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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 including average (2nd), runs scored (1st, led
Majors), steals (1st, led Majors), slugging (.564, 3rd) and on-base percentage (.399, 3rd)…Became first player
to hit above .320 with 30 HR and 125 runs scored since Albert Pujols in 2005 and first A.L. player to do so since
Manny Ramirez in 1999 (w/ CLE).
◆ Became first player in Major League history to steal 45 bases, score 125 runs and hit 30 home runs in a single
season…Also is only Major Leaguer to ever hit .320 or above with 30 homers and 45 steals in single campaign...
Fell one stolen base shy of joining Barry Bonds and Eric Davis as only 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 are a new Angels franchise record…Since the start of 1974 season, his 30 home runs
were tied with Nomar Garciaparra (30 HR in 1997) for most by a rookie leadoff hitter.
◆ With 30th home run (Sept. 30), joined Bobby Bonds (1977) as the only Angels to ever record a 30-HR/40-SB
season…Was youngest player to ever reach 30 HR and 30 SB in a season (age 21).
RUNS
◆ 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 Vladimir 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.
trout
◆ 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 bases in 64 games before All-Star break…
Finished first half of season leading A.L. in average…According to ELIAS, was the first A.L. rookie to lead league
in average at the break since Jim Gentile in 1960 (.328).
◆ Became first player in franchise history to steal 25 bags and hit 10 home runs before break.
MISC
◆ According to Baseball-Reference.com, his 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.
◆ Set A.L. record for July home runs by a rookie (10).
◆ After his first 81 games of season (on July 31), had scored 80 runs and driven in 55 RBI…The last rookie to do so
was Joe DiMaggio (87, 83) in 1936 – ELIAS…Only one other player since 1920 has had as many hits (116), RBI (55)
and SB (31) in his first 81 games of a season as Trout has had through his first 81 - George Sisler in 1922 – ELIAS.
AWARDS
◆ Honored by Baseball America as its 2012 Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year…Became first player to win
both awards in same season, and first Angel to win either award.
◆ Voted by his teammates as Club’s team MVP…Joins Bobby Knoop (1964), Tim Salmon (1993) and Mark Trumbo
(2011) as only rookies ever to win award.
◆ Participated in his first career All-Star Game July 10, going 1-for-1 with a walk and a stolen base…Became
youngest player to collect a hit in an All-Star Game since Al Kaline in 1955…Was seventh-youngest A.L. position
player in history of the Midsummer Classic, including fifth-youngest A.L. All-Star outfielder – ELIAS.

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