# 2011 Los Angeles Angels season

The 2011 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season was the franchise's 51st season and 46th in Anaheim. The Angels began the season following a disappointing 2010 campaign where they missed the postseason for the first time since 2006, after winning the American League West three times in a row from 2007 to 2009. During the 2011 season, the Angels celebrated the franchise's 50th anniversary (while the team was created on December 6, 1960, the Angels decided to honor the 50th after 2010 ended). Marking the occasion for the "golden Anniversary" was the adding of gold trim was to the uniforms including the halo on both the cap and uniform (the halo from 1993 to 1996, 2002–2010 was silver and gold prior to that). On June 14, they beat the Seattle Mariners 4-0 to earn their 4,000th win in team history. The season saw the debut of Mike Trout, who made his major league debut on July 8, 2011. Although he batted .220 during his brief time on the year, he would be back the following season as the regular fielder for the team.

## 2010–11 offseason

After an incredibly disappointing 2010 season, the Angels' priority in the offseason was to fix what went horribly wrong so the team can return to the postseason in 2011. Owner Arte Moreno has gone on record saying that money will not be an issue, and that he is willing to spend as much as possible to put a winning product on the field. Going into the offseason, the Angels had both Hideki Matsui and Scot Shields eligible for free agency with Kendrys Morales, Jered Weaver, Erick Aybar, Howie Kendrick, Kevin Frandsen, Alberto Callaspo, Reggie Willits, and Mike Napoli being arbitration eligible. As of December 3, 2010, the Angels have declined to offer Matsui arbitration, tendered contracts to Morales, Weaver, Aybar, Kendrick, Callaspo, Willits, and Napoli. The Angels also declined to tender a contract to Frandsen, who would become a free agent, and Shields, who would retire from baseball.
The Angels expressed interest in Rays outfielder Carl Crawford, Red Sox third baseman Adrián Beltré, Rays closer Rafael Soriano, Phillies outfielder Jayson Werth, and were considered a wildcard in the Cliff Lee sweepstakes. On December 2, 2010, the Angels signed former Mets reliever Hisanori Takahashi in their first move of the offseason. then signed Blue Jays reliever Scott Downs, and also acquired outfielder Vernon Wells from Toronto in exchange for outfielder Juan Rivera and catcher Mike Napoli.

## Regular season

    See the game log below for detailed game-by-game regular season information.
The season for the Angels began Thursday, March 31 with a road game against Kansas City. Their first home game was Friday, April 8 against Toronto. Their longest homestand will be from June 27 – July 10 (13 home games), and their longest road trip will be June 13–26 (12 road games). Their final game of the regular season will be on Wednesday, September 28 at home against Rangers.

### March/April

After winning the first game of the season against Kansas City, the Angels stumbled dropping their next three games against that same Royals team. The Halos led at one point in each of those three losses and the suspect bullpen was a large reason why they dropped those three in a row. After the Kansas City series, manager Mike Scioscia shook up the bullpen by demoting Fernando Rodney from the closer's role and giving Jordan Walden that position. The Angels proceeded to sweep the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg and win and go 4–2 on their opening homestand against the Blue Jays and Indians. The Angels winning ways continued into their second road trip of the season sweeping the Chicago White Sox and taking 2 of 3 from division rival Texas and taking sole control of first in the American League West. However, the Angels hit a wall when they returned home to Angel Stadium being swept by arch-rival Boston in a four-game series and only scoring a total of five runs over that four game stretch. Texas, in the meantime took back the top spot in the AL West. After their abysmal showing against Boston, the Angels rebounded slightly by taking 2 of 3 from division rival Oakland finishing out the homestand 2–5. Going back to Tampa Bay, the Angels took the series 2–1 only losing the second game of the series on a wild pitch by relief pitcher Fernando Rodney in the 10th inning. The second game of the series also featured Joel Piñeiro's first start of the season where he only gave up one run over 7 innings pitched.

### May

The Angels started out the month of May by finishing off a series with Tampa Bay that they won 2–1. After that series, the Angels flew to Boston to take on the team that swept them in Anaheim just a week prior. The Halos ended up dropping the first two games of that series, but ended up winning the third game of the series in a marathon 13 inning game that lasted 7 hours and 35 minutes thanks to a 2-hour and 35 minute rain delay. In the fourth game, the Angels pounded out 8 runs off of their former ace John Lackey and ended up winning the game 11–0 to earn the series split 2–2. Returning home to Anaheim where the Angels had a 6–7 mark, they were to face the red-hot Cleveland Indians in a three-game series. They won the first game in extra innings behind an excellent outing by rookie Tyler Chatwood and the bullpen, however the Angels then proceeded to drop the second game of the series. They did win the rubber game of the series on Mother's Day in a game that saw the lead change many times. The win against the Indians on May 8, marked manager Mike Scioscia's 1,000th career victory (all of which were with the Angels).

