2020 Los Angeles Angels season

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2020  Los Angeles Angels
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.svg
League American League
Division West
Ballpark Angel Stadium
City Anaheim, California
Record26–34 (.433)
Divisional place4th
Owners Arte Moreno
Managers Joe Maddon
Television Fox Sports West
(Victor Rojas, Mark Gubicza)
Radio KLAA (AM 830)
KSPN (AM 710)
Angels Radio Network
(Terry Smith, Mark Langston, José Mota)
Spanish: KWKW (AM 1330)
Stats ESPN.com
BB-reference
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The 2020 Los Angeles Angels season was the 60th season of the Angels franchise in the American League and the 55th in Anaheim. The Angels were managed by Joe Maddon, in his first season as manager of the Angels. The Angels played their home games at Angel Stadium as members of Major League Baseball's American League West Division. Los Angeles opened the season on July 24 at the Oakland Athletics and finished the season at the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Contents

The Angels finished the season 26–34 to finish in fourth place in the division.

The season was shortened to a 60-game schedule due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. [1]

Previous season

The Angels finished the 2019 season 72–90 to finish in last place in the West Division. On September 30, 2019, the Angels fired manager Brad Ausmus after only one season with the Angels. [2]

Coaching changes

After the club had fired Ausmus, speculation increased that the Angels would hire Joe Maddon, who had previously a bench coach with the Angels and spent 20 years in the Angels' system. [2] On October 16, the Angels named Maddon the team's new manager. [3]

COVID-19 effects on season

On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled. [4] Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC to restrict events of more than 50 people for eight weeks. [5] On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camps on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for a July 24 Opening Day. [6]

