# 2009 Los Angeles Angels season

The 2009 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season was the franchise's 49th season. The Angels began the season as the two-time defending American League West champions.
Perhaps the most notable player to depart in the offseason due to free agency was longtime closing pitcher Francisco Rodríguez, who signed with the New York Mets. Other notable free agent departures were 2008 acquisitions Jon Garland (Arizona Diamondbacks) and Mark Teixeira (New York Yankees). Notable free agent acquisitions included new closer Brian Fuentes, previously of the Colorado Rockies, and Bobby Abreu, previously of the Yankees.
Tragedy struck the Angels twice this season. Preston Gómez, the team's special assistant to the general manager, died January 13 of injuries sustained when he was struck by a car in Blythe, California, on March 26, 2008. As a tribute, the Angels began the season wearing black "PRESTON" patches on their left sleeve. Then, on April 9, rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart was killed in a car accident in Fullerton, California, hours after pitching 6 shutout innings against the Oakland Athletics in his first start of the season. As a tribute, the Angels continued to assign a locker to Adenhart at home and on the road, hang a jersey with his name and number in their dugout, and wear black patches with his name and number on their left breast for the rest of the season.
On September 28, the Angels clinched the American League West division title, their eighth in franchise history.

## Regular season
### Season standings

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

### Record vs. opponents

| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | – | 2–16 | 5–4 | 2–5 | 3–5 | 4–4 | 2–8 | 3–2 | 5–13 | 1–5 | 4–5 | 8–10 | 5–5 | 9–9 | 11–7 |
| Boston | 16–2 | – | 4–4 | 7–2 | 6–1 | 5–3 | 4–5 | 4–2 | 9–9 | 5–5 | 2–4 | 9–9 | 2–7 | 11–7 | 11–7 |
| Chicago | 4–5 | 4−4 | – | 10–8 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 5–4 | 6−12 | 3–4 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 6–2 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 12–6 |
| Cleveland | 5–2 | 2–7 | 8–10 | – | 4–14 | 10–8 | 2–4 | 8–10 | 3–5 | 2–5 | 6–4 | 5–3 | 1–8 | 4–4 | 5–13 |
| Detroit | 5–3 | 1–6 | 9–9 | 14–4 | – | 9–9 | 5–4 | 7–12 | 1–5 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 7–2 | 3–5 | 10–8 |
| Kansas City | 4–4 | 3–5 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 9–9 | – | 1–9 | 6–12 | 2–4 | 2–6 | 5–4 | 1–9 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 8–10 |
| Los Angeles | 8–2 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 9–1 | – | 6–4 | 5–5 | 12–7 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 8–11 | 4–4 | 14–4 |
| Minnesota | 2–3 | 2–4 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 12–7 | 12–6 | 4–6 | – | 0–7 | 4–6 | 5–5 | 3–3 | 6–4 | 3–5 | 12–6 |
| New York | 13–5 | 9–9 | 4–3 | 5–3 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 5–5 | 7–0 | – | 7–2 | 6–4 | 11–7 | 5–4 | 12–6 | 10–8 |
| Oakland | 5–1 | 5–5 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 4–5 | 6–2 | 7–12 | 6–4 | 2–7 | – | 5–14 | 6–4 | 11–8 | 3–6 | 5–13 |
| Seattle | 5–4 | 4–2 | 5–4 | 4–6 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 9–10 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 14–5 | – | 5–3 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 11–7 |
| Tampa Bay | 10–8 | 9–9 | 2–6 | 3–5 | 2–5 | 9–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 7–11 | 4–6 | 3–5 | – | 3–6 | 14–4 | 13–5 |
| Texas | 5–5 | 7–2 | 4–2 | 8–1 | 2–7 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 4–6 | 4–5 | 8–11 | 11–8 | 6–3 | – | 5–5 | 9–9 |
| Toronto | 9–9 | 7–11 | 6–1 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 6–12 | 6–3 | 4–3 | 4–14 | 5–5 | – | 7–11 |
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### Game log

