2009 World Series

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The 2009 World Series was Major League Baseball’s championship series in which the New York Yankees defeated the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies to win their 27th title.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball championship series
World Series
ALPennantNumberForYankees 40
ALRepresentative New York Yankees
ALTeamBallpark Yankee Stadium
bestOf 7 games
champion New York Yankees
cityOfALTeam New York City
cityOfNLTeam Philadelphia
clinchingCity New York City
clinchingGame Game 6
clinchingVenue Yankee Stadium
defendingChampion Philadelphia Phillies
endDate 2009-11-04
followedBy 2010 World Series
game1Venue Yankee Stadium
game1WinningPitcher Cliff Lee
game1WinningPitcherTeam Philadelphia Phillies
game2Venue Yankee Stadium
game2WinningPitcher A. J. Burnett
game2WinningPitcherTeam New York Yankees
game3Venue Citizens Bank Park
game3WinningPitcherTeam New York Yankees
game4Venue Citizens Bank Park
game4WinningPitcherTeam New York Yankees
game5Venue Citizens Bank Park
game5WinningPitcherTeam Philadelphia Phillies
game6Venue Yankee Stadium
game6WinningPitcherTeam New York Yankees
league Major League Baseball
MostValuablePlayer Hideki Matsui
MVPPosition designated hitter
outfielder
MVPTeam New York Yankees
NLRepresentative Philadelphia Phillies
NLTeamBallpark Citizens Bank Park
numberOfGames 6
PhilliesConsecutivePennants 2
PhilliesManager Charlie Manuel
precededBy 2008 World Series
runnerUp Philadelphia Phillies
seasonOf 2009 Major League Baseball season
seriesResult New York Yankees defeated Philadelphia Phillies 4–2
sport baseball
startDate 2009-10-28
televisionAnnouncerColorUS Tim McCarver
televisionAnnouncerPlayByPlayUS Joe Buck
televisionNetworkUS Fox
umpireCrewChief Gerry Davis
YankeesManager Joe Girardi
YankeesTitleNumber 27
year 2009

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