2009 Los Angeles Dodgers season

2009 Los Angeles Dodgers NL West Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1890) Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Dodger Stadium (since 1962) Los Angeles, California (since 1958)
2009 information
Owner(s)	Frank McCourt
General manager(s)	Ned Colletti
Manager(s)	Joe Torre
Local television	FSN Prime Ticket KCAL (9) Vin Scully, Steve Lyons, Eric Collins
Local radio	KABC Vin Scully, Rick Monday, Charley Steiner KHJ Jaime Jarrin, Pepe Yñiguez, Fernando Valenzuela
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The 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers season sees the team defend their National League West title while earning the best record in the National League, and marks the fiftieth anniversary of their 1959 World Series Championship. The Dodgers reached the National League Championship Series for the second straight season only to once more fall short in five games against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Contents 1 Spring Training 2 Regular season 2.1 Season standings 2.2 Record vs. opponents 2.3 Game log 2.4 Notable events 3 Opening Day starters 4 Roster 5 Postseason 5.1 Postseason Game log 5.2 National League Division Series 5.2.1 Game 1 5.2.2 Game 2 5.2.3 Game 3 5.3 National League Championship Series 5.3.1 Game 1 5.3.2 Game 2 5.3.3 Game 3 5.3.4 Game 4 5.3.5 Game 5 6 Player stats 6.1 Batting 6.2 Pitching 7 Awards and honors 8 Transactions 8.1 December 2008 8.2 January 2009 8.3 February 2009 8.4 March 2009 8.5 April 2009 8.6 May 2009 8.7 June 2009 8.8 July 2009 8.9 August 2009 8.10 September 2009 8.11 October 2009 9 2009 Minor League Teams 10 References 11 External links

Spring Training

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

v t e NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

Record vs. opponents

Team	ARI	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MIL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	WAS	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

