The 2009 Yomiuri Giants season was the 76th season for the Yomiuri Giants franchise.
Regular season Standings
Record vs. opponents Central League Chunichi Dragons 16–8–0 Hanshin Tigers 11–11–2 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 14–7–3 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 18–5–1 Yokohama BayStars 18–6–0Pacific League Chiba Lotte Marines 1–1–2 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 1–3–0 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 2–2–0 Orix Buffaloes 2–2–0 Saitama Seibu Lions 2–1–1 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 4–0–0 Interleague total 12–9–3Total 89–46–9
Game log Legend Giants win Giants loss Giants tie PostponementBoldGiants team member
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 1 || April 3 || Carp || 3–6 || Lewis (1–0) || Greisinger (0–1) || Nagakawa (1) || 44,124 || 0–1–0 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 2 || April 4 || Carp || 3–5 || Maeda (1–0) || Nakamura (0–1) || Nagakawa (2) || 42,650 || 0–2–0 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffeeaa" | 3 || April 5 || Carp || 1–1 (12) || colspan=3|Game tied after 12 innings || 42,275 || 0–2–1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 7 || @ BayStars || 1–5 || Takahashi (1–0) || Terahara (0–1) || || 20,168 || 1–2–1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || April 8 || @ BayStars || 1–12 || Fukuda (1–0) || Kudoh (0–1) || || 16,361 || 2–2–1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || April 9 || @ BayStars || 2–9 || Greisinger (1–1) || Walrond (0–1) || || 16,691 || 3–2–1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || April 10 || Tigers || 6–5 || Ochi (1–0) || Egusa (1–1) || Kroon (1) || 43,356 || 4–2–1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || April 11 || Tigers || 4–1 || Tono (1–0) || Nomi (0–2) || Kroon (2) || 44,284 || 5–2–1 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffeeaa" | 9 || April 12 || Tigers || 6–6 (12) || colspan=3|Game tied after 12 innings || 44,246 || 5–2–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | — || April 14 || @ Swallows || colspan=6|Game postponed due to rain |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || April 15 || @ Swallows || 2–6 || Greisinger (2–1) || Kida (1–1) || || 20,072 || 6–2–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 11 || April 16 || @ Swallows || 6–2 || Tateyama (1–0) || Utsumi (0–1) || || 16,592 || 6–3–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || April 17 || @ Dragons || 3–5 || Tono (2–0) || Yoshimi (2–1) || Kroon (3) || 35,669 || 7–3–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || April 18 || @ Dragons || 2–3 || Yamaguchi (1–0) || Chen (1–1) || Kroon (4) || 37,883 || 8–3–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || April 19 || @ Dragons || 5–6 || Nishimura (1–0) || Nelson (0–1) || Kroon (5) || 37,815 || 9–3–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || April 21 || Swallows || 4–0 || Greisinger (3–1) || Kida (1–2) || || 20,817 || 10–3–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || April 22 || Swallows || 3–2 || Yamaguchi (2–0) || Igarashi (0–1) || Kroon (6) || 15,876 || 11–3–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || April 23 || Swallows || 2–1 || Ochi (2–0) || Oshimoto (0–2) || || 20,120 || 12–3–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 18 || April 24 || Dragons || 2–3 (10) || Kobayashi (1–0) || Ochi (2–1) || Iwase (5) || 42,262 || 12–4–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || April 25 || Dragons || 5–4 || Toyoda (1–0) || Iwase (0–1) || || 43,707 || 13–4–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 20 || April 26 || Dragons || 0–8 || Kawai (1–0) || Greisinger (3–2) || || 43,020 || 13–5–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 21 || April 28 || @ Carp || 5–0 || Otake (1–1) || Utsumi (0–2) || || 24,423 || 13–6–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 22 || April 29 || @ Carp || 2–0 || Saito (2–1) || Tono (2–1) || Nagakawa (8) || 31,773 || 13–7–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || April 30 || @ Carp || 4–7 || Fukuda (2–0) || Maeda (2–3) || Ochi (1) || 26,322 || 14–7–2