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2011 Game Log :
March: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
1March 31@ Royals4–2Weaver (1–0)Hochevar (0–1)Rodney (1)40,0551–0Kauffman StadiumW1+1⁄2 :
April: 14–12 (Home: 6–7; Road: 8–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
2April 1@ Royals2–1Soria (1–0)Kohn (0–1)13,3021–1Kauffman StadiumL1−1⁄2
3April 2@ Royals5–4Crow (1–0)Jepsen (0–1)Soria (1)17,3281–2Kauffman StadiumL2−1+1⁄2
4April 3@ Royals12–9 (13)Collins (1–0)Bulger (0–1)14,0851–3Kauffman StadiumL3−2+1⁄2
5April 5@ Rays5–3Weaver (2–0)Niemann (0–1)Walden (1)13,1732–3Tropicana FieldW1−3
6April 6@ Rays5–1Haren (1–0)Hellickson (0–1)11,8363–3Tropicana FieldW2−3
7April 8Blue Jays3–2Dotel (1–0)Santana (0–1)Rauch (2)43,8533–4Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−3+1⁄2
8April 9Blue Jays6–5 (14)Haren (2–0)Rauch (0–1)43,5134–4Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−3
9April 10Blue Jays3–1Weaver (3–0)Reyes (0–1)Rodney (2)43,5255–4Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2−3
10April 11Indians4–0Talbot (1–0)Chatwood (0–1)32,8645–5Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−4
11April 12Indians2–0Haren (3–0)Carmona (0–2)43,5296–5Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−3
12April 13Indians4–3Takahashi (1–0)Durbin (1–0)31,0497–5Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2−2
13April 15@ White Sox4–3Weaver (4–0)Humber (1–1)Walden (2)20,1038–5U.S. Cellular FieldW3−2
14April 16@ White Sox7–2Chatwood (1–1)Floyd (1–1)21,2509–5U.S. Cellular FieldW4−1
15April 17@ White Sox4–2Haren (4–0)Buehrle (1–1)Walden (3)23,45810–5U.S. Cellular FieldW50
16April 18@ Rangers7–1Wilson (2–0)Santana (0–2)30,79910–6Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonL1−1
17April 19@ Rangers15–4Palmer (0–0)Lewis (1–2)22,45011–6Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonW10
18April 20@ Rangers4–1Weaver (5–0)Harrison (3–1)31,96712–6Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonW2+1
19April 21Red Sox4–2 (11)Jenks (1–1)Thompson (0–1)37,00312–7Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1+1⁄2
20April 22Red Sox4–3Lester (2–1)Haren (4–1)Papelbon (5)39,00512–8Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2−1⁄2
21April 23Red Sox5–0Matsuzaka (2–2)Santana (0–3)40,02512–9Angel Stadium of AnaheimL3−1+1⁄2
22April 24Red Sox7–0Lackey (2–2)Palmer (1–1)35,10712–10Angel Stadium of AnaheimL4−2+1⁄2
23April 25Athletics5–0Weaver (6–0)Gonzalez (2–2)37,11513–10Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−1+1⁄2
24April 26Athletics8–3Chatwood (2–1)McCarthy (1–2)37,22814–10Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2−1⁄2
25April 27Athletics2–1 (10)Fuentes (1–2)Walden (0–1)Ziegler (1)37,24714–11Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−1+1⁄2
26April 29@ Rays8–5Santana (1–3)Price (3–3)Walden (4)21,79115–11Tropicana FieldW10
27April 30@ Rays2–1 (10)Peralta (1–0)Rodney (0–1)20,24515–12Tropicana FieldL1−1 :
May: 14–16 (Home: 7–6; Road: 7–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
28May 1@ Rays6–5Thompson (1–1)Peralta (1–1)Walden (5)16,24816–12Tropicana FieldW10
29May 2@ Red Sox9–5Buchholz (2–3)Weaver (6–1)37,01716–13Fenway ParkL10
30May 3@ Red Sox7–3Lester (4–1)Haren (4–2)37,04316–14Fenway ParkL20
31May 4@ Red Sox5–3 (13)Bell (1–0)Matsuzaka (2–3)37,03717–14Fenway ParkW10
32May 5@ Red Sox11–0Piñeiro (1–0)Lackey (2–4)37,01318–14Fenway ParkW2+1
33May 6Indians2–1 (11)Rodney (1–1)Germano (0–1)36,44719–14Angel Stadium of AnaheimW3+2
