2009 Los Angeles Angels season

2009  Los Angeles Angels
American League West champions
The logo of the Angels during their 2009 campaign
League	American League
Division	West
Ballpark	Angel Stadium of Anaheim
City	Anaheim, California
Record	97–65 (.599)
Divisional place	1st
Owners	Arte Moreno
General managers	Tony Reagins
Managers	Mike Scioscia
Television	FSN West KCOP (My 13) Mark Gubicza, Rex Hudler, Steve Physioc
Radio	KLAA Rory Markas, Terry Smith, José Mota
Stats	ESPN.com Baseball Reference
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The 2009 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season was the franchise's 49th season. The Angels began the season as the two-time defending American League West champions.

Perhaps the most notable player to depart in the off-season due to free agency was the longtime closing pitcher, Francisco Rodríguez, who signed with the New York Mets. Other notable free agent departures were 2008 acquisitions Jon Garland (Arizona Diamondbacks) and Mark Teixeira (New York Yankees). Notable free agent acquisitions included new closer Brian Fuentes, previously of the Colorado Rockies, and Bobby Abreu, previously of the Yankees.

Tragedy struck the Angels twice this season. Preston Gómez, the team's special assistant to the general manager, died January 13 of injuries sustained when he was struck by a car in Blythe, California on March 26, 2008. As a tribute, the Angels began the season wearing black "PRESTON" patches on their left sleeve. Then, on April 9, rookie pitcher, Nick Adenhart, was killed in a car accident in Fullerton, California, hours after pitching 6 shutout innings against the Oakland Athletics in his first start of the season. As a tribute, the Angels continued to assign a locker to Adenhart at home and on the road, hang a jersey with his name and number in their dugout, and wear black patches with his name and number on their left breast for the rest of the season.

On September 28, the Angels clinched the American League West division title, their eighth in franchise history. ^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

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AL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	97	65	.599	—	49‍–‍32	48‍–‍33
Texas Rangers	87	75	.537	10	48‍–‍33	39‍–‍42
Seattle Mariners	85	77	.525	12	48‍–‍33	37‍–‍44
Oakland Athletics	75	87	.463	22	40‍–‍41	35‍–‍46

Record vs. opponents

2009 American League record Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2009 v t e
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Baltimore	–	2–16	5–4	2–5	3–5	4–4	2–8	3–2	5–13	1–5	4–5	8–10	5–5	9–9	11–7
Boston	16–2	–	4–4	7–2	6–1	5–3	4–5	4–2	9–9	5–5	2–4	9–9	2–7	11–7	11–7
Chicago	4–5	4−4	–	10–8	9–9	9–9	5–4	6−12	3–4	4–5	4–5	6–2	2–4	1–6	12–6
Cleveland	5–2	2–7	8–10	–	4–14	10–8	2–4	8–10	3–5	2–5	6–4	5–3	1–8	4–4	5–13
Detroit	5–3	1–6	9–9	14–4	–	9–9	5–4	7–12	1–5	5–4	5–4	5–2	7–2	3–5	10–8
Kansas City	4–4	3–5	9–9	8–10	9–9	–	1–9	6–12	2–4	2–6	5–4	1–9	3–3	4–3	8–10
Los Angeles	8–2	5–4	4–5	4–2	4–5	9–1	–	6–4	5–5	12–7	10–9	4–2	8–11	4–4	14–4
Minnesota	2–3	2–4	12–6	10–8	12–7	12–6	4–6	–	0–7	4–6	5–5	3–3	6–4	3–5	12–6
New York	13–5	9–9	4–3	5–3	5–1	4–2	5–5	7–0	–	7–2	6–4	11–7	5–4	12–6	10–8
Oakland	5–1	5–5	5–4	5–2	4–5	6–2	7–12	6–4	2–7	–	5–14	6–4	11–8	3–6	5–13
Seattle	5–4	4–2	5–4	4–6	4–5	4–5	9–10	5–5	4–6	14–5	–	5–3	8–11	3–4	11–7
Tampa Bay	10–8	9–9	2–6	3–5	2–5	9–1	2–4	3–3	7–11	4–6	3–5	–	3–6	14–4	13–5
Texas	5–5	7–2	4–2	8–1	2–7	3–3	11–8	4–6	4–5	8–11	11–8	6–3	–	5–5	9–9
Toronto	9–9	7–11	6–1	4–4	5–3	3–4	4–4	5–3	6–12	6–3	4–3	4–14	5–5	–	7–11

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• Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2009

