The 2009 Hanshin Tigers season features the Tigers quest to win their first Central League title since 2005.
Regular season
Standings
Source:
Game log
| 2009 Game Log
|
| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record
|
| 1 |
April 3 |
Swallows |
5 - 2 |
Ando (1-0) |
Ishikawa (0-1) |
Fujikawa (1) |
33,792 |
1-0-0
|
| 2 |
April 4 |
Swallows |
1 - 5 |
Sato (1-0) |
Nomi (0-1) |
|
33,449 |
1-1-0
|
| 3 |
April 5 |
Swallows |
6 - 7 |
Kawashima (1-0) |
Fukuhara (0-1) |
Lim (1) |
33,436 |
1-2-0
|
| 4 |
April 7 |
Carp |
11 - 10 |
Egusa (1-0) |
Nagakawa (0-1) |
|
46,307 |
2-2-0
|
| 5 |
April 8 |
Carp |
8 - 2 |
Shimoyanagi (1-0) |
Saito (0-1) |
|
42,300 |
3-2-0
|
| 6 |
April 9 |
Carp |
2 - 4 |
Hasegawa (1-0) |
Ishikawa (0-1) |
Nagakawa (3) |
38,733 |
3-3-0
|
| 7 |
April 10 |
@Giants |
6 - 5 |
Ochi (1-0) |
Egusa (1-1) |
Kroon (1) |
43,356 |
3-4-0
|
| 8 |
April 11 |
@Giants |
4 - 1 |
Tono (1-0) |
Nomi (0-2) |
Kroon (2) |
44,284 |
3-5-0
|
| 9 |
April 12 |
@Giants |
6 - 6 (12) |
Game tied after 12 innings |
44,246 |
3-5-1
|
| — |
April 14 |
Dragons |
Postponed (rained out)
|
| 10 |
April 15 |
Dragons |
2 - 9 |
Asakura (1-0) |
Shimoyanagi (1-1) |
|
40,476 |
3-6-1
|
| 11 |
April 16 |
Dragons |
4 - 3 |
Atchison (1-0) |
Asao (1-2) |
Fujikawa (2) |
40,195 |
4-6-1
|
| 12 |
April 17 |
@BayStars |
1 - 5 |
Ando (2-0) |
Miura (1-2) |
|
12,250 |
5-6-1
|
| 13 |
April 18 |
@BayStars |
4 - 9 |
Nomi (1-2) |
Glynn (0-3) |
|
25,773 |
6-6-1
|
| 14 |
April 19 |
@BayStars |
4 - 2 |
Kobayashi (1-1) |
Fukuhara (0-2) |
Ishii (4) |
24,491 |
6-7-1
|
| 15 |
April 21 |
@Dragons |
2 - 1 |
Asakura (2-0) |
Shimoyanagi (1-2) |
Iwase (3) |
30,434 |
6-8-1
|
| 16 |
April 22 |
@Dragons |
6 - 2 |
Asao (2-2) |
Kubo (0-1) |
Iwase (4) |
31,650 |
6-9-1
|
| 17 |
April 23 |
@Dragons |
1 - 4 (12) |
Fujikawa (1-0) |
Nelson (0-2) |
|
30,850 |
7-9-1
|
| 18 |
April 24 |
@Carp |
0 - 4 |
Nomi (2-2) |
Maeda (2-2) |
|
24,417 |
8-9-1
|
| 19 |
April 25 |
@Carp |
1 - 12 |
Fukuhara (1-2) |
Hasegawa (1-1) |
|
28,400 |
9-9-1
|
| 20 |
April 26 |
@Carp |
2 - 1 |
Shinoda (2-1) |
Atchison (1-1) |
Nagakawa (7) |
30,528 |
9-10-1
|
| 21 |
April 28 |
BayStars |
8 - 4 |
Egusa (2-1) |
Yoshikawa (0-1) |
|
19,163 |
10-10-1
|
| 22 |
April 29 |
BayStars |
4 - 7 |
Walrond (1-2) |
Ando (2-1) |
Ishii (6) |
46,431 |
10-11-1
|
| 23 |
April 30 |
BayStars |
3 - 2 |
Atchison (2-1) |
Ishii (0-2) |
|
45,758 |
11-11-1
|
|
| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record
|
| 24 |
May 2 |
Giants |
5 - 6 |
Yamaguchi (3-0) |
Fujikawa (1-1) |
Ochi (2) |
46,425 |
11-12-1
|
| 25 |
May 3 |
Giants |
0 - 4 |
Gonzalez (1-0) |
Cheng (0-1) |
|
46,440 |
11-13-1
|
| 26 |
May 4 |
Giants |
6 - 0 |
Shimoyanagi (2-2) |
Utsumi (0-3) |
|
46,434 |
12-13-1
|
| — |
May 5 |
@Swallows |
Postponed (rained out)
|
| — |
May 6 |
@Swallows |