Regular season

Game log

2020 season game log: 26–34 (Home: 14–16; Away: 12–18)
July: 2–6 (Home: 1–3; Away: 1–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordStreak
1July 24@ Athletics 3–7 (10) Smith (1–0) Robles (0–1)0–1L1
2July 25@ Athletics 4–1 Bundy (1–0) Manaea (0–1) Robles (1)1–1W1
3July 26@ Athletics 4–6 Petit (1–0) Ohtani (0–1) Hendriks (1)1–2L1
4July 27@ Athletics 0–3 Smith (2–0) Canning (0–1) Soria (1)1–3L2
5July 28 Mariners 10–2 Buchter (1–0) Sheffield (0–1)2–3W1
6July 29 Mariners 7–10 Shaw (1–0) Barnes (0–1) Altavilla (1)2–4L1
7July 30 Mariners 5–8 Gonzales (1–1) Bundy (1–1)2–5L2
8July 31 Astros 6–9 Bielak (2–0) Andriese (0–1) Scrubb (1)2–6L3
August: 10–18 (Home: 4–8; Away: 6–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordStreak
9August 1 Astros 5–4 (10) Buchter (2–0) Rodríguez (0–1)3–6W1
10August 2 Astros 5–6 (11) Taylor (1–0) Barnes (0–2)3–7L1
11August 4@ Mariners 5–3 Heaney (1–0) Dunn (0–1) Buttrey (1)4–7W1
12August 5@ Mariners 6–7 Gonzales (2–1) Teherán (0–1) Edwards Jr. (1)4–8L1
13August 6@ Mariners 6–1 Bundy (2–1) Walker (1–2)5–8W1
14August 7@ Rangers 3–4 Lyles (1–1) Canning (0–2) Montero (1)5–9L1
15August 8@ Rangers 0–2 Vólquez (1–1) Sandoval (0–1) Montero (2)5–10L2
16August 9@ Rangers 3–7 Lynn (2–0) Heaney (1–1)5–11L3
17August 10 Athletics 10–9 Peña (1–0) Petit (1–1) Buttrey (2)6–11W1
18August 11 Athletics 6–0 Bundy (3–1) Fiers (1–1)7–11W2
19August 12 Athletics 4–8 Bassitt (2–0) Canning (0–3)7–12L1
20August 14 Dodgers 4–7 Kershaw (2–1) Sandoval (0–2) Jansen (5)7–13L2
21August 15 Dodgers 5–6 (10) McGee (2–0) Middleton (0–1) Jansen (6)7–14L3
22August 16 Dodgers 3–8 Alexander (1–0) Teherán (0–2)7–15L4
23August 17 Giants 7–6 Buttrey (1–0) Gott (1–2)8–15W1
24August 18 Giants 2–8 García (1–1) Bundy (3–2)8–16L1
25August 19@ Giants 2–7 Cueto (2–0) Sandoval (0–3)8–17L2
26August 20@ Giants 5–10 Gausman (1–1) Suárez (0–1)8–18L3
27August 21@ Athletics 3–5 Fiers (3–1) Heaney (1–2) Hendriks (9)8–19L4
28August 22@ Athletics 4–3 Andriese (1–1) Bassitt (2–1) Buttrey (3)9–19W1
29August 23@ Athletics 4–5 (10) Hendriks (2–0) Buttrey (1–1)9–20L1
30August 24@ Astros 4–11 Valdez (3–2) Sandoval (0–4)9–21L2
31August 25 (1)@ Astros 3–6 (7) Javier (3–1) Suárez (0–2) Pressly (4)9–22L3
32August 25 (2)@ Astros 12–5 (7) Peña (2–0) Bielak (3–2)10–22W1
August 26@ Astros Postponed (Hurricane Laura); Makeup: September 5
33August 28 Mariners 3–2 Heaney (2–2) Margevicius (1–2) Buttrey (4)11–22W2
34August 29 Mariners 16–3 Bundy (4–2) Sheffield (2–3)12–22W3
35August 30 Mariners 1–2 (10) Williams (1–1) Quijada (0–1) Ramírez (1)12–23L1
36August 31 Mariners 1–2 Gonzales (4–2) Andriese (1–2)12–24L2
September: 14–10 (Home: 8–4; Away: 6–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordStreak
37September 2 Padres 4–11 Hill (2–0) Buttrey (1–2)12–25L3
38September 3 Padres 2–0 Heaney (3–2) Clevinger (1–2) Peña (1)13–25W1
39September 4 Astros 6–5 (11) Andriese (2–2) Raley (0–1)14–25W2
40September 5 (1) Astros 10–9 (7) Peña (3–0) Paredes (1–2)15–25W3
41September 5 (2)@ Astros 7–6 Ramirez (1–0) Castellanos (0–1) Buttrey (5)16–25W4
42September 6 Astros 9–5 Mayers (1–0) Valdez (3–3)17–25W5
43September 8@ Rangers 1–7 Lynn (5–2) Heaney (3–3)17–26L1
44September 9@ Rangers 3–7 King (1–0) Teherán (0–3)17–27L2
45September 10@ Rangers 6–2 Bundy (5–2) Gibson (1–5)18–27W1
46September 11@ Rockies 4–8 Bard (3–2) Buttrey (1–3)18–28L1
47September 12@ Rockies 5–2 (11) Buttrey (2–3) Kinley (0–2) Andriese (1)19–28W1
48September 13@ Rockies 5–3 Heaney (4–3) Estévez (1–3) Andriese (2)20–28W2
49September 15 Diamondbacks 8–9 Mella (1–0) Andriese (2–3) Crichton (2)20–29L1
50September 16 Diamondbacks 6–9 Clarke (2–0) Bundy (5–3) Crichton (3)20–30L2
51September 17 Diamondbacks 7–3 Canning (1–3) Young (2–4)21–30W1
52September 18 Rangers 6–2 Barría (1–0) Benjamin (1–1)22–30W2
53September 19 Rangers 4–3 Mayers (2–0) Martin (0–1)23–30W3
54September 20 Rangers 2–7 Cody (1–1) Teherán (0–4)23–31L1
55September 21 Rangers 8–5 Bundy (6–3) Gibson (2–6) Mayers (1)24–31W1
56September 22@ Padres 4–2 Canning (2–3) Davies (7–4) Mayers (2)25–31W2
57September 23@ Padres 5–2 Sandoval (1-4) Morejón (2-2) Peña (2)26–31W3
58September 25@ Dodgers 5–9 Graterol (1–2) Andriese (2–4)26–32L1
59September 26@ Dodgers 6–7 Gonsolin (2–2) Robles (0–2) Kolarek (1)26–33L2
60September 27@ Dodgers 0–5 May (3–1) Sandoval (1–5)26–34L3
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Postponement
Bold = Angels team member