Roster

2009 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Roster
Pitchers 34 Nick Adenhart 66 José Arredondo 70 Trevor Bell 52 Jason Bulger 37 Daniel Davidson 45 Kelvim Escobar 40 Brian Fuentes 65 Kevin Jepsen 22 Scott Kazmir 41 John Lackey 68 Shane Loux 60 Robert Mosebach 58 Dustin Moseley 55 Sean O'Sullivan 38 Darren Oliver 49 Anthony Ortega 32 Matt Palmer 56 Fernando Rodriguez 59 Rafael Rodríguez 54 Ervin Santana 51 Joe Saunders 62 Scot Shields 33 Justin Speier 63 Rich Thompson 36 Jered Weaver		Catchers 28 Ryan Budde  5 Jeff Mathis 44 Mike Napoli 46 Bobby Wilson Infielders  2 Erick Aybar  9 Chone Figgins 13 Maicer Izturis 47 Howie Kendrick 19 Kendrys Morales 39 Robb Quinlan 18 Sean Rodriguez 12 Freddy Sandoval  3 Brandon Wood Outfielders 53 Bobby Abreu 64 Terry Evans 27 Vladimir Guerrero 48 Torii Hunter 24 Gary Matthews, Jr. 33 Chris Pettit 20 Juan Rivera 77 Reggie Willits		Manager 14 Mike Scioscia Coaches 23 Mike Butcher (pitching) 21 Dino Ebel (third base)  4 Alfredo Griffin (first base)  7 Mickey Hatcher (hitting) 88 Orlando Mercado (bullpen) 10 Ron Roenicke (bench) 61 Steve Soliz

