Red Sox 2009 Regular Season Overview

The Boston Red Sox 2009 – regular season – month by month

April 14 Wins 8 Losses 64% Winning Percentage
May 15 Wins 14 Losses 52% Winning Percentage
June 18 Wins 8 Losses 69% Winning Percentage
July 13 Wins 12 Losses 52% Winning Percentage
August 16 Wins 12 Losses 57% Winning Percentage
September 15 Wins 13 Losses 54% Winning Percentage
October 4 Wins 0 Losses 100% Winning Percentage

All Months 95 Wins 67 Losses 59% Winning Percentage

End of season tops lists

Runs Scored – Dustin Pedroia 115, Jason Bay 103, Kevin Youkilis 99
Runs Batted In – Jason Bay 119, Victor Martinez 108, David Ortiz 99
Homeruns – Jason Bay 36, David Ortiz 28, Kevin Youkilis 27
Batting Average – Kevin Youkilis .305, Victor Martinez .303, Jacoby Ellsbury .301
Wins – Josh Beckett 17, Jon Lester 15, Tim Wakefield 11
Complete Games – Josh Beckett 4, Jon Lester 2, Tim Wakefield 2
Strikeouts – Jon Lester 225, Josh Beckett 199, Brad Penny 89
ERA – Jon Lester 3.41, Josh Beckett 3.86, Clay Buchholz 4.21
Saves – Jonathan Papelbon 38, Takashi Saito 2, Daniel Bard 1

Highlights

April – Wins Opening Day game; sweeps of the Yankees, Orioles, and Twins; Jason Varitek hits grand slam
May – Establishes AL record by scoring twelve runs in an inning before one out was recorded; David Ortiz hits first homerun of the season
June – Terry Francona 500th win as Red Sox Manager; sweep Yankees; Leads AL East
July – Six Red Sox on AL All-Star team (greatest number for either League); David Ortiz hits 300th career homerun; Jim Rice inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame
August – Leads AL Wild Card; Infielder Nick Green makes MLB pitching debut with two scoreless innings in relief
September – David Ortiz all-time DH leader in homeruns; sweep of Orioles and Rays; wins AL Wild Card
October – Sweeps Indians; Jacoby Ellsbury franchise leader in stolen bases; grand slams hit by Victor Martinez and Jed Lowrie