6 || @ Marlins || 8–6 || Lowe (4–1) || Taylor (0–2) || González (4) || 3:09 || 12,725|| 12–15 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 28 || May 7 || @ Marlins || 4–2 || Jurrjens (3–2) || Sánchez (1–4) || González (5) || 2:46 || 17,759|| 13–15 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 29 || May 8 || @ Phillies || 6–10 || Hamels (1–2) || Reyes (0–2) || || 2:29 || 45,312|| 13–16 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 30 || May 9 || @ Phillies || 6–2 || Vázquez (3–3) || Blanton (1–3) || || 2:29 || 45,339|| 14–16 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 31 || May 10 || @ Phillies || 4–2 || Kawakami (2–4) || Taschner (1–1) || Soriano (3) || 2:50 || 45,343|| 15–16 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 32 || May 11 || @ Mets || 8–3 || Lowe (5–1) || Santana (4–2) || || 3:04 || 40,497|| 16–16 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 33 || May 12 || @ Mets || 3–4 (10) || Rodríguez (1–0) || Bennett (0–1) || || 3:02 || 39,408|| 16–17 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 34 || May 13 || @ Mets || 8–7 (12) || Bennett (1–1) || Takahashi (0–1) || González (6) || 3:46 || 40,555|| 17–17 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 35 || May 15 || Diamondbacks || 4–3 || González (2–0) || Peña (3–1) || || 2:50 || 32,593|| 18–17 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 36 || May 16 || Diamondbacks || 0–12 || Scherzer (1–3) || Kawakami (2–5) || || 3:10 || 30,162|| 18–18 |- style="background:#bbbbbb" | – || May 17 || Diamondbacks || colspan='6' |Rescheduled for August 17 || 18–18 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 38 || May 18 || Rockies || 1–5 || Marquis (5–3) || Lowe (5–2) || || 2:30 || 15,364|| 18–19 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 39 || May 19 || Rockies || 8–1 || Jurrjens (4–2) || Hammel (0–3) || || 2:46 || 16,749|| 19–19 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 40 || May 20 || Rockies || 12–4 || Vázquez (4–3) || de la Rosa (0–4) || || 3:17 || 19,259|| 20–19 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 41 || May 21 || Rockies || 0–9 || Cook (3–1) || Medlen (0–1) || || 2:35 || 25,481|| 20–20 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 42 || May 22 || Blue Jays || 1–0 || Kawakami (3–5) || Carlson (1–3) || González (7) || 2:19 || 21,533|| 21–20 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 43 || May 23 || Blue Jays || 4–3 || Lowe (6–2) || Janssen (0–1) || Soriano (4) || 2:31 || 27,377|| 22–20 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 44 || May 24 || Blue Jays || 10–2 || Bennett (2–1) || Camp (0–2) || || 2:59 || 23,971|| 23–20 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 45 || May 25 || @ Giants || 2–8 || Sánchez (2–4) || Vázquez (4–4) || || 3:04 || 40,034|| 23–21 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 46 || May 26 || @ Giants || 0–4 || Lincecum (4–1) || Medlen (0–2) || || 2:08 || 29,485|| 23–22 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 47 || May 27 || @ Giants || 3–6 || Johnson (4–4) || Kawakami (3–6) || Wilson (10) || 2:59 || 27,744|| 23–23 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 48 || May 28 || @ Diamondbacks || 2–5 || Haren (4–4) || Lowe (6–3) || Qualls (12) || 2:20 || 19,452|| 23–24 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 49 || May 29 || @ Diamondbacks || 10–6 || Jurrjens (5–2) || Garland (4–4) || || 3:10 || 26,146|| 24–24 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 50 || May 30 || @ Diamondbacks || 2–3 (11) || Peña (5–2) || Bennett (2–2) || || 3:06 || 35,039|| 24–25 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 51 || May 31 || @ Diamondbacks || 9–3 || Medlen (1–2) || Scherzer (2–4) || || 2:56 || 30,020|| 25–25 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 52 || June 2 || Cubs || 6–5(12) || Soriano (1–0) || Heilman (2–3) || || 3:39 || 30,262|| 26–25 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 53 || June 3 || Cubs || 2–3 (11) || Guzmán (2–0) || Bennett (2–3) || Gregg (9) || 3:19 || 30,646|| 26–26 |- style="background:#bbbbbb" | – || June 4 || Cubs || colspan='6' |Rescheduled for June 22 || 26–26 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 55 || June 5 || Brewers || 0–4 || Gallardo (6–2) || Jurrjens (5–3) || || 2:23 || 23,327|| 26–27 