| 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers | ||
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| National League West Champions | ||
| League | National League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium | |
| City | Los Angeles | |
| Record | 95–67 (.586) | |
| Divisional place | 1st | |
| 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 | |
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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.
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.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | 50–31 | 45–36 |
| Colorado Rockies | 92 | 70 | .568 | 3 | 51–30 | 41–40 |
| San Francisco Giants | 88 | 74 | .543 | 7 | 52–29 | 36–45 |
| San Diego Padres | 75 | 87 | .463 | 20 | 42–39 | 33–48 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 70 | 92 | .432 | 25 | 36–45 | 34–47 |
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| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
| Arizona | – | 3–4 | 4-2 | 1–5 | 7-11 | 5–3 | 5–4 | 7-11 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 1–5 | 6–1 | 11-7 | 5-13 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 5–10 |
| Atlanta | 4–3 | – | 4–2 | 3–6 | 4–4 | 8-10 | 3-3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 13–5 | 10-8 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 10-8 | 7–8 |
| Chicago | 2-4 | 2–4 | – | 10-5 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 11–6 | 3–5 | 10-7 | 3-3 | 1–5 | 10-4 | 4–5 | 4-2 | 6-10 | 5–2 | 6–9 |
| Cincinnati | 5-1 | 6-3 | 5-10 | – | 0-7 | 3-3 | 12-4 | 1-5 | 8-7 | 2-4 | 2-5 | 13-5 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 8-8 | 3-4 | 6-9 |
| Colorado | 11-7 | 4-4 | 4-2 | 7-0 | – | 2-4 | 2-5 | 4-14 | 6-0 | 3-4 | 2-4 | 6-3 | 10-8 | 8-10 | 6-1 | 6-0 | 11-4 |
| Florida | 3-5 | 10-8 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 4-2 | – | 4–3 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 11-7 | 9-9 | 2-4 | 4-2 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 12-6 | 10-8 |
| Houston | 4–5 | 3-3 | 6-11 | 4-12 | 5-2 | 3-4 | – | 4–3 | 5-10 | 1-5 | 6-2 | 10-5 | 6-1 | 2-4 | 6-9 | 3-3 | 6-9 |
| Los Angeles | 11-7 | 3-4 | 5-3 | 5-1 | 14-4 | 3-3 | 3-4 | – | 3–3 | 5-1 | 4-3 | 4-3 | 10-8 | 11-7 | 2-5 | 3-2 | 9-9 |
| Milwaukee | 5-2 | 3-3 | 7-10 | 7-8 | 0-6 | 4-3 | 10-5 | 3-3 | – | 3-3 | 4-3 | 9-5 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 9-9 | 5-3 | 5-10 |
| New York | 2-5 | 5-13 | 3-3 | 4-2 | 4-3 | 7-11 | 5-1 | 1-5 | 3-3 | – | 6-12 | 4-3 | 2-5 | 5-3 | 4-5 | 10-8 | 5–10 |
| Philadelphia | 5-1 | 8-10 | 5-1 | 5-2 | 4-2 | 9-9 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 12-6 | – | 4-2 | 5-2 | 3-4 | 4-1 | 15-3 | 6-12 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-6 | 4-3 | 4-10 | 5-13 | 3-6 | 4-2 | 5-10 | 3-4 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 2-4 | – | 3-4 | 2-4 | 5-10 | 5-3 | 8–7 |
| San Diego | 7-11 | 3-3 | 5-4 | 6-1 | 8-10 | 2-4 | 1-6 | 8-10 | 4-2 | 5-2 | 2-5 | 4-3 | – | 10-8 | 1-6 | 4-2 | 5–10 |
| San Francisco | 13-5 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 10-8 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 7-11 | 5-4 | 3–5 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 8-10 | – | 4–3 | 4–2 | 9–6 |
| St. Louis | 4-2 | 2-4 | 10-6 | 8-8 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 9-6 | 5-2 | 9-9 | 5-4 | 1-4 | 10-5 | 6-1 | 3-4 | – | 6–1 | 9–6 |
| Washington | 5-1 | 8-10 | 2-5 | 4-3 | 0-6 | 6-12 | 3-3 | 2-3 | 3-5 | 8-10 | 3-15 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-6 | – | 7–11 |
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September/October (17–13)
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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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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National League Championship Series (1–4)
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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.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 – 6:37 p.m. (PT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| St. Louis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Jeff Weaver (1–0) LP: Chris Carpenter (0–1) Sv: Jonathan Broxton (1) Home runs: STL: None LAD: Matt Kemp (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday, October 8, 2009 – 3:07 p.m. (PT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| St. Louis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: George Sherrill (1–0) LP: Ryan Franklin (0–1) Home runs: STL: Matt Holliday (1) LAD: Andre Ethier (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday, October 10, 2009 – 3:07 p.m. (PT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri
