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 off-season due to free agency was the 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

Record vs. opponents

Roster 2009 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches (pitching) (third base)

(bullpen)

Game log

!! Stadium !! Box !! GB |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || April 6 || Athletics || 3–0 || Saunders (1–0) || Braden (0–1) || Fuentes (1) || 43,220 || 1–0 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || W1 || bgcolor="f2f2f2" | 0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 7 || Athletics || 6–4 || Wuertz (1–0) || Jepsen (0–1) || Ziegler (1) || 43,396 || 1–1 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || L1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -½ |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 8 || Athletics || 6–4 || Bailey (1–0) || Fuentes (0–1) || Ziegler (2) || 43,283 || 1–2 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || L2 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -1½ |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | || April 9 || Athletics || colspan=5 |Postponed (death of P Nick Adenhart); rescheduled for August 27 || 1–2 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 10 || Red Sox || 6–3 || Weaver (1–0) || Wakefield (0–1) || Shields (1) || 41,385 || 2–2 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || W1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 11 || Red Sox || 5–4 || Penny (1–0) || Saunders (1–1) || Papelbon (2) || 40,163 || 2–3 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || L1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -1½ |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || April 12 || Red Sox || 5–4 || Moseley (1–0) || Beckett (1–1) || Fuentes (2) || 38,076 || 3–3 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || W1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -1½ |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 14 || @ Mariners || 3–2 (10) || Corcoran (1–0) || Shields (0–1) || || 45,958 || 3–4 || Safeco Field || L1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -2½ |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 15 || @ Mariners || 11–3 || Washburn (2–0) || Weaver (1–1) || || 18,516 || 3–5 || Safeco Field || L2 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -3½ |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || April 16 || @ Mariners || 5–1 || Saunders (2–1) || Jakubauskas (1–1) || || 18,528 || 4–5 || Safeco Field || W1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -2½ |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 17 || @ Twins || 11–9 || Guerrier (1–0) || Bulger (0–1) || Nathan (2) || 24,168 || 4–6 || HHH Metrodome || L1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -3½ |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 18 || @ Twins || 9–2 || Slowey (2–0) || Jepsen (0–2) || || 34,286 || 4–7 || HHH Metrodome || L2 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -3½ |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 19 || @ Twins || 3–1 || Perkins (1–1) || Loux (0–1) || Nathan (3) || 28,302 || 4–8 || HHH Metrodome || L3 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -3½ |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || April 21 || Tigers || 4–3 || Arredondo (1–0) || Lyon (1–2) || Fuentes (3) || 41,627 || 5–8 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || W1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -3½ |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 22 || Tigers || 12–10 || Rincón (1–0) || Shields (0–2) || || 43,047 || 5–9 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || L1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -3½ |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || April 23 || Tigers || 10–5 || Palmer (1–0) || Jackson (1–1) || || 38,543 || 6–9 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || W1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -3½ |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 24 || Mariners || 8–3 || Bédard (2–1) || Loux (0–2) || || 43,083 || 6–10 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || L1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -4½ |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 25 || Mariners || 9–8 || Silva (1–2) || Ortega (0–1) || Aardsma (3) || 43,542 || 6–11 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || L2 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -5½ |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || April 26 || Mariners || 8–0 || Weaver (2–1) || Washburn (3–1) || || 43,057 || 7–11 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || W1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -4½ |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || April 28 || @ Orioles || 7–5 || Saunders (3–1) || Eaton (1–3) || Fuentes (4) || 11,857 || 8–11 || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || W2 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || April 29 || @ Orioles || 3–2 || Loux (1–2) || Uehara (2–2) || Fuentes (5) || 14,203 || 9–11 || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || W3 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 30 || @ Yankees || 7–4 || Coke (1–1) || Speier (0–1) || Rivera (5) || 43,388 || 9–12 || Yankee Stadium || L1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -3½

