2009 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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2009  Los Angeles Dodgers
National League West Champions
League National League
Division West
Ballpark Dodger Stadium
CityLos Angeles
Record95–67 (.586)
Divisional place1st
Owners Frank McCourt
President Dennis Mannion
General managers Ned Colletti
Managers Joe Torre
Television FSN Prime Ticket
KCAL (9)
Vin Scully, Steve Lyons, Eric Collins
Radio KABC
Vin Scully, Rick Monday, Charley Steiner
KHJ
Jaime Jarrín, Pepe Yñiguez, Fernando Valenzuela
  2008 Seasons 2010  

The 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers season saw the team defend their National League West title while earning the best record in the National League, and marked the 50th anniversary of their 1959 World Series Championship. The Dodgers reached the NLCS for the second straight season only to once more fall short in five games against the Philadelphia Phillies.

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Spring training

View from Right Field, Camelback Ranch, Glendale, Az. Camelback Ranch view from right field.jpg
View from Right Field, Camelback Ranch, Glendale, Az.

2009 saw the Dodgers open their brand new spring training facility, Camelback Ranch-Glendale. The 13,000-seat stadium and surrounding facilities that the Dodgers share with the Chicago White Sox replaced their former facility at Holman Stadium in Vero Beach, Florida, where the team had trained in the spring since 1948. This also marked the Dodgers debut as a member of the Cactus League.

Regular season

Season standings

NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Dodgers 9567.58650314536
Colorado Rockies 9270.568351304140
San Francisco Giants 8874.543752293645
San Diego Padres 7587.4632042393348
Arizona Diamondbacks 7092.4322536453447

Record vs. opponents


Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2009
TeamAZATLCHCCINCOLFLAHOULADMILNYMPHIPITSDSFSTLWSHAL
Arizona 3–44-21–57-115–35–47-112–55–21–56–111-75-132–41–55–10
Atlanta 4–34–23–64–48-103-34–33–313–510-83–43–33–44–210-87–8
Chicago 2-42–410-52–44–311–63–510-73-31–510-44–54-26-105–26–9
Cincinnati 5-16-35-100-73-312-41-58-72-42-513-51-63-38-83-46-9
Colorado 11-74-44-27-02-42-54-146-03-42-46-310-88-106-16-011-4
Florida 3-510-83-43-34-24–33-33-411-79-92-44-23-43-312-610-8
Houston 4–53-36-114-125-23-44–35-101-56-210-56-12-46-93-36-9
Los Angeles 11-73-45-35-114-43-33-43–35-14-34-310-811-72-53-29-9
Milwaukee 5-23-37-107-80-64-310-53-33-34-39-52-44-59-95-35-10
New York 2-55-133-34-24-37-115-11-53-36-124-32-55-34-510-85–10
Philadelphia 5-18-105-15-24-29-92-63-43-412-64-25-23-44-115-36-12
Pittsburgh 1-64-34-105-133-64-25-103-45-93-42-43-42-45-105-38–7
San Diego 7-113-35-46-18-102-41-68-104-25-22-54-310-81-64-25–10
San Francisco 13-54–32–43–310-84–34–27-115-43–54–34–28-104–34–29–6
St. Louis 4-22-410-68-81-63-39-65-29-95-41-410-56-13-46–19–6
Washington 5-18-102-54-30-66-123-32-33-58-103-153-52-42-41-67–11

