2009 Los Angeles Angels season

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2009  Los Angeles Angels
American League West Champions
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.svg
The logo of the Angels during their 2009 campaign
League American League
Division West
Ballpark Angel Stadium of Anaheim
City Anaheim, California
Record97–65 (.599)
Divisional place1st
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
BB-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.

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Perhaps the most notable player to depart in the offseason due to free agency was 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

AL West 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 97650.599—49–3248–33
Texas Rangers 87750.5371048–3339–42
Seattle Mariners 85770.5251248–3337–44
Oakland Athletics 75870.4632240–4135–46

Record vs. opponents

TeamBALBOSCWSCLEDETKCLAAMINNYYOAKSEATBTEXTORNL
Baltimore –2–165–42–53–54–42–83–25–131–54–58–105–59–911–7
Boston 16–2–4–47–26–15–34–54–29–95–52–49–92–711–711–7
Chicago 4–54−4–10–89–99–95–46−123–44–54–56–22–41–612–6
Cleveland 5–22–78–10–4–1410–82–48–103–52–56–45–31–84–45–13
Detroit 5–31–69–914–4–9–95–47–121–55–45–45–27–23–510–8
Kansas City 4–43–59–98–109–9–1–96–122–42–65–41–93–34–38–10
Los Angeles 8–25–44–54–24–59–1–6–45–512–710–94–28–114–414–4
Minnesota 2–32–412–610–812–712–64–6–0–74–65–53–36–43–512–6
New York 13–59–94–35–35–14–25–57–0–7–26–411–75–412–610–8
Oakland 5–15–55–45–24–56–27–126–42–7–5–146–411–83–65–13
Seattle 5–44–25–44–64–54–59–105–54–614–5–5–38–113–411–7
Tampa Bay 10–89–92–63–52–59–12–43–37–114–63–5–3–614–413–5
Texas 5–57–24–28–12–73–311–84–64–58–1111–86–3–5–59–9
Toronto 9–97–116–14–45–33–44–45–36–126–34–34–145–5–7–11
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2009 Game Log
April (9–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
1April 6 Athletics 3–0 Saunders (1–0) Braden (0–1) Fuentes (1)43,2201–0 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 0
2April 7 Athletics 6–4 Wuertz (1–0) Jepsen (0–1) Ziegler (1)43,3961–1 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 -½
3April 8 Athletics 6–4 Bailey (1–0) Fuentes (0–1) Ziegler (2)43,2831–2 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 -1½
April 9 Athletics Postponed (death of P Nick Adenhart); rescheduled for August 271–2 Angel Stadium of Anaheim -2
4April 10 Red Sox 6–3 Weaver (1–0) Wakefield (0–1) Shields (1)41,3852–2 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 -1
5April 11 Red Sox 5–4 Penny (1–0) Saunders (1–1) Papelbon (2)40,1632–3 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 -1½
6April 12 Red Sox 5–4 Moseley (1–0) Beckett (1–1) Fuentes (2)38,0763–3 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 -1½
7April 14@ Mariners 3–2 (10) Corcoran (1–0) Shields (0–1)45,9583–4 Safeco Field L1 -2½
8April 15@ Mariners 11–3 Washburn (2–0) Weaver (1–1)18,5163–5 Safeco Field L2 -3½
9April 16@ Mariners 5–1 Saunders (2–1) Jakubauskas (1–1)18,5284–5 Safeco Field W1 -2½
10April 17@ Twins 11–9 Guerrier (1–0) Bulger (0–1) Nathan (2)24,1684–6 HHH Metrodome L1 -3½
11April 18@ Twins 9–2 Slowey (2–0) Jepsen (0–2)34,2864–7 HHH Metrodome L2 -3½
12April 19@ Twins 3–1 Perkins (1–1) Loux (0–1) Nathan (3)28,3024–8 HHH Metrodome L3 -3½
13April 21 Tigers 4–3 Arredondo (1–0) Lyon (1–2) Fuentes (3)41,6275–8 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 -3½
14April 22 Tigers 12–10 Rincón (1–0) Shields (0–2)43,0475–9 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 -3½
15April 23 Tigers 10–5 Palmer (1–0) Jackson (1–1)38,5436–9 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 -3½
16April 24 Mariners 8–3 Bédard (2–1) Loux (0–2)43,0836–10 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 -4½
17April 25 Mariners 9–8 Silva (1–2) Ortega (0–1) Aardsma (3)43,5426–11 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 -5½
18April 26 Mariners 8–0 Weaver (2–1) Washburn (3–1)43,0577–11 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 -4½
19April 28@ Orioles 7–5 Saunders (3–1) Eaton (1–3) Fuentes (4)11,8578–11 Oriole Park at Camden Yards W2 -4
20April 29@ Orioles 3–2 Loux (1–2) Uehara (2–2) Fuentes (5)14,2039–11 Oriole Park at Camden Yards W3 -3
