# 2012 Los Angeles Angels season

The 2012 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season was the franchise's 52nd season and 47th in Anaheim (all of them at Angel Stadium of Anaheim). The Angels would miss the playoffs for the third straight season, finishing third in the American League West at 89–73.

## 2011–12 offseason
### Front office and business

The day after the end of the 2011 regular season, the Angels vowed to be "creative" and "aggressive" in their approach to the upcoming offseason because of the team missing out on the postseason two years in a row for the first time since 2000–01. Just a day after that statement, the Angels announced that general manager Tony Reagins had resigned with owner Arte Moreno saying that "we felt a change was needed", Reagins will remain part of the front office in a different capacity. On October 27, 2011, it was reported that the Angels will hire Jerry Dipoto to serve as the franchise's eleventh general manager, there will be an official announcement by the Angels on October 28. The Angels also signed a major new television deal with Fox Sports worth $3 billion over a span of 20 years which works out to $150 million a year. It is the new TV deal, that many speculate, enabled the Angels to spend so much in the 2011–12 offseason.

### Albert Pujols and C. J. Wilson

On December 8, 2011, the Angels shocked the baseball world by signing former St. Louis Cardinals star Albert Pujols and Texas Rangers ace C. J. Wilson spending up to $331 million on the two players. According to analysts, Pujols was regarded as the best offensive player (along with arguably being the best player of this generation) and Wilson being the best pitcher on the market. Pujols had been a mainstay in the St. Louis Cardinals organization for 11 years prior to the signing and the Angels reportedly came into the negotiations at the last minute to sign the prized free agent. All media speculation prior to Dec 8 surrounding Pujols was centered around the Cardinals and Miami Marlins, while not as much as the Marlins, the Angels reported offer of $254 million over 10 years was much more than the reported offer by the Cardinals and had a full no-trade clause. As for C. J. Wilson, analysts predicted that the Angels would go after him, and while the Marlins offered him more money and a longer contract term, the Orange County native opted to return home and play for the Angels for a reported $77.5 million over 5 years. The two prize signings were introduced to the Southern California media and fans on December 10 in front of the two large hats at Angel Stadium. Because the press conference was outdoors and in front of the stadium, fans were encouraged to attend and anywhere between 3,000 and 5,000 fans attended to get a glimpse of the two new Angels. Also, within just a few days of the signings, the Angels reportedly sold over 1,000 new season ticket packages, 500 online subscriptions, and a large spike in merchandise sales at the Angels team store in Anaheim.

### Other transactions

One of the first moves made by new general manager Jerry Dipoto was to acquire former Rockies catcher Chris Iannetta for pitcher Tyler Chatwood. They also sent former Angels catcher Jeff Mathis to Toronto in order to make room at the catching position for Iannetta. On December 7, the Angels signed veteran reliever LaTroy Hawkins, though was somewhat overshadowed by the Pujols and Wilson signings just a day later. Later, on December 12, the Angels announced that all eligible players will be tendered a contract, including Kendrys Morales, the slugger who has not played since his breaking his leg early in the 2010 season. The Angels also re-signed pitcher Jerome Williams to a one-year deal. The Angels gave 2B Howie Kendrick a 4-year $33 million deal They also released OF Chris Pettit and signed Francisco Rodriguez (Angels) to a $2 million deal.

## Spring training

The Cactus League slate of games for the Angels began on Monday 1, March on the road against Oakland, a 9–1 Angels victory. Their first home game at Tempe Diablo Stadium was a 6–2 win on Tuesday, March 6 against the Chicago White Sox.

### Spring training notes

The 2012 season marks the Angels 20th season at Tempe Diablo Stadium in Tempe, Arizona and the 7th season since the venue's massive renovations were completed in 2006.
The Angels came into the Spring with high expectations for the following 2012 campaign due to the large amount of money spent by owner Arte Moreno in the offseason signing slugger Albert Pujols and lefty C. J. Wilson. Both prized acquisitions played in the Angels first spring game against the Athletics and the two did not disappoint: Pujols went 2 for three with 1 run scored and 1 run batted in while Wilson threw 2 complete innings with no runs and giving up only one hit. Because of the high expectations for the Angels in 2012, the Angels are expecting larger than usual crowds in Tempe this spring. One of the biggest questions surrounding the Angels franchise going into the Spring training was whether or not Kendrys Morales would make a comeback from breaking his ankle in 2010. Morales played in his first baseball game in nearly two years on March 16, 2012 in a minor league game and played in his first major league game of any kind on March 22. In that game, Morales went two for three with a run scored and was described by Angels personnel and Morales as a large step forward for the slugger. On March 23, in a split squad game against the Cleveland Indians in Goodyear, Morales again went two for three with a run scored in only his second game of the spring, but this time with his first home run since the 2010 regular season. According to the Angels radio broadcaster Terry Smith, the Angels have already sold out six home games at Tempe Diablo Stadium. The first sell-out crowd of the spring was for an Angels loss to the San Diego Padres on March 9. The Angels finished their spring training slate of games on April 4, 2012 with a record of 19–12–2, good for 3rd place in the Cactus League in terms of win percentage and 2nd in terms of number of wins (19). The average attendance at Tempe Diablo Stadium was 8,675 (total of 130,126) which was an average of 90.76% capacity. The Angels also sold out 9 of their 15 home Cactus League games.