Game log

2009 Game Log
April (15–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 6@ Padres 4–1 Kuroda (1–0) Peavy (0–1) Broxton (1)45,4961–0
2April 7@ Padres 4–2 Young (1–0) Wolf (0–1) Bell (1)20,0351–1
3April 8@ Padres 5–2 Billingsley (1–0) Mujica (0–1) Broxton (2)31,7002–1
4April 9@ Padres 4–3 Meredith (1–0) Wade (0–1) Bell (2)29,7102–2
5April 10@ Diamondbacks 9–4 Garland (1–0) McDonald (0–1)31,0362–3
6April 11@ Diamondbacks 11–2 Stults (1–0) Petit (0–1)35,0243–3
7April 12@ Diamondbacks 3–1 Wolf (1–1) Haren (0–2) Broxton (3)25,4854–3
8April 13 Giants 11–1 Billingsley (2–0) Johnson (0–2)57,0995–3
9April 15 Giants 5–4 Broxton (1–0) Howry (0–1)42,5116–3
10April 16 Giants 7–2 Stults (2–0) Zito (0–2)36,5537–3
11April 17 Rockies 4–3 Mota (1–0) Embree (0–1) Broxton (4)45,1458–3
12April 18 Rockies 9–5 Billingsley (3–0) Cook (0–1)36,7659–3
13April 19 Rockies 14–2 Elbert (1–0) Jiménez (1–2)41,47410–3
14April 21@ Astros 8–5 Ortiz (1–0) Kershaw (0–1) Valverde (1)26,36010–4
15April 22@ Astros 6–5 Sampson (1–0) Belisario (0–1) Hawkins (2)26,72510–5
16April 23@ Astros 2–0 Billingsley (4–0) Rodríguez (1–2) Broxton (5)26,08111–5
17April 24@ Rockies 6–5 Kuo (1–0) Corpas (0–1) Broxton (6)36,15112–5
18April 25@ Rockies 6–5 McDonald (1–1) Jiménez (1–3) Troncoso (1)31,47613–5
19April 26@ Rockies 10–4 Marquis (3–1) Kershaw (0–2)35,50513–6
20April 27@ Giants 5–4 Valdéz (1–0) Belisario (0–2) Wilson (4)30,09113–7
21April 28@ Giants 5–3 Broxton (2–0) Howry (0–2) Ohman (1)30,48214–7
22April 29@ Giants 9–4 Lincecum (2–1) Stults (2–1) Wilson (5)37,71714–8
23April 30 Padres 8–5 Belisario (1–2) Gregerson (0–1) Broxton (7)54,62815–8
May (20–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
24May 1 Padres 1–0 Broxton (3–0) Sánchez (1–1)47,21016–8
25May 2 Padres 2–1 (10) Mota (2–0) Gregerson (0–2)47,68017–8
26May 3 Padres 7–3 Billingsley (5–0) Gaudin (0–1)52,09618–8
27May 4 Diamondbacks 7–2 Stults (3–1) Davis (2–4)30,53019–8
28May 5 Diamondbacks 3–1 Weaver (1–0) Scherzer (0–3) Broxton (8)33,55720–8
29May 6 Nationals 10–3 Kershaw (1–2) Cabrera (0–3)31,34821–8
30May 7 Nationals 11–9 Villone (1–0) Wade (0–2)37,07421–9
31May 8 Giants 3–1 Zito (1–2) Billingsley (5–1) Wilson (7)51,20921–10
32May 9 Giants 8–0 Stults (4–1) Sánchez (1–3)41,42522–10
33May 10 Giants 7–5 (13) Wilson (2–0) Mota (2–1)37,52922–11
34May 12@ Phillies 5–3 Park (1–1) Kershaw (1–3) Lidge (5)45,19122–12
35May 13@ Phillies 9–2 Wolf (2–1) Moyer (3–3)45,27323–12
36May 14@ Phillies 5–3 (10) Broxton (4–0) Durbin (1–1) Troncoso (2)45,30724–12
37May 15@ Marlins 6–4 Weaver (2–0) Volstad (2–3) Broxton (9)20,03925–12
38May 16@ Marlins 6–3 Miller (1–1) Weaver (2–1) Lindstrom (7)25,13225–13
39May 17@ Marlins 12–5 Kershaw (2–3) Koronka (0–2)16,33226–13
40May 18 Mets 3–2 (11) Troncoso (1–0) Stokes (1–2)37,13627–13
41May 19 Mets 5–3 Billingsley (6–1) Maine (3–3) Broxton (10)37,85728–13
42May 20 Mets 2–1 Leach (1–0) Putz (1–3) Broxton (11)50,76129–13
