2009 Washington Nationals season explained

Washington Nationals
Season:	2009
League:	National League
Division:	East
Ballpark:	Nationals Park
Record:	59–103 (.364)
Divisional Place:	5th
City:	Washington, D.C.
Owners:	Lerner Enterprises
General Managers:	Jim Bowden, Mike Rizzo
Managers:	Manny Acta, Jim Riggleman
Television:	MASN WDCW (CW 50) Bob Carpenter, Ray Knight, Rob Dibble
Radio:	WWWT Charlie Slowes, Dave Jageler

The Washington Nationals' 2009 season was the fifth season for the American baseball franchise of Major League Baseball in the District of Columbia, and the 41st since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It involved the Nationals attempting to win the National League East after a disappointing 59–102 season the year before.

On July 12, manager Manny Acta was fired and replaced with bench coach Jim Riggleman, though only as an interim manager. Under Acta, the Nationals compiled an MLB worst 26–61 record in 2009 through the All-Star break and a 158–252 record in Acta's three seasons with the Nationals. Riggleman would be named full-time manager in November 2009.

The Nationals finished the year with a 59–103 record, worse than the year before by one loss. For the second straight season, they finished with the worst record in Major League Baseball.

Nationals' third baseman Ryan Zimmerman won a Gold Glove Award as the best defensive third baseman in the National League and a Silver Slugger Award as the best offensive third baseman in the league. It would be the final season the Nationals lost a hundred games for 13 years.

Offseason

On November 3, 2008, the Nationals traded minor-leaguer Ryan Buchter to the Chicago Cubs for minor-leaguer Matt Avery.^[1] On November 10, 2008, they traded Emilio Bonifacio and minor-leaguers Jake Smolinski and P. J. Dean to the Florida Marlins for Scott Olsen and Josh Willingham.^[2]

Changed uniforms

For the 2009 season, the Nationals altered their uniforms. The interlocking "DC" was removed from the star-spangled circle and moved to the left sleeve of both the home and away uniforms. It also has removed from the alternate red jersey and replaced with the "curly W" from the team's cap. A new navy alternate jersey with the interlocked "DC" on the left chest in a "stars and stripes" flag pattern, which has also been emulated on the alternate navy cap, which was worn several times in 2009. Finally, in a tribute to the former baseball teams in the District of Columbia, a script writing of the city name replaced the block lettering, emulating the Senators' script of the 1950s and 1960s – though as those teams used "Senators" on both their home and away uniforms, this marks the first time the "curly W" has actually appeared as part of the word "Washington" on an MLB jersey.

The uniforms gained notoriety when on April 17 in a game against the Florida Marlins, the jerseys of Ryan Zimmerman and Adam Dunn read "Natinals" on the front of the jersey instead of "Nationals" for the first three innings of the game.^[3] The Nationals did not catch the error as they only checked the back of the shirts, not the front, but were able to assign to Dunn and Zimmerman the correct jerseys later in the game.^[4] The company who manufactured the jerseys, Majestic Athletic, apologized for the error.

Advertising and marketing

The Nationals′ marketing and advertising theme for the 2009 season was "Natstown," capturing the idea that all Nationals fans at the ballpark, in the community, and in their everyday lives were participating in a single community centered around the team. The marketing campaign urged fans to "Get Your Red On," a reference to wearing the team's colors to show one's team spirit.^[5]

Mascot

In March 2009, the Nationals introduced a new version of Screech, their bald eagle mascot who wears the home cap and jersey of the team. The original Screech who "hatched" at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in 2005 during the third home game in Nationals history and had appeared at the team's home games during its first four seasons in Washington, was chubby, but the new Screech was slim. The Nationals explained that they had redesigned Screech because he had "grown up" and become a "teenager."^[6]

Spring training

The Nationals held their 2009 spring training in Viera, Florida, with home games played at Space Coast Stadium.

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

Team!colspan=5
BAL	BOS	NYY	TBR	TOR
AL East
Washington	2-4	1-2	2-1	0-3	1–2

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
	Center fielder
	Shortstop
	Third baseman
	Left fielder
	First baseman
	Right fielder
	Second baseman
	Catcher
	Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

April 29, 2009: The Nationals traded minor-leaguer Kyle Gunderson to the Florida Marlins for Aaron Thompson.^[2]
June 17, 2009: The Nationals sent Mike O'Connor to the San Diego Padres as part of a conditional deal.^[7]
June 28, 2009: The Nationals traded Ryan Langerhans to the Seattle Mariners for Michael Morse.^[8]
June 30, 2009: The Nationals traded Joel Hanrahan and Lastings Milledge to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Sean Burnett and Nyjer Morgan.^[9]
July 31, 2009: The Nationals traded Joe Beimel to the Colorado Rockies for minor-leaguers Robinson Fabian and Ryan Mattheus^[10] and traded Nick Johnson to the Florida Marlins for Logan Kensing.^[2]
August 6, 2009: The Nationals purchased minor-leaguers Norris Hopper and Daryle Ward from the Chicago White Sox^[11] and traded Anderson Hernández to the New York Mets for minor-leaguer Greg Veloz.^[12]
August 31, 2009: The Nationals traded Ronnie Belliard to the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor-leaguer Luis Garcia and a player to be named later. The Dodgers sent minor-leaguer Víctor Gárate to the Nationals on September 2, 2009, to complete the trade.^[13]
September 18, 2009: The Nationals purchased Jamie Burke from the Seattle Mariners.^[8]