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 56 || June 6 || Brewers || 0–3 || Suppan (4–4) || Vázquez (4–5) || Hoffman (15) || 2:57 || 32,721|| 26–28 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 57 || June 7 || Brewers || 8–7 || O'Flaherty (1–0) || Villanueva (2–4) || González (8) || 2:49 || 33,428|| 27–28 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 58 || June 8 || Pirates || 7–6 (15) || Medlen (2–2) || Karstens (2–4) || || 4:46 || 21,856|| 28–28 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 59 || June 9 || Pirates || 4–3 || Lowe (7–3) || Burnett (1–2) || Soriano (5) || 2:35 || 20,124|| 29–28 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 60 || June 10 || Pirates || 2–3 || Karstens (3–4) || Jurrjens (5–4) || Capps (14) || 2:42 || 21,610|| 29–29 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 61 || June 11 || Pirates || 1–3 || Jackson (2–1) || Soriano (1–1) || Capps (15) || 2:37 || 29,331|| 29–30 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 62 || June 12 || @ Orioles || 7–2 || Hanson (1–0) || Berken (1–3) || || 3:15 || 28,469|| 30–30 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 63 || June 13 || @ Orioles || 4–8 || Bass (4–1) || O'Flaherty (1–1) || || 3:07 || 29,645|| 30–31 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 64 || June 14 || @ Orioles || 2–11 || Bergesen (4–2) || Lowe (7–4) || || 2:42 || 26,770|| 30–32 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 65 || June 16 || @ Reds || 2–7 || Herrera (1–2) || Jurrjens (5–5) || || 2:53 || 19,127|| 30–33 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 66 || June 17 || @ Reds || 3–4 || Owings (4–7) || Vázquez (4–6) || Cordero (16) || 2:44 || 27,455|| 30–34 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 67 || June 18 || @ Reds || 7–0 || Hanson (2–0) || Maloney (0–2)|| || 3:15 || 24,657|| 31–34 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 68 || June 19 || @ Red Sox || 8–2 || Kawakami (4–6) || Matsuzaka (1–5) || || 2:49 || 37,703|| 32–34 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 69 || June 20 || @ Red Sox || 0–3 || Beckett (8–3) || Lowe (7–5) || || 2:11 || 38,029|| 32–35 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 70 || June 21 || @ Red Sox || 5–6 || Papelbon (1–1) || Bennett (2–4) || || 2:47 || 37,243|| 32–36 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 54 || June 22 || Cubs || 2–0 || Vázquez (5–6) || Dempster (4–5) || Soriano (6) || 2:58 || 31,701|| 33–36 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 71 || June 23 || Yankees || 4–0 || Hanson (3–0) || Wang (0–6) || || 2:47 || 40,828|| 34–36 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 72 || June 24 || Yankees || 4–8 || Chamberlain (4–2) || Medlen (2–3) || Rivera (16)|| 3:16 || 42,315|| 34–37 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 73 || June 25 || Yankees || 7–11 || Aceves (5–1) || Lowe (7–6) || Rivera (17) || 3:49 || 47,508|| 34–38 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 74 || June 26 || Red Sox || 1–4 || Beckett (9–3) || Jurrjens (5–6) || || 2:46 || 48,418|| 34–39 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 75 || June 27 || Red Sox || 0–1 || Wakefield (10–3) || Vázquez (5–7) || Papelbon (18) || 2:46 || 48,151|| 34–40 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 76 || June 28 || Red Sox || 2–1 || Hanson (4–0) || Penny (6–3) || Gonzalez (9) || 3:01 || 41,463|| 35–40 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 77 || June 30 || Phillies || 5–4 (10) || Moylan (2–2) || Park (3–2) || || 3:14 || 31,818|| 36–40 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 78 || July 1 || Phillies || 11–1 || Jurrjens (6–6) || Hamels (4–5) || || 2:32 || 25,212|| 37–40 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 79 || July 2 || Phillies || 5–2 || Gonzalez (3–0) || Madson (2–4) || Soriano (7) || 3:08 || 38,254|| 38–40 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 80 || July 3 || @ Nationals || 9–8 || Logan (1–0) || Colomé (1–1) || Soriano (8) || 3:28 || 33,982|| 39–40 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 81 || July 4 || @ Nationals || 3–5 || Lannan (6–5) || Gonzalez (3–1) || MacDougal (4) || 2:34 || 23,708|| 39–41 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 82 || July 5 || @ Nationals || 3–5 || Olsen (2–4) || Lowe (7–7) || MacDougal (5)|| 2:39 || 22,677|| 39–42 