2014 Los Angeles Angels | ||
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American League West Champions | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Angel Stadium | |
City | Anaheim, California | |
Record | 98–64 (.605) | |
Divisional place | 1st | |
Owners | Arte Moreno | |
General managers | Jerry Dipoto | |
Managers | Mike Scioscia | |
Television | FSN West KCOP (My 13) (Victor Rojas, Mark Gubicza) | |
Radio | KLAA (AM 830) KSPN (AM 710) | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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The 2014 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season was the franchise's 54th season and 49th in Anaheim (all of them at Angel Stadium).
The Angels achieved a historically significant milestone during the course of the season by improving their all-time winning percentage to above the .500 mark. The Angels won their 89th game of the season on September 9 to ensure that they would become the first post-1960 expansion team to finish a season with an all-time winning record since the Houston Astros at the conclusion of the 2006 MLB season. [1]
The Angels finished the season with the best record in all of Major League Baseball, but they were swept by the Kansas City Royals in the ALDS.
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | — | 52–29 | 46–35 |
Oakland Athletics | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 10 | 48–33 | 40–41 |
Seattle Mariners | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 11 | 41–40 | 46–35 |
Houston Astros | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 28 | 38–43 | 32–49 |
Texas Rangers | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 31 | 33–48 | 34–47 |
Division Leaders | W | L | Pct. |
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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 98 | 64 | 0.605 |
Baltimore Orioles | 96 | 66 | 0.593 |
Detroit Tigers | 90 | 72 | 0.556 |
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) | Wild Card teamsW | L | Pct. | GB |
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Kansas City Royals | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | +1 |
Oakland Athletics | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | — |
Seattle Mariners | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 1 |
Cleveland Indians | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 3 |
New York Yankees | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 4 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 5 |
Tampa Bay Rays | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 11 |
Chicago White Sox | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 15 |
Boston Red Sox | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 17 |
Houston Astros | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 18 |
Minnesota Twins | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 18 |
Texas Rangers | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 21 |
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
Baltimore | — | 11–8 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 13–6 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 6–1 | 11–8 | 12–8 |
Boston | 8–11 | — | 4–3 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 9–10 | 4–2 | 7–12 | 9–11 |
Chicago | 1–5 | 3–4 | — | 9–10 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 6–13 | 1–5 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 11–9 |
Cleveland | 4–3 | 5–2 | 10–9 | — | 8–11 | 5–2 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 10–10 |
Detroit | 5–1 | 5–1 | 10–9 | 11–8 | — | 4–3 | 13–6 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 12–8 |
Houston | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 3–4 | — | 3–3 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 8–11 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 5–15 |
Kansas City | 4–3 | 1–6 | 13–6 | 9–10 | 6–13 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 15–5 |
Los Angeles | 2–4 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 12–7 | 3–3 | — | 7–0 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 14–5 | 5–2 | 12–8 |
Minnesota | 3–4 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 8–11 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 0–7 | — | 3–4 | 1–6 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 9–11 |
New York | 6–13 | 12–7 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | — | 2–4 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 13–7 |
Oakland | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 11–8 | 2–5 | 9–10 | 6–1 | 4–2 | — | 9–10 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 13–7 |
Seattle | 2–5 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 10–9 | — | 4–3 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 9–11 |
Tampa Bay | 7–12 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 11–8 | 2–4 | 3–4 | — | 5–2 | 8–11 | 10–10 |
Texas | 1–6 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 1–5 | 5–14 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 10–9 | 10–9 | 2–5 | — | 2–4 | 10–10 |
Toronto | 8–11 | 12–7 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 11–8 | 4–2 | — | 13–7 |
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April: 14–12 (Home: 6–5 ; Away: 8–7 )
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May: 16–12 (Home: 9–7 ; Away: 7–5 )
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June: 15–10 (Home: 11–1 ; Away: 4–9 )
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July: 19–8 (Home: 12–5 ; Away: 7–3 )
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August: 19–10 (Home: 9–5 ; Away: 10–5 )
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September: 15–11 (Home: 5–5 ; Away: 10–6 )
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Angels team member |
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 |