34May 7Indians4–3White (1–0)Weaver (6–2)Perez (10)37,68419–15Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1+1
35May 8Indians6–5Rodney (2–1)Smith (1–1)Walden (6)40,12420–15Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1+2
36May 9White Sox8–0Jackson (3–4)Santana (1–4)38,56120–16Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1+1
37May 10White Sox6–2Piñeiro (2–0)Danks (0–6)40,12821–16Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1+2
38May 11White Sox6–4Santos (2–0)Jepsen (0–2)Thornton (1)39,15121–17Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1+1+1⁄2
39May 13@ Rangers4–1Ogando (4–0)Weaver (6–3)Feliz (7)45,99521–18Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonL2+1⁄2
40May 14@ Rangers3–2Downs (1–0)Oliver (1–4)Walden (7)47,66322–18Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonW1+1+1⁄2
41May 15@ Rangers5–4Lowe (1–0)Thompson (1–2)Feliz (8)48,28422–19Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonL1+1⁄2
42May 16@ Athletics5–4 (10)Balfour (3–1)Rodney (2–2)11,06122–20Oakland–Alameda County ColiseumL2−1⁄2
43May 17@ Athletics14–0Gonzalez (5–2)Chatwood (2–2)12,19022–21Oakland–Alameda County ColiseumL3−1⁄2
44May 18@ Mariners3–0Vargas (3–2)Weaver (6–4)League (10)16,99222–22Safeco FieldL4−1+1⁄2
45May 19@ Mariners2–1Pauley (2–0)Downs (1–1)18,37422–23Safeco FieldL5−1+1⁄2
46May 20Braves9–0Santana (2–4)Hudson (4–4)40,21123–23Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−1⁄2
47May 21Braves5–4 (12)Proctor (1–0)Bell (1–1)Kimbrel (12)43,51123–24Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−1⁄2
48May 22Braves4–1Chatwood (3–2)Lowe (3–4)Walden (8)40,09824–24Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−1⁄2
49May 23Athletics4–1Downs (2–1)Fuentes (1–7)Walden (9)36,21525–24Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2−1⁄2
50May 24Athletics6–1Moscoso (1–0)Haren (4–3)39,11725–25Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−1⁄2
51May 25Athletics4–1Santana (3–4)Cahill (6–2)Walden (10)40,25326–25Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−1⁄2
52May 26Athletics4–3Anderson (3–4)Piñeiro (2–1)33,41226–26Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−1
53May 27@ Twins6–5Downs (3–1)Hoey (0–2)Walden (11)38,97627–26Target FieldW10
54May 28@ Twins1–0Burnett (1–3)Takahashi (1–1)39,82427–27Target FieldL1−1
55May 29@ Twins6–5Haren (5–3)Pavano (2–5)Walden (12)39,86728–27Target FieldW1−1
56May 30@ Royals10–8Jepsen (1–2)Soria (3–3)Rodney (3)24,40629–27Kauffman StadiumW2−1
57May 31@ Royals7–3Francis (2–5)Piñeiro (2–2)14,17429–28Kauffman StadiumL1−1 :
June: 13–12 (Home: 5–7; Road: 8–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
58June 1@ Royals2–0Collins (3–2)Downs (3–2)12,02229–29Kauffman StadiumL2−2
59June 3Yankees3–2Weaver (7–4)Nova (4–4)Walden (13)42,52130–29Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−2+1⁄2
60June 4Yankees3–2Sabathia (7–3)Santana (3–5)Rivera (15)43,61930–30Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−3+1⁄2
61June 5Yankees5–3Colón (4–3)Piñeiro (2–3)Rivera (16)43,52430–31Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2−4+1⁄2
62June 6Rays5–1Price (7–5)Chatwood (3–3)32,28730–32Angel Stadium of AnaheimL3−4+1⁄2
63June 7Rays4–1Cobb (1–0)Haren (5–4)Farnsworth (12)38,83330–33Angel Stadium of AnaheimL4−4+1⁄2
64June 8Rays4–3Cruz (3–0)Rodney (2–3)Farnsworth (13)33,15730–34Angel Stadium of AnaheimL5−5+1⁄2
65June 10Royals4–2Francis (3–6)Santana (3–6)Soria (9)38,25430–35Angel Stadium of AnaheimL6−6
