The 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 120th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 52nd season in Los Angeles, California, and their 48th season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium. The team defended 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.

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

Record vs. opponents

Game log

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || April 6 || @ Padres || 4–1 || Kuroda (1–0) || Peavy (0–1) || Broxton (1) || 45,496 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 7 || @ Padres || 4–2 || Young (1–0) || Wolf (0–1) || Bell (1) || 20,035 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || April 8 || @ Padres || 5–2 || Billingsley (1–0) || Mujica (0–1) || Broxton (2) || 31,700 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 9 || @ Padres || 4–3 || Meredith (1–0) || Wade (0–1) || Bell (2) || 29,710 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 10 || @ Diamondbacks || 9–4 || Garland (1–0) || McDonald (0–1) || || 31,036 || 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || April 11 || @ Diamondbacks || 11–2 || Stults (1–0) || Petit (0–1) || || 35,024 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || April 12 || @ Diamondbacks || 3–1 || Wolf (1–1) || Haren (0–2) || Broxton (3) || 25,485 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || April 13 || Giants || 11–1 || Billingsley (2–0) || Johnson (0–2) || || 57,099 || 5–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || April 15 || Giants || 5–4 || Broxton (1–0) || Howry (0–1) || || 42,511 || 6–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || April 16 || Giants || 7–2 || Stults (2–0) || Zito (0–2) || || 36,553 || 7–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || April 17 || Rockies || 4–3 || Mota (1–0) || Embree (0–1) || Broxton (4) || 45,145 || 8–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || April 18 || Rockies || 9–5 || Billingsley (3–0) || Cook (0–1) || || 36,765 || 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || April 19 || Rockies || 14–2 || Elbert (1–0) || Jiménez (1–2) || || 41,474 || 10–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 21 || @ Astros || 8–5 || Ortiz (1–0) || Kershaw (0–1) || Valverde (1) || 26,360 || 10–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 22 || @ Astros || 6–5 || Sampson (1–0) || Belisario (0–1) || Hawkins (2) || 26,725 || 10–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || April 23 || @ Astros || 2–0 || Billingsley (4–0) || Rodríguez (1–2) || Broxton (5) || 26,081 || 11–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || April 24 || @ Rockies || 6–5 || Kuo (1–0) || Corpas (0–1) || Broxton (6) || 36,151 || 12–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || April 25 || @ Rockies || 6–5 || McDonald (1–1) || Jiménez (1–3) || Troncoso (1) || 31,476 || 13–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 26 || @ Rockies || 10–4 || Marquis (3–1) || Kershaw (0–2) || || 35,505 || 13–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || April 27 || @ Giants || 5–4 || Valdéz (1–0) || Belisario (0–2) || Wilson (4) || 30,091 || 13–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || April 28 || @ Giants || 5–3 || Broxton (2–0) || Howry (0–2) || Ohman (1) || 30,482 || 14–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || April 29 || @ Giants || 9–4 || Lincecum (2–1) || Stults (2–1) || Wilson (5) || 37,717 || 14–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || April 30 || Padres || 8–5 || Belisario (1–2) || Gregerson (0–1) || Broxton (7) || 54,628 || 15–8

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || May 1 || Padres || 1–0 || Broxton (3–0) || Sánchez (1–1) || || 47,210 || 16–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || May 2 || Padres || 2–1 (10) || Mota (2–0) || Gregerson (0–2) || || 47,680 || 17–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || May 3 || Padres || 7–3 || Billingsley (5–0) || Gaudin (0–1) || || 52,096 || 18–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || May 4 || Diamondbacks || 7–2 || Stults (3–1) || Davis (2–4) || || 30,530 || 19–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 5 || Diamondbacks || 3–1 || Weaver (1–0) || Scherzer (0–3) || Broxton (8) || 33,557 || 20–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || May 6 || Nationals || 10–3 || Kershaw (1–2) || Cabrera (0–3) || || 31,348 || 21–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 7 || Nationals || 11–9 || Villone (1–0) || Wade (0–2) || || 37,074 || 21–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 8 || Giants || 3–1 || Zito (1–2) || Billingsley (5–1) || Wilson (7) || 51,209 || 21–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || May 9 || Giants || 8–0 || Stults (4–1) || Sánchez (1–3) || || 41,425 || 22–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 10 || Giants || 7–5 (13) || Wilson (2–0) || Mota (2–1) || || 37,529 || 22–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 12 || @ Phillies || 5–3 || Park (1–1) || Kershaw (1–3) || Lidge (5) || 45,191 || 22–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 || May 13 || @ Phillies || 9–2 || Wolf (2–1) || Moyer (3–3) || || 45,273 || 23–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 36 || May 14 || @ Phillies || 5–3 (10) || Broxton (4–0) || Durbin (1–1) || Troncoso (2) || 45,307 || 24–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || May 15 || @ Marlins || 6–4 || Weaver (2–0) || Volstad (2–3) || Broxton (9) || 20,039 || 25–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 16 || @ Marlins || 6–3 || Miller (1–1) || Weaver (2–1) || Lindstrom (7) || 25,132 || 25–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 39 || May 17 || @ Marlins || 12–5 || Kershaw (2–3) || Koronka (0–2) || || 16,332 || 26–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 40 || May 18 || Mets || 3–2 (11) || Troncoso (1–0) || Stokes (1–2) || || 37,136 || 27–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 19 || Mets || 5–3 || Billingsley (6–1) || Maine (3–3) || Broxton (10) || 37,857 || 28–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 || May 20 || Mets || 2–1 || Leach (1–0) || Putz (1–3) || Broxton (11) || 50,761 || 29–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 22 || Angels || 3–1 || Oliver (1–0) || Wade (0–3) || Fuentes (12) || 55,053 || 29–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 23 || Angels || 5–4 (10) || Broxton (5–0) || Arredondo (1–1) || || 55,301 || 30–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 24 || Angels || 10–7 || Bulger (2–1) || Billingsley (6–2) || || 54,122 || 30–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 46 || May 25 || @ Rockies || 16–6 || Ohman (1–0) || de la Rosa (0–5) || || 37,024 || 31–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 47 || May 26 || @ Rockies || 7–1 || Milton (1–0) || Cook (3–2) || || 25,384 || 32–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 48 || May 27 || @ Rockies || 8–6 || Kershaw (3–3) || Jiménez (3–6) || || 22,271 || 33–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 49 || May 28 || @ Cubs || 2–1 || Wolf (3–1) || Wells (0–2) || Troncoso (3) || 39,579 || 34–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || May 29 || @ Cubs || 2–1 || Lilly (6–4) || Billingsley (6–3) || Gregg (8) || 40,148 || 34–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || May 30 || @ Cubs || 7–0 || Dempster (4–3) || Stults (4–2) || || 41,153 || 34–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 || May 31 || @ Cubs || 8–2 || Milton (2–0) || Marshall (3–4) || || 40,091 || 35–17