Draft

The 2009 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft took place from June 9 to June 11. With their first pick - the first pick overall - the Nationals selected pitcher Stephen Strasburg. Other notable players the Nationals selected were pitcher Drew Storen (10th overall, a first-round supplemental pick they received for failing to sign Aaron Crow in 2008), second baseman Jeff Kobernus (second round, 50th overall), shortstop Michael A. Taylor (sixth round, 172nd overall), pitcher Taylor Jordan (ninth round, 262nd overall), pitcher Nate Karns (12th round, 352nd overall), and pitcher Marcus Stroman (18th round, 532nd overall).^[14] Stroman opted not to sign with the team.

Roster

2009 Washington Nationals

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

(Fired on July 12, 2009)
(Promoted on July 12, 2009)

Coaches

(bench) (Hired on July 12, 2009)
(hitting)
(first base)
(bullpen)
(third base)
(pitching)
(bench) (Promoted to Manager on July 12, 2009)
(pitching)

Attendance

Finishing with the worst record in Major League Baseball for the second consecutive year, the Nationals drew only 1,817,226 fans at Nationals Park in 2009, placing them 13th in attendance among the 16 National League teams for the second year in a row. It was the lowest attendance total in their short history in Washington.^[15] Their highest attendance at a home game was on April 5, when they drew 41,290 for a game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Opening Day, while their lowest was 10,999 for a game against the Houston Astros on September 20. Their average home attendance was 22,716 per game, their lowest since arriving in Washington in 2005, but slightly higher than their average the following season.^[16]