Postponed (rained out)
|
| 27 |
May 7 |
@Swallows |
2 - 1 |
Ishikawa (4-1) |
Kubo(0-2) |
Lim (9) |
15,575 |
12-14-1
|
| 28 |
May 8 |
@BayStars |
2 - 0 |
Miura (4-2) |
Ando (2-2) |
|
13,467 |
12-15-1
|
| 29 |
May 9 |
@BayStars |
4 - 0 |
Glynn (2-4) |
Nomi (2-3) |
|
23,464 |
12-16-1
|
| 30 |
May 10 |
@BayStars |
4 - 12 |
Fukuhara (2-2) |
Kobayashi (1-2) |
|
23,963 |
13-16-1
|
| 31 |
May 12 |
Carp |
1 - 0 |
Shimoyanagi (3-2) |
Yokoyama (0-2) |
|
41,558 |
14-16-1
|
| 32 |
May 13 |
Carp |
1 - 2 (10) |
Yokoyama (1-2) |
Fujikawa (1-2) |
Nagakawa (11) |
43,899 |
14-17-1
|
| 33 |
May 14 |
Carp |
7 - 1 |
Ando (3-2) |
Maeda (2-4) |
|
40,599 |
15-17-1
|
| 34 |
May 15 |
@Swallows |
2 - 1 |
Matsuoka (2-0) |
Nomi (2-4) |
Lim (12) |
22,528 |
15-18-1
|
| 35 |
May 16 |
@Swallows |
4 - 1 |
Tateyama (4-0) |
Fukuhara (2-3) |
Lim (13) |
28,380 |
15-19-1
|
| 36 |
May 17 |
@Swallows |
2 - 1 |
Kawashima (3-2) |
Egusa (2-2) |
Igarashi (1) |
19,534 |
15-20-1
|
| 37 |
May 19 |
@Hawks |
1 - 1 (12) |
Game tied after 12 innings |
33,182 |
15-20-2
|
| 38 |
May 20 |
@Hawks |
3 - 2 (10) |
Settsu (2-2) |
Egusa (2-3) |
|
29,258 |
15-21-2
|
| 39 |
May 22 |
@Buffaloes |
8 - 3 |
Kaneko (4-3) |
Ando (3-3) |
Kato (7) |
23,433 |
15-22-2
|
| 40 |
May 23 |
@Buffaloes |
3 - 7 |
Atchison (3-1) |
Vogelsong (0-1) |
|
28,031 |
16-22-2
|
| — |
May 24 |
Marines |
No game (called after 4 innings)
|
| 41 |
May 25 |
Marines |
4 - 3 |
Kubo (1-2) |
Shimizu (1-3) |
Fujikawa (3) |
43,474 |
17-22-2
|
| 42 |
May 26 |
Marines |
2 - 3 |
Sikorski (4-2) |
Fujikawa (1-3) |
Ogino (7) |
26,680 |
17-23-2
|
| 43 |
May 27 |
Lions |
4 - 1 |
Shimoyanagi (4-2) |
Ishii (2-4) |
Fujikawa (4) |
46,160 |
18-23-2
|
| 44 |
May 28 |
Lions |
4 - 6 |
Wakui (5-2) |
Ando (3-4) |
Onodera (4) |
44,395 |
18-24-2
|
| 45 |
May 30 |
@Fighters |
8 - 2 |
Darvish (7-1) |
Fukuhara (2-4) |
|
42,328 |
18-25-2
|
| 46 |
May 31 |
@Fighters |
4 - 4 (12) |
Game tied after 12 innings |
42,051 |
18-25-3
|
|
| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record
|
| 47 |
June 2 |
@Eagles |
3 - 2 |
Rasner (3-3) |
Kubo (1-3) |
Aoyama (3) |
20,128 |
18-26-3
|
| 48 |
June 3 |
@Eagles |
2 - 3 |
|
|
|
|
19-26-3
|
| 49 |
June 5 |
Buffaloes |
4 - 0 |
|
|
|
|
20-26-3
|
| 50 |
June 6 |
Buffaloes |
7 - 0 |
|
|
|
|
21-26-3
|
| 51 |
June 7 |
Hawks |
4 - 3 |
|
|
|
|
22-26-3
|
| 52 |
June 8 |
Hawks |
1 - 8 |
|
|
|
|
22-27-3
|
| 53 |
June 10 |
@Lions |
4 - 3 |
|
|
|
|
22-28-3
|
| 54 |
June 11 |
@Lions |
6 - 5 |
|
|
|
|
22-29-3
|
| 55 |
June 13 |
@Marines |
9 - 1 |
|
|
|
|
22-30-3
|
| 56 |
June 14 |
@Marines |
4 - 1 |
|
|
|
|
22-31-3
|
| 57 |
June 16 |
Fighters |
4 - 3 |
|
|
|
|
23-31-3
|
| 58 |
June 17 |
Fighters |
5 - 10 |
|
|
|
|
23-32-3
|
| 59 |
June 20 |
Eagles |
2 - 5 |
|
|
|
|
23-33-3
|
| 60 |
June 21 |
Eagles |
4 - 2 |
|
|
|
|
24-33-3
|