|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || May 2 || @ Tigers || 5–6 || Yamaguchi (3–0) || Fujikawa (1–1) || Ochi (2) || 46,425 || 15–7–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || May 3 || @ Tigers || 0–4 || Gonzalez (1–0) || Cheng (0–1) || || 46,440 || 16–7–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 26 || May 4 || @ Tigers || 6–0 || Shimoyanagi (2–2) || Utsumi (0–3) || || 46,434 || 16–8–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 27 || May 5 || BayStars || 4–6 || Walrond (2–2) || Tono (2–2) || Yamaguchi (1) || 45,835 || 16–9–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 6 || BayStars || 3–2 || Yamaguchi (4–0) || Sanada (0–1) || || 43,182 || 17–9–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || May 7 || BayStars || 7–3 || Nishimura (2–0) || Yamaguchi (2–1) || || 40,139 || 18–9–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 30 || May 8 || Dragons || 10–4 || Greisinger (4–2) || Yamai (0–2) || || 42,927 || 19–9–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || May 9 || Dragons || 3–1 || Gonzalez (2–0) || Chen (2–2) || Ochi (3) || 42,047 || 20–9–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || May 10 || Dragons || 8–7 || Nakamura (1–1) || Saito (2–1) || Ochi (4) || 43,185 || 21–9–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || May 12 || @ BayStars || 3–5 || Takahashi (2–0) || Walrond (2–3) || Ochi (5) || 19,691 || 22–9–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 34 || May 13 || @ BayStars || 9–8 || Yamaguchi (3–1) || Toyoda (1–1) || || 20,412 || 22–10–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 || May 14 || @ BayStars || 5–9 || Greisinger (5–2) || Fujie (0–1) || || 19,279 || 23–10–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 36 || May 15 || @ Carp || 2–5 || Gonzalez (3–0) || Aoki (0–2) || Kroon (7) || 30,164 || 24–10–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffeeaa" | 37 || May 16 || @ Carp || 0–0 (12) || colspan=3|Game tied after 12 innings || 29,794 || 24–10–3 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 38 || May 17 || @ Carp || 1–2 || Ochi (3–1) || Nagakawa (0–3) || Kroon (8) || 29,707 || 25–10–3 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 39 || May 19 || @ Fighters || 16–6 || Yagi (4–0) || Takahashi (2–1) || || 33,050 || 25–11–3 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 40 || May 20 || @ Fighters || 6–5 || Hayashi (1–0) || Greisinger (5–3) || Takeda (10) || 33,602 || 25–12–3 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 22 || @ Eagles || 2–12 || Gonzalez (4–0) || Nagai (3–2) || || 20,170 || 26–12–3 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 || May 23 || @ Eagles || 1–7 || Utsumi (1–3) || Iwakuma (5–2) || || 20,599 || 27–12–3 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 43 || May 24 || Buffaloes || 6–8 || Hirano (1–1) || Tono (2–3) || || 42,110 || 27–13–3 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 25 || Buffaloes || 6–2 || Takahashi (3–1) || Kondo (3–4) || || 40,057 || 28–13–3 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 45 || May 27 || Hawks || 3–5 || Houlton (3–3) || Greisinger (5–4) || Mahara (9) || 43,050 || 28–14–3 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 46 || May 28 || Hawks || 8–2 || Gonzalez (5–0) || Wada (3–3) || || 42,218 || 29–14–3 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffeeaa" | 47 || May 30 || @ Lions || 2–2 (12) || colspan=3|Game tied after 12 innings || 33,778 || 29–14–4 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 48 || May 31 || @ Lions || 3–2 (10) || Onodera (2–2) || Kroon (0–1) || || 33,173 || 29–15–4
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffeeaa" | 49 || June 2 || @ Marines || 0–0 (12) || colspan=3|Game tied after 12 innings || 25,249 || 29–15–5 |- | 50 || June 3 || @Marines || || || || || || |- | 51 || June 5 || Fighters || || || || || || |- | 52 || June 6 || Fighters || || || || || || |- | 53 || June 7 || Eagles || || || || || || |- | 54 || June 8 || Eagles || || || || || || |- | 55 || June 10 || @Buffaloes || || || || || || |- | 56 || June 11 || @Buffaloes || || || || || || |- | 57 || June 13 || @Hawks || || || || || || |- | 58 || June 14 || @Hawks || || || || || || |- | 59 || June 16 || Lions || || || || || || |- | 60 || June 17 || Lions || || || || || || |- | 61 || June 20 || Marines || || || || || || |- | 62 || June 21 || Marines || || || || || || |- | 63 || June 26 || Swallows || || || || || || |- | 64 || June 27 || Swallows || || || || || || |- | 65 || June 28 || Swallows || || || || || || |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 66 || June 30 || @ Carp || 4–3 || || || || || ||