Game log

Legend
	Nationals win
	Nationals loss
	Postponement
Bold	Nationals team member

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 1 || April 6 || @ Marlins || 12 – 6 || Nolasco (1-0) || Lannan (0-1) || || 34,323 || 0-1|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 2 || April 7 || @ Marlins || 8 – 3 || Johnson (1-0) || Olsen (0-1) || || 11,124 || 0-2|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 3 || April 8 || @ Marlins || 6 – 4 || Volstad (1-0) || Cabrera (0-1) || Lindstrom (1) || 13,308 || 0-3|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 4 || April 10 || @ Braves || 6 – 5 (10) || Campillo (1-0) || Beimel (0-1) || || 48,327 || 0-4|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 5 || April 11 || @ Braves || 5 – 3 || Kawakami (1-0) || Lannan (0-2) || González (1) || 34,325 || 0-5|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 6 || April 12 || @ Braves || 8 – 5 || Jurrjens (2-0) || Olsen (0-2) || Soriano (1) || 19,873 || 0-6|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 7 || April 13 || Phillies || 9 – 8 || Moyer (1-1) || Rivera (0-1) || Lidge (3) || 40,386 || 0-7|- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| – || April 15 || Phillies || colspan=6| Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 16 as part of a doubleheader|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 8 || April 16 || Phillies || 8 – 2 || Martis (1-0) || Blanton (0-1) || || 20,494 || 1-7|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 9 || April 17 || Marlins || 3 – 2 (10) || Oviedo (1-0) || Rivera (0-2) || Lindstrom (2) || 19,026 || 1-8|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 10 || April 18 || Marlins || 9 – 6 (11) || Calero (1-0) || Tavárez (0-1) || || 19,860 || 1-9|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 11 || April 19 || Marlins || 7 – 4 || Oviedo (2-0) || Rivera (0-3) || Lindstrom (3) || 16,974 || 1-10|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 12 || April 20 || Braves || 3 – 2 || Zimmermann (1-0) || Lowe (1-1) || Hanrahan (1) || 12,464 || 2-10|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 13 || April 21 || Braves || 4 – 3 || Martis (2-0) || Kawakami (1-2) || Hanrahan (2) || 15,431 || 3-10|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 14 || April 22 || Braves || 1 – 0 || González (1-0) || Mock (0-1) || Soriano (2) || 15,567 || 3-11|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 15 || April 24 || @ Mets || 4 – 3 || Santana (3-1) || Olsen (0-3) || Rodríguez (4) || 40,522 || 3-12|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 16 || April 25 || @ Mets || 8 – 2 || Pelfrey (2-0) || Cabrera (0-2) || || 39,960 || 3-13|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 17 || April 26 || @ Mets || 8 – 1 || Zimmermann (2-0) || Pérez (1-2) || || 40,023 || 4-13|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 18 || April 27 || @ Phillies || 13 – 11 || Happ (1-0) || Hanrahan (0-1) || Madson (1) || 41,620 || 4-14|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 19 || April 28 || @ Phillies || 7 – 1 || Durbin (1-0) || Lannan (0-3) || || 43,930 || 4-15|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 20 || April 29 || @ Phillies || 4 – 1 || Olsen (1-3) || Myers (1-2) || Tavárez (1) || 36,351 || 5-15|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 21 || April 30 || Cardinals || 9 – 4 || Pérez (1-1) || Tavárez (0-2) || || 18,007 || 5-16|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 22 || May 1 || Cardinals || 6 – 2 || Wellemeyer (2-2) || Zimmermann (2-1) || || 20,712 || 5-17|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 23 || May 2 || Cardinals || 6 – 1 || Martis (3-0) || Piñeiro (4-1) || || 19,950 || 6-17|- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| – || May 3 || Cardinals || colspan=6| Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 23|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 24 || May 4 || Astros || 9 – 4 || Lannan (1-3) || Wright (1-1) || || 14,115 || 7-17|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 25 || May 5* || Astros || 11 – 10 (11) || Hanrahan (1-1) || Hawkins (0-1) || || 19,328 || 8-17|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 26 || May 6 || @ Dodgers || 10 – 3 || Kershaw (1-2) || Cabrera (0-3) || || 31,348 || 8-18|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 27 || May 7 || @ Dodgers || 11 – 9 || Villone (1-0) || Wade (0-2) || || 37,074 || 9-18|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 28 || May 8 || @ Diamondbacks || 5 – 4 || Martis (4-0) || Petit (0-3) || Wells (1) || 28,660 || 10-18|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 29 || May 9 || @ Diamondbacks || 2 – 1 || Lannan (2-3) || Davis (2-5) || Hanrahan (3) || 27,247 || 11-18|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 30 || May 10 || @ Diamondbacks || 10 – 8 || Vásquez (1-1) || Kensing (0-2) || Qualls (8) || 25,079 || 11-19|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 31 || May 11 || @ Giants || 11 – 7 || Johnson (3-3) || Cabrera (0-4) || Wilson (8) || 23,934 || 11-20|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 32 || May 12 || @ Giants || 9 – 7 || Medders (2-1) || Beimel (0-2) || || 25,701 || 11-21|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 33 || May 13 || @ Giants || 6 – 3 || Martis (5-0) || Zito (1-3) || Wells (2) || 30,120 || 12-21|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 34 || May 15 || Phillies || 10 – 6 (12) || Happ (2-0) || Wells (0-1) || || 23,430 || 12-22|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 35 || May 16 (1) || Phillies || 8 – 5 || Myers (3-2) || Olsen (1-4) || Lidge (6) || 19,910 || 12-23|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 36 || May 16 (2) || Phillies || 7 – 5 (6) || Carpenter (1-0) || Cabrera (0-5) || Condrey (1) || 23,896 || 12-24|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 37 || May 17 || Phillies || 8 – 6 || Escalona (1-0) || Tavárez (0-3) || Lidge (7) || 29,577 || 12-25|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 38 || May 18 || Pirates || 12 – 7 || Ohlendorf (5-3) || Mock (0-2) || || 14,549 || 12-26|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 39 || May 19 || Pirates || 8 – 5 (10) || Gorzelanny (1-0) || Beimel (0-3) || || 18,579 || 12-27|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 40 || May 20 || Pirates || 2 – 1 || Grabow (2-0) || Hanrahan (1-2) || Capps (8) || 17,854 || 12-28|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 41 || May 21 || Pirates || 5 – 4 || Tavárez (1-3) || Gorzelanny (1-1) || Hanrahan (4) || 17,816 || 13-28|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 42 || May 22 || Orioles || 4 – 2 (12) || Báez (3-1) || Wells (0-2) || Sherrill (8) || 22,556 || 13-29|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 43 || May 23 || Orioles || 2 – 1 || Bass (3-1) || Tavárez (1-4) || Sherrill (9) || 31,833 || 13-30|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 44 || May 24 || Orioles || 8 – 5 || Villone (2-0) || Ray (0-1) || Hanrahan (5) || 30,880 || 14-30|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 45 || May 25 || @ Mets || 5 – 2 || Maine (4-3) || Lannan (2-4) || Rodríguez (13) || 41,103 || 14-31|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 46 || May 26 || @ Mets || 6 – 1 || Hernández (4-1) || Stammen (0-1) || || 39,376 || 14-32|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 47 || May 27 || @ Mets || 7 – 4 || Santana (7-2) || Zimmermann (2-2) || || 40,171 || 14-33|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 48 || May 29 || @ Phillies || 5 – 4 || Happ (3-0) || Detwiler (0-1) || Lidge (10) || 45,202 || 14-34|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 49 || May 30 || @ Phillies || 9 – 6 || Hamels (3-2) || Martis (5-1) || Lidge (11) || 45,121 || 14-35|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 50 || May 31 || @ Phillies || 4 – 2 || Moyer (4-5) || Lannan (2-5) || Lidge (12) || 45,239 || 14-36|-| colspan=9 | *Game suspended by rain at 10–10 in the bottom of the 11th inning, completed on July 9 at Minute Maid Park.|-|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 51 || June 2 || Giants || 10 – 6 || Villone (3-0) || Howry (0-3) || || 17,331 || 15-36|- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| – || June 3 || Giants || colspan=6| Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for June 4 as part of a doubleheader|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 52 || June 4 (1) || Giants || 5 – 1 || Johnson (5-4) || Zimmermann (2-3) || Wilson (13) || rowspan=2| 16,787
^[17] || 15-37|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 53 || June 4 (2) || Giants || 4 – 1 (6) || Cain (7-1) || Detwiler (0-2) || || 15-38|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 54 || June 5 || Mets || 3 – 1 (10) || Green (1-2) || Hanrahan (1-3) || Rodríguez (15) || 20,353 || 15-39|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 55 || June 6 || Mets || 7 – 1 || Lannan (3-5) || Maine (5-4) || || 31,456 || 16-39|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 56 || June 7 || Mets || 7 – 0 || Hernández (5-1) || Stammen (0-2) || || 31,841 || 16-40|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 57 || June 9 || Reds || 3 – 2 || Cueto (6-3) || Detwiler (0-3) || Cordero (15) || 16,274 || 16-41|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 58 || June 10 || Reds || 4 – 2 (12) || Masset (4-0) || Villone (3-1) || Weathers (1) || 19,766 || 16-42|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 59 || June 11 || Reds || 3 – 2 || Tavárez (2-4) || Herrera (0-2) || Beimel (1) || 19,703 || 17-42|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 60 || June 12 || @ Rays || 4 – 3 || Howell (2-2) || Villone (3-2) || || 18,273 || 17-43|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 61 || June 13 || @ Rays || 8 – 3 || Sonnanstine (5-6) || Bergmann (0-1) || || 30,586 || 17-44|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 62 || June 14 || @ Rays || 5 – 4 || Wheeler (2-1) || Villone (3-3) || Howell (3) || 25,841 || 17-45|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 63 || June 16 || @ Yankees || 5 – 3 || Sabathia (6-4) || Villone (3-4) || Rivera (15) || 44,873 || 17-46|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 64 || June 17 || @ Yankees || 3 – 2 || Lannan (4-5) || Wang (0-5) || MacDougal (1) || 46,052 || 18-46|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 65 || June 18 || @ Yankees || 3 – 0 || Stammen (1-2) || Chamberlain (3-2) || MacDougal (2) || 45,143 || 19-46|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 66 || June 19 || Blue Jays || 2 – 1 (11) || Colomé (1-0) || Frasor (5-1) || || 20,860 || 20-46|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 67 || June 20 || Blue Jays || 5 – 3 (12) || Tavárez (3-4) || Richmond (5-4) || || 22,142 || 21-46|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 68 || June 21 || Blue Jays || 9 – 4 || Romero (4-3) || Martis (5-2) || || 26,610 || 21-47|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 69 || June 23 || Red Sox || 11 – 3 || Delcarmen (2-1) || Tavárez (3-5) || || 41,517 || 21-48|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 70 || June 24 || Red Sox || 6 – 4 || Lester (6-6) || Stammen (1-3) || Papelbon (17) || 41,530 || 21-49|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 71 || June 25 || Red Sox || 9 – 3 || Zimmermann (3-3) || Smoltz (0-1) || || 41,985 || 22-49|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 72 || June 26 || @ Orioles || 11 – 1 || Bergesen (5-2) || Detwiler (0-4) || || 45,024 || 22-50|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 73 || June 27 || @ Orioles || 6 – 3 || Guthrie (6-7) || Martis (5-3) || Sherrill (16) || 39,633 || 22-51|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 74 || June 28 || @ Orioles || 5 – 3 || Lannan (5-5) || Hernández (1-2) || MacDougal (3) || 25,068 || 23-51|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 75 || June 29 || @ Marlins || 4 – 2 || Nolasco (5-6) || Villone (3-5) || Oviedo (3) || 10,623 || 23-52|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 76 || June 30 || @ Marlins || 7 – 5 (7) || Pinto (3-1) || Beimel (0-4) || || 11,821 || 23-53|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 77 || July 1 || @ Marlins || 5 – 3 || Meyer (2-0) || Tavárez (3-6) || Oviedo (4) || 27,032 || 23-54|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 78 || July 3 || Braves || 9 – 8 || Logan (1-0) || Colomé (1-1) || Soriano (8) || 33,982 || 23-55|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 79 || July 4 || Braves || 5 – 3 || Lannan (6-5) || González (3-1) || MacDougal (4) || 23,708 || 24-55|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 80 || July 5 || Braves || 5 – 3 || Olsen (2-4) || Lowe (7-7) || MacDougal (5) || 22,677 || 25-55|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 81 || July 6 || @ Rockies || 1 – 0 || Marquis (11-5) || Stammen (1-4) || Street (20) || 25,205 || 25-56|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 82 || July 7 || @ Rockies || 5 – 4 || Embree (2-2) || Tavárez (3-7) || Street (21) || 25,314 || 25-57|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 83 || July 8 || @ Rockies || 10 – 4 || de la Rosa (6-7) || Detwiler (0-5) || || 23,098 || 25-58|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 84 || July 9 || @ Astros || 9 – 4 || Arias (2-0) || Lannan (6-6) || || 25,490 || 25-59|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 85 || July 10 || @ Astros || 6 – 5 || Fulchino (3-3) || Beimel (0-5) || || 33,085 || 25-60|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 86 || July 11 || @ Astros || 13 – 2 || Stammen (2-4) || Hampton (5-6) || || 30,052 || 26-60|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 87 || July 12 || @ Astros || 5 – 0 || Moehler (6-5) || Zimmermann (3-4) || Valverde (8) || 28,680 || 26-61|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;"|colspan=9| All–Star Break (July 13–15)|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 88 || July 16 || Cubs || 6 – 2 || Harden (6-6) || Lannan (6-7) || || 26,980 || 26-62|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 89 || July 17 || Cubs || 3 – 1 || Zambrano (6-4) || Stammen (2-5) || Gregg (17) || 27,581 || 26-63|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 90 || July 18 || Cubs || 6 – 5 || Wells (5-4) || Zimmermann (3-5) || Gregg (18) || 36,014 || 26-64|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 91 || July 19 || Cubs || 11 – 3 || Hart (1-1) || Mock (0-3) || || 34,574 || 26-65|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 92 || July 20 || Mets || 6 – 2 || Hernández (6-5) || Martin (0-1) || || 19,169 || 26-66|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 93 || July 21 || Mets || 4 – 0 || Lannan (7-7) || Pérez (2-3) || || 23,390 || 27-66|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 94 || July 22 || Mets || 3 – 1 || Stammen (3-5) || Pelfrey (7-6) || MacDougal (6) || 23,583 || 28-66|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 95 || July 23 || Cardinals || 4 – 1 (7) || Wainwright (11-6) || Balester (0-1) || || 25,359 || 28-67|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 96 || July 24 || Padres || 6 – 2 || Latos (1-1) || Mock (0-4) || || 23,506 || 28-68|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 97 || July 25 || Padres || 13 – 1 || Clippard (1-0) || Stauffer (0-2) || || 21,834 || 29-68|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 98 || July 26 || Padres || 3 – 2 (10) || Beimel (1-5) || Burke (2-3) || || 20,747 || 30-68|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 99 || July 27 || @ Brewers || 14 – 6 || Bergmann (1-1) || Suppan (5-8) || || 37,311 || 31-68|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 100 || July 28 || @ Brewers || 8 – 3 || Balester (1-1) || Villanueva (2-8) || || 36,502 || 32-68|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 101 || July 29 || @ Brewers || 7 – 5 || Parra (5-8) || Clippard (1-1) || Hoffman (23) || 32,992 || 32-69|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 102 || July 30 || @ Brewers || 7 – 3 || Gallardo (10-7) || Martin (0-2) || || 39,890 || 32-70|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 103 || July 31 || @ Pirates || 5 – 4 || Ohlendorf (9-8) || Lannan (7-8) || Capps (21) || 23,363 || 32-71|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 104 || August 1 || @ Pirates || 11 – 6 || Vásquez (2-5) || Stammen (3-6) || || 26,855 || 32-72|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 105 || August 2 || @ Pirates || 5 – 3 || Burnett (2-2) || Maholm (6-6) || MacDougal (7) || 21,894 || 33-72|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 106 || August 3 || @ Pirates || 8 – 4 || Clippard (2-1) || Morton (2-4) || MacDougal (8) || 11,630 || 34-72|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 107 || August 4 || Marlins || 6 – 4 || Villone (4-5) || Calero (2-1) || MacDougal (9) || 19,828 || 35-72|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 108 || August 5 || Marlins || 5 – 4 || Lannan (8-8) || van den Hurk (1-1) || MacDougal (10) || 18,312 || 36-72|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 109 || August 6 || Marlins || 12 – 8 || Sosa (1-0) || Ayala (1-4) || || 23,691 || 37-72|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 110 || August 7 || Diamondbacks || 7 – 6 || Bergmann (2-1) || Gutiérrez (3-3) || MacDougal (11) || 22,674 || 38-72|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 111 || August 8 || Diamondbacks || 5 – 2 || Mock (1-4) || Haren (11-7) || Sosa (1) || 24,551 || 39-72|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 112 || August 9 || Diamondbacks || 9 – 2 || Martin (1-2) || Petit (2-6) || Sosa (2) || 19,938 || 40-72|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 113 || August 11 || @ Braves || 8 – 1 || Hanson (7-2) || Lannan (8-9) || || 19,273 || 40-73|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 114 || August 12 || @ Braves || 6 – 2 || Lowe (12-7) || Sosa (1-1) || || 17,886 || 40-74|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 115 || August 13 || @ Reds || 7 – 0 || Arroyo (11-11) || Balester (1-2) || || 16,889 || 40-75|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 116 || August 14 || @ Reds || 2 – 0 || Mock (2-4) || Harang (6-14) || MacDougal (12) || 19,606 || 41-75|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 117 || August 15 || @ Reds || 10 – 6 || Martin (2-2) || Cueto (8-10) || || 30,494 || 42-75|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 118 || August 16 || @ Reds || 5 – 4 || Sosa (2-1) || Rhodes (0-1) || MacDougal (13) || 18,030 || 43-75|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 119 || August 18 || Rockies || 4 – 3 || Jiménez (11-9) || Burnett (2-3) || Street (30) || 18,192 || 43-76|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 120 || August 19 || Rockies || 5 – 4 || Marquis (14-8) || Balester (1-3) || Street (31) || 16,187 || 43-77|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 121 || August 20 || Rockies || 4 – 1 || Hammel (8-7) || Mock (2-5) || Street (32) || 18,036 || 43-78|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 