| 61 |
June 26 |
BayStars |
9 - 4 |
|
|
|
|
25-33-3
|
| 62 |
June 27 |
BayStars |
3 - 5 |
|
|
|
|
25-34-3
|
| 63 |
June 28 |
BayStars |
3 - 2 |
|
|
|
|
26-34-3
|
| 64 |
June 30 |
@Dragons |
5 - 4 |
|
|
|
|
26-35-3
|
|
| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record
|
| 65 |
July 1 |
@Dragons |
4 - 1 |
|
|
|
|
26-36-3
|
| 66 |
July 2 |
@Dragons |
3 - 5 |
|
|
|
|
27-36-3
|
| 67 |
July 3 |
Swallows |
7 - 2 |
|
|
|
|
28-36-3
|
| 68 |
July 4 |
Swallows |
3 - 6 |
|
|
|
|
28-37-3
|
| 69 |
July 5 |
Swallows |
4 - 1 |
|
|
|
|
29-37-3
|
| 70 |
July 7 |
@Carp |
8 - 1 |
|
|
|
|
29-38-3
|
| 71 |
July 8 |
@Carp |
3 - 1 |
|
|
|
|
29-39-3
|
| 72 |
July 10 |
Giants |
5 - 7 |
|
|
|
|
29-40-3
|
| 73 |
July 11 |
Giants |
2 - 2 |
Game tied after 12 innings |
|
29-40-4
|
| 74 |
July 12 |
Giants |
1 - 2 |
|
|
|
|
29-41-4
|
| 75 |
July 14 |
Dragons |
5 - 4 |
|
|
|
|
30-41-4
|
| 76 |
July 15 |
Dragons |
1 - 6 |
|
|
|
|
30-42-4
|
| 77 |
July 16 |
Dragons |
4 - 6 |
|
|
|
|
30-43-4
|
| 78 |
July 17 |
@Giants |
1 - 5 |
|
|
|
|
31-43-4
|
| 79 |
July 18 |
@Giants |
11 - 4 |
|
|
|
|
31-44-4
|
| 80 |
July 19 |
@Giants |
0 - 1 |
|
|
|
|
32-44-4
|
| 81 |
July 20 |
Swallows |
2 - 3 |
|
|
|
|
32-45-4
|
| — |
July 21 |
Swallows |
Postponed (rained out)
|
| 82 |
July 22 |
Swallows |
0 - 5 |
|
|
|
|
32-46-4
|
| 83 |
July 28 |
BayStars |
5 - 4 |
|
|
|
|
33-46-4
|
| 84 |
July 29 |
BayStars |
8 - 0 |
|
|
|
|
34-46-4
|
| 85 |
July 30 |
BayStars |
2 - 0 |
|
|
|
|
35-46-4
|
| 86 |
July 31 |
Giants |
3 - 2 |
|
|
|
|
36-46-4
|
|
| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record
|
| 87 |
August 1 |
Giants |
2 - 4 |
|
|
|
|
36-47-4
|
| 88 |
August 2 |
Giants |
7 - 4 |
|
|
|
|
37-47-4
|
| 89 |
August 3 |
@Dragons |
7 - 0 |
|
|
|
|
37-48-4
|
| 90 |
August 4 |
@Dragons |
3 - 1 |
|
|
|
|
37-49-4
|
| 91 |
August 5 |
@Dragons |
2 - 9 |
|
|
|
|
38-49-4
|
| 92 |
August 7 |
@Carp |
0 - 4 |
|
|
|
|
39-49-4
|
| 93 |
August 8 |
@Carp |
8 - 0 |
|
|
|
|
39-50-4
|
| 94 |
August 9 |
@Carp |
7 - 3 |
|
|
|
|
39-51-4
|
| 95 |
August 11 |
Dragons |
1 - 3 |
|
|
|
|
39-52-4
|
| 96 |
August 12 |
Dragons |
6 - 1 |
|
|
|
|
40-52-4
|
| 97 |
August 13 |
Dragons |
2 - 9 |
|
|
|
|
40-53-4
|
| 98 |
August 14 |
@Giants |
4 - 7 |
|
|
|
|
41-53-4
|
| 99 |
August 15 |
@Giants |
9 - 7 |
|
|
|
|
41-54-4
|
| 100 |
August 16 |
@Giants |
2 - 5 |
|
|
|
|
42-54-4
|
| 101 |
August 18 |
@Swallows |
1 - 4 |
|
|
|
|
43-54-4
|
| 102 |
August 19 |
@Swallows |
4 - 2 |
|
|
|
|
43-55-4
|
| 103 |
August 20 |
@Swallows |
2 - 10 |
|
|
|
|
44-55-4
|
| 104 |
August 21 |
Carp |
0 - 9 |
|
|
|
|
44-56-4
|
| 105 |
August 22 |
Carp |
2 - 1 |
|
|
|
|
45-56-4
|
| 106 |
August 23 |
Carp |
8 - 2 |
|
|
|
|
46-56-4
|
| 107 |
August 25 |
@BayStars |
3 - 4 |
|
|
|
|
47-56-4
|
| 108 |
August 26 |
@BayStars |
3 - 9 |
|
|
|
|
48-56-4