2009 Game Log :
April (9–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
1April 6Athletics3–0Saunders (1–0)Braden (0–1)Fuentes (1)43,2201–0Angel Stadium of AnaheimW10
2April 7Athletics6–4Wuertz (1–0)Jepsen (0–1)Ziegler (1)43,3961–1Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-½
3April 8Athletics6–4Bailey (1–0)Fuentes (0–1)Ziegler (2)43,2831–2Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2-1½
April 9AthleticsPostponed (death of P Nick Adenhart); rescheduled for August 271–2Angel Stadium of Anaheim-2
4April 10Red Sox6–3Weaver (1–0)Wakefield (0–1)Shields (1)41,3852–2Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-1
5April 11Red Sox5–4Penny (1–0)Saunders (1–1)Papelbon (2)40,1632–3Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-1½
6April 12Red Sox5–4Moseley (1–0)Beckett (1–1)Fuentes (2)38,0763–3Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-1½
7April 14@ Mariners3–2 (10)Corcoran (1–0)Shields (0–1)45,9583–4Safeco FieldL1-2½
8April 15@ Mariners11–3Washburn (2–0)Weaver (1–1)18,5163–5Safeco FieldL2-3½
9April 16@ Mariners5–1Saunders (2–1)Jakubauskas (1–1)18,5284–5Safeco FieldW1-2½
10April 17@ Twins11–9Guerrier (1–0)Bulger (0–1)Nathan (2)24,1684–6HHH MetrodomeL1-3½
11April 18@ Twins9–2Slowey (2–0)Jepsen (0–2)34,2864–7HHH MetrodomeL2-3½
12April 19@ Twins3–1Perkins (1–1)Loux (0–1)Nathan (3)28,3024–8HHH MetrodomeL3-3½
13April 21Tigers4–3Arredondo (1–0)Lyon (1–2)Fuentes (3)41,6275–8Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-3½
14April 22Tigers12–10Rincón (1–0)Shields (0–2)43,0475–9Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-3½
15April 23Tigers10–5Palmer (1–0)Jackson (1–1)38,5436–9Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-3½
16April 24Mariners8–3Bédard (2–1)Loux (0–2)43,0836–10Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-4½
17April 25Mariners9–8Silva (1–2)Ortega (0–1)Aardsma (3)43,5426–11Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2-5½
18April 26Mariners8–0Weaver (2–1)Washburn (3–1)43,0577–11Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-4½
19April 28@ Orioles7–5Saunders (3–1)Eaton (1–3)Fuentes (4)11,8578–11Oriole Park at Camden YardsW2-4
20April 29@ Orioles3–2Loux (1–2)Uehara (2–2)Fuentes (5)14,2039–11Oriole Park at Camden YardsW3-3
21April 30@ Yankees7–4Coke (1–1)Speier (0–1)Rivera (5)43,3889–12Yankee StadiumL1-3½ :
May (16–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
22May 1@ Yankees10–9Albaladejo (2–1)Fuentes (0–2)44,0589–13Yankee StadiumL2-4½
23May 2@ Yankees8–4Palmer (2–0)Sabathia (1–3)44,97010–13Yankee StadiumW1-3½
May 3@ YankeesPostponed (rain); rescheduled for September 14Yankee Stadium-4
24May 4@ Athletics5–2Saunders (4–1)Anderson (0–3)Fuentes (6)10,39711–13Oakland-Alameda ColiseumW2-3
25May 5@ Athletics5–3Loux (2–2)Braden (3–3)Fuentes (7)13,29812–13Oakland-Alameda ColiseumW3-2
26May 6Blue Jays13–1Halladay (6–1)Ortega (0–2)41,12312–14Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-2½
27May 7Blue Jays6–1Weaver (3–1)Ray (0–1)41,00713–14Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-1½
28May 8Royals4–1Palmer (3–0)Meche (2–3)Fuentes (8)41,01914–14Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2-1½
29May 9Royals1–0Saunders (5–1)Greinke (6–1)39,77615–14Angel Stadium of AnaheimW3-½
30May 10Royals4–3Shields (1–2)Wright (0–1)Fuentes (9)43,64616–14Angel Stadium of AnaheimW4-½
31May 12Red Sox4–3R. Ramírez (4–0)Shields (1–3)Papelbon (9)33,41116–15Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-1½