122 || August 21 || Brewers || 7 – 3 || Looper (11-6) || Martin (2-3) || || 26,307 || 43-79|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 123 || August 22 || Brewers || 11 – 9 || Narveson (1-0) || Bergmann (2-2) || Hoffman (27) || 19,374 || 43-80|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 124 || August 23 || Brewers || 8 – 3 || Stammen (4-6) || Parra (8-10) || || 21,460 || 44-80|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 125 || August 24 || Brewers || 7 – 1 || Gallardo (12-10) || Balester (1-4) || || 17,805 || 44-81|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 126 || August 25 || @ Cubs || 15 – 6 || Mock (3-5) || Zambrano (7-5) || || 37,297 || 45-81|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 127 || August 26 || @ Cubs || 9 – 4 || Guzmán (3-3) || Bergmann (2-3) || || 36,562 || 45-82|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 128 || August 27 || @ Cubs || 5 – 4 || Martin (3-3) || Wells (9-7) || MacDougal (14) || 35,174 || 46-82|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 129 || August 28 || @ Cardinals || 3 – 2 || Motte (4-4) || Bergmann (2-4) || || 40,033 || 46-83|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 130 || August 29 || @ Cardinals || 9 – 4 || Boggs (2-2) || Stammen (4-7) || || 44,028 || 46-84|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 131 || August 30 || @ Cardinals || 2 – 1 || Wainwright (16-7) || Mock (3-6) || Franklin (35) || 41,083 || 46-85|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 132 || August 31 || @ Padres || 3 – 1 || Stauffer (3-6) || Hernández (7-9) || Bell (32) || 19,867 || 46-86|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 133 || September 1 || @ Padres || 4 – 1 || Richard (8-4) || Martin (3-4) || Bell (33) || 15,131 || 46-87|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 134 || September 2 || @ Padres || 7 – 0 || Correia (10-10) || Lannan (8-10) || || 14,468 || 46-88|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 135 || September 4 || Marlins || 9 – 6 || Badenhop (6-4) || Mock (3-7) || Oviedo (18) || 16,364 || 46-89|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 136 || September 5 || Marlins || 9 – 5 || Johnson (14-4) || Hernández (7-10) || || 18,111 || 46-90|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 137 || September 6 || Marlins || 5 – 4 || MacDougal (1-0) || Oviedo (4-5) || || 22,325 || 47-90|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 138 || September 8 || Phillies || 5 – 3 || Martínez (4-0) || Lannan (8-11) || Madson (5) || 17,153 || 47-91|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 139 || September 9 || Phillies || 6 – 5 || Lee (13-11) || Clippard (2-2) || Madson (6) || 16,818 || 47-92|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 140 || September 10 || Phillies || 8 – 7 || Hernández (8-10) || Blanton (9-7) || Villone (1) || 18,706 || 48-92|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 141 || September 11 || @ Marlins || 5 – 3 || Martin (4-4) || Sanches (4-2) || MacDougal (15) || 15,247 || 49-92|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 142 || September 12 || @ Marlins || 11 – 3 || Wood (1-0) || Estrada (0-1) || || 38,214 || 49-93|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 143 || September 13 || @ Marlins || 7 – 2 || Lannan (9-11) || Volstad (9-12) || || 15,065 || 50-93|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 144 || September 15 || @ Phillies || 5 – 0 || Lee (14-11) || Mock (3-8) || || 44,521 || 50-94|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 145 || September 16 || @ Phillies || 6 – 1 || Blanton (10-7) || Hernández (8-11) || || 44,223 || 50-95|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 146 || September 17 || @ Phillies || 4 – 2 || Hamels (10-9) || Detwiler (0-6) || Lidge (30) || 45,210 || 50-96|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 147 || September 18 || @ Mets || 6 – 5 || Martin (5-4) || Pelfrey (10-11) || MacDougal (16) || 38,063 || 51-96|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 148 || September 19 || @ Mets || 3 – 2 || Redding (3-6) || Lannan (9-12) || Rodríguez (32) || 37,906 || 51-97|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 149 || September 20 || @ Mets || 6 – 2 || Maine (6-5) || Mock (3-9) || Rodríguez (33) || 38,347 || 51-98|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 150 || September 22 || Dodgers || 14 – 2 || Kuroda (8-6) || Hernández (8-12) || || 18,518 || 51-99|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 151 || September 23 || Dodgers || 5 – 4 || Rivera (1-3) || McDonald (5-5) || || 18,635 || 52-99|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 152 || September 24 || Dodgers || 7 – 6 || Troncoso (5-4) || Villone (4-6) || Broxton (36) || 22,432 || 52-100|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 153 || September 25 || Braves || 4 – 1 || Vázquez (15-9) || Lannan (9-13) || || 28,276 || 52-101|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 154 || September 26 || Braves || 11 – 5 || Hanson (11-4) || Mock (3-10) || || 29,058 || 52-102|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 155 || September 27 || Braves || 6 – 3 (10) || González (5-4) || MacDougal (1-1) || Soriano (27) || 27,840 || 52-103|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 156 || September 28 || Mets || 2 – 1 || Detwiler (1-6) || Figueroa (2-8) || MacDougal (17) || 18,600 || 53-103|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 157 || September 29 || Mets || 4 – 3 || Clippard (3-2) || Green (1-4) || MacDougal (18) || 19,614 || 54-103|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 158 || September 30 || Mets || 7 – 4 || Villone (5-6) || Rodríguez (3-6) || || 23,944 || 55-103|-|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 159 || October 1 || @ Braves || 2 – 1 || Clippard (4-2) || Soriano (1-6) || MacDougal (19) || 38,237 || 56-103|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 160 || October 2 || @ Braves || 6 – 3 || Hernández (9-12) || Lowe (15-10) || MacDougal (20) || 33,124 || 57-103|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 161 || October 3 || @ Braves || 6 – 4 (11) || Segovia (1-0) || Acosta (1-1) || Kensing (1) || 28,278 || 58-103|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 162 || October 4 || @ Braves || 2 – 1 (15) || Kensing (1-2) || Logan (1-1) || || 36,307 || 59-103|-