## Regular season

    See the game log below for detailed game-by-game regular season information.
The season for the Angels began on Friday, April 6 at home against Kansas City. Their first road game was on Monday, April 9 at Minnesota. Their longest homestand was between July 20–29 (10 home games), and their longest road trip was May 18–27 and July 30 – August 8 (10 road games). Their final game of the regular season was on Wednesday, October 3 on the road against Seattle.

### Notable dates
#### April

    April 6–8: Opening series at home against the Kansas City Royals. Despite winning the opening game of the series and season, the Angels would go on to lose the series two games to one.
       Opening Day lineup:
          1. Erick Aybar (SS)
          2. Howie Kendrick (2B)
          3. Albert Pujols (1B)
          4. Torii Hunter (RF)
          5. Vernon Wells (LF)
          6. Kendrys Morales (DH)
          7. Mark Trumbo (3B)
          8. Chris Iannetta (C)
          9. Peter Bourjos (CF)
          P. Jered Weaver (RHP)
    April 16–19: First series against an AL West division opponent, the series will take place against the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium. The Athletics took the series, three games to one.
    April 20–22: The Angels defeated the then-AL East leading Baltimore Orioles two games to one to capture their first series win of the 2012 campaign.

#### May

    April 30 – May 2: The Angels win their second series of the 2012 campaign in a sweep over the visiting Minnesota Twins. In the final game of the series, Angels pitcher Jered Weaver threw the franchise's tenth no-hitter in a 9-0 shutout victory.
    May 11–13: First series against the defending AL West and American League champion Texas Rangers, it will take place in Arlington, Texas. The Halos ended up falling to the defending AL champions, two games to one.
    May 18: Interleague play will begin for the Angels against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. While the Padres ended up winning the series two games to one, the Angels continued their recent success over the National League by finishing interleague play with a record of 12–6, which was good for the third best interleague record in the Major Leagues only behind the Rangers and Yankees.
    May 22–29: The Angels went on an eight-game winning streak by teaching two of three from Oakland, sweeping Seattle in a four game set, and winning the first two games in a three game series against the visiting Yankees. During the eight game win streak, the Angels went above the .500 mark for the first time since opening day.

#### June

    June 11–13: The Angels faced the cross-town rival Dodgers in Los Angeles. The Angels would go on to win the series two games to one. During the first game of the series, the crowd at Dodger Stadium cheered upon hearing that the Los Angeles Kings beat the New Jersey Devils 6–1 to win the Stanley Cup in Game 6 of the Finals.
    June 18–20: The San Francisco Giants visited Angel Stadium for the first time since the 2002 World Series and the result was not much different: the Angels won the series two games to one.
    June 22–24: The Freeway Series resumed in Anaheim. The Angels went on to win the series two games to one and the season series four games to two. The Angels also improved their all-time record against the Dodgers to 54–38, and Angels manager (and former Dodgers catcher) Mike Scioscia's record over his former team to 49–29.
    June 26: The Angels took sole control of a playoff berth (the second wild card spot) for the first time in the 2012 campaign after defeating the Baltimore Orioles in a 7–3 decision.

#### July

    July 8: The Angels end the "first half" of the season a season-high 10 games over the .500 mark after defeating the Baltimore Orioles 6–0. Los Angeles was also in control of the first wild card spot and extended their lead to 2½ games over the very same Orioles.
    July 9: 2012 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby. Angels slugger Mark Trumbo participated in the derby at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, he ended up finishing third behind champion Prince Fielder and runner-up José Bautista.
    July 10: 2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The National League won their third All-Star game in a row and secured home field advantage for the National League champion in the World Series. Four Angels were featured at the mid-summer classic: Mike Trout, Mark Trumbo, Jered Weaver, and C. J. Wilson. Reliever Ernesto Frieri was up for the last spot on the American League roster in the final vote, but he ended up falling to Texas pitcher Yu Darvish. Three of the four Angels made it into the game with Weaver pitching a scoreless frame in the top of the fifth inning and Trout going 1-1 with a walk. Wilson was unable to pitch in the game due to injury.
    July 20–22: After stumbling out of the All-Star break losing two series against New York and Detroit, the Angels came home and promptly took two of three from the division leading Texas Rangers. By virtue of the series win, Los Angeles was able to gain some ground on the Rangers and after the series they sat five games out of first in the American League West.
    July 27: The Angels acquired Zack Greinke from the Milwaukee Brewers on July 27 for rookie infielder Jean Segura and minor league pitchers Ariel Peña and John Hellweg. Greinke made his Angel debut against the Tampa Bay Rays on July 29, and despite a good outing, he suffered the loss in a 2–0 Rays win.