Game log

2009 Game Log
April (9–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Stadium Box GB 1 April 6 Athletics 3–0 Saunders (1–0) Braden (0–1) Fuentes (1) 43,220 1–0 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 0 2 April 7 Athletics 6–4 Wuertz (1–0) Jepsen (0–1) Ziegler (1) 43,396 1–1 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 -½ 3 April 8 Athletics 6–4 Bailey (1–0) Fuentes (0–1) Ziegler (2) 43,283 1–2 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 -1½ April 9 Athletics Postponed (death of P Nick Adenhart); rescheduled for August 27 1–2 Angel Stadium of Anaheim -2 4 April 10 Red Sox 6–3 Weaver (1–0) Wakefield (0–1) Shields (1) 41,385 2–2 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 -1 5 April 11 Red Sox 5–4 Penny (1–0) Saunders (1–1) Papelbon (2) 40,163 2–3 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 -1½ 6 April 12 Red Sox 5–4 Moseley (1–0) Beckett (1–1) Fuentes (2) 38,076 3–3 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 -1½ 7 April 14 @ Mariners 3–2 (10) Corcoran (1–0) Shields (0–1) 45,958 3–4 Safeco Field L1 -2½ 8 April 15 @ Mariners 11–3 Washburn (2–0) Weaver (1–1) 18,516 3–5 Safeco Field L2 -3½ 9 April 16 @ Mariners 5–1 Saunders (2–1) Jakubauskas (1–1) 18,528 4–5 Safeco Field W1 -2½ 10 April 17 @ Twins 11–9 Guerrier (1–0) Bulger (0–1) Nathan (2) 24,168 4–6 HHH Metrodome L1 -3½ 11 April 18 @ Twins 9–2 Slowey (2–0) Jepsen (0–2) 34,286 4–7 HHH Metrodome L2 -3½ 12 April 19 @ Twins 3–1 Perkins (1–1) Loux (0–1) Nathan (3) 28,302 4–8 HHH Metrodome L3 -3½ 13 April 21 Tigers 4–3 Arredondo (1–0) Lyon (1–2) Fuentes (3) 41,627 5–8 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 -3½ 14 April 22 Tigers 12–10 Rincón (1–0) Shields (0–2) 43,047 5–9 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 -3½ 15 April 23 Tigers 10–5 Palmer (1–0) Jackson (1–1) 38,543 6–9 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 -3½ 16 April 24 Mariners 8–3 Bédard (2–1) Loux (0–2) 43,083 6–10 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 -4½ 17 April 25 Mariners 9–8 Silva (1–2) Ortega (0–1) Aardsma (3) 43,542 6–11 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 -5½ 18 April 26 Mariners 8–0 Weaver (2–1) Washburn (3–1) 43,057 7–11 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 -4½ 19 April 28 @ Orioles 7–5 Saunders (3–1) Eaton (1–3) Fuentes (4) 11,857 8–11 Oriole Park at Camden Yards W2 -4 20 April 29 @ Orioles 3–2 Loux (1–2) Uehara (2–2) Fuentes (5) 14,203 9–11 Oriole Park at Camden Yards W3 -3 21 April 30 @ Yankees 7–4 Coke (1–1) Speier (0–1) Rivera (5) 43,388 9–12 Yankee Stadium L1 -3½
May (16–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Stadium Box GB 22 May 1 @ Yankees 10–9 Albaladejo (2–1) Fuentes (0–2) 44,058 9–13 Yankee Stadium L2 -4½ 23 May 2 @ Yankees 8–4 Palmer (2–0) Sabathia (1–3) 44,970 10–13 Yankee Stadium W1 -3½ May 3 @ Yankees Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 14 Yankee Stadium -4 24 May 4 @ Athletics 5–2 Saunders (4–1) Anderson (0–3) Fuentes (6) 10,397 11–13 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum W2 -3 25 May 5 @ Athletics 5–3 Loux (2–2) Braden (3–3) Fuentes (7) 13,298 12–13 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum W3 -2 26 May 6 Blue Jays 13–1 Halladay (6–1) Ortega (0–2) 41,123 12–14 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 -2½ 27 May 7 Blue Jays 6–1 Weaver (3–1) Ray (0–1) 41,007 13–14 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 -1½ 28 May 8 Royals 4–1 Palmer (3–0) Meche (2–3) Fuentes (8) 41,019 14–14 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 -1½ 29 May 9 Royals 1–0 Saunders (5–1) Greinke (6–1) 39,776 15–14 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W3 -½ 30 May 10 Royals 4–3 Shields (1–2) Wright (0–1) Fuentes (9) 43,646 16–14 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W4 -½ 31 May 12 Red Sox 4–3 R. Ramírez (4–0) Shields (1–3) Papelbon (9) 33,411 16–15 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 -1½ 32 May 13 Red Sox 8–4 Palmer (4–0) Wakefield (4–2) 35,666 17–15 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 -1½ 33 May 14 Red Sox 5–4 (12) Bulger (1–1) Delcarmen (1–1) 35,124 18–15 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 -1½ 34 May 15 @ Rangers 10–8 Millwood (4–3) Saunders (5–2) Wilson (1) 33,429 18–16 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington L1 -2½ 35 May 16 @ Rangers 5–3 Padilla (3–2) Loux (2–3) Wilson (2) 34,284 18–17 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington L2 -3½ 36 May 17 @ Rangers 3–0 Jennings (1–1) Weaver (3–2) O'Day (1) 37,146 18–18 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington L3 -4½ 37 May 18 @ Mariners 10–6 Lackey (1–0) Washburn (3–3) 17,340 19–18 Safeco Field W1 -4 38 May 19 @ Mariners 6–5 Palmer (5–0) Hernández (4–3) Fuentes (10) 16,002 20–18 Safeco Field W2 -3 39 May 20 @ Mariners 1–0 Jakubauskas (3–4) Santana (0–1) Aardsma (5) 18,580 20–19 Safeco Field L1 -3 40 May 21 @ Mariners 3–0 Saunders (6–2) Bédard (2–2) Fuentes (11) 18,468 21–19 