BATTER UP! PROGRAM 9/11/09-9/13/09 MATT LaPORTA Cleveland Indians

Description: Cleveland Indians 9/11/09-9/13/09 BATTER UP! PROGRAM - MINT! Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Indians COVER: Matt LaPorta Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH Measurements: Width 5 1/4" x Height 8 1/4" Pages (including cover): 40 The 2009 Cleveland Indians season marks the 109th season for the franchise, with the Indians attempting (but failing) to improve on their 81–81 record and third-place finish in the American League Central in 2008. The team played all of its home games at Progressive Field (formerly known as Jacobs Field). The season began on April 6 with a 9–1 loss to the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The Home Opener was on April 10 with the Indians losing 13–7 to the Toronto Blue Jays. The season ended on October 4 against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. 2009 is the first year that the Indians held spring training in Goodyear, Arizona. Goodyear replaces Winter Haven, Florida after 15 years of spring training. The Indians ended their season at 65–97. For the Indians, this marks their first season since 1987 (the infamous "Indian Uprising" season) that they were below .500 for the entire season. Regular season April The Indians struggled at the beginning of the season, losing their first five and seven of their first eight games. They finished with an 8-14 record in April, and were in last place in the AL central for the entire month. One of the few highlights of the month was the Tribe defeating former Indian CC Sabathia and the New York Yankees 10-2 in the first game ever at the new Yankee Stadium. Starting pitcher Cliff Lee had his first win of the season in that game. Two days later, the Indians defeated the Yankees 22-4. May The Indians went 14-16 in May, but were in last place in the division throughout the entire month. The Indians struggled on many fronts, including an ineffective bullpen and poor hitting. Several players were sent to the disabled list including Travis Hafner, Grady Sizemore, and Asdrúbal Cabrera. The poor play and injuries allowed many minor league players to come up from AAA Columbus and contribute to the Indians. A turning point came in the season when on May 25, when the Indians defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 11-10 after coming back from a 10-0 deficit. The Indians rallied to win 5 of the final 7 games in the month Season standings vteAL Central TeamWLPct.GBHomeRoad Minnesota Twins8776.534—49‍–‍3338‍–‍43Detroit Tigers8677.528151‍–‍3035‍–‍47Chicago White Sox7983.4887½43‍–‍3836‍–‍45Cleveland Indians6597.40121½35‍–‍4630‍–‍51Kansas City Royals6597.40121½33‍–‍4832‍–‍49 Record vs. opponents TeamBALBOSCWSCLEDETKCLAAMINNYYOAKSEATBTEXTORNL Baltimore–2–165–42–53–54–42–83–25–131–54–58–105–59–911–7Boston16–2–4–47–26–15–34–54–29–95–52–49–92–711–711–7Chicago4–54−4–10–89–99–95–46−123–44–54–56–22–41–612–6Cleveland5–22–78–10–4–1410–82–48–103–52–56–45–31–84–45–13Detroit5–31–69–914–4–9–95–47–121–55–45–45–27–23–510–8Kansas City4–43–59–98–109–9–1–96–122–42–65–41–93–34–38–10Los Angeles8–25–44–54–24–59–1–6–45–512–710–94–28–114–414–4Minnesota2–32–412–610–812–712–64–6–0–74–65–53–36–43–512–6New York13–59–94–35–35–14–25–57–0–7–26–411–75–412–610–8Oakland5–15–55–45–24–56–27–126–42–7–5–146–411–83–65–13Seattle5–44–25–44–64–54–59–105–54–614–5–5–38–113–411–7Tampa Bay10–89–92–63–52–59–12–43–37–114–63–5–3–614–413–5Texas5–57–24–28–12–73–311–84–64–58–1111–86–3–5–59–9Toronto9–97–116–14–45–33–44–45–36–126–34–34–145–5–7–11 Roster 2009 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers 59 Winston Abreu36 Greg Aquino63 Rafael Betancourt55 Fausto Carmona59 Carlos Carrasco39 Vinnie Chulk20 Mike Gosling40 Matt Herges38 David Huff57 Zach Jackson30 Masahide Kobayashi32 Aaron Laffey31 Cliff Lee50 Jensen Lewis46 Scott Lewis63 Justin Masterson16 Tomo