page_title: 2009 in baseball
section_title: November
hierarchical_section_title: 2009 in baseball / Events / November
caption_attribution_description: English: New York Yankees celebrate after their 7–3 win against the Philadelphia Phillies and win the franchise's 27th World Series championship.
context_page_description: The following are the baseball events of the year 2009 throughout the world.
context_section_description: November 1 – The New York Yankees put themselves one win away from their 27th World Series title, after a three-run rally in the ninth inning, to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7–4. Johnny Damon sparks the rally with a two-out single and two stolen bases off reliever and loser Brad Lidge, before a hit-by-pitch to Mark Teixeira and a go-ahead RBI double by Alex Rodriguez. A two-run, RBI-single by Jorge Posada seals the victory. Both starters, Yankees' CC Sabathia and Phillies' Joe Blanton, give a good pitching effort. Joba Chamberlain is credited with the victory after one inning of relief, while Mariano Rivera earns the save. Damon also singles, doubles, scores and drives in a run early in the game. The Phillies' offense is led by Chase Utley, who hits an RBI double and his third home run of the Series, while Pedro Feliz adds a solo homer.
  November 2 – The Philadelphia Phillies get an 8–6 victory over the New York Yankees, which forces the World Series to Game 6 at Yankee Stadium. Chase Utley hits two home runs with four RBI and joins Reggie Jackson as the only players who have batted five home runs in the Series, a record that Jackson set in 1977, which gave him the nickname "Mr. October". Cliff Lee improves to 4–0 with a 1.56 ERA in his first postseason and Ryan Madson earns the save, while Raúl Ibañez adds a homer and two RBI. For the Yankees, Johnny Damon goes 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI, while A. J. Burnett has a poor start, giving up six runs in just two-plus innings and is credited with the loss.
  November 4 – The New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7–3 in Game 6 of the World Series, to clinch their 27th World Championship title, the most in all of sports. Yankees DH Hideki Matsui, who gains Most Valuable Player honors, drives in six runs, tying the record set by Bobby Richardson (1960 WS) and Will Clark (1989 NLCS) for most runs batted in a postseason game, while Andy Pettitte, pitching on three days’ rest, becomes the first pitcher to start and win the clincher in all three postseason rounds. Pettitte beat Minnesota and the Anaheim Angels in the earlier AL playoffs. Philadelphia falls two wins short of becoming the first NL team to repeat as World Series champions since the 1975–'76 Cincinnati Reds. Phillies second baseman Chase Utley ties Reggie Jackson's record with five home runs in a Series, but first baseman Ryan Howard strikes out 13 times to set a record in the Classic. The clincher marks the sixth time New York has defeated the defending champ in the Series.
  November 10 – MLB general managers fail to take a vote on expanding instant replay following a postseason filled with blown calls by umpires, according to Jimmie Lee Solomon, executive vice president of baseball operations in the commissioner's office.
  November 23 – Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins becomes only the second catcher in 33 years to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award, finishing first in a near-unanimous vote. Mauer, who set a major league record for highest batting average by a catcher and won his third batting title, receives 27 of 28 first-place votes and 387 points in balloting by the BBWAA. New York Yankees teammates Mark Teixeira (225 points) and Derek Jeter (193) follow. The only other player to get a first-place vote is Miguel Cabrera, of the Detroit Tigers, who finishes in fourth place with 171 points, one point ahead of the Los Angeles Angels' Kendrys Morales.
  November 24 – Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals receives his third National League MVP Award, tying eight others who also had three. Only Barry Bonds has more with seven. Pujols, who also won in 2005 and 2008, receives all 32 first-place votes and 448 points in balloting announced by the BBWAA. Florida's Hanley Ramírez, the NL batting champion, is second with 233 points, followed by Philadelphia's Ryan Howard (217) and Milwaukee's Prince Fielder (203).
  November 30:
  Derek Jeter is named the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year, becoming the first member of the New York Yankees to win the prestigious award.
  Nelson Díaz, a top umpire
caption: New York Yankees celebrate after their 7–3 win against the Philadelphia Phillies and win the franchise's 27th World Series championship.
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