21April 30@ Yankees 7–4 Coke (1–1) Speier (0–1) Rivera (5)43,3889–12 Yankee Stadium L1 -3½
May (16–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
22May 1@ Yankees 10–9 Albaladejo (2–1) Fuentes (0–2)44,0589–13 Yankee Stadium L2 -4½
23May 2@ Yankees 8–4 Palmer (2–0) Sabathia (1–3)44,97010–13 Yankee Stadium W1 -3½
May 3@ Yankees Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 14 Yankee Stadium -4
24May 4@ Athletics 5–2 Saunders (4–1) Anderson (0–3) Fuentes (6)10,39711–13 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum W2 -3
25May 5@ Athletics 5–3 Loux (2–2) Braden (3–3) Fuentes (7)13,29812–13 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum W3 -2
26May 6 Blue Jays 13–1 Halladay (6–1) Ortega (0–2)41,12312–14 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 -2½
27May 7 Blue Jays 6–1 Weaver (3–1) Ray (0–1)41,00713–14 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 -1½
28May 8 Royals 4–1 Palmer (3–0) Meche (2–3) Fuentes (8)41,01914–14 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 -1½
29May 9 Royals 1–0 Saunders (5–1) Greinke (6–1)39,77615–14 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W3 -½
30May 10 Royals 4–3 Shields (1–2) Wright (0–1) Fuentes (9)43,64616–14 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W4 -½
31May 12 Red Sox 4–3 R. Ramírez (4–0) Shields (1–3) Papelbon (9)33,41116–15 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 -1½
32May 13 Red Sox 8–4 Palmer (4–0) Wakefield (4–2)35,66617–15 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 -1½
33May 14 Red Sox 5–4 (12) Bulger (1–1) Delcarmen (1–1)35,12418–15 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 -1½
34May 15@ Rangers 10–8 Millwood (4–3) Saunders (5–2) Wilson (1)33,42918–16 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington L1 -2½
35May 16@ Rangers 5–3 Padilla (3–2) Loux (2–3) Wilson (2)34,28418–17 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington L2 -3½
36May 17@ Rangers 3–0 Jennings (1–1) Weaver (3–2) O'Day (1)37,14618–18 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington L3 -4½
37May 18@ Mariners 10–6 Lackey (1–0) Washburn (3–3)17,34019–18 Safeco Field W1 -4
38May 19@ Mariners 6–5 Palmer (5–0) Hernández (4–3) Fuentes (10)16,00220–18 Safeco Field W2 -3
39May 20@ Mariners 1–0 Jakubauskas (3–4) Santana (0–1) Aardsma (5)18,58020–19 Safeco Field L1 -3
40May 21@ Mariners 3–0 Saunders (6–2) Bédard (2–2) Fuentes (11)18,46821–19 Safeco Field W1 -2
41May 22@ Dodgers 3–1 Oliver (1–0) Wade (0–3) Fuentes (12)55,05322–19 Dodger Stadium W2 -2
42May 23@ Dodgers 5–4 (10) Broxton (5–0) Arredondo (1–1)55,30122–20 Dodger Stadium L1 -3
43May 24@ Dodgers 10–7 Bulger (2–1) Billingsley (6–2)54,12223–20 Dodger Stadium W1 -3
44May 25 White Sox 17–3 Danks (4–3) Santana (0–2)43,17723–21 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 -3
45May 26 White Sox 4–2 Colón (3–4) Saunders (6–3) Linebrink (1)38,04023–22 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 -4
46May 27 White Sox 3–1 Weaver (4–2) Floyd (3–5) Fuentes (13)40,16924–22 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 -3
47May 29 Mariners 5–2 Vargas (2–0) Lackey (1–1) Aardsma (7)38,49224–23 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 -4½
48May 30 Mariners 4–3 (10) Batista (3–1) Arredondo (1–2) Aardsma (8)39,32924–24 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 -5½
49May 31 Mariners 9–8 Speier (1–1) Aardsma (1–2)38,63225–24 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 -4½
June (17–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
50June 2@ Blue Jays 6–4 Halladay (9–1) Saunders (6–4)26,80925–25 Rogers Centre L1 -4½
51June 3@ Blue Jays 8–1 Weaver (5–2) Janssen (1–2)17,12726–25 Rogers Centre W1 -4½
52June 4@ Blue Jays 6–5 Speier (2–1) League (1–2) Fuentes (14)31,16327–25 Rogers Centre W2 -3½
53June 5@ Tigers 2–1 Santana (1–2) Rodney (0–1) Fuentes (15)31,18728–25 Comerica Park W3 -3½
54June 6@ Tigers 2–1 Jackson (6–3) Escobar (0–1)32,36728–26 Comerica Park L1 -3½
55June 7@ Tigers 9–6 Zumaya (2–0) Arredondo (1–3)32,07428–27 Comerica Park L2 -4½
56June 9@ Rays 4–3 Weaver (6–2) Shields (5–5) Fuentes (16)16,08729–27 Tropicana Field W1 -3
57June 10@ Rays 9–5 Cormier (1–1) Lackey (1–2)15,65829–28 Tropicana Field L1 -3½
58June 11@ Rays 11–1 Balfour (3–1) Santana (1–3)17,08629–29 Tropicana Field L2 -4½