• Source: MLB Standings Grid

Game log

2009 Game Log
April (15–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 6 @ Padres 4–1 Kuroda (1–0) Peavy (0–1) Broxton (1) 45,496 1–0 2 April 7 @ Padres 4–2 Young (1–0) Wolf (0–1) Bell (1) 20,035 1–1 3 April 8 @ Padres 5–2 Billingsley (1–0) Mujica (0–1) Broxton (2) 31,700 2–1 4 April 9 @ Padres 4–3 Meredith (1–0) Wade (0–1) Bell (2) 29,710 2–2 5 April 10 @ Diamondbacks 9–4 Garland (1–0) McDonald (0–1) 31,036 2–3 6 April 11 @ Diamondbacks 11–2 Stults (1–0) Petit (0–1) 35,024 3–3 7 April 12 @ Diamondbacks 3–1 Wolf (1–1) Haren (0–2) Broxton (3) 25,485 4–3 8 April 13 Giants 11–1 Billingsley (2–0) Johnson (0–2) 57,099 5–3 9 April 15 Giants 5–4 Broxton (1–0) Howry (0–1) 42,511 6–3 10 April 16 Giants 7–2 Stults (2–0) Zito (0–2) 36,553 7–3 11 April 17 Rockies 4–3 Mota (1–0) Embree (0–1) Broxton (4) 45,145 8–3 12 April 18 Rockies 9–5 Billingsley (3–0) Cook (0–1) 36,765 9–3 13 April 19 Rockies 14–2 Elbert (1–0) Jiménez (1–2) 41,474 10–3 14 April 21 @ Astros 8–5 Ortiz (1–0) Kershaw (0–1) Valverde (1) 26,360 10–4 15 April 22 @ Astros 6–5 Sampson (1–0) Belisario (0–1) Hawkins (2) 26,725 10–5 16 April 23 @ Astros 2–0 Billingsley (4–0) Rodríguez (1–2) Broxton (5) 26,081 11–5 17 April 24 @ Rockies 6–5 Kuo (1–0) Corpas (0–1) Broxton (6) 36,151 12–5 18 April 25 @ Rockies 6–5 McDonald (1–1) Jiménez (1–3) Troncoso (1) 31,476 13–5 19 April 26 @ Rockies 10–4 Marquis (3–1) Kershaw (0–2) 35,505 13–6 20 April 27 @ Giants 5–4 Valdéz (1–0) Belisario (0–2) Wilson (4) 30,091 13–7 21 April 28 @ Giants 5–3 Broxton (2–0) Howry (0–2) Ohman (1) 30,482 14–7 22 April 29 @ Giants 9–4 Lincecum (2–1) Stults (2–1) Wilson (5) 37,717 14–8 23 April 30 Padres 8–5 Belisario (1–2) Gregerson (0–1) Broxton (7) 54,628 15–8
May (20–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 24 May 1 Padres 1–0 Broxton (3–0) Sánchez (1–1) 47,210 16–8 25 May 2 Padres 2–1 (10) Mota (2–0) Gregerson (0–2) 47,680 17–8 26 May 3 Padres 7–3 Billingsley (5–0) Gaudin (0–1) 52,096 18–8 27 May 4 Diamondbacks 7–2 Stults (3–1) Davis (2–4) 30,530 19–8 28 May 5 Diamondbacks 3–1 Weaver (1–0) Scherzer (0–3) Broxton (8) 33,557 20–8 29 May 6 Nationals 10–3 Kershaw (1–2) Cabrera (0–3) 31,348 21–8 30 May 7 Nationals 11–9 Villone (1–0) Wade (0–2) 37,074 21–9 31 May 8 Giants 3–1 Zito (1–2) Billingsley (5–1) Wilson (7) 51,209 21–10 32 May 9 Giants 8–0 Stults (4–1) Sánchez (1–3) 41,425 22–10 33 May 10 Giants 7–5 (13) Wilson (2–0) Mota (2–1) 37,529 22–11 34 May 12 @ Phillies 5–3 Park (1–1) Kershaw (1–3) Lidge (5) 45,191 22–12 35 May 13 @ Phillies 9–2 Wolf (2–1) Moyer (3–3) 45,273 23–12 36 May 14 @ Phillies 5–3 (10) Broxton (4–0) Durbin (1–1) Troncoso (2) 45,307 24–12 37 May 15 @ Marlins 6–4 Weaver (2–0) Volstad (2–3) Broxton (9) 20,039 25–12 38 May 16 @ Marlins 6–3 Miller (1–1) Weaver (2–1) Lindstrom (7) 25,132 25–13 39 May 17 @ Marlins 12–5 Kershaw (2–3) Koronka (0–2) 16,332 26–13 40 May 18 Mets 3–2 (11) Troncoso (1–0) Stokes (1–2) 37,136 27–13 41 May 19 Mets 5–3 Billingsley (6–1) Maine (3–3) Broxton (10) 37,857 28–13 42 May 20 Mets 2–1 Leach (1–0) Putz (1–3) Broxton (11) 50,761 29–13 43 May 22 Angels 3–1 Oliver (1–0) Wade (0–3) Fuentes (12) 55,053 29–14 44 May 23 Angels 5–4 (10) Broxton (5–0) Arredondo (1–1) 55,301 30–14 45 May 24 Angels 10–7 Bulger (2–1) Billingsley (6–2) 54,122 30–15 46 May 25 @ Rockies 16–6 Ohman (1–0) de la Rosa (0–5) 37,024 31–15 47 May 26 @ Rockies 7–1 Milton (1–0) Cook (3–2) 25,384 32–15 48 May 27 @ Rockies 8–6 Kershaw (3–3) Jiménez (3–6) 22,271 33–15 49 May 28 @ Cubs 2–1 Wolf (3–1) Wells (0–2) Troncoso (3) 39,579 34–15 50 May 29 @ Cubs 2–1 Lilly (6–4) Billingsley (6–3) Gregg (8) 40,148 34–16 51 May 30 @ Cubs 7–0 Dempster (4–3) Stults (4–2) 41,153 34–17 52 May 31 @ Cubs 8–2 Milton (2–0) Marshall (3–4) 40,091 35–17