Safeco Field W1 -2 41 May 22 @ Dodgers 3–1 Oliver (1–0) Wade (0–3) Fuentes (12) 55,053 22–19 Dodger Stadium W2 -2 42 May 23 @ Dodgers 5–4 (10) Broxton (5–0) Arredondo (1–1) 55,301 22–20 Dodger Stadium L1 -3 43 May 24 @ Dodgers 10–7 Bulger (2–1) Billingsley (6–2) 54,122 23–20 Dodger Stadium W1 -3 44 May 25 White Sox 17–3 Danks (4–3) Santana (0–2) 43,177 23–21 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 -3 45 May 26 White Sox 4–2 Colón (3–4) Saunders (6–3) Linebrink (1) 38,040 23–22 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 -4 46 May 27 White Sox 3–1 Weaver (4–2) Floyd (3–5) Fuentes (13) 40,169 24–22 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 -3 47 May 29 Mariners 5–2 Vargas (2–0) Lackey (1–1) Aardsma (7) 38,492 24–23 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 -4½ 48 May 30 Mariners 4–3 (10) Batista (3–1) Arredondo (1–2) Aardsma (8) 39,329 24–24 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 -5½ 49 May 31 Mariners 9–8 Speier (1–1) Aardsma (1–2) 38,632 25–24 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 -4½
June (17–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Stadium Box GB 50 June 2 @ Blue Jays 6–4 Halladay (9–1) Saunders (6–4) 26,809 25–25 Rogers Centre L1 -4½ 51 June 3 @ Blue Jays 8–1 Weaver (5–2) Janssen (1–2) 17,127 26–25 Rogers Centre W1 -4½ 52 June 4 @ Blue Jays 6–5 Speier (2–1) League (1–2) Fuentes (14) 31,163 27–25 Rogers Centre W2 -3½ 53 June 5 @ Tigers 2–1 Santana (1–2) Rodney (0–1) Fuentes (15) 31,187 28–25 Comerica Park W3 -3½ 54 June 6 @ Tigers 2–1 Jackson (6–3) Escobar (0–1) 32,367 28–26 Comerica Park L1 -3½ 55 June 7 @ Tigers 9–6 Zumaya (2–0) Arredondo (1–3) 32,074 28–27 Comerica Park L2 -4½ 56 June 9 @ Rays 4–3 Weaver (6–2) Shields (5–5) Fuentes (16) 16,087 29–27 Tropicana Field W1 -3 57 June 10 @ Rays 9–5 Cormier (1–1) Lackey (1–2) 15,658 29–28 Tropicana Field L1 -3½ 58 June 11 @ Rays 11–1 Balfour (3–1) Santana (1–3) 17,086 29–29 Tropicana Field L2 -4½ 59 June 12 Padres 11–6 Palmer (6–0) Gaudin (2–5) 41,597 30–29 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 -4½ 60 June 13 Padres 9–1 Saunders (7–4) Geer (1–2) 43,233 31–29 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 -3½ 61 June 14 Padres 6–0 Weaver (7–2) Young (4–6) 40,163 32–29 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W3 -3½ 62 June 15 @ Giants 9–7 Lackey (2–2) Zito (3–7) Fuentes (17) 33,613 33–29 AT&T Park W4 -2½ 63 June 16 @ Giants 8–1 O'Sullivan (1–0) Sánchez (2–7) 34,716 34–29 AT&T Park W5 -2 64 June 17 @ Giants 4–3 Jepsen (1–2) Lincecum (6–2) Fuentes (18) 37,431 35–29 AT&T Park W6 -2 65 June 19 Dodgers 5–4 Speier (3–1) Mota (3–2) Fuentes (19) 44,222 36–29 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W7 -½ 66 June 20 Dodgers 6–4 Jeff Weaver (4–1) Weaver (7–3) 44,148 36–30 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 -½ 67 June 21 Dodgers 5–3 Kershaw (4–5) Lackey (2–3) Broxton (17) 43,891 36–31 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 -½ 68 June 22 Rockies 11–1 Cook (7–3) Palmer (6–1) 39,557 36–32 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L3 -1 69 June 23 Rockies 4–3 Jepsen (2–2) Jiménez (6–7) Fuentes (20) 42,233 37–32 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 0 70 June 24 Rockies 11–3 Saunders (8–4) Marquis (9–5) 43,551 38–32 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 0 71 June 26 @ Diamondbacks 12–3 Weaver (8–3) Buckner (2–5) 24,870 39–32 Chase Field W3 -½ 72 June 27 @ Diamondbacks 2–1 Oliver (2–0) Qualls (1–1) Fuentes (21) 27,742 40–32 Chase Field W4 +½ 73 June 28 @ Diamondbacks 12–8 Palmer (7–1) Scherzer (5–5) 25,684 41–32 Chase Field W5 +1½ 74 June 29 @ Rangers 5–2 O'Sullivan (2–0) Padilla (6–4) Fuentes (22) 16,985 42–32 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington W6 +2½ 75 June 30 @ Rangers 9–5 Feldman (6–2) Saunders (8–5) 20,042 42–33 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington L1 +1½
July (17–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Stadium Box GB 76 July 1 @ Rangers 9–7 Francisco (2–1) Speier (3–2) 27,142 42–34 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington L2 +½ 77 July 2 Orioles 5–2 Lackey (3–3) Guthrie (6–8) Fuentes (23) 39,180 43–34 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 +1 78 July 3 Orioles 6–4 Hernandez (2–2) Santana (1–4) Sherrill (18) 39,104 43–35 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 0 79 July 4 Orioles 11–4 Bulger (3–1) Báez (4–3) 41,764 44–35 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 0 80 July 5 Orioles 9–6 Oliver (3–0) Albers (1–3) Fuentes (24) 35,912 45–35 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 0 81 July 6 Rangers 9–4 Weaver (9–3) Millwood (8–6) 35,691 46–35 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W3 +1 82 July 7 Rangers 8–5 Holland (3–5) Lackey (3–4) 42,088 46–36 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 0 83 July 8 Rangers 8–1 Padilla (7–4) Santana (1–5) 37,364 46–37 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 -1 84 July 10 