32May 13Red Sox8–4Palmer (4–0)Wakefield (4–2)35,66617–15Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-1½
33May 14Red Sox5–4 (12)Bulger (1–1)Delcarmen (1–1)35,12418–15Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2-1½
34May 15@ Rangers10–8Millwood (4–3)Saunders (5–2)Wilson (1)33,42918–16Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonL1-2½
35May 16@ Rangers5–3Padilla (3–2)Loux (2–3)Wilson (2)34,28418–17Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonL2-3½
36May 17@ Rangers3–0Jennings (1–1)Weaver (3–2)O'Day (1)37,14618–18Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonL3-4½
37May 18@ Mariners10–6Lackey (1–0)Washburn (3–3)17,34019–18Safeco FieldW1-4
38May 19@ Mariners6–5Palmer (5–0)Hernández (4–3)Fuentes (10)16,00220–18Safeco FieldW2-3
39May 20@ Mariners1–0Jakubauskas (3–4)Santana (0–1)Aardsma (5)18,58020–19Safeco FieldL1-3
40May 21@ Mariners3–0Saunders (6–2)Bédard (2–2)Fuentes (11)18,46821–19Safeco FieldW1-2
41May 22@ Dodgers3–1Oliver (1–0)Wade (0–3)Fuentes (12)55,05322–19Dodger StadiumW2-2
42May 23@ Dodgers5–4 (10)Broxton (5–0)Arredondo (1–1)55,30122–20Dodger StadiumL1-3
43May 24@ Dodgers10–7Bulger (2–1)Billingsley (6–2)54,12223–20Dodger StadiumW1-3
44May 25White Sox17–3Danks (4–3)Santana (0–2)43,17723–21Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-3
45May 26White Sox4–2Colón (3–4)Saunders (6–3)Linebrink (1)38,04023–22Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2-4
46May 27White Sox3–1Weaver (4–2)Floyd (3–5)Fuentes (13)40,16924–22Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-3
47May 29Mariners5–2Vargas (2–0)Lackey (1–1)Aardsma (7)38,49224–23Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-4½
48May 30Mariners4–3 (10)Batista (3–1)Arredondo (1–2)Aardsma (8)39,32924–24Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2-5½
49May 31Mariners9–8Speier (1–1)Aardsma (1–2)38,63225–24Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-4½ :
June (17–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
50June 2@ Blue Jays6–4Halladay (9–1)Saunders (6–4)26,80925–25Rogers CentreL1-4½
51June 3@ Blue Jays8–1Weaver (5–2)Janssen (1–2)17,12726–25Rogers CentreW1-4½
52June 4@ Blue Jays6–5Speier (2–1)League (1–2)Fuentes (14)31,16327–25Rogers CentreW2-3½
53June 5@ Tigers2–1Santana (1–2)Rodney (0–1)Fuentes (15)31,18728–25Comerica ParkW3-3½
54June 6@ Tigers2–1Jackson (6–3)Escobar (0–1)32,36728–26Comerica ParkL1-3½
55June 7@ Tigers9–6Zumaya (2–0)Arredondo (1–3)32,07428–27Comerica ParkL2-4½
56June 9@ Rays4–3Weaver (6–2)Shields (5–5)Fuentes (16)16,08729–27Tropicana FieldW1-3
57June 10@ Rays9–5Cormier (1–1)Lackey (1–2)15,65829–28Tropicana FieldL1-3½
58June 11@ Rays11–1Balfour (3–1)Santana (1–3)17,08629–29Tropicana FieldL2-4½
59June 12Padres11–6Palmer (6–0)Gaudin (2–5)41,59730–29Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-4½
60June 13Padres9–1Saunders (7–4)Geer (1–2)43,23331–29Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2-3½
61June 14Padres6–0Weaver (7–2)Young (4–6)40,16332–29Angel Stadium of AnaheimW3-3½
62June 15@ Giants9–7Lackey (2–2)Zito (3–7)Fuentes (17)33,61333–29AT&T ParkW4-2½
63June 16@ Giants8–1O'Sullivan (1–0)Sánchez (2–7)34,71634–29AT&T ParkW5-2
64June 17@ Giants4–3Jepsen (1–2)Lincecum (6–2)Fuentes (18)37,43135–29AT&T ParkW6-2
65June 19Dodgers5–4Speier (3–1)Mota (3–2)Fuentes (19)44,22236–29Angel Stadium of AnaheimW7-½
66June 20Dodgers6–4Jeff Weaver (4–1)Weaver (7–3)44,14836–30Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-½
