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2009 South Atlantic League

2009 > Class A > League History
Overall: 1,103 games, 16 teams, approx. 137 games in season
Attendance: 3,690,958 (3,346/game)
Other Years: 2008 / 2010
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League Standings

First Half

April 9, 2009 to June 21, 2009

Northern Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Lakewood Blue Claws	PHI	42	26	.618	--
Kannapolis Intimidators	CHW	37	33	.529	6
Greensboro Grasshoppers	FLA	37	33	.529	6
Delmarva Shorebirds	BAL	36	33	.522	6.5
Hickory Crawdads	TEX	33	36	.478	9.5
Hagerstown Suns	WSN	31	36	.463	10.5
Lake County Captains	CLE	31	36	.463	10.5
West Virginia Power	PIT	27	43	.386	16

Southern Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Greenville Drive	BOS	39	29	.574	--
Charleston RiverDogs	NYY	39	31	.557	1
Lexington Legends	HOU	36	34	.514	4
Augusta Greenjackets	SFG	35	34	.507	4.5
Rome Braves	ATL	35	35	.500	5
Savannah Sand Gnats	NYM	35	35	.500	5
Bowling Green Hot Rods	TBR	34	36	.486	6
Asheville Tourists	COL	26	43	.377	13.5

Second Half

June 25, 2009 to September 7, 2009

Northern Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Kannapolis Intimidators	CHW	45	24	.652	--
West Virginia Power	PIT	40	27	.597	4
Lake County Captains	CLE	40	30	.571	5.5
Lakewood Blue Claws	PHI	36	32	.529	8.5
Delmarva Shorebirds	BAL	30	37	.448	14
Hickory Crawdads	TEX	30	40	.429	15.5
Greensboro Grasshoppers	FLA	29	41	.414	16.5
Hagerstown Suns	WSN	25	42	.373	19

Southern Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Asheville Tourists	COL	42	27	.609	--
Augusta Greenjackets	SFG	41	29	.586	1.5
Charleston RiverDogs	NYY	35	34	.507	7
Greenville Drive	BOS	34	36	.486	8.5
Lexington Legends	HOU	32	38	.457	10.5
Rome Braves	ATL	31	38	.449	11
Savannah Sand Gnats	NYM	30	37	.448	11
Bowling Green Hot Rods	TBR	30	38	.441	11.5