#### September

    September 28–30: Final home series of the regular season, the Angels will face the division rival Seattle Mariners.

#### October

    October 1–3: Final series of the regular season.

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2012 Game Log :
April: 8–15 (Home: 5–6; Road: 3–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
1April 6Royals5–0Weaver (1–0)Crow (0–1)44,1061–0Angel Stadium of AnaheimW10
2April 7Royals6–3Hochevar (1–0)Haren (0–1)40,0221–1Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-1
3April 8Royals7–3Sánchez (1–0)Santana (0–1)Broxton (1)32,2271–2Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2-1½
4April 9@ Twins5–1Wilson (1–0)Blackburn (0–1)39,4142–2Target FieldW1-1
5April 11@ Twins6–5Gray (1–0)Takahashi (0–1)Capps (1)31,4132–3Target FieldL1-1½
6April 12@ Twins10–9Gray (2–0)Thompson (0–1)Capps (2)31,7822–4Target FieldL2-2½
7April 13@ Yankees5–0Kuroda (1–1)Santana (0–2)49,3862–5Yankee StadiumL3-3½
8April 14@ Yankees7–1Wilson (2–0)Hughes (0–2)46,8293–5Yankee StadiumW1-3½
9April 15@ Yankees11–5Nova (2–0)Williams (0–1)41,0553–6Yankee StadiumL1-4½
10April 16Athletics6–0Weaver (2–0)McCarthy (0–2)27,3384–6Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-4½
11April 17Athletics5–3Fuentes (1–0)Jepsen (0–1)Balfour (3)41,0164–7Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-5
12April 18Athletics6–0Colón (3–1)Santana (0–3)27,2174–8Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2-6
13April 19Athletics4–2Milone (2–1)Wilson (2–1)Balfour (4)27,8644–9Angel Stadium of AnaheimL3-7
14April 20Orioles6–3Williams (1–1)Matusz (0–3)Walden (1)32,2725–9Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-6½
15April 21Orioles6–3Weaver (3–0)Arrieta (1–1)38,0546–9Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2-6
16April 22Orioles3–2 (10)Strop (2–1)Hawkins (0–1)Johnson (7)38,2216–10Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-7
17April 24@ Rays5–0Price (3–1)Santana (0–4)14,9336–11Tropicana FieldL2-7½
18April 25@ Rays3–2Hellickson (3–0)Wilson (2–2)Rodney (6)14,6386–12Tropicana FieldL3-8½
19April 26@ Rays4–3Gomes (1–1)Walden (0–1)15,4176–13Tropicana FieldL4-9
20April 27@ Indians3–2Pestano (1–0)Carpenter (0–1)12,5976–14Progressive FieldL5-9
21April 28@ Indians2–1Haren (1–1)Gómez (1–1)Downs (1)11,3167–14Progressive FieldW1-9
22April 29@ Indians4–0Lowe (4–1)Santana (0–5)15,4217–15Progressive FieldL1-9
23April 30Twins4–3Wilson (3–2)Blackburn (0–3)Downs (2)27,0278–15Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-9 :
May: 18–11 (Home: 7–5; Road: 11–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
24May 1Twins4–0Williams (2–1)Liriano (0–4)30,0399–15Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2-8
25May 2Twins9–0Weaver (4–0)*Hendriks (0–2)27,28810–15Angel Stadium of AnaheimW3-7
26May 3Blue Jays5–0Morrow (3–1)Haren (1–2)28,35910–16Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-7½
27May 4Blue Jays4–0Álvarez (2–2)Santana (0–6)33,16010–17Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2-7½
28May 5Blue Jays6–2Wilson (4–2)Drabek (2–3)39,01811–17Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-7½
29May 6Blue Jays4–3Williams (3–1)Hutchison (1–1)Hawkins (1)37,54812–17Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2-6½
30May 7@ Twins8–3Weaver (5–0)Liriano (0–5)31,38213–17Target FieldW3-6½
31May 8@ Twins5–0Diamond (1–0)Haren (1–3)30,77613–18Target FieldL1-7½
32May 9@ Twins6–2Santana (1–6)Pavano (2–3)31,91514–18Target FieldW1-7
33May 11@ Rangers10–3Darvish (5–1)Wilson (4–3)48,20114–19Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonL1-8
34May 12@ Rangers4–2Carpenter (1–1)Harrison (4–3)Downs (3)47,69915–19Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonW1-7
35May 13@ Rangers13–6Feliz (3–1)Weaver (5–1)46,66915–20Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonL1-8
36May 14Athletics5–0Ross (2–3)Haren (1–4)32,85115–21Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2-8
37May 15Athletics4–0Santana (2–6)Colón (3–4)31,76216–21Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-7
38May 16White Sox7–2Williams (4–1)Floyd (3–4)39,02717–21Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2-7
39May 17White Sox6–1Sale (4–2)Wilson (4–4)30,78617–22Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-7
40May 18@ Padres7–2Weaver (6–1)Suppan (2–2)31,38918–22Petco ParkW1-7
41May 19@ Padres3–2Gregerson (1–0)Haren (1–5)Thayer (5)43,42718–23Petco ParkL1-7
