2014 Los Angeles Angels | ||
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American League West Champions | ||
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 Baseball 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.
As of 2024, this is the last time the Angels have made the postseason.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 52–29 | 46–35 |
Oakland Athletics | 88 | 74 | .543 | 10 | 48–33 | 40–41 |
Seattle Mariners | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11 | 41–40 | 46–35 |
Houston Astros | 70 | 92 | .432 | 28 | 38–43 | 32–49 |
Texas Rangers | 67 | 95 | .414 | 31 | 33–48 | 34–47 |
Team | W | L | Pct. |
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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 98 | 64 | .605 |
Baltimore Orioles | 96 | 66 | .593 |
Detroit Tigers | 90 | 72 | .556 |
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Kansas City Royals | 89 | 73 | .549 | +1 |
Oakland Athletics | 88 | 74 | .543 | — |
Seattle Mariners | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 |
Cleveland Indians | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3 |
New York Yankees | 84 | 78 | .519 | 4 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 83 | 79 | .512 | 5 |
Tampa Bay Rays | 77 | 85 | .475 | 11 |
Chicago White Sox | 73 | 89 | .451 | 15 |
Boston Red Sox | 71 | 91 | .438 | 17 |
Houston Astros | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 |
Minnesota Twins | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 |
Texas Rangers | 67 | 95 | .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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