59June 12 Padres 11–6 Palmer (6–0) Gaudin (2–5)41,59730–29 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 -4½
60June 13 Padres 9–1 Saunders (7–4) Geer (1–2)43,23331–29 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 -3½
61June 14 Padres 6–0 Weaver (7–2) Young (4–6)40,16332–29 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W3 -3½
62June 15@ Giants 9–7 Lackey (2–2) Zito (3–7) Fuentes (17)33,61333–29 AT&T Park W4 -2½
63June 16@ Giants 8–1 O'Sullivan (1–0) Sánchez (2–7)34,71634–29 AT&T Park W5 -2
64June 17@ Giants 4–3 Jepsen (1–2) Lincecum (6–2) Fuentes (18)37,43135–29 AT&T Park W6 -2
65June 19 Dodgers 5–4 Speier (3–1) Mota (3–2) Fuentes (19)44,22236–29 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W7 -½
66June 20 Dodgers 6–4 Jeff Weaver (4–1) Weaver (7–3)44,14836–30 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 -½
67June 21 Dodgers 5–3 Kershaw (4–5) Lackey (2–3) Broxton (17)43,89136–31 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 -½
68June 22 Rockies 11–1 Cook (7–3) Palmer (6–1)39,55736–32 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L3 -1
69June 23 Rockies 4–3 Jepsen (2–2) Jiménez (6–7) Fuentes (20)42,23337–32 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 0
70June 24 Rockies 11–3 Saunders (8–4) Marquis (9–5)43,55138–32 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 0
71June 26@ Diamondbacks 12–3 Weaver (8–3) Buckner (2–5)24,87039–32 Chase Field W3 -½
72June 27@ Diamondbacks 2–1 Oliver (2–0) Qualls (1–1) Fuentes (21)27,74240–32 Chase Field W4 +½
73June 28@ Diamondbacks 12–8 Palmer (7–1) Scherzer (5–5)25,68441–32 Chase Field W5 +1½
74June 29@ Rangers 5–2 O'Sullivan (2–0) Padilla (6–4) Fuentes (22)16,98542–32 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington W6 +2½
75June 30@ Rangers 9–5 Feldman (6–2) Saunders (8–5)20,04242–33 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington L1 +1½
July (17–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
76July 1@ Rangers 9–7 Francisco (2–1) Speier (3–2)27,14242–34 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington L2 +½
77July 2 Orioles 5–2 Lackey (3–3) Guthrie (6–8) Fuentes (23)39,18043–34 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 +1
78July 3 Orioles 6–4 Hernandez (2–2) Santana (1–4) Sherrill (18)39,10443–35 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 0
79July 4 Orioles 11–4 Bulger (3–1) Báez (4–3)41,76444–35 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 0
80July 5 Orioles 9–6 Oliver (3–0) Albers (1–3) Fuentes (24)35,91245–35 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 0
81July 6 Rangers 9–4 Weaver (9–3) Millwood (8–6)35,69146–35 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W3 +1
82July 7 Rangers 8–5 Holland (3–5) Lackey (3–4)42,08846–36 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 0
83July 8 Rangers 8–1 Padilla (7–4) Santana (1–5)37,36446–37 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 -1
84July 10 Yankees 10–6 Bulger (4–1) Melancon (0–1) Fuentes (25)44,07647–37 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 -½
85July 11 Yankees 14–8 Weaver (10–3) Pettitte (8–5)42,60248–37 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 +½
86July 12 Yankees 5–4 Lackey (4–4) Sabathia (8–6) Fuentes (26)41,53249–37 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
87July 16@ Athletics 6–2 Santana (2–3) Braden (7–8) Fuentes (27)11,11350–37 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum W4 +2
88July 17@ Athletics 7–3 Breslow (2–4) Saunders (8–6)17,14750–38 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum L1 +2
89July 18@ Athletics 11–6 Oliver (4–0) Mazzaro (2–6)16,47551–38 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum W1 +3
90July 19@ Athletics 1–0 (10) Lackey (5–4) Bailey (4–2) Fuentes (28)18,53952–38 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum W2 +3
July 20@ Royals Postponed (rain); rescheduled for July 2152–38 Kauffman Stadium +2½
91July 21@ Royals 8–5 Santana (3–5) Ponson (1–6) Fuentes (29)N/A53–38 Kauffman Stadium W3 +3
92July 21@ Royals 10–2 O'Sullivan (3–0) Chen (0–5)23,87454–38 Kauffman Stadium W4 +3
93July 22@ Royals 9–6 Speier (4–2) Colón (1–1) Fuentes (30)18,07855–38 Kauffman Stadium W5 +3
