
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…

June 27, 2009: Josh Kinney earns first major-league victory behind Pujols’ power
On a mercilessly hot, mid-afternoon day at Busch Stadium, the…

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 6, 2009: Phillies hand Reds most lopsided loss in franchise history again, 117 years later
The Cincinnati Reds are the oldest major-league franchise, dating…

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…

August 1, 2009: Andrew McCutchen becomes first Pirates rookie to blast three home runs in a game
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ all-time roster boasts several home-run…

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 23, 2009: Eric Bruntlett’s unassisted triple play ends ‘strange’ Phillies-Mets game
“The whole game, it seemed was strange,” Eric Bruntlett said…

August 23, 2009: John Smoltz earns 213th and final career win in debut with Cardinals
“Pretty humbled right now, the ways things have gone. Time…

August 24, 2009: Ryan Spilborghs’ walk-off grand slam boosts Rockies’ playoffs chances
Clint Hurdle was the longest-tenured manager in Colorado Rockies…

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…

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…

September 15, 2009: Andre Ethier hits record fourth walk-off home run of the season
“Fastball … High drive into deep right! Back goes Jones!…

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 8, 2009: Mark Loretta’s hit completes Dodgers’ ninth-inning rally in Game 2
A generational talent made his first postseason start in Game…

October 11, 2009: Twins bid farewell to the Metrodome
For nearly 30 years Minnesota baseball fans had a conflicted…