# 2001 Anaheim Angels season

The 2001 Anaheim Angels season was the 41st season of the Los Angeles Angels franchise in the American League, the 36th in Anaheim, and their 36th season playing their home games at Edison International Field of Anaheim. The Angels finished third in the American League West with a record of 75 wins and 87 losses.

## Offseason

* December 7, 2000: Tim Belcher was signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.
* December 21, 2000: Aaron Small was signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.
* January 16, 2001: José Canseco signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.
* March 25, 2001: Tim Belcher retired during spring training.
* March 28, 2001: José Canseco was released by the Anaheim Angels.
* March 28, 2001: Glenallen Hill was traded by the New York Yankees to the Anaheim Angels for Darren Blakely (minors).

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteAL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Seattle Mariners | 116 | 46 | .716 | — | 57‍–‍24 | 59‍–‍22 |
| Oakland Athletics | 102 | 60 | .630 | 14 | 53‍–‍28 | 49‍–‍32 |
| Anaheim Angels | 75 | 87 | .463 | 41 | 39‍–‍42 | 36‍–‍45 |
| Texas Rangers | 73 | 89 | .451 | 43 | 41‍–‍41 | 32‍–‍48 |

### Record vs. opponents

2001 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Anaheim | — | 4–5 | 4–3 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 4–3 | 6–14 | 4–15 | 7–2 | 7–12 | 5–4 | 10–8 |
| Baltimore | 5–4 | — | 9–10 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 5–13–1 | 2–7 | 1–8 | 10–9 | 2–7 | 7–12 | 6–12 |
| Boston | 3–4 | 10–9 | — | 3–3 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–13 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 14–5 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 10–8 |
| Chicago | 3–6 | 4–3 | 3–3 | — | 10–9 | 13–6 | 14–5 | 5–14 | 1–5 | 1–8 | 2–7 | 5–2 | 7–2 | 3–3 | 12–6 |
| Cleveland | 4–5 | 5–1 | 6–3 | 9–10 | — | 13–6 | 11–8 | 14–5 | 4–5 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 7–11 |
| Detroit | 4–5 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 6–13 | 6–13 | — | 8–11 | 4–15 | 4–5 | 1–6 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 8–1 | 2–4 | 10–8 |
| Kansas City | 4–5 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 5–14 | 8–11 | 11–8 | — | 6–13 | 0–6 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 4–3 | 8–10 |
| Minnesota | 6–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 14–5 | 5–14 | 15–4 | 13–6 | — | 4–2 | 5–4 | 1–8 | 1–6 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 9–9 |
| New York | 3–4 | 13–5–1 | 13–5 | 5–1 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 6–0 | 2–4 | — | 3–6 | 3–6 | 13–6 | 3–4 | 11–8 | 10–8 |
| Oakland | 14–6 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 8–1 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 6–3 | — | 9–10 | 7–2 | 9–10 | 6–3 | 12–6 |
| Seattle | 15–4 | 8–1 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 6–3 | 8–1 | 6–3 | 10–9 | — | 7–2 | 15–5 | 6–3 | 12–6 |
| Tampa Bay | 2–7 | 9–10 | 5–14 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 6–13 | 2–7 | 2–7 | — | 4–5 | 9–10 | 10–8 |
| Texas | 12–7 | 7–2 | 2–5 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 5–15 | 5–4 | — | 3–6 | 8–10 |
| Toronto | 4–5 | 12–7 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 8–11 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 10–9 | 6–3 | — | 8–10 |

### Notable transactions

* May 4, 2001: Aaron Small was released by the Anaheim Angels.
* June 1, 2001: Glenallen Hill was released by the Anaheim Angels.
* July 13, 2001: Chone Figgins was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Anaheim Angels for Kimera Bartee.

### Roster
## Player stats
### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Bengie Molina | 96 | 325 | 85 | .262 | 6 | 40 |
| 1B | Scott Spiezio | 139 | 457 | 124 | .271 | 13 | 54 |
| 2B | Adam Kennedy | 137 | 478 | 129 | .270 | 6 | 40 |
| SS | David Eckstein | 153 | 582 | 166 | .285 | 4 | 41 |
| 3B | Troy Glaus | 161 | 588 | 147 | .250 | 41 | 108 |
| LF | Garret Anderson | 161 | 672 | 194 | .289 | 28 | 123 |
| CF | Darin Erstad | 157 | 631 | 163 | .258 | 9 | 63 |
| RF | Tim Salmon | 137 | 475 | 108 | .227 | 17 | 49 |
| DH | Orlando Palmeiro | 104 | 230 | 56 | .243 | 2 | 23 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Benji Gil | 104 | 260 | 77 | .296 | 8 | 39 |
| Shawn Wooten | 79 | 221 | 69 | .312 | 8 | 32 |
| Wally Joyner | 53 | 148 | 36 | .243 | 3 | 14 |
| Jorge Fábregas | 53 | 148 | 33 | .223 | 2 | 16 |
| Jeff DaVanon | 40 | 88 | 17 | .193 | 5 | 9 |
| Glenallen Hill | 16 | 66 | 9 | .136 | 1 | 2 |
| José Nieves | 29 | 53 | 13 | .245 | 2 | 3 |
| Larry Barnes | 16 | 40 | 4 | .100 | 1 | 2 |
| José Molina | 15 | 37 | 10 | .270 | 2 | 4 |
| José Fernández | 13 | 25 | 2 | .080 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Burke | 9 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Ramón Ortiz | 32 | 208.2 | 13 | 11 | 4.36 | 135 |
| Scott Schoeneweis | 32 | 205.1 | 10 | 11 | 5.08 | 104 |
| Jarrod Washburn | 30 | 193.1 | 11 | 10 | 3.77 | 126 |
| Pat Rapp | 31 | 170.0 | 5 | 12 | 4.76 | 82 |
| Ismael Valdez | 27 | 163.2 | 9 | 13 | 4.45 | 100 |
| Matt Wise | 11 | 49.1 | 1 | 4 | 4.38 | 50 |
| Steve Green | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 4 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Brian Cooper | 7 | 13.2 | 0 | 1 | 2.63 | 7 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Troy Percival | 57 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 2.65 | 71 |
| Al Levine | 64 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2.38 | 40 |
| Mike Holtz | 63 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.86 | 38 |
| Ben Weber | 56 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3.42 | 40 |
| Shigetoshi Hasegawa | 46 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4.04 | 41 |
| Lou Pote | 44 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.15 | 66 |
| Mark Lukasiewicz | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.04 | 25 |
| Bart Miadich | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 11 |
| Scot Shields | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 |
| Toby Borland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.80 | 0 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Salt Lake Stingers | Pacific Coast League | Garry Templeton |
| AA | Arkansas Travelers | Texas League | Mike Brumley |
| A | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | California League | Tim Wallach |
| A | Cedar Rapids Kernels | Midwest League | Tyrone Boykin |
| Rookie | AZL Angels | Arizona League | Brian Harper |
| Rookie | Provo Angels | Pioneer League | Tom Kotchman |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Arkansas