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 83 || July 6 || @ Cubs || 2–4 || Wells (4–3) || Jurrjens (6–7) || Gregg (15) || 2:30 || 40,042|| 39–43 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 84 || July 7 || @ Cubs || 2–1 || Vázquez (6–7) || Zambrano (4–4) || Soriano (9) || 2:44 || 40,359|| 40–43 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 85 || July 8 || @ Cubs || 4–1 || Kawakami (5–6) || Hart (0–1) || Soriano (10) || 2:50 || 40,531|| 41–43 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 86 || July 9 || @ Rockies || 6–7 || Rincón (2–0) || Gonzalez (3–2) || Street (22) || 3:11 || 30,392|| 41–44 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 87 || July 10 || @ Rockies || 4–1 || Lowe (8–7) || Jiménez (6–9) || Soriano (11) || 2:40 || 35,238|| 42–44 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 88 || July 11 || @ Rockies || 4–3 || Jurrjens (7–7) || Marquis (11–6) || Soriano (12) || 2:51 || 38,065|| 43–44 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 89 || July 12 || @ Rockies || 7–8 || Street (3–1)|| Valdez (0–1) || || 3:15 || 33,825|| 43–45 |- style="text-align:center;" style="background:##f0e68c" | – || July 14 || colspan='9'|2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in St. Louis, Missouri |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 90 || July 16 || Mets || 5–3 || Acosta (1–0) || Feliciano (2–3) || Soriano (13) || 2:57 || 32,736|| 44–45 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 91 || July 17 || Mets || 11–0 || Jurrjens (8–7) || Pelfrey (7–5) || || 2:38 || 50,704|| 45–45 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 92 || July 18 || Mets || 1–5 || Santana (11–7) || Kawakami (5–7) || || 3:22 || 51,175|| 45–46 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 93 || July 19 || Mets || 7–1 || Vázquez (7–7) || Redding (1–4) || || 2:47 || 34,293|| 46–46 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 94 || July 20 || Giants || 11–3 || Hanson (5–0) || Romo (2–1) || || 2:50 || 21,988|| 47–46 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 95 || July 21 || Giants || 8–1 || Lowe (9–7) || Sadowski (2–2) || || 2:41 || 25,135|| 48–46 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 96 || July 22 || Giants || 4–2 || Jurrjens (9–7) || Lincecum (10–3) || Soriano (14) || 2:28 || 34,672|| 49–46 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 97 || July 23 || Giants || 1–5 || Zito (6–10) || Gonzalez (3–3) || || 2:58 || 31,727|| 49–47 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 98 || July 24 || @ Brewers || 9–4 || Vázquez (8–7) || Villanueva (2–7) || || 3:25 || 41,941|| 50–47 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 99 || July 25 || @ Brewers || 0–4 || Gollardo (9–7) || Hanson (5–1) || || 2:56 || 43,565|| 50–48 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 100 || July 26 || @ Brewers || 10–2 || Lowe (10–7) || Looper (9–5) || || 2:47 || 43,471|| 51–48 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 101 || July 28 || @ Marlins || 3–4 || Núñez (3–3) || Soriano (1–2) || || 2:48 || 13,128|| 51–49 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 102 || July 29 || @ Marlins || 3–6 || Johnson (10–2) || Kawakami (5–8) || Núñez (8) || 2:48 || 13,518|| 51–50 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 103 || July 30 || @ Marlins || 6–3 (10) || Moylan (3–2) || Ayala (1–3) || Soriano (15) || 3:16 || 14,226|| 52–50 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 104 || July 31 || Dodgers || 0–5 || Schmidt (2–1) || Hanson (5–2) || || 2:53 || 45,225|| 52–51 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 105 || August 1 || Dodgers || 4–3 || Lowe (11–7) || Wolf (5–6) || Soriano (16) || 2:41 || 49,843|| 53–51 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 106 || August 2 || Dodgers || 1–9 || Billingsley (11–6) || Jurrjens (9–8) || || 3:22 || 37,654|| 53–52 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 107 || August 3 || @ Padres || 2–4 || Latos (3–1) || Kawakami (5–9) || Bell (27) || 2:33 || 20,423|| 53–53 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 108 || August 4 || @ Padres || 9–2 || Vázquez (9–7) || Stauffer (1–3) || || 2:52 || 17,916|| 54–53 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 109 || August 5 || @ Padres || 6–2 || Hanson (6–2) || Gaudin (4–10) || || 2:52 || 21,816|| 