66June 11Royals7–5Downs (4–2)Collins (3–3)Walden (14)38,91131–35Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−5
67June 12Royals9–0Mazzaro (1–1)Chatwood (3–4)39,11431–36Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−5
68June 13@ Mariners6–3Haren (6–4)Vargas (4–4)Walden (15)20,23832–36Safeco FieldW1−4+1⁄2
69June 14@ Mariners4–0Weaver (8–4)Fister (3–8)17,63433–36Safeco FieldW2−3+1⁄2
70June 15@ Mariners3–1Bédard (4–4)Santana (3–7)League (19)19,32133–37Safeco FieldL1−3+1⁄2
71June 17@ Mets4–3Piñeiro (3–3)Capuano (5–7)Walden (16)29,51334–37Citi FieldW1−3
72June 18@ Mets6–1Pelfrey (4–5)Haren (6–5)31,53834–38Citi FieldL1−4
73June 19@ Mets7–3Chatwood (4–4)Niese (6–6)36,21335–38Citi FieldW1−3
74June 20@ Marlins2–1Weaver (9–4)Cishek (0–1)Walden (17)16,98436–38Sun Life StadiumW2−3
75June 21@ Marlins5–2Vázquez (4–7)Santana (3–8)Núñez (20)17,34436–39Sun Life StadiumL1−4
76June 22@ Marlins6–5Walden (1–1)Badenhop (1–1)Kohn (1)19,72137–39Sun Life StadiumW1−3
77June 24@ Dodgers8–3Haren (7–5)De La Rosa (3–2)43,64038–39Dodger StadiumW2−3
78June 25@ Dodgers6–1Chatwood (5–4)Kuroda (5–9)41,10839–39Dodger StadiumW2−2
79June 26@ Dodgers3–2Kershaw (8–3)Walden (1–2)43,10439–40Dodger StadiumL1−2
80June 27Nationals4–3 (10)Downs (5–2)Burnett (3–4)35,03240–40Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−1+1⁄2
81June 28Nationals11–5Takahashi (2–1)Balester (1–1)41,02941–40Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2−1+1⁄2
82June 29Nationals1–0Haren (8–5)Zimmermann (5–7)Walden (18)35,25842–40Angel Stadium of AnaheimW3−1+1⁄2 :
July: 17–10 (Home: 10–3; Road: 7–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
83July 1Dodgers5–0Kuroda (6–9)Chatwood (5–5)41,25342–41Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−2
84July 2Dodgers7–1Weaver (10–4)Kershaw (8–4)42,23243–41Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−1
85July 3Dodgers3–1Santana (4–8)Billingsley (7–7)Walden (19)42,53644–41Angel Stadium of AnaheimW20
86July 4Tigers5–1Piñeiro (4–3)Furbush (1–2)43,01245–41Angel Stadium of AnaheimW30
87July 5Tigers1–0Haren (9–5)Verlander (11–4)39,00646–41Angel Stadium of AnaheimW40
88July 6Tigers5–4Penny (6–6)Takahashi (2–2)Valverde (21)31,54946–42Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−1
89July 7Mariners5–1Weaver (11–4)Fister (3–10)41,22347–42Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−1
90July 8Mariners4–3Walden (2–2)Pauley (5–2)40,16148–42Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2−1
91July 9Mariners9–3Piñeiro (5–3)Pineda (8–6)44,11149–42Angel Stadium of AnaheimW3−1
92July 10Mariners4–2Haren (10–5)Pauley (5–3)Walden (20)39,50550–42Angel Stadium of AnaheimW4−1
July 12: All-Star Game (NL wins—Box)5–1Clippard (WAS)C. J. Wilson (TEX)B. Wilson (SF)47,994Chase FieldPhoenix, Arizona
93July 15@ Athletics5–3McCarthy (2–5)Haren (10–6)Bailey (9)18,47050–43O.co ColiseumL1−2+1⁄2
94July 16@ Athletics4–2Weaver (12–4)Cahill (8–8)Walden (21)51–43O.co ColiseumW1−2
95July 16@ Athletics4–3 (10)Ziegler (3–1)Thompson (1–3)27,37951–44O.co ColiseumL1−3
96July 17@ Athletics9–1Gonzalez (9–6)Piñeiro (5–4)26,11551–45O.co ColiseumL2−4
97July 19Rangers7–0Ogando (10–3)Chatwood (5–6)43,10351–46Angel Stadium of AnaheimL3−5
98July 20Rangers9–8Takahashi (3–2)Hunter (1–1)Walden (22)40,05252–46Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−4
99July 21Rangers1–0Weaver (13–4)Wilson (10–4)Walden (23)38,31553–46Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2−3
100July 22@ Orioles6–1Santana (5–8)Simón (2–3)Takahashi (1)24,82354–46Oriole Park at Camden YardsW3−3