June (14–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 53 June 1 Diamondbacks 3–2 Buckner (2–1) Kuroda (1–1) Peña (1) 32,304 35–18 54 June 2 Diamondbacks 6–5 Weaver (3–1) Schlereth (0–1) Broxton (12) 32,853 36–18 55 June 3 Diamondbacks 1–0 Billingsley (7–3) Garland (4–5) Broxton (13) 33,804 37–18 56 June 4 Phillies 3–0 Hamels (4–2) Kershaw (3–4) 33,839 37–19 57 June 5 Phillies 4–3 Broxton (6–0) Lidge (0–3) 52,538 38–19 58 June 6 Phillies 3–2 (12) Wade (1–3) Durbin (1–2) 41,412 39–19 59 June 7 Phillies 7–2 Bastardo (2–0) Wolf (3–2) 42,288 39–20 60 June 9 Padres 6–4 Billingsley (8–3) Young (4–5) Broxton (14) 35,313 40–20 61 June 10 Padres 3–1 Correia (3–4) Kershaw (3–5) Bell (18) 44,079 40–21 62 June 12 @ Rangers 6–0 Padilla (5–3) Kuroda (1–2) 36,591 40–22 63 June 13 @ Rangers 3–1 Wade (2–3) Grilli (0–1) Broxton (15) 37,262 41–22 64 June 14 @ Rangers 6–3 Billingsley (9–3) Holland (1–4) Broxton (16) 36,343 42–22 65 June 16 Athletics 5–4 (10) Mota (3–1) Ziegler (1–2) 41,169 43–22 66 June 17 Athletics 5–4 Cahill (4–5) Kuroda (1–3) Bailey (6) 46,274 43–23 67 June 18 Athletics 3–2 Leach (2–0) Ziegler (1–3) Troncoso (4) 50,492 44–23 68 June 19 @ Angels 5–4 Speier (3–1) Mota (3–2) Fuentes (19) 44,222 44–24 69 June 20 @ Angels 6–4 Weaver (4–1) Weaver (7–3) 44,148 45–24 70 June 21 @ Angels 5–3 Kershaw (4–5) Lackey (2–3) Broxton (17) 43,891 46–24 71 June 23 @ White Sox 5–2 Kuroda (2–3) Danks (5–6) Broxton (18) 22,251 47–24 72 June 24 @ White Sox 10–7 Floyd (5–5) Wolf (3–3) Jenks (18) 20,142 47–25 73 June 25 @ White Sox 6–5 (13) Poreda (1–0) Weaver (4–2) 20,051 47–26 74 June 26 Mariners 8–2 Kershaw (5–5) Vargas (3–3) 50,752 48–26 75 June 27 Mariners 5–1 Hernández (8–3) Milton (2–1) 50,847 48–27 76 June 28 Mariners 4–2 Olson (3–2) Kuroda (2–4) Aardsma (16) 49,355 48–28 77 June 29 Rockies 4–2 (13) McDonald (2–1) Peralta (0–1) 41,288 49–28 78 June 30 Rockies 3–0 Marquis (10–5) Billingsley (9–4) 43,437 49–29
July (15–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 79 July 1 Rockies 1–0 Troncoso (2–0) Hammel (5–4) Broxton (19) 40,455 50–29 80 July 3 @ Padres 6–3 Kuroda (3–4) Gaudin (4–7) Broxton (20) 42,217 51–29 81 July 4 @ Padres 7–4 Burke (1–0) Belisario (1–3) Bell (23) 42,069 51–30 82 July 5 @ Padres 7–6 (13) Weaver (5–2) Mujica (2–4) 30,070 52–30 83 July 7 @ Mets 8–0 Kershaw (6–5) Pelfrey (6–4) 39,636 53–30 84 July 8 @ Mets 5–4 Pérez (2–2) Kuroda (3–5) Rodríguez (22) 40,027 53–31 85 July 9 @ Mets 11–2 Wolf (4–3) Hernández (5–5) 39,865 54–31 86 July 10 @ Brewers 12–8 (10) Troncoso (3–0) Villanueva (2–6) 41,811 55–31 87 July 11 @ Brewers 6–3 Burns (2–2) Weaver (5–3) Hoffman (20) 43,466 55–32 88 July 12 @ Brewers 7–4 Kershaw (7–5) Gallardo (8–7) Troncoso (5) 42,241 56–32 89 July 16 Astros 3–0 Rodríguez (9–6) Wolf (4–4) Valverde (9) 45,970 56–33 90 July 17 Astros 8–1 Oswalt (6–4) Billingsley (9–5) 51,209 56–34 91 July 18 Astros 5–2 Kershaw (8–5) Hampton (5–7) Broxton (21) 48,298 57–34 92 July 19 Astros 4–3 Troncoso (4–0) Hawkins (1–4) Broxton (22) 40,340 58–34 93 July 20 Reds 7–5 Schmidt (1–0) Owings (6–10) Broxton (23) 48,110 59–34 94 July 21 Reds 12–3 Wolf (5–4) Bailey (1–2) 49,027 60–34 95 July 22 Reds 6–2 Billingsley (10–5) Arroyo (10–9) 56,000 61–34 96 July 24 Marlins 6–3 Johnson (9–2) McDonald (2–2) Núñez (7) 51,565 61–35 97 July 25 Marlins 4–3 Broxton (7–0) Meyer (2–1) 50,248 62–35 98 July 26 Marlins 8–6 Volstad (8–9) Schmidt (1–1) 48,597 62–36 99 July 27 @ Cardinals 6–1 Carpenter (9–3) Wolf (5–5) Franklin (23) 43,756 62–37 100 July 28 @ Cardinals 10–0 Wainwright (12–6) Billingsley (10–6) 40,105 62–38 101 July 29 @ Cardinals 3–2 (15) Hawksworth (1–0) Weaver (5–4) 40,011 62–39 102 July 30 @ Cardinals 5–3 (10) McDonald (3–2) Reyes (0–2) Broxton (24) 43,263 63–39 103 July 31 @ Braves 5–0 Schmidt (2–1) Hanson (5–2) 45,225 64–39