94July 23 Twins 6–5 (10) Fuentes (1–2) Crain (2–4)38,14556–38 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W6 +3½
95July 24 Twins 6–3 Lackey (6–4) Liriano (4–10)39,27257–38 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W7 +3½
96July 25 Twins 11–5 Palmer (8–1) Blackburn (8–5)35,92258–38 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W8 +4½
97July 26 Twins 10–1 Swarzak (3–3) Santana (3–6)36,38658–39 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 +3½
98July 27 Indians 8–6 Veras (4–1) Fuentes (1–3) Wood (14)35,37158–40 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 +2½
99July 28 Indians 7–6 Palmer (9–1) Huff (5–5) Bulger (1)43,27059–40 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 +2½
100July 29 Indians 9–3 Lackey (7–4) Laffey (4–3)39,19660–40 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 +3½
101July 31@ Twins 11–5 (11) Jepsen (3–2) Keppel (0–1)31,76761–40 HHH Metrodome W3 +3
August (17–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
102August 1@ Twins 11–6 Saunders (9–6) Swarzak (3–4)40,82862–40 HHH Metrodome W4 +4
103August 2@ Twins 13–4 Weaver (11–3) Perkins (6–7)41,07963–40 HHH Metrodome W5 +4
104August 4@ White Sox 5–4 Thornton (6–2) Jepsen (3–3)30,22863–41 U.S. Cellular Field L1 +4½
105August 5@ White Sox 6–2 Floyd (9–6) O'Sullivan (3–1)32,16763–42 U.S. Cellular Field L2 +4½
106August 6@ White Sox 9–5 Santana (4–6) Danks (9–8)27,48764–42 U.S. Cellular Field W1 +4½
107August 7 Rangers 11–6 Feldman (11–4) Saunders (9–7)43,62464–43 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 +3½
108August 8 Rangers 3–2 Weaver (12–3) Guardado (1–2) Fuentes (31)37,16665–43 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 +4½
109August 9 Rangers 0–7 Holland (5–7) Lackey (7–5)35,70665–44 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 +3½
110August 10 Rays 8–6 Jepsen (4–3) Springer (0–2) Fuentes (32)37,38866–44 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 +4
111August 11 Rays 6–0 Santana (5–6) Price (5–5)43,55967–44 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 +5
112August 12 Rays 10–5 Bulger (5–1) Balfour (4–2)37,85968–44 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W3 +5
113August 14@ Orioles 16–6 Tillman (1–0) Weaver (12–4)25,83668–45 Oriole Park at Camden Yards L1 +4½
114August 15@ Orioles 5–1 Lackey (8–5) Matusz (1–2) Fuentes (33)28,77069–45 Oriole Park at Camden Yards W1 +4½
115August 16@ Orioles 17–8 (13) Bulger (6–1) Bass (5–3)26,52970–45 Oriole Park at Camden Yards W2 +4½
116August 17@ Orioles 8–5 Santana (6–6) Hernandez (4–5) Fuentes (34)18,46071–45 Oriole Park at Camden Yards W3 +4½
117August 18@ Indians 5–4 Bell (1–0) Carmona (2–7) Fuentes (35)18,34172–45 Progressive Field W4 +5½
118August 19@ Indians 3–0 Weaver (13–4) Sowers (4–9)16,86873–45 Progressive Field W5 +6½
119August 20@ Indians 11–3 Masterson (4–4) Lackey (8–6)16,80473–46 Progressive Field L1 +5½
120August 21@ Blue Jays 5–4 Rzepczynski (2–3) O'Sullivan (3–2) Janssen (1)15,99373–47 Rogers Centre L2 +5½
121August 22@ Blue Jays 7–3 Santana (7–6) Richmond (6–7)23,23574–47 Rogers Centre W1 +6½
122August 23@ Blue Jays 8–3 Romero (11–5) Bell (1–1)23,93574–48 Rogers Centre L1 +5½
123August 24 Tigers 10–7 Verlander (14–7) Weaver (13–5) Rodney (27)38,42174–49 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 +5
124August 25 Tigers 5–3 Washburn (9–7) Lackey (8–7) Rodney (28)42,97074–50 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L3 +4
125August 26 Tigers 4–2 Saunders (10–7) Jackson (10–6) Fuentes (36)36,32975–50 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 +5
126August 27 Athletics 2–0 Cahill (7–12) Santana (7–7) Bailey (19)43,13975–51 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 +4
127August 28 Athletics 11–7 Arredondo (2–3) Ziegler (1–4) Fuentes (37)41,91276–51 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 +5
128August 29 Athletics 4–3 Ziegler (2–4) Rodríguez (0–1) Bailey (20)43,01176–52 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 +4
129August 30 Athletics 9–1 Lackey (9–7) Anderson (7–10)38,01877–52 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 +5
130August 31@ Mariners 10–0 Saunders (11–7) French (4–4)18,95978–52 Safeco Field W2 +6
September (16–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