67June 21Dodgers5–3Kershaw (4–5)Lackey (2–3)Broxton (17)43,89136–31Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2-½
68June 22Rockies11–1Cook (7–3)Palmer (6–1)39,55736–32Angel Stadium of AnaheimL3-1
69June 23Rockies4–3Jepsen (2–2)Jiménez (6–7)Fuentes (20)42,23337–32Angel Stadium of AnaheimW10
70June 24Rockies11–3Saunders (8–4)Marquis (9–5)43,55138–32Angel Stadium of AnaheimW20
71June 26@ Diamondbacks12–3Weaver (8–3)Buckner (2–5)24,87039–32Chase FieldW3-½
72June 27@ Diamondbacks2–1Oliver (2–0)Qualls (1–1)Fuentes (21)27,74240–32Chase FieldW4+½
73June 28@ Diamondbacks12–8Palmer (7–1)Scherzer (5–5)25,68441–32Chase FieldW5+1½
74June 29@ Rangers5–2O'Sullivan (2–0)Padilla (6–4)Fuentes (22)16,98542–32Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonW6+2½
75June 30@ Rangers9–5Feldman (6–2)Saunders (8–5)20,04242–33Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonL1+1½ :
July (17–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
76July 1@ Rangers9–7Francisco (2–1)Speier (3–2)27,14242–34Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonL2+½
77July 2Orioles5–2Lackey (3–3)Guthrie (6–8)Fuentes (23)39,18043–34Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1+1
78July 3Orioles6–4Hernandez (2–2)Santana (1–4)Sherrill (18)39,10443–35Angel Stadium of AnaheimL10
79July 4Orioles11–4Bulger (3–1)Báez (4–3)41,76444–35Angel Stadium of AnaheimW10
80July 5Orioles9–6Oliver (3–0)Albers (1–3)Fuentes (24)35,91245–35Angel Stadium of AnaheimW20
81July 6Rangers9–4Weaver (9–3)Millwood (8–6)35,69146–35Angel Stadium of AnaheimW3+1
82July 7Rangers8–5Holland (3–5)Lackey (3–4)42,08846–36Angel Stadium of AnaheimL10
83July 8Rangers8–1Padilla (7–4)Santana (1–5)37,36446–37Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2-1
84July 10Yankees10–6Bulger (4–1)Melancon (0–1)Fuentes (25)44,07647–37Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-½
85July 11Yankees14–8Weaver (10–3)Pettitte (8–5)42,60248–37Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2+½
86July 12Yankees5–4Lackey (4–4)Sabathia (8–6)Fuentes (26)41,53249–37Angel Stadium of AnaheimW3+1½
July 14: All-Star Game (AL wins—Box)4–3Papelbon (BOS)Bell (SD)Rivera (NYY)46,760Busch StadiumSt. Louis, Missouri
87July 16@ Athletics6–2Santana (2–3)Braden (7–8)Fuentes (27)11,11350–37Oakland-Alameda ColiseumW4+2
88July 17@ Athletics7–3Breslow (2–4)Saunders (8–6)17,14750–38Oakland-Alameda ColiseumL1+2
89July 18@ Athletics11–6Oliver (4–0)Mazzaro (2–6)16,47551–38Oakland-Alameda ColiseumW1+3
90July 19@ Athletics1–0 (10)Lackey (5–4)Bailey (4–2)Fuentes (28)18,53952–38Oakland-Alameda ColiseumW2+3
July 20@ RoyalsPostponed (rain); rescheduled for July 2152–38Kauffman Stadium+2½
91July 21@ Royals8–5Santana (3–5)Ponson (1–6)Fuentes (29)N/A53–38Kauffman StadiumW3+3
92July 21@ Royals10–2O'Sullivan (3–0)Chen (0–5)23,87454–38Kauffman StadiumW4+3
93July 22@ Royals9–6Speier (4–2)Colón (1–1)Fuentes (30)18,07855–38Kauffman StadiumW5+3
94July 23Twins6–5 (10)Fuentes (1–2)Crain (2–4)38,14556–38Angel Stadium of AnaheimW6+3½
95July 24Twins6–3Lackey (6–4)Liriano (4–10)39,27257–38Angel Stadium of AnaheimW7+3½
96July 25Twins11–5Palmer (8–1)Blackburn (8–5)35,92258–38Angel Stadium of AnaheimW8+4½
97July 26Twins10–1Swarzak (3–3)Santana (3–6)36,38658–39Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1+3½
98July 27Indians8–6Veras (4–1)Fuentes (1–3)Wood (14)35,37158–40Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2+2½
99July 28Indians7–6Palmer (9–1)Huff (5–5)Bulger (1)43,27059–40Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1+2½