August (14–15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 104 August 1 @ Braves 4–3 Lowe (11–7) Wolf (5–6) Soriano (16) 49,843 64–40 105 August 2 @ Braves 9–1 Billingsley (11–6) Jurrjens (9–8) 37,654 65–40 106 August 3 Brewers 6–5 Parra (6–8) Kershaw (8–6) Hoffman (24) 46,544 65–41 107 August 4 Brewers 17–4 Kuroda (4–5) Gallardo (10–8) 45,535 66–41 108 August 5 Brewers 4–1 Looper (10–5) Schmidt (2–2) Hoffman (25) 50,276 66–42 109 August 6 Braves 5–4 Elbert (2–0) Soriano (1–3) 46,399 67–42 110 August 7 Braves 9–5 (12) Moylan (4–2) Troncoso (4–1) 53,184 67–43 111 August 8 Braves 2–1 (10) Medlen (3–3) Mota (3–3) Soriano (17) 53,338 67–44 112 August 9 Braves 8–2 Vázquez (10–7) Stults (4–3) 45,438 67–45 113 August 10 @ Giants 4–2 Kuroda (5–5) Sánchez (5–10) Broxton (25) 40,522 68–45 114 August 11 @ Giants 9–1 Wolf (6–6) Martinez (2–1) 41,167 69–45 115 August 12 @ Giants 4–2 (10) Wilson (4–5) Mota (3–4) 43,300 69–46 116 August 14 @ Diamondbacks 4–1 Haren (12–7) Kershaw (8–7) Qualls (22) 31,573 69–47 117 August 15 @ Diamondbacks 4–3 (10) Qualls (2–1) Troncoso (4–2) 42,058 69–48 118 August 16 @ Diamondbacks 9–3 Wolf (7–6) Petit (2–7) 34,012 70–48 119 August 17 Cardinals 3–2 Carpenter (13–3) Haeger (0–1) Franklin (30) 49,415 70–49 120 August 18 Cardinals 7–3 Billingsley (12–6) Boggs (1–2) Broxton (26) 49,052 71–49 121 August 19 Cardinals 3–2 McClellan (4–2) Broxton (7–1) Franklin (31) 54,847 71–50 122 August 20 Cubs 7–2 Belisario (2–3) Guzmán (2–3) 48,974 72–50 123 August 21 Cubs 2–1 Wolf (8–6) Wells (9–6) Broxton (27) 51,579 73–50 124 August 22 Cubs 2–0 Haeger (1–1) Lilly (9–8) Sherrill (1) 49,297 74–50 125 August 23 Cubs 3–1 Dempster (7–7) Billingsley (12–7) Mármol (5) 49,711 74–51 126 August 25 @ Rockies 5–4 (10) Herges (1–0) McDonald (3–3) 31,472 74–52 127 August 26 @ Rockies 6–1 Wolf (9–6) Fogg (0–2) 38,350 75–52 128 August 27 @ Rockies 3–2 Padilla (1–0) de la Rosa (12–9) Broxton (28) 33,441 76–52 129 August 28 @ Reds 4–2 Bailey (4–4) Billingsley (12–8) 19,258 76–53 130 August 29 @ Reds 11–4 Weaver (6–4) Maloney (0–3) 25,744 77–53 131 August 30 @ Reds 3–2 (12) McDonald (4–3) Cordero (2–4) Broxton (29) 26,091 78–53 132 August 31 Diamondbacks 5–3 (10) Vásquez (3–2) McDonald (4–4) Gutiérrez (2) 45,211 78–54
September/October (17–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 133 September 1 Diamondbacks 4–3 Belisario (3–3) Rosales (1–1) Broxton (30) 45,433 79–54 134 September 2 Diamondbacks 4–1 Scherzer (9–8) Billingsley (12–9) Gutiérrez (3) 45,076 79–55 135 September 3 Diamondbacks 4–2 Garland (9–11) Buckner (2–6) Broxton (31) 45,365 80–55 136 September 4 Padres 2–0 LeBlanc (1–1) Kershaw (8–8) Bell (34) 52,965 80–56 137 September 5 Padres 7–4 Wolf (10–6) Latos (4–5) Broxton (32) 53,368 81–56 138 September 6 Padres 4–3 Stauffer (4–6) Kuroda (5–6) Bell (35) 47,528 81–57 139 September 7 @ Diamondbacks 7–2 Padilla (2–0) Scherzer (9–9) Broxton (33) 28,317 82–57 140 September 8 @ Diamondbacks 5–4 McDonald (5–4) Schlereth (0–3) Broxton (34) 22,589 83–57 141 September 9 @ Diamondbacks 4–3 Gutiérrez (4–3) Troncoso (4–3) 20,025 83–58 142 September 11 @ Giants 10–3 Kuroda (6–6) Cain (13–5) 39,212 84–58 143 September 12 @ Giants 9–1 Padilla (3–0) Sánchez (6–12) 41,710 85–58 144 September 13 @ Giants 7–2 Penny (3–0) Billingsley (12–10) 40,579 85–59 145 September 14 Pirates 6–2 Garland (10–11) McCutchen (0–2) 42,045 86–59 146 September 15 Pirates 5–4 (13) Belisario (4–3) Dumatrait (0–1) 52,562 87–59 147 September 16 Pirates 3–1 Kuroda (7–6) Hart (4–7) Broxton (35) 53,193 88–59 148 September 18 Giants 8–4 Howry (2–6) Troncoso (4–4) 53,679 88–60 149 September 19 Giants 12–1 Garland (11–11) Penny (3–1) 52,438 89–60 150 September 20 Giants 6–2 Wolf (11–6) Lincecum (14–6) 53,233 90–60 151 September 22 @ Nationals 14–2 Kuroda (8–6) Hernández (8–12) 18,518 91–60 152 September 23 @ Nationals 5–4 Rivera (1–3) McDonald (5–5) 18,635 91–61 153 September 24 @ Nationals 7–6 Troncoso (5–4) Villone (4–6) Broxton (36) 22,432 92–61 154 September 25 @ Pirates 3–1 Veal (1–0) Garland (11–12) Capps (26) 19,452 92–62 155 September 26 @ Pirates 8–4 Sherrill (1–0) Bautista (1–1) 35,605 93–62 156 September 27 @ Pirates 6–5 Capps (4–8) Broxton (7–2) 26,831 93–63 157 September 28 @ Pirates 11–1 Duke (11–15) Kuroda (8–7) 16,696 93–64 158 September 29 @ Padres 3–1 Webb (2–0) Billingsley (12–11) Bell (41) 25,318 93–65 159 September 30 @ Padres 5–0 Richard (5–2) Garland (11–13) 25,469 93–66 160 October 2 Rockies 4–3 Jiménez (15–12) Wolf (11–7) Street (35) 54,131 93–67 161 October 3 Rockies 5–0 Kuo (2–0) Morales (3–2) 54,531 94–67 162 October 4 Rockies 5–3 Padilla (4–0) Marquis (15–13) Troncoso (6) 51,396 95–67