131September 1@ Mariners 2–1 Fister (2–1) Oliver (4–1) Aardsma (31)18,54278–53 Safeco Field L1 +4½
132September 2@ Mariners 3–0 Hernández (14–5) Kazmir (8–8) Aardsma (32)22,13078–54 Safeco Field L2 +3½
133September 4@ Royals 2–1 Weaver (14–5) Wright (1–5) Fuentes (38)17,44779–54 Kauffman Stadium W1 +3½
134September 5@ Royals 2 – 1 (11) Jepsen (5–3) Yabuta (0–1) Fuentes (39)22,62880–54 Kauffman Stadium W2 +4½
135September 6@ Royals 7–2 Saunders (12–7) Hochevar (6–9)16,74581–54 Kauffman Stadium W3 +5½
136September 7@ Royals 6–3 Davies (7–9) Santana (7–8) Soria (22)18,45381–55 Kauffman Stadium L1 +5
137September 8 Mariners 3 – 2 (10) Palmer (10–1) Batista (6–4)37,72582–55 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 +4½
138September 9 Mariners 6–3 Weaver (15–5) Snell (6–10) Fuentes (40)36,34083–55 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 +4½
139September 10 Mariners 3–0 Lackey (10–7) Rowland-Smith (3–3)37,41284–55 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W3 +5
140September 11 White Sox 7–1 Saunders (13–7) Floyd (11–10)38,37585–55 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W4 +5½
141September 12 White Sox 4 – 3 (10) Jenks (3–4) Fuentes (1–4) Peña (2)37,39085–56 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 +5½
142September 13 White Sox 3–2 Oliver (5–1) Buehrle (12–8) Fuentes (41)37,51286–56 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 +6
143September 14@ Yankees 5–3 Hughes (7–3) Weaver (15–6) Rivera (40)44,70186–57 Yankee Stadium L1 +6
144September 15@ Red Sox 4–1 Matsuzaka (2–5) Lackey (10–8)37,94286–58 Fenway Park L2 +6
145September 16@ Red Sox 9–8 Bard (2–1) Fuentes (1–5)37,70686–59 Fenway Park L3 +6
146September 17@ Red Sox 4–3 Jepsen (6–3) Wagner (1–1) Fuentes (42)38,15787–59 Fenway Park W1 +6½
147September 18@ Rangers 2–0 Kazmir (9–8) Hunter (8–4) Fuentes (43)34,24088–59 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington W2 +7½
148September 19@ Rangers 3–2 Feldman (17–5) Weaver (15–7) Francisco (23)46,59688–60 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington L1 +6½
149September 20@ Rangers 10–5 Lackey (11–8) Holland (7–12)33,68889–60 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington W1 +7½
150September 21 Yankees 5–2 Saunders (14–7) Pettitte (13–7) Fuentes (44)38,66790–60 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 +7½
151September 22 Yankees 6–5 Hughes (8–3) Palmer (10–2) Rivera (41)40,37490–61 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 +7½
152September 23 Yankees 3–2 Burnett (12–9) Kazmir (9–9) Rivera (42)35,76090–62 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L2 +6½
153September 25 Athletics 3–0 Gonzalez (6–6) Weaver (15–8) Bailey (26)43,24290–63 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L3 +6
154September 26 Athletics 15–10 Breslow (8–7) Jepsen (6–4)41,01490–64 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L4 +5
155September 27 Athletics 7–4 Saunders (15–7) González (0–4) Fuentes (45)38,71891–64 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1 +6
156September 28 Rangers 11–0 Santana (8–8) Hunter (9–5)40,48492–64 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2 +7
157September 29 Rangers 5–2 O'Sullivan (4–2) Feldman (17–7) Fuentes (46)38,60093–64 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W3 +8
158September 30 Rangers 5–0 Palmer (11–2) Holland (8–13)40,61694–64 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W4 +9
October (3–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
159October 1 Rangers 11–3 Millwood (13–10) Bell (1–2)38,55294–65 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1 +8
160October 2@ Athletics 5–2 Weaver (16–8) Gonzalez (6–7) Fuentes (47)14,55495–65 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum W1 +8
161October 3@ Athletics 4–2 Kazmir (10–9) Eveland (2–4) Fuentes (48)16,53996–65 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum W2 +9
162October 4@ Athletics 5–3 Saunders (16–7) Gray (0–1) Jepsen (1)16,59197–65 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum W3 +10
Legend
Angels winAngels loss All-Star Game Game postponedClinched
"GB" legend
1st (AL West)Not in playoff berth1st (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