42May 20@ Padres3–2 (13)Mikolas (1–1)Pauley (0–1)33,97518–24Petco ParkL2-8
43May 21@ Athletics2–1Milone (6–3)Williams (4–2)Fuentes (4)11,29218–25O.co ColiseumL3-8
44May 22@ Athletics5–0Wilson (5–4)Godfrey (0–4)12,89419–25O.co ColiseumW1-8
45May 23@ Athletics3–1 (11)Walden (1–1)Norberto (0–1)Frieri (1)23,61720–25O.co ColiseumW2-7
46May 24@ Mariners3–0Haren (2–5)Vargas (5–4)18,04821–25Safeco FieldW3-6½
47May 25@ Mariners6–4Isringhausen (1–0)League (0–4)Downs (4)23,51722–25Safeco FieldW4-6½
48May 26@ Mariners5–3Williams (5–2)Hernández (4–4)Frieri (2)29,48323–25Safeco FieldW5-6½
49May 27@ Mariners4–2Wilson (6–4)Noesí (2–6)Downs (5)24,46724–25Safeco FieldW6-6½
50May 28Yankees9–8Walden (2–1)Wade (0–1)44,01625–25Angel Stadium of AnaheimW7-6½
51May 29Yankees5–1Haren (3–5)Pettitte (2–2)42,06526–25Angel Stadium of AnaheimW8-5½
52May 30Yankees6–5Nova (6–2)Takahashi (0–2)Soriano (6)40,11126–26Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-5½
*Jered Weaver threw the tenth no-hitter in Angels history. :
June: 17–9 (Home: 9–6; Road: 8–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
53June 1Rangers4–2Williams (6–2)Lewis (4–4)Frieri (3)40,08027–26Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-4½
54June 2Rangers3–2Cassevah (1–0)Darvish (7–3)Frieri (4)44,22728–26Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2-3½
55June 3Rangers7–3Harrison (7–3)Haren (3–6)42,46528–27Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-4½
56June 4Mariners8–6Vargas (7–4)Santana (2–7)Wilhelmsen (1)36,07928–28Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2-4½
57June 5Mariners6–1Richards (1–0)Beavan (3–5)35,02129–28Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-4½
58June 6Mariners8–6Kelley (1–2)Williams (6–3)Wilhelmsen (2)37,34229–29Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-4
59June 8@ Rockies7–2Wilson (7–4)White (2–4)41,81430–29Coors FieldW1-4
60June 9@ Rockies11–5Haren (4–6)Francis (0–1)37,80131–29Coors FieldW2-3
61June 10@ Rockies10–8Santana (3–7)Friedrich (4–2)Downs (6)37,72232–29Coors FieldW3-3
62June 11*@ Dodgers3–2Isringhausen (2–0)Jansen (4–1)Frieri (5)50,55933–29Dodger StadiumW4-2½
63June 12*@ Dodgers5–2Wright (3–2)Williams (6–4)Jansen (10)55,27933–30Dodger StadiumL1-3½
64June 13*@ Dodgers2–1Hawkins (1–1)Jansen (4–2)Frieri (6)43,49434–30Dodger StadiumW1-3½
65June 15Diamondbacks5–0Cahill (5–5)Haren (4–7)37,09634–31Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-4
66June 16Diamondbacks2–0Santana (4–7)Saunders (4–5)42,48335–31Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-4
67June 17Diamondbacks2–0Richards (2–0)Kennedy (5–7)Frieri (7)42,22236–31Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2-4
68June 18Giants5–3Cain (9–2)Williams (6–5)Casilla (19)41,23436–32Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-5
69June 19Giants12–5Wilson (8–4)Zito (5–5)38,01037–32Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-5
70June 20Giants6–0Weaver (7–1)Vogelsong (6–3)40,32138–32Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2-5
71June 22*Dodgers8–5Haren (5–7)Billingsley (4–6)Frieri (8)44,54839–32Angel Stadium of AnaheimW3-5
72June 23*Dodgers3–1Capuano (9–2)Santana (4–8)Jansen (12)44,51239–33Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-5
73June 24*Dodgers5–3Downs (1–0)Lindblom (2–2)Frieri (9)43,97540–33Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-5
74June 26@ Orioles7–3Wilson (9–4)Matusz (5–9)24,29641–33Oriole Park at Camden YardsW2-4½
75June 27@ Orioles13–1Weaver (8–1)Hammel (8–3)18,05542–33Oriole Park at Camden YardsW3-4½
76June 28@ Blue Jays9–7Haren (6–7)Cecil (1–1)Frieri (10)24,66843–33Rogers CentreW4-4½
77June 29@ Blue Jays7–5Cordero (3–4)Walden (2–2)Janssen (9)24,53843–34Rogers CentreL1-5½
78June 30@ Blue Jays11–2Álvarez (5–6)Richards (2–1)29,28743–35Rogers CentreL2-6½
*Freeway Series, Angels win 4–2. :
July: 14–12 (Home: 8–5; Road: 6–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
79July 1@ Blue Jays10–6Isringhausen (3–0)Cordero (3–5)34,85344–35Rogers CentreW1-5½
80July 2@ Indians3–0Weaver (9–1)Jiménez (7–7)Downs (7)21,61645–35Progressive FieldW2-5
81July 3@ Indians9–5McAllister (3–1)Haren (6–8)29,29245–36Progressive FieldL1-5
82July 4@ Indians12–3Lowe (8–6)Santana (4–9)20,97945–37Progressive FieldL2-5
83July 5Orioles9–7Hawkins (2–1)Ayala (2–2)Frieri (11)38,10446–37Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-4
84July 6Orioles3–2González (1–0)Wilson (9–5)Johnson (26)42,71646–38Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-4