Yankees 10–6 Bulger (4–1) Melancon (0–1) Fuentes (25) 44,076 47–37 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 -½ 85 July 11 Yankees 14–8 Weaver (10–3) Pettitte (8–5) 42,602 48–37 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 +½ 86 July 12 Yankees 5–4 Lackey (4–4) Sabathia (8–6) Fuentes (26) 41,532 49–37 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W3 +1½ July 14: All-Star Game (AL wins—Box) 4–3 Papelbon (BOS) Bell (SD) Rivera (NYY) 46,760 Busch Stadium St. Louis, Missouri 87 July 16 @ Athletics 6–2 Santana (2–3) Braden (7–8) Fuentes (27) 11,113 50–37 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum W4 +2 88 July 17 @ Athletics 7–3 Breslow (2–4) Saunders (8–6) 17,147 50–38 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum L1 +2 89 July 18 @ Athletics 11–6 Oliver (4–0) Mazzaro (2–6) 16,475 51–38 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum W1 +3 90 July 19 @ Athletics 1–0 (10) Lackey (5–4) Bailey (4–2) Fuentes (28) 18,539 52–38 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum W2 +3 July 20 @ Royals Postponed (rain); rescheduled for July 21 52–38 Kauffman Stadium +2½ 91 July 21 @ Royals 8–5 Santana (3–5) Ponson (1–6) Fuentes (29) N/A 53–38 Kauffman Stadium W3 +3 92 July 21 @ Royals 10–2 O'Sullivan (3–0) Chen (0–5) 23,874 54–38 Kauffman Stadium W4 +3 93 July 22 @ Royals 9–6 Speier (4–2) Colón (1–1) Fuentes (30) 18,078 55–38 Kauffman Stadium W5 +3 94 July 23 Twins 6–5 (10) Fuentes (1–2) Crain (2–4) 38,145 56–38 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W6 +3½ 95 July 24 Twins 6–3 Lackey (6–4) Liriano (4–10) 39,272 57–38 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W7 +3½ 96 July 25 Twins 11–5 Palmer (8–1) Blackburn (8–5) 35,922 58–38 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W8 +4½ 97 July 26 Twins 10–1 Swarzak (3–3) Santana (3–6) 36,386 58–39 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 +3½ 98 July 27 Indians 8–6 Veras (4–1) Fuentes (1–3) Wood (14) 35,371 58–40 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 +2½ 99 July 28 Indians 7–6 Palmer (9–1) Huff (5–5) Bulger (1) 43,270 59–40 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 +2½ 100 July 29 Indians 9–3 Lackey (7–4) Laffey (4–3) 39,196 60–40 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 +3½ 101 July 31 @ Twins 11–5 (11) Jepsen (3–2) Keppel (0–1) 31,767 61–40 HHH Metrodome W3 +3
August (17–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Stadium Box GB 102 August 1 @ Twins 11–6 Saunders (9–6) Swarzak (3–4) 40,828 62–40 HHH Metrodome W4 +4 103 August 2 @ Twins 13–4 Weaver (11–3) Perkins (6–7) 41,079 63–40 HHH Metrodome W5 +4 104 August 4 @ White Sox 5–4 Thornton (6–2) Jepsen (3–3) 30,228 63–41 U.S. Cellular Field L1 +4½ 105 August 5 @ White Sox 6–2 Floyd (9–6) O'Sullivan (3–1) 32,167 63–42 U.S. Cellular Field L2 +4½ 106 August 6 @ White Sox 9–5 Santana (4–6) Danks (9–8) 27,487 64–42 U.S. Cellular Field W1 +4½ 107 August 7 Rangers 11–6 Feldman (11–4) Saunders (9–7) 43,624 64–43 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 +3½ 108 August 8 Rangers 3–2 Weaver (12–3) Guardado (1–2) Fuentes (31) 37,166 65–43 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 +4½ 109 August 9 Rangers 0–7 Holland (5–7) Lackey (7–5) 35,706 65–44 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 +3½ 110 August 10 Rays 8–6 Jepsen (4–3) Springer (0–2) Fuentes (32) 37,388 66–44 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 +4 111 August 11 Rays 6–0 Santana (5–6) Price (5–5) 43,559 67–44 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 +5 112 August 12 Rays 10–5 Bulger (5–1) Balfour (4–2) 37,859 68–44 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W3 +5 113 August 14 @ Orioles 16–6 Tillman (1–0) Weaver (12–4) 25,836 68–45 Oriole Park at Camden Yards L1 +4½ 114 August 15 @ Orioles 5–1 Lackey (8–5) Matusz (1–2) Fuentes (33) 28,770 69–45 Oriole Park at Camden Yards W1 +4½ 115 August 16 @ Orioles 17–8 (13) Bulger (6–1) Bass (5–3) 26,529 70–45 Oriole Park at Camden Yards W2 +4½ 116 August 17 @ Orioles 8–5 Santana (6–6) Hernandez (4–5) Fuentes (34) 18,460 71–45 Oriole Park at Camden Yards W3 +4½ 117 August 18 @ Indians 5–4 Bell (1–0) Carmona (2–7) Fuentes (35) 18,341 72–45 Progressive Field W4 +5½ 118 August 19 @ Indians 3–0 Weaver (13–4) Sowers (4–9) 16,868 73–45 Progressive Field W5 +6½ 119 August 20 @ Indians 11–3 Masterson (4–4) Lackey (8–6) 16,804 73–46 Progressive Field L1 +5½ 120 August 21 @ Blue Jays 5–4 Rzepczynski (2–3) O'Sullivan (3–2) Janssen (1) 15,993 73–47 Rogers Centre L2 +5½ 121 August 22 @ Blue Jays 7–3 Santana (7–6) Richmond (6–7) 23,235 74–47 Rogers Centre W1 +6½ 122 August 23 @ Blue Jays 8–3 Romero (11–5) Bell (1–1) 23,935 74–48 Rogers Centre L1 +5½ 123 August 24 Tigers 10–7 Verlander (14–7) Weaver (13–5) Rodney (27) 38,421 74–49 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 +5 124 August 25 Tigers 5–3 Washburn (9–7) Lackey (8–7) Rodney (28) 42,970 74–50 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L3 +4 125 August 26 Tigers 