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| Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Vicente Padilla (1–0) LP: Joel Piñeiro (0–1) Home runs: LAD: Andre Ethier (2) STL: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
Thursday, October 15, 2009 – 5:07 p.m. (PT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California
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| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday, October 16, 2009 – 1:07 p.m. (PT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California
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| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Hong-Chih Kuo (1–0) LP: Chan Ho Park (0–1) Sv: Jonathan Broxton (1) Home runs: PHI: Ryan Howard (1) LAD: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday, October 18, 2009 – 5:07 p.m. (PT) at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 11 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Cliff Lee (1–0) LP: Hiroki Kuroda (0–1) Home runs: LAD: None PHI: Jayson Werth (1), Shane Victorino (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday, October 19, 2009 – 5:07 p.m. (PT) at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Brad Lidge (1–0) LP: Jonathan Broxton (0–1) Home runs: LAD: Matt Kemp (1) PHI: Ryan Howard (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 – 5:07 p.m. (PT) at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Los Angeles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | X | 10 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team leaders in each category are in bold.
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
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | SO | SB | OBP | SLG | AVG |
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| Rafael Furcal | 150 | 613 | 92 | 165 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 230 | 61 | 89 | 12 | .335 | .375 | .269 |
| Matt Kemp | 159 | 606 | 97 | 180 | 25 | 7 | 26 | 101 | 297 | 52 | 139 | 34 | .352 | .490 | .297 |
| Andre Ethier | 160 | 596 | 92 | 162 | 42 | 3 | 31 | 106 | 303 | 72 | 116 | 6 | .361 | .508 | .272 |
| James Loney | 158 | 576 | 73 | 161 | 25 | 2 | 13 | 90 | 230 | 70 | 68 | 7 | .357 | .399 | .281 |
| Orlando Hudson | 149 | 551 | 74 | 156 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 230 | 62 | 99 | 8 | .357 | .417 | .283 |
| Russell Martin | 143 | 505 | 63 | 126 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 53 | 166 | 69 | 80 | 11 | .352 | .329 | .250 |
| Casey Blake | 139 | 485 | 84 | 136 | 25 | 6 | 18 | 79 | 227 | 63 | 116 | 3 | .363 | .468 | .280 |
| Juan Pierre | 145 | 380 | 57 | 117 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 149 | 27 | 27 | 30 | .365 | .392 | .308 |
| Manny Ramirez | 104 | 352 | 62 | 102 | 24 | 2 | 19 | 63 | 187 | 71 | 81 | 0 | .418 | .531 | .290 |
| Mark Loretta | 107 | 181 | 19 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 50 | 20 | 21 | 1 | .309 | .276 | .232 |
| Juan Castro | 57 | 112 | 18 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 6 | 25 | 0 | .311 | .339 | .277 |
| Brad Ausmus | 36 | 95 | 9 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 5 | 21 | 1 | .343 | .368 | .295 |
| Ronnie Belliard | 24 | 77 | 13 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 49 | 6 | 16 | 1 | .398 | .636 | .351 |
| Blake DeWitt | 31 | 49 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .245 | .388 | .204 |
| Jamie Hoffmann | 14 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .167 | .409 | .182 |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 20 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .400 | .389 | .333 |
| Jim Thome | 17 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .235 | .235 | .235 |
| Xavier Paul | 11 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .313 | .500 | .214 |
| Mitch Jones | 8 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .400 | .385 | .308 |
| A. J. Ellis | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .100 |
| Tony Abreu | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .455 | .250 | .250 |
| Chin-lung Hu | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .600 | .400 |
