2009 International League season

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The 2009 International League season was the 123rd in the league's history, and ended with the Durham Bulls winning their third Governors' Cup in the decade.

Final standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

North Division W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees 81 60 .574 Dave Miley New York Yankees
Syracuse Chiefs 76 68 .528 Tim Foli Washington Nationals
Lehigh Valley IronPigs 71 73 .493 11½ Dave Huppert Philadelphia Phillies
Rochester Red Wings 70 74 .486 12½ Stan Cliburn Minnesota Twins
Pawtucket Red Sox 61 82 .427 21 Ron Johnson Boston Red Sox
Buffalo Bisons 56 87 .392 26 Ken Oberkfell New York Mets
South Division W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Durham Bulls 83 61 .576 Charlie Montoyo Tampa Bay Rays
Gwinnett Braves 81 63 .563 2 Dave Brundage Atlanta Braves
Norfolk Tides 71 71 .500 11 Gary Allenson Baltimore Orioles
Charlotte Knights 67 76 .469 15½ Chris Chambliss Chicago White Sox
West Division W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Louisville Bats 84 58 .592 Rick Sweet Cincinnati Reds
Toledo Mud Hens 73 70 .510 11½ Larry Parrish Detroit Tigers
Indianapolis Indians 70 73 .490 14½ Frank Kremblas Pittsburgh Pirates
Columbus Clippers 57 85 .401 27 Torey Lovullo Cleveland Indians

Playoffs[edit]

  1st Round Governors' Cup Finals
                 
N1  Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees 3  
WC  Gwinnett Braves 1  
    N1  Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees 0
  S1  Durham Bulls 3
W1  Louisville Bats 2
S1  Durham Bulls 3  



First Round[edit]

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre vs. Gwinnett
Date Away Home
September 9 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 3 Gwinnett 0
September 10 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 4 Gwinnett 1
September 11 Gwinnett 8 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 5
September 12 Gwinnett 3 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 12
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre wins series 3-1
Louisville vs. Durham
Date Away Home
September 9 Louisville 4 Durham 8
September 10 Louisville 5 Durham 2
September 11 Durham 4 Louisville 3
September 12 Durham 7 Louisville 10
September 13 Durham 5 Louisville 3
Durham wins series 3-2

Governors' Cup Finals[edit]

Durham vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Date Away Home
September 15 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 1 Durham 4
September 16 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 1 Durham 4
September 17 Durham 3 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 2
12 innings
Durham wins series 3-0 and
advances to Triple-A Baseball National Championship


League Leaders[edit]

Batting[edit]

Pitching[edit]

All-Star Team[edit]


References[edit]

Baseball America's 2010 Almanac. Will Lingo, editor. Simon & Schuster, 2010.

External Links[edit]

2009 IL Playoffs - Official Website

2009 IL - The Baseball Cube