4–2 Saunders (10–7) Jackson (10–6) Fuentes (36) 36,329 75–50 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 +5 126 August 27 Athletics 2–0 Cahill (7–12) Santana (7–7) Bailey (19) 43,139 75–51 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 +4 127 August 28 Athletics 11–7 Arredondo (2–3) Ziegler (1–4) Fuentes (37) 41,912 76–51 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 +5 128 August 29 Athletics 4–3 Ziegler (2–4) Rodríguez (0–1) Bailey (20) 43,011 76–52 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 +4 129 August 30 Athletics 9–1 Lackey (9–7) Anderson (7–10) 38,018 77–52 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 +5 130 August 31 @ Mariners 10–0 Saunders (11–7) French (4–4) 18,959 78–52 Safeco Field W2 +6
September (16–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Stadium Box GB 131 September 1 @ Mariners 2–1 Fister (2–1) Oliver (4–1) Aardsma (31) 18,542 78–53 Safeco Field L1 +4½ 132 September 2 @ Mariners 3–0 Hernández (14–5) Kazmir (8–8) Aardsma (32) 22,130 78–54 Safeco Field L2 +3½ 133 September 4 @ Royals 2–1 Weaver (14–5) Wright (1–5) Fuentes (38) 17,447 79–54 Kauffman Stadium W1 +3½ 134 September 5 @ Royals 2 – 1 (11) Jepsen (5–3) Yabuta (0–1) Fuentes (39) 22,628 80–54 Kauffman Stadium W2 +4½ 135 September 6 @ Royals 7–2 Saunders (12–7) Hochevar (6–9) 16,745 81–54 Kauffman Stadium W3 +5½ 136 September 7 @ Royals 6–3 Davies (7–9) Santana (7–8) Soria (22) 18,453 81–55 Kauffman Stadium L1 +5 137 September 8 Mariners 3 – 2 (10) Palmer (10–1) Batista (6–4) 37,725 82–55 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 +4½ 138 September 9 Mariners 6–3 Weaver (15–5) Snell (6–10) Fuentes (40) 36,340 83–55 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 +4½ 139 September 10 Mariners 3–0 Lackey (10–7) Rowland-Smith (3–3) 37,412 84–55 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W3 +5 140 September 11 White Sox 7–1 Saunders (13–7) Floyd (11–10) 38,375 85–55 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W4 +5½ 141 September 12 White Sox 4 – 3 (10) Jenks (3–4) Fuentes (1–4) Peña (2) 37,390 85–56 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 +5½ 142 September 13 White Sox 3–2 Oliver (5–1) Buehrle (12–8) Fuentes (41) 37,512 86–56 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 +6 143 September 14 @ Yankees 5–3 Hughes (7–3) Weaver (15–6) Rivera (40) 44,701 86–57 Yankee Stadium L1 +6 144 September 15 @ Red Sox 4–1 Matsuzaka (2–5) Lackey (10–8) 37,942 86–58 Fenway Park L2 +6 145 September 16 @ Red Sox 9–8 Bard (2–1) Fuentes (1–5) 37,706 86–59 Fenway Park L3 +6 146 September 17 @ Red Sox 4–3 Jepsen (6–3) Wagner (1–1) Fuentes (42) 38,157 87–59 Fenway Park W1 +6½ 147 September 18 @ Rangers 2–0 Kazmir (9–8) Hunter (8–4) Fuentes (43) 34,240 88–59 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington W2 +7½ 148 September 19 @ Rangers 3–2 Feldman (17–5) Weaver (15–7) Francisco (23) 46,596 88–60 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington L1 +6½ 149 September 20 @ Rangers 10–5 Lackey (11–8) Holland (7–12) 33,688 89–60 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington W1 +7½ 150 September 21 Yankees 5–2 Saunders (14–7) Pettitte (13–7) Fuentes (44) 38,667 90–60 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 +7½ 151 September 22 Yankees 6–5 Hughes (8–3) Palmer (10–2) Rivera (41) 40,374 90–61 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 +7½ 152 September 23 Yankees 3–2 Burnett (12–9) Kazmir (9–9) Rivera (42) 35,760 90–62 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 +6½ 153 September 25 Athletics 3–0 Gonzalez (6–6) Weaver (15–8) Bailey (26) 43,242 90–63 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L3 +6 154 September 26 Athletics 15–10 Breslow (8–7) Jepsen (6–4) 41,014 90–64 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L4 +5 155 September 27 Athletics 7–4 Saunders (15–7) González (0–4) Fuentes (45) 38,718 91–64 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 +6 156 September 28 Rangers 11–0 Santana (8–8) Hunter (9–5) 40,484 92–64 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 +7 157 September 29 Rangers 5–2 O'Sullivan (4–2) Feldman (17–7) Fuentes (46) 38,600 93–64 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W3 +8 158 September 30 Rangers 5–0 Palmer (11–2) Holland (8–13) 40,616 94–64 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W4 +9
October (3–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Stadium Box GB 159 October 1 Rangers 11–3 Millwood (13–10) Bell (1–2) 38,552 94–65 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 +8 160 October 2 @ Athletics 5–2 Weaver (16–8) Gonzalez (6–7) Fuentes (47) 14,554 95–65 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum W1 +8 161 October 3 @ Athletics 4–2 Kazmir (10–9) Eveland (2–4) Fuentes (48) 16,539 96–65 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum W2 +9 162 October 4 @ Athletics 5–3 Saunders (16–7) Gray (0–1) Jepsen (1) 16,591 97–65 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum W3 +10