85July 7Orioles3–0Weaver (10–1)Hammel (8–5)Downs (8)41,14747–38Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-4
86July 8Orioles6–0Mills (1–0)Chen (7–5)37,10848–38Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2-4
July 10: All-Star Game (NL wins—Box)8–0Cain (SF)Verlander (DET)40,933Kauffman StadiumKansas City
87July 13@ Yankees6–5Qualls (2–1)Downs (1–1)Soriano (21)47,87348–39Yankee StadiumL1-5
88July 14@ Yankees5–3García (4–2)Williams (6–6)Soriano (22)47,78948–40Yankee StadiumL2-5
89July 15@ Yankees10–8Weaver (11–1)Nova (10–4)Jepsen (1)46,67949–40Yankee StadiumW1-5
90July 16@ Tigers8–6Dotel (3–2)Hawkins (2–2)Valverde (17)36,80649–41Comerica ParkL1-5½
91July 17@ Tigers13–0Richards (3–1)Turner (0–1)33,95050–41Comerica ParkW1-5½
92July 18@ Tigers7–2Fister (4–6)Wilson (9–6)37,91550–42Comerica ParkL1-5½
93July 19@ Tigers5–1Scherzer (9–5)Williams (6–7)40,31150–43Comerica ParkL2-6
94July 20Rangers6–1Weaver (12–1)Holland (6–5)43,93651–43Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-5
95July 21Rangers9–2Darvish (11–6)Santana (4–10)39,08651–44Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-6
96July 22Rangers7–4Haren (7–8)Harrison (12–5)42,16052–44Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-5
97July 23Royals6–3Jepsen (1–1)Holland (4–3)Downs (9)35,04753–44Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2-5
98July 24Royals4–1Smith (2–3)Richards (3–2)Broxton (23)35,05153–45Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-5
99July 25Royals11–6Weaver (13–1)Hochevar (6–9)39,10754–45Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-5
100July 27Rays3–1Haren (8–8)Cobb (4–8)Frieri (12)40,13655–45Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2-4
101July 28Rays3–0Moore (7–7)Wilson (9–7)Rodney (29)41,23255–46Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-4
102July 29Rays2–0Hellickson (6–6)Greinke (9–4)Rodney (30)35,47755–47Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2-5
103July 30@ Rangers15–8Santana (5–10)Oswalt (3–2)Williams (1)36,11156–47Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonW1-4
104July 31@ Rangers6–2Weaver (14–1)Holland (7–6)34,91857–47Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonW2-3 :
August 13–15 (Home: 6–7; Road: 7–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
105August 1@ Rangers11–10 (10)Nathan (2–3)Isringhausen (3–1)42,83257–48Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonL1-4
106August 2@ Rangers15–9Oswalt (4–2)Carpenter (1–2)40,28157–49Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonL2-5
107August 3@ White Sox8–6 (10)Thornton (4–6)Takahashi (0–3)32,06057–50U.S. Cellular FieldL3-6
108August 4@ White Sox6–5 (10)Jepsen (2–1)Thornton (4–7)Frieri (13)28,57158–50U.S. Cellular FieldW1-6
109August 5@ White Sox4–2Jones (5–0)Isringhausen (3–2)Reed (19)30,20258–51U.S. Cellular FieldL1-6
110August 6@ Athletics4–0Weaver (15–1)Parker (7–6)13,34159–51O.co ColiseumW1-5
111August 7@ Athletics10–4Colón (9–8)Wilson (9–8)15,45859–52O.co ColiseumL1-6
112August 8@ Athletics9–8Neshek (1–0)Hawkins (2–3)Cook (12)21,15059–53O.co ColiseumL2-7
113August 10Mariners6–5Frieri (2–0)Kinney (0–2)39,01660–53Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-6
114August 11Mariners7–4Iwakuma (3–3)Haren (8–9)38,72260–54Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-7
115August 12Mariners4–1Vargas (13–8)Weaver (15–2)Wilhelmsen (16)36,50560–55Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2-8
116August 13Indians6–2Masterson (9–10)Wilson (9–9)Perez (32)36,62060–56Angel Stadium of AnaheimL3-8
117August 14Indians9–6Greinke (10–4)Jiménez (9–12)Frieri (14)39,82761–56Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-7
118August 15Indians8–4Santana (6–10)Hernández (0–1)37,55462–56Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2-6
119August 16Rays7–0Price (16–4)Haren (8–10)38,59162–57Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-7
120August 17Rays12–3Shields (11–7)Weaver (15–3)37,29862–58Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2-7
121August 18Rays10–8McGee (4–2)Jepsen (2–2)Rodney (38)41,08662–59Angel Stadium of AnaheimL3-8
122August 19Rays8–3Moore (10–7)Greinke (10–5)36,78962–60Angel Stadium of AnaheimL4-9
123August 21@ Red Sox5–3Santana (7–10)Cook (3–7)Frieri (15)37,79463–60Fenway ParkW1-8½
124August 22@ Red Sox7–3Weaver (16–3)Buchholz (11–4)37,37364–60Fenway ParkW2-8½
125August 23@ Red Sox14–13 (10)Frieri (3–0)Aceves (2–8)37,82965–60Fenway ParkW3-8½