101July 23@ Orioles3–2Bergesen (2–6)Piñeiro (5–5)Gregg (16)20,31154–47Oriole Park at Camden YardsL1−4
102July 24@ Orioles9–3Chatwood (6–6)Guthrie (4–14)15,67655–47Oriole Park at Camden YardsW1−3
103July 25@ Indians3–2Walden (2–3)Sipp (5–2)19,38455–48Progressive FieldL1−4
104July 26@ Indians2–1Weaver (14–4)Tomlin (11–5)Walden (24)19,43056–48Progressive FieldW1−3
105July 27@ Indians3–1Santana (6–8)**Huff (1–1)21,54657–48Progressive FieldW2−2
106July 28@ Tigers12–7Cassevah (1–0)Penny (7–8)33,48958–48Comerica ParkW3−2
107July 29@ Tigers12–2Porcello (11–6)Chatwood (6–7)40,55158–49Comerica ParkL1−2
108July 30@ Tigers5–1Haren (11–6)Turner (0–1)40,75359–49Comerica ParkW1−2
109July 31@ Tigers3–2Verlander (15–5)Weaver (14–5)Valverde (28)36,87859–50Comerica ParkL1−2
**Ervin Santana threw the ninth no-hitter in Angels history. :
August: 14–13 (Home: 10–5; Road: 4–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
110August 2Twins5–1Santana (7–8)Duensing (8–9)37,56560–50Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−1
111August 3Twins11–4Swarzak (3–3)Piñeiro (5–6)35,55560–51Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−1
112August 4Twins7–1Haren (12–6)Liriano (7–9)40,36561–51Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−1
113August 5Mariners1–0 (10)Walden (3–3)Cortes (0–1)38,72762–51Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2−1
114August 6Mariners5–1Beavan (3–2)Chatwood (6–8)42,01762–52Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−1
115August 7Mariners2–1Santana (8–8)Hernández (10–10)Walden (25)38,82363–52Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−1
116August 9@ Yankees6–4Downs (6–2)Rivera (1–2)Walden (26)46,46664–52Yankee StadiumW2−1+1⁄2
117August 10@ Yankees9–3Nova (11–4)Richards (0–1)46,96764–53Yankee StadiumL1−1+1⁄2
118August 11@ Yankees6–5Soriano (2–1)Rodney (2–4)Rivera (30)47,43164–54Yankee StadiumL2−2
119August 12@ Blue Jays5–1Santana (9–8)Morrow (8–7)24,73165–54Rogers CentreW1−2
120August 13@ Blue Jays11–2Romero (11–9)Weaver (14–6)27,18565–55Rogers CentreL1−3
121August 14@ Blue Jays5–4 (10)Rauch (5–3)Rodney (2–5)23,35565–56Rogers CentreL2−4
122August 15Rangers8–4Ogando (12–5)Cassevah (1–1)36,66365–57Angel Stadium of AnaheimL3−5
123August 16Rangers7–3Holland (11–4)Chatwood (6–9)43,71165–58Angel Stadium of AnaheimL4−6
124August 17Rangers4–3Wilson (12–5)Santana (9–9)Feliz (24)36,58165–59Angel Stadium of AnaheimL5−7
125August 18Rangers2–1Ramírez (1–0)Adams (1–2)41,12366–59Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−6
126August 19Orioles8–3Haren (13–6)Reyes (6–10)38,15667–59Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2−6
127August 20Orioles9–8 (12)Rodney (3–5)Gregg (0–2)43,20168–59Angel Stadium of AnaheimW3−5
128August 21Orioles7–1Williams (1–0)Matusz (1–6)37,14869–59Angel Stadium of AnaheimW4−4
129August 23White Sox5–4Walden (4–3)Frasor (3–3)37,72870–59Angel Stadium of AnaheimW5−3+1⁄2
130August 24White Sox8–0Weaver (15–6)Stewart (1–3)36,61071–59Angel Stadium of AnaheimW6−2+1⁄2
131August 26@ Rangers11–7Holland (12–5)Haren (13–7)38,25671–60Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonL1−3
132August 27@ Rangers8–4Santana (10–9)Wilson (13–6)Takahashi (2)48,45372–60Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonW1−2
133August 28@ Rangers9–5Oliver (5–5)Weaver (15–7)40,01872–61Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonL1−3
134August 29@ Mariners5–3Wilhelmsen (2–0)Takahashi (3–3)League (32)16,99072–62Safeco FieldL1−3+1⁄2