| Jason Repko | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .143 | .000 | .000 |
| Pitcher Totals | 162 | 302 | 14 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 54 | 14 | 128 | 1 | .181 | .179 | .136 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5592 | 780 | 1511 | 278 | 39 | 145 | 739 | 2302 | 607 | 1068 | 116 | .346 | .412 | .270 |
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
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
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| Randy Wolf | 11 | 7 | 3.23 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 214.1 | 178 | 81 | 77 | 58 | 160 |
| Chad Billingsley | 12 | 11 | 4.03 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 196.1 | 173 | 94 | 88 | 86 | 179 |
| Clayton Kershaw | 8 | 8 | 2.79 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 171.0 | 119 | 55 | 53 | 91 | 185 |
| Hiroki Kuroda | 8 | 7 | 3.76 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 117.1 | 110 | 59 | 49 | 24 | 87 |
| Ramón Troncoso | 5 | 4 | 2.72 | 73 | 0 | 6 | 82.2 | 83 | 30 | 25 | 34 | 55 |
| Jeff Weaver | 6 | 4 | 3.65 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 79.0 | 87 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 64 |
| Jonathan Broxton | 7 | 2 | 2.61 | 73 | 0 | 36 | 76.0 | 44 | 24 | 22 | 29 | 114 |
| Ronald Belisario | 4 | 3 | 2.04 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 70.2 | 52 | 21 | 16 | 29 | 64 |
| Guillermo Mota | 3 | 4 | 3.44 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 65.1 | 53 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 39 |
| James McDonald | 5 | 5 | 4.00 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 63.0 | 60 | 34 | 28 | 34 | 54 |
| Eric Stults | 4 | 3 | 4.86 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 50.0 | 51 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 33 |
| Vicente Padilla | 4 | 0 | 3.20 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 39.1 | 36 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 38 |
| Jon Garland | 3 | 2 | 2.72 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 36.1 | 37 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 26 |
| Hong-Chih Kuo | 2 | 0 | 3.00 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 32 |
| George Sherrill | 1 | 0 | 0.65 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 27.2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| Cory Wade | 2 | 3 | 5.53 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 18 |
| Eric Milton | 2 | 1 | 3.80 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 23.2 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 20 |
| Brent Leach | 2 | 0 | 5.75 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 19 |
| Scott Elbert | 2 | 0 | 5.03 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 21 |
| Charlie Haeger | 1 | 1 | 3.32 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
| Jason Schmidt | 2 | 2 | 5.60 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17.2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 |
| Will Ohman | 1 | 0 | 5.84 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 12.1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Claudio Vargas | 0 | 0 | 1.65 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Travis Schlichting | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 95 | 67 | 3.41 | 162 | 162 | 44 | 1473.1 | 1265 | 611 | 558 | 584 | 1272 |
| Level | Team | League | Manager | W | L | Position |
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| AAA | Albuquerque Isotopes | Pacific Coast League | Tim Wallach | 80 | 64 | American South Division Champions [26] Lost in 1st round of playoffs [27] |
| AA | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern League | John Valentin | 65 | 74 | 3rd place [28] |
| High A | Inland Empire 66ers | California League | Carlos Subero | 59 | 81 | 4th place [29] |
| A | Great Lakes Loons | Midwest League | Juan Bustabad | 81 | 59 | 2nd Place [30] Clinched Playoff Spot [31] Lost in 2nd round of playoffs [32] |
| Rookie | Ogden Raptors | Pioneer League | Damon Berryhill | 42 | 34 | 3rd place [33] 1st Half division winner [34] Lost in 1st Round of Playoffs [35] |
| Rookie | Arizona League Dodgers | Arizona League | Jeff Carter | 24 | 32 | 4th Place [36] |
| Rookie | DSL Dodgers | Dominican Summer League | Pedro Mega | 30 | 40 | 9th place [37] |
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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