Season standings

American League West

AL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Oakland Athletics 36240.60022–1014–14
Houston Astros 29310.483720–99–22
Seattle Mariners 27330.450914–1013–23
Los Angeles Angels 26340.4331016–1510–19
Texas Rangers 22380.3671416–146–24

American League Leaders

Division Leaders W L Pct.
Tampa Bay Rays 40200.667
Oakland Athletics 36240.600
Minnesota Twins 36240.600
Division 2nd Place W L Pct.
Cleveland Indians 35250.583
New York Yankees 33270.550
Houston Astros 29310.483
Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
W L Pct. GB
Chicago White Sox 35250.583+3
Toronto Blue Jays 32280.533
Seattle Mariners 27330.4505
Los Angeles Angels 26340.4336
Kansas City Royals 26340.4336
Baltimore Orioles 25350.4177
Boston Red Sox 24360.4008
Detroit Tigers 23350.3978
Texas Rangers 22380.36710

Record against opponents

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2020

TeamHOULAAOAKSEATEXNL
Houston 4–63–77–35–510–10
Los Angeles 6–44–65–54–67–13
Oakland 7–36–46–47–310–10
Seattle 3–75–54–68–27–13
Texas 5–56–43–72–86–14

Roster

2020 Los Angeles Angels
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

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

PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLG
David Fletcher 492073166130318220.319.425
Mike Trout 531994156921746135.281.603
Anthony Rendon 521892954111931038.286.497
Shohei Ohtani 44153232960724722.190.366
Albert Pujols 3915215348062509.224.395
Justin Upton 42147203050922011.204.422
Jo Adell 38124920403707.161.266
Andrelton Simmons 3011819357001028.297.356
Tommy La Stella 2899152780414115.273.475
Jared Walsh 329919294292605.293.646
Brian Goodwin 3095122371417112.242.463
Taylor Ward 34941626620528.277.383
Max Stassi 3190122520720011.278.533
Luis Rengifo 339012141013314.156.200
Jason Castro 18525104026010.192.385
Anthony Bemboom 2148910103507.208.417
Matt Thaiss 82133001104.143.286
Franklin Barreto 61702000210.118.118
Michael Hermosillo 7802000211.250.250
Jahmai Jones 3723000100.429.429
Elliot Soto 3622100001.333.500
José Briceño 2501000001.200.200
Team Totals6020202945019788528521239.248.430

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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

PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBSO
Andrew Heaney 434.461212066.26335331970
Dylan Bundy 633.291111065.25127241772
Griffin Canning 233.991111056.15429252356
Patrick Sandoval 155.6596036.23726231233
Jaime Barría 103.6275032.1271313927
Matt Andriese 244.50161232.02117161133
Julio Teherán 0410.05109031.13935351620
Mike Mayers 202.10290230.018107943
Félix Peña 304.05250226.2271212829
Ty Buttrey 235.81270526.1281817918
Noé Ramirez 103.00210021.01577914
Jacob Barnes 025.50180018.0191311424
Hansel Robles 0210.26180116.21920191020
Cam Bedrosian 002.45110014.21044611
Hoby Milner 008.10190013.1131212613
Keynan Middleton 015.25130012.01287611
Ryan Buchter 204.5010006.054368
Luke Bard 006.756005.174407
José Quijada 017.366003.264326
Kyle Keller 007.712002.132221
José Suárez 0238.572202.110101052
Shohei Ohtani 0137.802201.237783
José Rodríguez 000.001001.220010
Dillon Peters 0016.201101.234302
Anthony Bemboom 000.001001.000010
Team Totals26345.09606012525.1492321297199523

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Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Salt Lake Bees Pacific Coast League
AA Rocket City Trash Pandas Southern League
A-Advanced Inland Empire 66ers California League
A Burlington Bees Midwest League
Rookie Orem Owlz Pioneer League
Rookie AZL Angels Arizona League
Rookie DSL Angels Dominican Summer League

All coaches and rosters can be found on each team's website.

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