43May 22 Angels 3–1 Oliver (1–0) Wade (0–3) Fuentes (12)55,05329–14
44May 23 Angels 5–4 (10) Broxton (5–0) Arredondo (1–1)55,30130–14
45May 24 Angels 10–7 Bulger (2–1) Billingsley (6–2)54,12230–15
46May 25@ Rockies 16–6 Ohman (1–0) de la Rosa (0–5)37,02431–15
47May 26@ Rockies 7–1 Milton (1–0) Cook (3–2)25,38432–15
48May 27@ Rockies 8–6 Kershaw (3–3) Jiménez (3–6)22,27133–15
49May 28@ Cubs 2–1 Wolf (3–1) Wells (0–2) Troncoso (3)39,57934–15
50May 29@ Cubs 2–1 Lilly (6–4) Billingsley (6–3) Gregg (8)40,14834–16
51May 30@ Cubs 7–0 Dempster (4–3) Stults (4–2)41,15334–17
52May 31@ Cubs 8–2 Milton (2–0) Marshall (3–4)40,09135–17
June (14–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
53June 1 Diamondbacks 3–2 Buckner (2–1) Kuroda (1–1) Peña (1)32,30435–18
54June 2 Diamondbacks 6–5 Weaver (3–1) Schlereth (0–1) Broxton (12)32,85336–18
55June 3 Diamondbacks 1–0 Billingsley (7–3) Garland (4–5) Broxton (13)33,80437–18
56June 4 Phillies 3–0 Hamels (4–2) Kershaw (3–4)33,83937–19
57June 5 Phillies 4–3 Broxton (6–0) Lidge (0–3)52,53838–19
58June 6 Phillies 3–2 (12) Wade (1–3) Durbin (1–2)41,41239–19
59June 7 Phillies 7–2 Bastardo (2–0) Wolf (3–2)42,28839–20
60June 9 Padres 6–4 Billingsley (8–3) Young (4–5) Broxton (14)35,31340–20
61June 10 Padres 3–1 Correia (3–4) Kershaw (3–5) Bell (18)44,07940–21
62June 12@ Rangers 6–0 Padilla (5–3) Kuroda (1–2)36,59140–22
63June 13@ Rangers 3–1 Wade (2–3) Grilli (0–1) Broxton (15)37,26241–22
64June 14@ Rangers 6–3 Billingsley (9–3) Holland (1–4) Broxton (16)36,34342–22
65June 16 Athletics 5–4 (10) Mota (3–1) Ziegler (1–2)41,16943–22
66June 17 Athletics 5–4 Cahill (4–5) Kuroda (1–3) Bailey (6)46,27443–23
67June 18 Athletics 3–2 Leach (2–0) Ziegler (1–3) Troncoso (4)50,49244–23
68June 19@ Angels 5–4 Speier (3–1) Mota (3–2) Fuentes (19)44,22244–24
69June 20@ Angels 6–4 Weaver (4–1) Weaver (7–3)44,14845–24
70June 21@ Angels 5–3 Kershaw (4–5) Lackey (2–3) Broxton (17)43,89146–24
71June 23@ White Sox 5–2 Kuroda (2–3) Danks (5–6) Broxton (18)22,25147–24
72June 24@ White Sox 10–7 Floyd (5–5) Wolf (3–3) Jenks (18)20,14247–25
73June 25@ White Sox 6–5 (13) Poreda (1–0) Weaver (4–2)20,05147–26
74June 26 Mariners 8–2 Kershaw (5–5) Vargas (3–3)50,75248–26
75June 27 Mariners 5–1 Hernández (8–3) Milton (2–1)50,84748–27
76June 28 Mariners 4–2 Olson (3–2) Kuroda (2–4) Aardsma (16)49,35548–28
77June 29 Rockies 4–2 (13) McDonald (2–1) Peralta (0–1)41,28849–28
78June 30 Rockies 3–0 Marquis (10–5) Billingsley (9–4)43,43749–29
July (15–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
79July 1 Rockies 1–0 Troncoso (2–0) Hammel (5–4) Broxton (19)40,45550–29
80July 3@ Padres 6–3 Kuroda (3–4) Gaudin (4–7) Broxton (20)42,21751–29
81July 4@ Padres 7–4 Burke (1–0) Belisario (1–3) Bell (23)42,06951–30
82July 5@ Padres 7–6 (13) Weaver (5–2) Mujica (2–4)30,07052–30
83July 7@ Mets 8–0 Kershaw (6–5) Pelfrey (6–4)39,63653–30
