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HOME RUNS
◆ Hit 200th career home run Sept. 29...Only eighth player in Major League history with 200 home runs before age-
26 season: Alex Rodriguez (241), Eddie Mathews (222), Jimmie Foxx (222), Mel Ott (211), Mickey Mantle (207), Frank
Robinson (202) and Albert Pujols (201).
◆ Joined Alex Rodriguez, Jimmie Foxx, Jose Canseco and Joe DiMaggio as the only players in American League history to
hit 30 home runs four-or-more times before their age-26 season.
◆ On April 25, homered for the 174th time, passing Vladimir Guerrero for sole possession of fifth in franchise history.
◆ Homered on Opening Day for the third time in career and the third time in his last four Opening Day games…Joined Tim
Salmon as the only Angels in franchise history to homer in three different Opening Day games.
RBI
◆ Drove in 72 RBI in 114 games...Is the sixth player in franchise history to drive in 70 runs while playing 115 games or less
and first since Garret Anderson in 2007 (70 RBI in 108 G).
◆ Tallied 500th career RBI April 11…Became just the 13th player all-time to tally 500 RBI and 600 runs before his age-26
season and just the sixth in A.L. history, joining Alex Rodriguez, Mickey Mantle, Jimmie Foxx, Joe DiMaggio and Ty Cobb.
RUNS
◆ Despite DL stint, scored a team-leading 92 runs, which were tied for 16th in the American League...Was the first A.L.
player to score 90+ runs in 115 games or fewer in non-strike-shortened season since Billy Goodman (91 R in 110 G) in
1950 .
STOLEN BASES
◆ Stole 20+ bases for the fourth time in six Major League seasons...One of two players all-time to log four seasons of 25
home run and 20 stolen bases prior to their age-26 campaign: Darryl Strawberry.
WALKS
◆ Led the Junior Circuit with 15 intentional walks and ranked third with 94 base on balls.
◆ Became the first player since Ferris Fain and Ted Williams in 1955 to walk 90+ times in 115 games or less in non-strike-
shortened season and just the fifth ever to accomplish the feat.
2016
◆ Named the American League’s Most Valuable Player as voted on by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America
(BBWAA) after leading the Majors in runs (123), walks (116) and OBP (.441) and ranking in the Top-10 in several of the
A.L.’s offensive categories including average (5th), triples (T-10th), steals (T-2nd) and slugging (.550; 4th).
trout
◆ Received his second MVP award (unanimous winner in 2014) after garnering 19 first-place votes, eight second-place
votes and one third-place vote, for a total of 356 points, 45 points ahead of second-place finisher Mookie Betts of the
Boston Red Sox (311 points)...For more MVP info, please see Career Summary section.
◆ Won fifth consecutive Louisville Silver Slugger Award...For more info, see Career Summary section.
◆ Became the first player to lead the A.L. in walks and runs since Trout did so in 2013 (prior to Trout, the last player to lead
the A.L. in both categories was Frank Thomas in 1994).
◆ Was the only player in the Majors to bat .315 with 100 RBI, 100 R and 100 BB and the first American Leaguer to do so
since Miguel Cabrera in 2011...Became the first to boast those numbers in a season before his age-25 campaign since
Alex Rodriguez in 2000.
◆ Finished the season as one of two American Leaguers to post a .300/.400/.500 slash line (David Ortiz).
◆ Joined Ty Cobb (1915) as the only players ever to hit .315,
walk 115 times, score 120 runs and steal 30 bases.
◆ According to STATS, this year became the second-youngest most home runs in a season in franchise history
player with 25 HR, 25 SB and 100 BB in a season…Youngest
was Trout in 2013. Player Year HR
◆ Became the 12th player in American League history to Troy Glaus 2000 47
log a 100-R/100-BB/ 100-RBI season prior to their age- Mike Trout 2019 45
25 campaign: Ted Williams (2 times), Troy Glaus (2), Frank Mike Trout 2015 41
Thomas (2), Mickey Mantle (2), Jimmie Foxx (2), Lou Gehrig Troy Glaus 2001 41
(2), Alex Rodriguez (1), John Olerud (1), Reggie Jackson (1), Albert Pujols 2015 40
Charlie Keller (1) and Babe Ruth (1). Mike Trout 2018 39
HOME RUNS Vladimir Guerrero 2004 39
◆ Reached the 25-home run mark for the fifth straight season,
joining Vladimir Guerrero as only Angels to do so.
◆ Tallied 15 home runs in the first half of the season for the
fourth consecutive year...Is one of six players all-time with four seasons of 15+ homers before the Midsummer Classic
before age-25-season or younger: Miguel Cabrera (2004-07), Albert Pujols (2001-04), Alex Rodriguez (1996-00),
Orlando Cepeda (1958-62) and Jimmie Foxx (1929-32).
RBI
◆ Logged 100th RBI in final at-bat of the season...Eclipsed the 100-RBI mark for the second time in career (111 in 2014).

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