2009 Midwest League


Stats


Overall
Eastern Division
Team W L PCT GB
Fort Wayne (SD) 94 46 .671 -
Great Lakes (LAD) 81 59 .579 13
West Michigan (DET) 81 59 .579 13
South Bend (ARZ) 59 78 .431 33.5
Dayton (CIN) 59 80 .424 34.5
Lansing (TOR) 54 84 .391 39
Western Division
Team W L PCT GB
Peoria (CHC) 81 57 .587 -
Cedar Rapids (ANA) 78 60 .565 3
Kane County 76 64 .543 6
Clinton (SEA) 69 68 .504 11.5
Burlington (KC) 64 75 .460 17.5
Quad City (STL) 61 78 .439 20.5
Wisconsin (MIL) 58 81 .417 23.5
Beloit (MIN) 57 83 .407 25

1st Half
Eastern Division
Team W L PCT GB
*Fort Wayne 45 25 .643 -
&West Michigan 43 27 .614 2
Great Lakes 40 30 .571 5
Dayton 28 42 .400 17
South Bend 27 41 .397 17
Lansing 26 43 .377 18.5
Western Division
Team W L PCT GB
*Kane County 41 29 .586 -
&Cedar Rapids 40 30 .571 1
Clinton 40 30 .571 1
Peoria 38 31 .551 2.5
Wisconsin 34 36 .486 7
Quad City 30 40 .429 11
Burlington 29 41 .414 12
Beloit 27 43 .386 14

2nd Half
Eastern Division
Team W L PCT GB
Fort Wayne 49 21 .700 -
*Great Lakes 41 29 .586 8
West Michigan 38 32 .543 11
&South Bend 32 37 .464 16.5
Dayton 31 38 .449 17.5
Lansing 28 41 .406 20.5
Western Division
Team W L PCT GB
*Peoria 43 26 .623 -
Cedar Rapids 38 30 .559 4.5
&Burlington 35 34 .507 8
Kane County 35 35 .500 8.5
Quad City 31 38 .449 12
Clinton 29 38 .433 13
Beloit 30 40 .429 13.5
Wisconsin 24 45 .348 19

Playoffs
1st round
Cedar Rapids defeats Peoria, 2-0
Burlington defeats Kane County 2-0
Fort Wayne defeats South Bend, 2-1
Great Lakes defeats West Michigan, 2-1

2nd round
Burlington defeats Cedar Rapids, 2-1
Fort Wayne defeats Great Lakes, 2-1

Championship
Fort Wayne defeats Burlington, 3-0


All Star Game, 6/23/09



Post Season All Star Team

C-Tony Delmonico, Great Lakes
1B-Rebel Ridling, Peoria
2B-Alexi Amarista, Cedar Rapids
3B-Josh Vitters, Peoria
SS-Dee Gordon, Great Lakes
OF-Kyler Burke, Peoria
OF-Josh Harrison, Peoria
OF-Kyle Russell, Great Lakes
DH-Billy Nowlin, West Michigan
RHSP-Kenny Smalley, Kane County
LHSP-Casey Crosby, West Michigan
RHRP-Brad Brach, Fort Wayne
LHRP-Drew Taylor, Cedar Rapids

Most Valuable Players-Dee Gordon, Great Lakes/Kyle Russell, Great Lakes
Prospect of the Year-Dee Gordon, Great Lakes
Managers of the Year-Doug Dascenzo, Fort Wayne/Marty Peavey, Peoria



Attendence
Team Attendence Average
Dayton 586,193 8,496
Kane County 400,040 6,154
Fort Wayne 378,529 5,408
West Michigan 356,642 5,245
Lansing 346,935 5,257
Great Lakes 271,146 4,047
Wisconsin 254,240 3,724
Quad City 236,401 3,694
Peoria 219,168 3,372
Cedar Rapids 169,697 2,496
South Bend 155,403 2,428
Clinton 107,665 1,656
Beloit 83,480 1,265
Burlington 64,499 949


Changes
Fort Wayne Wizards became the Fort Wayne Tin Caps, and moved into Parkview Field.
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers changed affiliation from Seattle to Milwaukee
Clinton Lumberkings changed affiliation from Texas to Seattle
Kane County Cougars, Elfstrom Staduim has been expanded