84July 8@ Mets 5–4 Pérez (2–2) Kuroda (3–5) Rodríguez (22)40,02753–31
85July 9@ Mets 11–2 Wolf (4–3) Hernández (5–5)39,86554–31
86July 10@ Brewers 12–8 (10) Troncoso (3–0) Villanueva (2–6)41,81155–31
87July 11@ Brewers 6–3 Burns (2–2) Weaver (5–3) Hoffman (20)43,46655–32
88July 12@ Brewers 7–4 Kershaw (7–5) Gallardo (8–7) Troncoso (5)42,24156–32
89July 16 Astros 3–0 Rodríguez (9–6) Wolf (4–4) Valverde (9)45,97056–33
90July 17 Astros 8–1 Oswalt (6–4) Billingsley (9–5)51,20956–34
91July 18 Astros 5–2 Kershaw (8–5) Hampton (5–7) Broxton (21)48,29857–34
92July 19 Astros 4–3 Troncoso (4–0) Hawkins (1–4) Broxton (22)40,34058–34
93July 20 Reds 7–5 Schmidt (1–0) Owings (6–10) Broxton (23)48,11059–34
94July 21 Reds 12–3 Wolf (5–4) Bailey (1–2)49,02760–34
95July 22 Reds 6–2 Billingsley (10–5) Arroyo (10–9)56,00061–34
96July 24 Marlins 6–3 Johnson (9–2) McDonald (2–2) Núñez (7)51,56561–35
97July 25 Marlins 4–3 Broxton (7–0) Meyer (2–1)50,24862–35
98July 26 Marlins 8–6 Volstad (8–9) Schmidt (1–1)48,59762–36
99July 27@ Cardinals 6–1 Carpenter (9–3) Wolf (5–5) Franklin (23)43,75662–37
100July 28@ Cardinals 10–0 Wainwright (12–6) Billingsley (10–6)40,10562–38
101July 29@ Cardinals 3–2 (15) Hawksworth (1–0) Weaver (5–4)40,01162–39
102July 30@ Cardinals 5–3 (10) McDonald (3–2) Reyes (0–2) Broxton (24)43,26363–39
103July 31@ Braves 5–0 Schmidt (2–1) Hanson (5–2)45,22564–39
August (14–15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
104August 1@ Braves 4–3 Lowe (11–7) Wolf (5–6) Soriano (16)49,84364–40
105August 2@ Braves 9–1 Billingsley (11–6) Jurrjens (9–8)37,65465–40
106August 3 Brewers 6–5 Parra (6–8) Kershaw (8–6) Hoffman (24)46,54465–41
107August 4 Brewers 17–4 Kuroda (4–5) Gallardo (10–8)45,53566–41
108August 5 Brewers 4–1 Looper (10–5) Schmidt (2–2) Hoffman (25)50,27666–42
109August 6 Braves 5–4 Elbert (2–0) Soriano (1–3)46,39967–42
110August 7 Braves 9–5 (12) Moylan (4–2) Troncoso (4–1)53,18467–43
111August 8 Braves 2–1 (10) Medlen (3–3) Mota (3–3) Soriano (17)53,33867–44
112August 9 Braves 8–2 Vázquez (10–7) Stults (4–3)45,43867–45
113August 10@ Giants 4–2 Kuroda (5–5) Sánchez (5–10) Broxton (25)40,52268–45
114August 11@ Giants 9–1 Wolf (6–6) Martinez (2–1)41,16769–45
115August 12@ Giants 4–2 (10) Wilson (4–5) Mota (3–4)43,30069–46
116August 14@ Diamondbacks 4–1 Haren (12–7) Kershaw (8–7) Qualls (22)31,57369–47
117August 15@ Diamondbacks 4–3 (10) Qualls (2–1) Troncoso (4–2)42,05869–48
118August 16@ Diamondbacks 9–3 Wolf (7–6) Petit (2–7)34,01270–48
119August 17 Cardinals 3–2 Carpenter (13–3) Haeger (0–1) Franklin (30)49,41570–49
120August 18 Cardinals 7–3 Billingsley (12–6) Boggs (1–2) Broxton (26)49,05271–49
121August 19 Cardinals 3–2 McClellan (4–2) Broxton (7–1) Franklin (31)54,84771–50
122August 20 Cubs 7–2 Belisario (2–3) Guzmán (2–3)48,97472–50
123August 21 Cubs 2–1 Wolf (8–6) Wells (9–6) Broxton (27)51,57973–50
124August 22 Cubs 2–0 Haeger (1–1) Lilly (9–8) Sherrill (1)49,29774–50