Notable events

• On April 13, Opening Day 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]
• The Dodgers began the season by going 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]
• On May 25, in a game at Coors Field against the Colorado Rockies, the Dodgers scored seven runs in the fourth inning and eight runs in the seventh to key a 16–6 rout of the Rockies.^[4]
• On June 1, in 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 Los Angeles Dodgers 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]
• On June 20, Jeff Weaver started for the Dodgers against the Los Angeles Angels. 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, with Jeff getting the win and Jered taking the loss.^[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]
• On July 22, Manny Ramirez hit a pinch-hit grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning against the Cincinnati 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]
• On July 28, in a blowout 10–0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, 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]
• On August 15, in a road game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, 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]
• On August 20, 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]
• 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]

Opening Day starters

Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
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
Roster
Pitchers 54 Ronald Belisario 58 Chad Billingsley 51 Jonathan Broxton 57 Scott Elbert 21 Jon Garland 37 Charlie Haeger 22 Clayton Kershaw 56 Hong-Chih Kuo 18 Hiroki Kuroda 45 Brent Leach 52,31 James McDonald 28 Eric Milton 59 Guillermo Mota 43 Will Ohman 44 Vicente Padilla 49 Travis Schlichting 29 Jason Schmidt 52 George Sherrill 50 Eric Stults 38 Ramón Troncoso 49 Claudio Vargas 47 Cory Wade 36 Jeff Weaver 21,43 Randy Wolf		Catchers 12 Brad Ausmus 44,49 A. J. Ellis 55 Russell Martin Infielders 21 Tony Abreu  3 Ronnie Belliard 23 Casey Blake 14 Juan Castro 33 Blake DeWitt 15 Rafael Furcal 60 Chin-lung Hu 13 Orlando Hudson  7 James Loney  5 Mark Loretta 26 Doug Mientkiewicz		Outfielders 16 Andre Ethier 30 Jamie Hoffmann 17 Mitch Jones 27 Matt Kemp  3 Xavier Paul  9 Juan Pierre 99 Manny Ramirez 17 Jason Repko Other batters 25 Jim Thome		Manager  6 Joe Torre Coaches 10 Larry Bowa (third base) 25,35 Mariano Duncan (1st base) 40 Rick Honeycutt (pitching) 48 Ken Howell (bullpen)  8 Don Mattingly (hitting) 11 Manny Mota 46 Bob Schaefer (bench)

Postseason

Postseason Game log

2009 Postseason
National League Division Series (3–0) Game Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Series 1 October 7 Cardinals 5–3 Weaver (1–0) Carpenter (0–1) Broxton (1) 56,000 1–0 2 October 8 Cardinals 3–2 Sherrill (1–0) Franklin (0–1) 51,819 2–0 3 October 10 @ Cardinals 5–1 Padilla (1–0) Piñeiro (0–1) 47,296 3–0
National League Championship Series (1–4) Game Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Series 1 October 15 Phillies 8–6 Hamels (1–0) Kershaw (0–1) Lidge (1) 56,000 0–1 2 October 16 Phillies 2–1 Kuo (1–0) Park (0–1) Broxton (1) 56,000 1–1 3 October 18 @ Phillies 11–0 Lee (1–0) Kuroda (0–1) 45,721 1–2 4 October 19 @ Phillies 5–4 Lidge (1–0) Broxton (0–1) 46,157 1–3 5 October 21 @ Phillies 10–4 Durbin (1–0) Padilla (0–1) 46,214 1–4

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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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)

Game 2

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
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)

Game 3

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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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 Ibáñez (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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

Game 3

Sunday, October 18, 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
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)

Game 4

Monday, October 19, 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
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)

Game 5

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
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)

Player stats

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

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO	SB	OBP	SLG	AVG
Furcal, RafaelRafael Furcal	150	613	92	165	28	5	9	47	230	61	89	12	.335	.375	.269
Kemp, MattMatt Kemp	159	606	97	180	25	7	26	101	297	52	139	34	.352	.490	.297
Ethier, AndreAndre Ethier	160	596	92	162	42	3	31	106	303	72	116	6	.361	.508	.272
Loney, JamesJames Loney	158	576	73	161	25	2	13	90	230	70	68	7	.357	.399	.281
Hudson, OrlandoOrlando Hudson	149	551	74	156	34	6	9	62	230	62	99	8	.357	.417	.283
Martin, RussellRussell Martin	143	505	63	126	19	0	7	53	166	69	80	11	.352	.329	.250
Blake, CaseyCasey Blake	139	485	84	136	25	6	18	79	227	63	116	3	.363	.468	.280
Pierre, JuanJuan Pierre	145	380	57	117	16	8	0	31	149	27	27	30	.365	.392	.308
Ramirez, MannyManny Ramirez	104	352	62	102	24	2	19	63	187	71	81	0	.418	.531	.290
Loretta, MarkMark Loretta	107	181	19	42	8	0	0	25	50	20	21	1	.309	.276	.232
Castro, JuanJuan Castro	57	112	18	31	4	0	1	9	38	6	25	0	.311	.339	.277
Ausmus, BradBrad Ausmus	36	95	9	28	4	0	1	9	35	5	21	1	.343	.368	.295
Belliard, RonnieRonnie Belliard	24	77	13	27	7	0	5	17	49	6	16	1	.398	.636	.351
DeWitt, BlakeBlake DeWitt	31	49	4	10	3	0	2	4	19	3	7	0	.245	.388	.204
Hoffmann, JamieJamie Hoffmann	14	22	2	4	2	0	1	7	9	0	5	0	.167	.409	.182
Mientkiewicz, DougDoug Mientkiewicz	20	18	0	6	1	0	0	3	7	1	6	0	.400	.389	.333
Thome, JimJim Thome	17	17	0	4	0	0	0	3	4	0	7	0	.235	.235	.235
Paul, XavierXavier Paul	11	14	3	3	1	0	1	1	7	2	4	0	.313	.500	.214
Jones, MitchMitch Jones	8	13	1	4	1	0	0	0	5	0	6	0	.400	.385	.308
Ellis, A. J.A. J. Ellis	8	10	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	.100	.100	.100
Abreu, TonyTony Abreu	6	8	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	3	2	0	.455	.250	.250
Hu, Chin-lungChin-lung Hu	5	5	2	2	1	0	0	2	3	0	2	0	.333	.600	.400
Repko, JasonJason Repko	10	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	.143	.000	.000