Player stats

Batting

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Pos	Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG	SB
P	Collin Balester	7	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	.125	0
C	Josh Bard	90	274	20	63	18	0	6	31	.230	0
P	Joe Beimel	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
2B	Ronnie Belliard	86	187	26	46	7	1	5	22	.246	2
P	Jason Bergmann	55	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
OF	Roger Bernadina	3	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	.250	0
C	Jamie Burke	6	10	0	1	0	0	0	1	.100	0
P	Sean Burnett	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
P	Daniel Cabrera	9	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
MI	Alex Cintrón	21	26	1	2	0	0	0	0	.077	0
P	Tyler Clippard	41	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
P	Jesús Colomé	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
SS	Ian Desmond	21	82	9	23	7	2	4	12	.280	1
P	Ross Detwiler	13	19	1	1	0	0	0	1	.053	0
RF	Elijah Dukes	107	364	38	91	20	4	8	58	.250	3
UT	Adam Dunn	159	546	81	146	29	0	38	105	.267	0
P	Marco Estrada	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
C	Jesús Flores	29	93	13	28	3	2	4	15	.301	0
P	Víctor Gárate	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
MI	Alberto González	105	291	31	77	16	3	1	33	.265	1
SS	Cristian Guzmán	135	531	74	151	24	7	6	52	.284	4
P	Joel Hanrahan	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
CF	Willie Harris	137	323	47	76	18	6	7	27	.235	11
2B	Anderson Hernández	77	231	25	58	9	2	1	23	.251	5
P	Liván Hernández	8	14	1	3	2	0	0	0	.214	0
P	Mike Hinckley	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
1B	Nick Johnson	98	353	47	104	16	2	6	44	.295	2
RF	Austin Kearns	80	174	20	34	6	2	3	17	.195	1
P	Logan Kensing	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
P	John Lannan	31	58	1	9	1	0	0	0	.155	0
P	Wil Ledezma	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
P	Mike MacDougal	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
P	J.D. Martin	16	25	3	4	0	0	0	0	.160	0
P	Shairon Martis	13	24	4	5	1	0	0	2	.208	0
CF	Justin Maxwell	40	89	13	22	4	1	4	9	.247	6
CF	Lastings Milledge	7	24	1	4	0	0	0	1	.167	1
P	Garrett Mock	28	23	1	2	0	0	0	0	.087	0
CF	Nyjer Morgan	49	191	35	67	9	2	1	12	.351	24
UT	Michael Morse	32	52	4	13	3	0	3	10	.250	0
C	Wil Nieves	72	224	20	58	6	0	1	26	.259	1
P	Scott Olsen	11	15	1	2	0	0	0	1	.133	0
2B	Pete Orr	27	75	5	19	2	1	1	10	.253	2
OF	Jorge Padilla	29	25	3	3	0	0	0	0	.120	0
OF	Corey Patterson	5	15	0	2	0	0	0	0	.133	2
P	Saúl Rivera	30	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	.333	0
P	Zach Segovia	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
P	Steven Shell	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
P	Jorge Sosa	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
P	Craig Stammen	18	31	1	6	3	0	0	4	.194	0
P	Julián Tavárez	38	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
P	Ron Villone	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
P	Kip Wells	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
LF	Josh Willingham	133	427	70	111	29	0	24	61	.260	4
P	Jordan Zimmermann	15	27	1	4	0	0	0	2	.148	0
3B	Ryan Zimmerman	157	610	110	178	37	3	33	106	.292	2
	Team Totals	162	5493	710	1416	271	38	156	685	.258	73

Pitching

Table is sortable.

