Jacoby Ellsbury (Trading Card DB)

June 23, 2009: Red Sox beat Nationals in first DC appearance in 38 years

On June 23, 2009, the Boston Red Sox made their first trip to…
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June 27, 2009: Josh Kinney earns first major-league victory behind Pujols’ power

On a mercilessly hot, mid-afternoon day at Busch Stadium, the…
Nick Markakis (TRADING CARD DB)

June 30, 2009: One Sugarcoated Game: Orioles rally from 9 runs down to beat Boston

There’s no way of sugarcoating it: The 2009 Baltimore Orioles…

July 4, 2009: Adam Dunn’s 300th career home run leads Nationals comeback win

The Fourth of July is a halfway point between the opening day…

July 23, 2009: Mark Buehrle throws a perfect game for White Sox

The Tampa Bay Rays were winding up a four-game series against…

July 25, 2009: Rays come back to beat the Blue Jays in 12th inning

The Tampa Bay Rays, 6½ games behind the New York Yankees,…

July 27, 2009: Josh Willingham knocks in eight runs on two grand slams

July 27 is a date that will forever be linked to grand-slam history.…

July 31, 2009: Red Sox home runs result in a see-saw battle in Baltimore

On the last day of July 2009, the Baltimore Orioles were at home…
Danny Espinosa (Trading Card DB)

August 1, 2009: Winston-Salem Dash shut out Potomac Nationals, 5-0

Opened to baseball on April 19, 1984, Pfitzner Stadium is plopped…

August 10, 2009: Tulowitzki hits for cycle, drives in 7 runs for Rockies

Troy Tulowitzki collects rare event achievements. On August 10,…

August 14, 2009: Pie cycles and Tillman gets first career win for Orioles

On August 9, 2009, Felix Pie became just the second Baltimore…

August 28, 2009: John Hester homers in first at-bat as Diamondbacks pummel Astros

When the Houston Astros and the Arizona Diamondbacks took to…

September 6, 2009: Ryan Zimmerman hits fifth career walk-off home run

At least the weather was pleasant: 80 degrees and a breeze made…
Billy Wagner (Trading Card DB)

September 9, 2009: Billy Wagner earns his only win in a Red Sox uniform

Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2025, left-handed…

October 2, 2009: Melvin Upton hits for historic cycle as Rays clobber Yankees

The New York Yankees were runaway winners of the American League…

October 6, 2009: Twins defeat Tigers in Game 163 to win AL Central tiebreaker

“Nasty weather outside ... thank goodness there’s a dome.”…

October 11, 2009: Twins bid farewell to the Metrodome

For nearly 30 years Minnesota baseball fans had a conflicted…