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 1 || Diamondbacks || 3–2 || Buckner (2–1) || Kuroda (1–1) || Peña (1) || 32,304 || 35–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 54 || June 2 || Diamondbacks || 6–5 || Weaver (3–1) || Schlereth (0–1) || Broxton (12) || 32,853 || 36–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 || June 3 || Diamondbacks || 1–0 || Billingsley (7–3) || Garland (4–5) || Broxton (13) || 33,804 || 37–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 4 || Phillies || 3–0 || Hamels (4–2) || Kershaw (3–4) || || 33,839 || 37–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 57 || June 5 || Phillies || 4–3 || Broxton (6–0) || Lidge (0–3) || || 52,538 || 38–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 58 || June 6 || Phillies || 3–2 (12) || Wade (1–3) || Durbin (1–2) || || 41,412 || 39–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 7 || Phillies || 7–2 || Bastardo (2–0) || Wolf (3–2) || || 42,288 || 39–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 60 || June 9 || Padres || 6–4 || Billingsley (8–3) || Young (4–5) || Broxton (14) || 35,313 || 40–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 10 || Padres || 3–1 || Correia (3–4) || Kershaw (3–5) || Bell (18) || 44,079 || 40–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 12 || @ Rangers || 6–0 || Padilla (5–3) || Kuroda (1–2) || || 36,591 || 40–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 63 || June 13 || @ Rangers || 3–1 || Wade (2–3) || Grilli (0–1) || Broxton (15) || 37,262 || 41–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 64 || June 14 || @ Rangers || 6–3 || Billingsley (9–3) || Holland (1–4) || Broxton (16) || 36,343 || 42–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || June 16 || Athletics || 5–4 (10) || Mota (3–1) || Ziegler (1–2) || || 41,169 || 43–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 17 || Athletics || 5–4 || Cahill (4–5) || Kuroda (1–3) || Bailey (6) || 46,274 || 43–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 67 || June 18 || Athletics || 3–2 || Leach (2–0) || Ziegler (1–3) || Troncoso (4) || 50,492 || 44–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 19 || @ Angels || 5–4 || Speier (3–1) || Mota (3–2) || Fuentes (19) || 44,222 || 44–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 69 || June 20 || @ Angels || 6–4 || Weaver (4–1) || Weaver (7–3) || || 44,148 || 45–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 || June 21 || @ Angels || 5–3 || Kershaw (4–5) || Lackey (2–3) || Broxton (17) || 43,891 || 46–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 71 || June 23 || @ White Sox || 5–2 || Kuroda (2–3) || Danks (5–6) || Broxton (18) || 22,251 || 47–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || June 24 || @ White Sox || 10–7 || Floyd (5–5) || Wolf (3–3) || Jenks (18) || 20,142 || 47–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73 || June 25 || @ White Sox || 6–5 (13) || Poreda (1–0) || Weaver (4–2) || || 20,051 || 47–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 74 || June 26 || Mariners || 8–2 || Kershaw (5–5) || Vargas (3–3) || || 50,752 || 48–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || June 27 || Mariners || 5–1 || Hernández (8–3) || Milton (2–1) || || 50,847 || 48–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 76 || June 28 || Mariners || 4–2 || Olson (3–2) || Kuroda (2–4) || Aardsma (16) || 49,355 || 48–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 77 || June 29 || Rockies || 4–2 (13) || McDonald (2–1) || Peralta (0–1) || || 41,288 || 49–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || June 30 || Rockies || 3–0 || Marquis (10–5) || Billingsley (9–4) || || 43,437 || 49–29

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 79 || July 1 || Rockies || 1–0 || Troncoso (2–0) || Hammel (5–4) || Broxton (19) || 40,455 || 50–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 80 || July 3 || @ Padres || 6–3 || Kuroda (3–4) || Gaudin (4–7) || Broxton (20) || 42,217 || 51–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 4 || @ Padres || 7–4 || Burke (1–0) || Belisario (1–3) || Bell (23) || 42,069 || 51–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 82 || July 5 || @ Padres || 7–6 (13) || Weaver (5–2) || Mujica (2–4) || || 30,070 || 52–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"