Legend

Angels win	Angels loss	All-Star Game	Game postponed	Clinched

"GB" legend

1st (AL West)	Not in playoff berth	1st (AL Wild Card)	Tied for 1st (AL West)

Postseason

With their win on Monday, September 28, 2009, the Angels clinched their third straight American League West championship. Also, at that time, the Angels clinched the second-best record in the American League giving them home field advantage for the American League Division Series. Also, with their win on Tuesday, September 29, 2009, the Angels knocked the Rangers out of contention for the American League Wild Card, therefore, the Angels faced the Boston Red Sox in the Division Series for the third year in a row.

American League Division Series

Main article: 2009 American League Division Series

The 2009 American League Division Series featured the AL West champion Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the Wildcard winner Boston Red Sox. The series began on October 8, 2009, with the Angels winning the first two games at Angel Stadium. On October 11, the series continued to Fenway Park where the Angels had a stunning come-from-behind victory to win 7–6 and sweep the Red Sox. This series marks the first time the Angels have beaten the Red Sox in a postseason series as well as the first postseason sweep for the Angels in franchise history.

American League Championship Series

Main article: 2009 American League Championship Series

The 2009 American League Championship Series featured the AL West champion Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the AL East champion New York Yankees. The Yankees won the series 4 games to 2.

Game log

2009 postseason Game Log
American League Division Series (3–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Series Stadium Box 1 October 8 Red Sox 5–0 Lackey (1–0) Lester (0–1) 45,070 1–0 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 2 October 9 Red Sox 4–1 Weaver (1–0) Beckett (0–1) Fuentes (1) 45,223 2–0 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 3 October 11 @ Red Sox 7–6 Oliver (1–0) Papelbon (0–1) Fuentes (2) 38,704 3–0 Fenway Park W3
American League Championship Series (2–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Series Stadium Box 1 October 16 @ Yankees 4–1 Sabathia (2–0) Lackey (1–1) Rivera (2) 49,688 0–1 Yankee Stadium L1 2 October 17 @ Yankees 4–3 (13) Robertson (1–0) Santana (0–1) 49,922 0–2 Yankee Stadium L2 3 October 19 Yankees 5–4 (11) Santana (1–1) Aceves (0–1) 44,911 1–2 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 4 October 20 Yankees 10–1 Sabathia (3–0) Kazmir (0–1) 45,160 1–3 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 5 October 22 Yankees 7–6 Jepsen (1–0) Hughes (0–1) Fuentes (3) 45,113 2–3 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 October 24 @ Yankees Postponed (rain); rescheduled for October 25 2–3 Yankee Stadium 6 October 25 @ Yankees 5–2 Pettitte (2–0) Saunders (0–1) Rivera (3) 50,173 2–4 Yankee Stadium L1