Note: Pos = Position; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Pos	Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	R	ER	BB	K
	Collin Balester	1	4	6.82	7	7	0	30.1	24	23	14	20
RP	Joe Beimel	1	5	3.40	45	0	1	39.2	17	15	15	24
RP	Jason Bergmann	2	4	4.50	56	0	0	48.0	28	24	25	40
	Sean Burnett	1	1	3.20	33	0	0	25.1	9	9	13	20
	Daniel Cabrera	0	5	5.85	9	8	0	40.0	39	26	35	16
	Tyler Clippard	4	2	2.69	41	0	0	60.1	20	18	32	67
	Jesús Colomé	1	1	8.40	16	0	0	15.0	14	14	6	12
	Ross Detwiler	1	6	5.00	15	14	0	75.2	43	42	33	43
	Marco Estrada	0	1	6.14	4	1	0	7.1	6	5	4	9
	Víctor Gárate	0	0	22.50	4	0	0	2.0	5	5	3	0
	Joel Hanrahan	1	3	7.71	34	0	5	32.2	28	28	14	35
	Liván Hernández	2	4	5.36	8	8	0	48.2	29	29	16	27
	Mike Hinckley	0	0	4.66	14	0	0	9.2	5	5	11	3
	Logan Kensing	1	1	8.68	26	0	1	28.0	27	27	12	12
SP	John Lannan	9	13	3.88	33	33	0	206.0	100	89	68	89
	Wilfredo Ledezma	0	0	9.53	5	0	0	5.2	7	6	4	8
SP	J.D. Martin	5	4	4.44	15	15	0	77.0	40	38	24	37
SP	Shairon Martis	5	3	5.25	15	15	0	85.2	52	50	39	34
CL	Mike MacDougal	1	1	3.60	52	0	20	50.0	25	20	31	31
SP	Garrett Mock	3	10	5.62	28	15	0	91.1	65	57	44	72
	Scott Olsen	2	4	6.03	11	11	0	62.2	45	42	25	42
	Saúl Rivera	1	3	6.10	30	0	0	38.1	28	26	14	21
	Zach Segovia	1	0	7.84	8	0	0	10.1	10	9	6	4
	Steven Shell	0	0	5.40	4	0	0	5.0	3	3	2	5
	Jorge Sosa	2	1	6.45	18	0	2	22.1	16	16	12	17
SP	Craig Stammen	4	7	5.11	19	19	0	105.2	67	60	24	48
RP	Julián Tavárez	3	7	4.89	42	0	1	35.0	27	19	27	32
RP	Ron Villone	5	6	4.25	63	0	1	48.2	25	23	29	33
	Kip Wells	0	2	6.49	23	0	2	26.1	19	19	18	18
SP	Jordan Zimmermann	3	5	4.63	16	16	0	91.1	51	47	29	92
	Team Totals	59	103	5.00	162	162	33	1424.1	874	791	629	911

Team leaders

Qualifying players only.

Batting

Stat	Player	Total
		.292
		38
		106
		110
		178
		24

Pitching

Stat	Player	Total
		9
		13
		3.88
		92
		20
		206.1

Awards and honors

All-Stars

Ryan Zimmerman, 3B

Annual awards

Gold Glove: Ryan Zimmerman, 3B
Silver Slugger: Ryan Zimmerman, 3B

Minor League System

The future for the Nationals seemed to show promise in 2009 with their Gulf Coast League affiliate qualifying for the playoffs. The significance of this to the 2009 Major League team was that it demonstrated that the team was attempting to improve on its performance and had the prospects to do so.

Class	Team	League	Manager	Record	Finish
AAA				76–68 .528	2nd North Division
AA				70–72 .493	5th Southern Division
High A				79–58 .577	2nd Northern Division
Low A				56–78 .418	8th Northern Division
Short Season A				34–41 .453	3rd Stedler Division
Rookie				36–19 .655	2nd East Division, Won Wild Card, Lost GCL Finals 2–0 to Gulf Coast League Marlins
Rookie	DSL Nationals		Juan Benhardt	29–42 .408	10th Boca Chica Division

External links

2009 Washington Nationals Season Official Site
2009 Washington Nationals season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

Web site: Find Franchise Trade History between Washington Nationals & Chicago Cubs - Baseball-Reference.com. Baseball-Reference.com.
Web site: Find Franchise Trade History between Washington Nationals & Miami Marlins - Baseball-Reference.com. Baseball-Reference.com.
Web site: Company apologizes for 'Natinals' jersey error. April 22, 2009. ESPN.com.
Web site: Meet your new MLB team: The Washington Natinals . https://web.archive.org/web/20090426161358/http://www.inquisitr.com/22361/meet-your-new-mlb-team-the-washington-natinals/ . April 26, 2009 . live . July 16, 2009 . mdy .
Web site: Anonymous, "Washington Nationals invite Nationals fans to visit NatsTown and get your red on," Washington Nationals press release, February 5, 2009, 11:47 AM EST..
Steinberg, Dan, "About Screech's Unveiling", washingtonpost.com, March 2, 2009
Web site: Find Franchise Trade History between Washington Nationals & San Diego Padres - Baseball-Reference.com. Baseball-Reference.com.
Web site: Find Franchise Trade History between Washington Nationals & Seattle Mariners - Baseball-Reference.com. Baseball-Reference.com.
Web site: Find Franchise Trade History between Washington Nationals & Pittsburgh Pirates - Baseball-Reference.com. Baseball-Reference.com.
Web site: Find Franchise Trade History between Washington Nationals & Colorado Rockies - Baseball-Reference.com. Baseball-Reference.com.
Web site: Find Franchise Trade History between Washington Nationals & Chicago White Sox - Baseball-Reference.com. Baseball-Reference.com.
Web site: Find Franchise Trade History between Washington Nationals & New York Mets - Baseball-Reference.com. Baseball-Reference.com.
Web site: Find Franchise Trade History between Washington Nationals & Los Angeles Dodgers - Baseball-Reference.com. Baseball-Reference.com.
Web site: 2009 Washington Nationals Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft - Baseball-Reference.com. Baseball-Reference.com.
Web site: 2009 Washington Nationals Schedule - Baseball-Reference.com. Baseball-Reference.com.
Web site: Washington Nationals Attendance Records (1969 - 2018) by Baseball Almanac. www.baseball-almanac.com.
The two games on June 4 were played as a single-admission doubleheader with attendance counted only for the two games combined.