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Albert Pujols | 159 | 633 | 89 | 172 | 37 | 1 | 28 | 105 | 5 | 48 | .272 | .466 |
Howie Kendrick | 157 | 617 | 85 | 181 | 33 | 5 | 7 | 75 | 14 | 48 | .293 | .397 |
Mike Trout | 157 | 602 | 115 | 173 | 39 | 9 | 36 | 111 | 16 | 83 | .287 | .561 |
Erick Aybar | 156 | 589 | 77 | 164 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 68 | 16 | 36 | .278 | .379 |
Kole Calhoun | 127 | 493 | 90 | 134 | 31 | 3 | 17 | 58 | 5 | 38 | .272 | .450 |
David Freese | 134 | 462 | 53 | 120 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 55 | 1 | 38 | .260 | .383 |
Josh Hamilton | 89 | 338 | 43 | 89 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 44 | 3 | 32 | .263 | .414 |
Chris Iannetta | 108 | 306 | 41 | 77 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 43 | 3 | 54 | .252 | .392 |
Collin Cowgill | 106 | 260 | 37 | 65 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 26 | .250 | .354 |
C.J. Cron | 79 | 242 | 28 | 62 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 37 | 0 | 10 | .256 | .450 |
Hank Conger | 80 | 231 | 24 | 51 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 22 | .221 | .325 |
Raúl Ibañez | 57 | 166 | 16 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 23 | .157 | .265 |
Efrén Navarro | 64 | 159 | 17 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 13 | .245 | .340 |
Grant Green | 43 | 99 | 7 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .273 | .354 |
JB Shuck | 22 | 84 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | .167 | .250 |
John McDonald | 95 | 76 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | .171 | .197 |
Brennan Boesch | 27 | 75 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .187 | .293 |
Ian Stewart | 24 | 68 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .176 | .382 |
Gordon Beckham | 26 | 56 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | .268 | .429 |
Luis Jiménez | 18 | 37 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .162 | .216 |
Shawn O'Malley | 11 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .188 | .188 |
Tony Campana | 18 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 |
John Buck | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 |
Pitcher Totals | 162 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .043 | .043 |
Team Totals | 162 | 5652 | 773 | 1464 | 304 | 31 | 155 | 729 | 81 | 492 | .259 | .406 |
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; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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Jered Weaver | 18 | 9 | 3.59 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 213.1 | 193 | 87 | 85 | 65 | 169 |
C.J. Wilson | 13 | 10 | 4.51 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 175.2 | 169 | 95 | 88 | 85 | 151 |
Garrett Richards | 13 | 4 | 2.61 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 168.2 | 124 | 51 | 49 | 51 | 164 |
Matt Shoemaker | 16 | 4 | 3.04 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 136.0 | 122 | 49 | 46 | 24 | 124 |
Hector Santiago | 6 | 9 | 3.75 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 127.1 | 120 | 63 | 53 | 53 | 108 |
Tyler Skaggs | 5 | 5 | 4.30 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 113.0 | 107 | 59 | 54 | 30 | 86 |
Joe Smith | 7 | 2 | 1.81 | 76 | 0 | 15 | 74.2 | 45 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 68 |
Kevin Jepsen | 0 | 2 | 2.63 | 74 | 0 | 2 | 65.0 | 45 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 75 |
Mike Morin | 4 | 4 | 2.90 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 59.0 | 51 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 54 |
Fernando Salas | 5 | 0 | 3.38 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 58.2 | 50 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 61 |
Cory Rasmus | 3 | 2 | 2.57 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 56.0 | 42 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 57 |
Jason Grilli | 1 | 3 | 3.48 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 33.2 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 36 |
Ernesto Frieri | 0 | 3 | 6.39 | 34 | 0 | 11 | 31.0 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 38 |
Wade LeBlanc | 1 | 1 | 3.45 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 28.2 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 21 |
Huston Street | 1 | 2 | 1.71 | 28 | 0 | 17 | 26.1 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 |
Michael Kohn | 2 | 1 | 3.04 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 23.2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 26 |
Cam Bedrosian | 0 | 1 | 6.52 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 20 |
Yoslan Herrera | 1 | 1 | 2.70 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
Michael Roth | 1 | 0 | 8.76 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Vinnie Pestano | 0 | 0 | 0.93 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
Drew Rucinski | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
Joe Thatcher | 1 | 1 | 8.53 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
Nick Maronde | 0 | 0 | 12.79 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Jairo Díaz | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
David Carpenter | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dane De La Rosa | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Josh Wall | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
Sean Burnett | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
José Álvarez | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jarrett Grube | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rich Hill | 0 | 0 | inf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Team Totals | 98 | 64 | 3.58 | 162 | 162 | 46 | 1482.2 | 1307 | 630 | 590 | 504 | 1342 |
2014 Postseason Game Log (0–3) |
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Angels team member |
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