Legend

Angels win	Angels loss	Game postponed

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Player	POS	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	AVG	SB
Chone Figgins	3B	158	615	114	183	30	7	5	54	101	.298	42
Kendrys Morales	1B	152	566	86	173	43	2	34	108	46	.306	3
Bobby Abreu	OF	152	563	96	165	29	3	15	103	94	.293	30
Juan Rivera	OF	138	529	72	152	24	1	25	88	36	.287	0
Erick Aybar	SS	137	504	70	157	23	9	5	58	30	.312	14
Torii Hunter	OF	119	451	74	135	26	1	22	90	47	.299	18
Maicer Izturis	2B	114	387	74	116	22	3	8	65	35	.300	13
Vladimir Guerrero	DH	100	383	59	113	16	1	15	50	19	.295	2
Mike Napoli	C	114	382	60	104	22	1	20	56	40	.272	3
Howie Kendrick	2B	105	374	61	109	21	3	10	61	20	.291	11
Gary Matthews, Jr.	OF	103	316	44	79	19	2	4	50	40	.250	4
Jeff Mathis	C	84	237	26	50	8	0	5	28	22	.211	2
Robb Quinlan	UT	54	115	13	28	5	0	2	14	5	.243	1
Reggie Willits	LF	49	80	16	17	2	0	0	6	5	.213	5
Brandon Wood	IF	18	41	5	8	1	0	1	3	3	.195	0
Sean Rodriguez	UT	12	25	4	5	0	0	2	4	3	.200	0
Freddy Sandoval	IF	5	11	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	.182	0
Terry Evans	OF	11	7	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	.286	0
Chris Pettit	OF	10	7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.286	0
Bobby Wilson	UT	12	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.200	0
Ryan Budde	DH	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
John Lackey	P	3	8	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.125	0
Matt Palmer	P	3	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	0
Jered Weaver	P	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	0
Sean O'Sullivan	P	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	0
Team Totals	—	162	5622	883	1604	293	33	173	841	547	.285	148

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; SV = Saves; SVO = Save Opportunities; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SV	SVO	IP	R	ER	BB
Jered Weaver	16	8	3.75	33	33	4	0	0	211.0	91	88	66
Joe Saunders	16	7	4.60	31	31	1	0	0	186.0	102	95	64
John Lackey	11	8	3.83	27	27	1	0	0	176.1	84	75	47
Matt Palmer	11	2	3.93	40	13	1	0	0	121.1	55	53	55
Ervin Santana	8	8	5.03	24	23	2	0	0	139.2	83	78	47
Jason Bulger	6	1	3.56	64	0	0	1	4	65.2	26	26	30
Kevin Jepsen	6	4	4.94	54	0	0	1	2	54.2	33	30	19
Darren Oliver	5	1	2.71	63	1	0	0	1	73.0	22	22	22
Justin Speier	4	2	5.18	41	0	0	0	1	40.0	23	23	15
Sean O'Sullivan	4	2	5.92	12	10	0	0	0	51.2	34	34	16
José Arredondo	2	3	6.00	43	0	0	0	1	45.0	30	30	47
Shane Loux	2	3	5.86	18	6	0	0	0	58.1	42	38	19
Scott Kazmir	2	2	1.73	6	6	0	0	0	36.1	8	7	10
Trevor Bell	1	2	9.74	8	4	0	0	0	20.1	25	22	11
Brian Fuentes	1	5	3.93	65	0	0	48	55	55.0	24	24	24
Dustin Moseley	1	0	4.30	3	3	0	0	0	14.2	8	7	3
Scot Shields	1	3	6.62	20	0	0	1	4	17.2	14	13	15
Nick Adenhart	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	6.0	0	0	3
Daniel Davidson	0	0	5.40	4	0	0	0	0	1.2	1	1	3
Kelvim Escobar	0	1	3.60	1	1	0	0	0	5.0	2	2	4
Robert Mosebach	0	0	7.71	3	0	0	0	0	2.1	3	2	3
Anthony Ortega	0	2	9.24	3	3	0	0	0	12.2	15	13	6
Fernando Rodríguez	0	0	27.00	1	0	0	0	0	0.2	3	2	2
Rafael Rodríguez	0	1	5.58	18	0	0	0	2	30.2	22	19	9
Rich Thompson	0	0	5.12	13	0	0	0	0	19.1	11	11	7
Team Totals	97	65	4.45	162	162	9	51	70	1445.0	761	715	523

Source:

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Salt Lake Bees	Pacific Coast League	Bobby Mitchell
AA	Arkansas Travelers	Texas League	Bobby Magallanes
A	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	California League	Keith Johnson
A	Cedar Rapids Kernels	Midwest League	Bill Mosiello
Rookie	AZL Angels	Arizona League	Tyrone Boykin
Rookie	Orem Owlz	Pioneer League	Tom Kotchman

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Orem

References

1. "Santana shutout clinches AL West for Angels". Reuters. September 29, 2009. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved October 1, 2009.

• 2009 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season at Baseball Reference