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Season 23 (2009)
After an 11 year playoff drought, the 1970s made it back to the postseason and made the most of it by winning their 3rd World Series championship over the 1980s. For the first time in All Decades League history, every team from the Golden League finished with a sub .500 record.
Ross Youngs won his 9th consecutive Gold Glove award.
Notable Milestones from 2009
500 HR
High Pockets Kelly (1920s)
Erve Beck (1890s)
2,000 Hits
Charlie Hollocher (1910s)
Erve Beck (1890s)
Tom Burns (Pre1890s)
Honus Wagner (1900s)
2,500 Hits
Henry Moore (Pre1890s)
200 Wins
Bill Sowders (Pre1890s)
250 Wins
Nolan Ryan (1960s)
Final Standings
Golden League W-L
1940s 79-83
1930s 79-83
Pre1890s 77-85
1890s 74-88
1900s 73-89
1920s 72-90
1910s 67-95
Modern League W-L
1980s 98-64
1970s 92-70
1990s 91-71
2000s 89-73
1960s 83-79
2010s 81-81
1950s 79-83
Round 1 Playoffs
1970s over 1940s (4-0): Juan Beniquez (1970s) hit a walk-off solo HR in the bottom of the 11th inning to push the 1970s to the World Series with a 2-1 victory. Wayne Gross (1970s) hit 3 HR and drove in 6 runs in the first round sweep. The 1970s only allowed 4 total runs in the series.
Round 1 Playoffs
1980s over 1930s (4-1): Tony Armas (1980s) hit 2 HR in game 5 leading the 1980s to a 9-4 victory, sending them to their 4th World Series. Randy Bush (1980s) hit 3 HR and drove in 6 runs in the series.
2009 World Series
1970s over 1980s (4-2)
Game 1: Randy Bush (1980s) hit a 2 run walk-off HR in the bottom of the 12th inning, leading the 1980s to an opening game 4-2 victory.
Game 2: The 1970s scored 10 runs in the 1st inning on their way to a 17-3 win, knotting the series up at 1-1. Bob Gibson threw a complete game, allowing 3 runs while striking out 12.
Game 3: Scott McGregor (1970s) threw a complete game, allowing 1 run while striking out 14, to lead the 1970s to a 7-1 win.
Game 4: Keith Hernandez (1970s) hit 2 HR leading the 1970s to a wild 8-7 victory, putting them 1 win away from a championship.
Game 5: Tim Teufel (1980s) hit a game-tying 3 run HR in the top of the 8th, and Joe Lefebvre (1980s) hit a solo HR in the 9th leading the 1980s to a 5-4 elimination game victory.
Game 6: Ollie Brown (1970s) hit a grand slam leading the 1970s to a 6-1 victory, leading the 1970s to their 3rd championship. Bob Gibson threw a complete game, allowing only 1 run while striking out 18 in the win.
Bob Gibson threw 2 complete games, allowing only 2 runs and striking out 30 batters.
Awards
MVP - Honus Wagner (1900s) - .344 BA; 47 HR; 112 RBI; 38 SB (3X MVP winner)
Cy Young - Jim Devlin (Pre1890s) - 15-13; 2.53 ERA; 462 K
Rookie of the Year - Mike Cuellar (1970s) - 20-8; 2.60 ERA; 305 K
League Leaders
BA - Honus Wagner (1900s) - .344 BA
OPS - Honus Wagner (1900s) - 1.133 OPS
HR - Ryan Howard (2010s) - 58 HR
RBI - Joe Werrick (Pre1890s) - 144 RBI
SB - Mike Warren (1890s) - 45 SBs
W - Alex Fernandez (1990s) - 23 W
ERA - Bob Ojeda (1980s) - 2.43 ERA
K - Jim Devlin (Pre1890s) - 462 K
Saves - Antonio Osuna (1990s) - 39 SV
Shutouts - Mike Cuellar (1970s) - 6 SO
2009 Draft
1st round picks and key additions
Pre1890s - Daisy Davis, P
1890s - Jack Rothfuss, 1B
1900s - Bill Hinchman, LF
1910s - Zack Wheat, LF
1920s - Elmer Myers, P
1930s - Eddie Lake, SS
1940s - Jim Delsing, CF
1950s - Ellis Kinder, P
1960s - Pete Burnside, P
1970s - Tim Foli, 3B
1980s - Darryl Strawberry, RF
1990s - Von Hayes, LF
2000s - Billy Butler, 1B
2010s - Mike Trout, OF
Notable Retirements
-Tom Burns (Pre1890s) - 2034 H; 399 HR; 1527 RBI; 1279 R; 409 SB; 5 All-Star appearances
-Frankie Frisch (1930s) - 3183 H; 416 HR; 1354 RBI; 1844 R; 461 SB; 9 All-Star appearances; 3 Gold Glove awards; 1 MVP award
-Ken Keltner (1930s) - 462 HR; 8 All-Star appearances;
-Travis Jackson (1930s) - 546 HR; 1436 RBI; 2212 H; 8 All-Star appearances
-Chili Davis (1990s) - 2879 H; 749 HR; 2136 RBI; 147 SB; 12 All-Star appearances; 1 MVP award
-Aroldis Chapman (2010s) - 315 SV; 10 All-Star appearances
2009 HOF Inductees
Toad Ramsey (98.3%) - SP
Willie Mays (96.6%) - CF
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