!! Stadium !! Box !! GB |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || May 1 || @ Yankees || 10–9 || Albaladejo (2–1) || Fuentes (0–2) || || 44,058 || 9–13 || Yankee Stadium || L2 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -4½ |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || May 2 || @ Yankees || 8–4 || Palmer (2–0) || Sabathia (1–3) || || 44,970 || 10–13 || Yankee Stadium || W1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -3½ |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | || May 3 || @ Yankees || colspan=4 |Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 14 || || || Yankee Stadium || || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || May 4 || @ Athletics || 5–2 || Saunders (4–1) || Anderson (0–3) || Fuentes (6) || 10,397 || 11–13 || Oakland-Alameda Coliseum || W2 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || May 5 || @ Athletics || 5–3 || Loux (2–2) || Braden (3–3) || Fuentes (7) || 13,298 || 12–13 || Oakland-Alameda Coliseum || W3 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 6 || Blue Jays || 13–1 || Halladay (6–1) || Ortega (0–2) || || 41,123 || 12–14 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || L1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -2½ |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || May 7 || Blue Jays || 6–1 || Weaver (3–1) || Ray (0–1) || || 41,007 || 13–14 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || W1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -1½ |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 8 || Royals || 4–1 || Palmer (3–0) || Meche (2–3) || Fuentes (8) || 41,019 || 14–14 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || W2 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -1½ |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || May 9 || Royals || 1–0 || Saunders (5–1) || Greinke (6–1) || || 39,776 || 15–14 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || W3 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -½ |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 30 || May 10 || Royals || 4–3 || Shields (1–2) || Wright (0–1) || Fuentes (9) || 43,646 || 16–14 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || W4 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -½ |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 12 || Red Sox || 4–3 || R. Ramírez (4–0) || Shields (1–3) || Papelbon (9) || 33,411 || 16–15 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || L1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -1½ |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || May 13 || Red Sox || 8–4 || Palmer (4–0) || Wakefield (4–2) || || 35,666 || 17–15 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || W1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -1½ |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || May 14 || Red Sox || 5–4 (12) || Bulger (1–1) || Delcarmen (1–1) || || 35,124 || 18–15 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || W2 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -1½ |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 15 || @ Rangers || 10–8 || Millwood (4–3) || Saunders (5–2) || Wilson (1) || 33,429 || 18–16 ||| Rangers Ballpark in Arlington || L1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -2½ |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 16 || @ Rangers || 5–3 || Padilla (3–2) || Loux (2–3) || Wilson (2) || 34,284 || 18–17 || Rangers Ballpark in Arlington || L2 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -3½ |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 17 || @ Rangers || 3–0 || Jennings (1–1) || Weaver (3–2) || O'Day (1) || 37,146 || 18–18 || Rangers Ballpark in Arlington || L3 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -4½ |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || May 18 || @ Mariners || 10–6 || Lackey (1–0) || Washburn (3–3) || || 17,340 || 19–18 || Safeco Field || W1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 38 || May 19 || @ Mariners || 6–5 || Palmer (5–0) || Hernández (4–3) || Fuentes (10) || 16,002 || 20–18 || Safeco Field || W2 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 20 || @ Mariners || 1–0 || Jakubauskas (3–4) || Santana (0–1) || Aardsma (5) || 18,580 || 20–19 || Safeco Field || L1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 40 || May 21 || @ Mariners || 3–0 || Saunders (6–2) || Bédard (2–2) || Fuentes (11) || 18,468 || 21–19 || Safeco Field || W1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 22 || @ Dodgers || 3–1 || Oliver (1–0) || Wade (0–3) || Fuentes (12) || 55,053 || 22–19 || Dodger Stadium || W2 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 23 || @ Dodgers || 5–4 (10) || Broxton (5–0) || Arredondo (1–1) || || 55,301 || 22–20 || Dodger Stadium || L1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 43 || May 24 || @ Dodgers || 10–7 || Bulger (2–1) || Billingsley (6–2) || || 54,122 || 23–20 || Dodger Stadium || W1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 25 || White Sox || 17–3 || Danks (4–3) || Santana (0–2) || || 43,177 || 23–21 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || L1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 26 || White Sox || 4–2 || Colón (3–4) || Saunders (6–3) || Linebrink (1) || 38,040 || 23–22 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || L2 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 46 || May 27 || White Sox || 3–1 || Weaver (4–2) || Floyd (3–5) || Fuentes (13) || 40,169 || 24–22 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || W1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 29 || Mariners || 5–2 || Vargas (2–0) || Lackey (1–1) || Aardsma (7) || 38,492 || 24–23 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || L1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -4½ |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || May 30 || Mariners || 4–3 (10) || Batista (3–1) || Arredondo (1–2) || Aardsma (8) || 39,329 || 24–24 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || L2 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -5½ |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 49 || May 31 || Mariners || 9–8 || Speier (1–1) || Aardsma (1–2) || || 38,632 || 25–24 || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || W1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -4½

!! Stadium !! Box !! GB |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || June 2 || @ Blue Jays || 6–4 || Halladay (9–1) || Saunders (6–4) || || 26,809 || 25–25 || Rogers Centre || L1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -4½ |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 51 || June 3 || @ Blue Jays || 8–1 || Weaver (5–2) || Janssen (1–2) || || 17,127 || 26–25 || Rogers Centre || W1 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -4½ |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 || June 4 || @ Blue Jays || 6–5 || Speier (2–1) || League (1–2) || Fuentes (14) || 31,163 || 27–25 || Rogers Centre || W2 || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | -3½ |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"