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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 postseason began on October 7, 2009, and ended on November 4, 2009, with the Yankees defeating the defending World Series champion Phillies in the 2009 World Series. It was the Yankees' 27th title in franchise history, and their most recent title win, as well as the most recent title win by a team from New York City.
The Yankees defeated the Phillies, four games to two, to win the franchise's record 27th World Series championship. The Yankees had home field advantage for the series, due to an American League victory in the 2009 All-Star Game .
That 7-3 conquest of the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 of the 2009 World Series was the last Fall Classic game contested in the Bronx, a dry spell that will be broken Monday night.
The Yankees rallied late, but fell short as the Phillies sent the series back to The Bronx with an 8–6 win. [109] Matsui earned the World Series MVP award thanks to his performance in Game 6. [110] He became only the second player in baseball history to collect six RBI in a World Series game, finishing a triple short of the cycle.
The former Yankees outfielder, known as Godzilla, had a monster 2009 World Series. He hit .615 (8-for-13) with three home runs and eight RBIs as the Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in ...