126August 24@ Tigers2–1Greinke (11–5)Porcello (9–9)Richards (1)39,35666–60Comerica ParkW4-8½
127August 25@ Tigers5–3Dotel (4–2)Richards (3–3)Valverde (26)41,97066–61Comerica ParkL1-9½
128August 26@ Tigers5–2Scherzer (14–6)Santana (7–11)40,07466–62Comerica ParkL2-9½
129August 28Red Sox6–5Jepsen (3–2)Aceves (2–9)38,74567–62Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-10
130August 29Red Sox10–3Wilson (10–9)Stewart (1–3)37,84168–62Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2-9
131August 30Red Sox5–2Greinke (12–5)Lester (8–11)Frieri (16)39,01369–62Angel Stadium of AnaheimW3-8½
132August 31@ Mariners9–1Haren (9–10)Millwood (4–12)17,73970–62Safeco FieldW4-8½ :
September/October 19–11 (Home: 10–6; Road: 9–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStadiumBoxGB
133September 1@ Mariners5–2Santana (8–11)Hernández (13–6)Frieri (17)22,91071–62Safeco FieldW5-7½
134September 2@ Mariners2–1Iwakuma (6–3)Weaver (16–4)Wilhelmsen (22)20,58471–63Safeco FieldL1-8½
135September 3@ Athletics8–3Wilson (11–9)Milone (11–10)20,18072–63O.co ColiseumW1-8½
136September 4@ Athletics6–1Greinke (13–5)Parker (9–8)11,68873–63O.co ColiseumW2-7½
137September 5@ Athletics7–1Haren (10–10)McCarthy (8–6)15,40474–63O.co ColiseumW3-7½
138September 7Tigers3–2Frieri (4–0)Dotel (5–3)40,10475–63Angel Stadium of AnaheimW4-7
139September 8Tigers6–1Wilson (12–9)Verlander (13–8)41,15476–63Angel Stadium of AnaheimW5-7
140September 9Tigers3–2Greinke (14–5)Sánchez (7–12)Frieri (18)38,21677–63Angel Stadium of AnaheimW6-6
141September 10Athletics3–1Parker (10–8)Haren (10–11)Balfour (17)36,06477–64Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-6½
142September 11Athletics6–5Straily (2–0)Williams (6–8)Blevins (1)37,79477–65Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2-7½
143September 12Athletics4–1Griffin (6–0)Santana (8–12)Cook (14)38,09777–66Angel Stadium of AnaheimL3-8½
144September 13Athletics6–0Weaver (17–4)Anderson (4–1)38,02978–66Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-7½
145September 14@ Royals9–7Walden (3–2)Collins (5–3)Frieri (19)27,58679–66Kauffman StadiumW2-7½
146September 15@ Royals3–2Herrera (4–2)Frieri (4–1)23,02779–67Kauffman StadiumL1-7½
147September 16@ Royals4–3Haren (11–11)Smith (5–8)Jepsen (2)24,97980–67Kauffman StadiumW1-7½
148September 18Rangers11–3Weaver (18–4)Dempster (11–7)36,94881–67Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2-6½
149September 19Rangers6–2Holland (11–6)Wilson (12–10)37,09381–68Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-7½
150September 20Rangers3–1Darvish (16–9)Frieri (4–2)Nathan (34)38,20581–69Angel Stadium of AnaheimL2-8½
151September 21White Sox6–2Santana (9–12)Peavy (11–12)39,32682–69Angel Stadium of AnaheimW1-7½
152September 22White Sox4–2Haren (12–11)Quintana (6–5)Frieri (20)41,44083–69Angel Stadium of AnaheimW2-6½
153September 23White Sox4–1Weaver (19–4)Floyd (10–11)36,54684–69Angel Stadium of AnaheimW3-6½
154September 25Mariners5–4Greinke (15–5)Ramírez (1–3)Frieri (21)38,53885–69Angel Stadium of AnaheimW4-6
155September 26Mariners4–3Frieri (5–2)Pryor (3–1)37,91686–69Angel Stadium of AnaheimW5-5
156September 27Mariners9–4Iwakuma (8–5)Haren (12–12)37,37786–70Angel Stadium of AnaheimL1-6
157September 28@ Rangers7–4Weaver (20–4)Dempster (12–8)Frieri (22)46,66287–70Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonW1-5
158September 30@ Rangers5–4Richards (4–3)Nathan (3–5)Frieri (23)46,71388–70Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonW2-4
159September 30@ Rangers8–7Holland (12–6)Santana (9–13)Nathan (37)48,08988–71Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonL1-5
160October 1@ Mariners8–4Wilson (13–10)Hernández (13–9)13,96389–71Safeco FieldW1-4
161October 2@ Mariners6–1Iwakuma (9–5)Haren (12–13)14,35389–72Safeco FieldL1-4
162October 3@ Mariners12–0Beavan (11–11)Weaver (20–5)15,61489–73Safeco FieldL2-5 :
Final games legend :
| Angels Win | Angels Loss | All-Star Game | Game Postponed |
Future Games Legend :
| Home Game | Away Game |
"GB" Legend :
| 1st (AL West) | Not in Playoff Position | In Playoff Position | Tied for Playoff Position |
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 |
| Oakland Athletics | 94 | 68 | .580 | — | 50‍–‍31 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Texas Rangers | 93 | 69 | .574 | 1 | 50‍–‍31 | 43‍–‍38 |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 89 | 73 | .549 | 5 | 46‍–‍35 | 43‍–‍38 |
| Seattle Mariners | 75 | 87 | .463 | 19 | 40‍–‍41 | 35‍–‍46 |

