2009 Pacific Coast League season

The 2009 Pacific Coast League season was the 107th season in the league's history. It ended with the Memphis Redbirds winning their first PCL championship since 2000. The Redbirds lost the Triple-A Baseball National Championship.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

American Conference

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Memphis Redbirds	77	67	.535	-	Chris Maloney	St. Louis Cardinals
Nashville Sounds	75	69	.521	2	Don Money	Milwaukee Brewers
Iowa Cubs	72	72	.500	5	Bobby Dickerson	Chicago Cubs
Omaha Royals	64	80	.444	13	Mike Jirschele	Kansas City Royals

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Albuquerque Isotopes	80	64	.556	—	Tim Wallach	Los Angeles Dodgers
Oklahoma City RedHawks	69	75	.479	11	Bobby Jones	Texas Rangers
New Orleans Zephyrs	63	80	.441	16½	Edwin Rodriguez	Florida Marlins
Round Rock Express	63	81	.438	17	Marc Bombard	Houston Astros

Pacific Conference

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Tacoma Rainiers	74	70	.514	—	Daren Brown	Seattle Mariners
Colorado Springs Sky Sox	73	69	.514	—	Tom Runnells / Stu Cole	Colorado Rockies
Salt Lake Bees	72	71	.503	1½	Bobby Mitchell	Los Angeles Angels
Portland Beavers	60	84	.417	14	Randy Ready	San Diego Padres

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Sacramento River Cats	86	57	.601	—	Todd Steverson	Oakland Athletics
Reno Aces	79	64	.552	7	Brett Butler	Arizona Diamondbacks
Fresno Grizzlies	71	73	.493	15½	Dan Rohn	San Francisco Giants
Las Vegas 51s	71	73	.493	15½	Mike Basso	Toronto Blue Jays

Playoffs

	Conference Championships					Championship Finals
	AN	Memphis Redbirds	3
	AS	Albuquerque Isotopes	0
						AN	Memphis Redbirds	3
						NS	Sacramento RiverCats	0
	NN	Tacoma Rainiers	1
	NS	Sacramento River Cats	3

Conference Championships

Memphis vs. Albuquerque Date Away Home September 9 Memphis 6 Albuquerque 2 September 10 Memphis 8 Albuquerque 6 September 11 Albuquerque 0 Memphis 1 Memphis wins series 3-0

Sacramento vs. Tacoma Date Away Home September 9 Sacramento 8 Tacoma 2 September 10 Sacramento 2 Tacoma 5 September 11 Tacoma 2 Sacramento 13 September 12 Tacoma 8 Sacramento 13 Sacramento wins series 3-1

Championship Finals

Sacramento vs. Memphis Date Away Home September 15 Sacramento 0 Memphis 1 September 16 Sacramento 2 Memphis 3 September 18 Memphis 6 Sacramento 0 Memphis wins series 3-0 and advances to Triple-A Baseball National Championship

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average John Bowker, Fresno, .342
• Runs Scored Eric Young Jr., Colorado Springs, 118
• Hits Matt Miller, Colorado Springs, 167
• Doubles Randy Ruiz, Las Vegas, 43
• Triples Trent Oeltjen, Reno, 14
• Home Runs Mitch Jones, Albuquerque, 35
• Runs Batted In Ruiz, 106
• Stolen Bases Young, 58

Pitching

• Wins Tony Barnette, Reno, 14
• Earned Run Average Bud Norris, Round Rock, 2.63
• Complete Games Charlie Haeger, Albuquerque, 4
• Shutouts Bruce Chen, Omaha, 3
• Strikeouts Giancarlo Alvarado, Albuquerque, 139
• Saves Scott Strickland, Albuquerque, 32

All-Star Team

• First Base Randy Ruiz, Las Vegas
• Second Base Eric Young Jr., Colorado Springs
• Shortstop Alcides Escobar, Nashville
• Third Base Esteban German, Oklahoma City
• Outfield John Bowker, Fresno; Matt Miller, Colorado Springs; Terry Evans, Salt Lake
• Catcher John Hester, Reno
• Designated Hitter Mitch Jones, Albuquerque
• Right-Handed Pitcher Bud Norris, Round Rock
• Left-Handed Pitcher Lenny DiNardo, Omaha
• Relief Pitcher Scott Strickland, Albuquerque

External Links

• BR minors page
• 2009 PCL Playoffs - Official Website
• 2009 PCL - The Baseball Cube