Semifinals

September 9, 2009 to September 11, 2009 · 3 games

Tm	Aff	W	L
Greenville Drive	BOS	2	0
Asheville Tourists	COL	0	2

Tm	Aff	W	L
Lakewood Blue Claws	PHI	2	0
Kannapolis Intimidators	CHW	0	2

Finals

September 14, 2009 to September 18, 2009 · 5 games

Tm	Aff	W	L
Lakewood Blue Claws	PHI	3	1
Greenville Drive	BOS	1	3

League Batting

Tm	Aff	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
West Virginia Power	PIT	21.8	4.91	137	5218	4574	673	1199	226	42	71	600	149	58	458	1033	.262	.341	.376	.717	1722	85	109	37	40	10
Greenville Drive	BOS	20.5	4.80	138	5320	4699	663	1222	273	36	91	601	109	48	488	1234	.260	.335	.392	.726	1840	70	63	22	48	8
Greensboro Grasshoppers	FLA	21.7	4.73	140	5251	4679	662	1206	273	18	117	613	121	55	420	1067	.258	.329	.399	.727	1866	84	92	23	37	6
Augusta Greenjackets	SFG	22.1	4.66	139	5198	4635	648	1206	236	35	59	572	144	45	388	1006	.260	.325	.364	.690	1689	92	82	45	48	2
Lake County Captains	CLE	21.9	4.59	137	5181	4512	629	1172	224	38	79	549	166	81	471	1090	.260	.341	.379	.720	1709	103	101	64	33	14
Asheville Tourists	COL	21.5	4.59	138	5151	4615	633	1241	261	32	89	558	186	81	349	1068	.269	.329	.397	.726	1833	63	85	59	43	15
Hickory Crawdads	TEX	21.3	4.50	139	5195	4616	626	1155	251	30	105	572	129	61	368	1117	.250	.316	.386	.702	1781	66	100	65	46	6
Kannapolis Intimidators	CHW	21.6	4.47	139	5236	4673	622	1209	226	36	76	559	127	44	378	1025	.259	.323	.371	.694	1735	85	82	61	42	7
Charleston RiverDogs	NYY	21.3	4.45	139	5340	4717	619	1228	232	46	55	548	142	45	495	1173	.260	.337	.364	.701	1717	91	66	24	38	6
Lakewood Blue Claws	PHI	20.9	4.32	136	5099	4486	588	1135	247	45	56	518	210	75	428	1115	.253	.329	.366	.695	1640	78	106	33	46	8
Hagerstown Suns	WSN	21.6	4.19	134	5117	4500	561	1129	204	34	55	483	125	53	470	1097	.251	.329	.348	.677	1566	79	76	27	44	13
Savannah Sand Gnats	NYM	21.1	3.99	137	5101	4596	547	1159	226	35	70	481	67	48	382	1046	.252	.315	.362	.677	1665	100	57	23	43	10
Delmarva Shorebirds	BAL	21.4	3.95	136	4919	4408	537	1094	183	33	49	468	181	61	375	1066	.248	.313	.338	.651	1490	72	55	53	28	12
Lexington Legends	HOU	21.8	3.91	140	5064	4539	547	1076	186	34	75	485	114	77	380	1052	.237	.304	.343	.646	1555	87	68	49	28	14
Bowling Green Hot Rods	TBR	21.4	3.90	138	4993	4477	538	1088	234	40	65	479	99	58	372	894	.243	.308	.357	.665	1597	85	66	37	41	1
Rome Braves	ATL	21.8	3.72	139	5027	4588	517	1137	229	23	57	445	88	67	297	957	.248	.301	.345	.646	1583	112	69	41	32	4
League Totals		21.5	4.36	2206	82410	73314	9610	18656	3711	557	1169	8531	2157	957	6519	17040	.254	.324	.368	.692	26988	1352	1277	663	637	136

League Pitching

Tm	Aff	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
Kannapolis Intimidators	CHW	22.2	3.81	82	57	.590	3.24	139	139	138	1	15	38	1226.0	1162	530	442	52	402	8	1135	103	7	86	5185	1.276	8.5	0.4	3.0	8.3	2.82
Savannah Sand Gnats	NYM	21.2	3.93	65	72	.474	3.23	137	137	134	3	9	39	1194.0	1133	538	429	47	430	0	1050	85	17	108	5113	1.309	8.5	0.4	3.2	7.9	2.44
Greenville Drive	BOS	21.3	4.00	73	65	.529	3.38	138	138	137	1	12	38	1215.2	1121	552	457	81	391	10	1088	50	7	62	5102	1.244	8.3	0.6	2.9	8.1	2.78
Lake County Captains	CLE	20.7	4.07	71	66	.518	3.42	137	137	136	1	9	38	1209.1	1095	557	459	76	461	8	1078	70	10	104	5152	1.287	8.1	0.6	3.4	8.0	2.34
Delmarva Shorebirds	BAL	23.1	4.14	66	70	.485	3.69	136	136	133	1	6	34	1153.1	1058	563	473	60	459	12	1056	87	3	114	4957	1.315	8.3	0.5	3.6	8.2	2.30
Lakewood Blue Claws	PHI	21.1	4.21	78	58	.574	3.79	136	136	131	4	9	43	1184.2	1141	572	499	39	402	10	1117	76	17	88	5063	1.302	8.7	0.3	3.1	8.5	2.78
Charleston RiverDogs	NYY	22.3	4.25	74	65	.532	3.54	139	139	139	0	12	41	1229.2	1170	591	484	68	358	2	1062	71	13	122	5177	1.243	8.6	0.5	2.6	7.8	2.97
Augusta Greenjackets	SFG	22.5	4.27	76	63	.547	3.45	139	139	131	8	8	31	1206.0	1171	593	462	72	379	13	1026	62	1	96	5142	1.285	8.7	0.5	2.8	7.7	2.71
Lexington Legends	HOU	20.5	4.32	68	72	.486	3.59	140	140	135	4	7	39	1210.2	1195	605	483	73	363	12	981	75	4	106	5195	1.287	8.9	0.5	2.7	7.3	2.70
Rome Braves	ATL	20.8	4.38	66	73	.475	3.83	139	139	135	3	10	48	1209.0	1209	609	515	66	383	4	1164	80	9	85	5199	1.317	9.0	0.5	2.9	8.7	3.04
Hagerstown Suns	WSN	21.5	4.54	56	78	.418	3.93	134	134	134	0	6	31	1169.1	1168	608	511	96	404	13	1069	88	13	97	5033	1.344	9.0	0.7	3.1	8.2	2.65
Asheville Tourists	COL	22.1	4.54	68	70	.493	4.07	138	138	133	5	13	33	1192.1	1248	627	539	89	370	6	1124	63	6	107	5154	1.357	9.4	0.7	2.8	8.5	3.04
Bowling Green Hot Rods	TBR	21.4	4.63	64	74	.464	4.05	138	138	137	1	4	36	1187.0	1160	639	534	73	446	3	1039	75	13	98	5177	1.353	8.8	0.6	3.4	7.9	2.33
Greensboro Grasshoppers	FLA	21.8	4.79	66	74	.471	4.06	140	140	139	1	4	29	1209.2	1259	670	546	95	447	13	1059	79	7	136	5330	1.410	9.4	0.7	3.3	7.9	2.37
Hickory Crawdads	TEX	20.4	4.83	63	76	.453	3.78	139	139	137	2	10	27	1213.0	1196	672	510	89	416	20	1091	89	10	99	5307	1.329	8.9	0.7	3.1	8.1	2.62
West Virginia Power	PIT	22.2	4.99	67	70	.489	4.18	137	137	136	1	7	35	1176.2	1170	684	546	93	408	2	901	124	9	122	5147	1.341	8.9	0.7	3.1	6.9	2.21
League Totals		21.6	4.36	1103	1103	.500	3.70	2206	2206	2165	36	141	580	19186.1	18656	9610	7889	1169	6519	136	17040	1277	146	1630	82433	1.312	8.8	0.5	3.1	8.0	2.61