#### American League Wild Card

vteDivision Winners :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| New York Yankees | 95 | 67 | .586 |
| Oakland Athletics | 94 | 68 | .580 |
| Detroit Tigers | 88 | 74 | .543 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Texas Rangers | 93 | 69 | .574 | — |
| Baltimore Orioles | 93 | 69 | .574 | — |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 90 | 72 | .556 | 3 |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 89 | 73 | .549 | 4 |
| Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 8 |
| Seattle Mariners | 75 | 87 | .463 | 18 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 73 | 89 | .451 | 20 |
| Kansas City Royals | 72 | 90 | .444 | 21 |
| Boston Red Sox | 69 | 93 | .426 | 24 |
| Cleveland Indians | 68 | 94 | .420 | 25 |
| Minnesota Twins | 66 | 96 | .407 | 27 |

### Record vs. opponents

| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | – | 13–5 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 2–7 | 5–2 | 9–9 | 4–5 | 8–1 | 10–8 | 2–5 | 11–7 | 11–7 |
| Boston | 5–13 | – | 6–2 | 5–3 | 5–5 | 4–3 | 0–6 | 4–3 | 5–13 | 1–8 | 5–4 | 9–9 | 2–6 | 7–11 | 11–7 |
| Chicago | 2–6 | 2–6 | – | 11–7 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 3–5 | 14–4 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 8–1 | 4–3 | 6–3 | 6–4 | 9–9 |
| Cleveland | 4–4 | 3–5 | 7–11 | – | 10–8 | 8–10 | 5–4 | 6–12 | 1–5 | 2–8 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 4–5 | 2–4 | 8–10 |
| Detroit | 3–3 | 5–5 | 12–6 | 8–10 | – | 13–5 | 5–5 | 10–8 | 4–6 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 5–2 | 3–7 | 4–2 | 11–7 |
| Kansas City | 4–5 | 3–4 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 5–13 | – | 4–5 | 7–11 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 1–7 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 2–6 | 8–10 |
| Los Angeles | 7–2 | 6–0 | 5–3 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 5–4 | – | 6–3 | 4–5 | 9–10 | 11–8 | 1–9 | 10–9 | 4–4 | 12–6 |
| Minnesota | 2–5 | 3–4 | 4–14 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 3–6 | – | 3–4 | 4–5 | 2–8 | 1–5 | 2–8 | 2–5 | 9–9 |
| New York | 9–9 | 13–5 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 6–4 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 4–3 | – | 5–5 | 6–3 | 8–10 | 4–3 | 11–7 | 13–5 |
| Oakland | 5–4 | 8–1 | 3–3 | 8–2 | 3–4 | 4–5 | 10–9 | 5–4 | 5–5 | – | 12–7 | 5–4 | 11–8 | 5–4 | 10–8 |
| Seattle | 1–8 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 4–4 | 5–1 | 7–1 | 8–11 | 8–2 | 3–6 | 7–12 | – | 4–6 | 9–10 | 6–3 | 8–10 |
| Tampa Bay | 8–10 | 9–9 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 9–1 | 5–1 | 10–8 | 4–5 | 6–4 | – | 5–4 | 14–4 | 9–9 |
| Texas | 5–2 | 6–2 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 7–3 | 5–4 | 9–10 | 8–2 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 10–9 | 4–5 | – | 6–3 | 14–4 |
| Toronto | 7–11 | 11–7 | 4–6 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 5–2 | 7–11 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 4–14 | 3–6 | – | 9–9 |
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### Roster
## Player stats
### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
| Albert Pujols | 154 | 607 | 85 | 173 | 50 | 0 | 30 | 105 | 8 | 52 | .285 | .516 |
| Mike Trout | 139 | 559 | 129 | 182 | 27 | 8 | 30 | 83 | 49 | 67 | .326 | .564 |
| Howie Kendrick | 147 | 550 | 57 | 158 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 67 | 14 | 29 | .287 | .400 |
| Mark Trumbo | 144 | 544 | 66 | 146 | 19 | 3 | 32 | 95 | 4 | 36 | .268 | .491 |
| Torii Hunter | 140 | 534 | 81 | 167 | 24 | 1 | 16 | 92 | 9 | 38 | .313 | .451 |
| Erick Aybar | 141 | 517 | 67 | 150 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 20 | 22 | .290 | .416 |
| Kendrys Morales | 134 | 484 | 61 | 132 | 26 | 1 | 22 | 73 | 0 | 31 | .273 | .467 |
| Alberto Callaspo | 138 | 457 | 55 | 115 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 53 | 4 | 56 | .252 | .361 |
| Maicer Izturis | 100 | 289 | 35 | 74 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 25 | .256 | .315 |
| Vernon Wells | 77 | 243 | 36 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 29 | 3 | 16 | .230 | .403 |
| Chris Iannetta | 79 | 221 | 27 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 29 | .240 | .398 |
