2009 Los Angeles Dodgers

2009 Los Angeles Dodgers / Franchise: Los Angeles Dodgers / BR Team Page

Record: 95-67, Finished 1st in NL Western Division (2009 NL)

Clinched Division: October 3, 2009, vs. Colorado Rockies

Managed by Joe Torre

Coaches: Larry Bowa, Mariano Duncan, Rick Honeycutt, Ken Howell, Don Mattingly, Manny Mota and Bob Schaefer

Ballpark: Dodger Stadium

History, Comments, Contributions

The 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers opened the season with 13 consecutive wins at home to set the modern major league record. Only a few 19th Century teams, the most recent being the 1886 Chicago White Stockings with 14, had ever done better. The record has since been broken by the 2023 Tampa Bay Rays. The strong opening was a presage to a season in which they won 95 games and won a division title in the NL West, their second straight, although it was no cakewalk as they only finished three games ahead of the second-place Colorado Rockies.

Awards and Honors

• All-Stars: Chad Billingsley, Jonathan Broxton and Orlando Hudson
• NL Gold Glove Award: Orlando Hudson (2B) and Matt Kemp (OF)
• NL Silver Slugger Award: Andre Ethier (OF) and Matt Kemp (OF)

Postseason

NLDS vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Los Angeles Dodgers 5 St. Louis Cardinals 3	October 7	Randy Wolf (0-0) Chris Carpenter (0-1)	10:07 p.m.
2	Los Angeles Dodgers 3 St. Louis Cardinals 2	October 8	Clayton Kershaw (0-0) Adam Wainwright (0-0)	6:07 p.m.
3	St. Louis Cardinals 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 5	October 10	Joel Pineiro (0-1) Vicente Padilla (1-0)	6:07 p.m.

NLCS vs. Philadelphia Phillies

Game	Score	Date	Pitchers	Time (ET)
1	Los Angeles Dodgers 6 Philadelphia Phillies 8	October 15	Clayton Kershaw (0-1) Cole Hamels (1-0)	8:07 p.m.
2	Los Angeles Dodgers 2 Philadelphia Phillies 1	October 16	Vicente Padilla (0-0) Pedro Martinez (0-0)	4:07 p.m.
3	Philadelphia Phillies 11 Los Angeles Dodgers 0	October 18	Cliff Lee (1-0) Hiroki Kuroda (0-1)	8:07 p.m.
4	Philadelphia Phillies 5 Los Angeles Dodgers 4	October 19	Joe Blanton (0-0) Randy Wolf (0-0)	8:07 p.m.
5	Philadelphia Phillies 10 Los Angeles Dodgers 4	October 21	Cole Hamels (1-0) Vicente Padilla (0-1)	8:07 p.m.

Further Reading

• 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers Media Guide, pg. 370

2009 MLB season by team

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