100July 29Indians9–3Lackey (7–4)Laffey (4–3)39,19660–40Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2+3½
101July 31@ Twins11–5 (11)Jepsen (3–2)Keppel (0–1)31,76761–40HHH MetrodomeW3+3 :
August (17–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
102August 1@ Twins11–6Saunders (9–6)Swarzak (3–4)40,82862–40HHH MetrodomeW4+4
103August 2@ Twins13–4Weaver (11–3)Perkins (6–7)41,07963–40HHH MetrodomeW5+4
104August 4@ White Sox5–4Thornton (6–2)Jepsen (3–3)30,22863–41U.S. Cellular FieldL1+4½
105August 5@ White Sox6–2Floyd (9–6)O'Sullivan (3–1)32,16763–42U.S. Cellular FieldL2+4½
106August 6@ White Sox9–5Santana (4–6)Danks (9–8)27,48764–42U.S. Cellular FieldW1+4½
107August 7Rangers11–6Feldman (11–4)Saunders (9–7)43,62464–43Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1+3½
108August 8Rangers3–2Weaver (12–3)Guardado (1–2)Fuentes (31)37,16665–43Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1+4½
109August 9Rangers0–7Holland (5–7)Lackey (7–5)35,70665–44Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1+3½
110August 10Rays8–6Jepsen (4–3)Springer (0–2)Fuentes (32)37,38866–44Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1+4
111August 11Rays6–0Santana (5–6)Price (5–5)43,55967–44Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2+5
112August 12Rays10–5Bulger (5–1)Balfour (4–2)37,85968–44Angel Stadium of AnaheimW3+5
113August 14@ Orioles16–6Tillman (1–0)Weaver (12–4)25,83668–45Oriole Park at Camden YardsL1+4½
114August 15@ Orioles5–1Lackey (8–5)Matusz (1–2)Fuentes (33)28,77069–45Oriole Park at Camden YardsW1+4½
115August 16@ Orioles17–8 (13)Bulger (6–1)Bass (5–3)26,52970–45Oriole Park at Camden YardsW2+4½
116August 17@ Orioles8–5Santana (6–6)Hernandez (4–5)Fuentes (34)18,46071–45Oriole Park at Camden YardsW3+4½
117August 18@ Indians5–4Bell (1–0)Carmona (2–7)Fuentes (35)18,34172–45Progressive FieldW4+5½
118August 19@ Indians3–0Weaver (13–4)Sowers (4–9)16,86873–45Progressive FieldW5+6½
119August 20@ Indians11–3Masterson (4–4)Lackey (8–6)16,80473–46Progressive FieldL1+5½
120August 21@ Blue Jays5–4Rzepczynski (2–3)O'Sullivan (3–2)Janssen (1)15,99373–47Rogers CentreL2+5½
121August 22@ Blue Jays7–3Santana (7–6)Richmond (6–7)23,23574–47Rogers CentreW1+6½
122August 23@ Blue Jays8–3Romero (11–5)Bell (1–1)23,93574–48Rogers CentreL1+5½
123August 24Tigers10–7Verlander (14–7)Weaver (13–5)Rodney (27)38,42174–49Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2+5
124August 25Tigers5–3Washburn (9–7)Lackey (8–7)Rodney (28)42,97074–50Angel Stadium of AnaheimL3+4
125August 26Tigers4–2Saunders (10–7)Jackson (10–6)Fuentes (36)36,32975–50Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1+5
126August 27Athletics2–0Cahill (7–12)Santana (7–7)Bailey (19)43,13975–51Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1+4
127August 28Athletics11–7Arredondo (2–3)Ziegler (1–4)Fuentes (37)41,91276–51Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1+5
128August 29Athletics4–3Ziegler (2–4)Rodríguez (0–1)Bailey (20)43,01176–52Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1+4
129August 30Athletics9–1Lackey (9–7)Anderson (7–10)38,01877–52Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1+5
130August 31@ Mariners10–0Saunders (11–7)French (4–4)18,95978–52Safeco FieldW2+6 :
September (16–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
131September 1@ Mariners2–1Fister (2–1)Oliver (4–1)Aardsma (31)18,54278–53Safeco FieldL1+4½