135August 30@ Mariners13–6Williams (2–0)Vasquez (1–1)15,53673–62Safeco FieldW1−3+1⁄2
136August 31@ Mariners2–1Hernández (13–11)Haren (13–8)18,52073–63Safeco FieldL1−3+1⁄2 :
September: 13–13 (Home: 7–8; Road: 6–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
137September 1@ Mariners4–3Santana (11–9)Furbush (3–7)Walden (27)19,45374–63Safeco FieldW1−3+1⁄2
138September 2Twins13–5Pavano (7–11)Chatwood (6–10)37,19874–64Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−4+1⁄2
139September 3Twins10–6Weaver (16–7)Dumatrait (1–3)39,10275–64Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−3+1⁄2
140September 4Twins4–1Piñeiro (6–6)Slowey (0–4)Walden (28)36,63876–64Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2−3+1⁄2
141September 5Mariners7–3Haren (14–8)Vasquez (1–2)35,49777–64Angel Stadium of AnaheimW3−2+1⁄2
142September 6Mariners2–1Hernández (14–11)Santana (11–10)League (33)36,53377–65Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−3+1⁄2
143September 7Mariners3–1Williams (3–0)Furbush (3–8)Walden (29)37,45978–65Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−2+1⁄2
144September 9Yankees2–1Walden (5–3)Laffey (2–2)41,01479–65Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2−2+1⁄2
145September 10Yankees6–0Haren (14–8)Sabathia (19–8)42,77480–65Angel Stadium of AnaheimW3−1+1⁄2
146September 11Yankees6–5Wade (5–0)Santana (11–11)Rivera (40)42,58180–66Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−2+1⁄2
147September 12@ Athletics6–3Gonzalez (13–12)Piñeiro (6–7)12,85880–67O.co ColiseumL2−3
148September 13@ Athletics6–3Takahashi (4–3)De Los Santos (2–2)Walden (30)13,21281–67O.co ColiseumW1−3
149September 14@ Athletics4–1Weaver (17–7)Harden (4–3)Walden (31)14,74382–67O.co ColiseumW2−3
150September 16@ Orioles8–3Hunter (4–4)Haren (15–9)24,02282–68Oriole Park at Camden YardsL1−3+1⁄2
151September 17@ Orioles6–2Britton (10–10)Santana (11–12)31,09982–69Oriole Park at Camden YardsL2−4+1⁄2
152September 18@ Orioles11–2Weaver (18–7)Simón (4–9)27,47183–69Oriole Park at Camden YardsW1−4+1⁄2
153September 19@ Blue Jays3–2Janssen (6–0)Downs (6–3)11,17883–70Rogers CentreL1−5
154September 20@ Blue Jays10–6Piñeiro (7–7)Cecil (4–10)Downs (1)13,51484–70Rogers CentreW1−5
155September 21@ Blue Jays7–2Haren (16–9)McGowan (0–1)14,78485–70Rogers CentreW2−5
156September 22@ Blue Jays4–3 (12)Camp (5–3)Richards (0–2)22,76985–71Rogers CentreL1−5
157September 23Athletics3–1Gonzalez (15–12)Weaver (18–8)Bailey (22)39,21785–72Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2−6
158September 24Athletics4–2Williams (4–0)Moscoso (8–10)Walden (32)41,11386–72Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1−6
159September 25Athletics6–5De Los Santos (3–2)Walden (5–4)Bailey (23)40,79486–73Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1−7
160September 26*Rangers4–3Hamburger (1–0)Haren (16–10)Feliz (31)39,71686–74Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2−8
161September 27Rangers10–3Lewis (14–10)Chatwood (6–11)39,52986–75Angel Stadium of AnaheimL3−9
162September 28Rangers3–1Adams (5–4)Walden (5–5)Feliz (32)39,61286–76Angel Stadium of AnaheimL4−10
*The Angels were officially eliminated from the AL West race on September 23 and from playoff contention on September 26. :
Final games legend :
| Angels Win | Angels Loss | All-Star Game | Game Postponed | Eliminated |
"GB" Legend :
| 1st (AL West) | Not in Playoff Position | 1st (AL Wild Card) | Tied for 1st (AL West and/or Wild Card) |
Regular Season Schedule (calendar style)
Regular Season Schedule (sortable text)