|
| 109 |
August 27 |
@BayStars |
4 - 1 |
|
|
|
|
48-57-4
|
| 110 |
August 28 |
Giants |
5 - 1 |
|
|
|
|
49-57-4
|
| 111 |
August 29 |
Giants |
5 - 7 |
|
|
|
|
49-58-4
|
| 112 |
August 30 |
Giants |
3 - 1 |
|
|
|
|
50-58-4
|
|
| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record
|
| 113 |
September 1 |
Swallows |
6 - 1 |
|
|
|
|
51-58-4
|
| 114 |
September 2 |
Swallows |
9 - 4 |
|
|
|
|
52-58-4
|
| 115 |
September 3 |
Swallows |
2 - 4 |
|
|
|
|
52-59-4
|
| 116 |
September 4 |
@Carp |
0 - 2 |
|
|
|
|
53-59-4
|
| 117 |
September 5 |
@Carp |
5 - 2 |
|
|
|
|
53-60-4
|
| 118 |
September 6 |
@Carp |
1 - 4 |
|
|
|
|
54-60-4
|
| 119 |
September 8 |
Dragons |
0 - 7 |
|
|
|
|
54-61-4
|
| 120 |
September 9 |
Dragons |
4 - 0 |
|
|
|
|
55-61-4
|
| 121 |
September 10 |
Dragons |
2 - 4 |
|
|
|
|
55-62-4
|
| 122 |
September 11 |
BayStars |
2 - 1 |
|
|
|
|
56-62-4
|
| 123 |
September 12 |
BayStars |
2 - 4 |
|
|
|
|
56-63-4
|
| 124 |
September 13 |
BayStars |
2 - 1 |
|
|
|
|
57-63-4
|
| 125 |
September 15 |
@Giants |
3 - 5 |
|
|
|
|
58-63-4
|
| 126 |
September 16 |
@Giants |
6 - 7 |
|
|
|
|
59-63-4
|
| 127 |
September 17 |
@Giants |
4 - 2 |
|
|
|
|
59-64-4
|
| 128 |
September 18 |
Carp |
4 - 5 |
|
|
|
|
59-65-4
|
| 129 |
September 19 |
Carp |
3 - 4 |
|
|
|
|
59-66-4
|
| 130 |
September 20 |
Carp |
14 - 2 |
|
|
|
|
60-66-4
|
| 131 |
September 21 |
@BayStars |
8 - 1 |
|
|
|
|
60-67-4
|
| 132 |
September 22 |
@BayStars |
7 - 2 |
|
|
|
|
60-68-4
|
| 133 |
September 23 |
@BayStars |
3 - 6 |
|
|
|
|
61-68-4
|
| 134 |
September 25 |
@Dragons |
2 - 5 |
|
|
|
|
62-68-4
|
| 135 |
September 26 |
@Dragons |
10 - 7 |
|
|
|
|
62-69-4
|
| 136 |
September 27 |
@Dragons |
2 - 7 |
|
|
|
|
63-69-4
|
| 137 |
September 28 |
@Swallows |
7 - 1 |
|
|
|
|
63-70-4
|
| 138 |
September 29 |
@Swallows |
2 - 8 |
|
|
|
|
64-70-4
|
| 139 |
September 30 |
@Swallows |
1 - 7 |
|
|
|
|
65-70-4
|
|
| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record
|
| 140 |
October 3 |
Swallows |
4 - 6 |
|
|
|
|
65-71-4
|
| 141 |
October 4 |
Dragons |
5 - 0 |
|
|
|
|
66-71-4
|
| 142 |
October 7 |
@Carp |
1 - 5 |
|
|
|
|
67-71-4
|
| 143 |
October 8 |
@Swallows |
5 - 0 |
|
|
|
|
67-72-4
|
| 144 |
October 9 |
@Swallows |
3 - 1 |
|
|
|
|
67-73-4
|
|
Player stats
Batting
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Avg.
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HR
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Pitching
| Player
|
G
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GS
|
IP
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|
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|
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|
ERA
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SO
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