125August 23 Cubs 3–1 Dempster (7–7) Billingsley (12–7) Mármol (5)49,71174–51
126August 25@ Rockies 5–4 (10) Herges (1–0) McDonald (3–3)31,47274–52
127August 26@ Rockies 6–1 Wolf (9–6) Fogg (0–2)38,35075–52
128August 27@ Rockies 3–2 Padilla (1–0) de la Rosa (12–9) Broxton (28)33,44176–52
129August 28@ Reds 4–2 Bailey (4–4) Billingsley (12–8)19,25876–53
130August 29@ Reds 11–4 Weaver (6–4) Maloney (0–3)25,74477–53
131August 30@ Reds 3–2 (12) McDonald (4–3) Cordero (2–4) Broxton (29)26,09178–53
132August 31 Diamondbacks 5–3 (10) Vásquez (3–2) McDonald (4–4) Gutiérrez (2)45,21178–54
September/October (17–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
133September 1 Diamondbacks 4–3 Belisario (3–3) Rosales (1–1) Broxton (30)45,43379–54
134September 2 Diamondbacks 4–1 Scherzer (9–8) Billingsley (12–9) Gutiérrez (3)45,07679–55
135September 3 Diamondbacks 4–2 Garland (9–11) Buckner (2–6) Broxton (31)45,36580–55
136September 4 Padres 2–0 LeBlanc (1–1) Kershaw (8–8) Bell (34)52,96580–56
137September 5 Padres 7–4 Wolf (10–6) Latos (4–5) Broxton (32)53,36881–56
138September 6 Padres 4–3 Stauffer (4–6) Kuroda (5–6) Bell (35)47,52881–57
139September 7@ Diamondbacks 7–2 Padilla (2–0) Scherzer (9–9) Broxton (33)28,31782–57
140September 8@ Diamondbacks 5–4 McDonald (5–4) Schlereth (0–3) Broxton (34)22,58983–57
141September 9@ Diamondbacks 4–3 Gutiérrez (4–3) Troncoso (4–3)20,02583–58
142September 11@ Giants 10–3 Kuroda (6–6) Cain (13–5)39,21284–58
143September 12@ Giants 9–1 Padilla (3–0) Sánchez (6–12)41,71085–58
144September 13@ Giants 7–2 Penny (3–0) Billingsley (12–10)40,57985–59
145September 14 Pirates 6–2 Garland (10–11) McCutchen (0–2)42,04586–59
146September 15 Pirates 5–4 (13) Belisario (4–3) Dumatrait (0–1)52,56287–59
147September 16 Pirates 3–1 Kuroda (7–6) Hart (4–7) Broxton (35)53,19388–59
148September 18 Giants 8–4 Howry (2–6) Troncoso (4–4)53,67988–60
149September 19 Giants 12–1 Garland (11–11) Penny (3–1)52,43889–60
150September 20 Giants 6–2 Wolf (11–6) Lincecum (14–6)53,23390–60
151September 22@ Nationals 14–2 Kuroda (8–6) Hernández (8–12)18,51891–60
152September 23@ Nationals 5–4 Rivera (1–3) McDonald (5–5)18,63591–61
153September 24@ Nationals 7–6 Troncoso (5–4) Villone (4–6) Broxton (36)22,43292–61
154September 25@ Pirates 3–1 Veal (1–0) Garland (11–12) Capps (26)19,45292–62
155September 26@ Pirates 8–4 Sherrill (1–0) Bautista (1–1)35,60593–62
156September 27@ Pirates 6–5 Capps (4–8) Broxton (7–2)26,83193–63
157September 28@ Pirates 11–1 Duke (11–15) Kuroda (8–7)16,69693–64
158September 29@ Padres 3–1 Webb (2–0) Billingsley (12–11) Bell (41)25,31893–65
159September 30@ Padres 5–0 Richard (5–2) Garland (11–13)25,46993–66
160October 2 Rockies 4–3 Jiménez (15–12) Wolf (11–7) Street (35)54,13193–67
161October 3 Rockies 5–0 Kuo (2–0) Morales (3–2)54,53194–67
162October 4 Rockies 5–3 Padilla (4–0) Marquis (15–13) Troncoso (6)51,39695–67