| Bobby Wilson | 75 | 171 | 19 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 15 | .211 | .292 |
| Peter Bourjos | 101 | 168 | 27 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 15 | .220 | .315 |
| John Hester | 39 | 85 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | .212 | .329 |
| Bobby Abreu | 8 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .208 | .333 |
| Kole Calhoun | 21 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .174 | .217 |
| Hank Conger | 7 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 |
| Andrew Romine | 12 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .412 | .412 |
| Jean Segura | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Ryan Langerhans | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Alexi Amarista | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .--- | .--- |
| Pitcher Totals | 162 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .095 | .143 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5536 | 767 | 1518 | 273 | 22 | 187 | 732 | 134 | 449 | .274 | .433 |
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### Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| C.J. Wilson | 13 | 10 | 3.83 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 202.1 | 181 | 102 | 86 | 91 | 173 |
| Jered Weaver | 20 | 5 | 2.81 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 188.2 | 147 | 63 | 59 | 45 | 142 |
| Ervin Santana | 9 | 13 | 5.16 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 178.0 | 165 | 109 | 102 | 61 | 133 |
| Dan Haren | 12 | 13 | 4.33 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 176.2 | 190 | 95 | 85 | 38 | 142 |
| Jerome Williams | 6 | 8 | 4.58 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 137.2 | 139 | 73 | 70 | 35 | 98 |
| Zack Greinke | 6 | 2 | 3.53 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 89.1 | 80 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 78 |
| Garrett Richards | 4 | 3 | 4.69 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 71.0 | 77 | 46 | 37 | 34 | 47 |
| Ernesto Frieri | 4 | 2 | 2.32 | 56 | 0 | 23 | 54.1 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 80 |
| Jason Isringhausen | 3 | 2 | 4.14 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 45.2 | 44 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 31 |
| Scott Downs | 1 | 1 | 3.15 | 57 | 0 | 9 | 45.2 | 43 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 32 |
| Kevin Jepsen | 3 | 2 | 3.02 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 44.2 | 39 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 38 |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 2 | 3 | 3.64 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 42.0 | 45 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 23 |
| Hisanori Takahashi | 0 | 3 | 4.93 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 42.0 | 39 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 41 |
| David Carpenter | 1 | 2 | 4.76 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 39.2 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 28 |
| Jordan Walden | 3 | 2 | 3.46 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 39.0 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 48 |
| David Pauley | 0 | 1 | 4.35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Nick Maronde | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Brad Mills | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bobby Cassevah | 1 | 0 | 7.20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Barry Enright | 0 | 0 | 14.73 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Rich Thompson | 0 | 1 | 15.43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Andrew Taylor | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Steve Geltz | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 89 | 73 | 4.02 | 162 | 162 | 38 | 1433.1 | 1339 | 699 | 640 | 483 | 1157 |
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## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Salt Lake Bees | Pacific Coast League | Keith Johnson |
| AA | Arkansas Travelers | Texas League | Mike Micucci |
| A | Inland Empire 66ers | California League | Bill Haselman |
| A | Cedar Rapids Kernels | Midwest League | Jamie Burke |
| Rookie | AZL Angels | Arizona League | Brent Del Chiaro |
| Rookie | Orem Owlz | Pioneer League | Tom Kotchman |