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	SB	CS	CS%	Attendance	Managers
Lakewood Blue Claws	PHI	136	3554	1388	111	84	.978	18	190	56	23%	429,221	Dusty Wathan
Greenville Drive	BOS	138	3647	1371	135	101	.974	29	175	65	27%	335,159	Kevin Boles
Asheville Tourists	COL	138	3577	1450	147	122	.972	18	116	37	24%	146,353	Joe Mikulik
Kannapolis Intimidators	CHW	139	3678	1578	156	139	.971	25	98	87	47%	132,342	Ernie Young
Hagerstown Suns	WSN	134	3508	1415	153	117	.970	34	144	87	38%	126,166	Matt LeCroy
Delmarva Shorebirds	BAL	136	3460	1460	153	102	.970	29	162	62	28%	214,575	Orlando Gomez
Lake County Captains	CLE	137	3628	1451	156	128	.970	31	144	64	31%	267,895	Aaron Holbert
Savannah Sand Gnats	NYM	137	3582	1375	164	121	.968	23	120	49	29%	110,846	Ed Alfonzo
Charleston RiverDogs	NYY	139	3689	1552	175	127	.968	21	153	59	28%	268,985	Torre Tyson
Augusta Greenjackets	SFG	139	3618	1451	168	118	.968	29	93	53	36%	194,437	Dave Machemer
Lexington Legends	HOU	140	3632	1549	178	117	.967	20	88	41	32%	332,588	Tom Lawless
Rome Braves	ATL	139	3627	1371	168	114	.967	19	113	62	35%	183,750	Randy Ingle
Greensboro Grasshoppers	FLA	140	3629	1468	175	108	.967	25	141	60	30%	406,549	Darin Everson
West Virginia Power	PIT	137	3530	1406	185	104	.964	33	127	63	33%	177,691	Gary Green
Bowling Green Hot Rods	TBR	138	3561	1483	192	105	.963	23	144	55	28%	232,987	Matt Quatraro
Hickory Crawdads	TEX	139	3639	1420	236	90	.955	34	149	57	28%	131,414	Hector Ortiz
League Totals		2206	57559	23188	2652	1797	.968	411	2157	957	31%	3,690,958

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