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

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Wolf, RandyRandy Wolf	11	7	3.23	34	34	0	214.1	178	81	77	58	160
Billingsley, ChadChad Billingsley	12	11	4.03	33	32	0	196.1	173	94	88	86	179
Kershaw, ClaytonClayton Kershaw	8	8	2.79	31	30	0	171.0	119	55	53	91	185
Kuroda, HirokiHiroki Kuroda	8	7	3.76	21	20	0	117.1	110	59	49	24	87
Troncoso, RamónRamón Troncoso	5	4	2.72	73	0	6	82.2	83	30	25	34	55
Weaver, JeffJeff Weaver	6	4	3.65	28	7	0	79.0	87	34	32	33	64
Broxton, JonathanJonathan Broxton	7	2	2.61	73	0	36	76.0	44	24	22	29	114
Belisario, RonaldRonald Belisario	4	3	2.04	69	0	0	70.2	52	21	16	29	64
Mota, GuillermoGuillermo Mota	3	4	3.44	61	0	0	65.1	53	25	25	24	39
McDonald, JamesJames McDonald	5	5	4.00	45	4	0	63.0	60	34	28	34	54
Stults, EricEric Stults	4	3	4.86	10	10	0	50.0	51	27	27	26	33
Padilla, VicenteVicente Padilla	4	0	3.20	8	7	0	39.1	36	15	14	12	38
Garland, JonJon Garland	3	2	2.72	6	6	0	36.1	37	16	11	9	26
Kuo, Hong-ChihHong-Chih Kuo	2	0	3.00	35	0	0	30.0	21	10	10	13	32
Sherrill, GeorgeGeorge Sherrill	1	0	0.65	30	0	1	27.2	19	2	2	11	22
Wade, CoryCory Wade	2	3	5.53	27	0	0	27.2	28	17	17	10	18
Milton, EricEric Milton	2	1	3.80	5	5	0	23.2	30	12	10	6	20
Leach, BrentBrent Leach	2	0	5.75	38	0	0	20.1	16	13	13	12	19
Elbert, ScottScott Elbert	2	0	5.03	19	0	0	19.2	19	11	11	7	21
Haeger, CharlieCharlie Haeger	1	1	3.32	6	3	0	19.0	13	7	7	7	15
Schmidt, JasonJason Schmidt	2	2	5.60	4	4	0	17.2	16	12	11	12	8
Ohman, WillWill Ohman	1	0	5.84	21	0	1	12.1	12	8	8	8	7
Vargas, ClaudioClaudio Vargas	0	0	1.65	8	0	0	11.0	7	2	2	4	10
Schlichting, TravisTravis Schlichting	0	0	3.38	2	0	0	2.2	1	2	1	5	2

^[25]

Awards and honors

• 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Chad Billingsley reserve
  • Jonathan Broxton reserve
  • Orlando Hudson reserve

• Gold Glove Award
  • Orlando Hudson
  • Matt Kemp

• Silver Slugger Award
  • Andre Ethier
  • Matt Kemp

• Player of the Week
  • Andre Ethier April 13–19
  • Andre Ethier July 20–26

• Sporting News National League All-Star
  • Matt Kemp

Transactions

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December 2008

• On December 9, signed INF Casey Blake to a three-year contract with an option for 2012.

• On December 10, signed INF Mark Loretta to a one-year contract.

• On December 19, re-signed SS Rafael Furcal to a three-year contract with a vesting option for 2012.

January 2009

• On January 5, signed RHP Claudio Vargas to a one-year contract.

• On January 14, signed RHP Guillermo Mota to a one-year contract.

• On January 15, released OF Andruw Jones.

• On January 26, signed C Brad Ausmus to a one-year contract.

February 2009

• On February 6, signed LHP Randy Wolf to a one-year contract.

• On February 22, signed 2B Orlando Hudson to a one-year contract.

March 2009

• On March 4, re-signed OF Manny Ramirez to a two-year contract.

April 2009

• On April 5, placed RHP Jason Schmidt on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 30, recovering from a right shoulder labrum tear.

• On April 6, purchased the contracts of RHP Ronald Belisario, 1B Doug Mientkiewicz and LHP Will Ohman from Triple-A Albuquerque. Placed RHP Claudio Vargas on the 60-day disabled list with right elbow tendonitis. Placed OF Delwyn Young on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 27, with a right elbow impringement . Released LHP Greg Miller.

