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

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	6½	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

	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

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

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

Batting

• Batting Average Jordan Brown, Columbus, .336
• Runs Scored Shelley Duncan, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 85
• Hits Jesus Feliciano, Buffalo, 154
• Doubles Jon Weber, Durham, 46
• Triples Austin Jackson, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 9
• Home Runs Duncan, 30
• Runs Batted In Duncan, 99
• Stolen Bases Michael Brantley, Columbus; Drew Stubbs, Louisville, 46

Pitching

• Wins Ruddy Lugo, Toledo; Daniel McCutchen, Indianapolis; Justin Lehr, Louisville and Lehigh Valley, 13
• Earned Run Average Carlos Torres, Charlotte, 2.39
• Complete Games Matt Maloney, Louisville, 3
• Strikeouts Carlos Carrasco, Legigh Valley and Columbus, 148
• Saves Luis Valdez, Gwinnett, 27

All-Star Team

• First Base Andy Tracy, Lehigh Valley
• Second Base Kevin Russo, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
• Shortstop Brent Dlugach, Toledo
• Third Base Andy Marte, Columbus
• Outfield Jordan Brown, Columbus; Shelley Duncan, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre; Jon Weber, Durham
• Catcher Erik Kratz, Indianapolis
• Designated Hitter Bárbaro Cañizares, Gwinnett
• Utility Man Don Kelly, Toledo
• Starting Pitcher Carlos Torres, Charlotte
• Relief Pitcher Luis Valdez, Gwinnett

References

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

External Links

2009 IL Playoffs - Official Website

2009 IL - The Baseball Cube