132September 2@ Mariners3–0Hernández (14–5)Kazmir (8–8)Aardsma (32)22,13078–54Safeco FieldL2+3½
133September 4@ Royals2–1Weaver (14–5)Wright (1–5)Fuentes (38)17,44779–54Kauffman StadiumW1+3½
134September 5@ Royals2 – 1 (11)Jepsen (5–3)Yabuta (0–1)Fuentes (39)22,62880–54Kauffman StadiumW2+4½
135September 6@ Royals7–2Saunders (12–7)Hochevar (6–9)16,74581–54Kauffman StadiumW3+5½
136September 7@ Royals6–3Davies (7–9)Santana (7–8)Soria (22)18,45381–55Kauffman StadiumL1+5
137September 8Mariners3 – 2 (10)Palmer (10–1)Batista (6–4)37,72582–55Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1+4½
138September 9Mariners6–3Weaver (15–5)Snell (6–10)Fuentes (40)36,34083–55Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2+4½
139September 10Mariners3–0Lackey (10–7)Rowland-Smith (3–3)37,41284–55Angel Stadium of AnaheimW3+5
140September 11White Sox7–1Saunders (13–7)Floyd (11–10)38,37585–55Angel Stadium of AnaheimW4+5½
141September 12White Sox4 – 3 (10)Jenks (3–4)Fuentes (1–4)Peña (2)37,39085–56Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1+5½
142September 13White Sox3–2Oliver (5–1)Buehrle (12–8)Fuentes (41)37,51286–56Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1+6
143September 14@ Yankees5–3Hughes (7–3)Weaver (15–6)Rivera (40)44,70186–57Yankee StadiumL1+6
144September 15@ Red Sox4–1Matsuzaka (2–5)Lackey (10–8)37,94286–58Fenway ParkL2+6
145September 16@ Red Sox9–8Bard (2–1)Fuentes (1–5)37,70686–59Fenway ParkL3+6
146September 17@ Red Sox4–3Jepsen (6–3)Wagner (1–1)Fuentes (42)38,15787–59Fenway ParkW1+6½
147September 18@ Rangers2–0Kazmir (9–8)Hunter (8–4)Fuentes (43)34,24088–59Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonW2+7½
148September 19@ Rangers3–2Feldman (17–5)Weaver (15–7)Francisco (23)46,59688–60Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonL1+6½
149September 20@ Rangers10–5Lackey (11–8)Holland (7–12)33,68889–60Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonW1+7½
150September 21Yankees5–2Saunders (14–7)Pettitte (13–7)Fuentes (44)38,66790–60Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2+7½
151September 22Yankees6–5Hughes (8–3)Palmer (10–2)Rivera (41)40,37490–61Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1+7½
152September 23Yankees3–2Burnett (12–9)Kazmir (9–9)Rivera (42)35,76090–62Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2+6½
153September 25Athletics3–0Gonzalez (6–6)Weaver (15–8)Bailey (26)43,24290–63Angel Stadium of AnaheimL3+6
154September 26Athletics15–10Breslow (8–7)Jepsen (6–4)41,01490–64Angel Stadium of AnaheimL4+5
155September 27Athletics7–4Saunders (15–7)González (0–4)Fuentes (45)38,71891–64Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1+6
156September 28Rangers11–0Santana (8–8)Hunter (9–5)40,48492–64Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2+7
157September 29Rangers5–2O'Sullivan (4–2)Feldman (17–7)Fuentes (46)38,60093–64Angel Stadium of AnaheimW3+8
158September 30Rangers5–0Palmer (11–2)Holland (8–13)40,61694–64Angel Stadium of AnaheimW4+9 :
October (3–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
159October 1Rangers11–3Millwood (13–10)Bell (1–2)38,55294–65Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1+8
160October 2@ Athletics5–2Weaver (16–8)Gonzalez (6–7)Fuentes (47)14,55495–65Oakland-Alameda ColiseumW1+8
161October 3@ Athletics4–2Kazmir (10–9)Eveland (2–4)Fuentes (48)16,53996–65Oakland-Alameda ColiseumW2+9
162October 4@ Athletics5–3Saunders (16–7)Gray (0–1)Jepsen (1)16,59197–65Oakland-Alameda ColiseumW3+10 :