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

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)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeriesStadiumBox
1October 8 Red Sox 5–0 Lackey (1–0) Lester (0–1)45,0701–0 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1
2October 9 Red Sox 4–1 Weaver (1–0) Beckett (0–1) Fuentes (1)45,2232–0 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W2
3October 11@ Red Sox 7–6 Oliver (1–0) Papelbon (0–1) Fuentes (2)38,7043–0 Fenway Park W3
American League Championship Series (2–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeriesStadiumBox
1October 16@ Yankees 4–1 Sabathia (2–0) Lackey (1–1) Rivera (2)49,6880–1 Yankee Stadium L1
2October 17@ Yankees 4–3 (13) Robertson (1–0) Santana (0–1)49,9220–2 Yankee Stadium L2
3October 19 Yankees 5–4 (11) Santana (1–1) Aceves (0–1)44,9111–2 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1
4October 20 Yankees 10–1 Sabathia (3–0) Kazmir (0–1)45,1601–3 Angel Stadium of Anaheim L1
5October 22 Yankees 7–6 Jepsen (1–0) Hughes (0–1) Fuentes (3)45,1132–3 Angel Stadium of Anaheim W1
October 24@ Yankees Postponed (rain); rescheduled for October 252–3 Yankee Stadium
6October 25@ Yankees 5–2 Pettitte (2–0) Saunders (0–1) Rivera (3)50,1732–4 Yankee Stadium L1
Legend
Angels winAngels lossGame 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

PlayerPOSGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBAVGSB
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—1625622883160429333173841547.285148

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

PlayerWLERAGGSCGSVSVOIPRERBB
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 Totals97654.45162162951701445.0761715523

Source:

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
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

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