• On April 10, placed RHP Hiroki Kuroda on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 7 with a strained left oblique muscle.

• On April 11, recalled LHP Eric Stults from Triple-A Albuquerque.

• On April 13, optioned INF Blake DeWitt to Triple-A Albuquerque. Purchased the contract of SS Juan Castro from Triple-A Albuquerque. Activated OF Delwyn Young from the 15-day disabled list and designated him for assignment.

• On April 17, recalled INF Blake DeWitt from Triple-A Albuquerque. Placed INF Doug Mientkiewicz on the 15-day disabled list with a dislocated right shoulder.

• On April 18, recalled LHP Scott Elbert from Double-A Chattanooga. Placed RHP Cory Wade on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 12 with right shoulder bursitis.

• On April 30, optioned LHP Scott Elbert to Double-A Chattanooga. Activated RHP Cory Wade from the 15-day disabled list. Purchased the contract of RHP Jeff Weaver from Triple-A Albuquerque. Optioned INF Blake DeWitt to Triple-A Albuquerque. Transferred 1B Doug Mientkiewicz from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.

May 2009

• On May 2, placed LHP Hong-Chih Kuo on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 30, due to sore left elbow. Recalled LHP Brent Leach from Double-A Chattanooga.

• On May 7, placed LF Manny Ramirez on the restricted list and recalled OF Xavier Paul from Triple-A Albuquerque.

• On May 15, optioned RHP James McDonald to Triple-A Albuquerque, purchased the contract of LHP Eric Milton from Triple-A Albuquerque.

• On May 21, placed OF Xavier Paul on the 15-Day disabled list, due to a skin infection on left leg.

• On May 22, recalled OF Jamie Hoffmann from Triple-A Albuquerque.

• On May 29, placed LHP Will Ohman on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 28, with a sore left shoulder, recalled C A. J. Ellis from Triple-A Albuquerque.

• On May 31, recalled RHP Travis Schlichting from Triple-A Albuquerque, placed LHP Eric Stults on the 15-day disabled list with a left thumb injury.

June 2009

• On June 1, activated RHP Hiroki Kuroda from the 15-day disabled list and optioned C A. J. Ellis to Triple-A Albuquerque.

• On June 7, placed LHP Eric Milton on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to June 6 with back tightness and recalled 3B Blake DeWitt from triple-A Albuquerque.

• On June 15, optioned OF Jamie Hoffmann to Triple-A Albuquerque and recalled C A. J. Ellis from Triple-A Albuquerque.

• On June 16, optioned INF Blake DeWitt to Triple-A Albuquerque and purchased the contract of OF Mitch Jones from Albuquerque.

• On June 20, optioned RHP Travis Schlichting to Triple-A Albuquerque and recalled RHP James McDonald from Albuquerque.

• On June 27, activated LHP Eric Milton from the 15-day disabled list and optioned RHP Cory Wade to Triple-A Albuquerque.

July 2009

• On July 2, designated OF Mitch Jones for assignment, activated LHP Eric Stults from the 15-day disabled list and optioned Stults and C A. J. Ellis to Triple-A Albuquerque.

• On July 3, activated RHP Claudio Vargas from the 60-day disabled list, transferred LHP Hong-Chih Kuo from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list and activated Outfielder Manny Ramirez from the restricted list.

• On July 5, placed LHP Eric Milton on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to June 28, with a strained back and recalled INF Blake DeWitt from Triple-A Albuquerque.

• On July 8, placed RHP Ronald Belisario on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 6, with irritation in his right elbow and recalled RHP Cory Wade from Triple-A Albuquerque.

• On July 11, optioned INF Blake DeWitt to Triple-A Albuquerque. Purchased the contract of LHP Scott Elbert from Triple-A Albuquerque.

• On July 16, placed RHP Cory Wade on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 11, with a strained shoulder, and recalled INF Blake DeWitt from Triple-A Albuquerque.

• On July 20, optioned LHP Scott Elbert to Triple-A Albuquerque. Activated RHP Jason Schmidt from the 60-day disabled list. Transferred LHP Eric Milton from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.

• On July 26, optioned INF Blake DeWitt to Triple-A Albuquerque.

• On July 27, activated LHP Hong-Chih Kuo from the 60-day disabled list and transferred OF Xavier Paul from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.

• On July 30, optioned LHP Brent Leach to Triple-A Albuquerque, and recalled LHP Scott Elbert from Triple-A Albuquerque. Transferred LHP Will Ohman from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list. Traded AA 3B Josh Bell and AA RHP Steve Johnson to the Baltimore Orioles for LHP George Sherrill.

• On July 31, traded RHP Claudio Vargas to the Milwaukee Brewers for Minor League catcher Vinny Rottino.

August 2009

• On August 2, activated RHP Cory Wade from the 15-day disabled list and optioned him to Triple-A Albuquerque.

• On August 7, placed RHP Jason Schmidt on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to August 6, and activated INF Tony Abreu from Triple-A Albuquerque.

• On August 8, activated RHP Ronald Belisario from the 15-day disabled list, and optioned LHP Scott Elbert to Triple-A Albuquerque.

• On August 9, optioned INF Tony Abreu to Triple-A Albuquerque, and recalled LHP Eric Stults from Triple-A Albuquerque.

• On August 11, purchased the contract of RHP Charlie Haeger from Triple-A Albuquerque, and optioned LHP Eric Stults to Triple-A Albuquerque.