Ohka44 Carl Pavano54 Chris Perez53 Rafael Pérez27 Anthony Reyes56 Rich Rundles49 Tony Sipp38 Joe Smith45 Jeremy Sowers40 Jess Todd47 José Veras47 Luis Vizcaíno34 Kerry Wood Catchers 30 Lou Marson41 Víctor Martínez10 Kelly Shoppach15 Wyatt Toregas Infielders 29 Josh Barfield13 Asdrúbal Cabrera11 Jamey Carroll 7 Mark DeRosa25 Ryan Garko 8 Chris Gimenez 4 Tony Graffanino25 Andy Marte 2 Jhonny Peralta 4 Niuman Romero 1 Luis Valbuena Outfielders 23 Michael Brantley17 Shin-Soo Choo30 Trevor Crowe20 David Dellucci12 Ben Francisco 7 Matt LaPorta24 Grady Sizemore Other batters 48 Travis Hafner Manager 22 Eric Wedge Coaches 28 Jeff Datz (third base)33 Chuck Hernandez (bullpen) 6 Luis Rivera (first base/infield) 9 Derek Shelton (hitting)35 Joel Skinner (bench)51 Carl Willis (pitching) Game log 2009 Game Log April (8–14)May (14–16)June (9–18)July (12–12)August (15–12)September/October (7–26) Player stats Batting Note: 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 PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIAVGSB Greg Aquino20000000—0Josh Barfield1720581002.4000Rafael Betancourt20000000—0Michael Brantley28112103540011.3134Asdrúbal Cabrera13152381161424668.30817Jamey Carroll933155387102226.2764Shin-Soo Choo156583871753862086.30021Trevor Crowe68183224393117.2356Mark DeRosa7127847751301350.2701David Dellucci14403113001.2750Ben Francisco8930848772111033.25013Ryan Garko7823929681001139.2850Chris Gimenez4511112162037.1441Mike Gosling10000000—0Tony Graffanino723131000.1300Travis Hafner9433846921901649.2720Matt Herges50000000—0David Huff22000000.0000Matt LaPorta521812946130721.2542Aaron Laffey10000000—0Cliff Lee35000000.0000Jensen Lewis41000000.0000Lou Marson14446116004.2500Andy Marte47155203661625.2320Victor Martinez99377561072111565.2840Tomo Ohka12000000.0000Carl Pavano12000000.0000Jhonny Peralta151582571483511183.2540Rafael Perez41000000.0000Anthony Reyes11000000.0000Niuman Romero1014220000.1430Kelly Shoppach8927133581401240.2140Tony Sipp10000000—0Grady Sizemore106436731082061864.24813Joe Smith40000000—0Jeremy Sowers12000000.0000Wyatt Toregas1951191006.1760Luis Valbuena10336852922531031.2502Luis Vizcaíno30000000—0Kerry Wood40000000—0 Team Totals1625568773146831428161730.26484 Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBK Winston Abreu0023.143002.177623Greg Aquino124.50100016.013881511Rafael Betancourt123.52290130.22515121532Fausto Carmona5126.3224240125.115197887079Carlos Carrasco048.8755022.14023221111Vinnie Chulk013.7580012.01065104Mike Gosling005.04150025.03015141113Matt Herges213.55210025.1241010618David Huff1185.6123230128.115982804165Zach Jackson009.353108.214109410Masahide Kobayashi008.3810009.2129944Aaron Laffey794.4425191121.214069605759Jensen Lewis244.61470166.16237342962Scott Lewis008.311104.174413Justin Masterson174.551110057.15635293552Tomo Ohka155.96186071.07747471931Carl Pavano985.3721210125.215080752388Chris Perez014.32320133.12416161238Rafael Perez437.31540048.06641392532Anthony Reyes116.5788038.14030282322Rich Rundles000.001001.010011Tony Sipp202.93460040.02716132548Joe Smith003.44370034.03016131330Jeremy Sowers6115.2523220123.113473725251Jess Todd017.40190020.2311717718José Veras124.38220024.21916121422Luis Vizcaíno135.40110111.2877129Kerry Wood334.255802055.04826262863 Team Totals65975.06162162251434.01570865806598986 Minor league affiliates Classification levelTeamLeagueSeason article AAAColumbus ClippersInternational League2009 Columbus Clippers season AAAkron AerosEastern League2009 Akron Aeros season Advanced AKinston IndiansCarolina League ALake County CaptainsSouth Atlantic League Short Season AMahoning Valley ScrappersNew York–Penn League RookieGulf Coast IndiansGulf Coast League RookieDSL IndiansDominican Summer League * Please note that Blue Streak Collectibles does not offer combined handling/shipping discounts for multiple items. 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