The 2009 Cubbie Awards

Before we get to this year's awards, let's take a look at a few stats and splits from the Cubs 2009 season:


Record: 83-78
Place: 2nd
GB: 7.5
Days in First: 11 (days a team played as was in first at the end of the day)
Last in First: Aug. 5
Biggest Lead: 0.5 Games on July 30
Farthest Behind: 11.5 Games on Sept. 9
Most Games Over .500: 9 (last on Aug. 4)
Most Games Under .500: 2 (last on Jun. 30)
Longest Winning Streak: 5 (May 10-16 & July 22-27)
Longest Losing Streak: 8 (May 17-25)
Most Runs Allowed: 15 on Aug. 25
Most Runs Scored: 17 on Aug. 14
Longest Game (inn.): 14 on June 7
Times Shutout by Opponent: 12
Times Opponent Shutout: 8
Runs Scored: 707
Runs Allowed: 672
Home Record: 46-34
Road Record: 37-44
First Half: 43-43
Second Half: 40-35
9 Inning Games: 72-71
Extra Innings: 9-7
Shortened Games: 2-0
One Run Games: 16-22
Blowouts (5+ runs): 24-22
Interleague Games: 6-9


Month-by-Month Record:
April: 10-11
May: 15-13
June: 11-14
July: 18-9
August: 11-17
September: 17-12
October: 1-2

And now, the 2009 Cubbie Awards:
MVP: Derrek Lee (runner up- Ryan Theriot)
Cy Young: Ted Lilly
Rookie of the Year: Randy Wells
Gold Glove: Sam Fuld
Most Under-Rated: Jeff Baker
Midseason Call-up: Tyler Colvin
Comeback Player of the Year: Angel Guzman/Koyie Hill
Bench Guy of the Year: Jake Fox
Bullpen Arm: Carlos Marmol
Biggest Comeback: Interleague Game at Wrigley in June against the Indians, Cubs come back after being down by 7 runs
Biggest Hit: Alfonso Soriano's Opening Day lead-off homer
Best Pitched Game: Carlos Zambrano's Complete Game shutout @SF on September 25.

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