April

The Dodgers began their season on April 13 at Dodger Stadium. Orlando Hudson hit for the cycle with an infield single in the first inning, a home run in the third, a double in the fourth, and a triple in the sixth. He was the first Dodger to hit for the cycle since Wes Parker in 1970. Hudson became the first Dodger to hit for the cycle at Dodger Stadium, and did it in front of a record crowd of 57,099. [1]

May

A strong start to the season resulted in a record of 13–0 at home, beating the previous club record (9–0) held by the 1946 team, the previous National League record (10–0) held by the 1918 Giants, the 1970 Cubs, and the 1983 Braves, and the previous Major League record (12–0) held by the 1911 Tigers. [2] On May 7, MLB announced a 50-game suspension for Manny Ramirez as a result of his testing positive for a banned substance under the collective bargaining agreement. [3] A game against the Colorado Rockies on May 25th at Coors Field saw the Dodgers score seven runs in the fourth inning and eight runs in the seventh to key a 16–6 rout of the Rockies. [4]

June

The month opened with a loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Dodgers had five wild pitches: three by Cory Wade in the seventh inning and two by Brent Leach in the eighth. This set a record for most wild pitches in a single game in club history and tied a franchise record set in 1918. [5] On June 5 and 6, Andre Ethier provided a walk-off game-winning hit on each day to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies. Ethier hit a 2-run double in the bottom of the 9th inning on June 5 to give the Dodgers a 4–3 win, and then hit a solo home run in the 12th inning on June 6 to give the Dodgers a 3–2 victory. [6] Jeff Weaver started for the Dodgers against the Los Angeles Angels on June 20th. The opposing starter was his younger brother Jered Weaver. This was the first pitching matchup between brothers since 2002 when Andy and Alan Benes matched up and only the 15th such game since 1967. [7] The Dodgers won 6–4. [8]

July

On July 10, Manny Ramirez hit a two-run homer in the top of the sixth against the Milwaukee Brewers. This home run tied Mickey Mantle for 15th place on the all-time home run list with 536 career home runs. [9] He hit his 537th on July 20 against the Cincinnati Reds to pass Mantle. [10] Two days later, Ramirez hit a pinch-hit grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning also against the Reds. This was his 21st career grand slam (2nd all-time behind Lou Gehrig) and first career pinch hit homer. The home run came on "Manny Ramirez Bobblehead night" at the Stadium. [11] The Dodgers did not lose three games in a row until a loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on July 28. They were the last team in the 2009 season to lose three games in a row. [12] This was the deepest into the season a Major League Baseball team had gone without losing three straight since the 2001 Seattle Mariners, who lost their third straight on September 22. [13] The team suffered a blowout 10–0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on July 28th. Utility infielder Mark Loretta pitched one-third of an inning in the bottom of the eighth for the Dodgers, hitting the first batter and inducing the second batter to fly out. Loretta had pitched an inning of relief in 2001 for the Milwaukee Brewers, and was the first Dodger position player to pitch since Robin Ventura in 2004. [14]

August

On August 4, the Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 17–4 at Dodger Stadium. The 17 runs scored was the highest run total by the Dodgers in a home game since they also scored 17 on May 25, 1979, against the Cincinnati Reds. [15] With two outs in the ninth inning, relief pitcher Guillermo Mota hit Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder with a pitch (apparently in retaliation for Chris Smith hitting Manny Ramirez a few innings earlier). Mota was ejected from the game. After the game, Fielder attempted to gain entry into the Dodgers clubhouse to confront Mota but was stopped by security guards. Both Mota and Fielder were fined by Major League Baseball for their actions. [16] In a road game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on August 15, Dodgers pitcher Hiroki Kuroda was hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of Rusty Ryal. After leaving the game, he was diagnosed with a concussion and stayed in the hospital overnight. [17] Five days later, Russell Martin hit a grand-slam home run in the sixth inning to break open a 2–2 tie and lead the Dodgers to a 7–2 victory over the Chicago Cubs. It was the fourth home run for Martin in the 2009 season and his second career grand slam. [18] On August 21, Randy Wolf, George Sherrill, and Jonathan Broxton combined to one-hit the Chicago Cubs and beat them 2–1. Wolf hit a double in the second inning to score the Dodgers' only two runs. [19]

September

On September 5, Randy Wolf picked up his 100th career win, in a 7–4 victory over the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium. [20] Soon after on September 8, the Dodgers tied a franchise record by hitting into five double plays in a road game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Russell Martin (second inning), Rafael Furcal (third inning), James Loney (fourth inning), Matt Kemp (sixth inning) and Ronnie Belliard (seventh inning) all hit into double plays in the game. The Dodgers came from behind to win the game 5–4. [21] On September 26, the Dodgers came from behind to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8–4 at Pittsburgh. The victory clinched a playoff spot for the Dodgers, their third in four seasons. The last time the Dodgers made the playoffs three times in four years was 1963–66. [22]

October

On October 3, the Dodgers broke open a scoreless game against the Colorado Rockies with a five-run seventh inning and held on for the 5–0 victory that clinched their second straight National League West Championship. [23] It was the first time the Dodgers won back-to-back division pennants since 1977–78. [24]

Opening Day starters

Opening Day Starters
NamePosition
Rafael Furcal Shortstop
Orlando Hudson Second baseman
Manny Ramirez Left fielder
Andre Ethier Right fielder
Russell Martin Catcher
James Loney First baseman
Matt Kemp Center fielder
Casey Blake Third baseman
Hiroki Kuroda Starting pitcher

