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The 2009 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2009 season.As the 105th [1] edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff contested between the Philadelphia Phillies, champions of the National League (NL) and defending World Series champions, and the New York Yankees, champions of the American League (AL).
The all-time attendance record of 115,300 was set at a preseason game between the defending champions Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers on March 29, 2008, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] According to the National Baseball Hall of Fame , this is the only baseball game where the 100,000 figure has been definitively exceeded.
The 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers season saw the team defend their National League West title while earning the best record in the National League, and marked the 50th anniversary of their 1959 World Series Championship. The Dodgers reached the NLCS for the second straight season only to once more fall short in five games against the Philadelphia ...
On March 28, 2008, the Dodgers set the world record for the largest attendance for a single baseball game during an exhibition game against the Boston Red Sox at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in honor of the Dodgers' 50th anniversary, with 115,300 fans in attendance. [92] In 2009, the Dodgers led MLB in total attendance. [18]
Los Angeles Dodgers Clinch World Series in Game 5 Against New York Yankees According to Fox Sports, this reps the best number for a World Series Game 5 since 2017 (averaging 18.96 million viewers).
The Dodgers' Tommy Edman and his son, Eli, at the celebration at Dodgers Stadium for the team, which won the World Series this week over the Yankees. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Many of ...
DODGERS WIN WORLD SERIES: Celebrate with this commemorative coffee table book! People lined up for the parade in Downtown Los Angeles as early as 3 a.m. local time.
In addition to the aforementioned Civil Rights Game and game in Oakland, the White Sox, originators of the genre of replica throwback uniforms, commemorated the fiftieth anniversary of their 1959 American League Championship on June 25 against the team that they played in that World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers, who opted to wear their ...