| 67 || July 1 || Carp || || || || || || |- | 68 || July 2 || Carp || || || || || || |- | 69 || July 3 || @Dragons || || || || || || |- | 70 || July 4 || @Dragons || || || || || || |- | 71 || July 5 || @Dragons || || || || || || |- | 72 || July 7 || BayStars || || || || || || |- | 73 || July 8 || BayStars || || || || || || |- | 74 || July 9 || BayStars || || || || || || |- | 75 || July 10 || @Tigers || || || || || || |- | 76 || July 11 || @Tigers || || || || || || |- | 77 || July 12 || @Tigers || || || || || || |- | 78 || July 14 || @Swallows || || || || || || |- | 79 || July 15 || @Swallows || || || || || || |- | 80 || July 17 || Tigers || || || || || || |- | 81 || July 18 || Tigers || || || || || || |- | 82 || July 19 || Tigers || || || || || || |- | 83 || July 20 || @BayStars || || || || || || |- | 84 || July 21 || @BayStars || || || || || || |- | 85 || July 22 || @BayStars || || || || || || |- | 86 || July 28 || Dragons || || || || || || |- | 87 || July 29 || Dragons || || || || || || |- | 88 || July 30 || Dragons || || || || || || |- | 89 || July 31 || @Tigers || || || || || ||
| 90 || August 1 || @Tigers || || || || || || |- | 91 || August 2 || @Tigers || || || || || || |- | 92 || August 4 || Carp || || || || || || |- | 93 || August 5 || Carp || || || || || || |- | 94 || August 7 || Swallows || || || || || || |- | 95 || August 8 || Swallows || || || || || || |- | 96 || August 9 || Swallows || || || || || || |- | 97 || August 11 || @Carp || || || || || || |- | 98 || August 12 || @Carp || || || || || || |- | 99 || August 13 || @Carp || || || || || || |- | 100 || August 14 || Tigers || || || || || || |- | 101 || August 15 || Tigers || || || || || || |- | 102 || August 16 || Tigers || || || || || || |- | 103 || August 18 || BayStars || || || || || || |- | 104 || August 19 || BayStars || || || || || || |- | 105 || August 20 || BayStars || || || || || || |- | 106 || August 21 || @Swallows || || || || || || |- | 107 || August 22 || @Swallows || || || || || || |- | 108 || August 23 || @Swallows || || || || || || |- | 109 || August 25 || @Dragons || || || || || || |- | 110 || August 26 || @Dragons || || || || || || |- | 111 || August 27 || @Dragons || || || || || || |- | 112 || August 28 || @Tigers || || || || || || |- | 113 || August 29 || @Tigers || || || || || || |- | 114 || August 30 || @Tigers || || || || || ||
| 115 || September 1 || BayStars || || || || || || |- | 116 || September 2 || BayStars || || || || || || |- | 117 || September 4 || Swallows || || || || || || |- | 118 || September 5 || Swallows || || || || || || |- | 119 || September 6 || Swallows || || || || || || |- | 120 || September 8 || @BayStars || || || || || || |- | 121 || September 9 || @BayStars || || || || || || |- | 122 || September 10 || @BayStars || || || || || || |- | 123 || September 11 || @Carp || || || || || || |- | 124 || September 12 || @Carp || || || || || || |- | 125 || September 13 || @Carp || || || || || || |- | 126 || September 15 || Tigers || || || || || || |- | 127 || September 16 || Tigers || || || || || || |- | 128 || September 17 || Tigers || || || || || || |- | 129 || September 18 || @Swallows || || || || || || |- | 130 || September 19 || @Swallows || || || || || || |- | 131 || September 20 || @Swallows || || || || || || |- | 132 || September 21 || Dragons || || || || || || |- | 133 || September 22 || Dragons || || || || || || |- | 134 || September 23 || Dragons || || || || || || |- | 135 || September 25 || Carp || || || || || || |- | 136 || September 26 || Carp || || || || || || |- | 137 || September 27 || Carp || || || || || || |- | 138 || September 28 || @Dragons || || || || || || |- | 139 || September 29 || @Dragons || || || || || || |- | 140 || September 30 || @Dragons || || || || || ||
Roster 2009 Yomiuri Giants Roster Pitchers Catchers
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Postseason Climax Series
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Japan Series
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