55–53 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 110 || August 6 || @ Dodgers || 4–5 || Elbert (2–0) || Soriano (1–3) || || 3:13 || 46,399|| 55–54 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 111 || August 7 || @ Dodgers || 9–5 (12) || Moylan (4–2) || Troncoso (4–1) || || 4:20 || 53,184|| 56–54 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 112 || August 8 || @ Dodgers || 2–1 (10) || Medlen (3–3) || Mota (3–3) || Soriano (17) || 3:31 || 53,338|| 57–54 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 113 || August 9 || @ Dodgers || 8–2 || Vázquez (10–7) || Stults (4–3) || || 2:53 || 45,438|| 58–54 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 114 || August 11 || Nationals || 8–1 || Hanson (7–2) || Lannan (8–9) || || 3:01 || 19,273|| 59–54 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 115 || August 12 || Nationals || 6–2 || Lowe (12–7) || Sosa (1–1) || || 2:34 || 17,886|| 60–54 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 116 || August 14 || Phillies || 2–3 || Madson (4–4) || Soriano (1–4) || Lidge (22) || 2:21 || 37,639|| 60–55 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 117 || August 15 || Phillies || 4–3 || Moylan (5–2) || Lidge (0–5) || || 2:54 || 44,043|| 61–55 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 118 || August 16 || Phillies || 1–4 || Happ (9–2) || Vázquez (10–8) || Lidge (23) || 2:45 || 25,215|| 61–56 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 37 || August 17 || Diamondbacks || 9–4 || Hanson (8–2) || Scherzer (7–7) || || 2:45 || 23,668|| 62–56 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 119 || August 18 || @ Mets || 4–9 || Pérez (3–3) || Lowe (12–8) || || 2:52 || 38,613|| 62–57 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 120 || August 19 || @ Mets || 14–2 || Jurrjens (10–8) || Parnell (3–5) || || 2:54 || 38,602|| 63–57 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 121 || August 20 || @ Mets || 3–2 || Kawakami (6–9) || Santana (13–9) || Soriano (18) || 2:41 || 39,105|| 64–57 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 122 || August 21 || Marlins || 3–5 || Sánchez (2–4) || Vázquez (10–9) || Núñez (14) || 2:48 || 22,608|| 64–58 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 123 || August 22 || Marlins || 4–3 || Hanson (9–2) || Volstad (9–10) || Soriano (19) || 2:47 || 35,200|| 65–58 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 124 || August 23 || Marlins || 7–5 || Moylan (6–2) || Calero (2–2) || Soriano (20) || 3:04 || 30,478|| 66–58 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 125 || August 25 || Padres || 1–2 (12) || Thatcher (1–0) || Medlen (3–4) || Mujica (2) || 3:43 || 15,389|| 66–59 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 126 || August 26 || Padres || 5–12 || Stauffer (2–6) || Kawakami (6–10) || || 3:23 || 15,619|| 66–60 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 127 || August 27 || Padres || 9–1 || Vázquez (11–9) || Richard (7–4) || || 2:50 || 18,651|| 67–60 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 128 || August 28 || @ Phillies || 2–4 || Moyer (12–9) || Hanson (9–3) || Lidge (26) || 2:24 || 44,747|| 67–61 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 129 || August 29 || @ Phillies || 9–1 (8) || Lowe (13–8) || Lee (12–10) || || 2:46 || 45,134|| 68–61 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 130 || August 30 || @ Phillies || 2–3 || Blanton (9–6) || Jurrjens (10–9) || Lidge (27) || 2:27 || 44,828|| 68–62 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 131 || August 31 || @ Marlins || 5–2 || Kawakami (7–10) || Johnson (13–4) || || 2:38 || 12,244|| 69–62 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 132 || September 1 || @ Marlins || 4–3 || Hudson (1–0) || Sánchez (2–6) || Soriano (21) || 3:02 || 14,024|| 70–62 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 133 || September 2 || @ Marlins || 7–8 || Núñez (4–4) || Gonzalez (3–4) || || 3:40 || 14,723|| 70–63 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 134 || September 3 || @ Marlins || 3–8 || Nolasco (10–8) || Medlen (3–5) || || 3:13 || 13,711|| 70–64 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 135 || September 4 || Reds || 1–3 || Arroyo (12–12) || Lowe (13–9) || || 2:25 || 24,219|| 70–65 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 136 || September 5 || Reds || 1–3 || Wells (1–3) || Jurrjens (10–10) || || 2:40 || 29,078|| 70–66 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 137 || September 6 || Reds || 2–4 || Owings (7–12) || Kawakami (7–11) || || 3:39 || 32,397|| 70–67 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 138 || September 8 || @ Astros || 2–1 || Vázquez (12–9) || Paulino (2–8) || Soriano (22) || 2:33 || 26,081|| 71–67 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 139 || September 9 || @ Astros || 1–2 || Valverde (4–2) || Soriano (1–5) || || 2:13 || 22,392|| 71–68 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 140 || September 10 || @ Astros || 9–7 || Lowe (14–9) || Oswalt (8–6) || Gonzalez (10) || 3:11 || 26,552|| 72–68 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 141 || September 11 || @ Cardinals || 1–0 || Jurrjens (11–10) || Piñeiro (14–10) || Soriano (23) || 2:34 || 43,984|| 73–68 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 142 || September 12 || @ Cardinals || 7–6 || Gonzalez (4–4) || Franklin (2–3) || Soriano (24) || 3:13 || 43,869|| 74–68 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 143 || September 13 || @ Cardinals || 9–2 || Vázquez (13–9) || Carpenter (16–4) || || 2:08 || 41,179|| 75–68 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 144 || September 15 || Mets || 6–0 || Hanson (10–3) || Misch (1–3) || || 2:27 || 25,094|| 76–68 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 145 || September 16 || Mets || 6–5 || O'Flaherty (2–1) || Rodríguez (3–5) || || 3:32 || 17,988|| 77–68 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 146 || September 17 || Mets || 7–3 || Jurrjens (12–10) || Figueroa (2–6) || || 2:22 || 20,192|| 78–68 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 147 || September 18 || Phillies || 4–9 || Kendrick (2–1) || Hudson (1–1) || || 2:57 || 27,241|| 78–69 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 148 || September 19 || Phillies || 6–4 || Vázquez (14–9) || Martínez (5–1) || || 2:43 || 35,818|| 79–69 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 149 || September 20 || Phillies || 2–4 || Walker (2–0) || Hanson (10–4) || Lidge (31) || 2:46 || 29,452|| 79–70 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 150 || September 21 || @ Mets || 11–3 || Lowe (15–9) || Misch (1–4) || Kawakami (1) || 2:32 || 37,706|| 80–70 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 151 || September 22 || @ Mets || 3–1 || Jurrjens (13–10) || Figueroa (2–7) || Soriano (25) || 2:46 || 37,823|| 81–70 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 152 || September 23 || @ Mets || 5–2 || Hudson (2–1)|| Pelfrey (10–12) || Soriano (26) || 3:18 || 38,266|| 82–70 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 153 || September 25 || @ Nationals || 4–1 || Vázquez (15–9)|| Lannan (9–13) || || 2:27 || 28,276|| 83–70 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 154 || September 26 || @ Nationals || 11–5 || Hanson (11–4) || Mock (3–10) || || 2:48 || 29,058|| 84–70 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 155 || September 27 || @ Nationals || 6–3 (10) || Gonzalez (5–4) || MacDougal (1–1) || Soriano (27) || 2:55 || 27,840|| 85–70 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 156 || September 28 || Marlins || 4–0 || Jurrjens (14–10) || Sánchez (3–8) || || 2:37 || 25,046|| 86–70 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 157 || September 29 || Marlins || 4–5 || Pinto (4–1) || Kawakami (7–12) || Núñez (25) || 3:20 || 28,669|| 86–71 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 158 || September 30 || Marlins || 4–5 || Nolasco (13–9) || Vázquez (15–10) || Donnelly (2) || 3:00 || 31,513|| 86–72 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 159 || October 1 || Nationals || 1–2 || Clippard (4–2) || Soriano (1–6) || MacDougal (19) || 2:47 || 38,237|| 86–73 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 160 || October 2 || Nationals || 0–6 || Hernández (9–12) || Lowe (15–10) || MacDougal (20) || 2:56 || 33,124|| 86–74 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 161 || October 3 || Nationals || 4–6 (11) || Segovia (1–0) || Acosta (1–1) || Kensing (1) || 3:16 || 28,278|| 86–75 |- style="background:#ffbbbb" | 162 || October 4 || Nationals || 1–2 (15) || Kensing (1–2) || Logan (1–1) || || 4:18 || 36,307|| 86–76 |- |