Roster

2009 Los Angeles Dodgers
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Postseason

Postseason Game log

2009 Postseason
National League Division Series (3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeries
1October 7 Cardinals 5–3 Weaver (1–0) Carpenter (0–1) Broxton (1)56,0001–0
2October 8 Cardinals 3–2 Sherrill (1–0) Franklin (0–1)51,8192–0
3October 10@ Cardinals 5–1 Padilla (1–0) Piñeiro (0–1)47,2963–0
National League Championship Series (1–4)
GameDateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeries
1October 15 Phillies 8–6 Hamels (1–0) Kershaw (0–1) Lidge (1)56,0000–1
2October 16 Phillies 2–1 Kuo (1–0) Park (0–1) Broxton (1)56,0001–1
3October 18@ Phillies 11–0 Lee (1–0) Kuroda (0–1)45,7211–2
4October 19@ Phillies 5–4 Lidge (1–0) Broxton (0–1)46,1571–3
5October 21@ Phillies 10–4 Durbin (1–0) Padilla (0–1)46,2141–4

National League Division Series

As National League West Champions, the Dodgers faced the St. Louis Cardinals in the Division Series and held home field advantage. They swept the Cardinals in three games.

Game 1

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 – 6:37 p.m. (PT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California

Team123456789 R H E
St. Louis1001000013110
Los Angeles20101100X5120
WP: Jeff Weaver (1–0)   LP: Chris Carpenter (0–1)   Sv: Jonathan Broxton (1)
Home runs:
STL: None
LAD: Matt Kemp (1)

Game 2

Thursday, October 8, 2009 – 3:07 p.m. (PT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California

Team123456789 R H E
St. Louis0100001002101
Los Angeles000100002350
WP: George Sherrill (1–0)   LP: Ryan Franklin (0–1)
Home runs:
STL: Matt Holliday (1)
LAD: Andre Ethier (1)

Game 3

Saturday, October 10, 2009 – 3:07 p.m. (PT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri

Team123456789 R H E
Los Angeles1021001005120
St. Louis000000010161
WP: Vicente Padilla (1–0)   LP: Joel Piñeiro (0–1)
Home runs:
LAD: Andre Ethier (2)
STL: None

National League Championship Series

The Dodgers advanced to the NLCS and faced the Philadelphia Phillies in a rematch of the 2008 National League Championship Series. However, they again lost to the Phillies in five games.

Game 1

Thursday, October 15, 2009 – 5:07 p.m. (PT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California

Team123456789 R H E
Philadelphia000050030881
Los Angeles0100300206140
WP: Cole Hamels (1–0)   LP: Clayton Kershaw (0–1)   Sv: Brad Lidge (1)
Home runs:
PHI: Carlos Ruiz (1), Raúl Ibañez (1)
LAD: James Loney (1), Manny Ramirez (1)

Game 2

Friday, October 16, 2009 – 1:07 p.m. (PT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California

Team123456789 R H E
Philadelphia000100000141
Los Angeles00000002X250
WP: Hong-Chih Kuo (1–0)   LP: Chan Ho Park (0–1)   Sv: Jonathan Broxton (1)
Home runs:
PHI: Ryan Howard (1)
LAD: None

Game 3

Sunday, October 18, 2009 – 5:07 p.m. (PT) at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Team123456789 R H E
Los Angeles000000000030
Philadelphia42002003X11100
WP: Cliff Lee (1–0)   LP: Hiroki Kuroda (0–1)
Home runs:
LAD: None
PHI: Jayson Werth (1), Shane Victorino (1)

Game 4

Monday, October 19, 2009 – 5:07 p.m. (PT) at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Team123456789 R H E
Los Angeles000211000480
Philadelphia200001002551
WP: Brad Lidge (1–0)   LP: Jonathan Broxton (0–1)
Home runs:
LAD: Matt Kemp (1)
PHI: Ryan Howard (2)

Game 5

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 – 5:07 p.m. (PT) at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Team123456789 R H E
Los Angeles110010010480
Philadelphia31020211X1080
WP: Chad Durbin (1–0)   LP: Vicente Padilla (0–1)
Home runs:
LAD: Orlando Hudson (1), Andre Ethier (1), James Loney (2)
PHI: Jayson Werth 2 (3), Pedro Feliz (1), Shane Victorino (2)

Player stats

Team leaders in each category are in bold.