• On August 19, placed RHP Hiroki Kuroda on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to August 16, and recalled INF Tony Abreu from Triple-A Albuquerque.

• On August 27, recalled RHP Vicente Padilla from Triple-A Albuquerque, optioned INF Tony Abreu to Triple-A Albuquerque, and moved RHP Jason Schmidt from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.

• On August 30, acquired INF Ronnie Belliard from the Washington Nationals in exchange for minor league pitcher Luis Garcia and a player to be named later.

• On August 31, designated RHP Jesus Castillo for assignment, and placed RHP Guillermo Mota on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to August 30. Acquired INF Jim Thome and cash from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for minor league INF Justin Fuller and cash. Acquired RHP Jon Garland and cash from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for a player to be named later. Designated OF Jamie Hoffmann for assignment. Placed RHP Travis Schlichting on the 60-day disabled list.

September 2009

• On September 1, recalled LHP Scott Elbert, C A. J. Ellis, and OF Jason Repko from Triple-A Albuquerque.

• On September 2, activated INF Doug Mientkiewicz from the 60-day disabled list. Traded LHP Victor Garate to the Washington Nationals to complete the August 30 trade for Ronnie Belliard. RHP Jesus Castillo, who had been designated for assignment two days earlier, cleared waivers and was outrighted to the minors.

• On September 6, activated RHP Hiroki Kuroda from the 15-day disabled list.

• On September 14, recalled INF Blake DeWitt and SS Chin-lung Hu from Triple-A Albuquerque. Activated RHP Guillermo Mota from the 15-day disabled list.

October 2009

• On October 7, reassigned LHP Scott Elbert, RHP Charlie Haeger, RHP Hiroki Kuroda, RHP James McDonald, RHP Guillermo Mota, C A. J. Ellis, INF Blake DeWitt, SS Chin-lung Hu, OF Jason Repko, and INF Doug Mientkiewicz to the minor leagues to set the National League Division Series roster.

• On October 9, traded INF Tony Abreu to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the August 31 trade for Jon Garland.

• On October 15, activated LHP Scott Elbert and RHP Hiroki Kuroda.

2009 Minor League Teams

Level	Team	League	Manager	W	L	Position
AAA	Albuquerque Isotopes	Pacific Coast League	Tim Wallach	80	64	American South Division Champions[27] Lost in 1st round of playoffs[28]
AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern League	John Valentin	65	74	3rd place[29]
High A	Inland Empire 66ers	California League	Carlos Subero	59	81	4th place[30]
A	Great Lakes Loons	Midwest League	Juan Bustabad	81	59	2nd Place[31] Clinched Playoff Spot[32] Lost in 2nd round of playoffs[33]
Rookie	Ogden Raptors	Pioneer League	Damon Berryhill	42	34	3rd place[34] 1st Half division winner[35] Lost in 1st Round of Playoffs[36]
Rookie	Arizona League Dodgers	Arizona League	Jeff Carter	24	32	4th Place[37]
Rookie	DSL Dodgers	Dominican Summer League	Pedro Mega	30	40	9th place[38]

• Seven members of the Class-A Great Lakes Loons were named to the Midwest League All-Star Game: catcher Tony Delmonico, shortstop Dee Gordon, second baseman Jamie Pedroza, outfielder Kyle Russell, and pitchers Javy Guerra, Jon Michael Redding and Josh Walter.^[39]

• Three members of the Class-A Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino were named to the California League All-Star Team. They include: Center fielder Trayvon Robinson and starting pitchers Alberto Bastardo and Tim Sexton.^[40]

• Third Baseman Pedro Baez of the Class-A Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino was selected to participate as a member of the "World Team" in the All-Star Futures Game.^[41]

• Four members of the Class-AA Chattanooga Lookouts were selected to play in the Southern League All-Star game: C Lucas May, 3B Josh Bell, OF Andrew Lambo and Pitcher Matthew Sartor.^[42] Bell was named the MVP of the All-Star game after getting two hits, including a home run, and 2 RBIs in the game.^[43]

• Charlie Haeger of the AAA Albuquerque Isotopes was selected to the Pacific Coast League All-Star team.^[44]

• Dee Gordon of the Single-A Great Lakes Loons was named "Prospect of the Year" and "Most Valuable Player" of the Midwest League. Gordon was also named to the Postseason All-Star team alongside teammates Kyle Russell (who was named co-MVP) and Tony Delmonico.^[45] Gordon was later named the Dodgers "Minor League Player of the Year" as well.^[46]

• Scott Van Slyke of the Single-A Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino was named to the California League Post-Season All-Star team.^[47]

• Mitch Jones and Scott Strickland of the AAA Albuquerque Isotopes were named to the Pacific Coast League Post-Season All-Star Team.^[48]

• Albuquerque Isotopes Manager Tim Wallach was selected as the Pacific Coast League "Manager of the Year."^[49]

• Ogden Raptors outfielder Brian Cavazos-Galvez was named MVP of the Rookie-Class Pioneer League.^[50]

• LHP Scott Elbert was named the Dodgers minor league "Pitcher of the Year." He made 20 appearances with the AA Chattanooga Lookouts and AAA Albuquerque Isotopes during the season and finished 4–4 with a 3.84 ERA. He struck out 125 batters and walked only 44 in 96 innings.^[46]

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