Roster

2009 Atlanta Braves
**Roster**
**Pitchers**

Mid-season trades

July 31, 2009
to Boston Red Sox (1B) Casey Kotchmanto Atlanta Braves (1B) Adam LaRoche & Cash

Player stats

Most games at position

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played

PosPlayerGP
CBrian McCann127
1BCasey Kotchman ×85
2BKelly Johnson84
SSYunel Escobar ×139
3BChipper Jones133
LFGarret Anderson ×124
CFNate McLouth †84
RFJeff Francoeur ×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 Anderson135496521332701361.2681
26 Brian Barton10000000.---0
1 Gregor Blanco #2443580101.1862
25 Barbaro Canizares #521141000.1900
25 Ryan Church *441272033120218.2600
26 Brooks Conrad30547111228.2040
23 Matt Diaz125371561161841358.31312
19 Yunel Escobar141528891582621476.2995
7 Jeff Francoeur823043276122535.2505
30 Reid Gorecki3125650003.2001
27 Diory Hernández #33856123016.1410
4 Omar Infante70203246291227.3052
2 Kelly Johnson1063034768203829.2247
28 Brandon Jones513240001.3080
10 Chipper Jones143488801292321871.2644
22 Casey Kotchman872982884200641.2820
22 Adam LaRoche *5721230691111240.3250
16 Brian McCann138488631373512194.2814
13 Nate McLouth *8433959872011136.25712
20 Greg Norton95763112007.1450
14 Martín Prado128450641383801149.3071
8 David Ross54128183590720.2730
5 Clint Sammons611120000.1820
24 Jordan Schafer #5016718348028.2042
Pitcher Totals162309244350111.1390
**Team Totals****162****5539****735****1459****300****20****149****700****.263****58**

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 †243.18330034.013122123
Blaine Boyer †0140.503001.16632
57 Jorge Campillo #104.155004.13233
38 Buddy Carlyle018.86160021.123211212
51 Mike González542.428001074.128203390
48 Tommy Hanson1142.8921210127.2424146116
15 Tim Hudson213.6177042.117171330
49 Jair Jurrjens14102.6034340215.0716275152
11 Kenshin Kawakami7123.8632251156.1736757105
36 Boone Logan115.19200017.11210910
32 Derek Lowe15104.6734340194.210910163111
54 Kris Medlen354.26374067.234323072
58 Peter Moylan622.84870073.029233561
56 Vladimir Núñez0036.001001.04421
34 Eric O'Flaherty213.04780056.123191839
40 James Parr #005.7980014.099512
37 Jo-Jo Reyes #027.0065027.025211321
39 Rafael Soriano162.977702775.2252527102
50 Luis Valdez013.383002.21120
33 Javier Vázquez15102.8732320219.1757044238
**Team Totals****86****76****3.57****162****162****38****1462.2****641****581****530****1232**

As of October 4, 2009

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

Farm system

References

References

  1. "Atlanta adds Vazquez to new-look staff".
  2. "Braves acquire McLouth from Pirates".
  3. "Braves deal Francoeur for Church".
  4. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090803164331/http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090731&content_id=6169036&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl Braves reacquire LaRoche from Sox]
  5. "Braves release right-hander Bennett".
  6. "Cards get Boyer from Braves for Barton".
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