## Standings
### Season standings
#### American League West

vteAL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Texas Rangers | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 52‍–‍29 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 86 | 76 | .531 | 10 | 45‍–‍36 | 41‍–‍40 |
| Oakland Athletics | 74 | 88 | .457 | 22 | 43‍–‍38 | 31‍–‍50 |
| Seattle Mariners | 67 | 95 | .414 | 29 | 39‍–‍45 | 28‍–‍50 |

#### American League Wild Card

vteDivision Winners :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| New York Yankees | 97 | 65 | .599 |
| Texas Rangers | 96 | 66 | .593 |
| Detroit Tigers | 95 | 67 | .586 |
vteWild Card team (Top team qualifies for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 91 | 71 | .562 | — |
| Boston Red Sox | 90 | 72 | .556 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 86 | 76 | .531 | 5 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 81 | 81 | .500 | 10 |
| Cleveland Indians | 80 | 82 | .494 | 11 |
| Chicago White Sox | 79 | 83 | .488 | 12 |
| Oakland Athletics | 74 | 88 | .457 | 17 |
| Kansas City Royals | 71 | 91 | .438 | 20 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 69 | 93 | .426 | 22 |
| Seattle Mariners | 67 | 95 | .414 | 24 |
| Minnesota Twins | 63 | 99 | .389 | 28 |

### Record vs. opponents

| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | – | 8–10 | 4–4 | 2–5 | 5–5 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 6–2 | 5–13 | 4–5 | 4–2 | 9–9 | 1–5 | 6–12 | 7–11 |
| Boston | 10–8 | – | 2–4 | 4–6 | 5–1 | 5–3 | 6–2 | 5–2 | 12–6 | 6–2 | 5–4 | 6–12 | 4–6 | 10–8 | 10–8 |
| Chicago | 4–4 | 4–2 | – | 11–7 | 5–13 | 7–11 | 2–6 | 9–9 | 2–6 | 6–4 | 7–2 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 11–7 |
| Cleveland | 5–2 | 6–4 | 7–11 | – | 6–12 | 12–6 | 3–6 | 11–7 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 1–9 | 3–4 | 11–7 |
| Detroit | 5–5 | 1–5 | 13–5 | 12–6 | – | 11–7 | 3–4 | 14–4 | 4–3 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 6–1 | 6–3 | 4–2 | 7–11 |
| Kansas City | 4–5 | 3–5 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 7–11 | – | 7–3 | 8–10 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 5–3 | 2–5 | 2–6 | 4–3 | 5–13 |
| Los Angeles | 6–3 | 2–6 | 6–2 | 6–3 | 4–3 | 3–7 | – | 6–3 | 4–5 | 8–11 | 12–7 | 4–4 | 7–12 | 5–5 | 13–5 |
| Minnesota | 2–6 | 2–5 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 4–14 | 10–8 | 3–6 | – | 2–6 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 3–7 | 5–3 | 1–5 | 8–10 |
| New York | 13–5 | 6–12 | 6–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 6–2 | – | 6–3 | 5–4 | 9–9 | 7–2 | 11–7 | 13–5 |
| Oakland | 5–4 | 2–6 | 4–6 | 2–5 | 5–5 | 5–4 | 11–8 | 4–4 | 3–6 | – | 9–10 | 5–2 | 6–13 | 5–5 | 8–10 |
| Seattle | 2–4 | 4–5 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 6–4 | 3–5 | 7–12 | 5–3 | 4–5 | 10–9 | – | 4–6 | 4–15 | 3–6 | 9–9 |
| Tampa Bay | 9–9 | 12–6 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 1–6 | 5–2 | 4–4 | 7–3 | 9–9 | 2–5 | 6–4 | – | 4–5 | 12–6 | 12–6 |
| Texas | 5–1 | 6–4 | 4–4 | 9–1 | 3–6 | 6–2 | 12–7 | 3–5 | 2–7 | 13–6 | 15–4 | 5–4 | – | 4–6 | 9–9 |
| Toronto | 12–6 | 8–10 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 5–5 | 5–1 | 7–11 | 5–5 | 6–3 | 6–12 | 6–4 | – | 8–10 |
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* Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2011

