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OUTFIELDER
MIKE TROUT

2012
◆ In voting by BBWAA, named unanimous winner of American League Rookie of Year, becoming just second Angel
to win award (Tim Salmon in 1993)...Received all 28 first-place votes, making him 18th unanimous selection in
history of award and just eighth in A.L. history.
◆ Finished 2nd in voting for A.L. Most Valuable Player Award...Recieved six first-place votes and 281 total points...
Highest finish by a rookie in MVP race since Ichiro Suzuki
won award in 2001.
◆ Finished year in A.L.’s top five in several offensive categories TROUT’S CLOUT
including average (2nd), runs scored (1st, led Majors), steals
(1st, led Majors), slugging (.564, 3rd) and on-base percentage Age-20 season batting .320+ with 30 home runs
(.399, 3rd)…Became first player to hit above .320 with 30 HR and Player Season Average / Home Runs
125 runs scored since Albert Pujols in 2005 and first A.L. player Mel Ott 1929 .328 / 42 HR
to do so since Manny Ramirez in 1999 (w/ CLE).
◆ Became first player in Major League history to steal 45 Ted Williams 1939 .327 / 31 HR
bases, score 125 runs and hit 30 home runs in a single Alex Rodriguez 1996 .358 / 36 HR
season…Also is only Major Leaguer to ever hit .320 or above Mike Trout 2012 .326 / 30 HR
with 30 homers and 45 steals in single campaign...Fell one
stolen base shy of joining Barry Bonds and Eric Davis as only
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players to post a 30-HR/50-SB season.
◆ First rookie in MLB history to record a 30-HR/40-SB season…One of six rookies to hit .320 or above with 30 or more home
runs: Hal Trosky - .330, 35 HR in 1934, Ted Williams - .327, 31 HR in 1939, Walt Dropo .322, 34 HR in 1950, Tony Oliva - .323,
32 HR in 1964 and Albert Pujols - .329, 37 HR in 2001.
◆ Missed first 20 games of Major League season after starting year with Triple-A Salt Lake...Recalled April 28 after
batting .403 (31/77) with four doubles, five triples, a home run and 13 RBI in 20 games with Bees.
HOME RUNS
◆ His 30 HR from leadoff spot set new Angels franchise record…
Since the start of 1974 season, his 30 home runs were tied RUN, ROOKIE!
with Nomar Garciaparra (30 HR in 1997) for most by a rookie Most runs scored by an A.L. rookie
leadoff hitter.
◆ With 30th home run (Sept. 30), joined Bobby Bonds (1977) as the Player Runs Games Year
only Angels to ever record a 30-HR/40-SB season…Was youngest 1. Joe DiMaggio 132 138 1936
player to ever reach 30 HR and 30 SB in a season (age 21). 2. Ted Williams 131 149 1939
RUNS 3. Mike Trout 129 136 2012
◆ Led Majors with 129 runs...Became youngest player ever to
lead A.L. in runs (21 years, 57 days).
◆ With his 125th run scored Sept. 28, set a new Angels single-season record, passing Vlad Guerrero’s mark of 124 runs in 2004.
◆ Had a streak of 15 consecutive games with a run scored from July 5-23…Tied longest such streak by an MLB rookie, set
by Roy Hartsfield with Boston Braves in 1950 – ELIAS.
STOLEN BASES
◆ With his 49 stolen bases, became first Halo to lead Majors in steals since Chone Figgins’ 62 in 2005…On August
23, became youngest player to steal at least 40 bases in a season since Ty Cobb in 1907.
◆ Successful on 49 of 54 stolen base attempts (90.7%)…90.7% success rate is tops in franchise history (min. 50 attempts).
DEFENSE
◆ Posted .988 fielding percentage in outfield, including a .993 showing in center…Robbed approximately four home runs in 2012,
becoming one of four players since 2004 to have four robberies in a season: Nook Logan (2005 Tigers), Gary Matthews Jr. (2006
Rangers) and Adam Jones (2009 Orioles)…According to FanGraphs, saved 22 runs on defense which ranked fifth in Majors.
PRE-ALL-STAR BREAK
◆ Hit .341 (88/258) with 15 doubles, 12 home runs, 40 RBI and 26 stolen FISH TALE
bases in 64 games before All-Star break…Finished first half leading A.L.
in average…According to ELIAS, was first A.L. rookie to lead league in Prior to Trout’s call-up on Apr. 28, the Angels posted
average at the break since Jim Gentile in 1960 (.328). a 6-14 record, tied for the 28th-best record in
◆ Became first player in franchise history to steal 25 bags and baseball and were averaging 3.7 runs per game...
hit 10 home runs before break. From Apr. 28 on, the club went 83-59, the second-
best record in the A.L. (0.5 GB) and averaged 4.9
MISC runs per game.
◆ Trout's 10.7 Wins Above Replacement (WAR) was best for any
player since Barry Bonds’ back-to-back seasons of 11.6 (2001-
03)...Only three players 25 or younger posted a better WAR: Babe Ruth - 11.6 in 1920 (age 25), Lou Gehrig - 11.5 in 1927
(age 24), Mickey Mantle - 11.1 in 1957 and 11 in 1956 (age 24 and 25)...The last center fielder to post a 10.5 WAR or higher
was Willie Mays with 10.9 in 1965.
◆ Hit .353 with 18 HR and 31 stolen bases by the end of July, joining Rickey Henderson (.352, 16 HR, 47 SB in 1985)
as only two players in Major League history to hit .350 or above with 15+ HR and 30 or more SB before August 1.

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