2009 Chicago White Sox season
| 2009 Chicago White Sox | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |
| Division | Central | |
| Ballpark | U.S. Cellular Field | |
| City | Chicago | |
| Record | 79–83 (.488) | |
| Divisional place | 3rd | |
| Owners | Jerry Reinsdorf | |
| General managers | Kenny Williams | |
| Managers | Ozzie Guillén | |
| Television | CSN Chicago CSN+ WGN-TV and WGN America WCIU-TV (Ken Harrelson, Steve Stone) | |
| Radio | WSCR (Ed Farmer, Darrin Jackson) WRTO (Spanish) | |
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The 2009 Chicago White Sox season was the organization's 110th season in Chicago and 109th in the American League. The Sox entered the 2009 season as the defending American League Central Division champion, attempting to repeat against the Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins. The White Sox finished the season 79 wins and 83 losses with 3rd place in the American League Central, 7+1⁄2 games behind the American League Central champion Minnesota Twins, were officially eliminated from postseason contention for the first time since 2007, and failed to make the playoffs until the 2020 season.
On July 23 Mark Buehrle threw the eighteenth perfect game in Major League history, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 5–0.