### Roster
## Player statistics
### Hitting statistics

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; TB = Total bases; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; SB = Stolen bases; CS = Caught Stealing; OBP = On base percentage; SLG = Slugging; AVG = Batting average ‡Traded/Released/DFA mid-season.
| Player | Pos | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | SO | SB | CS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| Bobby Abreu | DH | 142 | 502 | 54 | 127 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 60 | 183 | 78 | 113 | 21 | 5 | .353 | .365 | .253 |
| Alexi Amarista | 2B | 23 | 52 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .250 | .154 |
| Erick Aybar | SS | 143 | 556 | 71 | 155 | 33 | 8 | 10 | 59 | 234 | 31 | 68 | 30 | 6 | .322 | .421 | .279 |
| Peter Bourjos | OF | 147 | 502 | 72 | 136 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 43 | 220 | 32 | 124 | 22 | 9 | .327 | .438 | .271 |
| Russell Branyan | DH | 37 | 65 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 0 | .299 | .400 | .185 |
| Alberto Callaspo | 3B | 141 | 475 | 54 | 137 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 178 | 58 | 48 | 8 | 1 | .366 | .375 | .288 |
| Hank Conger | C | 59 | 177 | 14 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 63 | 17 | 37 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .356 | .209 |
| Torii Hunter | OF | 156 | 580 | 80 | 152 | 24 | 2 | 23 | 82 | 249 | 62 | 125 | 5 | 7 | .336 | .429 | .262 |
| Maicer Izturis | SS | 122 | 449 | 51 | 124 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 174 | 33 | 65 | 9 | 6 | .334 | .388 | .276 |
| Howie Kendrick | 2B | 140 | 537 | 86 | 153 | 30 | 6 | 18 | 63 | 249 | 33 | 119 | 14 | 6 | .338 | .464 | .285 |
| Jeff Mathis | C | 93 | 247 | 18 | 43 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 64 | 15 | 75 | 1 | 2 | .225 | .259 | .174 |
| Jeremy Moore | OF | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 |
| Efren Navarro | 1B | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .300 | .200 |
| Chris Pettit | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Andrew Romine | IF | 10 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .176 | .125 | .125 |
| Mike Trout | OF | 40 | 123 | 20 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 48 | 9 | 30 | 4 | 0 | .281 | .390 | .220 |
| Mark Trumbo | 1B | 149 | 539 | 65 | 137 | 31 | 1 | 29 | 87 | 257 | 25 | 120 | 9 | 4 | .291 | .477 | .254 |
| Gil Velazquez | IF | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .500 | .500 |
| Vernon Wells | OF | 131 | 505 | 60 | 110 | 15 | 4 | 25 | 66 | 208 | 20 | 86 | 9 | 4 | .248 | .412 | .218 |
| Reggie Willits | OF | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .091 | .045 |
| Bobby Wilson | C | 57 | 111 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 2 | .252 | .288 | .189 |
| Brandon Wood‡ | SS | 6 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .214 | .143 |
| Pitcher Totals | | 162 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .235 | .235 |
| Team Totals | | 162 | 5513 | 667 | 1394 | 289 | 34 | 155 | 629 | 2216 | 442 | 1086 | 135 | 52 | .313 | .402 | .253 |
Pitching statistics
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games played; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; SHO = Shutouts; SV = Saves; SVO = Save opportunities; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; HBP = Hit by pitch; BB = Base on balls issued; SO = Strikeouts
Player
W
L
ERA
G
GS
CG
SHO
SV
SVO
IP
H
R
ER
HR
HBP
BB
SO
Trevor Bell113.41190000134.1391413211017
Jason Bulger010.965000009.164120107
Bobby Cassevah112.72300000139.2281212111924
Tyler Chatwood6114.7527250000142.016681751467174
Scott Downs631.34600001453.239118301535
Dan Haren16103.1735344300238.1211918420533192
Kevin Jepsen127.62160000113.02111112196
Scott Kazmir0027.001100001.25551220
Michael Kohn017.30140001212.11410106199
Matt Palmer115.7433000015.21911100147
Joel Piñeiro775.1327242000145.218290831623862
Horacio Ramírez106.0012030009.016761024
Garrett Richards025.7973200014.0161194079
Fernando Rodney354.50390003732.0261816132826
Francisco Rodríguez004.61100000013.213772057
Ervin Santana11123.3833334100228.2207958626872178
Hisanori Takahashi433.44610002568.0583026702552
Rich Thompson133.00440000154.0461818502056
Jordan Walden552.9862000324260.1492220312667
Jered Weaver1882.4133334200235.2182656320356198
Jerome Williams403.68106000044.0452018611528
Team Totals86763.5716216212639641465.01388633581142364761058 :

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Salt Lake Bees | Pacific Coast League | Keith Johnson |
| AA | Arkansas Travelers | Texas League | Bill Mosiello and Bobby Mitchell |
| A | Inland Empire 66ers | California League | Tom Gamboa |
| A | Cedar Rapids Kernels | Midwest League | Brent Del Chiaro |
| Rookie | AZL Angels | Arizona League | Tyrone Boykin |
| Rookie | Orem Owlz | Pioneer League | Tom Kotchman |