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; TB = Total bases; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; SB = Stolen bases; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging; Avg. = Batting average

PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBITBBBSOSBOBPSLGAVG
Rafael Furcal 15061392165285947230618912.335.375.269
Matt Kemp 15960697180257261012975213934.352.490.297
Andre Ethier 1605969216242331106303721166.361.508.272
James Loney 15857673161252139023070687.357.399.281
Orlando Hudson 1495517415634696223062998.357.417.283
Russell Martin 14350563126190753166698011.352.329.250
Casey Blake 139485841362561879227631163.363.468.280
Juan Pierre 14538057117168031149272730.365.392.308
Manny Ramirez 10435262102242196318771810.418.531.290
Mark Loretta 1071811942800255020211.309.276.232
Juan Castro 5711218314019386250.311.339.277
Brad Ausmus 36959284019355211.343.368.295
Ronnie Belliard 2477132770517496161.398.636.351
Blake DeWitt 3149410302419370.245.388.204
Jamie Hoffmann 14222420179050.167.409.182
Doug Mientkiewicz 20180610037160.400.389.333
Jim Thome 17170400034070.235.235.235
Xavier Paul 11143310117240.313.500.214
Mitch Jones 8131410005060.400.385.308
A. J. Ellis 8100100011010.100.100.100
Tony Abreu 680200012320.455.250.250
Chin-lung Hu 552210023020.333.600.400
Jason Repko 1051000010021.143.000.000
Pitcher Totals16230214417022454141281.181.179.136
Team Totals162559278015112783914573923026071068116.346.412.270

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBK
Randy Wolf 1173.2334340 214.1178817758160
Chad Billingsley 12114.0333320196.1173948886179
Clayton Kershaw 882.7931300171.0119555391 185
Hiroki Kuroda 873.7621200117.111059492487
Ramón Troncoso 542.72730682.28330253455
Jeff Weaver 643.65287079.08734323364
Jonathan Broxton 722.617303676.044242229114
Ronald Belisario 432.04690070.25221162964
Guillermo Mota 343.44610065.15325252439
James McDonald 554.00454063.06034283454
Eric Stults 434.861010050.05127272633
Vicente Padilla 403.2087039.13615141238
Jon Garland 322.7266036.1371611926
Hong-Chih Kuo 203.00350030.02110101332
George Sherrill 100.65300127.219221122
Cory Wade 235.53270027.22817171018
Eric Milton 213.8055023.2301210620
Brent Leach 205.75380020.11613131219
Scott Elbert 205.03190019.2191111721
Charlie Haeger 113.3263019.01377715
Jason Schmidt 225.6044017.2161211128
Will Ohman 105.84210112.1128887
Claudio Vargas 001.6580011.0722410
Travis Schlichting 003.382002.212152
Team Totals95673.41162162441473.112656115585841272

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Awards and honors

Notable transactions

2009 minor league teams

Level TeamLeagueManagerWLPosition
AAA Albuquerque Isotopes Pacific Coast League Tim Wallach 8064American South Division Champions [26]
Lost in 1st round of playoffs [27]
AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League John Valentin 65743rd place [28]
High A Inland Empire 66ers California League Carlos Subero 59814th place [29]
A Great Lakes Loons Midwest League Juan Bustabad 81592nd Place [30]
Clinched Playoff Spot [31]
Lost in 2nd round of playoffs [32]
Rookie Ogden Raptors Pioneer League Damon Berryhill 42343rd place [33]
1st Half division winner [34]
Lost in 1st Round of Playoffs [35]
Rookie Arizona League Dodgers Arizona League Jeff Carter24324th Place [36]
Rookie DSL Dodgers Dominican Summer League Pedro Mega30409th place [37]

Major League Baseball draft

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Aaron Miller

The Dodgers selected 51 players in this draft. Of those, seven of them have played Major League Baseball. They lost their first-round pick as a result of signing free agent Orlando Hudson but gained a supplemental first-round pick and a second-round pick as a compensation for losing pitcher Derek Lowe.

The Dodgers top pick in this draft was left-handed pitcher Aaron Miller from Baylor University. In five seasons in the minors he was 20–19 with a 4.03 ERA in 82 games (65 starts). Midway through the 2013 season, the Dodgers decided to take him off the mound and turn him into a position player. [50] He hit 14 homers and drove in 60 RBI in 2014 in class-A as a designated hitter but retired after the season without making it to the Majors. [51]

They went the opposite direction with outfielder Blake Smith from University of California, Berkeley. Also in the 2013 season they decided to take Smith and make him into a relief pitcher. He was later traded, and eventually made it to the majors with the Chicago White Sox.

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