## Postseason

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

### American League Division Series

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

### American League Championship Series

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

### Game log

2009 postseason Game Log :
American League Division Series (3–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeriesStadiumBox
1October 8Red Sox5–0Lackey (1–0)Lester (0–1)45,0701–0Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1
2October 9Red Sox4–1Weaver (1–0)Beckett (0–1)Fuentes (1)45,2232–0Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2
3October 11@ Red Sox7–6Oliver (1–0)Papelbon (0–1)Fuentes (2)38,7043–0Fenway ParkW3 :
American League Championship Series (2–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeriesStadiumBox
1October 16@ Yankees4–1Sabathia (2–0)Lackey (1–1)Rivera (2)49,6880–1Yankee StadiumL1
2October 17@ Yankees4–3 (13)Robertson (1–0)Santana (0–1)49,9220–2Yankee StadiumL2
3October 19Yankees5–4 (11)Santana (1–1)Aceves (0–1)44,9111–2Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1
4October 20Yankees10–1Sabathia (3–0)Kazmir (0–1)45,1601–3Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1
5October 22Yankees7–6Jepsen (1–0)Hughes (0–1)Fuentes (3)45,1132–3Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1
October 24@ YankeesPostponed (rain); rescheduled for October 252–3Yankee Stadium
6October 25@ Yankees5–2Pettitte (2–0)Saunders (0–1)Rivera (3)50,1732–4Yankee StadiumL1 :

## Player stats
### Batting

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

### Pitching

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

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