Final League Table
| P | W | L | FF | GB | Pts | |
| *Dublin City Hurricanes | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | – | 55 |
| *Dublin Spartans | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 46 |
| *Dublin Black Sox | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 46 |
| *Greystones Mariners | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 37 |
| Belfast North Stars | 16 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 14.5 | 10 |
[2][Adjusted]
Playoff Results
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Playoffs | ||||
| 26.09.09 | Dublin Black Sox | W | Greystones Mariners | L |
| 26.09.09 | Dublin City Hurricanes | W | Dublin Spartans | L |
| Semi-Final | ||||
| Dublin Black Sox | 0 | Greystones Mariners | 1 | |
| A-League Final | ||||
| Dublin Spartans | W | Dublin Hurricanes | L |
[2]
Regular Season Results
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Week 1 | ||||
| 18.04.09 | Greystones Mariners | 2 | Dublin Spartans | 7 |
| 18.04.09 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 3 | Dublin Black Sox | 0 |
| Week 2 | ||||
| 25.04.09 | Dublin Black Sox | 3 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 9 |
| 26.04.09 | Belfast North Stars | 7 | Dublin Spartans | 8 |
| 26.04.09 | Belfast North Stars | 1 | Dublin Spartans | 11 |
| Week 3 | ||||
| 02.05.09 | Dublin Spartans | 3 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 12 |
| 03.05.09 | Belfast North Stars | 1 | Dublin Black Sox | 13 |
| 03.05.09 | Belfast North Stars | 3 | Dublin Black Sox | 7 |
| Week 4 | ||||
| 09.05.09 | Greystones Mariners | 3 | Dublin Black Sox | 9 |
| Week 5 | ||||
| 23.05.09 | Greystones Mariners | 8 | Belfast North Stars | 4 |
| 23.05.09 | Dublin Spartans | 6 | Belfast North Stars | 3 |
| Week 6 | ||||
| 30.05.09 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 5 | Dublin Spartans | 4 |
| Week 7 | ||||
| 06.06.09 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 4 | Belfast North Stars | 0 |
| 06.06.09 | Dublin Black Sox | 7 | Belfast North Stars | 0 |
| 06.06.09 | Greystones Mariners | 0 | Dublin Spartans | 0 |
| Week 8 | ||||
| 13.06.09 | Belfast North Stars | 4 | Greystones Mariners | 18 |
| 13.06.09 | Belfast North Stars | 3 | Greystones Mariners | 18 |
| 13.06.09 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 9 | Dublin Black Sox | 8 |
| Week 9 | ||||
| 20.06.09 | Dublin Spartans | 12 | Dublin Black Sox | 1 |
| 20.06.09 | Greystones Mariners | 9 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 10 |
| Week 10 | ||||
| 27.06.09 | Dublin Black Sox | 7 | Greystones Mariners | 3 |
| Week 11 | ||||
| 04.07.09 | Dublin Spartans | 0 | Greystones Mariners | 0 |
| 04.07.09 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 0 | Greystones Mariners | 0 |
| Week 12 | ||||
| 12.07.09 | Dublin Black Sox | 11 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 1 |
| Week 13 | ||||
| 18.07.09 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 2 | Dublin Spartans | 3 |
| 18.07.09 | Dublin Black Sox | 0 | Greystones Mariners | 1 |
| Week 14 | ||||
| 26.07.09 | Belfast North Stars | 1 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 6 |
| 26.07.09 | Belfast North Stars | 0 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 16 |
| Week 15 | ||||
| 01.08.09 | Greystones Mariners | 4 | Dublin Black Sox | 5 |
| 01.08.09 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 9 | Dublin Spartans | 8 |
| Week 16 | ||||
| 08.08.09 | Dublin Black Sox | 2 | Dublin Spartans | 1 |
| 08.08.09 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 10 | Greystones Mariners | 11 |
| Week 17 | ||||
| 15.08.09 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 7 | Belfast North Stars | 0 # |
| 15.08.09 | Dublin Black Sox | 7 | Belfast North Stars | 0 # |
| 15.08.09 | Dublin Spartans | 5 | Greystones Mariners | 6 |
| Week 18 | ||||
| 22.08.09 | Dublin Spartans | 7 | Dublin Black Sox | 5 |
| 22.08.09 | Greystones Mariners | 2 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 10 |
| Week 19 | ||||
| 29.08.09 | Dublin Spartans | 8 | Belfast North Stars | 0 |
| 29.08.09 | Greystones Mariners | 13 | Belfast North Stars | 3 |
| Week 20 | ||||
| 05.09.09 | Dublin Black Sox | 8 | Dublin Spartans | 4 |
| 05.09.09 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 8 | Greystones Mariners | 7 |
| Week 21 | ||||
| 12.09.09 | Dublin Spartans | 5 | Greystones Mariners | 4 |
| 12.09.09 | Greystones Mariners | 0 | Dublin Spartans | 2 |
[3]
Home Venues
| Team | Home Field |
| Belfast North Stars | Belfast |
| Dublin Black Sox | Shanganagh Park, Shankill, Co. Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown |
| Dublin City Hurricanes | O’Malley Fields, Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin |
| Dublin Spartans | O’Malley Fields, Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin |
| Greystones Mariners | Greystones, Co. Wicklow |
[3]
Player Awards
| Award | Player |
| Andy Leonard MVP Award | Andy Martin |
| Tommy Bond Best Pitcher Award | Comac Eklof |
Reference: [6]
Report
The Dublin Spartans (10-6) won the 2009 A League Final against the Dublin City Hurricanes, after the Hurricanes had won the League with a 13-3 Record. Dublin Black Sox (10-6) and Greystones Mariners (7-9) also qualified for the Playoffs. The Belfast North Stars took the wooden spoon, losing all 16 matches.
About
The 2009 Baseball Ireland A League season was the 13th year of the Irish Baseball League and the 4th since the League was split into two levels (A & B) in 2006. There were five teams in the A League – one down from 2008 as the Dublin City Indios never returned. The five teams played each other four times for a balanced 16 game schedule, with the top four qualifying for the Playoffs.
Websites
[1] Baseball Ireland (2017) Baseball Ireland Logo Car Sticker [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/images/carsticker.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2017]
[2] Wayback Machine Web Archive – Baseball Ireland (2009) 2009 Adult Irish Baseball League [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20090914164640/http://www.baseballireland.com:80/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]
[3] Wayback Machine Web Archive – Baseball Ireland (2009) 2009 Adult Irish Baseball League – Results to Date [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20090927104356/http://www.baseballireland.com:80/adult_league_past.htm [Accessed 24 March 2017]
[6] Baseball Ireland (2019) Baseball Ireland – Award Winners [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/news.php?search_id=6 [Accessed 2 December 2019]
Images
[4] Baseball Ireland (2019) Spartans 2009 Irish Champions [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/images/Spartans-Champions-2009.gif [Accessed 2 December 2019]
[5] Baseball Ireland (2017) Baseball Ireland Logo Car Sticker [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/images/carsticker.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2017]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Brian Connolly (Panthers) & Peter Mullen (Black Sox)
About this document
Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive
Last Updated: 2 December 2019
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