The 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers season saw the team defend 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 National League Championship Series 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 |-